Pokémon · Sword & Shield
Goldeen
Sword & Shield · #46 · Common · 2020
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$0.09
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 46 / 216
- Release year
- 2020
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 70
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Seaking
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Regulation mark
- D
- Illustrator
- SATOSHI NAKAI
- Pokédex #
- 118
- Series
- Sword & Shield
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Draw
- Damage efficiency
- 20 damage
- 10 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Also does
Strategy & play
How Goldeen plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is card draw. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- Needs Water Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Water type, weak to Lightning ×2 — a Lightning attacker doing ≥35 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- Seen in 4% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 2 copies.
How to beat Goldeen
- Exploit its Lightning weakness — ≥35 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 4% of decks
- 1.58 copies on average · 2427 decks
- Match win rate
- 49.2%
- +2.0 pts vs the 47.2% field average
Plays well with
Cards most often run alongside this one in tournament decks over the last 180 days — ranked by how distinctive the pairing is.
More by SATOSHI NAKAI
This card was illustrated by SATOSHI NAKAI.
Building around Goldeen?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Its dorsal, pectoral, and tail fins wave elegantly in water. That is why it is known as the Water Dancer."
CCollect
Draw a card.
WCWaterfall — 20
Weakness:L×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Goldeen was legal.
Tournament play
This printing of Goldeen has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.
Goldeen — Twilight Masquerade
Played in 1,306 recent decks
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/17| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.01 | $0.15 | $19.98 | $0.09 | $0.05 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.05 | $0.25 | $17.28 | $0.16 | $0.20 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/19| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.10 |
| 7-day average | €0.07 |
| 30-day average | €0.06 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.10 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.09 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.10 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.25 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.25 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.05 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.23 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.23 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Goldeen is real?
Goldeen is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Goldeen worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Goldeen is $0.09; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Goldeen from?
Goldeen is from the Pokémon set "Sword & Shield" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2020.
What rarity is Goldeen?
Goldeen is a Common card in the Sword & Shield set.
Other Goldeen printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
