Competitive Information for Clefable [Sun/Moon]
Fairy
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Clefable? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sun/Moon 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 Sun/Moon generation metagame.
ChanseyZapdosToxapexGliscorSableye-MegaScizor-MegaGastrodonVolcaronaVenusaur-MegaMamoswine
Clefable is an awesome Fairy-typed Pokemon. It's pretty common to see Clefable show up as a Sun/Moon opponent. Clefable can usually be found in the OU tier (Overused). Clefable's only type-related weaknesses are Poison and Steel.
Item: Leftovers / Life Orb
Ability: Unaware
Nature: Bold (+Def, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Moonblast
- Heal Bell
- Soft-Boiled
- Wish
Physical Wall Clefable (Popular/Trending)
Clefable is a pretty decent Physical Wall. It is meant to take a good amount of physical hits 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 Unaware, Clefable ignores other pokemon's stat stages when taking or doing damage.
♦ Heal Bell is a status move (cures your Clefable's party of all status conditions).
♦ Soft-Boiled is a status move (heals your Clefable by 50% of its max hp).
♦ Wish is a status move (next turn, 50% of your Clefable's max hp is restored).
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Item: Fairium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Magic Guard
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Moonblast / Dazzling Gleam
- Psychic
- Flamethrower
- Ice Beam
Special Sweeper Clefable (Magic Guard)
Clefable is a decent Special Sweeper. It is meant 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. 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.
♦ Dazzling Gleam is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Fairy-type move (no additional effect. hits adjacent foes).
♦ Psychic is a special 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Flamethrower is a special 90-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 90-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
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Item: Leftovers
Ability: Unaware
Nature: Bold (+Def, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Def / 4 SpA
Moveset:
- Moonblast
- Calm Mind
- Moonlight
- Flamethrower
Clefable Physical Wall (Fabled Dragonslayer)
Clefable is a marvelous Physical Wall. This moveset is designed to take a great amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Clefable last longer regaining it's health points every turn. With Unaware, Clefable ignores other pokemon's stat stages when taking or doing damage.
♦ Calm Mind is a status move (raises your Clefable's special attack and special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Moonlight is a status move (heals your Clefable by a weather-dependent amount).
♦ Flamethrower is a special 90-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
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Item: Focus Sash
Ability: Magic Guard
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 208 Hp / 252 SpA / 48 Spe
Moveset:
- Moonblast
- Stealth Rock
- Magic Coat
- Fire Blast
Clefable Special Tank (Fabled Lead)
Clefable is a pretty decent Special Tank. It's designed to take a substantial amount of hits from special attacks while dealing some decent damage. Focus Sash helps protect Clefable from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Magic Guard, Clefable can only be damaged by direct attacks.
♦ Stealth Rock is a status move (hurts foes on switch-in. factors rock weakness).
♦ Magic Coat is a status move (bounces back certain non-damaging moves).
♦ Fire Blast is a special 110-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
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Item: Assault Vest
Ability: Magic Guard
Nature: Mild (+SpA, -Def)
EVs: 252 Hp / 224 SpA / 32 Spe
Moveset:
- Psychic
- Thunderbolt
- Ice Beam
- Flamethrower
Clefable Special Tank (Magic Fable)
Clefable is pretty popular Special Tank. It is meant to take a great amount of hits from special attacks while dealing some decent damage. With Magic Guard, Clefable can only be damaged by direct attacks.
♦ Thunderbolt is a special 90-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 90-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Flamethrower is a special 90-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn 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 pretty decent Physical Wall. It is meant to take a considerable amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Clefable last longer regaining it's it's health points every turn. With Unaware, Clefable ignores other pokemon's stat stages when taking or doing damage.
♦ Thunderbolt is a special 90-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 90-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Flamethrower is a special 90-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 Sun/Moon 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 Sun/Moon generation metagame.
ChanseyZapdosToxapexGliscorSableye-MegaScizor-MegaGastrodonVolcaronaVenusaur-MegaMamoswine
Item: Fairium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Magic Guard
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Dazzling Gleam / Moonblast
- Hyper Voice
- Incinerate / Flamethrower
- Icy Wind / Ice Beam
Doubles Special Sweeper Clefable (Magic Guard)
Clefable is a remarkable 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. 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.
♦ Moonblast is a special STAB-boosted 95-base power Fairy-type move (30% chance to lower the target's special attack by 1 stage).
♦ Hyper Voice is a special 90-base power Normal-type move (no additional effect. hits adjacent foes).
♦ Incinerate is a special 60-base power Fire-type move (destroys the foes berry/gem).
♦ Flamethrower is a special 90-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ 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 90-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze 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.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Clefable can perform in Sun/Moon. 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 SM 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: Zap Cannon
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Dynamic Punch
- Moves with Priority: Bide, Detect, Endure, Protect, Follow Me, Magic Coat, Snatch, Helping Hand, Spotlight
- 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
- Curse
- Defense Curl
- Meteor Mash
- Power-Up Punch
- Rage
- Skull Bash
- Work Up
- Note:This Pokemon can also learn Stored Power.
Most notable and possible best moves for Clefable
- Calm Mind
- Charge Beam
- Cosmic Power
- Flamethrower
- Heal Bell
- Ice Beam
- Knock Off
- Light Screen
- Moonblast
- Moonlight
- Protect
- Reflect
- Rest
- Soft-Boiled
- Stealth Rock
- Stored Power
- Teleport
- Thunder Wave
- Thunderbolt
- Toxic
- Wish
Common Effort Values for Clefable in Sun and Moon
- Bold Nature ( 252/0/252/0/4/0/ )
- Bold Nature ( 252/0/200/0/56/0/ )
- Optimize Clefable's EV spread for Pokemon Sun and Moon
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