Golduck (Fossil 35)

Golduck LV.27 ゴルダック Golduck

Illus. Kagemaru Himeno

Evolution stage Stage 1 Pokémon Evolves from Psyduck Card name Golduck Type Water HP 70 weakness ×2 resistance None retreat cost English expansion Fossil Rarity English card no. 35/62 Japanese expansion Mystery of the Fossils Japanese rarity TCG GB1 set Laboratory TCG GB1 ID D15 TCG GB2 set Sky Flying Pokémon TCG GB2 ID F11 Expansion Legendary Collection Rarity English card no. 43/110 For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Golduck.

Golduck (Japanese: ゴルダック Golduck) is a Water-type Stage 1 Pokémon card. It is part of the Fossil expansion.

Card text

Psyshock ねんりき 10

Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.

Hyper Beam はかいこうせん 20

If the Defending Pokémon has any Energy cards attached to it, choose 1 of them and discard it.

Pokédex data

Golduck - Duck Pokémon
No.	Height	Weight
055	5'7" (1.7 m)	169 lbs. (76.6 kg)
Pokédex entry
Often seen swimming elegantly by lake shores. It is often mistaken for the Japanese monster, Kappa.
手のひらが水かきになっていて泳ぐのが得意。湖などで優雅な姿が見かけられる。

Release information

This card was released in the English Fossil expansion, originating from the Japanese Mystery of the Fossils expansion. It was later reprinted in the English Legendary Collection expansion.

Trivia

• The red jewel that is usually found on Golduck's forehead is missing on this card's art.
• Although this Pokémon is level 27, Psyduck does not evolve into Golduck until level 33.

Origin

Psyshock's Japanese name is that of Confusion, a move in the Pokémon games that Golduck can learn. Hyper Beam is also a move that Golduck can learn via TM15. This card's English Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Red and Blue, whereas the Japanese entry comes from Pokémon Red and Green.

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