Is Baltoy Good in Ruby & Sapphire Playthrough?
Route 111 desert. Ground/Psychic with AbilityLevitate negating Ground weakness. Claydol at 36 is a defensive Pokemon that Steven uses on his team. Handles Wattson and contributes against Phoebe. The Levitate plus good Special Defense make it hard to take down.
Baltoy has the type edge here and should clean up Roxanne's team.
Baltoy resists most of Brawly's coverage and hits back hard.
Baltoy trades roughly evenly with Wattson's team.
Baltoy has the type edge here and should clean up Flannery's team.
Norman's team hits Baltoy's weaknesses hard.
Baltoy trades roughly evenly with Winona's team.
Claydol trades roughly evenly with Tate & Liza's team.
Claydol has the type edge here and should clean up Wallace's team.
Claydol trades roughly evenly with Sidney's team.
Claydol trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
Claydol trades roughly evenly with Glacia's team.
Claydol has the type edge here and should clean up Drake's team.
Claydol trades roughly evenly with Steven's team.
Catch Baltoy on Route 111 (walking, Lv 20-22, uncommon).
- STARTING (Lv 20)
- LV 20PsychicPsybeam98100%20
- LV 20NormalSelf-Destruct200100%5
- After Wattson
- TM29PsychicPsychic135100%10
- TM28GroundDig120100%10
- TM13IceIce Beam90100%10
- After Winona
- TM22GrassSolar Beam120100%10
- After Tate & Liza
- TM26GroundEarthquake150100%10
- LV 45NormalExplosion250100%5
Your Baltoy should hit Level 36 before you reach Tate & Liza, at typical leveling pace.
- STARTING (Lv 36)
- LV 36PsychicPsybeam98100%20
- LV 36NormalSelf-Destruct200100%5
- LV 36NormalHyper Beam15090%5
- After Wattson
- TM29PsychicPsychic135100%10
- TM28GroundDig120100%10
- After Winona
- TM22GrassSolar Beam120100%10
- After Tate & Liza
- TM26GroundEarthquake150100%10
- LV 55NormalExplosion250100%5
How to Get Baltoy in Ruby & Sapphire
A few locations for Baltoy with moderate rates across mid-game routes. The sort toggle below swaps between best odds and earliest access, so you can approach it based on where you are in the game.
Where To Catch Baltoy in RS
To get Baltoy, start by catching Baltoy through walking encounters at Lv. 20-56. The chain covers 2 catchable stages before reaching the final form.
Step 1Baltoy ✓Route 111 - DesertLv.20-22GrassRate 10%
Step 2Catch or Evolve into ClaydolSky Pillar - 1FLv.47-50FloorRate 25%Sky Pillar - 3FLv.50-53FloorRate 25%Sky Pillar - 5FLv.54-56FloorRate 19%or evolve from Baltoy (Step 1)
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.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Water, Grass, Ice, Bug, Ghost, Dark |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fighting, Poison, Psychic, Rock |
| 0x (Immune) | Electric |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Baltoy Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Baltoy
 Marshtomp WaterGround | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Mudkip (Route 101 Gift) | ||
 Mightyena Dark | C | |
 Beautifly Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Baltoy View Beautifly builds →Thief 2x38-45% Absorb 2x19-24% | ||
 Grovyle Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Treecko (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Baltoy View Grovyle builds →Pursuit 2x34-41% Absorb 2x29-36% Fury Cutter 2x10-14% | ||
 Shroomish Grass | D | |
 Pelipper Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvergrande City Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Baltoy View Pelipper builds →Surf 2x118-139%KO Ice Beam 2x79-93% Thief 2x35-42% | ||
 Volbeat Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Baltoy View Volbeat builds →Signal Beam 2x93-110%KO Thief 2x21-25% | ||
 Azumarill Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Azurill (Petalburg City Surfing) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Baltoy View Azumarill builds →Surf 2x82-97% Ice Beam 2x55-65% | ||
 Masquerain Bug | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Surskit (Route 102 Surfing) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Baltoy View Masquerain builds →Ice Beam 2x80-96% Thief 2x35-42% Bubble 2x18-23% | ||
Marshtomp WaterGround | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Mudkip (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Baltoy View Marshtomp builds →Surf 2x82-97% Ice Beam 2x55-65% | ||
Pelipper Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvergrande City Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Baltoy View Pelipper builds →Surf 2x119-140%KO Ice Beam 2x79-93% Thief 2x36-43% | ||
Volbeat Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Baltoy View Volbeat builds →Signal Beam 2x91-108%KO Thief 2x23-27% | ||
Azumarill Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Azurill (Petalburg City Surfing) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Baltoy View Azumarill builds →Surf 2x84-100%KO Ice Beam 2x56-67% | ||
Masquerain Bug | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Surskit (Route 102 Surfing) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Baltoy View Masquerain builds →Ice Beam 2x81-96% Thief 2x36-43% Bubble 2x20-24% | ||
Marshtomp WaterGround | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Mudkip (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Baltoy View Marshtomp builds →Surf 2x84-100%KO Ice Beam 2x56-67% | ||
Pelipper Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvergrande City Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Baltoy View Pelipper builds →Surf 2x119-141%KO Ice Beam 2x78-94% Thief 2x35-43% | ||
