Gholdengo (Pokémon)

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← #: Gimmighoul

Pokémon

#: Great Tusk →

Gholdengo Coin Entity Pokémon サーフゴー Surfugo #???? Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Steel Ghost Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown	Ability Good as Gold Cacophony Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Cacophony
Gender ratio Gender unknown	Catch rate 45 (11.9%)
Breeding Egg Group No Eggs Discovered Hatch time 50 cycles Egg not obtainable
Height 3'11" 1.2 m Gholdengo 0'0" 0 m {{{form2}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form3}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form4}}}	Weight 66.1 lbs. 30 kg Gholdengo 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form2}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form3}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form4}}}
Mega Stone [[|]] [[|]]
Base experience yield Unknown Gen. IV Unknown IV 275	Leveling rate Slow
EV yield Total: 2 Gholdengo 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 2 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Shape	Footprint {{{form2}}}
Pokédex color   Yellow	Base friendship 50
External Links On Smogon Pokédex Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Gholdengo (Japanese: サーフゴー Surfugo) is a dual-type Steel/Ghost Pokémon introduced in Generation IX.

It evolves from Chest Form Gimmighoul when leveled up and the player has 999 Gimmighoul Coins. After evolving, the Gimmighoul Coins disappear.

Biology

Gholdengo is a bipedal humanoid Pokémon whose body is composed of 1,000 Gimmighoul Coins stacked together, giving it a golden, cylindrical appearance. Its face has oval eyes and a mouth displaying a crooked smile. Its body has skinny arms with large hands, and short, stumpy legs with no toes. It has three fingers on each hand and four tufts of dreadlock-like "hair", all made out of coins. It wears the strap from a Gimmighoul's chest as a belt, using it to fasten the chest to its side. Gholdengo is capable of creating a golden surfboard out of coins as a means of movement. Gholdengo is a sociable Pokémon, able to quickly befriend anybody. It overwhelms opponents by firing coins at them in quick succession.

Gholdengo is the only known Pokémon capable of learning the move Make It Rain. It is also the only known Pokémon with the Ability of Good as Gold.

In the anime

In the TCG

Main article: Gholdengo (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IX.
Generation IX Paldea #392 Scarlet Its body seems to be made up of 1,000 coins. This Pokémon gets along well with others and is quick to make friends with anybody. Violet It has a sturdy body made up of stacked coins. Gholdengo overwhelms its enemies by firing coin after coin at them in quick succession.

File:Pokedex Image Gholdengo SV.png

Gholdengo in the Paldea Pokédex

Game locations

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IX.
Generation IX Scarlet Violet Evolve Gimmighoul

Stats

Base stats

Stat		Range
		At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 87		147 - 194	284 - 378
Attack: 60		58 - 123	112 - 240
Defense: 95		90 - 161	175 - 317
Sp. Atk: 133		124 - 203	243 - 401
Sp. Def: 91		86 - 157	168 - 309
Speed: 84		80 - 149	155 - 293
Total: 550	Other Pokémon with this total
Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature. Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.

Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions in Generation IX, this Pokémon is:

Damaged normally by: Normal 0× Fighting 0× Flying ½× Poison 0× Ground 2× Rock ½× Bug ¼× Ghost 2× Steel ½× Fire 2× Water 1× Grass ½× Electric 1× Psychic ½× Ice ½× Dragon ½× Dark 2× Fairy ½× None

Weak to: Normal 0× Fighting 0× Flying ½× Poison 0× Ground 2× Rock ½× Bug ¼× Ghost 2× Steel ½× Fire 2× Water 1× Grass ½× Electric 1× Psychic ½× Ice ½× Dragon ½× Dark 2× Fairy ½× None

Immune to: Normal 0× Fighting 0× Flying ½× Poison 0× Ground 2× Rock ½× Bug ¼× Ghost 2× Steel ½× Fire 2× Water 1× Grass ½× Electric 1× Psychic ½× Ice ½× Dragon ½× Dark 2× Fairy ½× None

Resistant to: Normal 0× Fighting 0× Flying ½× Poison 0× Ground 2× Rock ½× Bug ¼× Ghost 2× Steel ½× Fire 2× Water 1× Grass ½× Electric 1× Psychic ½× Ice ½× Dragon ½× Dark 2× Fairy ½× None

Notes: If Foresight or Odor Sleuth is used by an opponent, the opponent has Scrappy, or this Pokémon is given a Ring Target, the effectiveness of  Normal-type  moves is ½× and the effectiveness of  Fighting-type  moves is 2×. If this Pokémon is given a Ring Target, the effectiveness of  Poison-type  moves is ½×.

