Physical
Balanced
DTier
32Speed · Very Slow

Stats & Training

Clobbopus's spread isn't flashy. Attack leads, Speed trails, 0 stats clear the bar. Common in the wild and worth 1 Attack EV, on a 1.06M XP medium-slow curve.

Base Stats
Avg
HP50
D
Attack68
C
Defense60
C
Sp. Atk50
D
Sp. Def50
D
Speed32
F
Total310
Details
Catch Rate
Moderate180 / 255
Growth Rate
Medium Slow1.06M XP
Height0.6 m
2'00"Small
Weight4.0 kg
8.8 lbsFeather
Base XP62
Low Yield
Abilities
Limber
Prevents paralysis.
TechnicianHATop Pick
Strengthens moves of 60 base power or less to 1.5× their power.
EV Yield
HPAtk+1DefSpASpDSpe
Attack training source
Pokedex Entries
No Legends Z A entries available

It’s very curious, but its means of investigating things is to try to punch them with its tentacles. The search for food is what brings it onto land.

Clobbopus Weakness

Clobbopus is weak to Flying, Psychic, and Fairy. 3 weaknesses is about average, nothing too hard to play around.

Clobbopus Weakness and Resistance Chart
DamageTypes
2x (Weak)Flying, Psychic, Fairy
0.5x (Resist)Bug, Rock, Dark
Type ChartAvg
3Weak
3Resist
0Immune
Score-3
4xCritical
None
2xWeak
FlyingPsychicFairy
½xResist
BugRockDark
¼xResist
None
0xImmune
None
STAB (5)
NormalIceRockDarkSteel
How to Beat Clobbopus in Legends: Z-A (Best Counters)
Metagross
Metagross
SteelPsychic
A
Psychic is super effective against ClobbopusView Metagross →

Legends: Z-A Evolution

Evolving Clobbopus into Grapploct takes knowing a specific move. It's not a simple level-up, so check the chain details below. Evolving adds up to 170 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms
Clobbopus
#852Clobbopus
Knows Taunt
Grapploct
#853Grapploct
Stat Comparison 2 Stages
Clobbopus
Fighting
Grapploct
Fighting
HP
50
80+30
ATK
68
118+50
DEF
60
90+30
SP.ATK
50
70+20
SP.DEF
50
80+30
SPE
32
42+10
BST
310D-Tier
480C-Tier+170
ROLE
Balanced
Wallbreaker
TYPE
Utility
Physical
Breeding is not available in this game

Legends: Z-A Clobbopus Best Moveset

Eviolite makes Clobbopus bulkier than you'd expect from something that still evolves. Max Attack and Speed EVs with Jolly nature handle the stat profile. Water coverage keeps it from being passive.

Best Build

Experimental
Physical Sweeper
Ability
Technician
Item
EvioliteBULK
Best Nature for Clobbopus
Jolly+SPE

Clobbopus best EVs are Attack and Speed

EVs

Physical Sweeper Moveset

  • Ice Punch
  • LiquidationCoverage
  • Power Up PunchSTAB
  • Brick BreakSTAB

Recommended Teammates

Greninja
GreninjaExcellent

Moves

TMs define Clobbopus's movepool. The natural moves cover basics with Close Combat and Focus Blast, but the real versatility comes from technical machines giving it coverage across 7 types. That's where the options open up.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Leer
D—10030Normal
Lv 1
Rock Smash
—4010015Fighting
Lv 10
Power-Up Punch
S4010020Fighting
Lv 12
Bullet Punch+1
D4010030Steel
Lv 15
Detect+4
C——5Fighting
Lv 18
Mach Punch+1
D4010030Fighting
Lv 20
Circle Throw-6
B609010Fighting
Lv 24
Brick Break
S7510015Fighting
Lv 28
Bulk Up
B——20Fighting
Lv 30
Knock Off
D6510020Dark
Lv 32
Double Hit
D359010Normal
Lv 35
Taunt
C—10020Dark
Lv 46
Close Combat
B1201005Fighting

TM Moves

TM
TM33
Body Slam
D8510015Normal
TM10
Brick Break
S7510015Fighting
TM11
Bulk Up
B——20Fighting
TM110
Chilling Water
D5010020Water
TM129
Circle Throw-6
B609010Fighting
TM107
Close Combat
B1201005Fighting
TM108
Comet Punch
D188515Normal
TM132
Double Hit
D359010Normal
TM131
Drain Punch
C7510010Fighting
TM135
Dual Chop
—409015Dragon
TM35
Endure+4
C——10Normal
TM109
Facade
D7010020Normal
TM102
Focus Blast
C120705Fighting
TM24
Ice Punch
S7510015Ice
TM45
Knock Off
D6510020Dark
TM76
Liquidation
S8510010Water
TM46
Mud Shot
D559515Ground
TM140
Muddy Water
D908510Water
TM18
Power-Up Punch
S4010020Fighting
TM17
Protect+4
C——10Normal
TM04
Rock Smash
—4010015Fighting
TM137
Storm Throw
C6010010Fighting
TM85
Substitute
C——10Normal
TM95
Taunt
C—10020Dark
TM150
Vacuum Wave+1
D4010030Fighting
TM98
Waterfall
B8010015Water
TM70
Whirlpool
D358515Water
TM103
Work Up
C——30Normal

Egg Moves

Clobbopus doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Clobbopus can't learn any Tutor moves

How to Get Clobbopus in Legends: Z-A

Clobbopus can't be caught in Legends: Z-A. Bring it over from Sword instead. The encounter info below covers the source games.

Clobbopus is not available as a wild encounter in this game.

Also found in:

Sword

Clobbopus Guide

  • Clobbopus evolves into Grapploct after learning Taunt. One evolution, no branching. Solid jump from 310 BST.

  • In Legends: Z-A, Clobbopus does the job early-game if you need a Fighting type on your team. Evolve it into Grapploct before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.

  • Clobbopus is catchable in Legends: Z-A. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 1 other game across the series.

  • Clobbopus is available in Legends: Z-A. Across the full series, it appears in 2 games total.

Game Availability

Introduced in Sword & Shield, Clobbopus has appeared in 2 games across 3 generations. Later debuts mean fewer total appearances, but it's been a consistent presence since its introduction.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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