Competitive Information for Golduck [Red/Blue]
Bug
Dragon
Electric
Fighting
Fire
Flying
Ghost
Grass
2x
0.5x
2x
Ground
Ice
Normal
Poison
Psychic
Rock
Water
0.5x
0.5x
¼x
½x
2x
4x
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Golduck? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Red/Blue Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Red/Blue generation metagame.
Golduck is a wonderful Water-typed Pokemon. Golduck is a pretty common Pokemon to see in Generation 1. There were no known abilities or equippable items back in the Red/Blue Pokemon games. Golduck's only type-related weaknesses are Electric and Grass.
Species: Golduck
Moveset:
- Hyper Beam / Double-Edge
- Dig
- Seismic Toss / Counter
- Toxic
Moveset:
- Hyper Beam / Double-Edge
- Dig
- Seismic Toss / Counter
- Toxic
Physical Sweeper Golduck (Retro)
Golduck is a wonderful Physical Sweeper. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. The original Red/Blue Pokemon had alot to deal with on the battle field. Prior to Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type.
♦ Hyper Beam is a physical 150-base power Normal-type move (can't move next turn if target or sub is not koed).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 100-base power Normal-type move (has 1/4 recoil).
♦ Dig is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (digs underground turn 1, strikes turn 2).
♦ Seismic Toss is a physical 1-base power Fighting-type move (damage = Golduck's level. can hit ghost types).
♦ Counter is a physical 0-base power Fighting-type move (if hit by physical attack, returns double damage).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 100-base power Normal-type move (has 1/4 recoil).
♦ Dig is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (digs underground turn 1, strikes turn 2).
♦ Seismic Toss is a physical 1-base power Fighting-type move (damage = Golduck's level. can hit ghost types).
♦ Counter is a physical 0-base power Fighting-type move (if hit by physical attack, returns double damage).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Species: Golduck
Moveset:
- Surf / Bubble Beam
- Blizzard / Ice Beam
- Confusion
- Toxic
Moveset:
- Surf / Bubble Beam
- Blizzard / Ice Beam
- Confusion
- Toxic
Special Sweeper Golduck (Retro)
Golduck is a stupendous Special Sweeper. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. The rules of gen-one were quite varied from today. Prior to Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type.
♦ Surf is a special STAB-boosted 95-base power Water-type move that deals a large amount of damage.
♦ Bubble Beam is a special STAB-boosted 65-base power Water-type move (33% chance to lower the target's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Blizzard is a special 120-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 95-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Confusion is a special 50-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to confuse the target).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target).
♦ Bubble Beam is a special STAB-boosted 65-base power Water-type move (33% chance to lower the target's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Blizzard is a special 120-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 95-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Confusion is a special 50-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to confuse the target).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Golduck learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
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Note: The damage listed here under Versus is not actually calculated using the in-game damage formula. It is simply calculated using typing weaknesses and resistances from the selected type-matchup modifier along with STAB (if applied) to help sort through and give a general idea as to how powerful certain moves might be towards that selected typing after modifiers are applied. Several moves listed here may have additional effects that might alter actual damage output which are not factored on this specific list. Use damage calculators to find actual damage amounts.
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Golduck can perform in Red/Blue. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive RB Move and Ability Combos for Golduck
Optimize Golduck's EVs for Red/Blue
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