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Goldeen, the Goldfish Pokémon — Water-type Pokémon official artwork
water
Goldeen
ID:#118Goldfish Pokémon
Height
0.6m
Weight
15.0kg
Catch Rate
225
Exp
64

Goldeen Pokémon Emerald: Moves, Sprites & Locations

Everything you need to know about Goldeen in Pokémon Emerald. On this page you'll find its Pokédex entry straight from the game, all sprite variants including shiny forms, the complete moveset of 42 moves grouped by learning method (level-up, TM/HM, egg, tutor), and every wild encounter location with levels, conditions, and catch rates.

Pokémon Emerald
Hoenn

Goldeen Pokemon Emerald Pokedex Entry

Its dorsal and pectoral fins are strongly developed like muscles. It can swim at a speed of five knots.

Pokemon Emerald Goldeen Sprites

Goldeen front-facing sprite from Pokémon EmeraldPrimary
Goldeen back-facing sprite from Pokémon EmeraldReverse
Goldeen shiny front-facing sprite from Pokémon EmeraldShiny
Goldeen shiny back-facing sprite from Pokémon EmeraldShiny Reverse

Pokémon Emerald Goldeen Moveset

Complete registry of moves learned by Goldeen via various methods in Pokémon Emerald.

MoveTypeRequirement
Tail WhipnormalLv. 1
PeckflyingLv. 1
Water SportwaterLv. 1
SupersonicnormalLv. 10
Horn AttacknormalLv. 15
FlailnormalLv. 24
Fury AttacknormalLv. 29
WaterfallwaterLv. 38
Horn DrillnormalLv. 43
AgilitypsychicLv. 52

End of Move Database

Pokémon Emerald Goldeen Locations

Goldeen can be caught in 14 locations across Pokémon Emerald, including Hoenn Safari Zone Nwmach Bike Area and Hoenn Safari Zone Sw. The most reliable spawn is at Hoenn Safari Zone Expansion South, where you'll find it between Lv. 25 and 30 by fishing with the Super Rod with a 40% encounter rate.

Petalburg City Area

2 encounters
  • good rod
    Lv. 10-30
    20%Frequent
  • old rod
    Lv. 5-10
    30%Frequent

Meteor Falls Area

2 encounters
  • good rod
    Lv. 10-30
    20%Frequent
  • old rod
    Lv. 5-10
    30%Frequent

Meteor Falls Back

2 encounters
  • good rod
    Lv. 10-30
    20%Frequent
  • old rod
    Lv. 5-10
    30%Frequent

Meteor Falls B1f

2 encounters
  • good rod
    Lv. 10-30
    20%Frequent
  • old rod
    Lv. 5-10
    30%Frequent

Meteor Falls Backsmall Room

2 encounters
  • good rod
    Lv. 10-30
    20%Frequent
  • old rod
    Lv. 5-10
    30%Frequent

Hoenn Victory Road B2f

2 encounters
  • good rod
    Lv. 10-30
    20%Frequent
  • old rod
    Lv. 5-10
    30%Frequent

Hoenn Route 102 Area

3 encounters
  • good rod
    Lv. 10-30
    20%Frequent
  • old rod
    Lv. 5-10
    30%Frequent
  • surf
    Lv. 20-30
    1%Very Rare

Hoenn Route 111 Area

3 encounters
  • good rod
    Lv. 10-30
    20%Frequent
  • old rod
    Lv. 5-10
    30%Frequent
  • surf
    Lv. 20-30
    1%Very Rare

Hoenn Route 114 Area

3 encounters
  • good rod
    Lv. 10-30
    20%Frequent
  • old rod
    Lv. 5-10
    30%Frequent
  • surf
    Lv. 20-30
    1%Very Rare

Hoenn Route 117 Area

3 encounters
  • good rod
    Lv. 10-30
    20%Frequent
  • old rod
    Lv. 5-10
    30%Frequent
  • surf
    Lv. 20-30
    1%Very Rare

Hoenn Route 120 Area

3 encounters
  • good rod
    Lv. 10-30
    20%Frequent
  • old rod
    Lv. 5-10
    30%Frequent
  • surf
    Lv. 20-30
    1%Very Rare

Hoenn Safari Zone Nwmach Bike Area

5 encounters
  • good rod
    Lv. 10-25
    20%Frequent
  • good rod
    Lv. 10-30
    20%Frequent
  • old rod
    Lv. 5-10
    30%Frequent
  • super rod
    Lv. 25-30
    40%Frequent
  • super rod
    Lv. 30-35
    40%Frequent

Hoenn Safari Zone Sw

5 encounters
  • good rod
    Lv. 10-25
    20%Frequent
  • good rod
    Lv. 10-30
    20%Frequent
  • old rod
    Lv. 5-10
    30%Frequent
  • super rod
    Lv. 25-30
    40%Frequent
  • super rod
    Lv. 30-35
    40%Frequent

Hoenn Safari Zone Expansion South

3 encounters
  • good rod
    Lv. 25-30
    20%Frequent
  • old rod
    Lv. 25-30
    30%Frequent
  • super rod
    Lv. 25-30
    40%Frequent