Psyduck (Japanese: コダック Koduck) is a Water-type Pokémon introduced in Generation I.

It evolves into Golduck starting at level 33.

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Biology

Psyduck is a yellow Pokémon resembling a duck or a bipedal platypus. On top of its head are three thick strands of black hair, and it has a wide, flat cream-colored beak. Psyduck's eyes seem vacant and have tiny pupils. Its legs and tail are stubby, and it has cream-colored webbed feet. There are three claws on each of its hands.

Psyduck is constantly stunned by its headache and is unable to think very clearly. It usually stands immobile, trying to calm its headache. However, when its headache becomes too severe, Psyduck releases tension in the form of strong psychic powers. The use of these powers produces brain waves identical to those seen in sleepers, and the Pokémon is unable to recall these episodes. Psyduck lives in freshwater lakes and small ponds, but can be seen in rivers in tropical areas as shown in Pokémon Snap. As mentioned in Pokémon Sleep, Psyduck suffers headaches while it sleeps.[1] Very rarely, their sights are Psyduck sleeping peacefully while not holding its head.

Prior to Generation V, Psyduck and its evolved form, Golduck, were the only known Pokémon that could have Cloud Nine as an Ability.

Evolution

Psyduck evolves into Golduck.

(For specifics on this Pokémon's evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)

Game data

NPC appearances

Pokédex entries

Generation I Kanto#054
Red(JPN) (This entry was originally untranslated in English until it was reused in Pokémon FireRed.)
Green
Red(ENG) While lulling its enemies with its vacant look, this wily Pokémon will use psychokinetic powers.
Blue
Yellow Always tormented by headaches. It uses psychic powers, but it is not known if it intends to do so.
Stadium Appears unaware and totally vacant. However, if its chronic headache worsens, it starts exhibiting peculiar powers.
Generation II Johto#138
Gold It has mystical powers but doesn't recall that it has used them. That is why it always looks puzzled.
Silver If its chronic headache peaks, it may exhibit odd powers. It seems unable to recall such an episode.
Crystal The only time it can use its psychic power is when its sleeping brain cells happen to wake.
Stadium 2 It has mystical powers but doesn't recall that it has used them. That is why it always looks puzzled.
Generation III Hoenn#158 Kanto#054
Ruby Psyduck uses a mysterious power. When it does so, this Pokémon generates brain waves that are supposedly only seen in sleepers. This discovery spurred controversy among scholars.
Sapphire If it uses its mysterious power, Psyduck can't remember having done so. It apparently can't form a memory of such an event because it goes into an altered state that is much like deep sleep.
Emerald When its headache intensifies, it starts using strange powers. However, it has no recollection of its powers, so it always looks befuddled and bewildered.
FireRed It is constantly wracked by a headache. When the headache turns intense, it begins using mysterious powers.
LeafGreen While lulling its enemies with its vacant look, this wily Pokémon will use psychokinetic powers.
Generation IV Sinnoh#043 Johto#140
Diamond If its usual headache worsens, it starts exhibiting odd powers. It can't remember doing so, however.
Pearl It never remembers using its odd powers, so it always tilts its head in puzzlement.
Platinum Overwhelmed by enigmatic abilities, it suffers a constant headache. It sometimes uses mysterious powers.
HeartGold It has mystical powers but doesn't recall that it has used them. That is why it always looks puzzled.
SoulSilver If its chronic headache peaks, it may exhibit odd powers. It seems unable to recall such an episode.
Generation V Unova B2  W2 : #028
Black Overwhelmed by enigmatic abilities, it suffers a constant headache. It sometimes uses mysterious powers.
White
Black 2 When headaches stimulate its brain cells, which are usually inactive, it can use a mysterious power.
White 2
Generation VI KalosCentral #059 Hoenn#165
X It is constantly wracked by a headache. When the headache turns intense, it begins using mysterious powers.
Y It has mystical powers but doesn't recall that it has used them. That is why it always looks puzzled.
Omega Ruby Psyduck uses a mysterious power. When it does so, this Pokémon generates brain waves that are supposedly only seen in sleepers. This discovery spurred controversy among scholars.
Alpha Sapphire If it uses its mysterious power, Psyduck can't remember having done so. It apparently can't form a memory of such an event because it goes into an altered state that is much like deep sleep.
Generation VII Alola S  M : #089 Alola US  UM : #107 Kanto#054
Sun As a result of headaches so fierce they cause it to cry, it sometimes uses psychokinesis without meaning to.
Moon This Pokémon is troubled by constant headaches. The more pain it's in, the more powerful its psychokinesis becomes.
Ultra Sun Using psychokinesis gives it a headache, so it normally passes the time spacing out and doing as little as possible.
Ultra Moon It has been found that its brain cells are 10 times more active when Psyduck is experiencing a headache.
Let's Go Pikachu Always tormented by headaches. It uses psychic powers, but whether it intends to do so is not known.
Let's Go Eevee
Generation VIII GalarIsle of Armor #146 Sinnoh#043 Hisui#068
Sword Psyduck is constantly beset by headaches. If the Pokémon lets its strange power erupt, apparently the pain subsides for a while.
Shield As Psyduck gets stressed out, its headache gets progressively worse. It uses intense psychic energy to overwhelm those around it.
Brilliant Diamond If its usual headache worsens, it starts exhibiting odd powers. It can't remember doing so, however.
Shining Pearl It never remembers using its odd powers, so it always tilts its head in puzzlement.
Legends: Arceus Suffers perpetual headaches. If the agony grows too great, Psyduck's latent power erupts, contrary to Psyduck's intent. Ergo, I am exploring ways to ease the pain.
Generation IX Paldea#55 Kitakami#— Blueberry#—
Scarlet It is constantly wracked by a headache. When the headache turns intense, it begins using mysterious powers.
Violet If its chronic headache peaks, it may exhibit odd powers. It seems unable to recall such an episode.

