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Goldeen

Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet

Goldeen

Scarlet & Violet

Twilight Masquerade · #44 · Common · 2024

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Market reference

$0.16

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Card facts

Quick reference for collectors and graders.

Set position
44 / 226
Release year
2024
Rarity
Common
HP
50
Subtype
Basic
Evolves to
Seaking
Retreat cost
1 energy
Regulation mark
H
Illustrator
saino misaki
Pokédex #
118
Series
Scarlet & Violet

Card analysis

Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.

Primary role
Disruption
Damage efficiency
10 damage
5 per Energy
Prize liability
1 Prize given up
Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
Setup
Basic
Plays straight down — no evolution needed

Also does

Attacker

Strategy & play

How Goldeen plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.

  • A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
  • Its main attack (Whirlpool) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
  • Attacks on any Energy (Colorless cost) — splashable into any deck regardless of type.
  • Water type, weak to Lightning ×2 — a Lightning attacker doing ≥25 effectively one-shots it.
  • A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
  • Seen in 4% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 2 copies.

How to beat Goldeen

  • Exploit its Lightning weakness — ≥25 damage one-shots it.

Competitive performance

From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.

Meta inclusion
4% of decks
1.58 copies on average · 2285 decks
Match win rate
48.9%
+1.7 pts vs the 47.2% field average

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About this card

HP: 50Type:WWaterSubtype: BasicEvolves to: Seaking

"Its dorsal, pectoral, and tail fins wave elegantly in water. That is why it is known as the Water Dancer."

Ability: Festival Lead

If Festival Grounds is in play, this Pokémon may use an attack it has twice. If the first attack Knocks Out your opponent's Active Pokémon, you may attack again after your opponent chooses a new Active Pokémon.

CCWhirlpool — 10

Flip a coin. If heads, discard an Energy from your opponent's Active Pokémon.

Weakness:L×2

Retreat cost:C

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

expandedLegal
standardLegal
unlimitedLegal

Tournament play

Decklist data from the past 30 days of competitive Pokémon TCG tournaments (sourced from Limitless TCG).

Recent decks

1,243

ran Goldeen

Tournaments scanned

302

past 30 days

Competitive note

Currently a meta staple.

127 top-cut decks · best finish 1st

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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 2026/07/10
VariantLowMidHighMarketDirect Low
Normal$0.01$0.15$20.00$0.16$0.06
Reverse Holofoil$0.01$0.25$38.00$0.24$0.23

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2026/02/22
VariantPrice
1-day average€0.03
7-day average€0.03
30-day average€0.05
Low€0.02
Trend price€0.04
Low (excellent+)€0.02
Reverse holo low€0.02
reverseHoloAvg1€0.06
Reverse holo 7-day€0.09
reverseHoloSell€0.11
averageSellPrice€0.05
Reverse holo 30-day€0.11
Reverse holo trend€0.10

Frequently asked

How can I tell if my Goldeen is real?

Goldeen 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 Goldeen worth?

As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Goldeen 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 Goldeen from?

Goldeen is from the Pokémon set "Twilight Masquerade" in the Scarlet & Violet series, released in 2024.

What rarity is Goldeen?

Goldeen is a Common card in the Twilight Masquerade set.