Is Clamperl Good in Black 2 & White 2 Playthrough?
Water with AbilityShell Armor blocking critical hits. Wild on surfing routes. Deep Sea Tooth trade for Huntail, Deep Sea Scale for Gorebyss. The trade evolution locks the best forms behind items and multiplayer.
Clamperl has the type edge here and should clean up Cheren's team.
Clamperl has the type edge here and should clean up Roxie's team.
Clamperl trades roughly evenly with Burgh's team.
Huntail has the type edge here and should clean up Elesa's team.
Gorebyss has the type edge here and should clean up Elesa's team.
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Huntail resists most of Clay's coverage and hits back hard.
Gorebyss resists most of Clay's coverage and hits back hard.
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Huntail trades roughly evenly with Skyla's team.
Gorebyss trades roughly evenly with Skyla's team.
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Huntail trades roughly evenly with Drayden's team.
Drayden's typing presses Gorebyss's defenses.
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Huntail trades roughly evenly with Marlon's team.
Gorebyss trades roughly evenly with Marlon's team.
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Huntail has the type edge here and should clean up Shauntal's team.
Gorebyss has the type edge here and should clean up Shauntal's team.
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Huntail has the type edge here and should clean up Grimsley's team.
Gorebyss has the type edge here and should clean up Grimsley's team.
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Huntail has the type edge here and should clean up Caitlin's team.
Gorebyss trades roughly evenly with Caitlin's team.
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Huntail trades roughly evenly with Marshal's team.
Gorebyss has the type edge here and should clean up Marshal's team.
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Huntail trades roughly evenly with Iris's team.
Gorebyss trades roughly evenly with Iris's team.
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Catch Clamperl on Route 4 (Super Rod fishing, Lv 40-60, common).
Most players are ready to trade before reaching Elesa.
Most players are ready to trade before reaching Elesa.
How to Get Clamperl in Black 2 & White 2
A trade step sits in Clamperl's from Clamperl. The step cards below map each stage with catch locations and evolution methods. Clamperl shows up in the wild, so the starting catch is the easy part.
Clamperl Weakness
Type-wise, Clamperl takes extra damage from Electric and Grass. It resists 4 types, giving it decent defensive coverage. Clamperl's physical bulk (base 85 Def) helps cushion physical weakness hits, but special attackers are the bigger threat.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Electric, Grass |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Water, Ice, Steel |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Clamperl Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Clamperl
 Snivy Grass | D | |
Obtain MethodAspertia City Gift | ||
 Lilligant Grass | C | |
 Whimsicott Grass | C | |
 Leafeon Grass | B | |
 Servine Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Snivy (Aspertia City Gift) | ||
 Swadloon BugGrass | C | |
 Maractus Grass | C | |
Lilligant Grass | C | |
 Sunflora Grass | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Clamperl View Sunflora builds →Petal Dance 2x207-244%KO | ||
Leafeon Grass | B | |
Whimsicott Grass | C | |
Maractus Grass | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Clamperl View Maractus builds →Petal Dance 2x202-239%KO | ||
 Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
Sunflora Grass | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Clamperl View Sunflora builds →Petal Dance 2x199-235%KO | ||
 Leavanny BugGrass | C | |
Lilligant Grass | C | |
Maractus Grass | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Clamperl View Maractus builds →Petal Dance 2x207-243%KO | ||
Lilligant Grass | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Clamperl View Lilligant builds →Petal Dance 2x213-252%KO | ||
Sunflora Grass | C | |
Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
Leafeon Grass | B | |
Maractus Grass | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Clamperl View Maractus builds →Petal Dance 2x204-241%KO | ||
Lilligant Grass | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Clamperl View Lilligant builds →Petal Dance 2x213-252%KO | ||
Sunflora Grass | C | |
Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
Leafeon Grass | B | |
Maractus Grass | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Clamperl View Maractus builds →Petal Dance 2x209-246%KO | ||
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
Lilligant Grass | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Clamperl View Lilligant builds →Petal Dance 2x215-253%KO | ||
 Tangrowth Grass | B | |
Sunflora Grass | C | |
In Black 2 & White 2, Rotom can KO Clamperl with Thunderbolt (181-213%).
 Rotom ElectricGhost | C | |
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemChoice Scarf NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Clamperl View Rotom builds →Volt Switch 2x141-166%KO Shadow Ball81-95% Thunderbolt 2x181-213%KO | ||
Clamperl Evolutions
Clamperl's evolution chain splits 2 ways into Huntail and Gorebyss. The method you choose determines which form you get. Evolving adds up to 140 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
B2W2 Clamperl Best Moveset
Water at 74 Sp. Atk with Held ItemDeep Sea Tooth doubling it to 148 effective, hitting harder than most fully evolved Pokemon. The moveset fires Water TermStab at enormous power from a pre-evolution. 32 Speed goes last, but the raw damage surprises opponents expecting a weak first stage.
Best Build
Clamperl best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Sweeper Moveset
- Ice Beam
- Surf
- Shell Smash
- Hidden Power Grass
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breeding's the move. Aqua Ring and Barrier give Clamperl options it can't learn any other way, and Ice and Normal coverage already covers a decent range on top of Surf and Muddy Water. The egg moves push it further.
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
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
It makes a single pearl during its lifetime. The pearl is said to amplify psychic power.
Clamperl Black 2 & White 2 Guide
Clamperl evolves into Huntail via trade. Trade needs a Game Boy Advance link cable and a second GBA running another Gen 3 game (FireRed, LeafGreen, Ruby, Sapphire, or Emerald). Trade Clamperl to a friend, then have them trade it back. The 2026 Switch re-release supports the same trade through local wireless on the Pokemon Center 2F Wireless Club, with no cables required. The Deep Sea Tooth must be held during the trade. Bring one over from a sibling Gen 3 game if needed.
In Black 2 & White 2, Clamperl does the job early-game if you need a Water type on your team. Evolve it into Huntail before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.
Game Availability
Clamperl has been available in 13 games since Ruby & Sapphire, though obtaining it requires a trade evolution. This extra step makes it less common than Pokemon found through standard wild encounters.
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 7LGPE
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