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ikke
08-17-2008, 01:37 PM
Golduck
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Mixduck
Golduck @ Life Orb
Ability: Cloud Nine
EV Spread: 104 Atk/ 252 Sp.atk / 152 Spe
Mild Nature (+ Sp. Atk, - Def)
-Surf / Hydro Pump
-Ice Beam
-Cross Chop
-Hypnosis / Hidden Power [Electric]

Mixed Golduck is the Golduck built for the OU metagame, Cross chop does a minimum of 50.00% to 252hp/252def Blissey. Surf or Hydropump are for STAB surf being the more defensive option having more PP and better Accuracy. Ice Beam has great coverage and hits pokemon like Breloom and Gliscor for heavy damage. Hypnosis Is the prefered option here so you can sleep potential counters before they can take you out. Hidden power electric can be a great assist to beat gyarados.

CM Golduck
Golduck @ Leftovers
Ability: Cloud Nine
EV spread: 6hp/252sp.atk/252spe
Timid Nature (+ Spe, -Atk)
-Calm Mind
-Hypnosis
-Surf
-Psycic / Ice Beam

This Golduck focuses on quickly Calm minding up to a potential sweep. Hypnosis helps your durability, if a potential counter may come out sleep it right at the start. Surf is for STAB and gets amazing coverage in UU. A none STABed psycic is an option here because things like toxicroak might want to end your sweep, Pscycic will kill them.

Specsduck
Golduck @ Choice Specs
Ability: Cloud Nine
EV Spread: 6hp/252sp.atk/252spe
Timid Nature (+ Spe, -Atk)
-Surf / Hydro Pump
-Ice Beam
-Hidden Power [Electric / Grass ]
-Psycic / Focus Blast

With Choice Specs Golduck becomes extreemly powerfull. The first slot is for STAB. Ice beam just has great coverage. Hidden power Electric and grass are both viable, Electric hitting Mantine while grass hits both Lanturn and Quagsire. Psycic is mainly for toxicroak and other poisons, if used in OU focus blast can be used for things like blissey, ttar etc.

Opinion
Golduck is a great pokemon in general. Pretty wide movepool, decent special attack and speed pretty high defenses, and ofcourse a very high cool level. Cloud Nine is a great ability shutting down things like swift swimmers and in OU stopping sandstorm and hail.
Damp is a great ability but should only be used in double battles.
Golduck has some good physical moves but his special attack is better so don't even try a CB'r.

EV's
Golduck is a Special sweeper, EV's should be focused in Sp.atk and speed the rest should be pumped into hp.

Counters
Golduck is easily walled and counterd by other waters. In UU hypno is a good counter not being able to be put asleep and having good special defense. Every pokemon faster then you with a strong electric/grass attack can revenge you

mosers15
08-17-2008, 02:56 PM
only 3 sets?

Theres way more than that....ill add more to it

ikke
08-17-2008, 03:25 PM
only 3 sets?

Theres way more than that....ill add more to itI thought about adding a CB set but it wouldn't be worth it, it's special attack is better, the special attacks are stronger and golduck isn't used enough for it to be used as a suprise factor.

but thanks if you're going to add something xD