Competitive Information for Claydol [Ruby/Sapphire]
Ground / Psychic
Abilities:
Note: Pokemon with the Levitate ability are immune to Ground attacks.
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Claydol? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Ruby/Sapphire 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 Ruby/Sapphire generation metagame.
Claydol is a spectacular Ground and Psychic-typed Pokemon. It's super common to find yourself dealing with Claydol when battling in the 3rd generation meta. Claydol can usually be found in the OU tier (Overused). Claydol is weak to Bug, Dark, Ghost, Grass, Ice, and Water-typed attacks.
Item: Leftovers
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Relaxed (+Def, -Spe)
EVs: 252 Hp / 176 Def / 40 SpA / 40 SpD
Moveset:
- Explosion
- Earthquake
- Psychic
- Refresh
Physical Wall Claydol (Popular/Trending)
Claydol is an extraordinary Physical Wall. It's goal is to take a hefty amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. Keep in mind back before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Claydol last longer regaining it's it's life every turn. With Levitate, Claydol is immune to ground; gravity/ingrain/smack down/iron ball nullify it.
♦ Earthquake is a physical STAB-boosted 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. power doubles on dig).
♦ Psychic is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Refresh is a status move (Claydol cures its burn, poison, or paralysis).
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Item: Leftovers
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Brave (+Atk, -Spe)
EVs: 248 Hp / 228 Atk / 32 Spe
Moveset:
- Earthquake
- Psychic
- Rapid Spin / Explosion
- Refresh
Physical Tank Claydol (Popular/Trending)
Claydol is a notable Physical Tank. It's purpose is to take a good amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. In the dark days before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Claydol last longer regaining it's it's health points every turn. With Levitate, Claydol is immune to ground; gravity/ingrain/smack down/iron ball nullify it.
♦ Psychic is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Rapid Spin is a physical 20-base power Normal-type move (frees Claydol from hazards, binding, leech seed).
♦ Explosion is a physical 500-base power Normal-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. your Claydol faints).
♦ Refresh is a status move (Claydol cures its burn, poison, or paralysis).
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Item: Soft Sand
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Dig
- Double-Edge / Frustration
- Shadow Ball
- Rock Slide / Ancient Power
Physical Sweeper Claydol (Levitate)
Claydol is a marvelous Physical Sweeper. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Back before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Levitate, Claydol is immune to ground; gravity/ingrain/smack down/iron ball nullify it.
♦ Dig is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Ground-type move (digs underground turn 1, strikes turn 2).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/3 recoil).
♦ Frustration is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness).
♦ Shadow Ball is a physical 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Ancient Power is a physical 60-base power Rock-type move (10% chance to raise all stats by 1 stage (not acc/eva)).
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Item: Sitrus Berry
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Psychic / Psybeam
- Ice Beam
- Solar Beam
- Harden
Special Sweeper Claydol (Levitate)
Claydol is an extraordinary Special Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. In the old days before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Levitate, Claydol is immune to ground; gravity/ingrain/smack down/iron ball nullify it.
♦ Psybeam is a special STAB-boosted 65-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to confuse the target).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 95-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Solar Beam is a special 120-base power Grass-type move (charges turn 1. hits turn 2. no charge in sunlight).
♦ Harden is a status move (raises your Claydol's defense by 1 stage).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Claydol? These builds have been optimized for Ruby/Sapphire 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 Ruby/Sapphire generation metagame.
Item: Soft Sand
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Dig
- Rock Slide / Ancient Power
- Double-Edge / Frustration
- Shadow Ball
Doubles Physical Sweeper Claydol (Levitate)
Claydol is a fabulous Physical Sweeper. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Remember before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Levitate, Claydol is immune to ground; gravity/ingrain/smack down/iron ball nullify it.
♦ Dig is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Ground-type move (digs underground turn 1, strikes turn 2).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Ancient Power is a physical 60-base power Rock-type move (10% chance to raise all stats by 1 stage (not acc/eva)).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/3 recoil).
♦ Frustration is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness).
♦ Shadow Ball is a physical 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
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Item: Sitrus Berry
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Psychic / Psybeam
- Ice Beam
- Solar Beam
- Harden
Doubles Special Sweeper Claydol (Levitate)
Claydol is a pretty decent Special Sweeper. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Keep in mind back before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Levitate, Claydol is immune to ground; gravity/ingrain/smack down/iron ball nullify it.
♦ Psybeam is a special STAB-boosted 65-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to confuse the target).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 95-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Solar Beam is a special 120-base power Grass-type move (charges turn 1. hits turn 2. no charge in sunlight).
♦ Harden is a status move (raises your Claydol's defense by 1 stage).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Claydol learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
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Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Claydol can perform in Ruby/Sapphire. 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 RS Move and Ability Combos for Claydol
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Swagger + Psych up
- 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 Claydol's stats
- Ancient Power
- Cosmic Power
- Harden
- Rapid Spin
Most notable and possible best moves for Claydol
- Earthquake
- Explosion
- Ice Beam
- Light Screen
- Protect
- Psychic
- Rapid Spin
- Reflect
- Refresh
- Rest
- Rock Slide
- Teleport
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Claydol in Ruby and Sapphire
- Relaxed Nature ( 252/0/176/40/40/0/ )
- Brave Nature ( 248/228/0/0/0/32/ )
- Optimize Claydol's EV spread for Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire
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