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Gholdengo

SteelGhost

Available for SV PLZA

Gholdengo is a Steel/Ghost-type Pokémon (National Dex #1000) with a high stat total of 550. You can have one built for Scarlet & Violet and Legends: Z-A, and every copy is generated through the same PKHeX legality engine Pokémon HOME uses on deposit.

Its best stat is Sp. Atk at 133, which makes it a slow but heavy-hitting attacker. Special Attack outweighs Attack by a clear margin, so Modest or Timid with a special move set is the natural build. When you order one here you pick the nature, EV spread, IVs and Tera type yourself, so you can build the exact spread the set calls for rather than breeding for it.

Defensively, Gholdengo takes super-effective damage from Fire, Ground, Ghost, Dark. It is completely immune to Normal, Fighting, Poison. It resists Grass, Ice, Flying, Psychic, Bug, Rock, Dragon, Steel, Fairy. Its ability options are Good as Gold.

Gholdengo evolves into Gimmighoul. You can order any stage directly rather than raising it — useful when you want the final evolution at a specific level, or the pre-evolution with an egg move it can only learn early.

In-game, Gholdengo has 25 recorded encounter locations across Scarlet & Violet (22), Legends: Z-A (3) — listed in full below with levels, catchable marks and legal Poké Balls. Note that at least one encounter is shiny-locked in Scarlet & Violet, Legends: Z-A, meaning it cannot be found shiny there no matter how long you hunt. A shiny Gholdengo ordered here is built with a legal PID and Encryption Constant, so it passes the same checks a hunted one does. If you want the honest answer on ban risk before you trade, read Is Pokémon Genning Safe?.

Base stats

Gholdengo base stats
Sp. Atk	133
Defense	95
Sp. Def	91
HP	87
Speed	84
Attack	60
Total	550

Abilities

Good as Gold

Gender

Genderless

Type matchups

Weak to FireGroundGhostDark

Resists GrassIceFlyingPsychicBugRockDragonSteelFairy

Immune to NormalFightingPoison

Evolutions

Gimmighoul

Where to find Gholdengo

Scarlet & Violet

Location	Levels	Method	Notes
South Province (Area One)	6	Static	Shiny-locked
South Province (Area Three)	11	Static	Shiny-locked
South Province (Area Two)	11	Static	Shiny-locked
a crystal cavern	13	Distribution Raid 1★	Shiny-locked · 1 guaranteed 31 IVs · Ability: OnlyFirst
East Province (Area One) (1)	16	Static	Shiny-locked
South Province (Area Five)	16	Static	Shiny-locked
South Province (Area Four)	16	Static	Shiny-locked
West Province (Area One) (1)	16	Static	Shiny-locked
a crystal cavern	21	Distribution Raid 2★	Shiny-locked · 1 guaranteed 31 IVs · Ability: OnlyFirst
Asado Desert	21	Static	Shiny-locked
East Province (Area Three)	26	Static	Shiny-locked
West Paldean Sea	26	Static	Shiny-locked
a crystal cavern	36	Distribution Raid 3★	Shiny-locked · 2 guaranteed 31 IVs · Ability: OnlyFirst
Glaseado Mountain (1)	36	Static	Shiny-locked
South Province (Area Six) (1)	41	Static	Shiny-locked
a crystal cavern	46	Distribution Raid 4★	Shiny-locked · 3 guaranteed 31 IVs · Ability: OnlyFirst
Casseroya Lake (1)	51	Static	Shiny-locked
North Province (Area One)	51	Static	Shiny-locked
North Province (Area Two)	51	Static	Shiny-locked
Socarrat Trail	51	Static	Shiny-locked
West Province (Area Two)	51	Static	Shiny-locked
a crystal cavern	76	Distribution Raid 5★	4 guaranteed 31 IVs · Ability: OnlyFirst

Pokémon Legends: Z-A

Location	Levels	Method	Notes
Rouge Sector 1 (-)	5	Gift	Shiny-locked · Ball: Poke · 3 guaranteed 31 IVs
Hyperspace Lumiose	62	Wild	—
Hyperspace Lumiose	71	Wild	Alpha · 3 guaranteed 31 IVs

Moves

Every move Gholdengo can learn in each game. The level column shows where it is learned by level-up; moves available only by TM, tutor or breeding sit at the top with no level.

