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Pokémon GO · #1000 · Steel / Ghost

Gholdengo in Pokémon GO

Gholdengo (#1000) is a Steel / Ghost-type Pokémon. In Pokémon GO its max CP is 3,976 at level 50, 3,517 at level 40 and 4,023 as a best buddy at level 51. Its highest-damage moveset is Hex with Shadow Ball. It takes extra damage from Dark, Fire, Ghost and Ground attacks.

TypeSteel / Ghost
Pokédex number#1000
Base Attack / Defense / Stamina252 / 190 / 202
Max CP, level 40 / 50 / 513,517 / 3,976 / 4,023
Max HP, level 50182
Buddy distance5 km per Candy
Second Charged Attack10,000 Stardust and 25 Candy
Height / weight1.2 m / 30 kg

Gholdengo evolution

Pokémon GO has no evolution levels: a Pokémon evolves when you spend Candy on it (sometimes with an item or a task), at any level.

Gholdengo evolves from Gimmighoul for 999 Gimmighoul Coins.

Gholdengo is the last stage of its family: it does not evolve further.

Family: Gimmighoul · Gholdengo

Gholdengo CP by level

Combat Power with perfect stats (15/15/15) and with 10/10/10. Players find that raid, egg and research catches never have a stat below 10; that floor is their measurement, not a number in the game data.

LevelCP 15/15/15CP 10/10/10HP 15/15/15Note
151,5071,444112research rewards are at most level 15 (game master)
202,0091,925129eggs hatch at most level 20 (game master); raid catches are level 20 (players’ measurement)
252,5122,406144raid catches in weather that boosts the boss’s type are level 25 (players’ measurement)
303,0142,888158wild Pokémon are at most level 30 (game master)
353,2663,128165
403,5173,369171
453,7433,586176
503,9763,809182
514,0233,854183best buddy bonus on a level 50 Pokémon

Gholdengo best moveset

Ranked by damage per second over one cycle of fast attacks and one charged attack. Assumptions: Gholdengo at level 40 with 15/15/15, a target with 180 Defense taking neutral damage, no weather boost, and the energy Gholdengo gains from being hit left out.

Fast attackCharged attackDamage per second
HexShadow Ball13.6
AstonishShadow Ball13.0
HexFocus Blast11.4
HexDazzling Gleam11.1
AstonishFocus Blast10.7

Fast attacks

MoveTypePowerEnergyTimePower / s
AstonishGhost7131 s7.0same type, ×1.2
HexGhost8131 s8.0same type, ×1.2

Charged attacks

MoveTypePowerEnergy costTimePower / s
Dazzling GleamFairy100503.5 s28.6
Focus BlastFighting1401003.5 s40.0
Power GemRock80503 s26.7
Shadow BallGhost100503 s33.3same type, ×1.2

Gholdengo weaknesses and resistances

Damage multipliers for each attack type against Steel / Ghost. Pokémon GO uses ×1.6 for super effective and ×0.625 for not very effective, multiplied for two types.

Attack typeDamage
Dark×1.6
Fire×1.6
Ghost×1.6
Ground×1.6
Normal×0.244
Poison×0.244
Bug×0.39
Dragon×0.625
Fairy×0.625
Fighting×0.625
Flying×0.625
Grass×0.625
Ice×0.625
Psychic×0.625
Rock×0.625
Steel×0.625

Gholdengo CP calculator

CP 3,517 · HP 171

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Sources: stats, moves, evolution costs and the CP multiplier for each level are from the Pokémon GO game master as published by PokeMiners (commit 8e227be, data of 28 August 2026). Which Pokémon are in the game: pogoapi.net (list of 31 January 2026). CP = ⌊(Attack+IV) × √(Defense+IV) × √(Stamina+IV) × CPM² / 10⌋, checked against pogoapi.net’s max CP table for 888 Pokémon. Raid catch levels and the 10/10/10 floor are players’ measurements; they are not in the game data. Pokémon and Pokémon GO are trademarks of their owners; this page is not affiliated with or endorsed by Niantic, Scopely, Nintendo, Creatures, GAME FREAK or The Pokémon Company.