Gholdengo #1000
| Max CP | L403517L503976L51 · Best Buddy4023 |
| Buddy Distance | 5 km per Candy |
| Released | Feb 27, 2023Jul 1, 2025 |
Type Effectiveness
Gholdengo takes 160% from Fire, Ground, Ghost and Dark moves.
Gholdengo is a Steel/Ghost-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO, weak to Fire, Ground, Ghost and Dark.
It reaches 3976 CP at level 50, or 4023 as a Best Buddy.
Its best raid moveset is Hex with Shadow Ball.
Base Stats
Not main-series base stats. Bars scale to 450 / 450 / 500.
Best Movesets
| # | Fast Move | Charged Move | DPS | TDO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GhostHex | GhostShadow Ball | 14.3 | 295 | |
| 2 | GhostAstonish | GhostShadow Ball | 13.7 | 284 |
| 3 | GhostHex | FairyDazzling Gleam | 11.5 | 238 |
| 4 | GhostHex | FightingFocus Blast | 11.2 | 231 |
| 5 | GhostAstonish | FairyDazzling Gleam | 11.0 | 228 |
| 6 | GhostHex | RockPower Gem | 10.5 | 217 |
| 7 | GhostAstonish | FightingFocus Blast | 10.5 | 216 |
| 8 | GhostAstonish | RockPower Gem | 10.0 | 206 |
Raid damage at level 40, 15/15/15 IVs, no weather boost.
DPS is damage per second, TDO total damage before fainting. For one boss, see the raid counters.
Moves
Fast Moves
Move | Type | Power | Energy | Time | DPS | EPS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hex | Ghost | 8 | 13 | 1.0s | 8.0 | 13.0 | |
| Astonish | Ghost | 7 | 13 | 1.0s | 7.0 | 13.0 |
Charged Moves
Move | Type | Power | Energy | Time | DPS | DPE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Focus Blast | Fighting | 140 | 100 | 3.5s | 40.0 | 1.40 | |
| Shadow Ball | Ghost | 100 | 50 | 3.0s | 33.3 | 2.00 | |
| Dazzling Gleam | Fairy | 100 | 50 | 3.5s | 28.6 | 2.00 | |
| Power Gem | Rock | 80 | 50 | 3.0s | 26.7 | 1.60 |
Fast Moves
Move | Type | Power | Energy | Turns | DPT | EPT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Astonish | Ghost | 12 | 10 | 3 | 4.0 | 3.3 | |
| Hex | Ghost | 7 | 13 | 3 | 2.3 | 4.3 |
Charged Moves
Move | Type | Power | Energy | DPE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Focus Blast | Fighting | 150 | 75 | 2.00 | |
| Dazzling Gleam | Fairy | 90 | 55 | 1.64 | |
| Shadow Ball | Ghost | 90 | 50 | 1.80 | |
| Power Gem | Rock | 85 | 50 | 1.70 |
DPS damage per second · EPS energy per second · DPE damage per energy.
Evolution Family
Top Counters
As a Tier 5 raid boss. Level 40, 15/15/15, no weather boost.
- 1
Mega DelphoxFireFire SpinFireMystical Fire+35.6 eDPS - 2
Mega BlazikenFireFire SpinFireBlast BurnE32.9 eDPS - 3
Shadow ReshiramFireFire FangFireFusion FlareE32.6 eDPS - 4
Mega Charizard YFireFire SpinFireBlast BurnE32.5 eDPS - 5
Mega GengarGhostLickEGhostShadow Ball31.9 eDPS - 6
Primal GroudonGroundMud ShotGroundPrecipice BladesE31.7 eDPS
Stronger than the everyday pick against 1 of 134 Tier 5 and Mega bosses. The everyday pick itself against 3 more.
The everyday pick is the best attacker that isn’t a Mega, Shadow or Legendary. Each number is how much more of the boss’s health this Pokémon takes off than that pick would. Level 40, 15/15/15, no weather boost.
Mega AlakazamMega RaidGhostHexGhostShadow Ball+0.0% Gainover Tyranitar
CP by Level
Encounter | Level | Guaranteed CP | Max CP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Research | 15 | 144410/10/10 | 150715/15/15 | |
| Raids & Eggs | 20 | 192510/10/10 | 200915/15/15 | |
| Weather-Boosted Raids | 25 | 240610/10/10 | 251215/15/15 | |
| L40 | 40 | 30830/0/0 | 351715/15/15 | |
| L50 | 50 | 34850/0/0 | 397615/15/15 | |
| L51 · Best Buddy | 51 | 35270/0/0 | 402315/15/15 |
All Power-Up Levels (L15–L51)
Level | 15/15/15 | 0/0/0 |
|---|---|---|
| Level 15 | 1507 | 1321 |
| Level 20 | 2009 | 1761 |
| Level 25 | 2512 | 2202 |
| Level 30 | 3014 | 2643 |
| Level 35 | 3266 | 2863 |
| Level 40 | 3517 | 3083 |
| Level 45 | 3743 | 3281 |
| Level 50 | 3976 | 3485 |
| Level 51 | 4023 | 3527 |
Research, raid and egg catches have at least 10/10/10 IVs. A wild catch can be as low as 0/0/0.
L40 is the cap without XL Candy, L50 with it. L51 is Best Buddy only.
Dex Details
| Second Charged Move | 25 Candy · 10,000 Stardust |
| Height / Weight | 1.2 m · 30 kg |
| Gender Ratio | Genderless |
| Trading | TradableTransferable |
Abilities, EVs, breeding and learnsets: Gholdengo in the RotomLabs Pokédex
PvP IV Spreads
Great League
1500 CP Cap| Rank | IVs | CP | Level | % of Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 0/15/10 | 1500 | 16 | 100.00% |
| #2 | 0/13/12 | 1499 | 16 | 99.90% |
| #3 | 0/11/14 | 1499 | 16 | 99.78% |
| #4 | 5/15/15 | 1499 | 15.5 | 99.67% |
| #5 | 0/14/10 | 1496 | 16 | 99.51% |
| #6 | 0/14/11 | 1499 | 16 | 99.51% |
| #7 | 1/15/8 | 1498 | 16 | 99.50% |
| #8 | 1/13/10 | 1498 | 16 | 99.41% |
| #9 | 0/12/12 | 1496 | 16 | 99.40% |
| #10 | 0/12/13 | 1499 | 16 | 99.40% |
A 15/15/15 ranks #3237 of 4,096, with 93.47% of the best stat product.
Great League Rankings on PvPokeUltra League
2500 CP Cap| Rank | IVs | CP | Level | % of Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 0/15/12 | 2496 | 26.5 | 100.00% |
| #2 | 1/14/12 | 2499 | 26.5 | 99.90% |
| #3 | 0/12/15 | 2495 | 26.5 | 99.87% |
| #4 | 1/11/15 | 2498 | 26.5 | 99.77% |
| #5 | 1/15/11 | 2500 | 26.5 | 99.71% |
| #6 | 0/13/14 | 2495 | 26.5 | 99.69% |
| #7 | 4/15/14 | 2499 | 26 | 99.67% |
| #8 | 1/12/14 | 2499 | 26.5 | 99.60% |
| #9 | 0/14/12 | 2490 | 26.5 | 99.51% |
| #10 | 0/14/13 | 2495 | 26.5 | 99.51% |
A 15/15/15 ranks #2597 of 4,096, with 95.28% of the best stat product.
Ultra League Rankings on PvPokeRanked by stat product at the highest level under the CP cap.
Trades and research have at least 10 in each IV, lucky trades 12. Check your own. This ranks IVs only. For the meta, see PvPoke.