Psyduck Starting Stats and Moves

This is a page about the Pokemon Psyduck in the game Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX for Nintendo Switch. Read on to find out about Psyduck's Base Stats, Abilities, and Moves on starting the game.

Basic Information

Type

Psyduck
Type 1	Type 2
Water	-

Base Stats

Ability

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Best Pokemon for the Story

Best Partner for Psyduck

Pokemon	Type
Cubone	Type 1: Ground Type 2:

With its power to draw Electric-type moves away from other Pokemon, Cubone is easily the best partner for Psyduck.

It also has access to a lot of Fire-type moves via TM, so Cubone can take care of pesky Grass-types as well.

Best Moveset

Move	Type	Effect
Fury Swipes	Normal	It damages an enemy 2 to 5 times in a row.
Ice Beam	Ice	It fires off a cold beam, damaging a Pokemon, even one far away. It could also make the enemy Frozen.
Psychic	Psychic	It damages an enemy. It could also lower the enemy's Sp. Def.
Water Pulse	Water	It damages a Pokemon, even one far away. It could also make the enemy Confused.

Notes

• This moveset provides Psyduck with excellent coverage for the entire game.
• It also provides Psyduck with ranged options with Ice Beam and Water Pulse. Both these moves provide some utility through their secondary effects as well.
• Other moves to consider are Blizzard, Shadow Claw and Waterfall.

Learned Moves

Starting Moves

Move	Type	Effect
Confusion	Psychic	It damages an enemy. It could also ake the enemy Confused..
Scratch	Normal	It damages an enemy.
Water Gun	Water	It damages an enemy. It reaches up to 2 tiles away.
Zen Headbutt	Psychic	It damages an enemy. It could also cause the enemy to Flinch.

Moves Learned By Level Up

Lv.	Move	Type	Effect
Base	Water Sport	Water	It change the entire floor to the Water Sport condition. Damage caused by Fire-type moves goes down.
Base	Scratch	Normal	It damages an enemy.
4	Tail Whip	Normal	It lowers the enemy's Defense.
7	Water Gun	Water	It damages an enemy. It reaches up to 2 tiles away.
10	Confusion	Psychic	It damages an enemy. It could also ake the enemy Confused..
13	Fury Swipes	Normal	It damages an enemy 2 to 5 times in a row.
16	Water Pulse	Water	It damages a Pokemon, even one far away. It could also make the enemy Confused.
19	Disable	Normal	It causes the move the enemy last used to be Sealed, which prevents the Pokemon from using it. The seal willl be removed when you go to the next floor.
22	Screech	Normal	It sharply lowers the enemy's Defense.
25	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	It damages an enemy. It could also cause the enemy to Flinch.
28	Aqua Tail	Water	It damages an enemy.
31	Soak	Water	It changes the theype of the target to Water. The type returns to normal when the Pokemon goes to the next floor or faints.
34	Psych Up	Normal	You copy the target's changes in Attack, Defense, Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, accuracy, and evasiveness.The stats return to normal when you go to the next floor or step on a Wonder Tile.
37	Amnesia	Psychic	It sharply boosts your Sp. Def. The stat returns to normal when you go to the next floor or step on a Wonder Tile.
40	Hydro Pump	Water	It fires off water with incredible force to damage even faraway Pokemon.
43	Wonder Room	Psychic	It changes the floor to the Wonder Room condition. Defense and Sp. Def will be swapped. The status returns to normal after a while or after you use this move again.

Moves Learned By TM

Move	Type	Effect
Aerial Ace	Flying	It damages an enemy. It never misses.
Attract	Normal	It makes an enemy Infatuated, which makes the enemy's moves more likely to fail.
Blizzard	Ice	It damages enemies in the same room. It could also make them Frozen. During Hail, the move never misses!
Brick Break	Fighting	It damages an enemy. It also shatters the enemy's Reflect, Light Screen, and Aurora Veil conditions.
Calm Mind	Psychic	It boosts your Sp. Atk and Sp. Def. The stats return to normal when you go to the next floor or step on a Wonder Tile.
Confide	Normal	It lowers the enemy's Sp. Atk.
Double Team	Normal	It boosts your evasiveness. The stat returns to normal when you go to the next floor or step on a Wonder Tile.
Facade	Normal	It damages an enemy. The damage it causes goes up if you have a bad status. It also prevents your Attack from being lowered when you use this move while you have a Burn.
Fling	Dark	You throw an item in an arc, hitting another Pokemon with it. It causes the same effect as throwing an item at an enemy.
Frustration	Normal	It damages an enemy. The less you have opened up to your team, the more powerful this move will be.
Hail	Ice	It changes the floor's weather to Hail. During the Hail, all Pokemon except Ice types keep taking damage.
Hidden Power	Normal	It damages an enemy. The move's type changes on each adventure.
Ice Beam	Ice	It fires off a cold beam, damaging a Pokemon, even one far away. It could also make the enemy Frozen.
Light Screen	Psychic	You and your teammates in the same room get the Light Screen condition, which reduces the damage taken from special moves.
Protect	Normal	You'll Protect yourself from enemies' moves. But its chance of failure rises if you use it after you've already used a move that blocks enemies' attacks.
Psych Up	Normal	You copy the target's changes in Attack, Defense, Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, accuracy, and evasiveness.The stats return to normal when you go to the next floor or step on a Wonder Tile.
Psychic	Psychic	It damages an enemy. It could also lower the enemy's Sp. Def.
Psyshock	Psychic	It damages an enemy. The damage is determined by the enemy's Defense stat.
Rain Dance	Water	It changes the floor's weather to Rain. The power of Fire-type moves goes down, and the power of Water-type moves goes up.
Rest	Psychic	You'll get the Napping condition. With the Napping condition, you'll fall asleep, awakening later with all your HP restored and bad statuses healed.
Return	Normal	It damages an enemy. The more you've opened up to your team, the more powerful this move will be.
Round	Normal	It damages an enemy. It causes more damage if your teammate in the same room just used the same move.
Scald	Water	It damages an enemy. It could also leave the enemy with a Burn. It will thaw a Frozen Pokemon.
Shadow Claw	Ghost	It damages an enemy. It has a high critical-hit rate.
Sleep Talk	Normal	If you're sleeping, a move you know will be used automatically on an enemy near you. But keep in mind that nothing will happen if you use this while you're wide awake.
Substitute	Normal	You'll create a Substitute if you have more than half your max HP. Every time you use this move, your HP decreases. When you create a Substitute, you won't be targeted by enemies, but you can't use moves or items, and you can't restore your HP naturally.
Surf	Water	It damages all Pokemon in the same room except you. It can hit a Pokemon with the Dive status.
Swagger	Normal	It makes an enemy Confused, but it also sharply raises the enemy's Attack.
Toxic	Poison	It makes the enemy Badly Poisoned. It never misses if used by a Poison-type Pokemon. It will even hit a Pokemon that's used Dig, Fly, or the like.
Waterfall	Water	It damages an enemy. It could also make the enemy Flinch.

Evolution

Evolution Chain

Pokemon	How to Evolve
Psyduck	-
Golduck	Evolves from Psyduck at Lv. 33

Can Psyduck Mega Evolve?

This Pokemon can not Mega Evolve.

How to Get Psyduck

Dungeons Where Psyduck is Found

This Pokemon is not found in any Dungeons.

Psyduck's Rescue Camp

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Starter Pokemon

Cyndaquil	Totodile	Pikachu	Mudkip
Treecko	Psyduck	Chikorita	Charmander
Bulbasaur	Torchic	Cubone	Machop
Eevee	Squirtle	Skitty	Meowth

Pokemon by Type

Pokemon by Type
Fire	Water	Grass
Electric	Ice	Fighting
Poison	Ground	Flying
Psychic	Bug	Rock
Ghost	Dragon	Dark
Fairy	Steel	Normal

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List of Legendary Pokemon