Pokémon · Sword & Shield
Claydol
Celebrations: Classic Collection · #15 · Classic Collection · 2021
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Market reference
$0.42
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 15 / 25
- Release year
- 2021
- Rarity
- Classic Collection
- HP
- 80
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Baltoy
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Midori Harada
- Pokédex #
- 344
- Series
- Sword & Shield
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Ability Engine
- Damage efficiency
- 40 damage
- 20 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 Ability-based draw/search. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- Needs Fighting Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Fighting type, weak to Grass ×2 — a Grass attacker doing ≥40 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 Grass weakness — ≥40 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
- 3 copies on average · 24 decks
- Match win rate
- 39.1%
- -8.1 pts vs the 47.3% 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 Midori Harada
This card was illustrated by Midori Harada.
Building around Claydol?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
Poké-Power: Cosmic Power
Once during your turn (before your attack), you may choose up to 2 cards from your hand and put them on the bottom of your deck in any order. If you do, draw cards until you have 6 cards in your hand. This power can't be used if Claydol is affected by a Special Condition.
FCSpinning Attack — 40
Weakness:G+20
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $0.01 | $0.50 | $18.42 | $0.42 | $0.32 |
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 $0.42; 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 "Celebrations: Classic Collection" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2021.
What rarity is Claydol?
Claydol is a Classic Collection card in the Celebrations: Classic Collection set.
Other Claydol printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
