Physical
Attacker
520High
90Moderate
CTier

Poison moves don't affect Klinklang at all — that's the advantage of Steel typing. It sits at a decent but contested Speed tier. Introduced in Gen 5. Known as the Gear Pokemon.

Defense and Attack carry most of Klinklang's stat budget. HP's the obvious dump stat. Tough to catch and yields 3 Defense EVs. Follows a 1.06M XP medium-slow curve.

Base Stats
520High
HP60
C
Attack100
B
Defense115
B
Sp. Atk70
C
Sp. Def85
C
Speed90
B
Total520
Low <60
Avg 60-89
High 90-149
Top 150+
EV YieldDefeating Klinklang yields +3 Def
HPAtkDef+3SpASpDSpe
Details
Catch30Difficult•Medium Slow1.06M XP•0.6m / 2'00"•81kg / 178.6 lbs•234Base XP
Pokedex Entries

The minigear spins at high speed. Then the energy from the red core charges the minigear to make it ready to fire.

Black 2 / White 2

Klinklang Weakness

Excellent

Fire, Fighting, and Ground-type moves hit Klinklang for super-effective damage. The upside? Poison-type moves can't touch it at all. With 11 resistances, the defensive profile is strong. Klinklang's physical bulk (base 115 Def) helps cushion physical weakness hits, but special attackers are the bigger threat.

Gen V Type Chart
  • Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
  • Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
4xCriticali
None
2xWeaki
FireFightingGround
½xResisti
NormalGrassIceFlyingPsychicBugRockGhostDragonDarkSteel
¼xResisti
None
0xImmunei
Poison
STAB (2)i
IceRock
3Weak
11Resist
1Immune
Scorei+8
SpikesGrounded — up to 25%
Abilities
PlusIncreases Special Attack to 1.5× when a friendly Pokémon has plus or minus.
MinusIncreases Special Attack to 1.5× when a friendly Pokémon has plus or minus.
Clear BodyHAPrevents stats from being lowered by other Pokémon.

End of the line. Klinklang caps a three-stage chain that started at Klink. Breeding produces the base form, and eggs are average hatch time. Speed grew the most through evolution (+60 over Klink), and Klinklang peaks at 520 total stats.

How to Evolve

3 Forms
Klink
#599Klink
38
Level 38
Klang
#600Klang
49
Level 49
Klinklang
#601Klinklang
Stat Comparison 3 Stages
Klink
Steel
Klang
Steel
Klinklang
Steel
HP
40
60+20
60
ATK
55
80+25
100+20
DEF
70
95+25
115+20
SP.ATK
45
70+25
70
SP.DEF
60
85+25
85
SPE
30
50+20
90+40
BST
300D-Tier
440D-Tier+140
520C-Tier+80
ROLE
Balanced
Balanced
Attacker
TYPE
Utility
Mixed
Physical
Breeding
Challenging

Breed with Klinklang to get Klink 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

The recommended build leans into Klinklang's strengths as a physical attacker. Life Orb provides extra damage on every hit for a health trade, and max Attack and Speed EVs back that up. Clearbody rounds out the package.

Best Build

Physical Sweeper
Ability
Clearbody
Item
Life OrbPOWER
Nature
Adamant+ATK
EVs

Best Klinklang Moveset

  • Gear GrindSTAB
  • Shift GearSTAB
  • Wild Charge
  • ReturnCoverage

Recommended Teammates

Vanilluxe
VanilluxeDecent
Archeops
ArcheopsDecent
Zoroark
ZoroarkDecent

Leveling does the heavy lifting. Klinklang picks up Zap Cannon and Hyper Beam along the way, building toward a complete offensive set. TMs add Electric and Normal coverage and more, but the foundation's already strong by then.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Charge
——20Electric
Lv 1
Gear Grind
508515Steel
Lv 1
Thunder Shock
4010030Electric
Lv 1
Vise Grip
5510030Normal
Lv 6
Charge
——20Electric
Lv 11
Thunder Shock
4010030Electric
Lv 16
Gear Grind
508515Steel
Lv 21
Bind
158520Normal
Lv 25
Charge Beam
509010Electric
Lv 31
Autotomize
——15Steel
Lv 36
Mirror Shot
658510Steel
Lv 40
Screech
—8540Normal
Lv 44
Discharge
8010015Electric
Lv 48
Metal Sound
—8540Steel
Lv 54
Shift Gear
——10Steel
Lv 60
Lock-On
——5Normal
Lv 66
Zap Cannon
120505Electric
Lv 72
Hyper Beam
150905Normal