Game locations

Generation I
Generation II
Generation III
Ruby Sapphire
Emerald
FireRed
Celadon City (Surfing)Routes 4, 10, 11, 12, 13, 19, 20, 21, 24, Water Labyrinth, Resort Gorgeous, Memorial Pillar, Green Path, Outcast Island, Tanoby Ruins, Pallet Town, Cerulean City, Vermilion City, Cinnabar Island, One Island, Five Island, Trainer Tower (Super Rod)Routes 6, 22, 23, 25, Viridian City, Fuchsia City, Four Island, Cerulean Cave, Safari Zone (Surfing and Super Rod)Treasure Beach, Kindle Road, Bond Bridge, Five Isle Meadow, Ruin Valley, Water Path (walking and Super Rod)Cape Brink, Berry Forest , Seafoam Islands, Icefall Cave (walking, Surfing, and Super Rod)Canyon Entrance
LeafGreen
Colosseum
XD
Generation IV
Diamond Pearl
Routes 203, 204, 205, 209, 212, 214, Twinleaf Town, Eterna City, Lake Verity, Celestic Town (Surfing)Routes 208, 210, Lake Acuity, Lake Valor, Great Marsh, Oreburgh Gate, Ravaged Path (walking and Surfing)
Platinum
Routes 203, 204, 205, 208, 209, 210, 212, 214, 225, Twinleaf Town, Eterna City, Lake Verity, Resort Area, Celestic Town (Surfing)Oreburgh Gate, Ravaged Path, Lake Acuity, Lake Valor (walking and Surfing)
HeartGold SoulSilver
Pal Park
Pokéwalker
Generation V
Generation VI
Generation VII
Generation VIII
Sword Shield
Expansion Pass
Brilliant Diamond Shining Pearl
Routes 203, 204, 205, 209, 212, 214, Twinleaf Town, Eterna City, Lake Verity, Celestic Town (Surfing)Routes 208, 210, Lake Acuity, Lake Valor, Great Marsh, Oreburgh Gate, Ravaged Path (walking and Surfing)Grand Underground - Spacious Cave, Fountainspring Cave, Riverbank Cave, Still-Water Cavern
Legends: Arceus
Generation IX

In side games

Generation I
Generation II
This Pokémon is unavailable in Generation II side games.
Generation III
Generation IV
Generation V
Generation VI
Generation VII
Generation VIII
Cross-Generation

In events

In-game events
GTS events

Held items

Pokémon caught in Generation I must be traded to a Generation II game in order for a held item to appear.

