Pokemon Scarlet and Violet (SV)

Clodsire Movesets and Best Builds

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet - Clodshire Pokedex
This is a guide to movesets and best builds for using Clodsire in competitive play for the games Pokemon Scarlet and Violet (SV). Read on for tips on the best Nature, EV spreads, Movesets, Tera Type, and Held Items to use with Clodsire, as well as its strengths and weakness.

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Clodsire Base Stats, Type, Abilities and Weaknesses

Paldea #54 Type
Clodsire ImageClodsire
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Poison Icon Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Ground Icon
Abilities
Poison Point
Water Absorb
Unaware (Hidden)
Weak to:
(2x)
Pokemon Water Type Icon Pokemon Ice Type Icon Pokemon Ground Type Icon Pokemon Psychic Type Icon
Damaged Normally
By:
(1x)
Pokemon Normal Type Icon Pokemon Fire Type Icon Pokemon Grass Type Icon Pokemon Flying Type Icon Pokemon Ghost Type Icon Pokemon Dragon Type Icon Pokemon Dark Type Icon Pokemon Steel Type Icon
Resists: (0.5x)
Pokemon Fighting Type Icon Pokemon Bug Type Icon Pokemon Rock Type Icon Pokemon Fairy Type Icon
(0.25x)
Pokemon Poison Type Icon
Immune to: (0x)
Pokemon Electric Type Icon

What is Type Effectiveness?

Ability Name Description
Poison Point Has a 30% chance to poison attackers that make direct contact with the user.
Water Absorb The user restores up to 25% of its max HP instead of taking damage when hit with Water-type moves.
Unaware
(Hidden)
The user ignores the opponent's stat changes when attacking.

Base Stats

Base Stats
Lv. 50 Stats
Stat Value Rank
HP
130
21
Atk
75
420
Def
60
509
SpAtk
45
635
SpDef
100
111
Speed
20
798
Total
430
474
Explanation of Pokemon Stats
Stat Max 0Nat 0EV -Nat Min
HP 237 237 205 205 190
Atk 139 127 95 85 72
Def 123 112 80 72 58
SpAtk 106 97 65 58 45
SpDef 167 152 120 108 94
Spd 79 72 40 36 22
  • Max: Max IVs & EVs and a stat-boosting Nature
  • 0Nat: Max IVs & EVs and a neutral Nature
  • 0EV: Max IVs, 0 EVs, and a neutral Nature
  • -Nat: Max IVs, 0 EVs, and a stat-reducing Nature
  • Min: 0 IVs & EVs, and a stat-reducing Nature
Introduction to EVs, IVs, and Natures

Best Nature for Clodsire

Best Natures
Impish
(+Def, -SpA)
Careful
(+SpD, -SpA)

What are Natures?

Singles Movesets for Clodsire

Build Name Recommendation
Water Absorb Build ★★★★★
Unaware Build ★★★★★

Water Absorb Moveset & Best Build

Nature Careful (+SpD, -SpA)*
EV Spread 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD*
Final Stat Values 237 HP / 95 Atk / 81 Def / 167 SpD / 40 Spe
Ability Water Absorb
Tera Type Pokemon Poison Type Icon Keeps immunity to opponents' Toxic and removes Ice weakness. Toxic also has perfect accuracy as long as it has its Poison typing.
Held Item Leftovers
Moveset Earthquake
Toxic
Stealth Rock
Recover

*An Impish build with 252 Def / 4 SpD for physical tanking is also viable.

With this Clodsire, the player can take advantage of Water Absorb to switch in on an opponent's Water attack and gain the upper hand immediately on switching in.

With its bulk, it can handle setting up Toxic and Stealth Rock to wear down the opponent's team, and keep itself alive with Recover to limit its opponents' options.

Ground typing + Water Absorb provides Electric and Water immunity

Water Absorb removes its Water weakness, instead changing it to a second immunity.

This allows it to effectively wall common threats like Wash Rotom and Azumarill, and switch in on them without fear.

Other Viable Moves

Yawn Alternative for Toxic. Works well with Stealth Rock for forcing switches, and if your team has setup moves which can benefit from switchout turns and Sleep.

