Competitive Information for Klinklang [Black/White]
Steel
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Klinklang? 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.
Klinklang is popular Steel-typed Pokemon. Klinklang are common Pokemon to see in the BW metagame. Klinklang is weak to Fighting, Fire, and Ground-typed attacks.
Item: Life Orb / Silk Scarf
Ability: Clear Body
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 36 Hp / 252 Atk / 220 Spe
Moveset:
- Frustration / Return
- Wild Charge
- Rock Smash
- Protect
Physical Sweeper Klinklang (Clear Body)
Klinklang is a marvelous Physical Sweeper. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Klinklang's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Clear Body, prevents other pokemon from lowering Klinklang's stat stages.
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Wild Charge is a physical 90-base power Electric-type move (has 1/4 recoil).
♦ Rock Smash is a physical 40-base power Fighting-type move (50% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Klinklang this turn).
Item: Air Balloon
Ability: Clear Body
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 251 Hp / 224 Atk / 35 Spe
Moveset:
- Gear Grind
- Wild Charge
- Shift Gear
- Return
Klinklang Physical Tank (Gears Spinning)
Klinklang is popular Physical Tank. It's designed to take a large amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. With Clear Body, prevents other pokemon from lowering Klinklang's stat stages.
♦ Wild Charge is a physical 90-base power Electric-type move (has 1/4 recoil).
♦ Shift Gear is a status move (raises your Klinklang's speed by 2 stages and attack by 1 stage).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
Item: Air Balloon
Ability: Clear Body
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 211 Hp / 230 Atk / 69 SpD
Moveset:
- Gear Grind
- Trick Room
- Screech
- Toxic
Klinklang Physical Tank (Three Sharp Needles)
Klinklang is an interesting Physical Tank. It is designed to take a good amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. With Clear Body, prevents other pokemon from lowering Klinklang's stat stages.
♦ Trick Room is a status move (goes last. for 5 turns, turn order is reversed).
♦ Screech is a status move (lowers the target's defense by 2 stages).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target).
Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Klinklang? 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: Clear Body
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 36 Hp / 252 Atk / 220 Spe
Moveset:
- Frustration / Return
- Wild Charge
- Rock Smash
- Protect
Doubles Physical Sweeper Klinklang (Clear Body)
Klinklang is a marvelous Physical Sweeper. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Klinklang's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Clear Body, prevents other pokemon from lowering Klinklang's stat stages.
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Wild Charge is a physical 90-base power Electric-type move (has 1/4 recoil).
♦ Rock Smash is a physical 40-base power Fighting-type move (50% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Klinklang this turn).
Movepool
Wondering what moves can Klinklang learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
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Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Klinklang 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 Klinklang
- Moves: Swagger + Screech
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Zap Cannon
- Moves with Priority: Protect, Magic Coat
Most notable and possible best moves for Klinklang
- Protect
- Rest
Common Effort Values for Klinklang in Black and White
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