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Encyclopedia > Psyduck
Psyduck

National Pokédex
Persian - Psyduck (#054) - Golduck

Johto Pokédex
Persian - Psyduck (#138) - Golduck

Hoenn Pokédex
Raichu - Psyduck (#158) - Golduck

Sinnoh Pokédex
Machamp - Psyduck (#043) - Golduck
Evolves from None
Evolves into Golduck
Generation First
Species Duck Pokémon
Type Water
Height 2 ft 7 in (0.8 m)
Weight 43.2 lb (19.6 kg)
Ability Damp / Cloud Nine

Psyduck (コダック Kodakku?, Koduck in original Japanese language versions) is one of 493 fictional species of Pokémon in the Pokémon franchise. The name "Psyduck" is a portmanteau of the words psychic and duck. The Japanese name, kodakku/koduck, is a combination of the Japanese (ko-, small) and the English "duck". The prefix of small indicates that this is Golduck's pre-evolved form. The Japanese name is identical to that of the Eastman Kodak Company, a pun that the animé occasionally plays on. Image File history File links PsyduckKen. ... This is a complete list of Pokémon which appear in the National Pokédex as of Pokémon Diamond and Pearl. ... Persian (ペルシアン Perushian in Japan, Snobilikat in Germany and Persian in France) is a Classy Cat Pokémon and the evolved form of Meowth. ... The Golduck ) are one of the 400 fictional species of Pokémon creatures from the multi-billion-dollar[1] Pokémon media franchise – a collection of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards and other media created by Satoshi Tajiri. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Persian (ペルシアン Perushian in Japan, Snobilikat in Germany and Persian in France) is a Classy Cat Pokémon and the evolved form of Meowth. ... The Golduck ) are one of the 400 fictional species of Pokémon creatures from the multi-billion-dollar[1] Pokémon media franchise – a collection of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards and other media created by Satoshi Tajiri. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Raichu ) is one of the 493 fictional species of Pokémon creatures from the multi-billion-dollar[1] Pokémon media franchise – a collection of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards and other media created by Satoshi Tajiri. ... 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Even though this Pokémon is duck-like, it is not type Flying and learns no Flying attacks (except Aerial Ace from a TM).

Contents

Biological characteristics

At first, Psyduck appears to be a yellow duck or platypus like Pokémon who appears to possess no ability in battle what so ever, except a very bad headache. Upon developing an even more intense headache, Psyduck releases mysterious psychokinetic powers while lulling its foes with its vacant gaze. After performing these powers, a Psyduck (may) go promptly to sleep. When it awakens, it may or may not exhibit amnesia about the events. According to the Pokédex, Psyduck's look is supposed to trick enemies into thinking that it is a weak Pokémon. Psychokinesis (Greek ψυχή + κίνησις, literally spirit-movement)[1][2] or PK, also known as telekinesis[3] (Greek + , literally distant-movement referring to telekinesis) or TK, is the proposed paranormal ability of the mind to influence matter or energy without the use of any currently known type of physical means. ... Amnesia or amnæsia (from Greek ) (see spelling differences) is a condition in which memory is disturbed. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...


In the video games

In Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald, Psyduck is located in the Safari Zone. In Pokémon Fire Red, Psyduck is found in many places throughout Kanto and the Sevii Islands. Psyduck learns many powers that require special ability to perform, such as Disable, Psych Up and Confusion. Psyduck's highest stat is his Special Attack (the rest of its stats are pretty low); the fact that it is a water type and its strange powers may influence this. Being a Water-type Pokémon, Psyduck is weak to Electric and Grass-type attacks. Psyduck is also one of the sixteen starters in the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon games. The Safari Zone is an area of the Pokémon video game series. ... ‹ The template below (Poke-cleanup) has been proposed for deletion. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards and the Pokémon Collaborative Projects article style, this Pokémon-related article or section may require cleanup. ... Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team ) and Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team ) are a matched pair of Pokémon games for the Game Boy Advance and Nintendo DS, respectively. ...


In the Pokemon Diamond and Pearl, a group of psyducks block the path to reach Celestic town. They are suffering from headaches and will not move until they are given a SecretPotion. Pokémon Diamond and Pearl are new Pokémon games to be released for the Nintendo DS. Not much is known about them. ...


In the Nintendo Gamecube game Pokémon Channel, Psyduck is the anchorman for Pokémon News Flash, a news channel. Psyduck shares news reporting duties with Meowth, who conducts on-scene interviews as a field reporter. Psyduck frequently yawns, becomes groggy, and falls asleep on the desk. (Sometimes it lies down on its back rather than resting its head on the desk.) The Nintendo GameCube , GCN) is Nintendos fourth home video game console, belonging to the sixth generation era. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Meowth , Nyarth in original Japanese language versions) are one of the 493 fictional species of Pokémon creatures from the multi-billion-dollar[1] Pokémon media franchise – a collection of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards and other media created by Satoshi Tajiri. ...


