Psyduck — Roles and where to hunt

Psyduck is an skills specialist with Charge Strength S - Var. Flexible output from berries, ingredients, and main skill. Here's how Psyduck fits into teams and where to find them.

Roles Psyduck can fill

SpecialtySkills
BerryOran
Main skillCharge Strength S - Var
IngredientsSoothing Cacao, Fancy Apple, Bean Sausage

Generalist

Flexible output from berries, ingredients, and main skill. Works when you need a bit of everything on mixed teams.

Evolution line

Psyduck / Golduck

Where to hunt

Psyduck can be found at: Greengrass Isle, Cyan Beach

Similar Pokémon

Others that fill similar roles: Chikorita | Cyndaquil | Geodude | Mankey | Pikachu Halloween | Totodile

Best possible at each breakpoint

Below: the theoretical best build at each level (optimal subskill combo + best nature). Baseline = neutral nature, no subskills.

LevelBaselineBest totalBest subskillsBest naturevs baseline
115,81218,687—Gentle+18.2%
1016,34325,593Skill Trigger MGentle+56.6%
2517,29931,211Helping Speed M, Skill Trigger MGentle+80.4%
5019,72238,646Helping Speed M, Skill Trigger S, Skill Trigger MGentle+96%
10024,14456,131Berry Finding S, Helping Speed S, Helping Speed M, Skill Trigger S, Skill Trigger MCareful+132.5%

Top subskills

How much each subskill improves total production strength at level 50:

ModifierTypeImpact
Skill Trigger MSubskill+29.1%
Helping Speed MSubskill+16.3%
Berry Finding SSubskill+15.4%
Skill Trigger SSubskill+14.5%
Helping Speed SSubskill+7.5%
Helping BonusSubskill+5.3%

Try the tools

Use NewRolly's Unlimited Biscuits to grade a Psyduck you caught. Run our production simulator or production calculator to see how subskills and nature change output.

Related: Cyan Beach berry specialists | Main skills | Best subskill combos | All Pokémon profiles