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Table of contents

• Overview and stats
• PvE and PvP analysis
• Moves and best movesets
• CP chart
• Pokédex information
• Evolution chart
• Mega boosts
• Power-up costs
• Family and forms
• Size information
• Encounter data
• Sprites
• Pokédex entries
• Frequently asked questions

Gholdengo is a Steel and Ghost-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO. It reaches 3,517 CP and is weak to Dark, Fire, Ghost, and Ground-type moves. Its recommended moveset is Hex / Shadow Ball. It is boosted by Snow and Fog weather. Its shiny form is available.

Gholdengo Stats and Max CP

Gholdengo's Tier Ranking & Meta Analysis

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PvE Analysis

Gholdengo PvE Analysis

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Recommended moves

• Ghost Attacker:HexShadow Ball

The Ghost/Steel-type Gholdengo is also Pokémon #1000. It has a high ATK and a good Ghost-type moveset which makes it viable but largely outclassed. It learns no Steel-type moves, leaving it completely absent in the Steel department. Overall, Gholdengo is more of a collectible. 🪙

⚔️ Raids

252 ATK and access to Hex and Shadow Ball does put Gholdengo in the Ghost-type meta but it's outclassed by regular Pokémon such as Gengar, Chandelure, Dragapult, and Hoopa (Confined). It's not spectacular but still usable. 👍

🛡️ Gyms

Aside from being a great Gym flex due to its rarity, Gholdengo also boasts a chock full of resistances, including Normal, Poison, Bug, Dragon, Fairy, Fighting, Flying, Grass, Ice, Psychic, Rock, and Steel. As such, it is a nice Gym defender though not a particularly powerful one.

🧬 Evolution

You need to collect 999 Gimmighoul Coins to evolve Gimmighoul to Gholdengo. There is no Candy requirement.

You can get a Gimmighoul Coin by spinning a Gold PokéStop, which is activated by a Golden Lure Module, an item obtained by sending postcards from Pokémon GO to Pokémon Scarlet or Violet. This Lure also results in Gimmighoul spawns.

Additionally, catching a Gimmighoul can also get you its Coins.

💎 The best PvE moves for Gholdengo are Hex and Shadow Ball.

PvP Analysis

Gholdengo PvP Analysis

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Recommended moves

• Great League:HexShadow BallPower Gem
• Ultra League:HexShadow BallPower Gem
• Master League:HexShadow BallFocus Blast

🔵 Great League

The Attack-heavy Gholdengo loses out on bulk in the Great League where it gives a decent performance, winning against Azumarill, Blastoise, regular and Shadow Annihilape, Cradily, Wigglytuff, and Samurott. While it doesn’t do anything special, it can absorb damage due to its 12 resistances. Notably, Bastiodon struggles against this golden surfer.

🟡 Ultra League

Gholdengo improves in the Ultra League, bagging key wins wish we Giratina (Altered), Cresselia, Shadow Dragonite, Clefable, Virizion, Cobalion, Registeel, and Zygarde Complete. Once again, its resistances benefit it in battle but in an offensive role, it's not able to differentiate itself from other Ghost-type attackers in this format. It's certainly a fun pick but not a meta-shaking one by any means. 🙂

🟣 Master League

With no restrictions on its stats, Gholdengo impresses in the Master League, slaying bigshots such as Dialga and Dialga Origin, Palkia and Palkia Origin, Zacian Hero, Zacian Crowned, Zamazenta Crowned, Primarina, Dragonite, and Melmetal. This makes Gholdengo a core breaker, making it a great fit alongside Dragons and Fairies. It also puts pressure on most of the meta with the largely unresisted Hex. 😈

But Giratina Origin is ultimately the better Ghost type in this format so best to use Gholdengo in Master League Premier.

💎 The best PvP moves for Gholdengo are Hex, Shadow Ball and Focus Blast.

Raid Attacker

F#166

Gym Defender

D#91

Ghost-type

S#13

Great League

D#636

Ultra League

C#299

Master League

C#47

Gholdengo Type Chart

Gholdengo takes increased damage from:

Dark160.0%

Fire160.0%

Ghost160.0%

Ground160.0%

Gholdengo takes reduced damage from:

Normal24.4%

Poison24.4%

Bug39.1%

Dragon62.5%

Fairy62.5%

Fighting62.5%

Flying62.5%

Grass62.5%

Ice62.5%

Psychic62.5%

Rock62.5%

Steel62.5%

Gholdengo best moveset

Hex + Shadow Ball

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Hex

Shadow Ball

Gholdengo's best Ghost-type moveset is Hex / Shadow Ball, with 15.33 DPS and 358.6 TDO. These moves are boosted by Fog weather. Gholdengo ranks #13 (S Tier) as a Ghost attacker with that moveset.