Scarlet & Violet

Lv.	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
1	Astonish	Ghost	Physical	30	100	15
1	Charge Beam	Electric	Special	50	90	10
1	Dazzling Gleam	Fairy	Special	80	100	10
1	Electro Ball	Electric	Special	1	100	10
1	Endure	Normal	Status	—	101	10
1	Flash Cannon	Steel	Special	80	100	10
1	Fling	Dark	Physical	1	100	10
1	Focus Blast	Fighting	Special	120	70	5
1	Focus Punch	Fighting	Physical	150	100	20
1	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90	5
1	Heavy Slam	Steel	Physical	1	100	10
1	Hex	Ghost	Special	65	100	10
1	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90	5
1	Iron Head	Steel	Physical	80	100	15
1	Light Screen	Psychic	Status	—	101	30
1	Low Kick	Fighting	Physical	1	100	20
1	Low Sweep	Fighting	Physical	65	100	20
1	Poltergeist	Ghost	Physical	110	90	5
1	Protect	Normal	Status	—	101	10
1	Psychic	Psychic	Special	90	100	10
1	Psyshock	Psychic	Special	80	100	10
1	Reflect	Psychic	Status	—	101	20
1	Rest	Psychic	Status	—	101	5
1	Sandstorm	Rock	Status	—	101	10
1	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	—	101	10
1	Steel Beam	Steel	Special	140	95	5
1	Tackle	Normal	Physical	40	100	35
1	Take Down	Normal	Physical	90	85	20
1	Tera Blast	Normal	Special	80	100	10
1	Thief	Dark	Physical	60	100	25
1	Thunder	Electric	Special	110	70	10
1	Thunder Punch	Electric	Physical	75	100	15
1	Thunder Wave	Electric	Status	—	90	20
1	Thunderbolt	Electric	Special	90	100	15
1	Trick	Psychic	Status	—	100	10
7	Night Shade	Ghost	Special	1	100	15
14	Confuse Ray	Ghost	Status	—	100	10
21	Substitute	Normal	Status	—	101	10
28	Metal Sound	Steel	Status	—	85	40
35	Shadow Ball	Ghost	Special	80	100	15
42	Recover	Normal	Status	—	101	5
49	Power Gem	Rock	Special	80	100	20
56	Make It Rain	Steel	Special	120	100	5
63	Nasty Plot	Dark	Status	—	101	20
70	Memento	Dark	Status	—	100	10

Pokémon Legends: Z-A

Lv.	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
1	Charge Beam	Electric	Special	50	90	10
1	Comet Punch	Normal	Physical	18	85	15
1	Confuse Ray	Ghost	Status	—	100	10
1	Dazzling Gleam	Fairy	Special	80	100	10
1	Endure	Normal	Status	—	100	10
1	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100	20
1	Flash Cannon	Steel	Special	80	100	10
1	Focus Blast	Fighting	Special	120	70	5
1	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90	5
1	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90	5
1	Iron Head	Steel	Physical	80	100	15
1	Light Screen	Psychic	Status	—	100	30
1	Low Sweep	Fighting	Physical	65	100	20
1	Magnet Bomb	Steel	Physical	60	100	20
1	Metronome	Normal	Status	—	100	10
1	Nasty Plot	Dark	Status	—	100	20
1	Ominous Wind	Ghost	Special	60	100	5
1	Power Gem	Rock	Special	80	100	20
1	Protect	Normal	Status	—	100	10
1	Psychic	Psychic	Special	90	100	10
1	Psyshock	Psychic	Special	80	100	10
1	Reflect	Psychic	Status	—	100	20
1	Shadow Ball	Ghost	Special	80	100	15
1	Shadow Punch	Ghost	Physical	60	100	20
1	Steel Beam	Steel	Special	140	95	5
1	Substitute	Normal	Status	—	100	10
1	Surf	Water	Special	90	100	15
1	Tackle	Normal	Physical	40	100	35
1	Thunder	Electric	Special	110	70	10
1	Thunder Punch	Electric	Physical	75	100	15
1	Thunder Wave	Electric	Status	—	90	20
1	Thunderbolt	Electric	Special	90	100	15
23	Metal Sound	Steel	Status	—	85	40
42	Recover	Normal	Status	—	100	5
56	Make It Rain	Steel	Special	120	100	5

Get Gholdengo on your game

Pick the level, nature, EVs, IVs, ability, Poké Ball and Tera type — shiny optional — and our trade bot delivers it over a Link Trade. It is free, and it passes Pokémon HOME.

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Frequently Asked Questions about Gholdengo

How do I get Gholdengo for free?

Order it on GenPKM. Pick Gholdengo in the Pokédex, choose the level, nature, IVs, EVs, ability, Poké Ball and whether you want it shiny, then our trade bot runs a Link Trade and sends it to your game. It is free, and it takes about a minute once you are through the queue.

Which games is Gholdengo available in?

GenPKM can build Gholdengo for Scarlet & Violet, Legends: Z-A. Each game has its own move pool and encounter data, so the copy you receive is legal for the specific game you pick.

Is a genned Gholdengo legal in Pokémon HOME?

Yes. Every Gholdengo built here is validated against PKHeX, which applies the same legality rules Pokémon HOME uses when you deposit. It passes HOME without flags and transfers normally between the games that support the species.

What is Gholdengo weak against?

Gholdengo is Steel/Ghost-type, so it takes super-effective damage from Fire, Ground, Ghost, Dark. It is immune to Normal, Fighting, Poison. It resists Grass, Ice, Flying, Psychic, Bug, Rock, Dragon, Steel, Fairy.

What is the best nature for Gholdengo?

Gholdengo's Special Attack (133) is well ahead of its Attack (60), so Modest or Timid is the usual choice. You set the nature yourself when you order it.

Which abilities can Gholdengo have?

Gholdengo has a single ability: Good as Gold.

Can I get a shiny Gholdengo?

Yes, through GenPKM. Note that at least one in-game encounter for Gholdengo is shiny-locked, so it cannot be found shiny in the wild there. A shiny ordered here is generated with a legal PID and Encryption Constant and passes Pokémon HOME's shiny verification.

TRON Advanced

Base stats

Abilities

Gender

Type matchups

Evolutions

Where to find Gholdengo

Scarlet & Violet

Pokémon Legends: Z-A

Moves

Scarlet & Violet

Pokémon Legends: Z-A

Get Gholdengo on your game

Frequently Asked Questions about Gholdengo