Learnset

By leveling up

Generation IX Other generations: None

Level   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP 011 Astonish Ghost Physical 03030 100100% 15 011 Tackle Normal Physical 04040 100100% 35 077 Night Shade Ghost Special 0000— 100100% 15 1414 Confuse Ray Ghost Status 0000— 100100% 10 2121 Substitute Normal Status 0000— 00——% 10 2828 Metal Sound Steel Status 0000— 08585% 40 3535 Shadow Ball Ghost Special 08080 100100% 15 4242 Recover Normal Status 0000— 00——% 5 4949 Power Gem Rock Special 08080 100100% 20 5656 Make It Rain Steel Special 120120 100100% 5 6363 Nasty Plot Dark Status 0000— 00——% 20 7070 Memento Dark Status 0000— 100100% 10

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Gholdengo Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Gholdengo

By TM

Generation IX Other generations: None

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM001 TM001 Take Down Normal Physical 09090 085}}85% 20 TM007 TM007 Protect Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM012 TM012 Low Kick Fighting Physical 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM017 TM017 Confuse Ray Ghost Status 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM018 TM018 Thief Dark Physical 06060 100}}100% 25 TM023 TM023 Charge Beam Electric Special 05050 090}}90% 10 TM029 TM029 Hex Ghost Special 06565 100}}100% 10 TM039 TM039 Low Sweep Fighting Physical 06565 100}}100% 20 TM042 TM042 Night Shade Ghost Special 0000— 100}}100% 15 TM043 TM043 Fling Dark Physical 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM047 TM047 Endure Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM051 TM051 Sandstorm Rock Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM054 TM054 Psyshock Psychic Special 08080 100}}100% 10 TM068 TM068 Thunder Punch Electric Physical 07575 100}}100% 15 TM070 TM070 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM072 TM072 Electro Ball Electric Special 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM074 TM074 Reflect Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM075 TM075 Light Screen Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 30 TM079 TM079 Dazzling Gleam Fairy Special 08080 100}}100% 10 TM082 TM082 Thunder Wave Electric Status 0000— 090}}90% 20 TM085 TM085 Rest Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM093 TM093 Flash Cannon Steel Special 08080 100}}100% 10 TM099 TM099 Iron Head Steel Physical 08080 100}}100% 15 TM101 TM101 Power Gem Rock Special 08080 100}}100% 20 TM103 TM103 Substitute Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM109 TM109 Trick Psychic Status 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM114 TM114 Shadow Ball Ghost Special 08080 100}}100% 15 TM120 TM120 Psychic Psychic Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TM121 TM121 Heavy Slam Steel Physical 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM126 TM126 Thunderbolt Electric Special 09090 100}}100% 15 TM140 TM140 Nasty Plot Dark Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM152 TM152 Giga Impact Normal Physical 150150 090}}90% 5 TM158 TM158 Focus Blast Fighting Special 120120 070}}70% 5 TM163 TM163 Hyper Beam Normal Special 150150 090}}90% 5 TM166 TM166 Thunder Electric Special 110110 070}}70% 10 TM170 TM170 Steel Beam Steel Special 140140 095}}95% 5 TM171 TM171 Tera Blast Normal Special 08080 100}}100% 10

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Gholdengo Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution or an alternate form of Gholdengo

By breeding

Generation IX Other generations: None

Parent   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  This Pokémon learns no moves by breeding.

Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Gholdengo Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Gholdengo Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Gholdengo

Evolution

Unevolved Gimmighoul Chest Form  Ghost

+ File:GO ?????? Coin Small.png Level up after collecting 999 Gimmighoul Coins →

First evolution Gholdengo  Steel  Ghost

Trivia

Origin

Since Gholdengo is a humanoid golden entity, it may be based on award statuettes, which are often made with gold; or El Dorado, a mythical king who covered his entire body with gold.

It also seems to take cues from surfers, given the golden surfboard it rides on in the overworld as well as its dreadlock-like appendages and friendly nature, befitting of the archetypal "surfer dude." It also bears some physical resemblance to a tube man. The cylindrical shape of its body is similar to a coin wrapper.

Name origin

Gholdengo may be a combination of ghoul, golden, ghost, and possibly go. It may also come from tengo, the Spanish word for "I have".

Surfugo may be a combination of surf, 富豪 fugō (wealthy person), gold, and go.

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese サーフゴー Surfugo From surf, 富豪 fugō, gold, and go French Gromago From gros and magot Spanish Gholdengo Same as English name German Monetigo From Moneten and amigo Italian Gholdengo Same as English name Korean 타부자고 Tabujago From 타보자고 Tabojago and 부자 (富者) buja Mandarin Chinese 賽富豪 / 赛富豪 Sàifùháo From 賽 / 赛 sài and 富豪 fùháo Cantonese Chinese 賽富豪 Choifuhòuh From 蹇 choi and 富豪 fuhòuh

More languages

External links

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