Is Klink Good in Sun & Moon Playthrough?
Wild in Alola. Klink evolves into Klinklang, a pure Steel-type with decent physical stats. Handles Fairy-types and contributes against the E4, though Magnezone does the Steel job better.
Klink trades roughly evenly with Ilima's team.
Hala's team hits Klink's weaknesses hard.
Lana's typing presses Klink's defenses.
Kiawe's Pokemon outpace and outclass Klink here.
Klink trades roughly evenly with Mallow's team.
Klink has the type edge here and should clean up Olivia's team.
Sophocles's team hits Klink's weaknesses hard.
Klink trades roughly evenly with Acerola's team.
Klink trades roughly evenly with Nanu's team.
Klang trades roughly evenly with Totem Kommo-o's team.
Hapu's team hits Klang's weaknesses hard.
Klinklang trades roughly evenly with Hala's team.
Klinklang has the type edge here and should clean up Olivia's team.
Klinklang trades roughly evenly with Acerola's team.
Klinklang trades roughly evenly with Kahili's team.
Catch Klink on Hau'oli City (walking, Lv 8). Island Scan; LIMITED; Thursday.
Your Klink should hit Level 38 before you reach Totem Kommo-o, at typical leveling pace.
Your Klang should hit Level 49 before you reach Hala, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Klink in Sun & Moon
moderate rates for Klink across 2 locations in early-game routes. Nothing complicated. Check the sorted list below, compare the top few options, and head to whichever is closest.
Klink Weakness
Klink's Steel typing leaves it vulnerable to Fire, Fighting, and Ground. It shrugs off Poison-type attacks completely. It resists 10 types, so it can switch into a lot of moves safely.
| 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 Klink Weak Against
ExcellentBest Pokemon Against Klink
 Crabrawler Fighting | C | |
 Machop Fighting | C | |
 Mankey Fighting | C | |
 Quilava Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Klink View Quilava builds →Ember 2x54-66% Brick Break 2x54-63% | ||
 Litten Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodIki Town Gift | ||
 Torracat Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Litten (Iki Town Gift) | ||
Crabrawler Fighting | C | |
Machop Fighting | C | |
Quilava Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Klink View Quilava builds →Flame Wheel 2x63-75% Brick Break 2x48-58% | ||
Mankey Fighting | C | |
 Magmar Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Klink View Magmar builds →Flame Burst 2x100-118%KO Brick Break 2x61-71% | ||
Torracat Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Litten (Iki Town Gift) | ||
Crabrawler Fighting | C | |
Machop Fighting | C | |
Mankey Fighting | C | |
 Passimian Fighting | C | |
Magmar Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Klink View Magmar builds →Flame Burst 2x102-120%KO Brick Break 2x62-73% | ||
 Mudbray Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Klink View Mudbray builds →High Horsepower 2x122-145%KO Double Kick 2x28-33% | ||
Torracat Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Litten (Iki Town Gift) | ||
Crabrawler Fighting | C | |
Passimian Fighting | C | |
 Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
 Arcanine Fire | B | |
Mudbray Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Klink View Mudbray builds →High Horsepower 2x120-141%KO Low Sweep 2x56-67% | ||
Magmar Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Klink View Magmar builds →Flame Burst 2x103-123%KO Brick Break 2x61-73% | ||
 Turtonator FireDragon | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Klink View Turtonator builds →Overheat 2x181-213%KO Bulldoze 2x47-55% | ||
Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
 Ninetales Fire | C | |
Arcanine Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Klink View Arcanine builds →Overheat 2x196-231%KO Bulldoze 2x59-70% | ||
 Poliwrath WaterFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Klink View Poliwrath builds →Brick Break 2x98-116%KO Bulldoze 2x53-63% | ||
 Salazzle PoisonFire | B | |
Turtonator FireDragon | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Klink View Turtonator builds →Overheat 2x174-205%KO Bulldoze 2x43-52% | ||
 Incineroar FireDark | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Litten (Iki Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Klink View Incineroar builds →Overheat 2x158-186%KO Brick Break 2x74-87% Bulldoze 2x59-70% | ||
 Bewear NormalFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Klink View Bewear builds →Hammer Arm 2x154-183%KO Bulldoze 2x62-74% | ||
Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
 Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
 Typhlosion Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Klink View Typhlosion builds →Eruption 2x236-278%KO Focus Blast 2x127-150%KO Bulldoze 2x46-54% | ||
Turtonator FireDragon | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Klink View Turtonator builds →Shell Trap 2x204-241%KO Focus Blast 2x110-130%KO Bulldoze 2x44-52% | ||
Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
Passimian Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Klink View Passimian builds →Close Combat 2x184-216%KO Bulldoze 2x62-74% | ||
 Conkeldurr Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Klink View Conkeldurr builds →Focus Punch 2x263-309%KO Earthquake 2x117-138%KO | ||
Incineroar FireDark | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Litten (Iki Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Klink View Incineroar builds →Flare Blitz 2x177-209%KO Earthquake 2x99-117%KO Cross Chop 2x99-117%KO | ||
Typhlosion Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Klink View Typhlosion builds →Eruption 2x238-280%KO Focus Blast 2x127-150%KO Earthquake 2x77-90% | ||
Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
 Emboar FireFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Klink View Emboar builds →Flare Blitz 2x188-221%KO Hammer Arm 2x158-186%KO Earthquake 2x105-124%KO | ||
 Landorus Ground | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySheerforce ItemLife Orb NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Klink View Landorus builds →Rock Slide15-18% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityMagic Guard ItemFocus Sash NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Klink View Abra builds →Psychic15-18% Dazzling Gleam13-15% | ||
Klink Evolutions
Klink kicks off a three-stage evolution line through Klang all the way to Klinklang. For breeding, average hatch time with no compatible partners via one egg group. The evolved forms gain up to 220 total stats over Klink. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Klink is genderless and can only breed with Ditto. Part of the Mineral egg group.
Ditto onlySM Klink Best Moveset
Steel at 55 Attack with AbilityClear Body blocking stat drops. AbilityPlus and AbilityMinus boost in Doubles with partners. The moveset fires at pre-evolution power. Klinklang two evolutions away adds 100 Attack and MoveShift Gear.
Best Build
Klink best EVs are Attack and Sp. Def
Physical Attacker Moveset
- Gear Grind
- Shift Gear
- Wild Charge
- Return
Moves List
The level-up pool tells the story here. Klink learns Zap Cannon and Hyper Beam naturally, plus enough variety that TMs feel like bonuses. Normal and Electric coverage extends the reach beyond that.
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
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
Klink Sun & Moon Guide
In Sun & Moon, For a casual playthrough, Klink works as a placeholder. Steel coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Klang. That's where the stats start mattering.
Game Availability
Since Black & White, Klink has been obtainable in 7 games. A Generation 5 debut means a shorter history, but Klink has appeared steadily across every generation since.
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