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No. 1000 · National Pokédex

Gholdengo

サーフゴー · Surfugo · Gromago
⚙️ Steel 👻 Ghost
Height
1.2 m
Weight
30.0 kg
Category
Coin Entity Pokémon
Generation
Generation 9
Gholdengo
🔊 Cry

⚡The Essentials on Gholdengo

Types
Steel Ghost
Weaknesses
×2 Fire, Ground, Ghost, Dark Table
Resistances
×¼ Bug · ×½ Grass, Ice, Flying, Psychic, Rock, Dragon, Steel, Fairy · immune: Normal, Fighting, Poison
Evolution
Gimmighoul → Gholdengo
Shiny
Shiny GholdengoAlternate, rare colors: in the main games since X and Y, an encounter has a 1 in 4,096 chance of being Shiny, excluding hunting bonuses. Available as a Shiny in Pokémon GO. View
Stats
Total 550 · top stat: Special Attack (133) Detail
In Current Games
Competitive
Champions · Singles: tier S, No. 3 · Scarlet and Violet · OU: tier S, No. 3 · Champions · Doubles: tier A, No. 8
Other Names
Gromago in French · サーフゴー, Surfugo in Japanese · Monetigo in German All Languages

📋Overview

Gholdengo is a Steel and Ghost-type Pokémon, No. 1000 in the National Pokédex. Original generation: Generation 9. Category: Coin Entity Pokémon. Height: 1.2 m, weight: 30 kg.

Gholdengo evolves from Gimmighoul and does not evolve further.

Ability: Good as Gold. Gholdengo is weak to Fire, Ground, Ghost and Dark-type moves (×2 damage). Gholdengo takes no damage from Normal, Fighting and Poison-type moves.

Generation
Generation 9
Scarlet / Violet
National No.
#1000
National Pokédex
Category
Coin Entity Pokémon
Status
Standard

📊Base Stats

The total determines a Pokémon's overall power.

HP
87
255
Attack
60
255
Defense
95
255
Special Attack
133
255
Special Defense
91
255
Speed
84
255
Total
550
Min HP (Lv. 100)
284
0 IV, 0 EV, neutral nature
Max HP (Lv. 100)
378
31 IV, 252 EV, beneficial nature
Gen Changes
Stable
Unchanged recently

🛡️Type Effectiveness

Multipliers received depending on the type of the opposing move (Steel / Ghost). See the type chart

Weak (×2) — 4 types
Fire
×2
Ground
×2
Ghost
×2
Dark
×2
Normal (×1) — 2 types
Water
×1
Electric
×1
Resistant (×0.5) — 8 types
Grass
×½
Ice
×½
Flying
×½
Psychic
×½
Rock
×½
Dragon
×½
Steel
×½
Fairy
×½
Resistant (×0.25) — 1 type
Bug
×¼
Immune (×0) — 3 types
Normal
×0
Fighting
×0
Poison
×0

✨Abilities

Good as Gold
Ability 1
A body of pure, solid gold gives the Pokémon full immunity to other Pokémon's status moves.

🌱Gholdengo Evolution

Gimmighoul
#999
Gimmighoul
Ghost
Level 999 →
Gholdengo
#1000
Gholdengo
Steel Ghost

🔮Gholdengo Forms and Shiny

Gholdengo
Standard Form
Steel · Ghost
Shiny Availability
Shiny Gholdengo
Shiny form available
Base rate (Gen VI+): 1/4096. With Shiny Charm: 1/1365. Masuda Method: 1/683.

⚔️Gholdengo Moves

Moves this Pokémon can learn, by method.