Stats

Base stats

Pokéathlon stats

Speed
2/5 ★★☆☆☆
Power
2/5 ★★☆☆☆
Skill
2/5 ★★☆☆☆
Jump
2/4 ★★☆☆

Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions in Generation IX, this Pokémon is:
Damagednormally by:
Immune to:
Resistant to:

Learnset

By leveling up

Generation IX
  • Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Psyduck
  • Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Psyduck
  • Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations

By TM

Generation IX
  • Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Psyduck
  • Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution or an alternate form of Psyduck
  • Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations

By breeding

Generation IX
  • Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Psyduck
  • Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Psyduck
  • Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Psyduck
  • Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations

Side game data

Pokémon Ranger
Group: Poké Assist: Field move: None
Loops: 32 Min. exp.: N/A Max. exp.: N/A
Browser entry R-121
Psyduck is a laid-back Pokémon that likes to vacantly float on water.
Pokémon Rumble Rush
Walking Speed: 1.58 seconds Base HP: 48
Base Attack: 69 Base Defense: 48 Base Speed: 60
PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond
PokéPark Pad entry:
He gets confused about directions and wanders off into various Areas. As a result, he has a lot of friends in different Areas.
New Pokémon Snap
Photodex entry #220
Psyduck often looks spaced out because it’s constantly dealing with headaches. Sometimes it gets swept away by the river, but Psyduck doesn’t seem to mind.

Evolution data

Sprites

Generation I
Generation II
Generation III
Generation IV
Generation V
Generation VI
Generation VII
Generation VIII
Cross-Generation

Other sprites

In the anime

Main series

Shiny Psyduck in the anime

Major appearances

Misty's Psyduck

Psyduck debuted in Hypno's Naptime, where it was accidentally caught by Misty. Despite being generally shown as dimwitted and oblivious, when its headache gets bad enough, it has been shown to use phenomenally powerful Psychic-type moves, which far exceed its normal ability.

Other

In Bye Bye Psyduck, Marina owns a Psyduck. It wasn't as dopey as the Psyduck Misty had, and even proved itself to be rather strong in battle, managing to defeat Staryu. However, it lost against a wild Golduck that Misty used under the belief that her Psyduck had evolved into it.

In Mewtwo Strikes Back, a Psyduck was cloned from Misty's Psyduck. It then participated in the battle between the original Pokémon and the cloned Pokémon. Psyduck reappeared in Mewtwo Returns.

In Sitting Psyduck, Emily had a Psyduck that persistently escaped from her mansion because it didn't like the lavish life she gave it.

In Not on MY Watch Ya Don't!, Team Rocket used a Psyduck as part of their scheme.

In The Psyduck Stops Here!, eleven Psyduck (three newly hatched) lived by a pond. Three of the Psyduck were blocking the path that Ash and his friends needed to pass on their way to Celestic Town. Ash and friends later discovered that they were living by the pond because nearby Lake Psyduck had been invaded by a trio of Muk. Ash and friends later evicted the Muk and allowed the Psyduck to live by Lake Psyduck so that the Psyduck's road blocking days can come to an end.

In Raid Battle in The Ruins!, Shane Seeker owns a Shiny Psyduck, which is his first and main Pokémon. Psyduck was used in a Raid Battle against a giant Golurk.

A Trainer's Psyduck using a scarf, appeared in Memories of a Warming Kindness!. In the past, it helped Chrysa overcome her depression, after she lost her conference papers. This led her to have an obsession with Psyduck merchandise.

