Goldeen in Pokémon Gold & Silver

#78 in the Gold and Silver Pokédex • Goldfish Pokémon

Goldeen in the National Pokédex

Normal

Shiny

Seadra Kingdra

Pokédex entries

Pokémon Gold

Its dorsal, pectoral and tail fins wave elegantly in water. That is why it is known as the water dancer.

Pokémon Silver

A strong swimmer, it is capable of swimming nonstop up fast streams at a steady speed of five knots.

Pokémon details

Type

Weak to

2×

2×

Resists

0.5×

0.5×

0.5×

Stat Experience is gained in five stats. Special is shared by Special Attack and Special Defense; each stat can reach 65,535.

Pokédexes	Original Johto #78
Stat Experience	45 HP, 67 Atk, 60 Def, 63 Spe, 35 Special
Catch rate	225
Base Exp.	111

Egg groups, gender ratio, and hatching details for this Pokémon.

Egg groups	Water 2
Gender	50% male 50% female
Egg cycles	20 (5,120 nominal steps; actual hatching varies)

Evolution requirements shown in a compact table or chain view.

Pokémon	Requires	Evolution
Goldeen #78	Level 33	Seaking #79

Known encounter locations for this Pokémon in this game.

Gold

Location	Method	Level	Chance	Conditions
Cerulean City	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	10%	-
Cerulean City	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	20%	-
Cerulean City	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	35%	-
Cerulean City	Fishing with an Old Rod	10	15%	-
Cerulean City	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	30%	-
Cerulean City	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	40%	-
Cerulean City	Surfing	10-14	60%	-
Cerulean City	Surfing	5-9	30%	-
Dark Cave Dark Cave (Blackthorn City entrance)	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	10%	-
Dark Cave Dark Cave (Blackthorn City entrance)	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	20%	-
Dark Cave Dark Cave (Blackthorn City entrance)	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	35%	-
Dark Cave Dark Cave (Blackthorn City entrance)	Fishing with an Old Rod	10	15%	-
Dark Cave Dark Cave (Blackthorn City entrance)	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	30%	-
Dark Cave Dark Cave (Blackthorn City entrance)	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	40%	-
Dark Cave Dark Cave (Violet City entrance)	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	10%	-
Dark Cave Dark Cave (Violet City entrance)	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	20%	-
Dark Cave Dark Cave (Violet City entrance)	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	35%	-
Dark Cave Dark Cave (Violet City entrance)	Fishing with an Old Rod	10	15%	-
Dark Cave Dark Cave (Violet City entrance)	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	30%	-
Dark Cave Dark Cave (Violet City entrance)	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	40%	-
Route 42 Road 42	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	10%	-
Route 42 Road 42	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	20%	-
Route 42 Road 42	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	35%	-
Route 42 Road 42	Fishing with an Old Rod	10	15%	-
Route 42 Road 42	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	30%	-
Route 42 Road 42	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	40%	-
Route 42 Road 42	Surfing	15-19	30%	-
Route 42 Road 42	Surfing	20-24	60%	-
Route 10 Road 10	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	10%	-
Route 10 Road 10	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	20%	-
Route 10 Road 10	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	35%	-
Route 10 Road 10	Fishing with an Old Rod	10	15%	-
Route 10 Road 10	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	30%	-
Route 10 Road 10	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	40%	-
Route 10 Road 10	Surfing	10-14	30%	-
Route 10 Road 10	Surfing	15-19	60%	-
Route 24 Road 24	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	10%	-
Route 24 Road 24	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	20%	-
Route 24 Road 24	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	35%	-
Route 24 Road 24	Fishing with an Old Rod	10	15%	-
Route 24 Road 24	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	30%	-
Route 24 Road 24	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	40%	-
Route 24 Road 24	Surfing	10-14	60%	-
Route 24 Road 24	Surfing	5-9	30%	-
Route 25 Road 25	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	10%	-
Route 25 Road 25	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	20%	-
Route 25 Road 25	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	35%	-
Route 25 Road 25	Fishing with an Old Rod	10	15%	-
Route 25 Road 25	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	30%	-
Route 25 Road 25	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	40%	-
Route 25 Road 25	Surfing	10-14	60%	-
Route 25 Road 25	Surfing	5-9	30%	-
Route 4 Road 4	Surfing	10-14	60%	-
Route 4 Road 4	Surfing	5-9	30%	-
Route 9 Road 9	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	10%	-
Route 9 Road 9	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	20%	-
Route 9 Road 9	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	35%	-
Route 9 Road 9	Fishing with an Old Rod	10	15%	-
Route 9 Road 9	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	30%	-
Route 9 Road 9	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	40%	-
Route 9 Road 9	Surfing	10-14	30%	-
Route 9 Road 9	Surfing	15-19	60%	-
Mt. Mortar Mount Mortar (1F)	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	10%	-
Mt. Mortar Mount Mortar (1F)	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	20%	-
Mt. Mortar Mount Mortar (1F)	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	35%	-
Mt. Mortar Mount Mortar (1F)	Fishing with an Old Rod	10	15%	-
Mt. Mortar Mount Mortar (1F)	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	30%	-
Mt. Mortar Mount Mortar (1F)	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	40%	-
Mt. Mortar Mount Mortar (1F)	Surfing	15-19	30%	Not during a swarm
Mt. Mortar Mount Mortar (1F)	Surfing	20-24	60%	Not during a swarm
Mt. Mortar Mount Mortar (1F)	Surfing	20-24	60%	During a swarm
Mt. Mortar Mount Mortar (B1F)	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	10%	-
Mt. Mortar Mount Mortar (B1F)	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	20%	-
Mt. Mortar Mount Mortar (B1F)	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	35%	-
Mt. Mortar Mount Mortar (B1F)	Fishing with an Old Rod	10	15%	-
Mt. Mortar Mount Mortar (B1F)	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	30%	-
Mt. Mortar Mount Mortar (B1F)	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	40%	-
Mt. Mortar Mount Mortar (B1F)	Surfing	15-19	30%	-
Mt. Mortar Mount Mortar (B1F)	Surfing	20-24	60%	-
Mt. Mortar Mount Mortar (Upper Cave)	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	10%	-
Mt. Mortar Mount Mortar (Upper Cave)	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	20%	-
Mt. Mortar Mount Mortar (Upper Cave)	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	35%	-
Mt. Mortar Mount Mortar (Upper Cave)	Fishing with an Old Rod	10	15%	-
Mt. Mortar Mount Mortar (Upper Cave)	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	30%	-
Mt. Mortar Mount Mortar (Upper Cave)	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	40%	-
Mt. Mortar Mount Mortar (Upper Cave)	Surfing	20-24	60%	-
Mt. Mortar Mount Mortar (Upper Cave)	Surfing	25-29	30%	-
Mt. Silver Mount Silver (2F)	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	10%	-
Mt. Silver Mount Silver (2F)	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	20%	-
Mt. Silver Mount Silver (2F)	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	35%	-
Mt. Silver Mount Silver (2F)	Fishing with an Old Rod	10	15%	-
Mt. Silver Mount Silver (2F)	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	30%	-
Mt. Silver Mount Silver (2F)	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	40%	-
Mt. Silver Mount Silver (2F)	Surfing	35-39	10%	-
Slowpoke Well Slowpoke Well (1F)	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	10%	-
Slowpoke Well Slowpoke Well (1F)	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	20%	-
Slowpoke Well Slowpoke Well (1F)	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	35%	-
Slowpoke Well Slowpoke Well (1F)	Fishing with an Old Rod	10	15%	-
Slowpoke Well Slowpoke Well (1F)	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	30%	-
Slowpoke Well Slowpoke Well (1F)	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	40%	-
Slowpoke Well Slowpoke Well (B1F)	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	10%	-
Slowpoke Well Slowpoke Well (B1F)	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	20%	-
Slowpoke Well Slowpoke Well (B1F)	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	35%	-
Slowpoke Well Slowpoke Well (B1F)	Fishing with an Old Rod	10	15%	-
Slowpoke Well Slowpoke Well (B1F)	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	30%	-
Slowpoke Well Slowpoke Well (B1F)	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	40%	-
Tohjo Falls	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	10%	-
Tohjo Falls	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	20%	-
Tohjo Falls	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	35%	-
Tohjo Falls	Fishing with an Old Rod	10	15%	-
Tohjo Falls	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	30%	-
Tohjo Falls	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	40%	-
Tohjo Falls	Surfing	20-24	60%	-
Union Cave Union Cave (1F)	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	10%	-
Union Cave Union Cave (1F)	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	20%	-
Union Cave Union Cave (1F)	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	35%	-
Union Cave Union Cave (1F)	Fishing with an Old Rod	10	15%	-
Union Cave Union Cave (1F)	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	30%	-
Union Cave Union Cave (1F)	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	40%	-
Union Cave Union Cave (B1F)	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	10%	-
Union Cave Union Cave (B1F)	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	20%	-
Union Cave Union Cave (B1F)	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	35%	-
Union Cave Union Cave (B1F)	Fishing with an Old Rod	10	15%	-
Union Cave Union Cave (B1F)	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	30%	-
Union Cave Union Cave (B1F)	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	40%	-

Silver

Location	Method	Level	Chance	Conditions
Cerulean City	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	10%	-
Cerulean City	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	20%	-
Cerulean City	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	35%	-
Cerulean City	Fishing with an Old Rod	10	15%	-
Cerulean City	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	30%	-
Cerulean City	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	40%	-
Cerulean City	Surfing	10-14	60%	-
Cerulean City	Surfing	5-9	30%	-
Dark Cave Dark Cave (Blackthorn City entrance)	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	10%	-
Dark Cave Dark Cave (Blackthorn City entrance)	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	20%	-
Dark Cave Dark Cave (Blackthorn City entrance)	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	35%	-
Dark Cave Dark Cave (Blackthorn City entrance)	Fishing with an Old Rod	10	15%	-
Dark Cave Dark Cave (Blackthorn City entrance)	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	30%	-
Dark Cave Dark Cave (Blackthorn City entrance)	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	40%	-
Dark Cave Dark Cave (Violet City entrance)	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	10%	-
Dark Cave Dark Cave (Violet City entrance)	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	20%	-
Dark Cave Dark Cave (Violet City entrance)	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	35%	-
Dark Cave Dark Cave (Violet City entrance)	Fishing with an Old Rod	10	15%	-
Dark Cave Dark Cave (Violet City entrance)	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	30%	-
Dark Cave Dark Cave (Violet City entrance)	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	40%	-
Route 42 Road 42	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	10%	-
Route 42 Road 42	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	20%	-
Route 42 Road 42	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	35%	-
Route 42 Road 42	Fishing with an Old Rod	10	15%	-
Route 42 Road 42	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	30%	-
Route 42 Road 42	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	40%	-
Route 42 Road 42	Surfing	15-19	30%	-
Route 42 Road 42	Surfing	20-24	60%	-
Route 10 Road 10	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	10%	-
Route 10 Road 10	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	20%	-
Route 10 Road 10	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	35%	-
Route 10 Road 10	Fishing with an Old Rod	10	15%	-
Route 10 Road 10	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	30%	-
Route 10 Road 10	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	40%	-
Route 10 Road 10	Surfing	10-14	30%	-
Route 10 Road 10	Surfing	15-19	60%	-
Route 24 Road 24	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	10%	-
Route 24 Road 24	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	20%	-
Route 24 Road 24	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	35%	-
Route 24 Road 24	Fishing with an Old Rod	10	15%	-
Route 24 Road 24	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	30%	-
Route 24 Road 24	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	40%	-
Route 24 Road 24	Surfing	10-14	60%	-
Route 24 Road 24	Surfing	5-9	30%	-
Route 25 Road 25	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	10%	-
Route 25 Road 25	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	20%	-
Route 25 Road 25	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	35%	-
Route 25 Road 25	Fishing with an Old Rod	10	15%	-
Route 25 Road 25	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	30%	-
Route 25 Road 25	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	40%	-
Route 25 Road 25	Surfing	10-14	60%	-
Route 25 Road 25	Surfing	5-9	30%	-
Route 4 Road 4	Surfing	10-14	60%	-
Route 4 Road 4	Surfing	5-9	30%	-
Route 9 Road 9	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	10%	-
Route 9 Road 9	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	20%	-
Route 9 Road 9	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	35%	-
Route 9 Road 9	Fishing with an Old Rod	10	15%	-
Route 9 Road 9	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	30%	-
Route 9 Road 9	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	40%	-
Route 9 Road 9	Surfing	10-14	30%	-
Route 9 Road 9	Surfing	15-19	60%	-
Mt. Mortar Mount Mortar (1F)	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	10%	-
Mt. Mortar Mount Mortar (1F)	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	20%	-
Mt. Mortar Mount Mortar (1F)	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	35%	-
Mt. Mortar Mount Mortar (1F)	Fishing with an Old Rod	10	15%	-
Mt. Mortar Mount Mortar (1F)	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	30%	-
Mt. Mortar Mount Mortar (1F)	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	40%	-
Mt. Mortar Mount Mortar (1F)	Surfing	15-19	30%	Not during a swarm
Mt. Mortar Mount Mortar (1F)	Surfing	20-24	60%	Not during a swarm
Mt. Mortar Mount Mortar (1F)	Surfing	20-24	60%	During a swarm
Mt. Mortar Mount Mortar (B1F)	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	10%	-
Mt. Mortar Mount Mortar (B1F)	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	20%	-
Mt. Mortar Mount Mortar (B1F)	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	35%	-
Mt. Mortar Mount Mortar (B1F)	Fishing with an Old Rod	10	15%	-
Mt. Mortar Mount Mortar (B1F)	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	30%	-
Mt. Mortar Mount Mortar (B1F)	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	40%	-
Mt. Mortar Mount Mortar (B1F)	Surfing	15-19	30%	-
Mt. Mortar Mount Mortar (B1F)	Surfing	20-24	60%	-
Mt. Mortar Mount Mortar (Upper Cave)	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	10%	-
Mt. Mortar Mount Mortar (Upper Cave)	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	20%	-
Mt. Mortar Mount Mortar (Upper Cave)	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	35%	-
Mt. Mortar Mount Mortar (Upper Cave)	Fishing with an Old Rod	10	15%	-
Mt. Mortar Mount Mortar (Upper Cave)	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	30%	-
Mt. Mortar Mount Mortar (Upper Cave)	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	40%	-
Mt. Mortar Mount Mortar (Upper Cave)	Surfing	20-24	60%	-
Mt. Mortar Mount Mortar (Upper Cave)	Surfing	25-29	30%	-
Mt. Silver Mount Silver (2F)	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	10%	-
Mt. Silver Mount Silver (2F)	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	20%	-
Mt. Silver Mount Silver (2F)	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	35%	-
Mt. Silver Mount Silver (2F)	Fishing with an Old Rod	10	15%	-
Mt. Silver Mount Silver (2F)	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	30%	-
Mt. Silver Mount Silver (2F)	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	40%	-
Mt. Silver Mount Silver (2F)	Surfing	35-39	10%	-
Slowpoke Well Slowpoke Well (1F)	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	10%	-
Slowpoke Well Slowpoke Well (1F)	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	20%	-
Slowpoke Well Slowpoke Well (1F)	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	35%	-
Slowpoke Well Slowpoke Well (1F)	Fishing with an Old Rod	10	15%	-
Slowpoke Well Slowpoke Well (1F)	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	30%	-
Slowpoke Well Slowpoke Well (1F)	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	40%	-
Slowpoke Well Slowpoke Well (B1F)	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	10%	-
Slowpoke Well Slowpoke Well (B1F)	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	20%	-
Slowpoke Well Slowpoke Well (B1F)	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	35%	-
Slowpoke Well Slowpoke Well (B1F)	Fishing with an Old Rod	10	15%	-
Slowpoke Well Slowpoke Well (B1F)	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	30%	-
Slowpoke Well Slowpoke Well (B1F)	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	40%	-
Tohjo Falls	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	10%	-
Tohjo Falls	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	20%	-
Tohjo Falls	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	35%	-
Tohjo Falls	Fishing with an Old Rod	10	15%	-
Tohjo Falls	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	30%	-
Tohjo Falls	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	40%	-
Tohjo Falls	Surfing	20-24	60%	-
Union Cave Union Cave (1F)	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	10%	-
Union Cave Union Cave (1F)	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	20%	-
Union Cave Union Cave (1F)	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	35%	-
Union Cave Union Cave (1F)	Fishing with an Old Rod	10	15%	-
Union Cave Union Cave (1F)	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	30%	-
Union Cave Union Cave (1F)	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	40%	-
Union Cave Union Cave (B1F)	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	10%	-
Union Cave Union Cave (B1F)	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	20%	-
Union Cave Union Cave (B1F)	Fishing with a Good Rod	20	35%	-
Union Cave Union Cave (B1F)	Fishing with an Old Rod	10	15%	-
Union Cave Union Cave (B1F)	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	30%	-
Union Cave Union Cave (B1F)	Fishing with a Super Rod	40	40%	-

