can someone explain to me how he works exactly? Im a little confused on when he clears because of his power - any detail explanation would be great. Like im thinking he doesnt actually take an action he just gets the token so does he clear? Im confused please explain thank you!

Clearing and taking actions don't really relate to one another beyond the fact that some actions result in being given a token.

If you receive a token on that turn, you don't clear.
If you don't receive a token, you do clear.

It's that simple.