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How to beat Clay in Black & White

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 29Ground and Dark typeMoves: Dark and Ground
  • PalpitoadLv 29Water and Ground typeMoves: Water and Ground
  • ExcadrillLv 31Ground and Steel typeMoves: Normal, Rock and Ground

Hit it with

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

Grass4× · 2/3Water2× · 2/3Fighting2× · 2/3Fire2× · 1/3Ice2× · 1/3Ground2× · 1/3Bug2× · 1/3

Good to catch

Catchable before Clay in Black & White.

4 take normal hits from their moves. 2 are weak to part of their team: switch out where the card says.

  • SimisageGrasshits 4× with Grass · 2/3Seed Bomb · Lv 22takes 1×Get Pansage · Dreamyard (gift if you chose Tepig), then a Leaf Stone Add
  • WhimsicottGrasshits 4× with Grass · 2/3Giga Drain · Lv 26takes 1×Catch Cottonee · Pinwheel Forest, then a Sun StoneBlack only Add
  • LilligantGrasshits 4× with Grass · 2/3Giga Drain · Lv 26takes 1×Catch Petilil · Pinwheel Forest, then a Sun StoneWhite only Add
  • MaractusGrasshits 4× with Grass · 2/3Giga Drain · Lv 26takes 1×Catch Maractus · Desert Resort Add
  • LeavannyBugGrasshits 4× with Bug or Grass · 2/3Bug Bite · Lv 1switch out against ExcadrillCatch Leavanny · Lostlorn Forest · rare Add
  • SwadloonBugGrasshits 4× with Bug or Grass · 2/3Bug Bite · Lv 1switch out against ExcadrillCatch Swadloon · Pinwheel Forest Add

Slot by slot

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

  • KrokorokLv 29Beat it withLeavannyhits 2×Bug Bite · Lv 1WallNo catch resists all of its moves.
  • PalpitoadLv 29Beat it withLeavannyhits 4×Razor Leaf · Lv 1WallSimisage takes ½×
  • ExcadrillLv 31Beat it withSimipourhits 2×Scald · Lv 22Get Panpour · Dreamyard (gift if you chose Snivy), then a Water StoneWallNo catch resists all of its moves.

Other bosses in Black & White

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

Quick picks for Black & White

Up nextSkylaMistralton, MistraltonLv 35. Team types: Psychic, Flying, Normal and Water. Swoobat, Unfezant and Swanna.

Gyms and your rivals

  1. 01ChiliSnivy startLv 14. Team types: Normal and Fire. Lillipup and Pansear.
  2. 01CressTepig startLv 14. Team types: Normal and Water. Lillipup and Panpour.
  3. 01CilanOshawott startLv 14. Team types: Normal and Grass. Lillipup and Pansage.
  4. 02LenoraNacreneLv 20. Team types: Normal. Herdier and Watchog.
  5. 03BurghCasteliaLv 23. Team types: Bug, Poison, Rock and Grass. Whirlipede, Dwebble and Leavanny.
  6. 04ElesaNimbasaLv 27. Team types: Electric and Flying. Emolga, Emolga and Zebstrika.
  7. 05ClayDriftveilLv 31. Team types: Ground, Dark, Water and Steel. Krokorok, Palpitoad and Excadrill.
  8. 06SkylaMistraltonLv 35, up next. Team types: Psychic, Flying, Normal and Water. Swoobat, Unfezant and Swanna.
  9. 07BrycenIcirrusLv 39. Team types: Ice. Vanillish, Cryogonal and Beartic.
  10. 08BiancaSnivy startLv 40. Team types: Normal, Fire, Psychic and Water. Stoutland, Simisear, Musharna and Samurott.
  11. 08BiancaTepig startLv 40. Team types: Normal, Water, Psychic and Grass. Stoutland, Simipour, Musharna and Serperior.
  12. 08BiancaOshawott startLv 40. Team types: Normal, Grass, Psychic, Fire and Fighting. Stoutland, Simisage, Musharna and Emboar.
  13. 09Draydenin BlackLv 43. Team types: Dragon. Fraxure, Druddigon and Haxorus.
  14. 09Irisin WhiteLv 43. Team types: Dragon. Fraxure, Druddigon and Haxorus.

Before the Elite Four

  1. 01CherenSnivy startLv 45. Team types: Normal, Flying, Dark, Grass, Fire and Fighting. Unfezant, Liepard, Simisage and Emboar.
  2. 01CherenTepig startLv 45. Team types: Normal, Flying, Dark, Fire and Water. Unfezant, Liepard, Simisear and Samurott.
  3. 01CherenOshawott startLv 45. Team types: Normal, Flying, Dark, Water and Grass. Unfezant, Liepard, Simipour and Serperior.

Elite Four and Champion

  1. 01ShauntalElite FourLv 50. Team types: Ghost, Water, Ground and Fire. Cofagrigus, Jellicent, Golurk and Chandelure.
  2. 02GrimsleyElite FourLv 50. Team types: Dark, Fighting, Ground and Steel. Scrafty, Liepard, Krookodile and Bisharp.
  3. 03CaitlinElite FourLv 50. Team types: Psychic and Flying. Reuniclus, Musharna, Sigilyph and Gothitelle.
  4. 04MarshalElite FourLv 50. Team types: Fighting. Throh, Sawk, Conkeldurr and Mienshao.

Story finale

  1. 01Nin BlackLv 52. Team types: Dragon, Electric, Water, Rock, Ice, Flying, Dark and Steel. Zekrom, Carracosta, Vanilluxe, Archeops, Zoroark and Klinklang.
  2. 01Nin WhiteLv 52. Team types: Dragon, Fire, Water, Rock, Ice, Flying, Dark and Steel. Reshiram, Carracosta, Vanilluxe, Archeops, Zoroark and Klinklang.
  3. 02GhetsisTeam PlasmaLv 54. Team types: Ghost, Normal, Water, Ground, Dark, Steel, Electric and Dragon. Cofagrigus, Bouffalant, Seismitoad, Bisharp, Eelektross and Hydreigon.

Post-game

  1. 01AlderChampionLv 77. Team types: Bug, Normal, Dragon, Ice, Steel and Fire. Accelgor, Bouffalant, Druddigon, Vanilluxe, Escavalier and Volcarona.