Minor appearances

Psyduck Eggs in the anime

A Psyduck appeared in a fantasy in Dig Those Diglett!.

In Flower Power, two Psyduck were parts of Florando's annual Pokémon Exhibition.

In Wired for Battle!, a Trainer's Psyduck came up as an image in Shingo's laptop.

A Psyduck appeared in a fantasy in The Totodile Duel.

In Beauty and the Breeder, a Pokémon Breeder's Psyduck participated in a Pokémon breeding competition.

In Dueling Heroes, a Trainer's Psyduck competed in the Whirl Cup.

In Gonna Rule The School!, the Pokémon Trainers' School lent a Psyduck to the school's underage students for use.

In Win, Lose or Drew!, a Coordinator's Psyduck competed in the Slateport Contest.

In Once in a Mawile!, Samantha's Mawile fell in love with a Trainer's Psyduck.

A Psyduck appeared in Lucario and the Mystery of Mew.

A Coordinator's Psyduck appeared in The Saffron Con.

A Trainer's Psyduck appeared in Spontaneous Combusken!.

A Psyduck appeared in Wild in the Streets!.

In The Rise of Darkrai, Darkrai hit with a Psyduck with Dark Void.

In Dawn's Early Night!, a Coordinator's Psyduck competed in a required Double Performance alongside a Duskull during the Hearthome Contest.

In Sleepless In Pre-Battle!, Dawn's Piplup spotted a Psyduck.

In Beating the Bustle and Hustle!, a Trainer's Psyduck participated in the fake Sinnoh Pokémon Hustle that Team Rocket had set up.

In Meloetta's Moonlight Serenade, a Psyduck watched Meloetta's concert.

A Psyduck lived at Professor Sycamore's lab in Lumiose City Pursuit, Mega-Mega Meowth Madness!, Day Three Blockbusters!, and Battling With a Clean Slate!; and in flashbacks in Mega Evolution Special I and Garchomp's Mega Bond!.

A Psyduck appeared in A Blustery Santalune Gym Battle!.

A Psyduck appeared in Battling on Thin Ice!.

A Psyduck appeared in Grooming Furfrou!.

Two Psyduck appeared in A Jolting Switcheroo!.

A Psyduck appeared in A PokéVision of Things to Come!.

In A Battle by Any Other Name!, a Trainer's Psyduck competed in the Poké Puff Contest.

A Psyduck appeared in Heroes - Friends and Faux Alike!.

In Summer of Discovery!, Foggy Pokémon Orienteering!, and Battling Into the Hall of Fame!, a Trainer's Psyduck participated in the Pokémon Summer Camp. Another Trainer's Psyduck also appeared in a fantasy in the latter episode.

A Trainer's Psyduck appeared in Dreaming a Performer's Dream!.

In A Showcase Debut!, a Performer's Psyduck competed in the Coumarine City Pokémon Showcase. It reappeared in Performing with Fiery Charm!, Party Dancecapades!, Master Class is in Session!, and Performing a Pathway to the Future!.

A Psyduck appeared in Confronting the Darkness!.

A Psyduck appeared in A Fashionable Battle!.

A Trainer's Psyduck appeared in A Giga Battle with Mega Results!.

In The Legend of the Ninja Hero!, a Psyduck lived in the Ninja Village.

A Trainer's Psyduck appeared in Battling at Full Volume!.

In Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel, a Psyduck lived at the Nebel Plateau.

Two Psyduck appeared in a flashback in The Legend of X, Y, and Z!.

In First Catch in Alola, Ketchum-Style!, a stallholder's Psyduck gave some Berries to a group of Pikipek.

Six Trainers' Psyduck appeared in A Shocking Grocery Run!.

In Lillie's Egg-xhilarating Challenge!, a Psyduck was playing in Lillie's garden. It reappeared in The Ol' Raise and Switch!.

In To Top a Totem!, a Psyduck fell out of the sky.

A Trainer's Psyduck appeared in A Glaring Rivalry!.