 Cacturne GrassDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Baltoy View Cacturne builds →Feint Attack 2x90-106%KO Absorb 2x32-38% Pin Missile 2x19-23% | ||
Volbeat Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Baltoy View Volbeat builds →Signal Beam 2x92-110%KO Thief 2x23-28% | ||
Azumarill Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Azurill (Petalburg City Surfing) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Baltoy View Azumarill builds →Surf 2x86-103%KO Ice Beam 2x57-68% | ||
Masquerain Bug | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Surskit (Route 102 Surfing) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Baltoy View Masquerain builds →Ice Beam 2x84-99% Thief 2x35-43% Bubble 2x19-23% | ||
Cacturne GrassDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Baltoy View Cacturne builds →Solar Beam 2x179-211%KO Feint Attack 2x91-109%KO Pin Missile 2x19-23% | ||
 Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Baltoy View Shiftry builds →Solar Beam 2x146-172%KO Shadow Ball 2x84-100%KO Thief 2x51-61% | ||
 Sceptile Grass | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Treecko (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Baltoy View Sceptile builds →Solar Beam 2x165-195%KO Pursuit 2x37-45% Fury Cutter 2x12-15% | ||
 Banette Ghost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Baltoy View Banette builds →Shadow Ball 2x144-169%KO Feint Attack 2x47-55% | ||
 Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
Cacturne GrassDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Baltoy View Cacturne builds →Solar Beam 2x178-210%KO Feint Attack 2x91-108%KO Pin Missile 2x18-22% | ||
Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Baltoy View Shiftry builds →Solar Beam 2x145-171%KO Shadow Ball 2x85-100%KO Thief 2x51-60% | ||
Sceptile Grass | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Treecko (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Baltoy View Sceptile builds →Solar Beam 2x165-195%KO Pursuit 2x39-46% Fury Cutter 2x11-14% | ||
Banette Ghost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Baltoy View Banette builds →Shadow Ball 2x142-168%KO Feint Attack 2x47-56% | ||
Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
 Heracross BugFighting | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Baltoy View Heracross builds →Megahorn 2x231-271%KO Thief 2x18-22% | ||
Cacturne GrassDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Baltoy View Cacturne builds →Solar Beam 2x178-210%KO Feint Attack 2x90-107%KO Pin Missile 2x18-22% | ||
Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Baltoy View Shiftry builds →Solar Beam 2x146-172%KO Shadow Ball 2x85-101%KO Thief 2x50-59% | ||
Sceptile Grass | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Treecko (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Baltoy View Sceptile builds →Solar Beam 2x166-195%KO Pursuit 2x38-45% Fury Cutter 2x11-13% | ||
 Ludicolo WaterGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Baltoy View Ludicolo builds →Solar Beam 2x146-172%KO Surf 2x115-136%KO Ice Beam 2x76-90% Thief 2x33-39% | ||
In Ruby & Sapphire, Voltorb's Explosion hits Baltoy for 51-60%. Diglett's Earthquake hits Baltoy for 40-48%.
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilitySoundproof ItemSilkscarf NatureNaive Moves
Damage vs Baltoy View Voltorb builds →Explosion51-60% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityArenatrap ItemChoice Band NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Baltoy View Diglett builds →Earthquake40-48% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityStatic ItemLum Berry NatureTimid Moves View Elekid builds →
| ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityTrace ItemLeftovers NatureBrave Moves
Damage vs Baltoy View Porygon builds →Psychic13-15% Facade29-34% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilitySynchronize ItemSalacberry NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Baltoy View Abra builds →Psychic19-23% | ||
Baltoy Evolutions
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
Breeding
Baltoy is genderless and can only breed with Ditto. Part of the Mineral egg group.
Ditto onlyRS Baltoy Best Moveset
Psychic/Ground pre-evolution heading toward Claydol. Ground immunity through AbilityLevitate on a Ground-type dodges the main weakness. Stats below competitive thresholds.
Best Build
Baltoy best EVs are Attack and Defense
Bulky Support Moveset
- Shadow Ball
- Explosion
- Earthquake
- Rock Slide
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Level-up moves are just the starting point for Baltoy. TMs unlock Normal and Rock coverage and more and turn a straightforward STAB kit around Earthquake and Psychic into something with actual range.
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
BALTOY moves while spinning around on its one foot. Primitive wall paintings depicting this POKéMON living among people were discovered in some ancient ruins.
As soon as it spots others of its kind, BALTOY congregates with them and then begins crying noisily in unison. This POKéMON sleeps while cleverly balancing itself on its one foot.
Baltoy Ruby & Sapphire Guide
For Ruby & Sapphire, 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.
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
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RSDebut
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
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