Claydol

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Claydol
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National
Baltoy - Claydol (#344) - Lileep
Hoenn
Baltoy - Claydol (#132) - Lileep
Japanese name ネンドール (Nendoll)
Stage Stage 1
Evolves from Baltoy
Evolves to None
Generation Third
Species Clay Doll Pokémon
Type Ground / Psychic
Height 4 ft 11 in (1.5 m)
Weight 238.0 lb (108.0 kg)
Ability Levitate

Claydol (ネンドール Nendoll in Japanese, Kaorine in French, Lepumentas in German) is a fictional entity from the Pokémon franchise. Claydol's design is similar to the 遮光器土偶 (shakōkidogū), a "spaceman" clay figurine from the Jōmon period of Japanese history.

Claydol is a portmanteau of clay and doll (or idol). Its Japanese name, Nendoll, is a portmanteau of the word nendo (粘土 clay?) and the English word doll. The nen portion of its name could be a pun on the word 念 (nen), thought, often in other words relating to human conciousness.

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[edit] Characteristics

Claydol is a moderately large, animated figurine possessed by an unexplained sentience of its own. Its enigmatic nature is accentuated by its equally imposing appearance, complete with stylized markings on its body and a disc-shaped head lined on the rim with no less than eight pink, possibly sightless eyes.

Claydol acts like a normal Pokémon when instructed to take action in Pokémon battles, but its tendencies in the wild are intriguing. It is imbued with a high degree of telekinetic power. It is always using telekinesis to keep itself afloat above the surface of the ground, whether it is traveling, standing still, or even sleeping. Its screw-shaped arms are separate objects that are connected to its body through telekinesis, and they float around Claydol’s body on Claydol’s accord. In battle, it positions its arms out in front and shoots literal laser beams at its targets.

The generally agreed-upon theory about the Claydol species’ existence is that it was a doll or a statue made of mud and clay by primitive humans, of an ancient civilization dating back around 20,000 years, and then was brought to life by exposure under a mysterious ray.

[edit] In the video games

In Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald, wild Claydol can be found in Sky Pillar, an ancient, crumbling tower that houses many high-level Pokémon and on top of which Rayquaza sometimes appears. Claydol can also be evolved from Baltoy.

Claydol makes for an interesting opponent to face. Its unique type blend of Ground and Psychic elements gives it a host of resistances (including its Levitate ability) as well as weaknesses, namely against Water, Ice, Bug, Ghost, and Dark-type moves. Statistically, it is oriented toward defense, with very high Special Defense and nearly as high Defense, and both can be bolstered by Claydol’s Cosmic Power move at the same time. Claydol’s other stats are all below average, which is unfortunate as it learns a wide array of physical and elemental attacks, including Psychic, Ancientpower, Ice Beam, Hyper Beam, Solarbeam, Earthquake, Shadow Ball, and Explosion.

[edit] Anime appearances

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

In Pokémon anime Episode 381, "Claydol, Big and Tall", Team Rocket releases an abnormally large Claydol from its necessarily large Poké Ball in an attempt to steal it. The Pokémon goes on a destructive rampage, and Team Rocket ends up working with Ash Ketchum and friends to return the Claydol to another giant Poké Ball and restore peace.

For the Grand Festival Saga (AG121-123), all 3 major rivals to May had new Pokémon, Drew had a Flygon, Harley had a Banette, and Robert had a Claydol. The Claydol appeared in the final episode "Rhapsody In Drew". Robert ended up winning the Grand Festival. Spencer of the Battle Palace, owns a Claydol.

[edit] In the trading card game

Claydol has made several stage-1 appearances:

  • EX Team Magma vs. Team Aqua (Ground-type, as Team Magma’s Claydol)
  • EX Team Magma vs. Team Aqua (Psychic/Dark-type, as Team Magma’s Claydol)
  • EX Hidden Legends (Psychic-type)
  • EX Hidden Legends (Ground-type)
  • EX Deoxys (Ground-type)
  • EX Emerald (Ground-type)
  • EX Holon Phantoms (Psychic-type)

[edit] References

Books
  • Barbo, Maria. The Official Pokémon Handbook. Scholastic Publishing, 1999. ISBN 0-439-15404-9.
  • Loe, Casey, ed. Pokémon Special Pikachu Edition Official Perfect Guide. Sunnydale, CA: Empire 21 Publishing, 1999. ISBN 1-930206-15-1.
  • Nintendo Power. Official Nintendo Pokémon FireRed Version & Pokémon LeafGreen Version Player’s Guide. Nintendo of America Inc., August 2004. ISBN 1-930206-50-X
  • Nintendo Power. Official Nintendo Pokémon Emerald Player’s Guide. Nintendo of America Inc., April 2005. ISBN 1-930206-58-5

[edit] External links

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