Mixed
Balanced
CTier
75Speed · Below Avg

Stats & Training

Claydol's built to absorb hits, not race for knockouts. Balanced defenses with Sp. Def doing the heavy lifting. And the medium-fast 1M XP curve means it won't take forever to bring up, worth 2 Sp. Def EVs.

Base Stats
High
HP60
C
Attack70
C
Defense105
B
Sp. Atk70
C
Sp. Def120
A
Speed75
C
Total500
Details
Catch Rate
Challenging90 / 255
Growth Rate
Medium Fast1M XP
Height1.5 m
4'11"Average
Weight108.0 kg
238.1 lbsHeavy
Base XP175
Average
Abilities
LevitateTop Pick
Evades ground moves.
Levitate grants Ground immunity
EV Yield
HPAtkDefSpASpD+2Spe
Special Defense training target
Pokedex Entries

An ancient clay figurine that came to life as a Pokémon from exposure to a mysterious ray of light.

Platinum

Claydol Weakness

Claydol is weak to Water, Grass, Ice, Bug, Ghost, and Dark. On the flip side, it's immune to Electric-type moves entirely. The Ground/Psychic typing picks up 4 resistances to work with. Levitate grants an additional Ground immunity, reshaping the matchup chart. Claydol's overall bulk (60/105/120) lets it take a hit or two from most weaknesses before going down.

Claydol Weakness and Resistance Chart
DamageTypes
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
WaterGrassIceBugGhostDark
½xResist
FightingPoisonPsychicRock
¼xResist
None
0xImmune
ElectricGround
STAB (6)
FireElectricPoisonRockSteelFighting
How to Beat Claydol in Platinum (Best Counters)

In Platinum, Flygon's Outrage hits Claydol for 39-46%. Gengar threatens a KO with Shadow Ball (91-107%). Swampert deals 45-53% with Waterfall.

Flygon
FlygonImmune to Ground via Levitate, threatens with U-turn, outspeeds
GroundDragon
A
Recommended Build
AbilityLevitate
ItemChoice Scarf
NatureJolly
Moves
  • EarthquakeSTAB
  • OutrageSTAB
  • U Turn
  • Thunder Punch
Damage vs Claydol
Earthquake
32-38%
Outrage
39-46%
U Turn 2x
30-36%
View Flygon builds →

Platinum Evolution

Claydol is what Baltoy becomes. Breed it for Baltoy eggs (average hatch time). No compatible partners for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time. The evolution from Baltoy pushed Claydol to 500 total stats. Defense saw the largest single gain at +50. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms
Baltoy
#343Baltoy
36
Level 36
Claydol
#344Claydol
Stat Comparison 2 Stages
Baltoy
GroundPsychic
Claydol
GroundPsychic
HP
40
60+20
ATK
40
70+30
DEF
55
105+50
SP.ATK
40
70+30
SP.DEF
70
120+50
SPE
55
75+20
BST
300D-Tier
500C-Tier+200
ROLE
Balanced
Balanced
TYPE
Utility
Mixed

Breeding

Challenging

Claydol is genderless — breed with Ditto to produce Baltoy eggs. Part of the Mineral egg group.

Egg Groups
Mineral
Gender
GenderlessDittoDitto only
Hatch Time
20 cycles·5,140 steps
Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Platinum Claydol Best Moveset

Claydol's job is getting Stealth Rock up and staying on the field. Leftovers provides passive recovery each turn, Levitate helps it stick around, and flexible EVs prioritize longevity.

Best Build

Situational pick
Hazard Setter
Ability
Levitate
Item
LeftoversSUSTAIN
Best Nature for Claydol
Relaxed+DEF

