Utility
Balanced
CTier
75Speed · Below Avg

Claydol's built to absorb hits, not race for knockouts. Balanced defenses with Sp. Def doing the heavy lifting. And the medium-fast 1M XP curve means it won't take forever to bring up, worth 2 Sp. Def EVs.

Base Stats
High
HP60
C
Attack70
C
Defense105
B
Sp. Atk70
C
Sp. Def120
A
Speed75
C
Total500
Details
Catch Rate
Challenging90 / 255
Growth Rate
Medium Fast1M XP
Height1.5 m
4'11"Average
Weight108.0 kg
238.1 lbsHeavy
Base XP175
Average
Abilities
LevitateTop Pick
Evades ground moves.
Levitate grants Ground immunity
EV Yield
HPAtkDefSpASpD+2Spe
Special Defense training target
Pokedex Entries

An ancient clay figurine was exposed to a mysterious ray of light, and it came to life as a Pokémon.

Claydol is weak to Water, Grass, Ice, Bug, Ghost, and Dark. On the flip side, it's immune to Electric-type moves entirely. The Ground/Psychic typing picks up 4 resistances to work with. Levitate grants an additional Ground immunity, reshaping the matchup chart. Claydol's overall bulk (60/105/120) lets it take a hit or two from most weaknesses before going down.

Claydol Weakness and Resistance Chart
DamageTypes
2x (Weak)Water, Grass, Ice, Bug, Ghost, Dark
0.5x (Resist)Fighting, Poison, Psychic, Rock
0x (Immune)Electric
Type ChartVulnerable
6Weak
4Resist
2Immune
Score-5
4xCritical
None
2xWeak
WaterGrassIceBugGhostDark
½xResist
FightingPoisonPsychicRock
¼xResist
None
0xImmune
ElectricGround
STAB (6)
FireElectricPoisonRockSteelFighting
How to Beat Claydol (Best Counters)

Volcarona's Heat Wave hits Claydol for 40-47%.

Dondozo
Dondozo
Water
A
Recommended Build
AbilityUnaware
ItemLeftovers
NatureImpish
Moves
  • Fissure
  • Wave Crash
  • RestRecovery
  • ProtectPriority
View Dondozo builds →

Claydol is what Baltoy becomes. Breed it for Baltoy eggs (average hatch time). No compatible partners for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time. The evolution from Baltoy pushed Claydol to 500 total stats. Defense saw the largest single gain at +50. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms
Baltoy
#343Baltoy
36
Level 36
Claydol
#344Claydol
Stat Comparison 2 Stages
Baltoy
GroundPsychic
Claydol
GroundPsychic
HP
40
60+20
ATK
40
70+30
DEF
55
105+50
SP.ATK
40
70+30
SP.DEF
70
120+50
SPE
55
75+20
BST
300D-Tier
500C-Tier+200
ROLE
Balanced
Balanced
TYPE
Utility
Mixed

Breeding

Challenging

Claydol is genderless — breed with Ditto to produce Baltoy eggs. Part of the Mineral egg group.

Egg Groups
Mineral
Gender
GenderlessDittoDitto only
Hatch Time
20 cycles·5,140 steps
Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Claydol runs a standard hazard lead set. Brave nature with max HP and Attack EVs shapes the build, while Lightclay brings extra utility. Levitate supports the kit from the background.

Best Build

All 14 games
Experimental
Ability
Levitate
Item
LeftoversSUSTAIN
Best Nature for Claydol
Bold+DEF

Claydol best EVs are HP and Defense

EVs

Wall Moveset

  • Rapid Spin
  • Stealth Rock
  • Ice Beam
  • RestRecovery

Recommended Teammates

Hippowdon
HippowdonDecent

Moves

All 14 games

Most of Claydol's flexibility comes from TMs. Same-type output runs through Dream Eater and Earthquake, but Normal and Rock and the rest of the TM pool push it from predictable to genuinely threatening.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Confusion
—5010025Psychic
Lv 1
Harden
———30Normal
Lv 1
Hyper Beam
C150905Normal
Lv 1
Mud-Slap
D2010010Ground
Lv 1
Rapid Spin
S5010040Normal
Lv 1
Teleport-6
B——20Psychic
Lv 9
Rock Tomb
D609515Rock
Lv 12
Power Trick
D——10Psychic
Lv 15
Psybeam
C6510020Psychic
Lv 18
Ancient Power
D601005Rock
Lv 21
Imprison
D——10Psychic
Lv 24
Cosmic Power
A——20Psychic
Lv 27
Extrasensory
C8010020Psychic
Lv 30
Earth Power
S9010010Ground
Lv 33
Self-Destruct
B2001005Normal
Lv 38
Guard Split
D——10Psychic
Lv 38
Power Split
———10Psychic
Lv 43
Sandstorm
D——10Rock
Lv 48
Explosion
B2501005Normal

TM Moves

TM
TM83
Bulldoze
C6010020Ground
TM04
Calm Mind
C——20Psychic
TM57
Charge Beam
D509010Electric
TM21
Dazzling Gleam
D8010010Fairy
TM28
Dig
C8010010Ground
TM32
Double Team
———15Normal
TM85
Dream Eater
C10010015Psychic
TM26
Earthquake
A10010010Ground
TM58
Endure+4
C——10Normal
TM64
Explosion
B2501005Normal
TM42
Facade
D7010020Normal
TM70
Flash
——10020Normal
TM68
Giga Impact
C150905Normal
TM86
Grass Knot
D—10020Grass
TM74
Gyro Ball
D—1005Steel
TM15
Hyper Beam
C150905Normal
TM13
Ice Beam
A9010010Ice
TM16
Light Screen
C——30Psychic
TM63
Nasty Plot
C——20Dark
TM17
Protect+4
C——10Normal
TM77
Psych Up
C——10Normal
TM29
Psychic
S9010010Psychic
TM18
Rain Dance
C——5Water
TM67
Recycle
D——10Normal
TM33
Reflect
B——20Psychic
TM44
Rest
A——10Psychic
TM69
Rock Polish
C——20Rock
TM80
Rock Slide
D759010Rock
TM98
Rock Smash
D4010015Fighting
TM39
Rock Tomb
D609515Rock
TM20
Safeguard
C——25Normal
TM37
Sandstorm
D——10Rock
TM30
Shadow Ball
D8010015Ghost
TM48
Skill Swap
C——10Psychic
TM82
Sleep Talk
C——10Normal
TM22
Solar Beam
C12010010Grass
TM76
Stealth Rock
S——20Rock
TM71
Stone Edge
D100805Rock
TM96
Strength
—8010015Normal
TM90
Substitute
C——10Normal
TM11
Sunny Day
C——5Fire
TM87
Swagger
D—8515Normal
TM92
Trick Room-7
B——5Psychic

Egg Moves

Claydol doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Claydol can't learn any Tutor moves
All 14 games

Claydol doesn't appear wild. Catch Baltoy instead, it shows up at decent rates. Evolve it at level 36 to get Claydol. The 2-stage line is mapped in the step cards below.

How to Obtain Claydol in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

To get Claydol, start by catching Baltoy through walking and special encounters at Lv. 14-63. The chain covers 1 catchable stage before reaching the final form.

  1. Baltoy
    Step 1Catch Baltoy
    Route 206
    Shining PearlUsing PokeRadar Lv.14-16 Route
    22%Early
    Route 206
    Brilliant DiamondUsing PokeRadar Lv.14-16 Route
    22%Early
    Big Bluff Cavern
    Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.58-63 Cave
    Post
    Post-game
    Big Bluff Cavern
    Shining PearlGrass Lv.58-63 Cave
    Post
    Post-game
    Dazzling Cave
    Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.58-63 Cave
    Post
    Post-game
    Dazzling Cave
    Shining PearlGrass Lv.58-63 Cave
    Post
    Post-game
    Rocky Cave
    Shining PearlGrass Lv.58-63 Cave
    Post
    Post-game
    Rocky Cave
    Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.58-63 Cave
    Post
    Post-game
    Stargleam Cavern
    Shining PearlGrass Lv.58-63 Cave
    Post
    Post-game
    Stargleam Cavern
    Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.58-63 Cave
    Post
    Post-game
  2. Claydol
    Step 2Claydol ✓

  • Claydol looks average on paper at 500 BST. But Levitate is why it sees play. Build around that and it pulls its weight. C-Tier on our tier list.

  • Claydol's biggest threats include Gyarados (Water), Venusaur (Grass), and Cloyster (Ice), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Bug, Ghost, and Dark-type attackers are also a problem. With 6 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter.

  • Claydol gets Levitate. But Levitate is the one that matters. It's the centerpiece of every viable set. Build around that.

  • Claydol is leaning toward the physical side (base 70 Attack). Tanky enough to absorb a few hits, too. Speed tells the real story. Base 75 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many.

  • Best way to handle Claydol: Super-effective STAB from faster Pokemon is the simplest answer. Water, Grass, and Ice-type attackers hit hardest.

Debuting in Ruby & Sapphire, Claydol appears in 14 games across 8 generations. A reliable presence in a solid number of games, typically found through wild encounters.

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