TM Moves

Src
TM57
Charge Beam
509010Electric
TM32
Double Team
——15Normal
TM42
Facade
7010020Normal
TM91
Flash Cannon
8010010Steel
TM21
Frustration
—10020Normal
TM68
Giga Impact
150905Normal
TM10
Hidden Power
6010015Normal
TM15
Hyper Beam
150905Normal
TM17
Protect+4
——10Normal
TM44
Rest
——10Psychic
TM27
Return
—10020Normal
TM69
Rock Polish
——20Rock
TM94
Rock Smash
4010015Fighting
TM48
Round
6010015Normal
TM37
Sandstorm
——10Rock
TM90
Substitute
——10Normal
TM87
Swagger
—9015Normal
TM25
Thunder
1207010Electric
TM73
Thunder Wave
—10020Electric
TM24
Thunderbolt
9510015Electric
TM06
Toxic
—9010Poison
TM92
Trick Room-7
——5Psychic
TM72
Volt Switch
7010020Electric
TM93
Wild Charge
9010015Electric

Egg Moves

Klinklang doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Src
Tutor
Bind
158520Normal
Tutor
Gravity
——5Psychic
Tutor
Iron Defense
——15Steel
Tutor
Magic Coat+4
——15Psychic
Tutor
Magnet Rise
——10Electric
Tutor
Recycle
——10Normal
Tutor
Signal Beam
7510015Bug
Tutor
Sleep Talk
——10Normal
Tutor
Snore
4010015Normal
Tutor
Uproar
9010010Normal

moderate rates is the best you'll get on Klinklang in endgame routes. Use the sort toggle below. Best shows where the odds peak, Earliest shows where you can access it soonest in your playthrough.

Where To Catch Klinklang in Black 2 & White 2

Klink is your first catch on the way to Klinklang. You'll find walking encounters from Lv. 26-59 across 10 total spots in the chain.

  1. Klink
    Step 1Catch Klink
    Chargestone Cave - 1F
    Black 2GrassLv.26-28UncommonMidCaveAny
    EASY
    Chargestone Cave - 1F
    White 2GrassLv.26-28UncommonMidCaveAny
    EASY
    Chargestone Cave - B1F
    Black 2GrassLv.29-31UncommonMidCaveAny
    EASY
    Chargestone Cave - B1F
    White 2GrassLv.29-31UncommonMidCaveAny
    EASY
    Chargestone Cave - B2F
    White 2GrassLv.29-31UncommonMidCaveAny
    EASY
    Chargestone Cave - B2F
    Black 2GrassLv.29-31UncommonMidCaveAny
    EASY
  2. Klang
    Step 2Catch or Evolve Klang
    P2 Laboratory
    White 2GrassLv.57-59UncommonPostBuildingAny
    EASY
    P2 Laboratory
    Black 2GrassLv.57-59UncommonPostBuildingAny
    EASY
    or evolve from Klink (Step 1)
  3. Klinklang
    Step 3Klinklang ✓
    P2 Laboratory
    White 2GrassLv.59RarePostBuildingAnyShaking spot
    CHALLENGING
    P2 Laboratory
    Black 2GrassLv.59RarePostBuildingAnyShaking spot
    CHALLENGING
    or evolve from Klang (Step 2)

  • We rate Klinklang C-Tier — a situational pick that fills a niche. At 520 BST, it fits the attacker role. Base 115 Defense stands out.

  • Watch for Arcanine (Fire), Blaziken (Fighting), and Garchomp (Ground) when using Klinklang. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB.

  • Klang evolves into Klinklang at level 49. Klinklang is the final evolution in a 3-stage line starting from Klink. At 520 BST, it's got solid stats to work with.

  • Plus increases Special Attack to 1.5× when a friendly Pokémon has plus or minus — that's the one you want on Klinklang. Clear Body is the hidden ability. Niche, but it has its uses. Minus works too if your team needs something different.

  • Base 90 Speed is workable — faster than some, slower than many. On offense, Klinklang is a physical attacker with base 100 Attack. Defensively? Enough bulk to take a hit or two. Best used as an attacker.

  • Klinklang appears in 7 games, including Black & White, Black 2 & White 2, and X & Y.

Klinklang joined the series in Black & White and has been available in 7 titles so far. With 5 generations of appearances, it's established itself despite the later start.