Competitive Information for Clefable [Black/White]
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Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Clefable? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Black/White Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Black/White generation metagame.
Clefable is a phenomenal Normal-typed Pokemon. It's usual to see Clefable show up as a Black/White opponent. Clefable's only type-related weakness is Fighting.
Item: Leftovers / Life Orb
Ability: Magic Guard
Nature: Calm (+SpD, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 72 Def / 184 SpD
Moveset:
- Ice Beam
- Soft-Boiled
- Stealth Rock
- Thunder Wave
Double Wall Clefable (Popular/Trending)
Clefable is a remarkable Double Wall. It's primary goal is to have enough defenses and bulk to take both physical and special hits. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Clefable last longer regaining it's healthiness every turn. Life Orb boosts the power of Clefable's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Magic Guard, Clefable can only be damaged by direct attacks.
♦ Soft-Boiled is a status move (heals your Clefable by 50% of its max hp).
♦ Stealth Rock is a status move (hurts foes on switch-in. factors rock weakness).
♦ Thunder Wave is a status move (paralyzes the target).
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Item: Leftovers / Life Orb
Ability: Magic Guard
Nature: Calm (+SpD, -Atk)
EVs: 148 Hp / 252 Atk / 108 Spe
Moveset:
- Knock Off
- Soft-Boiled
- Stealth Rock
- Thunder Wave
Special Wall Clefable (Popular/Trending)
Clefable is a pretty decent Special Wall. This moveset attempts to take a nice amount of hits from special attacks while dealing some decent damage. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Clefable last longer regaining it's life every turn. Life Orb boosts the power of Clefable's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Magic Guard, Clefable can only be damaged by direct attacks.
♦ Soft-Boiled is a status move (heals your Clefable by 50% of its max hp).
♦ Stealth Rock is a status move (hurts foes on switch-in. factors rock weakness).
♦ Thunder Wave is a status move (paralyzes the target).
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Item: Life Orb / Silk Scarf
Ability: Unaware
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Return
- Thunder Punch
- Ice Punch
- Brick Break / Drain Punch
Physical Sweeper Clefable (Unaware)
Clefable is a wonderful Physical Sweeper. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Clefable's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Unaware, Clefable ignores other pokemon's stat stages when taking or doing damage.
♦ Return is a physical STAB-boosted 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Thunder Punch is a physical 75-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Ice Punch is a physical 75-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Brick Break is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, unless the target is immune).
♦ Drain Punch is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (Clefable recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
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Item: Life Orb / Silk Scarf
Ability: Unaware
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Hyper Voice / Hyper Beam
- Flamethrower
- Ice Beam
- Thunderbolt
Special Sweeper Clefable (Unaware)
Clefable is a remarkable Special Sweeper. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Clefable's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Unaware, Clefable ignores other pokemon's stat stages when taking or doing damage.
♦ Hyper Beam is a special STAB-boosted 150-base power Normal-type move (Clefable cannot move next turn).
♦ Flamethrower is a special 95-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 95-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Thunderbolt is a special 95-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
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Item: Leftovers
Ability: Unaware
Nature: Bold (+Def, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 172 Def / 84 SpA
Moveset:
- Wish
- Thunderbolt
- Ice Beam
- Flamethrower
Clefable Physical Wall (Wait What?)
Clefable is a remarkable Physical Wall. It was designed to take a mighty amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Clefable last longer regaining it's stamina every turn. With Unaware, Clefable ignores other pokemon's stat stages when taking or doing damage.
♦ Thunderbolt is a special 95-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 95-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Flamethrower is a special 95-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Clefable? These builds have been optimized for Black/White Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Black/White generation metagame.
Item: Life Orb / Silk Scarf
Ability: Unaware
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Return
- Thunder Punch
- Ice Punch
- Brick Break / Drain Punch
Doubles Physical Sweeper Clefable (Unaware)
Clefable is a wonderful Physical Sweeper. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Clefable's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Unaware, Clefable ignores other pokemon's stat stages when taking or doing damage.
♦ Return is a physical STAB-boosted 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Thunder Punch is a physical 75-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Ice Punch is a physical 75-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Brick Break is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, unless the target is immune).
♦ Drain Punch is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (Clefable recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
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Item: Life Orb / Silk Scarf
Ability: Unaware
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Hyper Voice / Hyper Beam
- Icy Wind / Ice Beam
- Flamethrower
- Thunderbolt
Doubles Special Sweeper Clefable (Unaware)
Clefable is a wonderful Special Sweeper. It's purpose is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Clefable's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Unaware, Clefable ignores other pokemon's stat stages when taking or doing damage.
♦ Hyper Beam is a special STAB-boosted 150-base power Normal-type move (Clefable cannot move next turn).
♦ Icy Wind is a special 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 95-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Flamethrower is a special 95-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ Thunderbolt is a special 95-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Clefable learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
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Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Clefable can perform in Black/White. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive BW Move and Ability Combos for Clefable
- Moves: Defense curl + Rollout
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Swagger + Psych up
- Moves: Rain dance + Thunder
- Moves: Belly drum + Rest
- Moves: Endure + Endeavor
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Substitute + Drain punch
- Moves: Thunderbolt + Ice beam
- Moves: Stored power + Psych up
- Moves: Psyshock + Tickle
- Ability: Magic guard + Item: Life orb
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Move: Endeavor + Item: Focus Sash
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Dynamic Punch
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Follow Me, Magic Coat, Snatch, Helping Hand
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Thunder Wave, Toxic
Moves that boost Clefable's stats
- Amnesia
- Belly Drum
- Calm Mind
- Charge Beam
- Cosmic Power
- Defense Curl
- Meteor Mash
- Work Up
- Note:This Pokemon can also learn Stored Power.
Most notable and possible best moves for Clefable
- Belly Drum
- Double-Edge
- Flamethrower
- Focus Blast
- Ice Beam
- Knock Off
- Light Screen
- Protect
- Reflect
- Rest
- Soft-Boiled
- Stealth Rock
- Stored Power
- Thunder
- Thunder Wave
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Clefable in Black and White
- Calm Nature ( 252/0/72/0/184/0/ )
- Bold Nature ( 252/0/80/0/176/0/ )
- Optimize Clefable's EV spread for Pokemon Black and White
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