Moves this Pokémon learns naturally by reaching specific levels.


Start	Tail Whip Lowers the foe's DEFENSE.	-	100	30
Start	Peck Jabs the foe with a beak, etc.	35	100	35
10	Supersonic Sound waves that cause confusion.	-	55	20
15	Horn Attack An attack using a horn to jab.	65	100	25
24	Flail Stronger if the user's HP is low.	-	100	15
29	Fury Attack Jabs the target 2-5 times.	15	85	20
38	Waterfall An aquatic charge attack.	80	100	15
43	Horn Drill A one-hit KO, drill attack.	-	30	5
52	Agility Sharply increases the user's SPEED.	-	-	30

Moves this Pokémon can learn from Technical Machines and Hidden Machines in Pokémon Gold and Silver.


TM03	Curse Works differently for ghost-types.		-	-	10
TM06	Toxic A poison move with increasing damage.		-	85	10
TM10	Hidden Power The power varies with the Pokémon.	Type varies by DVs	31–70	100	15
TM13	Snore An attack useable only while asleep.		40	100	15
TM14	Blizzard An attack that may freeze the foe.		120	70	5
TM16	Icy Wind An icy attack that lowers SPEED.		55	95	15
TM17	Protect Foils attack that turn. It may fail.		-	-	10
TM18	Rain Dance Boosts water-type moves for 5 turns.		-	-	5
TM20	Endure Always leaves at least 1HP.		-	-	10
TM21	Frustration An attack based on lack of loyalty.		-	100	20
TM27	Return An attack that is based on loyalty.		-	100	20
TM32	Double Team Heightens evasiveness.		-	-	15
TM34	Swagger Causes confusion and raises ATTACK.		-	90	15
TM35	Sleep Talk Randomly attacks while asleep.		-	-	10
TM39	Swift An attack that never misses.		60	-	20
TM44	Rest Sleep for 2 turns to fully recover.		-	-	10
TM45	Attract Makes the opposite gender infatuated.		-	100	15
HM03	Surf A strong water-type attack.		95	100	15
HM07	Waterfall An aquatic charge attack.		80	100	15