Clay ヤーコン Yacon
"The Underground Boss"
General
Name	Clay
Japanese Name	ヤーコン Yacon
Age	40+
Hometown	Driftveil City
Region	Unova
Family	Unknown
Badge	Quake Badge
Preferred Type	Ground
Friends	Unknown
First Appearance	Pokémon Black and White (games) The Mighty Accelguard to the Rescue! (anime)
Voice actor	Sean Schemmel (English) Tsuguo Mogami (Japanese)
Class:	Gym Leader

Clay (Japanese: ヤーコン Yaakon) is the Gym Leader of the Driftveil City Gym. His gym is the fifth gym to be challenged by the trainer. He specializes in using Ground-type Pokémon. He will award the player the Quake Badge if defeated. His outfit resembles that of a Texan businessman's and he has a Texan accent.

In the games

Clay first appears after Elesa asks him to lower the bridge that links Nimbasa and Driftveil. He later blames the player and Cheren for allowing Team Plasma into Driftveil. Since he blames them, he asks the player to find the Plasma members. They can be found in the Cold Storage. After finding Team Plasma, Clay comes in and arrests Team Plasma but they escape. After that, the player can challenge Clay.

He is later seen helping the player in N's Castle by holding off all of the Sages alongside the other Gym Leaders, excluding Cilan, Chili and Cress.

In Black 2 and White 2, he has redesigned his Gym. After the player defeats him. Clay will question Hugh on his rage towards Team Plasma. If Memory Link is used, it is shown that Clay interrupts a conversation between Burgh and Lenora about bones, by bringing a fossil for her to evaluate as he hopes to sell the piece at a high price. Unfortunately for Clay, the fossil was quite common, however with a rather unusual soil. This brings newfound hope for Clay to keep digging on his tunnel. Burgh questions Clay about what he thinks on bones. Clay replies that bones are what's left when one passes away. The three are seen satisfied with the many opinions on the subject.

Sprites

BW battle sprite		B2W2 battle sprite		VS. Sprite

In the anime

Ash finally battled Clay in Battling the King of the Mines! and after a hard fought battle and the evolution of Ash's Roggenrola, Ash won battle and the Quake Badge.

Pokémon

In the games

Pokémon Black and White

Krokorok		Palpitoad		Excadrill		[[File:{{{P4}}}_BW.gif|link={{{P4}}}]] [[]]  File:Type .gif	[[File:{{{P5}}}_BW.gif|link={{{P5}}}]] [[]]  File:Type .gif	[[File:{{{P6}}}_BW.gif|link={{{P6}}}]] [[]]  File:Type .gif
Lv. 29	♂	Lv. 29	♂	Lv. 31	♂	Lv. ?	-	Lv. ?	-	Lv. ?	-
Ability: Moxie		Ability: Swift Swim		Ability: Sand Rush		Ability: Unknown		Ability: Unknown		Ability: Unknown
Item: None		Item: None		Item: None		Item: ?	Item: ?	Item: ?
Crunch		Muddy Water		Slash		-	-	-
Swagger		Aqua Ring		Rock Slide		-	-	-
Bulldoze		Bulldoze		Bulldoze		-	-	-
Torment		Bubblebeam		Hone Claws		-	-	-

Pokémon Black and White Versions 2

Gym Battle

Krokorok		Sandslash		Excadrill		[[File:{{{P4}}}_BW.gif|link={{{P4}}}]] [[]]  File:Type .gif	[[File:{{{P5}}}_BW.gif|link={{{P5}}}]] [[]]  File:Type .gif	[[File:{{{P6}}}_BW.gif|link={{{P6}}}]] [[]]  File:Type .gif
Lv. 31	♂	Lv. 31	♂	Lv. 33	♂	Lv. ?	-	Lv. ?	-	Lv. ?	-
Ability: -		Ability: Sand Veil		Ability: -		Ability: Unknown		Ability: Unknown		Ability: Unknown
Item: None		Item: None		Item: None		Item: ?	Item: ?	Item: ?
Bulldoze		Bulldoze		Bulldoze		-	-	-
Crunch		Crush Claw		Metal Claw		-	-	-
Sand Tomb		Rollout		Slash		-	-	-
Torment		Fury Cutter		Rock Slide		-	-	-

Krokorok		Sandslash		Onix		Excadrill		[[File:{{{P5}}}_BW.gif|link={{{P5}}}]] [[]]  File:Type .gif	[[File:{{{P6}}}_BW.gif|link={{{P6}}}]] [[]]  File:Type .gif
Lv. 34	♂	Lv. 34	♂	Lv. 34	♂	Lv. 36	♂	Lv. ?	-	Lv. ?	-
Ability: -		Ability: Sand Veil		Ability: -		Ability: -		Ability: Unknown		Ability: Unknown
Item: Sitrus Berry		Item: None		Item: None		Item: Sitrus Berry		Item: ?	Item: ?
Bulldoze		Bulldoze		Bulldoze		Bulldoze		-	-
Crunch		Crush Claw		Rock Slide		Metal Claw		-	-
Sandstorm		Rock Slide		Explosion		Slash		-	-
Torment		Hone Claws		Rock Polish		Rock Slide		-	-

