Is Klinklang Good in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Playthrough?
Steel with MoveShift Gear boosting Attack and Speed simultaneously. Handles Mina's Fairy trial and Kahili with Rock coverage. The level 49 evolution means it arrives very late, but the setup potential is strong.
Ilima's typing presses Klink's defenses.
Klinklang trades roughly evenly with Hala's team.
Klinklang trades roughly evenly with Lana's team.
ElectricSteelReceived as a Totem-sized gift Pokemon by collecting enou... (Ultra Moon only)
BugElectricReceived as a Totem-sized gift Pokemon by collecting enou... (Ultra Sun only)
GrassReceived as a Totem-sized gift Pokemon by collecting enou... (Ultra Sun only)
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Kiawe's Pokemon outpace and outclass Klink here.
Mallow's team hits Klink's weaknesses hard.
Klink has the type edge here and should clean up Olivia's team.
Sophocles's Pokemon outpace and outclass Klink here.
Klink trades roughly evenly with Acerola's team.
Klang trades roughly evenly with Nanu's team.
Klinklang has the type edge here and should clean up Mina's team.
Hapu's team hits Klinklang's weaknesses hard.
Molayne's team hits Klinklang's weaknesses hard.
Klinklang has the type edge here and should clean up Olivia's team.
Klinklang trades roughly evenly with Acerola's team.
Klinklang has the type edge here and should clean up Kahili's team.
Klinklang trades roughly evenly with Kukui's team.
Klinklang cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four. Alternatively, transfer the pre-evolution and level it up to Lv 49.
Your Klink should hit Level 38 before you reach Nanu, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Klinklang in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon
Klinklang can't be caught in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon. Transfer Klink from Black & White, Black 2 & White 2, or Sword & Shield and evolve through the 3-stage chain to get it. The step cards below map the full chain.
How to Obtain Klinklang in USUM
Step 1Obtain KlinkCARTRIDGE TRADEfrom Sun & MoonAvailableCatch in Sun & Moon via Walking · Hau'oli City · Island Scan; Thursday, then trade to the current game via link cable.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Black & WhiteNot TradeableAppears in Black & White via Walking · Chargestone Cave. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Black 2 & White 2Not TradeableAppears in Black 2 & White 2 via Walking · Chargestone Cave. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire via Walking · Mirage Spots. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Sword & ShieldNot TradeableAppears in Sword & Shield via Walking · West Lake Axewell · Snowstorm. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
Step 2Evolve into Klang- Step 3Klinklang ✓
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
 Hawlucha Fighting | A | |
 Crabrawler Fighting | C | |
 Machop Fighting | C | |
 Charmeleon Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Klinklang View Charmeleon builds →Ember 2x40-48% Brick Break 2x30-36% | ||
 Mankey Fighting | C | |
 Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
 Arcanine Fire | B | |
Hawlucha Fighting | A | |
 Magmar Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Klinklang View Magmar builds →Flame Burst 2x66-78% Brick Break 2x35-43% | ||
 Torracat Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Litten (Route 1 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Klinklang View Torracat builds →Fire Fang 2x46-55% Double Kick 2x15-18% | ||
Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
Arcanine Fire | B | |
Hawlucha Fighting | A | |
Torracat Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Litten (Route 1 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Klinklang View Torracat builds →Fire Fang 2x50-60% Double Kick 2x17-20% | ||
Crabrawler Fighting | C | |
 Poliwrath WaterFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Klinklang View Poliwrath builds →Brick Break 2x56-68% Bulldoze 2x31-38% | ||
 Bewear NormalFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodHauoli City Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Klinklang View Bewear builds →Brick Break 2x70-83% Bulldoze 2x38-45% | ||
 Passimian Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Klinklang View Passimian builds →Brick Break 2x70-83% Bulldoze 2x38-45% | ||
 Gallade PsychicFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Klinklang View Gallade builds →Brick Break 2x70-83% Bulldoze 2x38-45% | ||
 Hariyama Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Klinklang View Hariyama builds →Brick Break 2x70-83% Bulldoze 2x38-45% | ||
 Salazzle PoisonFire | B | |
Obtain MethodHeahea Beach Gift | ||
 Houndoom DarkFire | C | |
 Turtonator FireDragon | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Klinklang View Turtonator builds →Overheat 2x118-139%KO Bulldoze 2x28-33% | ||
 Incineroar FireDark | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Litten (Route 1 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Klinklang View Incineroar builds →Overheat 2x107-127%KO Brick Break 2x45-54% Bulldoze 2x36-43% | ||
 Talonflame Fire | C | |
 Volcarona BugFire | A | |
 Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Klinklang View Blaziken builds →High Jump Kick 2x113-133%KO Overheat 2x133-158%KO Bulldoze 2x35-42% | ||
 Charizard Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Klinklang View Charizard builds →Overheat 2x132-155%KO Brick Break 2x33-40% Bulldoze 2x27-32% | ||
 Infernape FireFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Klinklang View Infernape builds →Close Combat 2x93-110%KO Flare Blitz 2x93-110%KO Bulldoze 2x33-38% | ||
Passimian Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Klinklang View Passimian builds →Close Combat 2x103-123%KO Bulldoze 2x35-42% | ||
 Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Volcarona BugFire | A | |
Turtonator FireDragon | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Klinklang View Turtonator builds →Shell Trap 2x132-155%KO Focus Blast 2x70-83% Bulldoze 2x24-29% | ||
Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Klinklang View Blaziken builds →High Jump Kick 2x112-132%KO Overheat 2x133-157%KO Bulldoze 2x35-41% | ||
Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) Available Move Moves
Damage vs Klinklang View Flareon builds →Flare Blitz 2x110-130%KO | ||
Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Volcarona BugFire | A | |
 Cobalion SteelFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodUltra Space Wilds Interact Encounter | ||
Incineroar FireDark | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Litten (Route 1 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Klinklang View Incineroar builds →Flare Blitz 2x101-120%KO Earthquake 2x57-67% Brick Break 2x43-51% | ||
Turtonator FireDragon | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Klinklang View Turtonator builds →Shell Trap 2x132-156%KO Earthquake 2x41-49% Focus Blast 2x72-84% | ||
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, Excadrill can KO Klinklang with Earthquake (115-136%). Arcanine threatens a KO with Flare Blitz (170-200%). Lucario's Close Combat also KOs at 113-133%.
 Excadrill GroundSteel | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityMold Breaker ItemFocus Sash NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Klinklang View Excadrill builds →Earthquake 2x115-136%KO Rapid Spin10-11% | ||
Arcanine Fire | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityIntimidate ItemLife Orb NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Klinklang View Arcanine builds →Flare Blitz 2x170-200%KO Extreme Speed19-22% Close Combat 2x113-133%KO Wild Charge43-50% | ||
 Lucario FightingSteel | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityInnerfocus ItemLife Orb NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Klinklang View Lucario builds →Close Combat 2x113-133%KO Extreme Speed13-15% Flash Cannon34-40% | ||
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 onlyUSUM Klinklang Best Moveset
100 Attack at 90 Speed with Steel TermStab and AbilityClear Body blocking stat drops as a hidden ability. MoveShift Gear raises Attack and doubles Speed in one turn. The moveset holds C-tier through Shift Gear setup that turns moderate stats into real offensive threat after one boost.
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, 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
Klinklang Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Guide
For Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, we rate Klinklang C-Tier: a niche pick in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon's meta. At 520 BST, it fits the attacker role. Geargrind with Electriumz 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 physical attacker with base 100 Attack. Defensively? Enough bulk to take a hit or two. Best used as an attacker.
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, 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