PokéKit

No.1000

Gholdengo

Coin Entity Pokémon

SteelGhost
Height: 1.2mWeight: 30kg(Power of Low Kick against it: 60)Egg Groups: UndiscoveredSmogon Singles: OUSmogon Doubles: DOURegional Dex: Paldea #392

Description

It has a sturdy body made up of stacked coins. Gholdengo overwhelms its enemies by firing coin after coin at them in quick succession.

Raising data

Catch rate
45 / 255
Base friendship
50
Egg steps
6,528 steps
Gender ratio
Genderless
Growth rate
Slow (1,250,000)

Base StatsTotal 550

HP87
Atk60
Def95
SpA133
SpD91
Spe84

Actual stats

Max252 EV0 EVMin
HP194194162162
Atk1231128072
Def161147115103
SpA203185153137
SpD15714311199
Spe14913610493

Calculated at 31 IVs. Max = 252 EVs with a boosting nature, 252 EV = neutral nature, 0 EV = neutral nature, Min = 0 EVs with a hindering nature. HP is not affected by nature.

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Abilities

  • Good as Gold

    A body of pure, solid gold gives the Pokémon full immunity to other Pokémon's status moves.

Competitive usage

How often this Pokémon is used in ranked battles, and within that, the share of its moves, items, abilities, Tera types, EV spreads and teammates. Listed per format.

Champions Singles28.7%#3 · 2026-09Usage over time

Moves

  • Shadow Ball99.5%
  • Make It Rain96%
  • Nasty Plot87%
  • Recover73.9%
  • Thunderbolt14.5%
  • Focus Blast8%
  • Trick5.5%
  • Dazzling Gleam4.3%
  • Memento2.5%
  • Flash Cannon2.4%

Items

  • Air Balloon67.4%
  • Leftovers11.6%
  • Life Orb8.6%
  • Choice Scarf6.7%
  • Rocky Helmet1.5%
  • Colbur Berry1.1%

Abilities

  • Good as Gold100%

EV spreads

  • Modest HP29 / SpA18 / SpD11 / Spe812.4%→ Calc
  • Timid HP2 / SpA32 / Spe329.3%→ Calc
  • Modest HP31 / Def18 / SpA7 / SpD105.9%→ Calc
  • Modest HP31 / SpA32 / Spe33.4%→ Calc

Teammates

Mega SalamenceMega Salamence58.9%PrimarinaPrimarina41.2%HippowdonHippowdon33%GarchompGarchomp28.8%Mega GolisopodMega Golisopod26.9%ArchaludonArchaludon23.4%Mega Lucario ZMega Lucario Z16.8%RillaboomRillaboom13.4%
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Source: Smogon (Champions BSS reg.MC)

Doubles OU21.8%#4 · 2026-09Usage over time

Moves

  • Make It Rain99.9%
  • Shadow Ball98.1%
  • Nasty Plot70.5%
  • Protect70%
  • Trick26.5%
  • Dazzling Gleam22.4%
  • Power Gem4.5%
  • Focus Blast2.5%
  • Thunderbolt2.3%
  • Steel Beam0.9%

Items

  • Leftovers28.3%
  • Grassy Seed27.6%
  • Choice Specs20.8%
  • Choice Scarf9.1%
  • Life Orb5%
  • Shuca Berry2%

Abilities

  • Good as Gold100%

Tera types

  • dragon41.4%
  • fairy23.3%
  • steel15.4%
  • water11.3%
  • flying8.4%
  • normal0.1%

EV spreads

  • Modest HP72 / SpA252 / Spe1848.9%→ Calc
  • Timid HP4 / SpA252 / Spe2525.3%→ Calc
  • Modest HP252 / SpA72 / Spe1845.2%→ Calc
  • Modest HP248 / Def40 / SpA112 / SpD24 / Spe844.6%→ Calc

Teammates

RillaboomRillaboom41.1%IncineroarIncineroar36.5%Roaring MoonRoaring Moon35.5%LandorusLandorus22.9%Ogerpon (Hearthflame Mask)Ogerpon (Hearthflame Mask)22.8%Chien-PaoChien-Pao22.2%TornadusTornadus20.7%Ogerpon (Wellspring Mask)Ogerpon (Wellspring Mask)20.4%
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Source: Smogon (Doubles OU)

OU (Singles)20.6%#6 · 2026-09Usage over time

Moves

  • Shadow Ball90.5%
  • Make It Rain82.6%
  • Recover64%
  • Nasty Plot52.8%
  • Trick41.9%
  • Focus Blast14.6%
  • Dazzling Gleam13.6%
  • Thunder Wave12.7%
  • Psyshock12.4%
  • Thunderbolt7%

Items

  • Choice Scarf39.3%
  • Air Balloon22.4%
  • Leftovers9%
  • Shuca Berry4.7%
  • Custap Berry4.3%
  • Weakness Policy4%

Abilities

  • Good as Gold100%

Tera types

  • fairy35.7%
  • steel21.5%
  • ghost16.7%
  • flying7.8%
  • fighting7.6%
  • water5.1%

EV spreads

Teammates

DragoniteDragonite44.7%Great TuskGreat Tusk39.7%ZamazentaZamazenta26.5%Samurott (Hisuian Form)Samurott (Hisuian Form)24.5%Landorus (Therian Forme)Landorus (Therian Forme)23.4%GlimmoraGlimmora23.2%Iron ValiantIron Valiant21.6%Ogerpon (Wellspring Mask)Ogerpon (Wellspring Mask)19.7%
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Source: Smogon (OU)

