Pokémon · Sword & Shield
Golduck
Evolving Skies · #25 · Uncommon · 2021
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$0.16
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Current listings on The Game Traders
No active listings for this card right now.
Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 25 / 237
- Release year
- 2021
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 120
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Psyduck
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Regulation mark
- E
- Illustrator
- Kyoko Umemoto
- Pokédex #
- 55
- Series
- Sword & Shield
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- Damage efficiency
- 70 damage
- 35 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Also does
Strategy & play
How Golduck plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Inflicts Confusion — they must flip to attack (tails fails and deals 30 to themselves). Soft, coin-flip disruption.
- Its main attack (Surf) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Needs Water Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Water type, weak to Lightning ×2 — a Lightning attacker doing ≥60 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- A Stage 1 — one step up from Psyduck; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
How to beat Golduck
- Exploit its Lightning weakness — ≥60 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 1 copies on average · 7 decks
Building around Golduck?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"A professional swimmer, it can continue swimming for two days straight by waving its long tail skillfully."
CPsybeam — 20
Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Confused.
WCSurf — 70
Weakness:L×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Golduck was legal.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/16| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.01 | $0.16 | $30.00 | $0.16 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.04 | $0.25 | $5.05 | $0.25 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/05/06| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.02 |
| 7-day average | €0.10 |
| 30-day average | €0.06 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.07 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.04 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.10 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.22 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.14 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.06 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.16 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.22 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Golduck is real?
Golduck is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Golduck worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Golduck is $0.16; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Golduck from?
Golduck is from the Pokémon set "Evolving Skies" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2021.
What rarity is Golduck?
Golduck is a Uncommon card in the Evolving Skies set.
Other Golduck printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
