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| * Despite its Japanese name, Pokédex image, and its ability to create a surfboard while traversing water, Gholdengo is incapable of learning the move {{m|Surf}}. | | * Despite its Japanese name, Pokédex image, and its ability to create a surfboard while traversing water, Gholdengo is incapable of learning the move {{m|Surf}}. |
| * Like its pre-evolution Gimmighoul, Gholdengo is currently [[List of unobtainable Shiny Pokémon|unable to be]] {{Shiny}}. | | * Like its pre-evolution Gimmighoul, Gholdengo is currently [[List of unobtainable Shiny Pokémon|unable to be]] {{Shiny}}. |
| * The requirement for Gimmmighoul to evolve into Gholdengo via leveling up with 999 Gimmighoul coins may be a reference to the fact that Gimmighoul is the 1000th Pokémon in the National Pokédex. | | * The requirement for Gimmmighoul to evolve into Gholdengo via leveling up with 999 Gimmighoul Coins may be a reference to the fact that Gimmighoul is the 1000th Pokémon in the National Pokédex. |
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Revision as of 02:12, 23 January 2023
Gholdengo (Japanese: サーフゴー Surfugo) is a dual-type Steel/Ghost Pokémon introduced in Generation IX.
It evolves from Gimmighoul when leveled up while the player has 999 Gimmighoul Coins. After the evolution, the Gimmighoul Coins disappear. Gimmighoul's evolution cannot be canceled with the B button.
Biology
Gholdengo is a bipedal humanoid Pokémon whose body is composed of 1,000 Gimmighoul Coins stacked together, giving it a golden, cylindrical appearance. Its face has oval eyes and a mouth displaying a crooked smile. Its body has skinny arms with large hands, and short, stumpy legs with no toes. It has three fingers on each hand and four tufts of dreadlock-like "hair", all made out of coins. It wears the strap from a Gimmighoul's chest as a belt, using it to fasten the chest to its side. The belt buckle has a stylized number 1000 on it. Gholdengo is capable of creating a golden surfboard out of coins as a means of movement.
Gholdengo is a sociable Pokémon, able to quickly befriend anybody. It overwhelms opponents by firing coins at them in quick succession. The coins that form its body are tightly packed, making it able to withstand damage. When attacked by enemies, it can let loose some of the coins on the areas of its body that are hit, in order to absorb the impact.[1]
Gholdengo is the only known Pokémon capable of learning the move Make It Rain. It is also the only known Pokémon that can have Good as Gold as an Ability.
In the anime
Major appearances
Minor appearances
In the manga
Game data
Pokédex entries
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IX.
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Generation IX
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Paldea #392
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Scarlet
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Its body seems to be made up of 1,000 coins. This Pokémon gets along well with others and is quick to make friends with anybody.
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Violet
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It has a sturdy body made up of stacked coins. Gholdengo overwhelms its enemies by firing coin after coin at them in quick succession.
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Game locations
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IX.
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In side games
Held items
Stats
Base stats
Stat
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Range
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At Lv. 50
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At Lv. 100
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87
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147 - 194
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284 - 378
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60
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58 - 123
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112 - 240
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95
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90 - 161
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175 - 317
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133
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124 - 203
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243 - 401
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91
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86 - 157
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168 - 309
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84
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80 - 149
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155 - 293
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Total: 550
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Other Pokémon with this total
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- Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature.
- Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.
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Type effectiveness
Under normal battle conditions in Generation IX, this Pokémon is:
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Learnset
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Gholdengo
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Gholdengo
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Gholdengo
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution or an alternate form of Gholdengo
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- Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Gholdengo
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Gholdengo
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Gholdengo
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Side game data
Evolution
The official website mentions that Roaming Form Gimmighoul is also capable of evolving into Gholdengo, even though that is currently not possible in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet.
Sprites
Trivia
- Despite its Japanese name, Pokédex image, and its ability to create a surfboard while traversing water, Gholdengo is incapable of learning the move Surf.
- Like its pre-evolution Gimmighoul, Gholdengo is currently unable to be Shiny.
- The requirement for Gimmmighoul to evolve into Gholdengo via leveling up with 999 Gimmighoul Coins may be a reference to the fact that Gimmighoul is the 1000th Pokémon in the National Pokédex.
Origin
Gholdengo's golden humanoid appearance, together with its position as the 1000th Pokémon in the National Pokédex, may allude to award statuettes, which are often made with gold and given to honor achievements or milestones. Gholdengo may also be based on El Dorado, a mythical king who covered his entire body with gold.
Gholdengo also seems to take cues from surfers, given the golden surfboard it rides on as well as its dreadlock-like appendages and friendly nature, befitting of the archetypal "surfer dude." It also bears some physical resemblance to a tube man. The cylindrical shape of its body is similar to a coin wrapper.
Name origin
Gholdengo may be a combination of ghoul, golden, ghost, and possibly go. It may also come from tengo, the Spanish word for "I have", or from denga, an old Russian coin worth one two-hundredth of a ruble; its plural form became the usual Russian word for money.
Surfugo may be a combination of surf, 富豪 fugō (wealthy person), gold, and go.
In other languages
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Title
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Meaning
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Japanese
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サーフゴー Surfugo
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From surf, 富豪 fugō, gold, and go
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French
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Gromago
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From gros and magot
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Spanish
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Gholdengo
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Same as English name
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German
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Monetigo
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From Moneten and amigo
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Italian
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Gholdengo
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Same as English name
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Korean
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타부자고 Tabujago
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From 타보자고 Tabojago and 부자 (富者) buja
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Mandarin Chinese
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賽富豪 / 赛富豪 Sàifùháo
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From 賽 / 赛 sài and 富豪 fùháo
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Cantonese Chinese
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賽富豪 Choifuhòuh
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From 蹇 choi and 富豪 fuhòuh
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[show]More languages
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Thai
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ซาร์ฟโก Sapko
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Transcription of Japanese name
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Related articles
References
External links
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