Game version
AppearanceStandard
- Height
- 1.2 m
- Weight
- 30.0 kg
Training & breeding details
GenderGenderless
Catch rate45(11.9%)Tricky
Base friendship50Low
Hatch time50 cycles · ~13,005 steps
Growth rateslow
Base EXP275
Base stats
HP
87
Attack
60
Defense
95
Sp. Atk
133
Sp. Def
91
Speed
84
Total
550
Base Stat Total
Abilities
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Competitive movesets
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Nasty Plot
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Evolution
gimmighoul coins
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Gholdengo can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
12 of 12
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| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Astonish Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Ghost | Physical | 30 | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Tackle Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 7 | Night Shade Inflicts damage equal to the user’s level. | Ghost | Special | — | 100 | 15 |
| 14 | Confuse Ray Confuses the target. | Ghost | Status | — | 100 | 10 |
| 21 | Substitute Transfers 1/4 of the user’s max HP into a doll, protecting the user from further damage or status changes until it breaks. | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 28 | Metal Sound Lowers the target’s Special Defense by two stages. | Steel | Status | — | 85 | 40 |
| 35 | Shadow Ball Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage. | Ghost | Special | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 42 | Recover Heals the user by half its max HP. | Normal | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 49 | Power Gem Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Rock | Special | 80 | 100 | 20 |
| 56 | Make It Rain | Steel | Special | 120 | 100 | 5 |
| 63 | Nasty Plot Raises the user’s Special Attack by two stages. | Dark | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 70 | Memento Lowers the target’s Attack and Special Attack by two stages. User faints. | Dark | Status | — | 100 | 10 |
Sprites & renders
9 sprites & renders for Gholdengo.
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Cite this page
“Gholdengo”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/gholdengo.
Species data from PokéAPI.