Competitive Information for Clefable [Diamond/Pearl]
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Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Clefable? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Diamond/Pearl 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 Diamond/Pearl generation metagame.
Clefable is a remarkable Normal-typed Pokemon. Clefable is a pretty usual Pokemon to see in Generation 4. Clefable is typically seen in the UU tier (Underused). Clefable's only type-related weakness is Fighting.
Item: Leftovers
Ability: Magic Guard
Nature: Calm (+SpD, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 4 Def / 252 SpD
Moveset:
- Ice Beam
- Soft-Boiled
- Stealth Rock
- Thunder Wave / Thunderbolt
Special Wall Clefable (Popular/Trending)
Clefable is a wonderful Special Wall. It was designed to take a large 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 healthiness every turn. With Magic Guard, Clefable can only be damaged by direct attacks and can't be fully paralyzed.
♦ 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).
♦ Thunderbolt is a special 95-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
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Item: Life Orb / Shell Bell
Ability: Magic Guard
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Return
- Fire Punch
- Ice Punch
- Thunder Punch
Physical Sweeper Clefable (Magic Guard)
Clefable is a wonderful Physical Sweeper. It was designed 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. However, Magic Guard negates the recoil damage from Life Orb while still increasing the damage making it an amazing item for Clefable. With Magic Guard, Clefable can only be damaged by direct attacks and can't be fully paralyzed.
♦ Return is a physical STAB-boosted 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Fire Punch is a physical 75-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ Ice Punch is a physical 75-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Thunder Punch is a physical 75-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
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Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Magic Guard
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Hyper Beam
- Flamethrower
- Ice Beam
- Thunderbolt
Special Sweeper Clefable (Magic Guard)
Clefable is a pretty decent Special Sweeper. It's purpose is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Clefable's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. 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. However, Magic Guard negates the recoil damage from Life Orb while still increasing the damage making it an amazing item for Clefable. With Magic Guard, Clefable can only be damaged by direct attacks and can't be fully paralyzed.
♦ 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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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Clefable? These builds have been optimized for Diamond/Pearl 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 Diamond/Pearl generation metagame.
Item: Life Orb / Shell Bell
Ability: Magic Guard
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Return
- Fire Punch
- Ice Punch
- Thunder Punch
Doubles Physical Sweeper Clefable (Magic Guard)
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. However, Magic Guard negates the recoil damage from Life Orb while still increasing the damage making it an amazing item for Clefable. With Magic Guard, Clefable can only be damaged by direct attacks and can't be fully paralyzed.
♦ Return is a physical STAB-boosted 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Fire Punch is a physical 75-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ Ice Punch is a physical 75-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Thunder Punch is a physical 75-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
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Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Magic Guard
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Icy Wind / Ice Beam
- Hyper Beam
- Flamethrower
- Thunderbolt
Doubles Special Sweeper Clefable (Magic Guard)
Clefable is a phenomenal Special Sweeper. It tries to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Clefable's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. 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. However, Magic Guard negates the recoil damage from Life Orb while still increasing the damage making it an amazing item for Clefable. With Magic Guard, Clefable can only be damaged by direct attacks and can't be fully paralyzed.
♦ Ice Beam is a special 95-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ 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).
♦ 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 Diamond/Pearl. 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 DP 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
- 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, Follow Me, Helping Hand, Magic Coat, Protect, Snatch
- 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
Most notable and possible best moves for Clefable
- Calm Mind
- Encore
- Ice Beam
- Knock Off
- Light Screen
- Protect
- Reflect
- Rest
- Seismic Toss
- Soft-Boiled
- Stealth Rock
- Thunder Wave
- Thunderbolt
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Clefable in Diamond and Pearl
- Calm Nature ( 252/0/4/0/252/0/ )
- Calm Nature ( 252/0/56/0/200/0/ )
- Optimize Clefable's EV spread for Pokemon Diamond and Pearl
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