Goldeen
Water
In HPL - Battle Connoisseur
Base stats
HP45
Atk67
Def60
SpA35
SpD50
Spe63
BST320
Abilities
- Primary
- Swift Swim
- Secondary
- Water Veil
- Hidden
- Lightning Rod
Singles analysis
What this movepool and ability set qualify for under the Singles on National Dex role checks used by league synergy and the roster builder.
Base 63 Speed sits in the middle tier: neither a natural revenge killer nor a slow pivot.
Pivoting
- Pivot (U-turn / Volt Switch / Flip Turn / Parting Shot / Chilly Reception)
- Flip Turn
Recovery
- Rest (near-universal; pairs with Sleep Talk)
- Rest
Setup
- Offensive setup
- Swords Dance
- Speed setup (Agility / Rock Polish / Autotomize)
- Agility
- Defensive setup (Iron Defense / Curse)
- Curse
Priority
- Priority
- Quick Attack
Status
- Toxic
- Status chance riders (minor)
- Scald
Anti-setup
- Haze / Clear Smog
- Haze
Stallbreak / utility
- Knock Off
- Substitute (near-universal)
- Substitute
Defense abilities
- Defensive ability
- Lightning Rod
Moves — National Dex
75 of 75 moves
| Details | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acupressure | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 | Raises a random stat of the user or an ally by 2. | |
| Agility | Psychic | Status | — | — | 30 | Raises the user's Speed by 2. | |
| Aqua Ring | Water | Status | — | — | 20 | User recovers 1/16 max HP per turn. | |
| Aqua Tail | Water | Physical | 90 | 90 | 10 | No additional effect. | |
| Attract | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 15 | A target of the opposite gender gets infatuated. | |
| Bide | Normal | Physical | — | — | 10 | Waits 2 turns; deals double the damage taken. | |
| Blizzard | Ice | Special | 110 | 70 | 5 | 10% chance to freeze foe(s). Can't miss in Snow. | |
| Body Slam | Normal | Physical | 85 | 100 | 15 | 30% chance to paralyze the target. | |
| Bounce | Flying | Physical | 85 | 85 | 5 | Bounces turn 1. Hits turn 2. 30% paralyze. | |
| Bubble Beam | Water | Special | 65 | 100 | 20 | 10% chance to lower the target's Speed by 1. | |
| Captivate | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 | Lowers the foe(s) Sp. Atk by 2 if opposite gender. | |
| Confide | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 | Lowers the target's Sp. Atk by 1. | |
| Curse | Ghost | Status | — | — | 10 | Curses if Ghost, else -1 Spe, +1 Atk, +1 Def. | |
| Dive | Water | Physical | 80 | 100 | 10 | Dives underwater turn 1, strikes turn 2. | |
| Double Team | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 | Raises the user's evasiveness by 1. | |
| Double-Edge | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 | Has 33% recoil. | |
| Drill Run | Ground | Physical | 80 | 95 | 10 | High critical hit ratio. | |
| Endure | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | User survives attacks this turn with at least 1 HP. | |
| Facade | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 | Power doubles if user is burn/poison/paralyzed. | |
| Flail | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 15 | More power the less HP the user has left. | |
| Flip Turn | Water | Physical | 60 | 100 | 20 | User switches out after damaging the target. | |
| Frustration | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 | Max 102 power at minimum Happiness. | |
| Fury Attack | Normal | Physical | 15 | 85 | 20 | Hits 2-5 times in one turn. | |
| Fury Cutter | Bug | Physical | 40 | 95 | 20 | Power doubles with each hit, up to 160. | |
| Hail | Ice | Status | — | — | 10 | For 5 turns, hail crashes down. |