Strong point: Defense — higher than 90% of species. Its weakest point is Sp. Atk — lower than 92% of species. It does not evolve: it does not come from anything and does not change into anything. On defense it has 5 weaknesses and 4 resistances.
Base stats
Last column: what percentage of 1084 species and regional forms have a lower value. Strong point: Defense; weak point: Sp. Atk.
A nature can improve this entry further: its boost hits hardest on Defense, the stat in which this species already leads. Which nature does that — see the list of natures.
Which nature to choose
It hits physically: its Attack (100) is 65 points higher than its Sp. Atk. So the drop hits a stat the set usually does not use at all.
- Jolly +Spe · −SpA Its Speed is higher than 61% of species — ten percent more lifts it past some of the benchmarks that decide who moves first.
- Adamant +Atk · −SpA If you already outspeed what you want to outspeed, those ten percent are better spent on hitting power.
- Hidden Power and Weather Ball still deal damage based on Sp. Atk. If either of them is going into the set, lowering Sp. Atk is no longer free.
A conclusion drawn from base stats alone — a specific moveset can reverse it. All 25 natures.
Regional numbers 1
The header shows the national number. Inside the game the Pokédex counts from the beginning — below is the number you will see in your version.
| Paldea | #249 | Scarlet / Violet |
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Abilities
- Anger Shell When the Pokémon's HP drops below half, Anger Shell lowers its Defense and Special Defense but its Attack, Special Attack and Speed are raised.
- Shell Armor Protects against critical hits.
- Regenerator Heals for 1/3 max HP upon switching out.
How players use it
Data from 574,541 ranked battles on Smogon (Gen 9 OU, 2026-09). These are not numbers from the game — they are player habits. Gen 9 OU is the most popular format with no top-down team restrictions — everything is allowed except what was deemed too strong.
Rank 274 among 309 Pokémon in use — it is on 0.02% of teams.
Each row is a separate distribution, not a single set: the most common item and the most common move do not have to appear on the same Pokémon.
Pokédex entry
Klawf hangs upside-down from cliffs, waiting for prey. But Klawf can’t remain in this position for long because its blood rushes to its head.
Resistances and weaknesses
Type chart →How much damage Klawf takes when it is hit by a move of each type.
Variant gallery
The gallery shows only the appearance variants that exist for this Pokémon. Every image shows the same character and differs in source — a Pokémon HOME render or a pixel sprite — and in coloring, regular or shiny.
Breeding
All Egg Groups →Offspring can come from 34 species from the same Egg Groups (with opposite genders) or from Ditto. Below are the first 12 by Pokédex number.
The Egg hatches after 35 cycles, which is roughly 9,200 steps. The exact cycle length depends on the game — newer titles shortened it noticeably — so treat this number as an order of magnitude, not a countdown. Having the Flame Body Ability in your party halves the wait.
Moves (53)
Full move list →Below are the moves learned by leveling up. The rest (46 via TM/TR, 4 via Egg) are on the full list.
| Lv. | Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rock Throw | Rock | Physical | 50 | 90% | 15 |
| 6 | Harden | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 9 | Rock Smash | Fighting | Physical | 40 | 100% | 15 |
| 13 | Rock Tomb | Rock | Physical | 60 | 95% | 15 |
| 17 | Metal Claw | Steel | Physical | 50 | 95% | 35 |
| 21 | Protect | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 24 | Rock Blast | Rock | Physical | 25 | 90% | 10 |
| 29 | X Scissor | Bug | Physical | 80 | 100% | 15 |
| 33 | Swords Dance | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 37 | Flail | Normal | Physical | — | 100% | 15 |
| 42 | Rock Slide | Rock | Physical | 75 | 90% | 10 |
| 47 | High Horsepower | Ground | Physical | 95 | 95% | 10 |
| 51 | Iron Defense | Steel | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 56 | Guillotine | Normal | Physical | — | 30% | 5 |