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clodsire
#980

Clodsire

Spiny Fish Pokémon

PoisonGround

When attacked, this Pokémon will retaliate by sticking thick spines out from its body. It’s a risky move that puts everything on the line.

Base Stats

HP 130
Attack 75
Defense 60
Sp. Atk 45
Sp. Def 100
Speed 20
Total 430

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Evolution Chain

quagsire Quagsire Lv. 20
clodsire Clodsire Lv. 20

Moves

Details

Category Spiny Fish Pokémon
Height 1.8 m
Weight 223.0 kg
Base Exp 151
Growth Rate Medium
Capture Rate 90
Base Happiness 50
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat
Egg Groups Water1 ,Ground

Sprites

clodsire Front Front
clodsire Front Shiny Front Shiny
clodsire Official Art Official Art
clodsire Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

Special Wall
Moves
Spikes / Stealth Rock / Toxic Spikes
Item
Heavy-Duty Boots / Leftovers
Ability
Water Absorb
Nature
Careful
EVs
HP 252
Atk 4
SpD 252
Tera Type
SteelFairy

Strategy Overview

Clodsire, despite its low base stat total, has a niche in Ubers thanks to the large amount of role compression it offers. Along with Ting-Lu and Arceus-Ground, Clodsire is one of the main checks to Miraidon. Compared to them, Clodsire sports both reliable recovery and the ability to run an item. Thanks to Water Absorb, Clodsire is also a decent check to Kyogre, and due to its Poison typing, it can absorb and set Toxic Spikes. However, Clodsire certainly suffers from being a "jack of a trades, master of none"; its low bulk compared to other Miraidon checks leaves it having to use Recover more often than not, which can make it a large momentum drain. This low bulk leaves Clodsire reliant on Terastallization to check certain setup Miraidon and Kyogre sets. It also has a pathetic offensive presence, relying on Toxic alone to dissuade switch-ins. It's critical to use Clodsire for its great role compression to free up the rest of its teammates to gain more momentum.

Most Used Moves

Recover
96.8%
Toxic
77.0%
Haze
22.2%

Most Used Items

Leftovers
39.9%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc