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Clodsire, a Poison and Ground type Pokémon, official artwork

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Clodsire: Weakness, Best Moveset & Builds

PoisonGroundUU

Clodsire is a balanced Pokémon, led by its HP (130) and Sp. Def (100), with a base stat total of 430. Competitively it is a leading pick in the UnderUsed tier. It currently appears on 3.7% of OU teams.

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What is Clodsire weak to?

How much damage Clodsire takes from each attacking type.

2×Weak toGroundIcePsychicWater
0.5×ResistsBugFairyFightingRock
0.25×ResistsPoison
0×Immune toElectric

With Water Absorb, Water attacks do nothing instead of double damage.

Clodsire takes super-effective damage from Ground, Ice, Psychic, Water. It resists Bug, Fairy, Fighting, Rock, Poison and is immune to Electric. That is by type alone: with Water Absorb, Water attacks do nothing instead of double damage.

Best moveset for Clodsire

The most-used moves on Clodsire in OU (Smogon singles) this month (2026-07 usage statistics):

  • RecoverNormal-25.7%
  • EarthquakeGround10021.3%
  • ToxicPoison-13.7%
  • Poison JabPoison8011.2%
  • SpikesGround-10.1%
  • AmnesiaPsychic-9.8%

Best nature for Clodsire

Careful. It is the most common choice on ranked sets right now; the top spread is Careful with 248/0/8/0/252/0 EVs (52% of sets).

Abilities

  • Poison Point30% chance a Pokemon making contact with this Pokemon will be poisoned.
  • Water AbsorbThis Pokemon heals 1/4 of its max HP when hit by Water moves; Water immunity.
  • UnawareThis Pokemon ignores other Pokemon's stat stages when taking or doing damage.

Evolution line

Wooper-Paldea
Clodsire

Best counters for Clodsire

Based on OU (Smogon singles) battle statistics, these Pokémon most reliably beat or force out Clodsire:

Best teammates for Clodsire

Pokémon most often paired with Clodsire on successful OU (Smogon singles) teams. Start from one of these cores, then check your coverage in the team builder:

Full learnset (58 moves; tap to expand)
MoveTypePowerAcc.Category
Giga ImpactNormal15090%Physical
Hyper BeamNormal15090%Special
Double-EdgeNormal120100%Physical
Gunk ShotPoison12080%Physical
MegahornBug12085%Physical
Hydro PumpWater11080%Special
EarthquakeGround100100%Physical
Stone EdgeRock10080%Physical
High HorsepowerGround9595%Physical
Sludge WavePoison95100%Special
Earth PowerGround90100%Special
Muddy WaterWater9085%Special
Sludge BombPoison90100%Special
SurfWater90100%Special
Take DownNormal9085%Physical
Body SlamNormal85100%Physical
LiquidationWater85100%Physical
Body PressFighting80100%Physical
DigGround80100%Physical
Iron HeadSteel80100%Physical
Poison JabPoison80100%Physical
SlamNormal8075%Physical
Tera BlastNormal80100%Special
WaterfallWater80100%Physical
Zen HeadbuttPsychic8090%Physical
Rock SlideRock7590%Physical
Stomping TantrumGround75100%Physical
FacadeNormal70100%Physical
VenoshockPoison65100%Special
BulldozeGround60100%Physical
Rock TombRock6095%Physical
Water PulseWater60100%Special
Mud ShotGround5595%Special
Chilling WaterWater50100%Special
Poison TailPoison50100%Physical
TrailblazeGrass50100%Physical
Acid SprayPoison40100%Special
Mud-SlapGround20100%Special
Poison StingPoison15100%Physical
Heavy SlamSteel?100%Physical
Low KickFighting?100%Physical
AmnesiaPsychic--Status
CurseGhost--Status
EndureNormal--Status
HazeIce--Status
Helping HandNormal--Status
ProtectNormal--Status
Rain DanceWater--Status
RestPsychic--Status
SandstormRock--Status
Sleep TalkNormal--Status
SpikesGround--Status
Stealth RockRock--Status
SubstituteNormal--Status
Tail WhipNormal-100%Status
ToxicPoison-90%Status
Toxic SpikesPoison--Status
YawnNormal--Status