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Gengar’s Pokédex · Kanto · Generation I
#118 Goldeen
Water
- SpeciesGoldfish Pokémon
- Japanese nameTosakinto
- PronunciationGOAL-DEEN
- Height2′ 0″ 0.61 m
- Weight33.0 lb 14.85 kg
- Gender♂ 50% · ♀ 50%
PokédexWhere to findType matchupsMovesBreedingStats
Name meaning
GOLD comes from GOLDFISH and -INE (a feminine ending). “creature that looks like a female goldfish”
Evolution
GoldeenLevel 33Seaking
Pokédex entries
| RedBlue | Its tail fin billows like an elegant ballroom dress, giving it the nickname of the Water Queen. |
|---|---|
| Yellow | When it is time for them to lay their eggs, they can be seen swimming up rivers and falls in large groups. |
| Stadium | Its beautiful tail fin billows and flutters like an elegant dress. Swims at a speed of five knots. |
| GoldStadium 2 | Its dorsal, pectoral and tail fins wave elegantly in water. That is why it is known as the water dancer. |
| Silver | A strong swimmer, it is capable of swimming nonstop up fast streams at a steady speed of five knots. |
| Crystal | During spawning season, they swim gracefully in the water, searching for their perfect mate. |
Where to find Goldeen
| Game | Where to find it | Time | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Fishing (Cerulean City, Fuchsia City, Seafoam Island, Cinnabar Island, Routes 4, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25) | NA | Many |
| Red | NA | Many | |
| Yellow | Fishing (Cerulean City, Celadon City, Unknown Dungeon, Routes 6 & 24) | NA | Many |
| Gold | Fishing / Surfing (Cerulean City, Dark Cave, Mt. Mortar, Mt. Silver, Slowpoke Well, Tohjo Falls, Union Cave, Routes 4, 9, 10, 24, 25, 42) | Any | Many |
| Silver | Any | Many | |
| Crystal | Any | Many |
How to catch
| Ground | Surf | Fishing | Forest Tree | Mountain Tree | Rock Smash | Breed | Evolve | Event | BugCatch | Game Corner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R/B | ✓ | ||||||||||
| Yellow | ✓ | ||||||||||
| G/S | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||||
| Crystal | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
✓ marks how you can get it in each game. Shaded boxes are methods that didn’t exist in that game.
Type matchups
Defence: damage taken from each attack type
- Normal×1
- Fire×0.5
- Water×0.5
- Electric×2
- Grass×2
- Ice×0.5
- Fighting×1
- Poison×1
- Ground×1
- ×1
- Psychic×1
- Bug×1
- Rock×1
- Ghost×1
- Dragon×1
- Dark×1
- Steel×0.5
- Gold, Silver & Crystal: 2 weaknesses and 4 resistances out of 17 types. Defence ratio 1 : 2 (50%).
- Red, Blue & Yellow: 2 weaknesses and 3 resistances out of 15 types. Defence ratio 2 : 3 (~67%).
- This Pokémon has more weaknesses in GSC than in RBY. So this Pokémon has a better defense ratio in RBY.
Offence: same-type attacks against each type
- NormalNormal
- FireGood
- WaterBad
- ElectricNormal
- GrassBad
- IceNormal
- FightingNormal
- PoisonNormal
- GroundGood
- Normal
- PsychicNormal
- BugNormal
- RockGood
- GhostNormal
- DragonBad
- DarkNormal
- SteelNormal
- Gold, Silver & Crystal: 3 advantages and 3 disadvantages out of 17 types. Offensive ratio 1:1 (100%).
- Red, Blue & Yellow: 1 advantage and 1 disadvantage out of 15 types. Offensive ratio 1:1 (100%).
Moves learned by levelling up
| R/B/Y | G/S/C | Move | Type | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | Start | Peck | Physical | |
| Start | Start | Tail Whip | Normal | Status |
| 19 | 10 | Supersonic | Normal | Status |
| 24 | 15 | Horn Attack | Normal | Physical |
| — | 24 | Flail | Normal | Physical |
| 30 | 29 | Fury Attack | Normal | Physical |
| 37 | 38 | Waterfall | Water | Special |
| 45 | 43 | Horn Drill | Normal | Physical |
| 54 | 52 | Agility | Psychic | Status |
“Start” means it knows the move from level 1; a dash means it doesn’t learn the move by levelling up in that game.
Move Tutor Crystal
- Ice Beam
TMs & HMs Gold, Silver & Crystal
- TM03Curse
- TM06Toxic
- TM10Hidden Power
- TM13Snore
- TM14Blizzard
- TM16Icy Wind
- TM17Protect
- TM18Rain Dance
- TM20Endure
- TM21Frustration
- TM27Return
- TM32Double Team
- TM34Swagger
- TM35Sleep Talk
- TM39Swift
- TM44Rest
- TM45Attract
- HM03Surf
- HM07Waterfall
TMs & HMs Red, Blue & Yellow
- TM06Toxic
- TM07Horn Drill
- TM09Take Down
- TM10Double-Edge
- TM11Bubblebeam
- TM12Water Gun
- TM13Ice Beam
- TM14Blizzard
- TM20Rage
- TM31Mimic
- TM32Double Team
- TM34Bide
- TM39Swift
- TM40Skull Bash
- TM44Rest
- TM50Substitute
- HM03Surf
Breeding Gold, Silver & Crystal
| Egg groups | Water 2 Pokémon group 9 |
|---|
Compatible Pokémon
Egg moves
| Move | How to pass it down |
|---|---|
| Haze | Breed a male from Wooper Family to a female from Remoraid Family. Then breed the male offspring with the move to a female Goldeen. |
| Hydro Pump | Mate with a male Chinchou/Lanturn, Gyarados, or Qwilfish. |
| Psybeam | Mate with male Remoraid/Octillery. |
Stats
| Stat | Base | Range at Lv. 100 | G/S/C rank | R/B/Y rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP | 45 | 263-293 | 35/4522.70% | 32/4224.20% |
| Attack | 67 | 202-232 | 23/4944.05% | 23/4542.07% |
| Defense | 60 | 188-218 | 31/5538.21% | 26/4436.34% |
| Speed | 63 | 194-224 | 27/4744.05% | 26/4240.14% |
| Special Attack G/S/C | 35 | 138-168 | 39/4612.54% | — |
| Special Defense G/S/C | 50 | 168-198 | 32/4124.20% | — |
| Special R/B/Y | 50 | 168-198 | — | 21/2924.20% |
| Total | 320 G/S/C 285 R/B/Y |
1153-1333 1015-1165 |
58/8719.80% | 43/6522.70% |
Ranges are the lowest and highest the stat can be at level 100. Ranks compare the base stat with every other Pokémon in those games (1 is the highest), with its percentile underneath.
Restored from Gengar’s Online Pokédex v4.2, one of the first Pokédexes on the web, created by Curtis Alumbaugh (Gengar) with Ian Alumbaugh (Haunter) and kept by Pokémon Dungeon. How to read this page · Red, Blue & Yellow moves · The Library