In FireRed & LeafGreen, Claydol looks average on paper at 500 BST. But Levitate is why it sees play. Build around that and it pulls its weight. A-Tier on our tier list. Rapid Spin with Leftovers is the standard set.

What is Claydol weak to?

In FireRed & LeafGreen, 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 mixed attacker with base 70 Attack and 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 counters Claydol?

In FireRed & LeafGreen, the best way to handle Claydol: Super-effective STAB from faster Pokemon is the simplest answer. Water, Grass, and Ice-type attackers hit hardest.

Claydol - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Mixed

Balanced

ATier

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

It appears to have been born from clay dolls made by ancient people. It uses telekinesis to float and move.

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

Gen III Type Chart

Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move

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 FireRed & LeafGreen (Best Counters)

In FireRed & LeafGreen, Regirock's Explosion hits Claydol for 74-87%. Camerupt deals 70-82% with Explosion.

MagnetonResists Psychic, wears down with Toxic, sturdy guarantees survival ElectricSteel	A
Recommended Build AbilityMagnetpull ItemMagnet NatureModest Moves ThunderboltSTAB Hidden Power Fire ToxicUtility Thunder Wave View Magneton builds →
RegirockSturdy guarantees survival, excellent bulk Rock	B
Recommended Build AbilityClearbody ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves Explosion Rock Slide Thunder Wave Superpower Damage vs Claydol Explosion 74-87% Rock Slide 17-20% Superpower 18-21% View Regirock builds →
CameruptWears down with Toxic FireGround	C
Recommended Build AbilityMagmaarmor ItemLeftovers NatureBrave Moves EarthquakeSTAB Explosion Fire Blast ToxicUtility Damage vs Claydol Earthquake 42-50% Explosion 70-82% Fire Blast 37-44% View Camerupt builds →
ElectrodeThreatens with Rain Dance, outspeeds Electric	C
Recommended Build AbilityStatic ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves Explosion Rain Dance ThunderboltSTAB ThunderSTAB Damage vs Claydol Explosion 28-33% View Electrode builds →
WeezingImmune to Ground via Levitate, threatens with Haze, walls physical sets Poison	C
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemLeftovers NatureImpish Moves Will O Wisp Sludge Bomb Pain Split Explosion Damage vs Claydol Sludge Bomb 13-16% Explosion 49-57% View Weezing builds →

FireRed & LeafGreen 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

FireRed & LeafGreen Claydol Best Moveset

Levitate helps Claydol stick around while dealing real damage. Leftovers for passive recovery each turn, max HP and Attack EVs for the right balance, and Earthquake as the main threat. Not the fastest, but it doesn't need to be.

Best Build

Highly recommended

Physical Tank

Ability

Levitate

Item

LeftoversSUSTAIN

Best Nature for Claydol

Adamant+ATK

Claydol best EVs are HP and Attack

EVs

Atk

SpA

Spe

Physical Tank Moveset

Rapid Spin
EarthquakeSTAB
ExplosionCoverage
PsychicSTAB

Recommended Teammates

SkarmoryDecent

BlisseyDecent

SuicuneDecent

Moves

The level-up pool tells the story here. Claydol learns Self-Destruct and Hyper Beam naturally, plus enough variety that TMs feel like bonuses. Normal and Rock coverage and more extends the reach beyond that.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Confusion

—5010025Psychic

Lv 1

Harden

D——30Normal

Lv 1

Rapid Spin

S5010040Normal

Lv 1

Teleport-6

———20Psychic

Lv 3

Harden

D——30Normal

Lv 5

Rapid Spin

S5010040Normal

Lv 7

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

Lv 11

Psybeam

—6510020Psychic

Lv 15

Rock Tomb

—609510Rock

Lv 19

Self-Destruct

B2001005Normal

Lv 25

Ancient Power

D601005Rock

Lv 31

Sandstorm

———10Rock

Lv 36

Hyper Beam

C150905Normal

Lv 42

Cosmic Power

D——20Psychic

Lv 55

Explosion

S2501005Normal

TM Moves

TM28

Dig

—6010010Ground

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM26

Earthquake

S10010010Ground

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

HM05

Flash

——7020Normal

TM21

Frustration

——10020Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM15

Hyper Beam

C150905Normal

TM13

Ice Beam

C9510010Ice

TM16

Light Screen

C——30Psychic

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM29

Psychic

S9010010Psychic

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM33

Reflect

D——20Psychic

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

HM06

Rock Smash

—2010015Fighting

TM39

Rock Tomb

—609510Rock

TM37

Sandstorm

———10Rock

TM43

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

TM30

Shadow Ball

D8010015Ghost

TM48

Skill Swap

———10Psychic

TM22

Solar Beam

C12010010Grass

HM04

Strength

—8010015Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

Egg Moves

Claydol doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Double-Edge

C12010015Normal

Tutor

Dream Eater

—10010015Psychic

Tutor

Explosion

S2501005Normal

Tutor

Mimic

———10Normal

Tutor

Rock Slide

D759010Rock

Tutor

Substitute

C——10Normal

How to Get Claydol in FireRed & LeafGreen

Claydol can't be caught in FireRed & LeafGreen. Transfer Baltoy from Ruby, Emerald, or Sword and evolve through the 2-stage line to get it. The step cards below map the full chain.

How to Obtain Claydol in FireRed & LeafGreen

Step 1Obtain Baltoy
Catch in the wild in:
RubyWalking · Route 111 EmeraldWalking · Route 111
Then trade to FireRed & LeafGreen to continue the evolution chain.
Also found in:
Diamond Platinum HeartGold Black 2 Omega Ruby Ultra Moon
Train until Level 36
Step 2Claydol ✓

Claydol Guide

In FireRed & LeafGreen, Claydol looks average on paper at 500 BST. But Levitate is why it sees play. Build around that and it pulls its weight. A-Tier on our tier list. Rapid Spin with Leftovers is the standard set.
In FireRed & LeafGreen, 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 mixed attacker with base 70 Attack and 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.
In FireRed & LeafGreen, the best way to handle Claydol: Super-effective STAB from faster Pokemon is the simplest answer. Water, Grass, and Ice-type attackers hit hardest.

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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