Is Klinklang Good in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Playthrough?
Pure Steel with 100 Attack, 115 Defense, and 90 Speed. MoveGear Grind and MoveShift Gear give it setup potential. Handles Winona and Glacia. Aggron with a Mega outclasses it, but Klinklang doesn't need a trade.
Klink resists most of Roxanne's coverage and hits back hard.
Klink has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Wattson's typing presses Klink's defenses.
Flannery's team hits Klink's weaknesses hard.
Klink trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Klink trades roughly evenly with Winona's team.
Klink trades roughly evenly with Tate & Liza's team.
Wallace's team hits Klink's weaknesses hard.
Klinklang trades roughly evenly with Sidney's team.
Klinklang trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
Klinklang has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Drake's team hits Klinklang's weaknesses hard.
Klinklang trades roughly evenly with Steven's team.
Catch Klink on Mirage Spots (walking, Lv 36-38, common).
Your Klink should hit Level 49 before you reach Sidney, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Klinklang in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
Can't catch Klinklang directly. Start with Klink at solid rates from the locations below, then evolve at level 49. The 3-stage chain from Klink to Klinklang is where the leveling time goes.
How to Obtain Klinklang in ORAS
To get Klinklang, start by catching Klink through walking encounters at Lv. 36-38. The chain covers 1 catchable stage before reaching the final form.
Klinklang Weakness
Fire, Fighting, and Ground moves hit Klinklang for super-effective damage. The upside? Poison-type moves can't touch it at all. With 10 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.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Fighting, Ground |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Normal, Grass, Ice, Flying, Psychic, Bug, Rock, Dragon, Steel, Fairy |
| 0x (Immune) | Poison |
What is Klinklang Weak Against
ExcellentBest Pokemon Against Klinklang
 Monferno FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Klinklang View Monferno builds →Flame Wheel 2x40-47% Mach Punch 2x29-34% | ||
 Timburr Fighting | C | |
 Combusken FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Klinklang View Combusken builds →Flame Charge 2x36-43% Double Kick 2x24-30% | ||
 Pignite FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tepig (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Klinklang View Pignite builds →Flame Charge 2x40-47% Arm Thrust 2x14-17% | ||
 Marshtomp WaterGround | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Mudkip (Route 101 Gift) | ||
 Hitmonlee Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Klinklang View Hitmonlee builds →High Jump Kick 2x115-135%KO Bulldoze 2x37-44% | ||
 Torkoal Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Klinklang View Torkoal builds →Overheat 2x109-128%KO Bulldoze 2x28-34% Rock Smash 2x21-24% | ||
Monferno FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Klinklang View Monferno builds →Overheat 2x102-121%KO Low Sweep 2x43-51% Dig 2x34-41% | ||
Combusken FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Klinklang View Combusken builds →Overheat 2x109-128%KO Low Sweep 2x46-55% Dig 2x37-44% | ||
 Sawk Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Klinklang View Sawk builds →Brick Break 2x68-80% Dig 2x49-59% | ||
Hitmonlee Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Klinklang View Hitmonlee builds →High Jump Kick 2x117-138%KO Bulldoze 2x37-44% | ||
Torkoal Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Klinklang View Torkoal builds →Overheat 2x110-131%KO Bulldoze 2x29-34% Rock Smash 2x20-23% | ||
Monferno FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Klinklang View Monferno builds →Overheat 2x102-121%KO Low Sweep 2x44-52% Dig 2x34-41% | ||
Combusken FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Klinklang View Combusken builds →Overheat 2x110-131%KO Low Sweep 2x46-55% Dig 2x37-44% | ||
Sawk Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Klinklang View Sawk builds →Brick Break 2x70-83% Dig 2x51-60% | ||
Hitmonlee Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Klinklang View Hitmonlee builds →High Jump Kick 2x116-137%KO Bulldoze 2x37-43% | ||
 Torterra GrassGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Klinklang View Torterra builds →Earthquake 2x83-98% Rock Smash 2x24-28% | ||
Torkoal Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Klinklang View Torkoal builds →Overheat 2x113-134%KO Bulldoze 2x29-35% Rock Smash 2x20-24% | ||
Monferno FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Klinklang View Monferno builds →Overheat 2x104-124%KO Low Sweep 2x43-52% Dig 2x35-41% | ||
Combusken FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Klinklang View Combusken builds →Overheat 2x113-134%KO Low Sweep 2x47-55% Dig 2x37-43% | ||
 Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Klinklang View Blaziken builds →High Jump Kick 2x115-135%KO Overheat 2x138-162%KO Dig 2x48-57% | ||
 Infernape FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Klinklang View Infernape builds →Close Combat 2x96-113%KO Overheat 2x131-155%KO Dig 2x43-51% | ||