Champions Doubles19.1%#8 · 2026-09Usage over time

Moves

  • Shadow Ball99.7%
  • Make It Rain99.6%
  • Protect94.6%
  • Nasty Plot89.2%
  • Power Gem8.1%
  • Trick3%
  • Thunderbolt1.6%
  • Focus Blast1.3%
  • Dazzling Gleam0.8%
  • Psychic0.6%

Items

  • Life Orb77.4%
  • Grassy Seed6.3%
  • Choice Scarf4.8%
  • Leftovers3.7%
  • Focus Sash3.2%
  • Metal Coat1.3%

Abilities

  • Good as Gold100%

EV spreads

Teammates

RillaboomRillaboom67.6%Mega SalamenceMega Salamence39.2%Mega Raichu YMega Raichu Y35.2%SneaslerSneasler33%IncineroarIncineroar31.6%Arcanine (Hisuian Form)Arcanine (Hisuian Form)25.2%MiloticMilotic21.5%Mega StaraptorMega Staraptor17.9%
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Source: Smogon (Champions VGC reg.MC)

VGC 20262.1%#46 · 2026-09Usage over time

Moves

  • Make It Rain100%
  • Shadow Ball100%
  • Nasty Plot51.6%
  • Protect51.6%
  • Thunderbolt48.4%
  • Trick46.3%
  • Focus Blast2.1%
  • Poltergeist0%
  • Power Gem0%
  • Substitute0%

Items

  • Metal Coat50.8%
  • Choice Specs48.4%
  • Life Orb0.4%
  • Grassy Seed0.3%
  • Leftovers0.1%
  • Choice Scarf0%

Abilities

  • Good as Gold100%

Tera types

  • normal50.6%
  • steel48.4%
  • water0.7%
  • fairy0.3%
  • dragon0%
  • ghost0%

EV spreads

  • Modest HP252 / Def44 / SpA132 / SpD4 / Spe7650.5%→ Calc
  • Modest HP204 / Def4 / SpA92 / SpD28 / Spe18048.3%→ Calc
  • Timid HP252 / SpD4 / Spe2520.4%→ Calc
  • Timid HP4 / SpA252 / Spe2520.3%→ Calc

Teammates

IncineroarIncineroar51.3%GrimmsnarlGrimmsnarl50.5%Wo-ChienWo-Chien50.5%KyogreKyogre50.5%LandorusLandorus50.5%MiraidonMiraidon41%Chi-YuChi-Yu40.7%TatsugiriTatsugiri40.6%
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Source: Smogon (VGC 2024 reg.G)

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Moves whose power depends on weight

Low Kick scales with the target's weight; Heavy Slam scales with the attacker-to-target weight ratio. Opponents listed are taken from the usage data, limited to Pokémon that actually run the move.

Power taken from Heavy Slam

Evolution

Gimmighoul#0999GimmighoulGhost
Special→
Gholdengo#1000GholdengoSteelGhost

Type Matchups

Weak to×2 / ×4
FireGroundGhostDark
Resists×½ / ×¼
GrassIceFlyingPsychicRockDragonSteelFairyBug×¼
Immune to×0
NormalFightingPoison
Super-effective STAB coverage×2+
IcePsychicRockGhostFairy

Moves

Level up

Lv1GhostAstonishPhysical 30
Lv1NormalTacklePhysical 40
Lv7GhostNight ShadeSpecial
Lv14GhostConfuse RayStatus
Lv21NormalSubstituteStatus
Lv28SteelMetal SoundStatus
Lv35GhostShadow BallSpecial 80
Lv42NormalRecoverStatus
Lv49RockPower GemSpecial 80
Lv56SteelMake It RainSpecial 120
Lv63DarkNasty PlotStatus
Lv70DarkMementoStatus
TM (33)
Charge BeamDazzling GleamElectro BallEndureFlash CannonFlingFocus BlastFocus PunchGiga ImpactHeavy SlamHexHyper BeamIron HeadLight ScreenLow KickLow SweepPoltergeistProtectPsychicPsyshockReflectRestSandstormSleep TalkSteel BeamTake DownTera BlastThiefThunderThunder PunchThunder WaveThunderboltTrick

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Steel-type listGhost-type list
IceSteelSandshrew (Alolan Form)IceSteelSandslash (Alolan Form)GroundSteelDiglett (Alolan Form)GroundSteelDugtrio (Alolan Form)SteelMeowth (Galarian Form)ElectricSteelMagnemiteElectricSteelMagnetonGhostPoisonGastlyGhostPoisonHaunterGhostPoisonGengarFireGhostTyphlosion (Hisuian Form)GhostMisdreavusBugSteelForretressBugSteelScizorSteelFlyingSkarmoryDarkGhostSableyeGhostShuppetGhostBanette

FAQ

What kind of Pokémon is Gholdengo?

Coin Entity Pokémon It has a sturdy body made up of stacked coins. Gholdengo overwhelms its enemies by firing coin after coin at them in quick succession.

What type is Gholdengo?

Gholdengo is a Steel / Ghost-type Pokémon.

What is Gholdengo weak to?

It takes heavy damage from Fire / Ground / Ghost / Dark-type moves.

What are Gholdengo's base stats?

HP87 / Atk60 / Def95 / SpA133 / SpD91 / Spe84 (total 550)

What are Gholdengo's abilities?

Good as Gold

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