In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, 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. Psychic with Rocky Helmet is the standard set.

What is Claydol weak to?

In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, 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.

What is the best ability for Claydol?

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

What role does Claydol play in battle?

Claydol is a special attacker with base 70 Sp. Atk. Tanky enough to absorb a few hits, too. Speed tells the real story. Base 75 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many.

What are the best moves for Claydol?

For Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, the core moveset is Psychic, Rapid Spin, Stealth Rock, and Earthpower. Psychic leads at 21% usage. Psychic provides reliable STAB damage.

Claydol - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Special

Balanced

CTier

75Speed · Below Avg

Stats & Training

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

Attack70

Defense105

Sp. Atk70

Sp. Def120

Speed75

Total500

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging90 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height1.5 m

Weight108.0 kg

Base XP175

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 Weakness

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
Damage	Types
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

Water Grass Ice Bug Ghost Dark

½xResist

Fighting Poison Psychic Rock

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Electric Ground

STAB (6)

Fire Electric Poison Rock Steel Fighting

How to Beat Claydol in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl (Best Counters)

In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Scizor's Knock Off hits Claydol for 39-46%. Weavile's Knock Off hits Claydol for 60-71%. Slowking deals 46-55% with Scald.

Scizor BugSteel	A
Recommended Build AbilityTechnician ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureAdamant Moves Bullet Punch Knock Off RoostRecovery Swords Dance Damage vs Claydol Bullet Punch 18-22% Knock Off 2x 39-46% View Scizor builds →
Weavile DarkIce	A
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureJolly Moves Knock Off Ice Shard Triple Axel Swords Dance Damage vs Claydol Knock Off 2x 60-71% Ice Shard 2x 38-44% View Weavile builds →
Slowking WaterPsychic	A
Recommended Build AbilityRegenerator ItemColbur Berry NatureRelaxed Moves ScaldSTAB TeleportUtility Slack Off Future Sight Damage vs Claydol Scald 2x 46-55% View Slowking builds →

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Evolution

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

#343Baltoy

Level 36

#344Claydol

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Baltoy

GroundPsychic

Claydol

GroundPsychic

60+20

ATK

70+30

DEF

105+50

SP.ATK

70+30

SP.DEF

120+50

SPE

75+20

BST

300D-Tier

500C-Tier+200

ROLE

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

Genderless

Ditto only

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Claydol Best Moveset

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

Experimental

Ability

Levitate

Item

LeftoversSUSTAIN

Best Nature for Claydol

Bold+DEF

Claydol best EVs are HP and Defense

EVs

Def

SpD

Wall Moveset

Rapid Spin
Stealth Rock
Ice Beam
RestRecovery

Recommended Teammates

HippowdonDecent

Moves

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

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

How to Get Claydol in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

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.

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
Train until Level 36
Step 2Claydol ✓

Claydol Guide

In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, 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. Psychic with Rocky Helmet is the standard set.
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, 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 a special attacker with base 70 Sp. Atk. Tanky enough to absorb a few hits, too. Speed tells the real story. Base 75 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many.
For Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, the core moveset is Psychic, Rapid Spin, Stealth Rock, and Earthpower. Psychic leads at 21% usage. Psychic provides reliable STAB damage.

Game Availability

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.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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