Deoxys

Claydol

Name: Claydol DX 5
Brand: Pokémon

DX5· Rare

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What the card itself says

Its characteristics and effects in play, with the original text when available.

HP: 80
Type: Fighting
Stage: Stage 1
Retreat cost: 1
Weakness: ×2
Number: 5/107
Set: DeoxysDX
Illustrated by: Hajime Kusajima

Its Ability

Psychic Trace

Once during your turn (before your attack), if Claydol is your Active Pokémon, you may shuffle your hand into your deck. Then, draw a number of cards equal to the number of cards in your opponent's hand. This power can't be used if Claydol is affected by a Special Condition.

Its attacks

Ancient Mantra

20+

If Claydol has any Psychic Energy attached to it, the Defending Pokémon is now Confused. If Claydol has any Fighting Energy attached to it, this attack does 20 damage plus 20 more damage.

What to make of it

Have a look at what it does well, then at what will get in your way. After that you'll know whether it belongs in your deck.

A strength
Retreat cost 1. One Energy to discard and it is back on the Bench, which matters a lot on the turn you need to swap attackers.
A strength
It has an Ability, Psychic Trace. An Ability costs you no attack, so you can use it and still swing the same turn.
Keep in mind
None of the 3,826 tournament lists we have read runs it. That does not make it a bad card — it means we have not seen it on a table yet.
Keep in mind
Weakness Water ×2. Against a Water Pokémon, apply that to the damage it takes — it climbs fast. Of the 3,826 tournament lists we have read, 1,538 run at least one Pokémon of that type.

Who plays it

None of the tournament lists we have read mentions this card. That happens with a card that has just come out, or one players have not tried yet.

When it came out

Deoxys landed here on 1 February 2005.

Every set, with both of its dates

The other cards of this Pokémon

Two cards of the same Pokémon can be worth wildly different amounts — it depends on the set, the rarity and the artwork. We put all 24 Claydol cards on one page, priciest first.

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What the card itself says

Its characteristics and effects in play, with the original text when available.

HP: 80
Type: Fighting
Stage: Stage 1
Retreat cost: 1
Weakness: ×2
Number: 5/107
Set: DeoxysDX
Illustrated by: Hajime Kusajima

Its Ability

Psychic Trace

Its attacks

Ancient Mantra

20+

If Claydol has any Psychic Energy attached to it, the Defending Pokémon is now Confused. If Claydol has any Fighting Energy attached to it, this attack does 20 damage plus 20 more damage.

What to make of it

Have a look at what it does well, then at what will get in your way. After that you'll know whether it belongs in your deck.

A strength
Retreat cost 1. One Energy to discard and it is back on the Bench, which matters a lot on the turn you need to swap attackers.
A strength
It has an Ability, Psychic Trace. An Ability costs you no attack, so you can use it and still swing the same turn.
Keep in mind
None of the 3,826 tournament lists we have read runs it. That does not make it a bad card — it means we have not seen it on a table yet.
Keep in mind
Weakness Water ×2. Against a Water Pokémon, apply that to the damage it takes — it climbs fast. Of the 3,826 tournament lists we have read, 1,538 run at least one Pokémon of that type.

What the card itself says

Its characteristics and effects in play, with the original text when available.

HP: 80
Type: Fighting
Stage: Stage 1
Retreat cost: 1
Weakness: ×2
Number: 5/107
Set: DeoxysDX
Illustrated by: Hajime Kusajima

Its Ability

Psychic Trace

Its attacks

Ancient Mantra

20+

If Claydol has any Psychic Energy attached to it, the Defending Pokémon is now Confused. If Claydol has any Fighting Energy attached to it, this attack does 20 damage plus 20 more damage.

What to make of it

Have a look at what it does well, then at what will get in your way. After that you'll know whether it belongs in your deck.

A strength
Retreat cost 1. One Energy to discard and it is back on the Bench, which matters a lot on the turn you need to swap attackers.
A strength
It has an Ability, Psychic Trace. An Ability costs you no attack, so you can use it and still swing the same turn.
Keep in mind
None of the 3,826 tournament lists we have read runs it. That does not make it a bad card — it means we have not seen it on a table yet.
Keep in mind
Weakness Water ×2. Against a Water Pokémon, apply that to the damage it takes — it climbs fast. Of the 3,826 tournament lists we have read, 1,538 run at least one Pokémon of that type.