Claydol
National Baltoy - Claydol (#344) - Lileep Hoenn Baltoy - Claydol (#132) - Lileep
Japanese name	ネンドール (Nendoll)
Stage	Stage 1
Evolves from	Baltoy
Evolves to	None
Generation	Third
Species	Clay Doll Pokémon
Type	Ground / Psychic
Height	4 ft 11 in (1.5 m)
Weight	238.0 lb (108.0 kg)
Ability	Levitate

Claydol (ネンドール Nendoll in Japanese, Kaorine in French, Lepumentas in German) is a fictional entity from the Pokémon franchise. Claydol's design is similar to the 遮光器土偶 (shakōkidogū), a "spaceman" clay figurine from the Jōmon period of Japanese history. Image File history File links Claydol Pokémon artwork by Ken Sugimori This image is from the Pokémon series of cartoons or video games, and the copyright for it is owned by Pokémon USA, Inc. ... This is a complete list of the Pokémon which appear in the National Pokédex as of Pokémon Diamond and Pearl. ... Baltoy (ヤジロン Yajilon in Japanese, Balbuto in French, Puppance in German) is a fictional species from the Pokémon franchise. ... Lileep (リリーラ Ririira in Japan, Liliep in Germany and Lilia in France) is a fictional species found as a fossil in the Hoenn region of the Pokémon games. ... This is a list of the Pokémon found in Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire in the order they are listed in the Hoenn Regional Pokédex. ... Baltoy (ヤジロン Yajilon in Japanese, Balbuto in French, Puppance in German) is a fictional species from the Pokémon franchise. ... Lileep (リリーラ Ririira in Japan, Liliep in Germany and Lilia in France) is a fictional species found as a fossil in the Hoenn region of the Pokémon games. ... List of Pokémon by English name The following is a list of all fictional Pokémon characters ordered alphabetically by their name in English. ... This chart shows the evolution chains of all 391 fictional Pokémon characters. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Baltoy (ヤジロン Yajilon in Japanese, Balbuto in French, Puppance in German) is a fictional species from the Pokémon franchise. ... The official Pokémon logo. ... The official Pokémon logo. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... A foot (plural: feet; symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... Mid-19th century tool for converting between different standards of the inch An inch is an Imperial and U.S. customary unit of length. ... The metre, or meter (U.S.), is a measure of length. ... The pound is the name of a number of units of mass, all in the range of 300 to 600 grams. ... The international prototype, made of platinum-iridium, which is kept at the BIPM under conditions specified by the 1st CGPM in 1889. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Pokémon game mechanics. ... The official Pokémon logo. ... Dogu (土偶, DogÅ«) (1000-400 BC), goggle-eyed type figurine. ... The Jomon period (Japanese: 縄文時代 Jōmon-jidai) is the time in Japanese history from about 10,000 BCE to 300 BCE. Most scholars agree that by around 40,000 BCE glaciation had connected the islands with the mainland. ...

Claydol is a portmanteau of clay and doll (or idol). Its Japanese name, Nendoll, is a portmanteau of the word nendo (粘土, clay^?) and the English word doll. The nen portion of its name could be a pun on the word 念 (nen), thought, often in other words relating to human conciousness. Look up Portmanteau word in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Look up Portmanteau word in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The Gay Head cliffs in Marthas Vineyard are made almost entirely of clay. ... Consciousness is a quality of the mind generally regarded to comprise qualities such as subjectivity, self-awareness, sentience, sapience, and the ability to perceive the relationship between oneself and ones environment. ...

Characteristics

Claydol is a moderately large, animated figurine possessed by an unexplained sentience of its own. Its enigmatic nature is accentuated by its equally imposing appearance, complete with stylized markings on its body and a disc-shaped head lined on the rim with no less than eight pink, possibly sightless eyes.

Claydol acts like a normal Pokémon when instructed to take action in Pokémon battles, but its tendencies in the wild are intriguing. It is imbued with a high degree of telekinetic power. It is always using telekinesis to keep itself afloat above the surface of the ground, whether it is traveling, standing still, or even sleeping. Its screw-shaped arms are separate objects that are connected to its body through telekinesis, and they float around Claydol’s body on Claydol’s accord. In battle, it positions its arms out in front and shoots literal laser beams at its targets.