Unaware Moveset & Best Build

Nature Careful (+SpD, -SpA)
EV Spread 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD
Final Stat Values 237 HP / 95 Atk / 81 Def / 167 SpD / 40 Spe
Ability Unaware
Tera Type Pokemon Water Type Icon Takes the place of Water Absorb.
Held Item Leftovers
Moveset Earthquake
Yawn
Stealth Rock
Recover

Unaware Pokemon are always an asset for their ability to shut down setup sweepers, and Clodsire takes it up a notch by forcing an already-set-up Pokemon to either switch or fall asleep with Yawn.

Clodsire can then take advantage of a switchout to set up Stealth Rock, and continue the Yawn-switch cycle to rack up damage against the opponent's team.

Other Viable Moves

Amnesia / Curse Ignore your opponents' setup moves while setting up yourself. Pairs well with Recover.

Important Damage Calculations

Defense Icon Pokemon SVDamage Received by Clodsire
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Gholdengo Image Make it Rain
Attack Stat (EVs): 203 (252+)
84 ~ 99 (35.4 ~ 41.7%)
Guaranteed 3-Hit KO

※These calculations do not take Terastallization into consideration.

How to Use Clodsire Effectively

Take Advantage of its Type, Defensive Stats, and Movepool

Clodsire has a great typing which allows it immunity to Electric moves, as well as Toxic. Defensively, it has high HP, allowing to lean into either physical or special defense, and its support movepool includes the likes of Yawn, Toxic, and Stealth Rock.

Although its offensive power is limited, Clodsire joins its cousin Quagsire as one of the top batters in the defensive and support lineup.

How to Build a Team with Clodsire

Unaware Build

Special Tank Setup Sweeper Physical Tank
Clodsire ImageClodsire Roaring Moon ImageRoaring Moon Corviknight ImageCorviknight

Clodsire's Unaware can stop an opposing setup sweeper, allowing you to send out your own sweeper with Roaring Moon. If your opponent is ever so unfortunate as to fall asleep to Yawn, this will give a prime opportunity to switch it in and start setting up.

Corviknight can handle physical attackers which a special-leaning Clodsire would have trouble with, and its Flying type lets it safely switch in on a Ground move which would KO Clodsire.

Counters for Clodsire

Strategy Best Pokemon
Taunt Users
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Hydreigon Image Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Iron Jugulis Image Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Gyarados Image

・Shuts down Clodsire's primary actions
・Flying types can avoid Earthquake
Ground Types
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Garchomp Image Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Hippowdon Image Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Ting-Lu Image

・Can hit with supereffective Ground-type Moves
・Can KO Clodsire and keep it from coming back for another round

Eliminate or Nullify Clodsire

Clodsire is a tanky support Pokemon, but its damage output is low. It also usually only has Earthquake for an attacking choice, making it unable to even move if hit by Taunt by a Flying type.

If you can't Taunt it, a Ground type will make quick work of it to prevent it from causing any more trouble.

How to Get Clodsire's Recover Egg Move

Clodsire learns Recover as an egg move, so in order to get Recover on Clodsire, first you need a Pokemon that knows the move. You will then need to make sure Clodsire has an empty move slot and give it a Mirror Herb.

Finally, set up a picnic with both Clodsire and the Pokemon that knows the egg move in your party and the move will be transferred to Clodsire (the other Pokemon still retains its moveset). Unlike previous generations, egg moves can now be transferred regardless of egg group, species or gender.
How to Learn and Transfer Egg Moves

Pokemon That Learn Recover

Learn by Default

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Learn by Level Up

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Solosis ImageSolosis Cryogonal ImageCryogonal Bergmite ImageBergmite Avalugg ImageAvalugg
Hisuian Avalugg ImageHisuian Avalugg Mareanie ImageMareanie Toxapex ImageToxapex Appletun ImageAppletun
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Chien-Pao ImageChien-Pao Dipplin ImageDipplin Hydrapple ImageHydrapple Pecharunt ImagePecharunt

Learn by Evolution

No Pokemon currently learn this move via this method.

Learn by TM

No Pokemon currently learn this move via this method.

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7 Anonymousover 1 year

A niche doubles moveset could be Earthquake/Gunk Shot/Curse/Recover

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