Pokémon · Sword & Shield
Claydol
Battle Styles · #58 · Rare · 2021
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From
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Market reference
$0.21
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 58 / 183
- Release year
- 2021
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 120
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Baltoy
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Regulation mark
- E
- Illustrator
- Shibuzoh.
- Pokédex #
- 344
- Series
- Sword & Shield
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Energy Acceleration
- Damage efficiency
- 100 damage
- 33.33 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Also does
Strategy & play
How Claydol plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is energy acceleration. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- Needs Psychic Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Psychic type, weak to Darkness ×2 — a Darkness attacker doing ≥60 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- A Stage 1 — one step up from Baltoy; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
- Seen in 0% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 3 copies.
How to beat Claydol
- Exploit its Darkness weakness — ≥60 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 2.9 copies on average · 31 decks
- Match win rate
- 36.4%
- -10.8 pts vs the 47.2% field average
Plays well with
Cards most often run alongside this one in tournament decks over the last 180 days — ranked by how distinctive the pairing is.
More by Shibuzoh.
This card was illustrated by Shibuzoh..
Building around Claydol?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It appears to have been born from clay dolls made by ancient people. It uses telekinesis to float and move."
CPower Split
Attach Psychic Energy cards from your discard pile to your Pokémon in any way you like until your Pokémon and your opponent's Pokémon have the same total amount of Energy attached.
PPCPsyshot — 100
Weakness:D×2
Resistance:F-30
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Claydol was legal.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/16| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.01 | $0.21 | $30.00 | $0.21 | $0.13 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.05 | $0.29 | $2.99 | $0.29 | $0.15 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.15 |
| 7-day average | €0.11 |
| 30-day average | €0.09 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.14 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.05 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.25 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.18 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.26 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.10 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.23 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.24 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Claydol is real?
Claydol is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Claydol worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Claydol is $0.21; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Claydol from?
Claydol is from the Pokémon set "Battle Styles" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2021.
What rarity is Claydol?
Claydol is a Rare card in the Battle Styles set.
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