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Klinklang View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x111-130%KO Dig 2x50-59% | ||
 Emboar FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tepig (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Klinklang View Emboar builds →Overheat 2x127-150%KO Hammer Arm 2x92-108%KO Bulldoze 2x37-44% | ||
Hitmonlee Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Klinklang View Hitmonlee builds →High Jump Kick 2x115-135%KO Blaze Kick 2x51-61% Bulldoze 2x36-43% | ||
Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Klinklang View Blaziken builds →High Jump Kick 2x112-132%KO Overheat 2x134-158%KO Earthquake 2x58-69% | ||
Infernape FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Klinklang View Infernape builds →Close Combat 2x91-108%KO Overheat 2x128-151%KO Earthquake 2x51-61% | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Klinklang View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x108-127%KO Earthquake 2x59-70% | ||
 Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Klinklang View Hariyama builds →Close Combat 2x104-122%KO Earthquake 2x58-69% | ||
Emboar FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tepig (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Klinklang View Emboar builds →Overheat 2x124-146%KO Hammer Arm 2x90-106%KO Earthquake 2x59-70% | ||
 Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Klinklang View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 2x119-140%KO Superpower 2x79-93% Earthquake 2x66-78% | ||
 Heatran FireSteel | A | |
Obtain MethodScorched Slab Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Klinklang View Heatran builds →Overheat 2x155-183%KO Earth Power 2x72-85% Rock Smash 2x19-23% | ||
 Volcarona BugFire | B | |
Emboar FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tepig (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Klinklang View Emboar builds →Flare Blitz 2x107-126%KO Hammer Arm 2x90-106%KO Earthquake 2x60-70% | ||
 Hitmonchan Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Klinklang View Hitmonchan builds →Focus Punch 2x116-137%KO Earthquake 2x51-61% Fire Punch 2x40-47% | ||
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Excadrill can KO Klinklang with Earthquake (115-136%). Arcanine threatens a KO with Flare Blitz (119-140%). Lucario's Close Combat also KOs at 155-182%.
 Excadrill GroundSteel | S | |
Recommended Build AbilityMold Breaker ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Klinklang View Excadrill builds →Earthquake 2x115-136%KO Rapid Spin10-11% | ||
 Arcanine Fire | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityIntimidate ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Klinklang View Arcanine builds →Extreme Speed13-16% Flare Blitz 2x119-140%KO | ||
 Lucario FightingSteel | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySteadfast ItemLife Orb NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Klinklang View Lucario builds →Close Combat 2x155-182%KO Extreme Speed17-20% Aura Sphere 2x100-118%KO Flash Cannon25-30% | ||
Klinklang Evolutions
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. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Klinklang is genderless — breed with Ditto to produce Klink eggs. Part of the Mineral egg group.
Ditto onlyORAS Klinklang Best Moveset
Steel at 100 Attack and 90 Speed. MoveShift Gear boosts Attack and Speed simultaneously. AbilityClear Body as a hidden ability blocks stat drops. The moveset earns C-tier through Shift Gear setup on a Steel type, but narrow Steel coverage and Electric/Fire weaknesses limit team slots.
Best Build
Klinklang best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Attacker Moveset
- Gear Grind
- Shift Gear
- Wild Charge
- Magnet Rise
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
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.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
The gear with the red core is rotated at high speed for a rapid energy charge.
Its red core functions as an energy tank. It fires the charged energy through its spikes into an area.
Klinklang Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Guide
For Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, we rate Klinklang C-Tier: a niche pick in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire's meta. At 520 BST, it fits the attacker role. Geargrind with Lum Berry is the standard set.
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 mixed attacker with base 100 Attack and 70 Sp. Atk. Defensively? Enough bulk to take a hit or two. Best used as an attacker.
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, run Geargrind, Shiftgear, Wild Charge, and Magnetrise on Klinklang. Geargrind is the most common pick at 0% usage. This set covers the attacker role with a mix of damage and utility.
Game Availability
Klinklang joined the series in Black & White and has been available in 7 titles so far. With 6 generations of appearances, it's established itself despite the later start.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BWDebut
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves