Pokémon · EX
Claydol
Deoxys · #5 · Rare Holo · 2005
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$12.12
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 5 / 108
- Release year
- 2005
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- HP
- 80
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Baltoy
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Hajime Kusajima
- Pokédex #
- 344
- Series
- EX
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Ability Engine
- Damage efficiency
- 20 damage
- 10 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.
- Inflicts Confusion — they must flip to attack (tails fails and deals 30 to themselves). Soft, coin-flip disruption.
- Attacks on any Energy (Colorless cost) — splashable into any deck regardless of type.
- Fighting type, weak to Water ×2 — a Water 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.
How to beat Claydol
- Exploit its Water weakness — ≥40 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 3 copies on average · 3 decks
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
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: Psychic Trace
Once during your turn (before your attack), if Claydol is your Active Pokémon, you may shuffle your hand into your deck. Then, draw a number of cards equal to the number of cards in your opponent's hand. This power can't be used if Claydol is affected by a Special Condition.
CCAncient Mantra — 20+
If Claydol has any Psychic Energy attached to it, the Defending Pokémon is now Confused. If Claydol has any Fighting Energy attached to it, this attack does 20 damage plus 20 more damage.
Weakness:W×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Tournament play
This printing of Claydol has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.
Claydol — Great Encounters
Played in 32 recent decks
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 2026/06/19| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $8.15 | $20.00 | $77.90 | $14.99 | — |
| Holofoil | $9.77 | $15.37 | $126.50 | $12.12 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $29.99 | $199.49 | $306.38 | $18.79 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/19| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €3.00 |
| 7-day average | €5.25 |
| 30-day average | €4.86 |
| Low | €1.00 |
| Trend price | €5.45 |
| Low (excellent+) | €3.00 |
| Reverse holo low | €2.00 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €5.99 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €7.29 |
| reverseHoloSell | €5.99 |
| averageSellPrice | €4.98 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €9.15 |
| Reverse holo trend | €11.33 |
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 $12.12; 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 "Deoxys" in the EX series, released in 2005.
What rarity is Claydol?
Claydol is a Rare Holo card in the Deoxys set.
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Other Claydol printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
