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Golduck
Platinum 29/127 • rare
- Set
- Platinum
- Number
- 29/127
- Rarity
- Rare
- Released
- 2009
- Energy type
- water energy
- Market price
- $1.50
- Artist
- Kouki Saitou
What it does
If your opponent has any Water Energy attached to any of his or her Pokémon, you may do 30 damage to any 1 Benched Pokémon instead. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
You may move all Energy cards attached to Golduck to 1 of your Benched Pokémon. If you do, this attack does 40 damage plus 20 more damage.
It is seen swimming dynamically and elegantly using its well-developed limbs and flippers.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- ExpandedNot legal
- UnlimitedLegal
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Where it came from
The Golduck card from the Platinum expansion was released in early 2009 as part of the Pokémon Trading Card Game's broader Platinum series. This set was designed to introduce elements from the Pokémon Platinum video game, focusing on the mysterious Distortion World and the presence of the Legendary Pokémon Giratina. As a rare card in this set, it serves as a mid-tier representative of the Water-type roster, intended to provide strategic depth for players integrating Generation IV mechanics into their decks.
The artwork for this particular card was produced by Kagemaru Himeno, a long-standing illustrator for the Pokémon TCG who has contributed hundreds of designs since the game's inception. Himeno's style is noted for its expressive character portrayals and clean, approachable aesthetic, which captured the focused, psychic-leaning nature of Golduck within the game's evolving competitive landscape. Upon its release, the set was received as a standard but vital update for players looking to stay current with the shift toward higher-HP Pokémon and the newly introduced SP-type cards.
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