Golduck in Pokémon GO

Type	Water
Pokédex number	#55
Base Attack / Defense / Stamina	191 / 162 / 190
Max CP, level 40 / 50 / 51	2,450 / 2,770 / 2,803
Max HP, level 50	172
Buddy distance	3 km per Candy
Second Charged Attack	50,000 Stardust and 50 Candy
Height / weight	1.7 m / 76.6 kg

Golduck 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.

Golduck evolves from Psyduck for 50 Psyduck Candy.

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

Family: Psyduck · Golduck

Golduck 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.

Level	CP 15/15/15	CP 10/10/10	HP 15/15/15	Note
15	1,050	997	106	research rewards are at most level 15 (game master)
20	1,400	1,330	122	eggs hatch at most level 20 (game master); raid catches are level 20 (players’ measurement)
25	1,750	1,663	136	raid catches in weather that boosts the boss’s type are level 25 (players’ measurement)
30	2,100	1,995	149	wild Pokémon are at most level 30 (game master)
35	2,275	2,162	156
40	2,450	2,328	162
45	2,608	2,478	167
50	2,770	2,632	172
51	2,803	2,663	173	best buddy bonus on a level 50 Pokémon

Golduck best moveset

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

Fast attack	Charged attack	Damage per second
Water Gun	Hydro Pump	9.9
Confusion	Hydro Pump	9.4
Water Gun	Psychic	9.1
Water Gun	Liquidation	9.1
Water Gun	Synchronoise	8.9

Fast attacks

Move	Type	Power	Energy	Time	Power / s
Confusion	Psychic	19	14	1.5 s	12.7
Water Gun	Water	5	5	0.5 s	10.0	same type, ×1.2

Charged attacks

Move	Type	Power	Energy cost	Time	Power / s
Bubble Beam	Water	45	33	2 s	22.5	same type, ×1.2
Cross Chop	Fighting	50	50	1.5 s	33.3
Hydro Pump	Water	135	100	3.5 s	38.6	same type, ×1.2
Ice Beam	Ice	95	50	3.5 s	27.1
Liquidation	Water	70	33	3 s	23.3	same type, ×1.2
Psychic	Psychic	95	50	3 s	31.7
Synchronoise	Psychic	80	50	2.5 s	32.0

Golduck weaknesses and resistances

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

Attack type	Damage
Electric	×1.6
Grass	×1.6
Fire	×0.625
Ice	×0.625
Steel	×0.625
Water	×0.625

Golduck CP calculator

Level Attack IV Defense IV HP IV

CP 2,450 · HP 162

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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.