Claydol Pokemon Guide

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Claydol Pokemon Guide

Claydol is a Ground and Psychic-type Pokemon known for its ancient clay doll design, Levitate ability, defensive utility and evolution from Baltoy. This guide covers Claydol’s stats, best moves, abilities, evolution, shiny form, typing, weaknesses, locations and current availability across Pokemon games.

Normal Form

Claydol

Shiny Form

Shiny Claydol

Last Updated: May 2026 | Page Status: This Claydol guide supports current Pokemon games, Pokemon Champions and future updates. Location, moves and availability details will be updated as new Pokemon game data becomes available.

Claydol Guide Contents

Description	Quick Facts
Stats	Best Moves
All Moves	Weaknesses
Evolution	Locations
Abilities	FAQ

Claydol Description

Claydol is the evolved form of Baltoy and a Ground and Psychic-type Pokemon introduced in Generation 3. It is based on an ancient clay figure and is often associated with ruins, caves and mysterious energy.

Competitive Overview

Is Claydol Good in Competitive?

Claydol is usually a niche but useful utility Pokemon because of its defensive stats, Levitate ability and access to support moves. It can set entry hazards, remove hazards with Rapid Spin and provide Ground and Psychic coverage.

Claydol’s biggest strengths are its Electric and Ground immunities, useful resistances and support movepool. Its biggest issues are limited offensive pressure and several common weaknesses, which can make team support important.

Claydol Quick Facts

Here are the key facts to know about Claydol, including its type, abilities, height, weight and species information.

Name

Claydol

National Dex

#0344

Type

Ground / Psychic

Species

Clay Doll Pokemon

Height

4’11” / 1.5 m

150 cm

Weight

238.1 lbs / 108.0 kg

108.0 kg

Abilities

Levitate

Claydol Stats

Claydol has solid defensive stats and balanced offenses, making it better suited to utility and support roles than pure sweeping. Its Speed is moderate and its Levitate ability gives it valuable defensive flexibility.

Attack

Defense

105

Special Attack

Special Defense

120

Speed

Claydol Best Moves Across Pokemon Games

Claydol has access to Ground, Psychic, Rock, Ice, Ghost and support moves across different Pokemon games. These are some of Claydol’s most useful and recognizable moves.

Ground type Pokemon icon

Earth Power

A reliable Ground-type special attack that gives Claydol useful same-type coverage.

Psychic type Pokemon icon

Psychic

A strong Psychic-type attack that lets Claydol threaten Fighting and Poison-type Pokemon.

Normal type Pokemon icon

Rapid Spin

A utility move that can remove entry hazards in games where Claydol can learn it.

Rock type Pokemon icon

Stealth Rock

A key support move that lets Claydol place entry hazards for its team.

Ground type Pokemon icon

Earthquake

A powerful Ground-type physical attack that has been useful across many Pokemon games.

Ice type Pokemon icon

Ice Beam

Coverage that helps Claydol hit Dragon, Flying, Grass and Ground-type Pokemon in games where it is available.

Ghost type Pokemon icon

Shadow Ball

Coverage against Psychic and Ghost-type Pokemon in games where Claydol can learn it.

Psychic type Pokemon icon

Cosmic Power

A defensive setup move that raises Claydol’s Defense and Special Defense.

Claydol All Moves

Claydol can learn a broad move pool across different Pokemon games, including Ground, Psychic, Rock, Ice, Ghost and support moves. Use the section below to view Claydol’s move list by learn method.

