Pokemon Sword and Shield's Clobbopus is one of many Pokemon with special evolution requirements. 1 / 7
The little octopus-like creature can be caught on Route 9, ... 2 / 7
... its light, spotted head poking out of tall grass patches south of Circhester. 3 / 7
Once caught, trainers need to teach Clobbopus the move Taunt. It learns it naturally at level 35, ... 4 / 7
... but it can also be learned earlier via TR37. If a Clobbopus is over level 35 and doesn't know taunt, ... 5 / 7
... it can be relearned from the move reminder NPC behind the left counter in any Pokemon Center. 6 / 7
When a Clobbopus knows taunt and is leveled up once, it will evolve into Grapploct. 7 / 7