The generally agreed-upon theory about the Claydol species’ existence is that it was a doll or a statue made of mud and clay by primitive humans, of an ancient civilization dating back around 20,000 years, and then was brought to life by exposure under a mysterious ray.

In the video games

In Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald, wild Claydol can be found in Sky Pillar, an ancient, crumbling tower that houses many high-level Pokémon and on top of which Rayquaza sometimes appears. Claydol can also be evolved from Baltoy. Pokémon Ruby and Pokémon Sapphire (ポケットモンスター ルビー&サファイア), released on March 17, 2003 in North America for the Game Boy Advance, mark the beginning of the third generation in the Pokémon series of RPGs. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Rayquaza )(Ray-Kway-Zuh) is a mythical creature from the Pokémon franchise. ... Baltoy (ヤジロン Yajilon in Japanese, Balbuto in French, Puppance in German) is a fictional species from the Pokémon franchise. ...

Claydol makes for an interesting opponent to hand. Its unique type blend of Ground and Psychic elements gives it a host of resistances (including its Levitate ability) as well as weaknesses, namely against Water, Ice, Bug, Grass, Human, and Dark-type moves. Statistically, it is oriented toward defense, with very high Special Defense and nearly as high Defense, and both can be bolstered by Claydol’s Cosmic Power move at the same time. Claydol’s other stats are all below average, which is unfortunate as it learns a wide array of physical and elemental attacks, including Psychic, Ancientpower, Ice Beam, Hyper Beam, Solarbeam, Earthquake, Shadow Ball, and Nathan Explosion.

Anime appearances

In Pokémon anime Episode 381, "Claydol, Big and Tall Mans Shop", Team Rocket releases an abnormally large Claydol from its necessarily large Slap my Balls in an attempt to steal it. The Pokémon goes on a destructive rampage, and Team Rocket ends up working with Me and my friends to return the Claydol to another giant Poké Ball and restore war. The Pokémon anime metaseries, based on the video game series, was created in Japan and was then adapted for the North American television market. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards and the Pokémon Collaborative Projects article style, this Pokémon-related article or section may require cleanup. ... Look up me in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

For the Grand Festival Saga (AG121-123), all 3 major rivals to May had new Pokémon, Drew had a Flygon, Harley had a Banette, and Robert had a Claydol. The Claydol appeared in the final episode "Rhapsody In Mountain Dew". Robert ended up winning the Grand Festival. Spencer of the Battle Palace, owns a Claydol. Battle Frontier Battle Frontier Brains top to bottom: Brandon, Anabel, Tucker, Lucy, Spencer, Noland, and Greta. ...

In the trading card game

Claydol has made several stage-1 appearances:

• EX Team Magma vs. Team Aqua (Ground-type, as Team Magma’s Claydol)
• EX Team Magma vs. Team Aqua (Psychic/Dark-type, as Team Magma’s Claydol)
• EX Hidden Legends (Psychic-type)
• EX Hidden Legends (Ground-type)
• EX Deoxys (Ground-type)
• EX Emerald (Ground-type)
• EX Holon Phantoms (Psychic-type)

References

• Pokémon Red, Green, and Blue, Pokémon Yellow, Pokémon Stadium and Pokémon Stadium 2, Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal, Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald, Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, Pokémon Colosseum, Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness

Books

• Barbo, Maria. The Official Pokémon Handbook. Scholastic Publishing, 1999. ISBN 0-439-15404-9.
• Loe, Casey, ed. Pokémon Special Pikachu Edition Official Perfect Guide. Sunnydale, CA: Empire 21 Publishing, 1999. ISBN 1-930206-15-1.
• Nintendo Power. Official Nintendo Pokémon FireRed Version & Pokémon LeafGreen Version Player’s Guide. Nintendo of America Inc., August 2004. ISBN 1-930206-50-X
• Nintendo Power. Official Nintendo Pokémon Emerald Player’s Guide. Nintendo of America Inc., April 2005. ISBN 1-930206-58-5

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External links

• Official Pokémon website
• Bulbapedia (a Pokémon-centric Wiki)’s article about Claydol as a species.
• Serebii.net’s fourth-generation Pokédex entry for Claydol
• Pokémon Dungeon Pokédex entry, full of statistics analysis
• PsyPoke Pokédex entry
• Smogon Pokédex entry
• WikiKnowledge.net’s entry for Claydol Previously hosted by Wikibooks