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Clamperl
Bivalve Pokémon
Clamperl’s pearls are exceedingly precious. They can be more than 10 times as costly as Shellder’s pearls.
Clamperl Profile
- Height
- 0.4 m
- Weight
- 52.5 kg
- Abilities
- Shell Armor, Rattled (hidden)
- Egg groups
- Water 1
- Habitat
- Sea
- Growth rate
- Slow then very fast
- Catch rate
- 255 / 255 (100%)
- Gender
- 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
- Introduced
- Generation III
Clamperl Base Stats
Base stats are the starting point — a real Clamperl's stats also depend on its Nature, EVs and IVs.
Attacking Clamperl?
See the full Clamperl weakness guide — best counters included →
Clamperl Evolutions
Trade
Trade
Where to Catch Clamperl
In Ruby, Clamperl can be found at 2 locations — highlighted on the Hoenn map. Hover or tap a glowing spot for details.
Clamperl Moves
Star up to 4 moves to build a battle set, then open the Party battle planner to see which Pokémon and move beats any opponent.
| ★ | Move | Type | Category | Learn | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Defense | Steel | Status | Lv. 1 | — | — | 15 | |
| Water Gun | Water | Special | Lv. 1 | 40 | 100% | 25 | |
| Whirlpool | Water | Special | Lv. 1 | 35 | 85% | 15 | |
| Shell Smash | Normal | Status | Lv. 50 | — | — | 15 | |
| Attract | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | 100% | 15 | |
| Blizzard | Ice | Special | TM / HM | 110 | 70% | 5 | |
| Brine | Water | Special | TM / HM | 65 | 100% | 10 | |
| Double Team | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 15 | |
| Endure | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 10 | |
| Facade | Normal | Physical | TM / HM | 70 | 100% | 20 | |
| Hail | Ice | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 10 | |
| Ice Beam | Ice | Special | TM / HM | 90 | 100% | 10 | |
| Protect | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 10 | |
| Rain Dance | Water | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 5 | |
| Rest | Psychic | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 5 | |
| Scald | Water | Special | TM / HM | 80 | 100% | 15 | |
| Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 10 | |
| Substitute | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 10 | |
| Surf | Water | Special | TM / HM | 90 | 100% | 15 | |
| Swagger | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | 85% | 15 | |
| Water Pulse | Water | Special | TM / HM | 60 | 100% | 20 | |
| Waterfall | Water | Physical | TM / HM | 80 | 100% | 15 | |
| Aqua Ring | Water | Status | Egg | — | — | 20 | |
| Body Slam | Normal | Physical | Egg | 85 | 100% | 15 | |
| Confuse Ray | Ghost | Status | Egg | — | 100% | 10 | |
| Muddy Water | Water | Special | Egg | 90 | 85% | 10 | |
| Supersonic | Normal | Status | Egg | — | 55% | 20 |
Clamperl Questions & Answers
- What is Clamperl weak to?
- Clamperl takes extra damage from Grass (2×) and Electric (2×) type attacks.
- What is Clamperl resistant to?
- Clamperl takes reduced damage from Steel (½×), Fire (½×), Water (½×), and Ice (½×) type attacks.
- What is Clamperl strong against?
- Clamperl's Water type attacks are super effective against Ground, Rock, and Fire Pokémon.
- What type is Clamperl?
- Clamperl is a Water-type Pokémon.
- What does Clamperl evolve into?
- Clamperl evolves into Huntail and Gorebyss.
- What are Clamperl's base stats?
- Clamperl has a base stat total of 345 — HP 35, Attack 64, Defense 85, Sp. Atk 74, Sp. Def 55, Speed 32.