Golduck was seen again in [[PS273]] during the [[Double Battle]] against {{adv|Red}} on {{OBP|Two Island|town}}. It was heavily damaged by {{DL|Red (Adventures)|Snor}}'s {{m|Earthquake}} when its plan to use {{m|Dig}} for a surprise attack backfired, knocking it out. It is then healed and seen in [[Trainer Tower#In the manga|Trainer Tower]] and later uses a powerful {{m|Hydro Pump}} alongside [[Blasty]], {{DL|Blue (Adventures)|Rhydon}}, and {{adv|Silver}}'s Pokémon to try to stop the TR Airship from crashing in [[Vermilion City]].
Golduck was seen again in [[PS273]] during the [[Double Battle]] against {{adv|Red}} on {{OBP|Two Island|town}}. It was heavily damaged by {{DL|Red (Adventures)|Snor}}'s {{m|Earthquake}} when its plan to use {{m|Dig}} for a surprise attack backfired, knocking it out. It is then healed and seen in [[Trainer Tower#In the manga|Trainer Tower]] and later uses a powerful {{m|Hydro Pump}} alongside [[Blasty]], {{DL|Blue (Adventures)|Rhydon}}, and {{adv|Silver}}'s Pokémon to try to stop the TR Airship from crashing in [[Vermilion City]].
A Golduck was one of the Pokémon sent to help the fight in [[Ilex Forest]] in ''[[PS179|The Last Battle XIII]]''
A Golduck was one of the Pokémon sent to help the fight in [[Ilex Forest]] in ''[[PS179|The Last Battle XIII]]''.
Golduck is a blue, bipedal, duck-like Pokémon. It has red eyes, a cream-colored beak, and four spikes on the back of its head. There is a small, red gem on its forehead. It has webbed hands and feet, which it uses to swim in rivers and lakes. Its body is especially adapted to have a hydrodynamic shape, and it has a long tail that it uses as a rudder to steer.
Golduck is a fast swimmer, out-swimming even the most athletic of humans because of its webbed hands and feet. Even rough seas do not hamper this Pokémon’s swimming abilities, and it will sometimes rescue people from shipwrecks. The gem on its foreheads glows when it uses its psychic powers, and occasionally when it swims at full speed. As shown in the manga, it has the ability to give knowledge to its Trainer and fellow Pokémon through telepathy.
Golduck is sometimes mistaken for the Japanese monster, and physical inspiration for Golduck, the Kappa due to its bluish color, general body shape, and webbed hands and feet. Golduck lives in freshwater lakes and in rivers, though it can be seen occasionally in coastal waters.
In the anime
Major appearances
Golduck in the anime
Golduck's first major role in the main anime was in Bye Bye Psyduck. Misty thought that her Psyduck had evolved, but it turned out that the Golduck was just some wild Pokémon that happened to act like Brock because of the Golduck's 'showing-off' attitude towards girls.
Golduck first appeared in Mewtwo Strikes Back. A Golduck owned by Fergus was one of the Pokémon that were captured and cloned by Mewtwo. The Golduck clone is seen again in Mewtwo Returns.
Golduck, the Duck Pokémon. The evolved form of Psyduck. Golduck is very adept at using its webbed hands and feet, making it the fastest swimming Pokémon of all.
The webbed flippers on its forelegs and hind legs and the streamlined body of Golduck give it frightening speed. This Pokémon is definitely much faster than even the most athletic swimmer.
Golduck is the fastest swimmer among all Pokémon. It swims effortlessly, even in a rough, stormy sea. It sometimes rescues people from wrecked ships floundering in high seas.
Golduck may be a combination of gold and duck. While Golduck itself is not colored gold, gold is often used in the Pokémon canon to symbolize the Psychic type: the Gold Gummi is the Gummi variety loved by Psychic-type Pokémon, and the Marsh Badge's Japanese name is "Gold Badge".
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