053 #053 Persian #055 Golduck 055

Psyduck Psyduck #054 - Duck Pokemon

Psyduck
Hear Psyduck's Cry
type Water
gender 50.0% Male50.0% Female
height 3'7" 0.8 m
weight 43.2 lb. 19.6 kg
generation
National: #054 | Johto: #138 | Hoenn: #158 | Sinnoh: #043

Family Family

General054
#054 - Psyduck
Level055
#055 - Golduck
Lv. 33

Breeding

Egg Groups Steps to Hatch
Water 1 | Ground 5,100

054 Locations

Where to catch Psyduck in Pokemon Diamond and Pearl

AreaLevelsMethodRarity
Eterna City20-40Surfing90%
Great Marsh (Area 1)24-26Walking in tall grass or a cave40%
Great Marsh (Area 1)20-40Surfing5%
Great Marsh (Area 2)24-26Walking in tall grass or a cave40%
Great Marsh (Area 2)20-40Surfing5%
Great Marsh (Area 3)22-24Walking in tall grass or a cave40%
Great Marsh (Area 3)20-40Surfing5%
Great Marsh (Area 4)22-24Walking in tall grass or a cave40%
Great Marsh (Area 4)20-40Surfing5%
Great Marsh (Area 6)20-22Walking in tall grass or a cave40%
Great Marsh (Area 6)20-40Surfing5%
Ravaged Path5Walking in tall grass or a cave2%
Ravaged Path20-30Surfing30%
Oreburgh Gate (B1f)8-10Walking in tall grass or a cave30%
Oreburgh Gate (B1f)20-30Surfing30%
Lake Verity (Before Galactic Intervention)20-40Surfing90%
Lake Verity (After Galactic Intervention)20-40Surfing90%
Twinleaf Town20-40Surfing90%
Lake Valor20-40Surfing90%
Lake Acuity34-36Walking in tall grass or a cave40%
Lake Acuity20-40Surfing90%
Celestic Town20-40Surfing90%
Lake Valor35-36Walking in tall grass or a cave20%
Route 20320-40Surfing90%
Route 204 (South, Towards Jubilife City)20-40Surfing90%
Route 204 (North, Towards Floaroma Town)20-40Surfing90%
Route 205 (East, Towards Eterna City)20-40Surfing90%
Route 20816-18Walking in tall grass or a cave42%
Route 20820-40Surfing90%
Route 20920-40Surfing90%
Route 210 (West, Towards Celestic Town)20-40Surfing90%
Route 210 (West, Towards Celestic Town)25Walking in tall grass or a cave20%
Route 212 (North, Towards Hearthome City)20-40Surfing90%
Route 21420-40Surfing90%

Where to catch Psyduck in Pokemon Platinum

AreaLevelsMethodRarity
Eterna City20-30Surfing90%
Ravaged Path4-6Walking in tall grass or a cave35%
Ravaged Path20-30Surfing60%
Oreburgh Gate (1f)5-7Walking in tall grass or a cave35%
Oreburgh Gate (B1f)8-10Walking in tall grass or a cave35%
Oreburgh Gate (B1f)20-30Surfing60%
Lake Verity (Before Galactic Intervention)20-30Surfing90%
Lake Verity (After Galactic Intervention)20-30Surfing90%
Lake Valor38-39Walking in tall grass or a cave15%
Lake Valor20-30Surfing90%
Lake Acuity38Walking in tall grass or a cave5%
Lake Acuity20-30Surfing90%
Twinleaf Town20-30Surfing90%
Celestic Town20-30Surfing90%
Resort Area35-45Surfing10%
Route 20320-30Surfing90%
Route 204 (South, Towards Jubilife City)20-30Surfing90%
Route 204 (North, Towards Floaroma Town)20-30Surfing90%
Route 205 (East, Towards Eterna City)20-30Surfing90%
Route 20820Surfing90%
Route 20920-30Surfing90%
Route 210 (West, Towards Celestic Town)20-30Surfing90%
Route 212 (North, Towards Hearthome City)20-30Surfing90%
Route 21420-30Surfing90%
Route 22535-45Surfing10%

Where to catch Psyduck in Pokemon HeartGold and SoulSilver

AreaLevelsMethodRarity
Ilex Forest5-20Surfing90%
Cerulean Cave (B1f)35-40Surfing90%
Seafoam Islands (1f)26-29Walking in tall grass or a cave30%
Seafoam Islands (B1f)26-28Walking in tall grass or a cave16%
Seafoam Islands (B2f)27-30Walking in tall grass or a cave16%
Seafoam Islands (B3f)31-32Walking in tall grass or a cave12%
Cerulean Cave (1f)35-40Surfing90%
Seafoam Islands (B4f)20Fishing with a Good Rod30%
Cerulean Cave (2f)35-40Surfing90%
Seafoam Islands (B4f)34Walking in tall grass or a cave10%
Route 65-10Surfing90%
Route 3510-25Surfing90%

Moves Moves

Abilities

DampPrevents Selfdestruct, Explosion, and Aftermath from working while the Pokemon is in battle.
Cloud NineNegates all effects of weather, but does not prevent the weather itself.

Level-up Moves

Lv.MoveTypeClassPow.PPAcc.Effect
1ScratchNormalPhysical4035100%Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
1Water SportWaterNone--15--All damage from Fire moves is halved until the end of the battle.
5Tail WhipNormalNone--30100%Lowers the target's Defense by one stage.
9Water GunWaterSpecial4025100%Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
14DisableNormalNone--20100%Disables the target's last used move for 1-8 turns.
18ConfusionPsychicSpecial5025100%Has a 10% chance to confuse the target.
22Water PulseWaterSpecial6020100%Has a 20% chance to confuse the target.
27Fury SwipesNormalPhysical181580%Hits 2-5 times in one turn.
31ScreechNormalNone--4085%Lowers the target's Defense by two stages.
35Psych UpNormalNone--10--Discards the user's stat changes and copies the target's.
40Zen HeadbuttPsychicPhysical801590%Has a 20% chance to make the target flinch.
44AmnesiaPsychicNone--20--Raises the user's Special Defense by two stages.
48Hydro PumpWaterSpecial120580%Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.

TMs/HMs

#MoveTypeClassPow.PPAcc.Effect
TM1Focus PunchFightingPhysical15020100%If the user takes damage before attacking, the attack is canceled.
TM3Water PulseWaterSpecial6020100%Has a 20% chance to confuse the target.
TM4Calm MindPsychicNone--20--Raises the user's Special Attack and Special Defense by one stage.
TM6ToxicPoisonNone--1090%Badly poisons the target, inflicting more damage every turn.
TM7HailIceNone--10--Changes the weather to a hailstorm for five turns.
TM10Hidden PowerNormalSpecial115100%Power and type depend upon user's IVs. Power can range from 30 to 70.
TM13Ice BeamIceSpecial9510100%Has a 10% chance to freeze the target.
TM14BlizzardIceSpecial120570%Has a 10% chance to freeze the target.
TM17ProtectNormalNone--10--Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn.
TM18Rain DanceWaterNone--5--Changes the weather to rain for five turns.
TM21FrustrationNormalPhysical120100%Power increases as happiness decreases, up to a maximum of 102.
TM23Iron TailSteelPhysical1001575%Has a 30% chance to lower the target's Defense by one stage.
TM27ReturnNormalPhysical120100%Power increases with happiness, up to a maximum of 102.
TM28DigGroundPhysical8010100%User digs underground, dodging all attacks, and hits next turn.
TM29PsychicPsychicSpecial9010100%Has a 10% chance to lower the target's Special Defense by one stage.
TM31Brick BreakFightingPhysical7515100%Destroys Reflect and Light Screen.
TM32Double TeamNormalNone--15--Raises the user's evasion by one stage.
TM40Aerial AceFlyingPhysical6020--Never misses.
TM42FacadeNormalPhysical7020100%Power doubles if user is burned, paralyzed, or poisoned.
TM43Secret PowerNormalPhysical7020100%Has a 30% chance to inflict a status effect which depends upon the terrain.
TM44RestPsychicNone--10--User sleeps for two turns, completely healing itself.
TM45AttractNormalNone--15100%Target falls in love if it has the opposite gender, and has a 50% chance to refuse attacking the user.
TM55BrineWaterSpecial6510100%Has double power against Pokemon that have less than half their max HP remaining.
TM56FlingDarkPhysical110100%Throws held item at the target; power depends on the item.
TM58EndureNormalNone--10--Prevents the user's HP from lowering below 1 this turn.
TM65Shadow ClawGhostPhysical7015100%Has an increased chance for a critical hit.
TM70FlashNormalNone--20100%Lowers the target's accuracy by one stage.
TM77Psych UpNormalNone--10--Discards the user's stat changes and copies the target's.
TM78CaptivateNormalNone--20100%Lowers the target's Special Attack by two stages if it's the opposite gender.
TM82Sleep TalkNormalNone--10--Randomly uses one of the user's other three moves. Only works if the user is sleeping.
TM83Natural GiftNormalPhysical115100%Power and type depend on the held berry.
TM87SwaggerNormalNone--1590%Raises the target's Attack by two stages and confuses the target.
TM90SubstituteNormalNone--10--Transfers 1/4 of the user's max HP into a doll, protecting the user from further damage or status changes until it breaks.
HM3SurfWaterSpecial9515100%Inflicts regular damage and can hit Dive users.
HM4StrengthNormalPhysical8015100%Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
HM6Rock SmashFightingPhysical4015100%Has a 50% chance to lower the target's Defense by one stage.
HM7WaterfallWaterPhysical8015100%Has a 20% chance to make the target flinch.

