Claydol Team Builder

Claydol at a glance

Claydol brings a Ground/Psychic typing and a 500 base stat total to the table. The practical question: which teammates can absorb Water and Grass hits, and which matchups does this typing already cover for the rest of the team?

Where you can use Claydol

• Direct version records exist for Claydol, so the broad game mapping is stronger than a generation-only estimate.
• Planning contexts include Emerald, FireRed & LeafGreen, Platinum, HeartGold & SoulSilver, Black & White.
• 14 source version records are attached to this Pokemon entry.

Best teammates for Claydol

These suggestions prioritize teammates that cover Claydol's defensive weak spots, add useful pressure, and fit at least one shared game context.

Sprigatitoresists water - resists grass - adds grass pressureFloragatoresists water - resists grass - adds grass pressureMeowscaradaresists water - resists grass - resists ghostFuecocoresists grass - resists ice - resists bugCrocalorresists grass - resists ice - resists bugSkeledirgeresists grass - resists ice - resists bug

Team pitfalls when building around Claydol

• Do not stack too many teammates that are also weak to water, grass, and ice.
• Defensive Pokemon still need offensive partners; avoid building a team that cannot pressure key types.