Is Clamperl Good in Diamond & Pearl Playthrough?
Transfer-only Water from Hoenn. Evolves into Huntail or Gorebyss through item trades. AbilityShell Armor blocks crits. Without the trade evolution, Clamperl does nothing in battle.
Clamperl resists most of Roark's coverage and hits back hard.
Gardenia's team hits Clamperl's weaknesses hard.
Clamperl trades roughly evenly with Maylene's team.
Crasher Wake's typing presses Clamperl's defenses.
Clamperl trades roughly evenly with Fantina's team.
Clamperl has the type edge here and should clean up Byron's team.
Candice's team hits Clamperl's weaknesses hard.
Volkner's team hits Clamperl's weaknesses hard.
Huntail has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Aaron:
Huntail has the type edge here and should clean up Bertha's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Bertha:
Huntail has the type edge here and should clean up Flint's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Flint:
Huntail trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Lucian:
Huntail has the type edge here and should clean up Mars's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Mars:
Huntail resists most of Jupiter's coverage and hits back hard.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Jupiter:
Huntail has the type edge here and should clean up Saturn's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Saturn:
Huntail trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Cynthia:
Catchable
Catch Clamperl on Route 219 (Super Rod fishing, Lv 20-30, uncommon).
Recommended Moves
- After Gardenia
- TM14IceBlizzardPower 120Accuracy 70%PP 5Lake Acuity
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 216
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Amity Square
- After Crasher Wake
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Celestic Town
- TM55WaterBrinePower 98Accuracy 100%PP 10Prize for defeating Crasher Wake
- After Fantina
- TM03WaterWater PulsePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20Ravaged Path
- After Volkner
- HM07WaterWaterfallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Sunyshore City
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Evolve Clamperl to Huntail
Clamperl evolves into Huntail when traded. Trade it in the post-game, after you beat Cynthia.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 49)
- LV 49WaterAqua TailPower 135Accuracy 90%PP 10
- LV 49WaterDivePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 49WaterBrinePower 98Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Gardenia
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- After Crasher Wake
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Celestic Town
- After Volkner
- HM07WaterWaterfallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Sunyshore City
- LV 51WaterHydro PumpPower 180Accuracy 80%PP 5
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Evolve Clamperl to Gorebyss
Clamperl evolves into Gorebyss when traded. Trade it in the post-game, after you beat Cynthia.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 49)
- LV 49WaterAqua TailPower 135Accuracy 90%PP 10
- LV 49WaterDivePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Gardenia
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- After Crasher Wake
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Celestic Town
- TM55WaterBrinePower 98Accuracy 100%PP 10Prize for defeating Crasher Wake
- After Volkner
- HM07WaterWaterfallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Sunyshore City
- LV 51WaterHydro PumpPower 180Accuracy 80%PP 5
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Clamperl in Diamond & Pearl
Clamperl bites the Super Rod on two routes, uncommon at level 20 to 30. The bivalve sits in the deep water there, and which item you trade it with later decides Huntail versus Gorebyss.
Wild Clamperl may be holding when caught:
Big Pearl (5% chance) A quite-large pearl that sparkles in a pretty silver color. It can be sold at a high price to shops.2 locations to catch Clamperl
Encountered via fishing with a Rod
Badge 5Where To Catch Clamperl in DP
The line opens with Clamperl at Lv. 20-30 via fishing encounters. 1 catchable stage total, with locations listed for each one below.
Available in-game· 2 pathsPick one
Want the exact numbers? Work out your catch odds in Diamond & Pearl for Clamperl.
How to Get Shiny Clamperl in Diamond & Pearl
Clamperl hatches shiny best from the Day Care, so breed it Masuda-style with a foreign-language parent. Compare Shiny Clamperl odds across every game
Diamond & Pearl Shiny Clamperl Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route is Masuda Method, about 1 in 1,639 on each try.
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 | 173-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 472-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 1,136-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 3,773-- | -- |
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.
Curious how fast a hunt could go? Work out your Diamond & Pearl shiny odds for Clamperl.
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
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
 Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
 Parasect BugGrass | C | |
 Torterra GrassGround | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Turtwig (Lake Verity Gift) | ||
 Ludicolo WaterGrass | C | |
 Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
 Carnivine Grass | C | |
 Cherrim Grass | C | |
 Magnezone ElectricSteel | A | |
 Leafeon Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Hearthome City Gift) | ||
 Breloom GrassFighting | A | |
 Manectric Electric | C | |
 Snover GrassIce | D | |
 Pikachu Electric | C | |
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
Breeding
Breed Clamperl easily with 69 breeding partners from the Water 1 egg group. Pass egg moves like Aqua Ring, Barrier, Body Slam and 4 more to offspring.
DP Clamperl Best Moveset
Sp. Atk jumps from 74 to 148 with Held ItemDeep Sea Tooth, one of the highest boosted values available. The moveset is entirely dependent on that item for offensive presence. Trade-evolve to Huntail or Gorebyss depending on the held item.
Best Build
Clamperl best EVs are HP and Sp. Atk
Special Tank Moveset
- Surf
- Ice Beam
- Hidden Power Electric
- 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 Waterfall. 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
23 of 24 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
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 Diamond & Pearl Guide
Clamperl evolves into Huntail via trade. The Deep Sea Tooth must be held during the trade. Bring one over from a sibling Gen 3 game if needed.
Yes. Wild Clamperl in Diamond & Pearl can hold Big Pearl (5%). Use Thief (TM46) or Covet to swipe the held item without affecting your catch chance. Quickest way to farm rare items like Big Pearl.
In Diamond & Pearl, Clamperl has 345 BST and evolves into Huntail. Compare the two forms before you give either one a team slot.
Yes. Clamperl is not available during the main story. It can only be obtained after entering the Hall of Fame. Clamperl becomes available after the main story is complete in Diamond & Pearl.
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.
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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
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