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clamperl
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Clamperl

Bivalve Pokémon

Water

CLAMPERL’s sturdy shell is not only good for protection - it is also used for clamping and catching prey. A fully grown CLAMPERL’s shell will be scored with nicks and scratches all over.

Base Stats

HP 35
Attack 64
Defense 85
Sp. Atk 74
Sp. Def 55
Speed 32
Total 345

Type Effectiveness

Weak to
grass 2xelectric 2x
Resistant to
steel ½xfire ½xwater ½xice ½x

Abilities

Shell Armor

Held Items

Blue Shard 5%Pearl 50%Big Pearl 5%

Evolution Chain

clamperl Clamperl
→
huntail Huntail Hold Deep Sea Tooth
gorebyss Gorebyss Hold Deep Sea Scale

Moves

Locations

Hoenn Route 124 Underwater
Hoenn Route 126 Underwater
Kalos Route 12

Details

Category Bivalve Pokémon
Height 0.4 m
Weight 52.5 kg
Base Exp 69
Growth Rate Slow Then Very Fast
Capture Rate 255
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat Sea
Egg Groups Water1

Sprites

clamperl Front Front
clamperl Back Back
clamperl Front Shiny Front Shiny
clamperl Back Shiny Back Shiny
clamperl Official Art Official Art
clamperl Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

ou Usage: 0.0%
PUOU
Special Sweeper
Moves
Surf
Ice Beam
Hidden Power Electric / Hidden Power Grass
Toxic / Substitute / Confuse Ray
Item
Deep Sea Tooth
Nature
Modest
EVs
HP 252
SpA 252
Spe 4
Staller
Moves
Barrier
Rest
Sleep Talk / Confuse Ray / Surf
Toxic
Item
Deep Sea Scale
Nature
Bold
EVs
HP 252
Def 4
SpD 252

Strategy Overview

This analysis was written well over a decade ago. The following content is no longer accurate about this Pokemon's place in the metagame and the ADV OU metagame in general.

Most Used Moves

Surf
100.0%
Ice Beam
100.0%
Hidden Power Grass
84.4%
Rain Dance
50.8%
Substitute
26.8%
Hidden Power Electric
15.0%

Most Used Items

Deep Sea Tooth
100.0%
Deep Sea Scale
0.0%

Common Teammates

Abra 48.4%Gastly 48.4%Lunatone 48.4%Meditite 48.4%Trapinch 48.4%Blissey 40.9%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc