Goldeen
| Goldeen | |
|---|---|
 National Pokédex Seadra - Goldeen (#118) - Seaking |
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| Series | Pokémon series |
| First game | Pokémon Red and Blue |
| Designed by | Ken Sugimori |
| Voiced by (English) | Rachael Lillis |
| Voiced by (Japanese) | Ikue Ohtani |
Goldeen, known in Japan as Tosakinto (トサキント), is a Pokémon species in Nintendo and Game Freak's Pokémon franchise. Created by Ken Sugimori, Goldeen first appeared in the video games Pokémon Red and Blue and subsequent sequels, later appearing in various merchandise, spinoff titles and animated and printed adaptations of the franchise.
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[edit] Concept and characteristics
Goldeen was one of several different designs conceived by Game Freak's character development team and finalized by Ken Sugimori for the first generation of Pocket Monsters games Red and Green, which were localized outside of Japan as Pokémon Red and Blue.[1][2] Originally called "Tosakinto" in Japanese, Nintendo decided to give the various Pokémon species "clever and descriptive names" related to their appearance or features when translating the game for western audiences as a means to make the characters more relatable to American children.[3] As a result they were renamed "Goldeen". In the original Beta version, it was known as Goldy, but was eventually changed to Goldeen, which IGN stated is based on the goldfish animal.[4]
Goldeen, known as the Goldfish Pokémon, is a white fish Pokémon with orange markings on its tail, fins and along the top of its body. Goldeen's tail fin is admired by many for its beauty as it billows very much like a ballroom dress.[5] Goldeen has a large horn on its forehead, which is smaller in females. Goldeen can be seen swimming upstream at a speed of five knots.[6] Goldeen love to frolic and dance in bodies of water and dislike being kept in captivity. A Goldeen in an aquarium will use its powerful horn to smash its way to freedom.[7] To attract mates, Goldeen swim gracefully in the water.[8] Goldeen then lay their eggs in large groups at the tops of rivers.[9] Goldeen are a very common sight in any body of fresh water. It is fished up in Kanto, Johto, Hoenn and Sinnoh.
[edit] Appearances
[edit] In the video games
Goldeen first appeared in Pokémon Red and Blue, and have appeared in every main title since, including remakes of Red and Blue titled Pokémon Yellow and Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen. Outside of the main series, Goldeen has appeared in the Pokémon Pinball titles, Pokémon Ranger, the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon titles, Pokémon Trozei!, Pokémon Rumble, Pokémon Snap, and Pokémon Channel. Goldeen also appears in the Super Smash Bros. series, using Splash (even though Magikarp is the only one who can learn splash) when released from a Poké Ball, which has no effect on the battle. On the official blog, Super Smash Bros. lead designer Masahiro Sakurai commented that Goldeen appearing at the most critical of times is in keeping with Murphy's Law.[10]
[edit] In other media
In the anime, Misty owns a Goldeen that is not really used for battles, but to look for things underwater. It first appeared in Pokémon Emergency! used to distract Team Rocket. Goldeen has also had many other small appearances in the anime, such as one belonging to Gym Leader Juan.
[edit] Reception
Goldeen's appearance in Super Smash Bros. Brawl has received some criticism.[11][12] IGN's Pokémon Chick wrote that while she assumed that it was modeled after a goldfish due to its "uninspired name", she felt that its tail more closely resembled a koi. She also wrote that it was a "pretty Pokémon" but also that she has bad stats and is "one of the single most boring ever to be imagined".[13] GamesRadar's Brett Elston summed up Goldeen as rather unremarkable and wrote "What else is there to say? It's a goldfish."[14] Author Loredana Lipperini compared Goldeen to the goldfish from the Disney film Fantasia.[15] Destructoid's Jim Sterling criticized the developers and wrote "if you're just going to slap a horn on a goldfish, why even bother?".[16]
[edit] References
- ^ Staff. "2. 一新されたポケモンの世界" (in Japanese). Nintendo.com. Nintendo. p. 2. http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ds/interview/irbj/vol1/index2.html. Retrieved 2010-09-10.
- ^ Stuart Bishop (2003-05-30). "Game Freak on Pokémon!". CVG. Archived from the original on 2008-02-08. http://www.webcitation.org/5VSJaR6xT. Retrieved 2008-02-07.
- ^ Chua-Euan, Howard (November 22, 1999). "PokéMania". TIME. http://www.time.com/time/asia/magazine/99/1122/cover2.html. Retrieved 2008-09-15.
- ^ http://guides.ign.com/guides/16708/page_54.html
- ^ Game Freak. Pokémon Red and Blue. (Nintendo). Game Boy. (1998-09-30) "Its tail fin billows like an elegant ballroom dress, giving it the nickname of the Water Queen."
- ^ Game Freak. Pokémon Silver. (Nintendo). Game Boy Color. (2000-10-15) "A strong swimmer, it is capable of swimming nonstop up fast streams at a steady speed of five knots."
- ^ Game Freak. Pokémon Sapphire. (Nintendo). Game Boy Advance. (2003-03-17) "Goldeen loves swimming wild and free in rivers and ponds. If one of these Pokémon is placed in an aquarium, it will shatter even the thickest glass with one ram of its horn and make its escape."
- ^ Game Freak. Pokémon Crystal. (Nintendo). Game Boy Color. (2001-07-29) "During spawning season, they swim gracefully in the water, searching for their perfect mate."
- ^ Game Freak. Pokémon Yellow. (Nintendo). Game Boy. (1999-10-19) "When it is time for them to lay eggs, they can be seen swimming up rivers and falls in large groups."
- ^ Masahiro Sakurai (05/06/2007). "Smash Bros. DOJO!!". http://www.smashbros.com/en_uk/items/mball/mball01.html.
- ^ http://wwww.1up.com/features/useless-video-game-items
- ^ http://www.ugo.com/games/the-pokeball-super-smash-bros-melee
- ^ http://faqs.ign.com/articles/384/384093p1.html
- ^ http://www.gamesradar.com/ds/f/the-complete-pokemon-rby-pokedex-part-11/a-20070822112210335077/g-2006100415372930075/p-9
- ^ http://books.google.com/books?id=MOQc163-XCcC
- ^ http://www.destructoid.com/thirty-rubbish-pokemon-red-blue-edition-92171.phtml?s=100
