Clay

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Clay ヤーコン Yacon
"The Underground Boss"
Artwork from Black and White
Gender	Male
Eye color	Brown
Hair color	Brown
Hometown	Driftveil City
Region	Unova
Trainer class	Gym Leader
Generation	V
Games	Black and White
Leader of	Driftveil Gym
Badge	Quake Badge
Specializes in	Template:Type2s

Clay (Japanese: ヤーコン Yacon) is the Gym Leader of Driftveil City's Gym, known officially as the Driftveil Gym. He specializes in Template:Type2 Pokémon. He gives the Quake Badge to Trainers who defeat him.

In the games

Clay appears in Pokémon Black and White as the Gym Leader of Driftveil City's Gym. This Gym will be the fifth to be challenged by the player. Trainers who defeat Clay will receive the Quake Badge. Shortly after, he appears on Route 6 to aid the player in removing the Galvantula web blocking the entrance to the Chargestone Cave. After his Krokorok removes the web, he gives TM78 (Bulldoze) to the player. He also reappears again at N's Castle where he and the other Unova Gym Leaders hold off the Seven Sages.

When the player is cornered by the Seven Sages, Clay is the first of the Unova Gym Leaders to march in. He asks the player if he is tired out yet, then the rest of the Unova Gym Leaders, with the exception of Cilan, Chili and Cress, walk in and take positions opposite each sage in pairs. Drayden then tells the player to proceed in pursuit of N.

Once the player gains access to the Driftveil Gym, Clay will be standing outside of the Gym, opposite Ghetsis and some Team Plasma Grunts. Ghetsis refers to Clay as 'King Of The Hill', which is what the Driftveil Gym Leader is also known as.

Pokémon

Pokémon Black and White

Gym match

Leader Clay Driftveil Gym Black and White Leader and Professor Clay Oak Driftveil Gym Black and White Reward: $3720

Types: Ground Dark Ability: Moxie Held item: None Krokorok♂ Lv.29 Swagger Normal Status   --       Torment Dark Status   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Bulldoze Ground Physical   --       Types: Water Ground Ability: Swift Swim Held item: None Palpitoad♂ Lv.29 Aqua Ring Water Status   --       BubbleBeam Water Special   --       Muddy Water Water Special   --       Bulldoze Ground Physical   --       Types: Ground Steel Ability: Sand Rush Held item: None Excadrill♂ Lv.31 Hone Claws Dark Status   --       Slash Normal Physical   --       Rock Slide Rock Physical   --       Bulldoze Ground Physical   --

Quotes

Before Battle: "Well.. Think it's about time fer myself what it is about yer skills that makes a Gym Leader like Elesa take such a shine to ya.

During Battle: "Well I'll be! Sure didn't see that coming."

After sending out last Pokémon: "Givin' up's the easy way out! If I wanted, I could have given up any old time!"

After being defeated: "Well, I've had enough... and just so you know, I didn't go easy on you."

Obtaining the Badge: "Hmnphh I see. But I sure dont like it! Fer such a young 'un, ya have an imposing battle style. I know you got people who can dig up yer potential. Hmph, take this!

Sprites

Clay's sprite from Generation V	Clay's VS sprite from Generation V

Trivia

• His Japanese Leader title is アンダーグラウンド　ボス.
• Clay shares several similarities with Giovanni. Both are Ground-type Gym Leaders that have the word "boss" in their title. They also oppose Team Plasma, although the latter only does so in the anime.

Names

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	ヤーコン Yacon	From yacón. May also be from 坤 kon (kun), a trigram in I Ching that represents earth.
English	Clay	From clay.
French	Bardane
German	Turner
Italian	Rafan	From rafano, radish.
Spanish	Yakón	Same as Japanese name.

Gym Leaders of the Unova region
Striaton Gym Cilan Chili Cress	Nacrene Gym Lenora	Castelia Gym Burgh	Nimbasa Gym Elesa
Driftveil Gym Clay	Mistralton Gym Skyla	Icirrus Gym Brycen	Opelucid Gym Drayden Iris
Aspertia Gym Cheren	Virbank Gym Roxie	Humilau Gym Marlon

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