Illudex

No. 55 · Kanto · Water

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Golduck is a Water-type Pokémon introduced in Kanto, number 55 in the National Pokédex. Its cards run from 1999 to 2026. Its cards are ordered by the art, the best first, rather than by set.

Cards
26
Sets
22
Printed
1999–2026
Illustrators
19
Sightings
2

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The strongest Golduck art

  1. 01/06

    Golduck BREAK

    BREAKpoint · 2016

    Drawn by 5ban Graphics

    Ultra Rare

  2. 02/06

    Golduck

    Ascended Heroes · 2026

    Drawn by Jiro Sasumo

    Uncommon

  3. 03/06

    Golduck

    Astral Radiance · 2022

    Drawn by otumami

    Uncommon

  4. 04/06

    Misty's Golduck

    Gym Challenge · 2000

    Drawn by Ken Sugimori

    Holo Rare

  5. 05/06

    Dark Golduck

    Team Rocket Returns · 2004

    Drawn by Nakaoka

    Uncommon

  6. 06/06

    Golduck

    151 · 2023

    Drawn by Taira Akitsu

    Uncommon

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Which is the better picture?

Two Golduck cards, side by side.

Misty's Golduck, Gym Challenge
Dark Golduck, Team Rocket Returns
Golduck δ, Holon Phantoms
Golduck, Astral Radiance
Golduck BREAK, BREAKpoint
Golduck, 151
Light Golduck, Neo Destiny
Golduck, Ascended Heroes
Sabrina's Golduck, Gym Challenge

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Nine of the strongest Golduck artworks as a binder page. Add it to your binder and swap any card. No account needed.

Golduck by scene

Where its cards are set. Each opens a search of just those Golduck cards, the artwork that shows it most first.

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How Golduck gets drawn

Golduck is usually drawn nostalgic, usually swimming, often painted.

Across 24 Golduck artworks, each picture counted once, next to how every other Pokémon is drawn.

Drawn against type

The Golduck pictures least like the rest.

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1999–2026

Golduck through the years

Its strongest card of each year it was printed.

  1. 1999 Fossil
  2. 2000 Gym Challenge
  3. 2002 Legendary Collection
  4. 2003 Aquapolis
  5. 2004 Team Rocket Returns
  6. 2006 Holon Phantoms
  7. 2007 Secret Wonders
  8. 2009 Platinum
  9. 2010 Triumphant
  10. 2012 Boundaries Crossed
  11. 2016 BREAKpoint
  12. 2017 Sun & Moon
  13. 2019 Cosmic Eclipse
  14. 2021 Evolving Skies
  15. 2022 Astral Radiance
  16. 2023 151
  17. 2025 MEP Black Star Promos
  18. 2026 Ascended Heroes
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Evolves from

  1. Psyduck38 cards
  2. Golduckthis page · 26 cards

Golduck sightingsspotted in 2 other cards

Cards where Golduck turns up in someone else's picture: behind them, beside them, or hiding.

Every Golduck card

26 cards, strongest artwork first.

26 of 26 cards

Golduck in numbers

Cards
26
Sets
22since Fossil
Illustrators
19most by Kagemaru Himeno
Printed
1999–2026
Printed as
Stage 1, BREAK
Sightings
2in other cards' art
HP on card
60–140

They span 22 sets, from Fossil to Ascended Heroes. 19 illustrators have drawn it, most often Kagemaru Himeno, Ken Sugimori and Jiro Sasumo. It has been printed as Stage 1 and BREAK.

Who draws Golduck

19 illustrators, by how many they have drawn.

Where it has been printed

22 sets, by how many Golduck cards each holds.

10 more sets

Rarity

Uncommon15Rare8Holo Rare1Promo1Ultra Rare1

Questions

How many Golduck cards are there?
There are 26 Golduck cards, printed between 1999 and 2026 across 22 sets, alternate arts and reprints included.
Which Golduck card has the best artwork?
That's how this page is ordered: the strongest Golduck art first, however common or rare the card.
Who illustrates Golduck cards?
19 illustrators have drawn Golduck. Kagemaru Himeno has done the most at 3, followed by Ken Sugimori and Jiro Sasumo.
What was the first Golduck card?
Its earliest printing in the catalog comes from Fossil, released in 1999. 15 of its 26 cards are Uncommon.

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