What does Baltoy evolve into?

Get Baltoy to Claydol at level 36. At 300 BST, Baltoy is just the starting point.

At what level does Baltoy evolve?

Level 36 gets you Claydol . Not the fastest evolution, so consider Exp. Share or route grinding to speed it up.

For Platinum, you can run Baltoy through the first few routes without issues. 300 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Claydol as fast as you can.

Where can you catch Baltoy?

You can find Baltoy in Platinum. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 13 other games across the series.

Baltoy - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Utility

Balanced

DTier

55Speed · Slow

Stats & Training

Sp. Def and Defense carry most of Baltoy's stat budget. HP's the obvious dump stat. Easy to catch and yields 1 Sp. Def EV. Follows a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats

Avg

HP40

Attack40

Defense55

Sp. Atk40

Sp. Def70

Speed55

Total300

Details

Catch Rate

Guaranteed255 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height0.5 m

Weight21.5 kg

Base XP60

Abilities

Levitate

Evades ground moves.

Levitate grants Ground immunity

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpASpD+1Spe

Special Defense training source

Pokedex Entries

It moves by spinning on its foot. It is a rare Pokémon that was discovered in ancient ruins.

Platinum

Baltoy Weakness

Baltoy's Ground/Psychic typing leaves it vulnerable to Water, Grass, Ice, Bug, Ghost, and Dark. It shrugs off Electric-type attacks completely. 4 resistances help offset the weaknesses. Levitate grants an additional Ground immunity, reshaping the matchup chart.

Baltoy 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 IV Type Chart

Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)

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 Baltoy in Platinum (Best Counters)

Spiritomb GhostDark	C
Obtain MethodRoute 209 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Feint AttackLv. 7 Ominous WindLv. 25 Water PulseTM03 ThiefTM46 Damage vs Baltoy Feint Attack 2x 91-108%KO Ominous Wind 2x 75-89% Water Pulse 2x 50-59% Thief 2x 91-108%KO View Spiritomb builds →
Abomasnow GrassIce	C
Available Moves Moves Ice PunchLv. 1 Giga DrainTM19 Water PulseTM03 Icy WindLv. 9 Damage vs Baltoy Ice Punch 2x 111-131%KO Giga Drain 2x 95-113%KO Water Pulse 2x 50-59% Icy Wind 2x 70-84% View Abomasnow builds →
Absol Dark	C
Available Moves Moves Shadow ClawTM65 Water PulseTM03 ThiefTM46 PursuitLv. 20 Damage vs Baltoy Shadow Claw 2x 89-106%KO Water Pulse 2x 44-53% Thief 2x 119-141%KO Pursuit 2x 80-94% View Absol builds →
Combee BugFlying	D
Available Move Moves Bug BiteLv. 13 Damage vs Baltoy Bug Bite 2x 44-52% View Combee builds →
Roselia GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Giga DrainTM19 Magical LeafLv. 19 Mega DrainLv. 13 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Baltoy Giga Drain 2x 98-117%KO Magical Leaf 2x 83-98% Mega Drain 2x 55-66% Bullet Seed 2x 31-38% View Roselia builds →

Platinum Evolution

One evolution ahead. Baltoy grows into Claydol through a straightforward two-stage chain. No compatible partners for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time. The evolved forms gain up to 200 total stats over Baltoy. 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

Baltoy is genderless and can only breed with Ditto. 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

Platinum Baltoy Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 4.

Try selecting a different game/generation filter, or check back later.

Moves

Level-up moves are just the starting point for Baltoy. TMs unlock coverage across 8 types and turn a straightforward STAB kit around Dream Eater and Earthquake into something with actual range.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Confusion