A Psyduck appeared in Lulled to La-La Land! during a fantasy.

Two Psyduck appeared in I Choose You!, with one being wild and the other under the ownership of a Trainer.

A Psyduck appeared in Mallow and the Forest Teacher!.

Two Trainers' Psyduck appeared in Balloons, Brionne, and Belligerence!.

In Alola, Kanto!, multiple Psyduck were at Professor Oak's Laboratory.

In A Dream Encounter!, a Psyduck starred in a video advertising Aether Paradise. It reappeared in Don't Ignore the Small Stufful!.

A Trainer's Psyduck appeared in Now You See Them, Now You Don't!.

In Mission: Total Recall!, a Psyduck appeared on a monitor at Aether Paradise.

In Deceiving Appearances!, a Ditto transformed into a Psyduck.

A Trainer's Psyduck appeared in the banned episode SM064.

In Smashing with Sketch!, a Trainer's Psyduck competed in the Pokémon Ping-Pong tournament.

A Trainer's Psyduck appeared in Tough Guy Trials!.

Three Trainers' Psyduck appeared in A Young Royal Flame Ignites!.

Multiple Trainers' Psyduck appeared in The Power of Us.

A Trainer's Psyduck appeared in Dummy, You Shrunk the Kids!.

Two Psyduck appeared in The Shape of Love to Come!, with one under the ownership a Trainer and the other being seen juggling apples.

Two Trainers' Psyduck appeared in I Choose Paradise!. One of them was among the Pokémon seen at the Pokémon Paradise Resort.

Multiple Psyduck appeared in Securing the Future!, with one being wild and the rest under the ownership of different Trainers. They joined the rest of Alola in showering Necrozma with light so it could return to its true form.

A Trainer's Psyduck appeared in Turning the Other Mask!.

Two Trainers' Psyduck appeared in League Offenders and Defenders!.

A Trainer's Psyduck appeared in Battling Besties!.

In Battling on the Wing!, a Trainer's Psyduck watched the battles during the Manalo Conference.

A Psyduck appeared in a fantasy in The Final Four!.

In Final Rivals!, a Trainer's Psyduck watched the battle between Ash and Gladion.

Two Trainers' Psyduck appeared in Z-Move Showdown!.

Two Trainers' Psyduck appeared in Exhibition Unmasked!. One of them reappeared in A Full Battle Bounty! and Fiery Surprises!.

A Trainer's Psyduck appeared in Thank You, Alola! The Journey Continues!.

A Trainer's Psyduck appeared in a flashback in Enter Pikachu!.

Two Psyduck appeared in Legend? Go! Friends? Go!, with one under the ownership of a Trainer participating in a Raid Battle against a Lugia and the other being wild.

Two Psyduck appeared in The Sinnoh Iceberg Race!, with one under the ownership of a Trainer and the other being wild. The wild Psyduck retrieved Lauren's glasses, implying it will join her team just as her Piplup and Croagunk did.

A Trainer's Psyduck appeared in Raid Battle in The Ruins!.

In Destination: Coronation!, a Psyduck jumped out of a bush near the Cerise Laboratory and ran after a group of Farfetch'd.

A Trainer's Psyduck appeared in Sobbing Sobble!.

A Trainer's Psyduck appeared in The Cuteness Quotient!.

Two Trainers' Psyduck appeared in Restore and Renew!.

A Trainer's Psyduck appeared in Sword and Shield: The Darkest Day!.

A Trainer's Psyduck appeared in Crowning the Chow Crusher!.

A Trainer's Psyduck appeared in To Train, or Not to Train!. It reappeared in Breaking the Ice!.

A Trainer's Psyduck got stuck in Gulpin's giant ball in A Rollicking Roll….

Four Psyduck appeared in Sleuths for Truth!. Two additional Psyduck also appeared in the episode, under the ownership of Trainers, with one appearing in a fantasy.

A Trainer's Psyduck appeared in Nightfall? Nightmares!.

