Clay (Masters)

Clay ヤーコン Yakon
Clay's model
No.	40
English voice actor	Unknown
Japanese voice actor	Naomi Kusumi[1]
Description	This Ground-type Gym Leader runs a mining company in Unova. He is a bit pushy but is admired by his employers and the community for his strong sense of justice.

Clay (Japanese: ヤーコン Yakon) is a Pokémon Trainer in Pokémon Masters EX, based on the character of the same name in the core series games. He forms a sync pair with Palpitoad and its evolved form, Seismitoad. This sync pair has been available since the game release.

Palpitoad → Seismitoad

Palpitoad can evolve into Seismitoad once it has reached level 30 through its sync pair story Palpitoad's Evolution.

			Type			Ground
			Move type			Ground
			Role			Tech
			Base Potential			★★★
Palpitoad ♂		Weakness			Grass
When they vibrate the bumps on their heads, they can make waves in water or earthquake-like vibrations on land.
Stats		HP	Attack	Defense	Sp. Atk	Sp. Def	Speed
Lv. 140, Base Potential		521	231	160	183	177	270
Lv. 140, Max Potential		641	291	220	243	237	330
Mega Palpitoad
Lv. 140, Base Potential		—	—	—	—	—	—
Lv. 140, Max Potential		—	—	—	—	—	—

			Type			Ground
			Move type			Ground
			Role			Tech
			Base Potential			★★★
Seismitoad ♂		Weakness			Grass
It increases the power of its punches by vibrating the bumps on its fists. It can turn a boulder to rubble with one punch.
Stats		HP	Attack	Defense	Sp. Atk	Sp. Def	Speed
Lv. 140, Base Potential		533	250	164	186	181	290
Lv. 140, Max Potential		653	310	224	246	241	350
Mega Seismitoad
Lv. 140, Base Potential		—	—	—	—	—	—
Lv. 140, Max Potential		—	—	—	—	—	—

Availability

Clay is available in the general sync pair scout, and has been since the game's release.

Moves

Clay's Palpitoad uses Ground Sync Impact as its sync move. Upon evolution, Seismitoad learns the upgraded Rock-Bottom Bulldoze.

Name	Type	Category	Move gauge	Base Power	Max Power	Accuracy	Target	Description
Mud Shot	Ground	Special	2	39	46	95%	An opponent	Lowers the target's Speed by 1 stat rank.
X Sp. Def	None	Status	0 (2 uses)	—	—	—	Self	Raises the user's Sp. Def by 2 stat ranks.
Bulldoze	Ground	Physical	3	80	96	100%	All opponents	Lowers the target's Speed by 1 stat rank.
It Ain't Over!	None	Status	0 (2 uses)	—	—	—	Self	Raises the user's Speed by 2 stat ranks. Applies the Enduring effect to the user.
Sync moves
Ground Sync Impact	Ground	Physical	—	200	240	—	An opponent	No additional effect.
Rock-Bottom Bulldoze	Ground	Physical	—	200	240	—	An opponent	The more the target's Speed has been lowered, the greater the power of this attack.

Skills

Name	Description
Passive Skills
Antitoxin	Prevents the user from getting poisoned or badly poisoned.
Theme Skills
Ground Tech	Raises allies' Attack and Sp. Atk by 12 when using Ground-type attacks. Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 12.
Unova Tech	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 1. Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 1.
Gym Leader Tech	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 1. Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 1.
Veteran Trainer Tech	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 2. Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 2.
Rock Lover Tech	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 2. Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 2.
Expedition Skills
Soothing ↑ 1 Wistful ↑ 1	Raises the following discovery levels by 1: • Soothing Crystal • Wistful Crystal

Sync grid

The sync grid for Clay and Palpitoad/Seismitoad is an expanded grid, made available on November 25, 2022.

Appearances

Battle appearances

Clay and Seismitoad can be battled against in:

• Training event: Grass-type Training Event (as a side foe; September 17 to 30, 2019; October 24 to November 7, 2019; January 1 to 15, 2020; February 10 to 24, 2020)
• Daily Type Rotation: Type Team-Up (as a side foe; August 16 to 28, 2021)
• Gear event: Grass-type Gear Event (as a side foe; January 18 to February 1, 2023)

Story appearances

Clay appears in his normal outfit in the following story areas:

• Story events:
  • Pasio Eggsplorers
  • All Aboard the Victory Train
  • The Electrifying Influencer
• Neo Champions: A Pure and Touching Heart
• Special event: Electricity Disruptors

Sync pair stories

• A Day with Clay

Evolution

Name	Trainer	Pokémon	Price	First-Time Rewards
Palpitoad's Evolution	Hapu	Mudsdale Weakness:	Evolution Shard ×5	Palpitoad evolves into Seismitoad Gems ×30

Quotes

Main article: Clay/Quotes → Pokémon Masters EX

Gallery

VS model from Pokémon Masters EX	Clay and Palpitoad on Pokémon Masters EX Dream Team Maker		Clay's sync move mindscape (Twist Mountain)
Trainer emote Nice!	Trainer emote Watch out!	Trainer emote Let's do this!	Trainer emote Thanks!

Trivia

Origin

Clay's design is based on his appearance in Pokémon Black, White, Black 2, and White 2. Palpitoad is a Pokémon that Clay uses in his Gym battle with the player in Black and White. Both Palpitoad and Seismitoad are used by Clay in the Pokémon World Tournament in Black 2 and White 2. Palpitoad's Dex entry comes from Pokémon Black. Seismitoad's Dex entry comes from Pokémon White.

In other languages

It Ain't Over! Language Title Japanese へこたれねえよ Hekotarenē yo Mandarin Chinese 我才不會洩氣！ Wǒ cái bùhuì Xièqì! French On perdra pas pour si peu ! German Wirf die Flinte nicht ins Korn! Italian Su col morale! Korean 주저앉지않아 Jujeo-anji-ana Spanish ¡Derrumbarse, jamás!

Rock-Bottom Bulldoze Language Title Japanese ちょっとクセのある じならし Chotto Kuse no Aru Jinarashi Mandarin Chinese 自我風格略強之 重踏 Zìwǒ Fēnggé lüè Qiáng zhī Zhòngtà French Vindiou, ça secoue ! Piétisol ! German Dampfwalze der Eigenwilligkeit Italian Battiterra stravagante Korean 조금 별난 땅고르기 Jogeum Byeonnan Ttanggoreugi Spanish Terratemblor del As Subterráneo

References

This game character article is part of Project CharacterDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each character found in the Pokémon games.