History FanonPokedex / Psyduck

Golduck, however, can deal with the mental strain psychic power requires. This is helped, in part, by a focus, much like Kadabra’s or Alakazam’s spoons. Except instead of an external focus, the focus here is the red ‘third eye’, made out of keratin. The red is actually blood – the ‘eye’ also functions as a small radiator, which even glows when psychic powers are being used. Once upon a time, the eye was thought to be some sort of liquid vital to the Golduck’s function, kept as a sphere by psychic energy. This was compounded by the fact that the only time they saw a Golduck without the ‘eye’ was dead Golduck. This was merely because, before anaesthetic, the only way to get the eye was to kill it or use trauma to get it into unconsciousness that could result in the death of it anyway. Hunters used to, and still do in some areas, sell Golduck eyes as psychic lenses (but they are vastly inferior to Kadabra or Alakazam spoons), or grounded up into various folk cures for headaches (which is no different to a placebo).

Despite not being labelled as such, they also have some psychic abilities. In Psyduck, whose brain is not big enough to keep the power in check, this results in headaches and a loss of some non-essential brain functions, leading to a vacant stare and definite retardation. They may also discharge that energy when the pain gets too bad (See Hazards below).

Psyduck, on the other hand, require near constant supervision and a group setting due to their reduced mental capabilities.

Psyduck, on the other hand, require near constant supervision and a group setting due to their reduced mental capabilities.

One other fact about Golduck is that they are very strong swimmers, possibly the best among Pokémon.

** A yellow biped, with webbed feet, a beak and arms with three short claws. On its head are three tufts of hair.

** A blue biped, with clawed, webbed feet and hands. It has a red sphere and four spike of hair on its head.