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Battle plan · Black 2 & White 2

How to beat Clay in Black 2 & White 2

Clay’s team, what hits it hard, and what you can catch before the fight. Add your own team to see who to lead with.

Plan with your team

Their team

Other bosses
  • KrokorokLv 31Ground and Dark typeMoves: Ground and Dark. It also stops you switching out, with a move like Wrap or Mean Look (the binding moves also chip each turn).
  • SandslashLv 31Ground typeMoves: Ground, Normal, Rock and Bug
  • ExcadrillLv 33Ground and Steel typeMoves: Ground, Steel, Normal and Rock

Hit it with

Best hit · how many of their 3 Pokémon it hits super effectively.

Water2× · 3/3Grass2× · 2/3Ice2× · 2/3Fighting2× · 2/3

+3 more

Fire2× · 1/3Ground2× · 1/3Bug2× · 1/3

Good to catch

Catchable before Clay in Black 2 & White 2.

Six take normal hits from their moves.

  • GolduckWaterhits 2× with Water · 3/3Water Pulse · Lv 18later: Aqua Tail at 32takes 1×Catch Psyduck · Floccesy Ranch · evolves at 33 Add
  • HeracrossBugFightinghits 2× with Fighting · 2/3Brick Break · Lv 25takes 1×Catch Heracross · Lostlorn Forest · rareBlack 2 only Add
  • RoseradeGrassPoisonhits 2× with Grass · 2/3Magical Leaf · Lv 1takes 1×Catch Roserade · Lostlorn Forest · rare Add
  • GurdurrFightinghits 2× with Fighting · 2/3Low Kick · Lv 12takes 1×Catch Timburr · Relic Passage · evolves at 25 Add
  • RoseliaGrassPoisonhits 2× with Grass · 2/3Giga Drain · Lv 25takes 1×Catch Roselia · Lostlorn Forest Add
  • ScraggyDarkFightinghits 2× with Fighting · 2/3High Jump Kick · Lv 31takes 1×Catch Scraggy · Desert Resort Add

Slot by slot

What to send against each of their Pokémon, and what takes its moves best.

  • KrokorokLv 31Beat it withHeracrosshits 2×Brick Break · Lv 25WallNo catch resists all of its moves.
  • SandslashLv 31Beat it withRoseradehits 2×Magical Leaf · Lv 1WallNo catch resists all of its moves.
  • ExcadrillLv 33Beat it withHeracrosshits 2×Brick Break · Lv 25WallNo catch resists all of its moves.

Other bosses in Black 2 & White 2

Every boss, in the order you meet them. All Black 2 & White 2 bosses

Quick picks for Black 2 & White 2

Up nextSkylaMistralton, MistraltonLv 39. Team types: Psychic, Flying, Steel and Water. Swoobat, Skarmory and Swanna.

Gyms

  1. 01CherenAspertiaLv 13. Team types: Normal. Patrat and Lillipup.
  2. 02RoxieVirbankLv 18. Team types: Poison and Bug. Koffing and Whirlipede.
  3. 03BurghCasteliaLv 24. Team types: Bug, Grass and Rock. Swadloon, Dwebble and Leavanny.
  4. 04ElesaNimbasaLv 30. Team types: Electric and Flying. Emolga, Flaaffy and Zebstrika.
  5. 05ClayDriftveilLv 33. Team types: Ground, Dark and Steel. Krokorok, Sandslash and Excadrill.
  6. 06SkylaMistraltonLv 39, up next. Team types: Psychic, Flying, Steel and Water. Swoobat, Skarmory and Swanna.
  7. 07DraydenOpelucidLv 48. Team types: Dragon and Ground. Druddigon, Flygon and Haxorus.
  8. 08MarlonHumilauLv 51. Team types: Water, Rock and Ghost. Carracosta, Wailord and Jellicent.

Before the Elite Four

  1. 01ColressPlasma FrigateLv 52. Team types: Electric, Steel and Psychic. Magneton, Metang, Beheeyem, Magnezone and Klinklang.
  2. 02GhetsisGiant ChasmLv 52. Team types: Ghost, Water, Ground, Electric, Poison, Dark, Fighting and Dragon. Cofagrigus, Seismitoad, Eelektross, Drapion, Toxicroak and Hydreigon.
  3. 03HughSnivy startLv 57. Team types: Normal, Flying, Water, Fire and Fighting. Unfezant, Simipour, Bouffalant and Emboar.
  4. 03HughTepig startLv 57. Team types: Normal, Flying, Grass and Water. Unfezant, Simisage, Bouffalant and Samurott.
  5. 03HughOshawott startLv 57. Team types: Normal, Flying, Fire and Grass. Unfezant, Simisear, Bouffalant and Serperior.

Elite Four and Champion

  1. 01ShauntalElite FourLv 58. Team types: Ghost, Flying, Ground and Fire. Cofagrigus, Drifblim, Golurk and Chandelure.
  2. 02GrimsleyElite FourLv 58. Team types: Dark, Fighting, Ground and Steel. Liepard, Scrafty, Krookodile and Bisharp.
  3. 03CaitlinElite FourLv 58. Team types: Psychic and Flying. Musharna, Reuniclus, Sigilyph and Gothitelle.
  4. 04MarshalElite FourLv 58. Team types: Fighting. Throh, Sawk, Mienshao and Conkeldurr.
  5. 05IrisChampionLv 59. Team types: Dark, Dragon, Rock, Flying, Steel, Water and Ice. Hydreigon, Druddigon, Archeops, Aggron, Lapras and Haxorus.