D5010025Psychic

Lv 3

Harden

———30Normal

Lv 5

Rapid Spin

D5010040Normal

Lv 7

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

Lv 11

Psybeam

D6510020Psychic

Lv 15

Rock Tomb

D609510Rock

Lv 19

Self-Destruct

C2001005Normal

Lv 25

Ancient Power

D601005Rock

Lv 31

Power Trick

———10Psychic

Lv 37

Sandstorm

———10Rock

Lv 45

Cosmic Power

D——20Psychic

Lv 53

Earth Power

D9010010Ground

Lv 61

Heal Block

——10015Psychic

Lv 71

Explosion

C2501005Normal

TM Moves

TM04

Calm Mind

C——20Psychic

TM57

Charge Beam

D509010Electric

TM28

Dig

D8010010Ground

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM85

Dream Eater

—10010015Psychic

TM26

Earthquake

C10010010Ground

TM58

Endure+4

———10Normal

TM64

Explosion

C2501005Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM70

Flash

D—10020Normal

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM86

Grass Knot

D—10020Grass

TM74

Gyro Ball

D—1005Steel

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM13

Ice Beam

D9510010Ice

TM16

Light Screen

C——30Psychic

TM83

Natural Gift

D—10015Normal

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM77

Psych Up

———10Normal

TM29

Psychic

D9010010Psychic

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM67

Recycle

———10Normal

TM33

Reflect

D——20Psychic

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM69

Rock Polish

C——20Rock

TM80

Rock Slide

D759010Rock

TM39

Rock Tomb

D609510Rock

TM20

Safeguard

D——25Normal

TM37

Sandstorm

———10Rock

TM43

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

TM30

Shadow Ball

D8010015Ghost

TM48

Skill Swap

———10Psychic

TM82

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM22

Solar Beam

D12010010Grass

TM76

Stealth Rock

C——20Rock

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

TM92

Trick Room-7

C——5Psychic

Egg Moves

Baltoy doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Ancient Power

D601005Rock

Tutor

Earth Power

D9010010Ground

Tutor

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

Tutor

Signal Beam

D7510015Bug

Tutor

Snore

D4010015Normal

Tutor

Trick

C—10010Psychic

Tutor

Zen Headbutt

D809015Psychic

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 3

Double-Edge

D12010015Normal

Gen 3

Mimic

———10Normal

Platinum Baltoy Locations

Baltoy is only available through the PokeRadar in this game. No standard wild encounters here. 1 spots are listed below with details on how to trigger them. These become available in mid-game encounter areas.

Best Locations to Catch Baltoy in Platinum

Route 206

Using PokeRadar Lv.18-19 Route

UncommonMid

Baltoy Guide

Get Baltoy to Claydol at level 36. At 300 BST, Baltoy is just the starting point.
Level 36 gets you Claydol. Not the fastest evolution, so consider Exp. Share or route grinding to speed it up.
For Platinum, you can run Baltoy through the first few routes without issues. 300 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Claydol as fast as you can.
You can find Baltoy in Platinum. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 13 other games across the series.

Game Availability

Available in 14 titles since its debut in Ruby & Sapphire, Baltoy spans 8 generations of Pokemon games. It's accessible through catching or hatching as a base form in a solid number of games.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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Turtwig Grass	D
Obtain MethodRoute 201 Gift Available Moves Moves Razor LeafLv. 13 AbsorbLv. 9 Damage vs Baltoy Razor Leaf 2x 64-77% Absorb 2x 26-31% View Turtwig builds →
Pineco Bug	D
Available Move Moves Bug BiteLv. 9 Damage vs Baltoy Bug Bite 2x 72-85% View Pineco builds →
Lileep RockGrass	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Move Moves AstonishLv. 1 Damage vs Baltoy Astonish 2x 21-26% View Lileep builds →
Anorith RockBug	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Move Moves Water GunLv. 13 Damage vs Baltoy Water Gun 2x 26-31% View Anorith builds →
Psyduck Water	D
Obtain MethodCelestic Town Surfing Available Move Moves Water GunLv. 9 Damage vs Baltoy Water Gun 2x 44-54% View Psyduck builds →

Combee BugFlying	D
Available Move Moves Bug BiteLv. 13 Damage vs Baltoy Bug Bite 2x 48-58% View Combee builds →
Beautifly BugFlying	D
Available Moves Moves ThiefTM46 AbsorbLv. 10 Damage vs Baltoy Thief 2x 52-62% Absorb 2x 21-27% View Beautifly builds →
Drifloon GhostFlying	D
Obtain MethodValley Windworks Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves ThiefTM46 PaybackLv. 17 AstonishLv. 6 Damage vs Baltoy Thief 2x 42-50% Payback 2x 35-42% Astonish 2x 33-40% View Drifloon builds →
Turtwig Grass	D
Obtain MethodRoute 201 Gift Available Moves Moves Razor LeafLv. 13 Bullet SeedTM09 AbsorbLv. 9 Damage vs Baltoy Razor Leaf 2x 67-81% Bullet Seed 2x 33-40% Absorb 2x 19-23% View Turtwig builds →
Pineco Bug	D
Available Move Moves Bug BiteLv. 9 Damage vs Baltoy Bug Bite 2x 73-87% View Pineco builds →

Scyther BugFlying	C
Available Moves Moves U-turnTM89 ThiefTM46 PursuitLv. 9 Fury CutterLv. 25 Damage vs Baltoy U-turn 2x 122-144%KO Thief 2x 70-82% Pursuit 2x 48-58% Fury Cutter 2x 73-86% View Scyther builds →
Spiritomb GhostDark	C
Obtain MethodRoute 209 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Shadow BallTM30 Feint AttackLv. 7 Ominous WindLv. 25 Water PulseTM03 Damage vs Baltoy Shadow Ball 2x 100-119%KO Feint Attack 2x 90-107%KO Ominous Wind 2x 77-90% Water Pulse 2x 51-60% View Spiritomb builds →
Nuzleaf GrassDark	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Shadow BallTM30 Giga DrainTM19 ThiefTM46 Damage vs Baltoy Solar Beam 2x 111-132%KO Shadow Ball 2x 51-60% Giga Drain 2x 70-82% Thief 2x 77-90% View Nuzleaf builds →
Drifloon GhostFlying	D
Obtain MethodValley Windworks Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Shadow BallTM30 Ominous WindLv. 30 ThiefTM46 PaybackTM66 Damage vs Baltoy Shadow Ball 2x 77-90% Ominous Wind 2x 59-70% Thief 2x 38-47% Payback 2x 34-41% View Drifloon builds →
Combee BugFlying	D
Available Move Moves Bug BiteLv. 13 Damage vs Baltoy Bug Bite 2x 45-53% View Combee builds →

