Utility
Balanced
500High
75Moderate
CTier

Free switch-ins on Electric moves make Claydol useful in any team that needs that coverage. Levitate gives it a Ground immunity. Known as the Clay Doll Pokemon. Flexible enough to run physical or special sets.

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
500High
HP60
C
Attack70
C
Defense105
B
Sp. Atk70
C
Sp. Def120
A
Speed75
C
Total500
Low <60
Avg 60-89
High 90-149
Top 150+
EV YieldDefeating Claydol yields +2 SpD
HPAtkDefSpASpD+2Spe
Details
Catch90Challenging•Medium Fast1M XP•1.5m / 4'11"•108kg / 238.1 lbs•175Base XP
Pokedex Entries

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

Brilliant Diamond / Shining Pearl

Claydol Weakness

Vulnerable

Claydol is weak to Water, Grass, Ice, Bug, Ghost, and Dark-type moves. 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.

4xCriticali
None
2xWeaki
WaterGrassIceBugGhostDark
½xResisti
FightingPoisonPsychicRock
¼xResisti
None
0xImmunei
ElectricGround
STAB (6)i
FireElectricPoisonRockSteelFighting
6Weak
4Resist
2Immune
Scorei-5
Abilities
LevitateEvades ground moves.
Levitate grants Ground immunity

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.

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

Breed with Claydol to get Baltoy eggs (with patience) from the Mineral egg group.

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

Levitate helps Claydol stick around while dealing real damage. Rocky Helmet for chip damage on every physical hit received, max HP and Sp. Atk EVs for the right balance, and Psychic as the main threat. Not the fastest, but it doesn't need to be.

Best Build

Special Tank
Ability
Levitate
Item
Rocky HelmetPUNISH
Nature
Modest+SPA
EVs

Best Claydol Moveset

  • PsychicSTAB
  • Rapid Spin
  • Stealth Rock
  • Earth PowerSTAB

Recommended Teammates

Porygon-Z
Porygon-ZGood

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
150905Normal
Lv 1
Mud-Slap
2010010Ground
Lv 1
Rapid Spin
5010040Normal
Lv 1
Teleport-6
——20Psychic
Lv 9
Rock Tomb
609515Rock
Lv 12
Power Trick
——10Psychic
Lv 15
Psybeam
6510020Psychic
Lv 18
Ancient Power
601005Rock
Lv 21
Imprison
——10Psychic
Lv 24
Cosmic Power
——20Psychic
Lv 27
Extrasensory
8010020Psychic
Lv 30
Earth Power
9010010Ground
Lv 33
Self-Destruct
2001005Normal
Lv 38
Guard Split
——10Psychic
Lv 38
Power Split
——10Psychic
Lv 43
Sandstorm
——10Rock
Lv 48
Explosion
2501005Normal

TM Moves

Src
TM83
Bulldoze
6010020Ground
TM04
Calm Mind
——20Psychic
TM57
Charge Beam
509010Electric
TM21
Dazzling Gleam
8010010Fairy
TM28
Dig
8010010Ground
TM32
Double Team
——15Normal
TM85
Dream Eater
10010015Psychic
TM26
Earthquake
10010010Ground
TM58
Endure+4
——10Normal
TM64
Explosion
2501005Normal
TM42
Facade
7010020Normal
TM70
Flash
—10020Normal
TM68
Giga Impact
150905Normal
TM86
Grass Knot
—10020Grass
TM74
Gyro Ball
—1005Steel
TM15
Hyper Beam
150905Normal
TM13
Ice Beam
9010010Ice
TM16
Light Screen
——30Psychic
TM63
Nasty Plot
——20Dark
TM17
Protect+4
——10Normal
TM77
Psych Up
——10Normal
TM29
Psychic
9010010Psychic
TM18
Rain Dance
——5Water
TM67
Recycle
——10Normal
TM33
Reflect
——20Psychic
TM44
Rest
——10Psychic
TM69
Rock Polish
——20Rock
TM80
Rock Slide
759010Rock
TM98
Rock Smash
4010015Fighting
TM39
Rock Tomb
609515Rock
TM20
Safeguard
——25Normal
TM37
Sandstorm
——10Rock
TM30
Shadow Ball
8010015Ghost
TM48
Skill Swap
——10Psychic
TM82
Sleep Talk
——10Normal
TM22
Solar Beam
12010010Grass
TM76
Stealth Rock
——20Rock
TM71
Stone Edge
100805Rock
TM96
Strength
8010015Normal
TM90
Substitute
——10Normal
TM11
Sunny Day
——5Fire
TM87
Swagger
—8515Normal
TM92
Trick Room-7
——5Psychic

Egg Moves

Claydol doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Claydol can't learn any Tutor moves

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 PokeRadarLv.14-1622%EarlyRoute
    CHALLENGING
    Route 206
    Brilliant DiamondUsing PokeRadarLv.14-1622%EarlyRoute
    CHALLENGING
    Big Bluff Cavern
    Brilliant DiamondGrassLv.58-63PostCavePost-game
    Big Bluff Cavern
    Shining PearlGrassLv.58-63PostCavePost-game
    Dazzling Cave
    Brilliant DiamondGrassLv.58-63PostCavePost-game
    Dazzling Cave
    Shining PearlGrassLv.58-63PostCavePost-game
    Rocky Cave
    Shining PearlGrassLv.58-63PostCavePost-game
    Rocky Cave
    Brilliant DiamondGrassLv.58-63PostCavePost-game
    Stargleam Cavern
    Shining PearlGrassLv.58-63PostCavePost-game
    Stargleam Cavern
    Brilliant DiamondGrassLv.58-63PostCavePost-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.

  • Baltoy evolves into Claydol at level 36. Claydol is the fully evolved form. At 500 BST, it's got solid stats to work with.

  • 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. But the speed tells the real story — base 75 Speed is workable — faster than some, slower than many.

  • Claydol appears in 14 games, including Ruby & Sapphire, FireRed & LeafGreen, and Emerald.

Debuting in Ruby & Sapphire, Claydol appears in 14 games across 7 generations. A reliable presence in a solid number of games, typically found through wild encounters.