Driftveil Tournament/Mix Tournament

Excadrill		Claydol		Krokorok		Palpitoad		Krokorok		Palpitoad
Lv. 25	♂	Lv. 25	-	Lv. 25	♂	Lv. 25	♂	Lv. 25	♂	Lv. 25	♂
Ability: Sand Force		Ability: Levitate		Ability: Moxie		Ability: Swift Swim		Ability: Intimidate		Ability: Hydration
Item: ?		Item: None		Item: None		Item: None		Item: None		Item: None
Bulldoze		Bulldoze		Bulldoze		Bubble Beam		Sandstorm		Aqua Ring
Metal Claw		Psybeam		Assurance		Mud Shot		Swagger		Mud Shot
Slash		Sandstorm		Sand Tomb		Supersonic		Dig		Round
Hone Claws		Rock Tomb		Torment		Round		Bite		Rain Dance

Excadrill		Claydol		Krokorok		Palpitoad		Krokorok		Palpitoad
Lv. 50	♂	Lv. 50	-	Lv. 50	♂	Lv. 50	♂	Lv. 50	♂	Lv. 50	♂
Ability: Sand Force		Ability: Levitate		Ability: Moxie		Ability: Swift Swim		Ability: Intimidate		Ability: Hydration
Item: ?		Item: None		Item: None		Item: None		Item: None		Item: None
Bulldoze		Bulldoze		Bulldoze		Bubble Beam		Sandstorm		Aqua Ring
Metal Claw		Psybeam		Assurance		Mud Shot		Swagger		Mud Shot
Slash		Sandstorm		Sand Tomb		Supersonic		Dig		Round
Hone Claws		Rock Tomb		Torment		Round		Bite		Rain Dance

Ground-type Tournament

Excadrill		Flygon		Krookodile		Seismitoad		Mamoswine		Golurk
Lv. 50	♂	Lv. 50	♂	Lv. 50	♂	Lv. 50	♂	Lv. 50	♂	Lv. 50	-
Ability: Sand Force		Ability: Levitate		Ability: Moxie		Ability: Swift Swim		Ability: Oblivious		Ability: Iron Fist
Item: ?		Item: Liechi Berry		Item: Choice Band		Item: Life Orb		Item: Ice Gem		Item: Leftovers
Drill Run		Outrage		Earthquake		Earth Power		Earthquake		Substitute
Rock Slide		Earth Power		Fire Fang		Hydro Pump		Ice Shard		Shadow Punch
Submission		Fire Blast		Stone Edge		Focus Blast		Stone Edge		Earthquake
Swords Dance		Stone Edge		Aqua Tail		Grass Knot		Fissure		Focus Punch

Unova Gym Leader Tournament/World Leaders Tournament

Excadrill		Claydol		Krookodile		Seismitoad		Mamoswine		Golurk
Lv. 50	♂	Lv. 50	-	Lv. 50	♂	Lv. 50	♂	Lv. 50	♂	Lv. 50	-
Ability: Sand Force		Ability: Levitate		Ability: Moxie		Ability: Swift Swim		Ability: Oblivious		Ability: Iron Fist
Item: ?		Item: Ganlon Berry		Item: Chople Berry		Item: Rindo Berry		Item: Ice Gem		Item: Ghost Gem
Drill Run		Earth Power		Earthquake		Earth Power		Earthquake		Earthquake
Rock Slide		Psychic		Crunch		Muddy Water		Ice Shard		Shadow Punch
Submission		Cosmic Power		Outrage		Drain Punch		Stone Edge		Stone Edge
Swords Dance		Sandstorm		Rock Slide		Ice Punch		Sand Storm		Hammer Arm

In the anime

Pokémon Information Excadrill is one of Clay's three Pokémon and is the strongest on hand. It appeared during Ash's fifth Gym battle with Clay in BW063 where it battled Ash's Roggenrola. Excadrill's moves are Drill Run Dig, Rapid Spin, Horn Drill and Focus Punch. Excadrill

Pokémon Information Clay's Krokorok is the first of Clay's three Pokémon that appear during Ash's Gym battle. It appeared in BW063 where it battled Ash's Oshawott. Krokorok's moves are Dig, Crunch, Stone Edge and Sandstorm. Krokorok

Pokémon Information Clay's Palpitoad is the second of Clay's three Pokémon that appeared during Ash's Gym battle in BW063. It appeared to battle Ash's Oshawott and win,where it proceeded to battle Ash's Snivy, where he was defeated by Attract and Leaf Storm. Palpitoad's moves are Hydro Pump, Mud Bomb,and Rock Smash. Palpitoad ♂

Trivia

• Clay's Japanese Leader title is アンダーグラウンド　ボス / Andaaguraundo Bosu. "Underground Boss"

  

• Clay is the first Gym Leader from the old west.
• Clay's name is based on the type of rock found when digging.
• Clay is the ninth Gym Leader to date to have a younger version of himself in the anime. Others include Kanto's Sabrina and Erika, Johto's Pryce, Hoenn's Norman, and Sinnoh's Roark, Byron, Candice and Volkner.
• Clay is the first Gym Leader to use Ground Pokemon since Giovanni of Viridian City.
• All of Clay's Pokemon are the same in both anime & game.

v • d • e Unova Gym Leaders Unova Gym Leaders Cilan  Chili  Cress  Lenora Burgh Striaton City Gym Nacrene City Gym Castelia City Gym Elesa Clay Skyla Brycen Drayden  Iris  Nimbasa City Gym Driftveil City Gym Mistralton City Gym Icirrus City Gym Opelucid City Gym Unova Gym Leaders Cheren Roxie Burgh Elesa Aspertia City Gym Virbank City Gym Castelia City Gym Nimbasa City Gym Clay Skyla Drayden Marlon Driftveil City Gym Mistralton City Gym Opelucid City Gym Humilau City Gym