Psyduck are also found in the Nintendo 64 game Pokémon Snap in the river Course. They wade around semi-submerged tree stumps, but if hit with a piece of Pokémon Food or Pester Ball, they will start jumping into the air at set intervals. A clearer picture can be taken, but it may be trickier to do so. This section needs additional references or sources to facilitate its verification. ... Pokémon Snap ) is a video game developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 64. ...


Psyduck's "psychic" abilities from the anime do not have any effect in any of the Pokémon video games. Psyduck can normally learn Water-type and Psychic-type attacks with no difficulties, unlike in the anime. A Pokémon trainer in the Pokémon games may raise his/her Psyduck to use such moves as Confusion and Disable without any problem.


In the Pokémon anime

In the Pokémon anime, Misty accidentally captures a perpetually confused Psyduck. This Psyduck proved to have a knack for showing up at just the wrong or (by sheer luck) right time. Another Pokemon in the series that does something similar is Team Rocket's Wobbuffet. Owing to its Pokédex description, most of the time the Psyduck can be seen holding its head, since it seems to have a constant headache. Misty's Psyduck is also easily excited, particularly when it is frightened. Original run Original Series: April 1, 1997 – November 14, 2002 September 8, 1998 – October 25, 2003 Advanced Generation: November 21, 2002 – September 14, 2006 November 1, 2003 – March 3, 2007 Diamond & Pearl: September 28, 2006 – June 4, 2007 – No. ... Misty is a fictional character in the Pokémon franchise. ... Team Rocket ) is a fictional syndicate in the metaseries Pokémon. ... Wobbuffet , Sonans in original Japanese language versions) is one of the 493 fictional species of Pokémon from the Pokémon Franchise – a series of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards and other media created by Satoshi Tajiri. ...


This particular Psyduck has a tendency to be either hopelessly pathetic in battle or strangely powerful to the point of being able to simultaneously beat four Pokémon and two humans into submission. Misty's Psyduck needs to get a very severe headache before it can unleash its psychic abilities; this may derive from a Japanese science fiction idea that someone being in great pain could possibly increase their psychic ability. Misty's Psyduck, despite being a water-type, is also unable to swim; in the games, Psyduck are mostly found by Surfing.


Psyduck's amazing powers first showed up in the first season episode “Poké-Ninja Showdown” where Ash battles Koga for the Soul Badge. However, Team Rocket disrupted the battle in an attempt to steal all of the Pokémon in the gym. Misty attempted to join the fight but Psyduck leapt out to protect his trainer, but he pathetically failed to even scare Arbok and Weezing. His headache went into severe proportions, unleashing a Disable and Confusion attack upon Team Rocket, blasting them out of the gym and away. Koga offered a trade for Misty's Psyduck for his Venomoth but she refused. Psyduck is one of Misty's best known party members and has stuck with her ever since. Arbok (アーボック Ä€bokku in Japanese) is a fictional character from the Pokémon franchise. ... Weezing , Matadogas in original Japanese language versions) is a Pokémon, the evolved form of Koffing. ... Venomoth , Morphon in original Japanese language versions) are one of the 493 fictional species of Pokémon creatures from the multi-billion-dollar[1] Pokémon media franchise – a collection of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards and other media created by Satoshi Tajiri. ...


In the first season episode “Evolution Solution,” Brock states Psyduck only uses its most powerful attacks when it gets its most powerful headaches. In that episode Jessie throws a Shellder at Slowpoke to get it to evolve into a Slowbro. During the attempt, however, Slowpoke ducks and Shellder clamps onto Psyduck's head. After getting his most powerful headache, Psyduck disables Team Rocket, then Psyduck uses a Confusion attack on Shellder and Team Rocket, effectively placing Team Rocket at a safe distance from Slowpoke. Brock may refer to different things: Brock is a Pokémon character Brock is a township in Ontario Brock is a village located in Nemaha County, Nebraska. ... Shellder ), a water-type Pokémon, is one of 493 fictional species from the Pokémon franchise. ... Slowpoke Yadon in original Japanese language versions) (1995-2007) is one of 493 fictional species from the Pokémon franchise. ... Slowbro (Lahmus in German, Flagadoss in French and Yadoran in Japanese) is a fictional character in the Pokémon franchise. ...


