Pokémon Trading Card Game Steven’s Claydol

This official Pokémon Trading Card Game card features Steven’s Claydol, a variant of the mysterious Clay Doll Pokémon, as a Stage 1 Psychic-type Pokémon. The artwork by nogimiso captures its ancient, doll-like appearance, referencing its Pokédex origin from clay dolls made by ancient people and its use of telekinesis to move.

Claydol is a classic example of a powerful but costly attacker. Its first attack, Eerie Light (cost: one Psychic Energy), deals 20 damage and inflicts Confusion on your opponent’s Active Pokémon, providing useful disruption. Its second attack, Clay Blast (cost: three Psychic Energy and one Colorless Energy), is a devastating 220 damage finisher. However, using it requires you to “Discard all Energy from this Pokémon,” effectively ending its offensive capabilities for the rest of the game.

Classified as an Uncommon card (denoted by the diamond symbol), it has 120 HP. It carries a Darkness-type Weakness (x2), a Fighting-type Resistance (-30), and a two-Colorless Energy Retreat Cost. This card is a formidable but situational attacker for Psychic decks, especially those themed around the champion Steven, capable of securing a knockout at a high resource cost.