Claydol best EVs are HP and Defense

EVs

Hazard Setter Moveset

  • Rapid Spin
  • ExplosionCoverage
  • EarthquakeSTAB
  • Stealth Rock

Recommended Teammates

Tyranitar
TyranitarDecent

Moves

Most of Claydol's flexibility comes from TMs. Same-type output runs through Dream Eater and Earthquake, but Normal and Rock and the rest of the TM pool push it from predictable to genuinely threatening.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Confusion
D5010025Psychic
Lv 1
Harden
———30Normal
Lv 1
Rapid Spin
S5010040Normal
Lv 1
Teleport-6
———20Psychic
Lv 3
Harden
———30Normal
Lv 5
Rapid Spin
S5010040Normal
Lv 7
Mud-Slap
D2010010Ground
Lv 11
Psybeam
C6510020Psychic
Lv 15
Rock Tomb
D609510Rock
Lv 19
Self-Destruct
B2001005Normal
Lv 25
Ancient Power
D601005Rock
Lv 31
Power Trick
———10Psychic
Lv 36
Hyper Beam
C150905Normal
Lv 40
Sandstorm
———10Rock
Lv 51
Cosmic Power
D——20Psychic
Lv 62
Earth Power
A9010010Ground
Lv 73
Heal Block
——10015Psychic
Lv 86
Explosion
A2501005Normal

TM Moves

TM
TM04
Calm Mind
C——20Psychic
TM57
Charge Beam
D509010Electric
TM28
Dig
C8010010Ground
TM32
Double Team
———15Normal
TM85
Dream Eater
—10010015Psychic
TM26
Earthquake
A10010010Ground
TM58
Endure+4
———10Normal
TM64
Explosion
A2501005Normal
TM42
Facade
D7010020Normal
TM70
Flash
D—10020Normal
TM21
Frustration
D—10020Normal
TM68
Giga Impact
C150905Normal
TM86
Grass Knot
D—10020Grass
TM74
Gyro Ball
D—1005Steel
TM10
Hidden Power
—6010015Normal
TM15
Hyper Beam
C150905Normal
TM13
Ice Beam
C9510010Ice
TM16
Light Screen
C——30Psychic
TM83
Natural Gift
D—10015Normal
TM17
Protect+4
C——10Normal
TM77
Psych Up
———10Normal
TM29
Psychic
B9010010Psychic
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
HM06
Rock Smash
D4010015Fighting
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
C12010010Grass
TM76
Stealth Rock
A——20Rock
TM71
Stone Edge
D100805Rock
HM04
Strength
D8010015Normal
TM90
Substitute
C——10Normal
TM11
Sunny Day
C——5Fire
TM87
Swagger
——9015Normal
TM06
Toxic
C—8510Poison
TM92
Trick Room-7
C——5Psychic

Egg Moves

Claydol doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Tut
Tutor
Ancient Power
D601005Rock
Tutor
Earth Power
A9010010Ground
Tutor
Mud-Slap
D2010010Ground
Tutor
Signal Beam
D7510015Bug
Tutor
Snore
D4010015Normal
Tutor
Trick
C—10010Psychic
Tutor
Zen Headbutt
C809015Psychic

Transfer Moves

Gen
Gen 3
Double-Edge
C12010015Normal
Gen 3
Mimic
———10Normal

How to Get Claydol in Platinum

Can't catch Claydol directly. Start with Baltoy at decent rates from the locations below, then evolve at level 36. The 2-stage line from Baltoy to Claydol is where the leveling time goes.

How to Obtain Claydol in Platinum

  1. Baltoy
    Step 1Catch Baltoy
    Route 206
    Using PokeRadar Lv.18-19 Route
    UncommonMid
  2. Claydol
    Step 2Claydol ✓

Claydol Guide

  • In Platinum, Claydol looks average on paper at 500 BST. But Levitate is why it sees play. Build around that and it pulls its weight. C-Tier on our tier list. Rapid Spin with Leftovers is the standard set.

  • In Platinum, Claydol's biggest threats include Gyarados (Water), Venusaur (Grass), and Cloyster (Ice), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Bug, Ghost, and Dark-type attackers are also a problem. With 6 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter.

  • Claydol gets Levitate. But Levitate is the one that matters. It's the centerpiece of every viable set. Build around that.

  • Claydol is a mixed attacker with base 70 Attack and 70 Sp. Atk. Tanky enough to absorb a few hits, too. Speed tells the real story. Base 75 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many.

  • For Platinum, the core moveset is Rapid Spin, Explosion, Earthquake, and Stealth Rock. Rapid Spin leads at 22% usage. Earthquake provides reliable STAB damage.

Game Availability

Debuting in Ruby & Sapphire, Claydol appears in 14 games across 8 generations. A reliable presence in a solid number of games, typically found through wild encounters.

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