Lv.
Move
Type · Cat.
Accuracy
Pow.
PP
1
Tackle
Normal Phys.
100%
40
35
1
Astonish
Ghost Phys.
100%
30
15
7
Night Shade
Ghost Spec.
100%
—
15
14
Confuse Ray
Ghost Stat
100%
—
10
21
Substitute
Normal Stat
—
—
10
28
Metal Sound
Steel Stat
85%
—
40
35
Shadow Ball
Ghost Spec.
100%
80
15
42
Recover
Normal Stat
—
—
5
49
Power Gem
Rock Spec.
100%
80
20
56
Make It Rain
Steel Spec.
100%
120
5
63
Nasty Plot
Dark Stat
—
—
20
70
Memento
Dark Stat
100%
—
10

🥚Advanced Breeding

Egg Groups
Undiscovered
Egg Cycles
50 cycles
≈ 12,850 steps
Gender
Genderless
Ditto Compatibility
✓ Yes
Pokérus
Susceptible
EV ×2 if infected
Max Characteristic
Special Attack
Highest base stat
Hyper Training & Mints
Available from level 50. Cost: 1 Gold Bottle Cap per IV set to 31 or 3 Silver Bottle Caps per IV. Mints let you change the effect of a Nature without changing the base Nature.

🗺️Where to Find Gholdengo

Available in 2 games, 2 recorded encounters. Click a game to see the details.

Natively obtainable: Scarlet Violet

Generation IX

🔴
Scarlet 1 encounter
Available ▼
Picnic (1)
Paldea
🟣
Violet 1 encounter
Available ▼
Picnic (1)
Paldea

🔄Transfer to Pokémon HOME

How to bring this Pokémon to HOME depending on the game of origin.

Scarlet
→ Pokémon HOME HOME (direct)
Violet
→ Pokémon HOME HOME (direct)
Note: Some transfers are irreversible (Bank → HOME). Check the legality of moves in the target game — HOME may replace an illegal move with a basic move.

🏆Competitive & Meta

In Our Tier Lists
OU
Smogon · Gen IX · 2026-09
OverUsed
Usage rate: 25.9% · Position #3

📱Gholdengo in Pokémon GO

Gholdengo in Pokémon GO
  • 3,517Max CP (Lv. 40)
  • 2,009Perfect CP in Raids
  • 5 kmper Candy as Buddy
  • ✨ Shiny available
Pokémon GO entry: Gholdengo →

📖Pokédex Entries

Description by game, with language selection.

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.”

🌍Multilingual Names

🇫🇷 Français
Gromago
🇬🇧 English
Gholdengo
🇯🇵 漢字
サーフゴー
🇯🇵 Kana
サーフゴー
🇯🇵 Romaji
Surfugo
🇩🇪 Deutsch
Monetigo
🇪🇸 Español
Gholdengo
🇮🇹 Italiano
Gholdengo
🇰🇷 한국어
타부자고
🇨🇳 ZH-Hans
赛富豪
🇹🇼 ZH-Hant
賽富豪
Category (Genus)
🇫🇷 FR
Trésor Animé
🇬🇧 EN
Coin Entity Pokémon
🇯🇵 JP
たからものポケモン
🇩🇪 DE
Schatzwesen

🎬Media & Gallery

Official artwork
Dream World
Pokémon HOME
Gen V (animated)
Back sprite
Shiny
Gen I
Gen II
Gen III
Gen IV
Audio Cries

❓Frequently asked questions about Gholdengo

What type is Gholdengo?

Gholdengo is a Steel and Ghost-type Pokémon.

Can Gholdengo still evolve?

Gholdengo is the final stage of its evolutionary line: coming from Gimmighoul, it does not evolve further.

What are Gholdengo's weaknesses?

Gholdengo is weak to Fire, Ground, Ghost and Dark-type moves (×2 damage). Gholdengo takes no damage from Normal, Fighting and Poison-type moves.

Is Gholdengo available in Pokémon Champions?

Yes, Gholdengo is playable in Pokémon Champions. In our Champions · Doubles tier list, Gholdengo is ranked tier A (No. 8).

Can you get a Shiny Gholdengo in Pokémon GO?

Yes, Shiny Gholdengo is available in Pokémon GO. Its Pokémon GO entry