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Counter guide · Ground / Psychic · Gen III

What beats Claydol?

The 5 hardest counters to Claydol ranked by type effectiveness, base-stat total, and Speed. Yveltal outspeeds and hits for 2× with dark-type STAB.

Claydol
No. 344
Claydol
Ground Psychic
BST 500 · Speed 75 · Atk 70 · SpA 70

Top 5 counters

  1. #1
    Yveltal
    No. 717
    Yveltal
    Dark Flying
    Hits Claydol for 2× via dark-type STAB Takes 0× back from ground-type STAB Speed: 99 > 75 (outspeeds) Lean: Physical (Atk 131)
  2. #2
    Iron Jugulis
    No. 993
    Iron Jugulis
    Dark Flying
    Hits Claydol for 2× via dark-type STAB Takes 0× back from ground-type STAB Speed: 108 > 75 (outspeeds) Lean: Special (SpA 122)
  3. #3
    Bombirdier
    No. 962
    Bombirdier
    Flying Dark
    Hits Claydol for 2× via dark-type STAB Takes 0× back from ground-type STAB Speed: 82 > 75 (outspeeds) Lean: Physical (Atk 103)
  4. #4
    Mandibuzz
    No. 630
    Mandibuzz
    Dark Flying
    Hits Claydol for 2× via dark-type STAB Takes 0× back from ground-type STAB Speed: 80 > 75 (outspeeds) Lean: Physical (Atk 65)
  5. #5
    Murkrow
    No. 198
    Murkrow
    Dark Flying
    Hits Claydol for 2× via dark-type STAB Takes 0× back from ground-type STAB Speed: 91 > 75 (outspeeds) Lean: Physical (Atk 85)

Claydol's type weaknesses

2× weak to
Water Grass Ice Bug Ghost Dark
Immune to
Electric

How this list is computed

Each candidate is scored on best-STAB damage into Claydol, the damage taken back, Speed comparison, base-stat total, and offensive lean (Attack vs Sp. Attack). Candidates that Claydol hits super-effectively for 2× or more without taking comparable damage back are filtered out — they die first. Type-immune candidates are excluded entirely.

Counters are theoretical type-chart matchups, not damage calculations. Item, ability, and move-set choices can swing real battles. Use this list as a starting point, not a final answer.