Claydol Pokémon Sapphire: Moves, Sprites & Locations

Everything you need to know about Claydol in Pokémon Sapphire. On this page you'll find its Pokédex entry straight from the game, all sprite variants including shiny forms, the complete moveset of 41 moves grouped by learning method (level-up, TM/HM, egg, tutor), and every wild encounter location with levels, conditions, and catch rates.

Pokémon Sapphire

Hoenn

Claydol Pokemon Sapphire Pokedex Entry

It appears to have been born from clay dolls made by ancient people. It uses telekinesis to float and move.

Pokemon Sapphire Claydol Sprites

Claydol front-facing sprite from Pokémon Sapphire

Primary

Claydol back-facing sprite from Pokémon Sapphire

Reverse

Shiny

Shiny Reverse

Pokémon Sapphire Claydol Moveset

Complete registry of moves learned by Claydol via various methods in Pokémon Sapphire.

Move	Type	Requirement
Confusion	psychic	Lv. 1
Teleport	psychic	Lv. 1
Harden	normal	Lv. 1
Rapid Spin	normal	Lv. 1
Harden	normal	Lv. 3
Rapid Spin	normal	Lv. 5
Mud Slap	ground	Lv. 7
Psybeam	psychic	Lv. 11
Rock Tomb	rock	Lv. 15
Self Destruct	normal	Lv. 19
Ancient Power	rock	Lv. 25
Sandstorm	rock	Lv. 31
Hyper Beam	normal	Lv. 36
Cosmic Power	psychic	Lv. 42
Explosion	normal	Lv. 55

End of Move Database

Pokémon Sapphire Claydol Locations

Claydol can be caught in 3 locations across Pokémon Sapphire, including Sky Pillar 1f, Sky Pillar 3f, and Sky Pillar 5f. The most reliable spawn is at Sky Pillar 5f, where you'll find it at Lv. 54 by walking through tall grass with a 10% encounter rate.

Sky Pillar 1f

6 encounters

walk
Lv. 48
10%Uncommon
walk
Lv. 49
5%Rare
walk
Lv. 47
4%Very Rare
walk
Lv. 50
4%Very Rare
walk
Lv. 47
1%Very Rare
walk
Lv. 50
1%Very Rare

Sky Pillar 3f

6 encounters

walk
Lv. 51
10%Uncommon
walk
Lv. 52
5%Rare
walk
Lv. 50
4%Very Rare
walk
Lv. 53
4%Very Rare
walk
Lv. 50
1%Very Rare
walk
Lv. 53
1%Very Rare

Sky Pillar 5f

3 encounters

walk
Lv. 54
10%Uncommon
walk
Lv. 55
5%Rare
walk
Lv. 56
4%Very Rare