A Trainer's Psyduck appeared in Lighting the Way Home!.

A Trainer's Psyduck appeared in Aim For The Eight!.

A Trainer's Psyduck appeared in Helping the Hometown Hero!.

Multiple Psyduck belonging to Trainers have appeared watching the Masters Eight Tournament, with the first one showing up in Curtain Up! Fight the Fights!.

A Psyduck appeared in The Pendant That Starts It All (Part One), under the ownership of a student of Indigo Academy.

A Trainer's Psyduck appeared during a flashback in The Bittersweet Truth.

Two Psyduck appeared in HZ042, under the ownership of two Trainers. One appeared in an image.

A Student's Psyduck appeared in an image in HZ046. Another appeared under the ownership of a Trainer.

A Trainer's Psyduck appeared in HZ048.

Pokédex entries

Episode Subject Source Entry
EP027 Psyduck Ash's Pokédex Psyduck, a Water Pokémon. Uses mysterious power to perform various attacks. Psyduck constantly suffers from a headache.
EP032 Psyduck's attacks Ash's Pokédex Psyduck's attacks are: One: Tail Whip. Number two: Scratch. Number three: Disable. Number four: Confusion. When Psyduck's headache becomes severe, it uses amazing power.
Episode Pokémon Source Entry
AG140 Psyduck May's Pokédex Psyduck, the Duck Pokémon. Psyduck suffers frequent headaches and can exhibit mysterious attacks when they become especially intense.
Episode Pokémon Source Entry
DP087 Psyduck Dawn's Pokédex Psyduck, the Duck Pokémon. When a Psyduck's headache gets severe, it starts to exhibit odd powers.
Episode Pokémon Source Entry
JN057 Psyduck Goh's Rotom Phone Psyduck, the Duck Pokémon. A Water type. Psyduck is constantly bothered by headaches. The more its head hurts, the stronger its Psychic power.

Pokémon Origins

In File 3: Giovanni, Red hooked a Psyduck and eventually caught it.

POKÉTOON

A Psyduck appeared in Wait for Me, Magikarp!.

Pokémon Evolutions

In The Show, a Psyduck briefly appeared under the ownership of a Trainer in Ecruteak City.

In The Discovery, four Psyduck were seen watching Green as she traversed Cerulean Cave.

Pokémon: Paldean Winds

A Psyduck appeared in Breathe In, under the ownership of a Trainer.

Pokémon Concierge

A Psyduck under the ownership of Haru is a primary character in Pokémon Concierge, debuting in I'm Haru, the New Concierge!. It is the first Pokémon that Haru befriended during her work at the Pokémon Resort. Initially a shy Pokémon who prefers to hide due to being unable to control its psychic powers, in What's on Your Mind, Psyduck?, it grew to befriend Haru and learn to channel its powers with Haru's help.

In the manga

Ash & Pikachu

Main article: Misty's Psyduck

Ash borrowed Misty's Psyduck in The Beginning Of Good Luck?! Pokémon Fortune Telling.

The Electric Tale of Pikachu

Main article: Misty's Psyduck

Misty's Psyduck made a small cameo in Pikachu's Excellent Adventure.

How I Became a Pokémon Card

A Psyduck appeared in Troubled Pokémon, Psyduck.

A Team Rocket Grunt was also revealed to own a Psyduck.

Movie adaptations

A Psyduck appeared in the manga adaptation of The Rise of Darkrai, where it was one of the Pokémon put to sleep by Darkrai.

A Psyduck appeared in the manga adaptation of Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel as a resident of the Nebel Plateau.

Pokémon Adventures

Psyduck debuted in Sigh for Psyduck, where it was brought back to life by Koga's Gastly in the Pokémon Tower. It first appeared to Red like a normal Psyduck, until it attempted an assault on him, during which its eyeballs suddenly sunk into its eye sockets and some skin fell off, revealing its bones. Since it was just a mindless undead Pokémon, it was easily destroyed by Red's Saur's Vine Whip attack.

A Psyduck appeared as a silhouette when Green talks about Mew in The Jynx Jinx.

Psyduck physically debuted in Breath of the Dragonair Part 1, under the ownership of Trainer. It was used in a surfing contest, before it was interrupted by Lance controlling the winning prize, a Dragonair.

A Psyduck was one of the Pokémon at Earl's Pokémon Academy in Violet City in Slugging It Out with Slugma.

A Psyduck appeared in Suddenly Suicune (Part 3) and Absolutely Azumarill, where Crystal tries and fails to catch it.

A Psyduck appeared in The Last Battle XIII as one of the Pokémon sent to participate in the fight in Ilex Forest.

A Trainer's Psyduck appeared in Plugging Past Electrike I.

A Psyduck appeared in The Final Battle IV, where it was one of the Pokémon that helped Emerald with his disabilities.

The Battle Factory rented a Psyduck, which was stolen by Guile Hideout in The Final Battle VII.

Mr. Foreman owns a Psyduck, nicknamed Yeller, which first appeared in Putting a Crimp in Kricketot.

A herd of Psyduck appeared in Suffering Psyduck, where they were blocking the route to Celestic Town. However, included among them were Psyduck belonging to Trainers, and this was all a ruse by Team Galactic, which Cynthia catches on to shortly after calming them.

A Psyduck appeared in Deprogramming Porygon-Z, under the ownership of a Camper.

A Psyduck appeared in Out-Odding Oddish, under the ownership of a Pokéathlon participant.

A Psyduck liberated by Team Plasma appeared in The Final Battle: Crushed Ambition as one of the Pokémon stuck in N's Castle.

Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys

A Psyduck appeared in The New Pokémon Is Hatched!!.

Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All

A Psyduck appeared in GDZ21.

A Psyduck appeared in GDZ36 as a resident of Kigan Island.

Pokémon Horizon

A Psyduck appeared in The Power of Teamwork.

Pokémon Pocket Monsters

Green's Psyduck debuted in The Big Battle In The Viridian Forest!!.

A Psyduck appeared in Regain the Deserted Power Plant!.

A Psyduck appeared in Good Luck at the Big Pokémon Athletic Meet!.

A Psyduck appeared in Fierce Competition at the Pokémon Baseball Tournament!, where it was one of the Pokémon that took part in a baseball match.

Professor Oak owns a Psyduck, which debuted in Save the Pokémon Zoo!!.

A Psyduck appeared in Pikachu's Birthday Party.

Pokémon Ruby-Sapphire

A Psyduck appeared in Let's Try To Be Idols!!.

Pokémon Zensho

In PZ06, Satoshi received a Psyduck, among a few other Pokémon, from a Fisherman in exchange for the Dratini he found.

In the TCG

Main article: Psyduck (TCG)

In the TFG

One Psyduck figure has been released.

Other appearances

Super Smash Bros. Melee

Psyduck is the third Pokéfloat to appear. Fighting occurs on its head and beak. It then floats up and off the top of the screen as the fighting moves onto Chikorita.

Pokémon Channel

A Psyduck appears in the channel PNF (Pokémon News Flash) where it acts as the main news anchor. Its role is usually to tell the news with Meowth giving reports from the scene, but sometimes, it will fall asleep during a news broadcast and do nothing at all.

Psyduck also appears on a Nice Card.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Psyduck is a Grab type, Novice class, Primary Spirit. When equipped on a fighter, the fighter's PSI Attack is raised.

POKÉMON Detective Pikachu

A Psyduck appeared in POKÉMON Detective Pikachu, under the ownership of a journalist named Lucy Stevens.

Trivia

Origin

Psyduck's design appears to draw inspiration from both ducks and platypuses. Its yellow coloration, proportions, and simple anatomy seem to be inspired by rubber ducks in particular.

Name origin

Psyduck may be a combination of psychic (referring to its mental powers) and duck.

Koduck may be a combination of 小 ko (small) or 子 ko (child) and duck.

In other languages

See also

References