Competitive Information for Clamperl [Diamond/Pearl]
Water
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Clamperl? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Diamond/Pearl Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Diamond/Pearl generation metagame.
Clamperl is a pretty decent Water-typed Pokemon. Clamperl is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. This Pokemon deserves to see more play in the meta. Clamperl's only type-related weaknesses are Electric and Grass.
Item: Deep Sea Scale / Shell Bell
Ability: Shell Armor
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 232 Hp / 252 Atk / 24 SpD
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Return
- Waterfall / Dive
- Barrier
- Toxic
Physical Sweeper Clamperl (Shell Armor)
Clamperl is a decent Physical Sweeper. The purpose of this moveset is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Shell Armor, Clamperl cannot be struck by a critical hit.
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Waterfall is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Dive is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (dives underwater turn 1, strikes turn 2).
♦ Barrier is a status move (raises your Clamperl's defense by 2 stages).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target).
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Item: Deep Sea Tooth / Life Orb
Ability: Shell Armor
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 232 Hp / 252 SpA / 24 SpD
Moveset:
- Surf / Brine
- Ice Beam / Icy Wind
- Snore
- Barrier
Special Sweeper Clamperl (Shell Armor)
Clamperl is a spectacular Special Sweeper. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Clamperl's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Shell Armor, Clamperl cannot be struck by a critical hit.
♦ Brine is a special STAB-boosted 65-base power Water-type move (power doubles if the target's hp is 50% or less).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 95-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Icy Wind is a special 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
♦ Snore is a special 40-base power Normal-type move (Clamperl must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
♦ Barrier is a status move (raises your Clamperl's defense by 2 stages).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Clamperl? These builds have been optimized for Diamond/Pearl Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Diamond/Pearl generation metagame.
Item: Deep Sea Scale / Shell Bell
Ability: Shell Armor
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 232 Hp / 252 Atk / 24 SpD
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Return
- Waterfall / Dive
- Barrier
- Toxic
Doubles Physical Sweeper Clamperl (Shell Armor)
Clamperl is an interesting Physical Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Shell Armor, Clamperl cannot be struck by a critical hit.
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Waterfall is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Dive is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (dives underwater turn 1, strikes turn 2).
♦ Barrier is a status move (raises your Clamperl's defense by 2 stages).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target).
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Item: Deep Sea Tooth / Life Orb
Ability: Shell Armor
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 232 Hp / 252 SpA / 24 SpD
Moveset:
- Surf / Brine
- Icy Wind / Ice Beam
- Snore
- Barrier
Doubles Special Sweeper Clamperl (Shell Armor)
Clamperl is a wonderful Special Sweeper. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Clamperl's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Shell Armor, Clamperl cannot be struck by a critical hit.
♦ Brine is a special STAB-boosted 65-base power Water-type move (power doubles if the target's hp is 50% or less).
♦ Icy Wind is a special 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 95-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Snore is a special 40-base power Normal-type move (Clamperl must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
♦ Barrier is a status move (raises your Clamperl's defense by 2 stages).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Clamperl learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
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Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Clamperl can perform in Diamond/Pearl. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive DP Move and Ability Combos for Clamperl
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Clamperl's stats
- Barrier
- Iron Defense
Most notable and possible best moves for Clamperl
- Ice Beam
- Protect
- Rest
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Clamperl in Diamond and Pearl
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