Claydol best PvP IVs
The best Claydol IVs for Great League in Pokémon GO are 0/14/15 — 0 attack, 14 defense and 15 HP. That spread reaches CP 1498 at level 29.5 and has the highest stat product of all 4,096 IV combinations. A perfect 15/15/15 Claydol ranks #2,422 there, with 94.2 % of the stat product the best spread gets.
Open Claydol 0/14/15 in the IV ranker
Best Claydol IVs by league
| League | Rank 1 IV | Lv | CP | 15/15/15 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little | not allowed — must be unevolved and able to evolve | |||
| Great | 0/14/15 | 29.5 | 1498 | #2,422 |
| Ultra (never hits the cap) | 15/15/15 | 50 | 2229 | #1 |
| Master | 15/15/15 | 50 | 2229 | #1 |
Claydol cannot enter Little League because it has already evolved. Little League only takes Pokémon that have not evolved yet and can still evolve, so the 500 CP cap is not the only rule.
Claydol never reaches Ultra League's 2,500 CP cap: at level 50 it tops out at CP 2229. Nothing is held back by the cap there, so the highest IVs simply win and 15/15/15 is best, exactly as in Master League.
Top 10 Claydol IVs for Great League
| # | IV | Lv | CP | Atk | Def | HP | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0/14/15 | 29.5 | 1498 | 101.6 | 176.3 | 123 | 100.0 |
| 2 | 0/11/12 | 30 | 1500 | 102.4 | 175.6 | 122 | 99.6 |
| 3 | 0/15/14 | 29.5 | 1496 | 101.6 | 177.0 | 122 | 99.6 |
| 4 | 0/13/15 | 29.5 | 1494 | 101.6 | 175.6 | 123 | 99.6 |
| 5 | 1/15/12 | 29.5 | 1498 | 102.3 | 177.0 | 121 | 99.5 |
| 6 | 1/11/15 | 29.5 | 1499 | 102.3 | 174.1 | 123 | 99.5 |
| 7 | 2/15/15 | 29 | 1496 | 102.2 | 175.5 | 122 | 99.3 |
| 8 | 0/12/11 | 30 | 1499 | 102.4 | 176.3 | 121 | 99.2 |
| 9 | 0/14/10 | 30 | 1500 | 102.4 | 177.8 | 120 | 99.2 |
| 10 | 0/10/10 | 30.5 | 1500 | 102.9 | 175.6 | 121 | 99.2 |
Rank 1 IVs across the evolution line
IVs carry over when a Pokémon evolves, so pick the spread for the league you mean to play it in, not for the stage you caught it at.
| Pokémon | Little | Great | Ultra |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baltoy | 0/12/14 CP 500 | 15/15/15 CP 889 | 15/15/15 CP 889 |
| Claydol | ✕ | 0/14/15 CP 1498 | 15/15/15 CP 2229 |
How good is Claydol in the current meta?
PvPoke rates Claydol #269 of 1,154 in Great League, with a score of 80.5 out of 100. The usual moveset is Mud Slap, Rock Tomb and Shadow Ball.
| League | PvPoke rank | Score | Usual moves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great | #269 of 1,154 | 80.5 | Mud Slap, Rock Tomb, Shadow Ball |
| Ultra | #486 of 851 | 72.6 | Mud Slap, Ice Beam, Rock Tomb |
These are two different questions. The IV ranks further up say which Claydol to build; the meta rank says whether Claydol is worth building at all. Ranks and movesets come from PvPoke, whose battle simulations produce them, and they move as the meta does.
How to find a good Claydol
The search-string generator builds a string you can paste into the search bar in Pokémon GO. It matches the CP, HP and appraisal stars of the top spreads above — pre-evolutions included — so you can sweep a whole storage box in one go.
To check a Claydol you already own, open the IV ranker and set its IVs. It ranks every stage of the evolution line at once and shows the meta rank beside the IV rank.
Claydol PvP IV questions
What are the best Claydol IVs for Great League?
0/14/15 — 0 attack, 14 defense and 15 HP. It reaches CP 1498 at level 29.5 and has the best stat product of all 4,096 IV combinations.
Is a 15/15/15 Claydol good for Great League?
No. A perfect 15/15/15 Claydol only ranks #2,422 of 4,096 in Great League. Under a CP cap, lower attack lets a Pokémon reach a higher level, which buys more defense and HP for the same CP.
What CP is a rank 1 Claydol in Great League?
CP 1498 at level 29.5, without best buddy. Best buddy adds one level, which changes both the CP and the ranking.
Ranked by stat product (attack × defense × HP) at the highest level under the CP cap, out of all 4,096 IV combinations, without best buddy. Shadow and purified Pokémon rank the same as regular ones. Little League checks the 500 CP cap and that the Pokémon is unevolved with an evolution ahead of it; limited-time cups may add further restrictions. Base stats and meta rankings from PvPoke, used under the MIT licence. Updated 2026-11-11.