Clodsire is a quadrupedal,amphibiousPokémon, with a rounded body that is dark brown on the top and light brown on the bottom, forming a wave pattern in the middle. It has black beady eyes, a large mouth, and a pair of tiny nostrils. Its four legs are rounded and have three digits each. A short dorsal fin delineates its lower back and ends at its stout, bulbous tail. Clodsire shares many similarities with its non-Paldean relative,Quagsire.
On top of Clodsire's back are six light purple circular spots. If Clodsire is attacked, it will retaliate by sticking out large, thick, light purple spines from these spots—a dangerous and risky move. Clodsire lives in the depths of ponds and swamps, and helpsPaldeanWooper cross waters by carrying them on its back. As mentioned inPokémon Sleep, Clodsire can rarely be found sleeping in the mud; it is theorized that this is because Clodsire became sleepy after carrying Paldean Wooper through the water.
Clodsire lives in ponds and swamps. It will carry Wooper on its back and ferry them from one shore to the other. On rare occasions, it can be seen sleeping in the mud; this may be because it got sleepy while ferrying Wooper.
Clodsire, itsPoisontype, and its ability to extend spines out of its body all appear to be based on theIberian ribbed newt, which is known for being able to puncture its sharp ribs through its skin and coat them in poison as a defense mechanism. Clodsire also somewhat resembles agiant salamander and asmooth-head blobfish.
Name origin
Clodsire may be a combination ofclod (lump of earth),sire orSiren (a genus of salamander), andQuagsire.
Dooh may be a combination of 土do (earth or ground), 毒doku (poison), 王ō (king), オオサンショウウオōsanshōuo (Japanese giant salamander), and ヌオーNuoh (Quagsire).
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