Is Klink Good in Black 2 & White 2 Playthrough?
Steel with AbilityPlus. Wild in Chargestone Cave. Klinklang at level 49 is the destination. Pure Steel with decent Attack. A slow build through an underwhelming line.
Klink has the type edge here and should clean up Cheren's team.
Klink trades roughly evenly with Roxie's team.
Klink trades roughly evenly with Burgh's team.
Elesa's team hits Klink's weaknesses hard.
Clay's team hits Klink's weaknesses hard.
Klink trades roughly evenly with Skyla's team.
Drayden's team hits Klang's weaknesses hard.
Klinklang trades roughly evenly with Marlon's team.
Klinklang trades roughly evenly with Shauntal's team.
Klinklang trades roughly evenly with Grimsley's team.
Klinklang trades roughly evenly with Caitlin's team.
Klinklang trades roughly evenly with Marshal's team.
Klinklang trades roughly evenly with Iris's team.
Catch Klink on Chargestone Cave (walking, Lv 26-28, uncommon).
Your Klink should hit Level 38 before you reach Drayden, at typical leveling pace.
Your Klang should hit Level 49 before you reach Marlon, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Klink in Black 2 & White 2
decent spawn rates across 6 locations for Klink in mid-game routes. Scroll the sorted list below and pick whichever spot sits closest to your current route. The rate differences between locations are worth comparing.
Where To Catch Klink in B2W2
The path to Klink starts with Klink at Lv. 26-59 via walking encounters. 3 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.
Step 1Klink ✓Chargestone Cave - 1FLv.26-28CaveRate 24%AnyChargestone Cave - B1FLv.29-31CaveRate 21%AnyChargestone Cave - B2FLv.29-31CaveRate 15%Any
Step 3Catch or Evolve into KlinklangP2 LaboratoryLv.59Shaking grass spotsRate 10%AnyShaking spotor evolve from Klang (Step 2)
Klink Weakness
Klink's Steel typing leaves it vulnerable to Fire, Fighting, and Ground. It shrugs off Poison-type attacks completely. It resists 11 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, Ghost, Dragon, Dark, Steel |
| 0x (Immune) | Poison |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Klink Weak Against
ExcellentBest Pokemon Against Klink
 Tepig Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodAspertia City Gift | ||
 Growlithe Fire | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Klink View Growlithe builds →Flame Wheel 2x64-77% Rock Smash 2x32-38% | ||
Tepig Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodAspertia City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Klink View Tepig builds →Flame Charge 2x53-64% Rock Smash 2x28-34% | ||
 Riolu Fighting | C | |
 Pignite FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tepig (Aspertia City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Klink View Pignite builds →Flame Charge 2x63-75% Rock Smash 2x50-60% | ||
Growlithe Fire | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Klink View Growlithe builds →Fire Fang 2x67-80% Rock Smash 2x28-33% | ||
Riolu Fighting | C | |
 Arcanine Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Klink View Arcanine builds →Fire Fang 2x97-115%KO Dig 2x78-93% Rock Smash 2x41-49% | ||
 Darumaka Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Klink View Darumaka builds →Fire Punch 2x93-111%KO Dig 2x67-79% Rock Smash 2x34-41% | ||
 Sandslash Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Klink View Sandslash builds →Dig 2x108-127%KO Rock Smash 2x37-44% | ||
 Flareon Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Klink View Flareon builds →Fire Fang 2x108-127%KO Dig 2x88-104%KO Rock Smash 2x47-55% | ||
Pignite FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tepig (Aspertia City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Klink View Pignite builds →Flame Charge 2x66-78% Rock Smash 2x55-66% | ||
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Klink View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x185-219%KO Dig 2x84-99% | ||
Darumaka Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Klink View Darumaka builds →Flare Blitz 2x141-167%KO Dig 2x63-74% Brick Break 2x60-72% | ||
Arcanine Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Klink View Arcanine builds →Fire Fang 2x90-107%KO Dig 2x75-89% Rock Smash 2x40-47% | ||
Sandslash Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Klink View Sandslash builds →Dig 2x104-122%KO Brick Break 2x64-77% | ||
Pignite FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tepig (Aspertia City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Klink View Pignite builds →Brick Break 2x90-107%KO Flame Charge 2x63-74% Bulldoze 2x49-59% | ||
 Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Klink View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 2x204-241%KO Hammer Arm 2x114-135%KO Dig 2x92-109%KO | ||
 Excadrill GroundSteel | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Klink View Excadrill builds →Earthquake 2x166-196%KO Brick Break 2x83-98% | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Klink View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x185-218%KO Dig 2x83-98% | ||
 Emboar FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tepig (Aspertia City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Klink View Emboar builds →Hammer Arm 2x154-183%KO Flame Charge 2x79-95% Bulldoze 2x62-74% | ||
Arcanine Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Klink View Arcanine builds →Fire Fang 2x91-108%KO Dig 2x75-89% Rock Smash 2x38-46% | ||
Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Klink View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 2x209-246%KO Superpower 2x139-164%KO Dig 2x93-110%KO | ||
Excadrill GroundSteel | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Klink View Excadrill builds →Earthquake 2x168-197%KO Brick Break 2x84-99% | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Klink View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x188-222%KO Dig 2x84-99% | ||
 Cobalion SteelFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 13 Interact Encounter | ||
 Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Klink View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 2x207-244%KO Superpower 2x138-162%KO Dig 2x92-109%KO | ||
Excadrill GroundSteel | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Klink View Excadrill builds →Earthquake 2x168-197%KO Brick Break 2x84-99% | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Klink View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x187-221%KO Dig 2x84-99% | ||
Cobalion SteelFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 13 Interact Encounter | ||
Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
 Heatran FireSteel | A | |
Obtain MethodReversal Mountain Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Klink View Heatran builds →Overheat 2x259-305%KO Earth Power 2x111-131%KO Rock Smash 2x33-39% | ||
Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
 Volcarona BugFire | A | |
Obtain MethodRelic Castle Interact Encounter | ||
Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Klink View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 2x210-247%KO Superpower 2x140-165%KO Earthquake 2x117-138%KO | ||
Emboar FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tepig (Aspertia City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Klink View Emboar builds →Flare Blitz 2x188-221%KO Hammer Arm 2x157-185%KO Earthquake 2x105-123%KO | ||
In Black 2 & White 2, Landorus's Earthquake hits Klink for 72-85%.
 Landorus Ground | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySheerforce ItemLife Orb NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Klink View Landorus builds →Earthquake 2x72-85% U Turn8-10% Stone Edge12-14% | ||
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 onlyB2W2 Klink Best Moveset
Steel at 55 Attack and 70 Defense with AbilityClear Body as a hidden ability preventing stat drops. The moveset fires Steel TermStab at pre-evolution levels. Klinklang two evolutions away adds MoveShift Gear.
Best Build
Klink best EVs are HP and Defense
Wall Moveset
- Rest
- Thunderbolt
- Volt Switch
- Flash Cannon
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 and more 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
Base Stats
Two bodies comprise a fixed pair. They spin around each other to generate energy.
Klink Black 2 & White 2 Guide
In Black 2 & White 2, 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