A somewhat more powerful Psyduck appeared in "Bye Bye Psyduck", an episode set in the Orange Islands, which involved Misty believing her Psyduck to have evolved into a Golduck, but it was revealed her Pokémon was asleep in her bag while this Golduck was nothing more than a show-off. The Golduck ) are one of the 400 fictional species of Pokémon creatures from the multi-billion-dollar[1] Pokémon media franchise – a collection of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards and other media created by Satoshi Tajiri. ...


More recently in Sitting Psyduck!, a Pokémon trainer named Emily had a Psyduck, hence the title of the episode. It seemed to be depressed at how it was never used in battle, but was briefly used against Team Rocket at the end. Team Rocket ) is a fictional syndicate in the metaseries Pokémon. ...


Psyduck is voiced by Rikako Aikawa in the original Japanese version of the anime. Rikako Aikawa ), real name: Honami Iwata ), was born October 7, 1967) is a seiyū who was born in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. ...


In the Pokémon Trading Card Game

Psyduck in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.

Psyduck has appeared in the Pokémon Trading Card Game first in the Fossil series. Image File history File links Psyduck_tcg. ... Image File history File links Psyduck_tcg. ... ‹ The template below (Poke-cleanup) has been proposed for deletion. ...


References

Publications
  • Barbo, Maria. The Official Pokémon Handbook. Scholastic Publishing, 1999. ISBN 0-439-15404-9.
  • Loe, Casey, ed. Pokémon Special Pikachu Edition Official Perfect Guide. Sunnydale, CA: Empire 21 Publishing, 1999. ISBN 1-930206-15-1.
  • Nintendo Power. Official Nintendo Pokémon FireRed Version & Pokémon LeafGreen Version Player’s Guide. Nintendo of America Inc., August 2004. ISBN 1-930206-50-X
  • Mylonas, Eric. Pokémon Pokédex Collector’s Edition: Prima’s Official Pokémon Guide. Prima Games, September 21 2004. ISBN 0-7615-4761-4
  • Nintendo Power. Official Nintendo Pokémon Emerald Version Player’s Guide. Nintendo of America Inc., April 2005. ISBN 1-930206-58-5

Pokémon Red and Pokémon Blue are the first two installments of the Pokémon series of role-playing video games, released for the Game Boy in Japan in 1996 and they are two of the best-selling video games of all time. ... Pokémon Yellow: Special Pikachu Edition is the fourth game in the Pokémon video game series in Japan, and the third in North America and Europe. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... ‹ The template below (Poke-cleanup) has been proposed for deletion. ... Pokémon Ruby and Pokémon Sapphire, released in Japan as Pocket Monsters Ruby and Pocket Monsters Sapphire ), released on March 17, 2003 in North America for the Game Boy Advance, mark the beginning of the third generation in the Pokémon series of RPGs. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Pokémon FireRed , Pocket Monsters Firered) and Pokémon LeafGreen , Pocket Monsters Leafgreen), are two titles in the Pokémon video game series, released for the Game Boy Advance in 2004 and they were first compatible with Game Boy Advance Wireless Adapter (bundle with these games). ... Pokémon Colosseum is the first GameCube incarnation of the Pokémon video game franchise. ...

External links

  • Official Pokémon website
  • Bulbapedia (a Pokémon-centric Wiki) ’s article about Psyduck as a species
  • Psyduck’s fourth-generation Pokédex entry at Serebii.net
  • Pokémon Dungeon Pokédex entry, full of statistics analysis
  • PsyPoke Pokédex entry
  • PsykOnline Psyduck fan website
  • WikiKnowledge.net’s entry for Psyduck Previously hosted by Wikibooks

  Results from FactBites:
 
Psyduck - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1055 words)
Psyduck is a pre-evolution of Golduck, and possesses water, physical, and psychic attacks.
Psyduck's highest stat is his Special Attack; the fact that he is a water type and his strange powers may influence this.
A somewhat more powerful Psyduck appeared in "Bye Bye Psyduck", an episode set in the Orange Islands, which involved Misty believing her Psyduck to have evolved into a Golduck, but it was revealed her Pokémon was asleep in her bag while this Golduck was nothing more than a show off.
Wisdom of Pokemon from The PoJo - Who's Ash? (614 words)
Psyduck is sleeping on Lapras and Pikachu goes for a ride and Psyduck falls off Pikachu and Lapras come up and explains that Psyduck was gone they go out looking and cant find him.
Psyduck tail is lowing pink and the water trainer said that she said that, that was because he was going to evolve.
Then they ask Psyduck where he was and he told Pikachu that he was sleeping the whole time and his tale is not pink, the water trainer was wrong.
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