- Attack
- 252
- Defense
- 190
- HP
- 202
100% CP
- RaidsLv20
- 2,009
- min 1,925
- Weather boostLv25
- 2,512
- min 2,406
- MaxLv50
- 3,976
- Lv40 3,517
At a glance
Basics
Gholdengo is a Steel/Ghost-type Pokémon. Its 100% IV CP is 2,009 at level 20 (raids, eggs and research), 2,512 at weather-boosted level 25 and up to 3,976 at level 50. It is weak to Fire/Ground/Ghost/Dark attacks (1.6×). It resists Grass/Ice/Fighting/Flying/Psychic/Rock/Dragon/Steel/Fairy/Bug/Normal/Poison attacks. In raids, Astonish + Shadow Ball is its strongest moveset (level 40, 100% IVs). As your buddy, it earns 1 Candy every 5 km you walk together.
- Category
- Coin Entity Pokémon
- Buddy distance
- 5 km
- Second Charged Attack
- 10,000 Stardust · 25 Candy
- Max CP · Lv50 / Lv51 (Best Buddy)
- 3,976 / 4,023
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.
All values are for Pokémon GO; main-series values are not listed. The Pokédex entry is the game's own English text.
Related tips
- How to read IVs and appraisalsIVs run from 0 to 15 for each of Attack, Defense and HP, and appraisal stars are set by the sum of the three (0–45).
- What to power up first (power-up priorities for beginners)Stardust is limited, so first power up strong counters you'll use for a long time across many raids.
- Choosing IVs for PvP (low Attack wins in Great and Ultra League)In leagues with a CP cap, the lower the Attack IV, the higher you can level up within the same CP, which makes Defense and HP bigger.
Best movesetsLv40 · 15/15/15 IVs
- 1
AstonishShadow BallBest100% efficiency15.4TDO 476 - 2HexShadow Ball100% efficiency15.4TDO 476
- 3Astonish
Dazzling Gleam81% efficiency12.5TDO 384 - 4HexDazzling Gleam81% efficiency12.5TDO 384
- 5Astonish
Focus Blast80% efficiency12.3TDO 379
Top 5 of 8 movesets.
Raid and Gym efficiency against an ordinary neutral 5-star boss. DPS is damage per second, TDO is total damage dealt before fainting, and efficiency compares (DPS³ × TDO)^¼ with the top moveset. Against a specific boss, moves of the types it's weak to do more.
Learnable moves
Fast Attack2
| Moves | Power | Energy | DPS | EPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AstonishBestGhost · 1s · STAB | 7 | +13 | 8.4 | 13 |
| HexGhost · 1s · STAB | 8 | +13 | 9.6 | 13 |
Charged Attack4
| Moves | Power | Energy | DPS | DPE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow BallBestGhost · 3s · STAB | 100 | 50 | 40 | 2.4 |
| Focus BlastFighting · 3.5s | 140 | 100 | 40 | 1.4 |
| Dazzling GleamFairy · 3.5s | 100 | 50 | 28.6 | 2 |
 Power GemRock · 3s | 80 | 50 | 26.7 | 1.6 |
- DPS is damage per second, EPS energy per second and DPE damage per energy. A Charged Attack costing 100 energy uses 1 bar, 50 uses 2 bars and 33 uses 3 bars.
- STAB (same-type attack bonus) applies to moves of the Pokémon's own type, which deal 1.2× damage (included in DPS, DPT and DPE).
Calculate with your Pokémon
Move the sliders or enter a CP and Gholdengo's stats, move performance and power-up cost update instantly.
Enter the CP shown in the game to find the closest level for these IVs.
- Actual Attack
- 159.5
- Actual Defense
- 122.5
- Actual HP
- 129
Actual stat = (base stat + IV) × level multiplier. Level 51 is the Best Buddy boost.
Move performance at these stats
HexShadow BallBest100% efficiencyThis is the best moveset at these stats. That's 78% of the same moveset's DPS at Lv40 with 15/15/15.
Raid calculation against a neutral 5-star boss. * Exclusive moves need an Elite TM.
Power-up cost
- Stardust
- 225,000
- Candy
- 248
- Candy XL
- 0
Lv 20 → 40: 40 power-ups, CP 3,517 after
Based on the game's power-up cost table. Shadow costs 1.2× and purified 0.9× (rounded up per power-up); Lucky Pokémon pay half the Stardust. Event bonuses are not included.
IV rankings by leagueBy stat product
| Rank | Attack | Defense | HP | Level | CP | vs. #1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 16 | 1,500 | 100.0% |
| 2 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 1,499 | 99.9% |
| 3 | 0 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 1,499 | 99.8% |
| 4 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 15.5 | 1,499 | 99.7% |
| 5 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 16 | 1,499 | 99.5% |
| 6 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 16 | 1,496 | 99.5% |
| 7 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 16 | 1,498 | 99.5% |
| 8 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 16 | 1,498 | 99.4% |
| 9 | 0 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 1,499 | 99.4% |
| 10 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 1,496 | 99.4% |
Stat product = Attack × Defense × HP (up to level 50, excluding Best Buddy). It shows how long a Pokémon lasts under the same CP cap and doesn't include move matchups.
EvolutionFrom game data
- Stage 1
- GholdengoViewing999 Gimmighoul CoinBest movesAstonishShadow Ball
- Best moves are the top raid moveset at level 40 with 15/15/15 IVs.
Damage takenGO multipliers
- ×1.6
Fire
GroundGhost
Dark - ×0.625
Grass
IceFighting
Flying
PsychicRock
Dragon
SteelFairy - ×0.39
Bug - ×0.244
Normal
Poison
Show all 18 types
- Normal×0.244
- Fire×1.6
Water×1
Electric×1- Grass×0.625
- Ice×0.625
- Fighting×0.625
- Poison×0.244
- Ground×1.6
- Flying×0.625
- Psychic×0.625
- Bug×0.39
- Rock×0.625
- Ghost×1.6
- Dragon×0.625
- Dark×1.6
- Steel×0.625
- Fairy×0.625
Offensive matchupsBased on learnable moves