Is Baltoy Good in Platinum Playthrough?
Route 206 via PokeRadar at level 18, postgame access. Ground/Psychic with AbilityLevitate for Ground immunity. Claydol at level 36 is the goal. PokeRadar timing limits the chain to Battle Frontier.
Baltoy has the type edge here and should clean up Roark's team.
Gardenia's team hits Baltoy's weaknesses hard.
Fantina's team hits Baltoy's weaknesses hard.
Baltoy has the type edge here and should clean up Maylene's team.
Baltoy trades roughly evenly with Crasher Wake's team.
Claydol has the type edge here and should clean up Byron's team.
Claydol trades roughly evenly with Candice's team.
Claydol has the type edge here and should clean up Volkner's team.
Claydol trades roughly evenly with Aaron's team.
Claydol resists most of Bertha's coverage and hits back hard.
Claydol has the type edge here and should clean up Flint's team.
Claydol trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Claydol resists most of Jupiter's coverage and hits back hard.
Claydol has the type edge here and should clean up Mars's team.
Claydol has the type edge here and should clean up Saturn's team.
Claydol trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catchable
Catch Baltoy on Route 206 (Poké Radar, Lv 16-19, common).
Recommended Moves
- LV 19NormalSelf-DestructPower 200Accuracy 100%PP 5
- After Gardenia
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 150Accuracy 100%PP 10Wayward Cave (secret entrance under bike path)
- After Fantina
- TM29PsychicPsychicPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10Veilstone Game Corner
- TM28GroundDigPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Maniac Tunnel
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Veilstone Department Store
- After Candice
- TM85PsychicDream EaterPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 15Valor Lakefront
- LV 53GroundEarth PowerPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 71NormalExplosionPower 250Accuracy 100%PP 5
- Post-Game
- TUTORBugSignal BeamPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15Survival Area
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Evolve Baltoy to Claydol
Baltoy evolves into Claydol at Level 36. Your Baltoy should hit Level 36 before you reach Byron, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 36)
- LV 36NormalSelf-DestructPower 200Accuracy 100%PP 5
- LV 36NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5
- After Gardenia
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 150Accuracy 100%PP 10Wayward Cave (secret entrance under bike path)
- After Fantina
- TM29PsychicPsychicPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10Veilstone Game Corner
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- After Candice
- TM85PsychicDream EaterPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 15Valor Lakefront
- LV 62GroundEarth PowerPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10
- Post-Game
- TUTORBugSignal BeamPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15Survival Area
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
- LV 86NormalExplosionPower 250Accuracy 100%PP 5
How to Get Baltoy in Platinum
Baltoy hides in the Route 206 grass and only surfaces through a Poke Radar chain, common in the high teens once you get one going. Skip the radar and this clay doll stays out of reach.
1 location to catch Baltoy
Badge 2Where To Catch Baltoy in Pt
- Step 1Baltoy ✓
- Step 2Evolve into ClaydolBREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Baltoy egg.
Bring the right balls: check Baltoy catch odds in the Platinum Catch Rate Calculator before you throw.
How to Get Shiny Baltoy in Platinum
Baltoy only spins out of a Poké Radar chain on Route 206, so keep the chain to 40 for a shiny. Compare Shiny Baltoy odds across every game
Platinum Shiny Baltoy Calculator
3 MethodsThe best route is PokeRadar Chain at full boosts, about 1 in 200 on each try. Tune it below.
PokeRadar Chain: Chain shaking-grass patches without breaking the combo. The rate peaks at a chain of 40.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 22-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 58-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 139-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 460-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
Planning a longer hunt? Set up Baltoy in the Platinum Shiny Odds Calculator to compare every method side by side.
Baltoy Weakness
Baltoy's Ground/Psychic typing leaves it vulnerable to Water, Grass, Ice, Bug, Ghost, and Dark. It shrugs off Electric-type attacks completely. 4 resistances help offset the weaknesses. Levitate grants an additional Ground immunity, reshaping the matchup chart.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Water, Grass, Ice, Bug, Ghost, Dark |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fighting, Poison, Psychic, Rock |
| 0x (Immune) | Electric |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Baltoy Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Baltoy
 Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Baltoy View Shiftry builds →Feint Attack 2x95-113%KO Giga Drain 2x75-89% | ||
 Cherrim Grass | C | |
 Glaceon Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Hearthome City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Baltoy View Glaceon builds →Icy Wind 2x91-108%KO Water Pulse 2x66-78% | ||
 Spiritomb GhostDark | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 209 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Baltoy View Spiritomb builds →Feint Attack 2x91-108%KO Ominous Wind 2x75-89% Water Pulse 2x50-59% | ||
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Baltoy View Heracross builds →Night Slash 2x88-103%KO Shadow Claw 2x88-103%KO | ||
 Mothim Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Baltoy View Mothim builds →Bug Bite 2x91-108%KO Giga Drain 2x50-59% Thief 2x42-50% | ||
 Prinplup Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Piplup (Route 201 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Baltoy View Prinplup builds →Bubble Beam 2x75-89% Shadow Claw 2x55-66% | ||
 Grotle Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Turtwig (Route 201 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Baltoy View Grotle builds →Razor Leaf 2x80-94% Bite 2x58-69% | ||
 Roselia GrassPoison | B | |
 Gengar GhostPoison | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Baltoy View Gengar builds →Giga Drain 2x66-78% Shadow Claw 2x80-94% Sucker Punch 2x61-72% | ||
 Omanyte RockWater | B | |
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Baltoy View Omanyte builds →Water Pulse 2x75-89% Bite 2x34-41% | ||
 Bibarel NormalWater | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Baltoy View Bibarel builds →Water Pulse 2x55-66% Thief 2x39-47% | ||
 Beautifly Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Baltoy View Beautifly builds →Giga Drain 2x55-66% Thief 2x34-41% | ||
 Lileep RockGrass | C | |
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Baltoy View Lileep builds →Giga Drain 2x55-66% Astonish 2x17-22% | ||
Baltoy Evolutions
One evolution ahead. Baltoy grows into Claydol through a straightforward two-stage chain. No compatible partners for breeding via one egg group. Eggs take an average time to hatch. The evolved forms gain up to 200 total stats over Baltoy. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Baltoy is genderless and can only breed with Ditto. Part of the Mineral egg group.
Ditto onlyPt Baltoy Best Moveset
Ground/Psychic with AbilityLevitate removing the Ground weakness entirely. The moveset has 40 in most offensive stats and can't threaten anything at this stage. Evolve to Claydol.
Best Build
Baltoy best EVs are Defense and HP
Hazard Setter Moveset
- Stealth Rock
- Rapid Spin
- Earth Power
- Explosion
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Level-up moves are just the starting point for Baltoy. TMs unlock coverage across 8 types and turn a straightforward STAB kit around Dream Eater and Earthquake into something with actual range.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
38 of 41 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
It moves by spinning on its foot. It is a rare Pokémon that was discovered in ancient ruins.
Baltoy Platinum Guide
For Platinum, you can run Baltoy through the first few routes without issues. 300 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Claydol as fast as you can.
Game Availability
Available in 14 titles since its debut in Ruby & Sapphire, Baltoy spans 7 generations of Pokemon games. It's accessible through catching or hatching as a base form in a solid number of games.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RSDebut
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7Let's Go
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves
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