Scyther BugFlying	C
Available Moves Moves U-turnTM89 ThiefTM46 PursuitLv. 9 Fury CutterLv. 25 Damage vs Baltoy U-turn 2x 122-144%KO Thief 2x 70-82% Pursuit 2x 48-58% Fury Cutter 2x 73-86% View Scyther builds →
Spiritomb GhostDark	C
Obtain MethodRoute 209 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Shadow BallTM30 Feint AttackLv. 7 Ominous WindLv. 25 Water PulseTM03 Damage vs Baltoy Shadow Ball 2x 100-119%KO Feint Attack 2x 90-107%KO Ominous Wind 2x 77-90% Water Pulse 2x 51-60% View Spiritomb builds →
Nuzleaf GrassDark	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Shadow BallTM30 Giga DrainTM19 ThiefTM46 Damage vs Baltoy Solar Beam 2x 111-132%KO Shadow Ball 2x 51-60% Giga Drain 2x 70-82% Thief 2x 77-90% View Nuzleaf builds →
Drifloon GhostFlying	D
Obtain MethodValley Windworks Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Shadow BallTM30 Ominous WindLv. 30 ThiefTM46 PaybackTM66 Damage vs Baltoy Shadow Ball 2x 77-90% Ominous Wind 2x 59-70% Thief 2x 38-47% Payback 2x 34-41% View Drifloon builds →
Combee BugFlying	D
Available Move Moves Bug BiteLv. 13 Damage vs Baltoy Bug Bite 2x 45-53% View Combee builds →

Scyther BugFlying	C
Available Moves Moves X-ScissorTM81 U-turnTM89 ThiefTM46 Silver WindTM62 Damage vs Baltoy X-Scissor 2x 135-160%KO U-turn 2x 118-140%KO Thief 2x 67-80% Silver Wind 2x 49-59% View Scyther builds →
Spiritomb GhostDark	C
Obtain MethodRoute 209 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Shadow BallTM30 Sucker PunchLv. 31 Feint AttackLv. 7 Ominous WindLv. 25 Damage vs Baltoy Shadow Ball 2x 97-114%KO Sucker Punch 2x 102-121%KO Feint Attack 2x 88-104%KO Ominous Wind 2x 74-88% View Spiritomb builds →
Nuzleaf GrassDark	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Shadow BallTM30 Giga DrainTM19 Feint AttackLv. 31 Damage vs Baltoy Solar Beam 2x 104-124%KO Shadow Ball 2x 48-57% Giga Drain 2x 66-78% Feint Attack 2x 72-85% View Nuzleaf builds →
Drifloon GhostFlying	D
Obtain MethodValley Windworks Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Shadow BallTM30 Ominous WindLv. 30 Silver WindTM62 ThiefTM46 Damage vs Baltoy Shadow Ball 2x 72-85% Ominous Wind 2x 55-65% Silver Wind 2x 37-43% Thief 2x 38-46% View Drifloon builds →
Combee BugFlying	D
Available Move Moves Bug BiteLv. 13 Damage vs Baltoy Bug Bite 2x 41-49% View Combee builds →

Empoleon WaterSteel	B
Recommended Build AbilityTorrent ItemFocus Sash NatureModest Moves Ice Beam Hydro Pump Grass Knot Aqua Jet Damage vs Baltoy Ice Beam 2x 118-138%KO Hydro Pump 2x 215-254%KO Aqua Jet 2x 52-61% View Empoleon builds →
Roserade GrassPoison	B
Recommended Build AbilityNatural Cure ItemBlack Sludge NatureTimid Moves Toxic Spikes Hidden Power Fire SpikesHazard Sleep Powder View Roserade builds →
Forretress BugSteel	B
Recommended Build AbilitySturdy ItemLeftovers NatureImpish Moves Rapid Spin SpikesHazard Explosion Payback Damage vs Baltoy Rapid Spin 24-29% Explosion 120-142%KO Payback 2x 49-58% View Forretress builds →
Weavile DarkIce	B
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemExpert Belt NatureJolly Moves Ice Shard Night Slash Low Kick PursuitSTAB Damage vs Baltoy Ice Shard 2x 92-109%KO Pursuit 2x 92-109%KO View Weavile builds →
Mamoswine IceGround	B
Recommended Build AbilityOblivious ItemLife Orb NatureAdamant Moves EarthquakeSTAB Ice Shard Superpower Stone Edge Damage vs Baltoy Earthquake 171-201%KO Ice Shard 2x 138-162%KO Superpower 68-81% Stone Edge 57-67% View Mamoswine builds →