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#	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	eDPS	DPS	TDO
1.	Hex	Shadow Ball	13.89	15.33	358.6
2.	Astonish	Shadow Ball	13.53	14.93	349.4
3.	Hex	Dazzling Gleam	11.24	12.41	290.3
4.	Hex	Focus Blast	10.92	12.06	282.1
5.	Astonish	Dazzling Gleam	10.91	12.04	281.8
6.	Astonish	Focus Blast	10.45	11.54	269.9
7.	Hex	Power Gem	10.30	11.38	266.2
8.	Astonish	Power Gem	9.95	10.99	257.0

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Fast Attacks

• Astonish7131.0s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  • 160.0%
  • • Ghost
    • Psychic

  • 62.5%
  • • Dark

  • 39.1%
  • • Normal

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	7
  Energy	13
  Weather boost	Fog
  Duration	1.0s
  Damage window	0.6s - 0.9s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	12
  Energy	10

  
  

  Effects

  Astonish has no special effects.

  See Astonish details page ↗
• Hex8131.0s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  • 160.0%
  • • Ghost
    • Psychic

  • 62.5%
  • • Dark

  • 39.1%
  • • Normal

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	8
  Energy	13
  Weather boost	Fog
  Duration	1.0s
  Damage window	0.8s - 1.0s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	7
  Energy	13

  
  

  Effects

  Hex has no special effects.

  See Hex details page ↗

Charged Attacks

• Dazzling Gleam100503.5s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  • 160.0%
  • • Fighting
    • Dragon
    • Dark

  • 62.5%
  • • Poison
    • Steel
    • Fire

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	100
  Energy	50
  Weather boost	Cloudy
  Duration	3.5s
  Damage window	2.1s - 3.3s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	90
  Energy	55

  
  

  Effects

  Dazzling Gleam has no special effects.

  See Dazzling Gleam details page ↗
• Focus Blast1401003.5s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  • 160.0%
  • • Normal
    • Rock
    • Steel
    • Ice
    • Dark

  • 62.5%
  • • Flying
    • Poison
    • Bug
    • Psychic
    • Fairy

  • 39.1%
  • • Ghost

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	140
  Energy	100
  Weather boost	Cloudy
  Duration	3.5s
  Damage window	3.0s - 3.5s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	150
  Energy	75

  
  

  Effects

  Focus Blast has no special effects.

  See Focus Blast details page ↗
• Shadow Ball100503.0s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  • 160.0%
  • • Ghost
    • Psychic

  • 62.5%
  • • Dark

  • 39.1%
  • • Normal

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	100
  Energy	50
  Weather boost	Fog
  Duration	3.0s
  Damage window	2.4s - 2.8s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	90
  Energy	50

  
  

  Effects

  Shadow Ball has no special effects.

  See Shadow Ball details page ↗
• Power Gem80503.0s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  • 160.0%
  • • Flying
    • Bug
    • Fire
    • Ice

  • 62.5%
  • • Fighting
    • Ground
    • Steel

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	80
  Energy	50
  Weather boost	Partly Cloudy
  Duration	3.0s
  Damage window	2.0s - 2.8s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	85
  Energy	50

  
  

  Effects

  Power Gem has no special effects.

  See Power Gem details page ↗

More information

The following chart shows Gholdengo's DPS and TDO for every fast and charged attack combination. This chart is useful for comparing the relative strength of Gholdengo's movesets. You can change the weather and the opposing Pokémon to see how it affects the rankings.

Legacy Elite Fast and Charged Attacks can only be obtained during special events, or by using an Elite Fast TM or an Elite Charged TM. Legacy moves are marked with an asterisk (*). The table above provides information on different moves Gholdengo has in Pokémon GO, along with their corresponding DPS (Damage per Second) and TDO (Total Damage Output).

Gholdengo CP Chart

Gholdengo reaches a maximum of 3,517 CP at Level 50. Raid encounters have 1,925–2,009 CP, rising to 2,406–2,512 CP when weather boosted. Field and Special Research encounters have 1,444–1,507 CP.

Max CP	3517 CP
	Level 50, 15/15/15 IVs
Research	1444 CP - 1507 CP
	Level 15, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
Eggs	1925 CP - 2009 CP
	Level 20, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
Raids	1925 CP - 2009 CP
	Level 20, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
	2406 CP - 2512 CP
	Weather boosted, Level 25, 10/10/10 minimum IVs

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• Field and Special Research encounters are always Level 15. IVs range from 10 (min) to 15 (max). Field Research encounters have a 10/10/10 IV floor.
• Pokémon hatched from Eggs are always Level 20. IVs range from 10 (min) to 15 (max). Egg Hatches have a 10/10/10 IV floor.
• Raid Bosses caught without weather boost are always Level 20. IVs range from 10 (min) to 15 (max). Raid Catches have a 10/10/10 IV floor.
  • 😈 Shadow Pokémon have 6/6/6 IV floor in raids.
• Raid Bosses caught with weather boost are always Level 25. IVs range from 10 (min) to 15 (max). Weather boosted Raid Catches have a 10/10/10 IV floor.
  • 😈 Shadow Pokémon have 6/6/6 IV floor in raids.
• Wild encounters range from Level 1 to Level 30 Pokémon. Their IVs range from 0 (min) to 15 (max) for each stat.
• Weather Boosted wild Pokémon encounters get a 5 Level boost, bringing their Level range to Level 6 to Level 35. In addition, they have a guaranteed minimum IV value of 4 for each stat, resulting in a 4/4/4 IV floor.

Max Combat Power per Level chart

Gholdengo Max CP per level chart. This table shows maximum Combat Power values from Level 1 to Level 50. CP Calculator

Pokédex information

Pokédex Number	#1000
Height	1.2 m
Weight	30 kg
Region	Generation 9
Can be traded	Allowed
Buddy distance	5 km
Released	Yes
Shiny released	Yes
Pokémon Home transfer	Allowed
Base Flee Rate	0%
Catch rewards	5 300
Additional Move Cost	25 10000

Evolution Chart

Pokémon	Requires	Evolution
Gimmighoul	Special Item: Gimmighoul Coins	Gholdengo
Roaming Form Gimmighoul	999 Gimmighoul Coins	Gholdengo

• You need to use a Gimmighoul Coins to evolve.
• You need to use 999 Gimmighoul Coins to evolve.

Mega Pokémon that boost Gholdengo

A list of Mega Pokémon that boost Gholdengo's Steel and Ghost-type moves, Candy, and Candy XL from catching Gholdengo.

Steel

Ghost

More information

Mega and Primal Raid Bonus –Mega Pokémon boost the attack power of all other Pokémon when battling in Raid Battles by 10%. Attacks that share their type with the Mega Pokémon's type(s) receive a 30% boost. However, these bonuses do not stack if there are multiple Mega-Evolved Pokémon battling simultaneously; only the higher boost will be applied.

Mega and Primal Catch Bonus –While a Pokémon is Mega-Evolved, additional XP and Candy is granted when catching a Pokémon that shares a type with it, or for any raid boss caught. These do not stack with each other. Additionally, High and Max Level Mega-Evolved Pokémon grant an increased chance to obtain Candy XL when catching a Pokémon that shares a type with it.

Note on Primal Kyogre, Primal Groudon, and Mega Rayquaza

• Primal Kyogre boosts Water-, Electric- and Bug-type attacks and Pokémon.
• Primal Groudon boosts Fire-, Grass- and Ground-type attacks and Pokémon.
• Mega Rayquaza boosts Flying-, Dragon- and Psychic-type attacks and Pokémon.

Power-up costs

	Stardust	Candy	Candy XL
LVL 50	520,000	304	296
LVL 40	280,000	304	10
LVL 35	190,000	196	-
LVL 30	125,000	126	-
LVL 25	80,000	87	-
LVL 20	47,500	58	-
LVL 15	25,500	38	-
LVL 10	11,000	19	-
LVL 5	3,000	9	-

Gholdengo Power Up costs in Pokémon GO. The table shows the total Stardust, Candy, and Candy XL required to power up Gholdengo from Level 1 to Level 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, and 50. It will cost you 520,000 Stardust, 304 Candy, and 296 Candy XL to fully power up Gholdengo in Pokémon GO.

A list of Pokémon that are somehow related to Gholdengo in Pokémon GO. Includes evolutions, regional, and form variations.

Gimmighoul

Gholdengo

Chest Form Gimmighoul

Roaming Form Gimmighoul

XXS	XS	M	XL	XXL
0.59 m	0.6 m	1.2 m	1.8 m	1.86 m

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Gholdengo's height ranges from 0.59 m to 1.86 m, with the average being 1.2 m. The illustration shows a comparison with a 1.70 m (5′07″) tall Trainer. Max height has been limited to 450px for rendering purposes.

Size bounds

This table shows the size bounds of Gholdengo in Pokémon GO. The size bounds are the minimum and maximum values for each size category.

Sprites

Regular and Shiny Gholdengo

• Regular GholdengoCopy shortcode
• Shiny GholdengoCopy shortcode

Gholdengo high resolution sprites

A list of high resolution Pokémon HOME sprites related to Gholdengo. Sprite description is a best guess on what the sprite is related to, use your own judgment. Click to download full 512x512 resolution.

• #1000
• #1000

Official artwork

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