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Steven's Claydol card from the Destined Rivals set
Illustration by nagimiso. Card image via the Pokémon TCG API.
Stage 1 Pokémon

Steven's Claydol

A powerful attacker that sacrifices its energy for a massive hit.

Psychic120 HPStage 1Intermediate to play

What this card does

It can confuse the opponent's active Pokemon with Eerie Light.

It deals 220 damage with Clay Blast but loses all attached energy.

Signature attack

Clay Blast

Discard all Energy from this Pokémon. (220 damage)

Clay Blast allows Steven's Claydol to deal significant damage in a single turn. The trade off is that it must discard all its energy cards, leaving it unable to attack again until you attach new ones.

Attacks

P
Eerie Light20

Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Confused.

PPC
Clay Blast220

Discard all Energy from this Pokémon.

Which deck it belongs in

This card suits aggressive decks that can quickly reattach Psychic energy or use other sources of energy acceleration.

Strengths
  • High damage output
  • Confusion status effect
  • Uncommon rarity
Watch out for
  • Cannot attack next turn
  • Weak to Darkness type
  • Loses all energy
Pro tip

Use Clay Blast only when you have a reliable way to attach Psychic energy again quickly.

From the Pokédex

Claydol is said to move by floating in mid air without using its limbs.

Note for the parent

Watch out for the opponent confusing their own Pokemon by accident if they try to counter the confusion effect.

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