Is Clamperl Good in Platinum Playthrough?
Breed-only in Platinum. Water-type branching into Huntail with Deep Sea Tooth trade or Gorebyss with Deep Sea Scale trade. Two trade evolutions from a bred base. High investment for middling returns.
Clamperl resists most of Roark's coverage and hits back hard.
Gardenia's Pokemon outpace and outclass Clamperl here.
Fantina's team hits Clamperl's weaknesses hard.
Clamperl trades roughly evenly with Maylene's team.
Crasher Wake's typing presses Clamperl's defenses.
Clamperl has the type edge here and should clean up Byron's team.
Clamperl trades roughly evenly with Candice's team.
Volkner's team hits Clamperl's weaknesses hard.
Clamperl trades roughly evenly with Aaron's team.
Clamperl has the type edge here and should clean up Bertha's team.
Clamperl has the type edge here and should clean up Flint's team.
Lucian's team hits Clamperl's weaknesses hard.
Clamperl trades roughly evenly with Jupiter's team.
Clamperl trades roughly evenly with Mars's team.
Clamperl trades roughly evenly with Saturn's team.
Cynthia's team hits Clamperl's weaknesses hard.
Trade
Clamperl cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
Recommended Moves
- After Fantina
- TM14IceBlizzardPower 120Accuracy 70%PP 5Lake Acuity
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 216
- After Maylene
- TUTORWaterDivePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 212
- After Crasher Wake
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15From Cynthia's grandmother inside the ruins
- TM55WaterBrinePower 98Accuracy 100%PP 10Prize for defeating Crasher Wake
- TM03WaterWater PulsePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20Ravaged Path
- After Volkner
- HM07WaterWaterfallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15From Jasmine in Sunyshore City
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Breed Huntail
Huntail cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
Recommended Moves
- After Fantina
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- LV 28WaterBrinePower 98Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 37WaterDivePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Crasher Wake
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15From Cynthia's grandmother inside the ruins
- LV 46WaterAqua TailPower 135Accuracy 90%PP 10
- After Volkner
- HM07WaterWaterfallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15From Jasmine in Sunyshore City
- LV 51WaterHydro PumpPower 180Accuracy 80%PP 5
- Post-Game
- TUTORFlyingBouncePower 85Accuracy 85%PP 5Survival Area
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Breed Gorebyss
Gorebyss cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
Recommended Moves
- After Fantina
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- LV 37WaterDivePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Crasher Wake
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15From Cynthia's grandmother inside the ruins
- TM55WaterBrinePower 98Accuracy 100%PP 10Prize for defeating Crasher Wake
- LV 46WaterAqua TailPower 135Accuracy 90%PP 10
- After Volkner
- HM07WaterWaterfallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15From Jasmine in Sunyshore City
- LV 51WaterHydro PumpPower 180Accuracy 80%PP 5
- Post-Game
- TUTORFlyingBouncePower 85Accuracy 85%PP 5Survival Area
- TUTORBugSignal BeamPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15Survival Area
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Clamperl in Platinum
Clamperl is bred rather than caught in Platinum. Hatch one from a Huntail or Gorebyss in the Day Care, because the pearl clam never turns up in any wild water here.
How to Get Shiny Clamperl in Platinum
Clamperl never turns up in Platinum, so catch a shiny one in Diamond or Pearl and trade it over. See every game where Shiny Clamperl can be hunted
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
 Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
 Parasect BugGrass | C | |
 Cacturne GrassDark | B | |
 Torterra GrassGround | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Turtwig (Route 201 Gift) | ||
 Tangrowth Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Clamperl View Tangrowth builds →Solar Beam 2x215-254%KO Shock Wave 2x72-85% | ||
 Victreebel GrassPoison | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Clamperl View Victreebel builds →Leaf Storm 2x233-274%KO | ||
 Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
 Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
 Ludicolo WaterGrass | C | |
 Abomasnow GrassIce | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Clamperl View Abomasnow builds →Wood Hammer 2x132-156%KO | ||
 Carnivine Grass | C | |
 Cherrim Grass | C | |
 Breloom GrassFighting | A | |
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.
Pt Clamperl Best Moveset
Trade holding Held ItemDeep Sea Tooth evolves to Huntail, and Held ItemDeep Sea Scale evolves to Gorebyss. The moveset has 74 Sp. Atk doubled to 148 with the Tooth, but that power only works while Clamperl stays unevolved.
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
Base Stats
It makes a single pearl during its lifetime. The pearl is said to amplify psychic power.
Clamperl Platinum Guide
No. Clamperl isn't catchable in Platinum. Catch one in Diamond, Pearl, HeartGold, or SoulSilver, then trade it over.
In Platinum, Clamperl has 345 BST and evolves into Huntail. Compare the two forms before you give either one a team slot.
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 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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