Overview

Welcome to the hardest tier 3 raid boss since Jolteon. Claydol is another one of those Pokemon whose low base HP is no longer a flaw with a raid boss's normalized 3000 HP. It actually has much higher defense than Jolteon, but it also has more weaknesses to stronger attackers that can overcome this raw bulk.

Despite packing Confusion, Claydol doesn’t hit very hard, so for most players, a successful solo comes down to either overwhelming it with a couple of Kyogre or leveraging a weather boost for extra DPS with other species.

Approach

Team composition

Just use Kyogre - the only non-legacy counter that works in any weather

If powered to a L36 Waterfall breakpoint, 2 Kyogre all but ensure victory

Dodging strategy

Avoid dodging unless to squeeze in a charge move or if low on counters

Counters

Note: "Good" movesets are not necessarily viable at the level indicated.