Move data shown from: Pokemon Sword and Shield

Level-Up Moves

Level	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
Start	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90
1	Confusion	Psychic	Special	50	100
1	Harden	Normal	Status	–	–
1	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90
1	Mud Slap	Ground	Special	20	100
1	Rapid Spin	Normal	Physical	50	100
1	Teleport	Psychic	Status	–	–
9	Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical	60	95
12	Power Trick	Psychic	Status	–	–
15	Psybeam	Psychic	Special	65	100
18	Ancient Power	Rock	Special	60	100
21	Imprison	Psychic	Status	–	–
24	Cosmic Power	Psychic	Status	–	–
27	Extrasensory	Psychic	Special	80	100
30	Earth Power	Ground	Special	90	100
33	Self Destruct	Normal	Physical	200	100
38	Guard Split	Psychic	Status	–	–
38	Power Split	Psychic	Status	–	–
43	Sandstorm	Rock	Status	–	–
48	Explosion	Normal	Physical	250	100

TM Moves

Method	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
TM	Ally Switch	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Body Press	Fighting	Physical	80	100
TM	Bulldoze	Ground	Physical	60	100
TM	Calm Mind	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Cosmic Power	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Dazzling Gleam	Fairy	Special	80	100
TM	Dig	Ground	Physical	80	100
TM	Drill Run	Ground	Physical	80	95
TM	Earth Power	Ground	Special	90	100
TM	Earthquake	Ground	Physical	100	100
TM	Eerie Impulse	Electric	Status	–	100
TM	Endure	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100
TM	Future Sight	Psychic	Special	120	100
TM	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90
TM	Grass Knot	Grass	Special	–	100
TM	Guard Swap	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Gyro Ball	Steel	Physical	–	100
TM	Hex	Ghost	Special	65	100
TM	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90
TM	Ice Beam	Ice	Special	90	100
TM	Imprison	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Iron Defense	Steel	Status	–	–
TM	Light Screen	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Nasty Plot	Dark	Status	–	–
TM	Power Swap	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Protect	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Psychic	Psychic	Special	90	100
TM	Psychic Terrain	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Psyshock	Psychic	Special	80	100
TM	Rain Dance	Water	Status	–	–
TM	Reflect	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Rest	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	75	90
TM	Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical	60	95
TM	Round	Normal	Special	60	100
TM	Safeguard	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Sand Tomb	Ground	Physical	35	85
TM	Sandstorm	Rock	Status	–	–
TM	Self Destruct	Normal	Physical	200	100
TM	Shadow Ball	Ghost	Special	80	100
TM	Skill Swap	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Snore	Normal	Special	50	100
TM	Solar Beam	Grass	Special	120	100
TM	Stealth Rock	Rock	Status	–	–
TM	Stone Edge	Rock	Physical	100	80
TM	Stored Power	Psychic	Special	20	100
TM	Substitute	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	–	–
TM	Trick	Psychic	Status	–	100
TM	Trick Room	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Wonder Room	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	Physical	80	90

Tutor Moves

Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
Expanding Force	Psychic	Special	80	100
Scorching Sands	Ground	Special	70	100

Claydol Typing, Weaknesses and Resistances

Claydol is a Ground and Psychic-type Pokemon. Levitate gives it an added Ground immunity, while its typing gives it useful resistances along with several common weaknesses.

Type

Ground / Psychic

Weaknesses

Bug, Ghost, Water, Grass, Ice, Dark

Resistances

Fighting, Poison, Rock, Psychic

Immunity

Electric and Ground through Levitate

Claydol Abilities

Claydol has Levitate, which is central to its defensive value in many games and formats.

Levitate

Gives Claydol immunity to Ground-type moves. Combined with its Ground typing, this also lets Claydol avoid Electric-type moves naturally and Ground-type moves through its ability.

Claydol Evolution

Claydol evolves from Baltoy starting at Level 36. The full Claydol evolution line is Baltoy and Claydol.

Stage 1

Baltoy

Starting form

Stage 2

Claydol

Evolves from Baltoy at Level 36

Where to Find Claydol in Pokemon Games

Claydol’s availability changes depending on the Pokemon game. In many games, Claydol is obtained by evolving Baltoy at Level 36, while some games allow Claydol to be caught directly in ruins, towers, caves or Wild Area locations.

Generation 1: Pokemon Red, Blue and Yellow

Game	Where to Find Claydol
Pokemon Red	Not available because Claydol had not been introduced yet.
Pokemon Blue	Not available because Claydol had not been introduced yet.
Pokemon Yellow	Not available because Claydol had not been introduced yet.