Egg Moves

MoveTypeClassPow.PPAcc.Effect
PsybeamPsychicSpecial6520100%Has a 10% chance to confuse the target.
PsychicPsychicSpecial9010100%Has a 10% chance to lower the target's Special Defense by one stage.
HypnosisPsychicNone--2060%Puts the target to sleep.
Confuse RayGhostNone--10100%Confuses the target.
Light ScreenPsychicNone--30--Reduces damage from special attacks by 50% for five turns..
ForesightNormalNone--40--Forces the target to have no Evade, and allows it to be hit by Normal and Fighting moves even if it's a Ghost.
EncoreNormalNone--5100%Forces the target to repeat its last used move every turn for 2 to 6 turns.
Cross ChopFightingPhysical100580%Has an increased chance for a critical hit.
Future SightPsychicSpecial10010100%Hits the target two turns later.
YawnNormalNone--10--Target sleeps at the end of the next turn.
RefreshNormalNone--20--Cleanses the user of a burn, paralysis, or poison.
Mud BombGroundSpecial651085%Has a 30% chance to lower the target's accuracy by one stage.

Stats Stats

at level 100 Base Hindering (90%) Neutral (100%) Beneficial (110%)
HP50
Statbar
210 - 304210 - 304210 - 304
Attack52
Statbar
98 - 182109 - 203119 - 223
Defense48
Statbar
90 - 175101 - 195111 - 214
Sp. Attack65
Statbar
121 - 206135 - 229148 - 251
Sp. Defense50
Statbar
94 - 179105 - 199115 - 218
Speed55
Statbar
103 - 188115 - 209126 - 229
TOTAL 320
Statbar

Other Stats

Base Experience Max Experience Catch Rate Happiness EV Yields
80 1,000,000 190 70 Special Attack: 1 point

Damage Taken

Normal 1x
Fighting 1x
Flying 1x
Poison 1x
Ground 1x
Rock 1x
Bug 1x
Ghost 1x
Steel 0.5x
Fire 0.5x
Water 0.5x
Grass 2x
Electric 2x
Psychic 1x
Ice 0.5x
Dragon 1x
Dark 1x
Fairy 1x

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Flavor Text Flavortext

Black 2When headaches stimulate its brain cells, which are usually inactive, it can use a mysterious power.
White 2
Black
White
DiamondIf its usual headache worsens, it starts exhibiting odd powers. It can't remember doing so, however.
Pearl
Platinum
HeartGoldIt has mystical powers but doesn't recall that it has used them. That is why it always looks puzzled.
SoulSilverIf its chronic headache peaks, it may exhibit odd powers. It seems unable to recall such an episode.
RubyPSYDUCK uses a mysterious power. When it does so, this Pokemon generates brain waves that are supposedly only seen in sleepers. This discovery spurred controversy among scholars.
Sapphire
Emerald
FireRedIt is constantly wracked by a headache. When the headache turns intense, it begins using mysterious powers.
LeafGreenWhile lulling its enemies with its vacant look, this wily Pokemon will use psychokinetic powers.
GoldIt has mystical powers but doesn't recall that it has used them. That is why it always looks puzzled.
SilverIf its chronic headache peaks, it may exhibit odd powers. It seems unable to recall such an episode.
CrystalThe only time it can use its psychic power is when its sleeping brain cells happen to wake.
RedWhile lulling its enemies with its vacant look, this wily Pokemon will use psychokinetic powers.
Blue
YellowAlways tormented by headaches. It uses psychic powers, but it is not known if it intends to do so.

Other Other

Name Etymology Psy (as in psychic) + duck
053 #053 Persian #055 Golduck 055