Generation 2: Pokemon Gold, Silver and Crystal

Game	Where to Find Claydol
Pokemon Gold	Not available because Claydol had not been introduced yet.
Pokemon Silver	Not available because Claydol had not been introduced yet.
Pokemon Crystal	Not available because Claydol had not been introduced yet.

Generation 3: Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, FireRed and LeafGreen

Game	Where to Find Claydol
Pokemon Ruby	Sky Pillar.
Pokemon Sapphire	Sky Pillar.
Pokemon Emerald	Sky Pillar.
Pokemon FireRed	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon LeafGreen	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.

Generation 4: Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold and SoulSilver

Game	Where to Find Claydol
Pokemon Diamond	Evolve Baltoy at Level 36.
Pokemon Pearl	Evolve Baltoy at Level 36.
Pokemon Platinum	Evolve Baltoy at Level 36.
Pokemon HeartGold	Evolve Baltoy at Level 36.
Pokemon SoulSilver	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.

Generation 5: Black, White, Black 2 and White 2

Game	Where to Find Claydol
Pokemon Black	Relic Castle.
Pokemon White	Relic Castle.
Pokemon Black 2	Evolve Baltoy at Level 36.
Pokemon White 2	Evolve Baltoy at Level 36.

Generation 6: X, Y, Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

Game	Where to Find Claydol
Pokemon X	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Y	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Omega Ruby	Sky Pillar.
Pokemon Alpha Sapphire	Sky Pillar.

Generation 7: Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, Ultra Moon and Let’s Go

Game	Where to Find Claydol
Pokemon Sun	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Moon	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Ultra Sun	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Ultra Moon	Evolve Baltoy at Level 36.
Pokemon Let’s Go Pikachu	Not available in this game.
Pokemon Let’s Go Eevee	Not available in this game.

Generation 8: Sword, Shield, Brilliant Diamond, Shining Pearl and Legends: Arceus

Game	Where to Find Claydol
Pokemon Sword	Axew’s Eye, Lake of Outrage, Giant’s Foot and Three-Point Pass.
Pokemon Shield	Axew’s Eye, Lake of Outrage, Giant’s Foot and Three-Point Pass.
Pokemon Brilliant Diamond	Evolve Baltoy at Level 36.
Pokemon Shining Pearl	Evolve Baltoy at Level 36.
Pokemon Legends: Arceus	Not available in this game.

Generation 9: Scarlet, Violet and Legends Z-A

Game	Where to Find Claydol
Pokemon Scarlet	Not available in this game.
Pokemon Violet	Not available in this game.
Pokemon Legends Z-A	Location data not yet available.

Generation 10: Pokemon Winds and Waves

Game	Where to Find Claydol
Pokemon Winds and Waves	Coming soon once official location, encounter or transfer information is confirmed.

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Claydol FAQ

Here are quick answers to common questions about Claydol. This FAQ is visible on-page content only and does not use FAQ schema markup.

What type is Claydol?

Claydol is a Ground and Psychic-type Pokemon.

What is Claydol weak against?

Claydol is weak to Bug, Ghost, Water, Grass, Ice and Dark-type moves.

What does Claydol evolve from?

Claydol evolves from Baltoy starting at Level 36.

What is Claydol’s ability?

Claydol’s ability is Levitate, which gives it immunity to Ground-type moves.

What are Claydol’s best moves?

Claydol’s best moves often include Earth Power, Psychic, Rapid Spin, Stealth Rock, Earthquake, Ice Beam, Shadow Ball and Cosmic Power.

Is Claydol good in Pokemon?

Claydol can be useful as a defensive utility Pokemon, especially when it can set or remove entry hazards.

How do you get Claydol?

The most common way to get Claydol is to evolve Baltoy at Level 36, though some games allow Claydol to be caught directly.

Is Shiny Claydol available?

Yes, Shiny Claydol exists in Pokemon games where Claydol is available and shiny encounters are supported.

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