Competitive Information for Klefki [Sun/Moon]
Steel / Fairy
Abilities:
This Pokemon's Status moves have priority raised by 1, but Dark types are immune.
If this Pokemon has no item, it steals the item off a Pokemon it hits with an attack.
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Movesets for Singles
Looking for a competitive moveset for Klefki? These builds are optimized for Sun/Moon Single Battles. The movesets and EVs are designed to maximize damage against common opponents and threats in the Sun/Moon metagame. Check out the expert movesets below to boost your battle performance and dominate your opponents!
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Prepare for battle with Klefki, a superb Pokémon boasting Steel and Fairy attributes. Klefki is a common Pokémon to see in the SM metagame. Its only type-related weaknesses are Fire and Ground. Check out the movesets listed below to learn more about Klefki's strategies.
Item: Light Clay / Leftovers
Ability: Prankster
Nature: Bold (+Def, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 128 Def / 128 SpD
Moveset:
- Light Screen
- Reflect
- Spikes
- Thunder Wave
Klefki is a decent Double Wall. It's designed to have enough defenses and bulk to take both physical and special hits. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Klefki last longer regaining it's it's health every turn. With Prankster, Klefki's status moves have priority raised by 1 but dark types are immune.
♦ Reflect is a status move (for 5 turns, physical damage to allies is halved).
♦ Spikes is a status move (hurts grounded foes on switch-in. max 3 layers).
♦ Thunder Wave is a status move (paralyzes the target).
Note: This moveset is considered Taunt bait! It is highly recommended you typically have atleast one move that does actual damage!
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Item: Fairium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Magician
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Play Rough
- Return / Secret Power
- Foul Play / Thief
- Astonish
Klefki is a pretty decent Physical Sweeper. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Klefki's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Magician, if Klefki has no item it steals the item off a pokemon it hits with an attack.
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Secret Power is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (effect varies with terrain. (30% paralysis chance)).
♦ Foul Play is a physical 95-base power Dark-type move (uses target's attack stat in damage calculation).
♦ Thief is a physical 60-base power Dark-type move (if your Klefki has no item, it steals the target's).
♦ Astonish is a physical 30-base power Ghost-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
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Item: Fairium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Magician
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Dazzling Gleam / Draining Kiss
- Flash Cannon
- Psychic / Psyshock
- Hyper Beam / Round
Klefki is a sensational Special Sweeper. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Klefki's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Magician, if Klefki has no item it steals the item off a pokemon it hits with an attack.
♦ Draining Kiss is a special STAB-boosted 50-base power Fairy-type move (Klefki recovers 75% of the damage dealt).
♦ Flash Cannon is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Psychic is a special 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Psyshock is a special 80-base power Psychic-type move (damages target based on defense, not special defense).
♦ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Klefki cannot move next turn).
♦ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
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Item: Leftovers
Ability: Prankster
Nature: Careful (+SpD, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 4 Def / 252 SpD
Moveset:
- Foul Play
- Swagger
- Substitute
- Thunder Wave
Klefki is an extraordinary Special Wall. The purpose of this moveset is to take a hefty amount of hits from special attacks while dealing some decent damage. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Klefki last longer regaining it's it's health points every turn. With Prankster, Klefki's status moves have priority raised by 1 but dark types are immune. Klefki is nasty! Use Thunderwave to Paralyze your opponent. With Clefki's amazing defenses it should still be alive with more than enough HP for a substitute afterwards. Follow this up by Swaggering your opponent into confusion (Paralyze + Confusion combo ftw) and to top it off use Foul Play to use your opponent's own swaggered attack boost against them even more!
♦ Swagger is a status move (raises the target's attack by 2 stages and confuses it).
♦ Substitute is a status move (Klefki takes 1/4 its max hp to put in a substitute).
♦ Thunder Wave is a status move (paralyzes the target).
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Item: Focus Sash
Ability: Prankster
Nature: Impish (+Def, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Foul Play
- Swagger
- Spikes
- Thunder Wave
Klefki is an extraordinary Physical Wall. The purpose of this moveset is to take a decent amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. Focus Sash helps protect Klefki from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Prankster, Klefki's status moves have priority raised by 1 but dark types are immune. Basic lead with the sash lets me get at least two layers of spikes up on the opponent or I can Thunder Wave/Swagger combo and take out their lead if I'm lucky.
♦ Swagger is a status move (raises the target's attack by 2 stages and confuses it).
♦ Spikes is a status move (hurts grounded foes on switch-in. max 3 layers).
♦ Thunder Wave is a status move (paralyzes the target).
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Item: Assault Vest
Ability: Magician
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Play Rough
- Facade
- Light Screen
- Thunder Wave
Klefki is a fabulous Physical Sweeper. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Magician, if Klefki has no item it steals the item off a pokemon it hits with an attack. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction.
♦ Facade is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Klefki is burn/poison/paralyzed).
♦ Light Screen is a status move (for 5 turns, special damage to allies is halved).
♦ Thunder Wave is a status move (paralyzes the target).
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Item: Light Clay
Ability: Prankster
Nature: Impish (+Def, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Foul Play
- Reflect
- Light Screen
- Thunder Wave
Klefki is an astounding Physical Wall. It is meant to take a hefty amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. With Prankster, Klefki's status moves have priority raised by 1 but dark types are immune.
♦ Reflect is a status move (for 5 turns, physical damage to allies is halved).
♦ Light Screen is a status move (for 5 turns, special damage to allies is halved).
♦ Thunder Wave is a status move (paralyzes the target).
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Movesets for Doubles
Need a strong doubles moveset for Klefki? These builds are perfect for VGC (Pokémon Video Game Championship) and other competitive Sun/Moon Double Battles. The VGC is the ultimate test of strategy and skill, and these movesets and EVs are designed to excel against multiple opponents at once while providing essential support to your team. Dominate the Sun/Moon metagame with these expert-crafted setups!
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Item: Fairium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Magician
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Play Rough
- Return / Secret Power
- Foul Play / Thief
- Astonish
Klefki is a phenomenal Physical Sweeper. The purpose of this moveset is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Klefki's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Magician, if Klefki has no item it steals the item off a pokemon it hits with an attack.
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Secret Power is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (effect varies with terrain. (30% paralysis chance)).
♦ Foul Play is a physical 95-base power Dark-type move (uses target's attack stat in damage calculation).
♦ Thief is a physical 60-base power Dark-type move (if your Klefki has no item, it steals the target's).
♦ Astonish is a physical 30-base power Ghost-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
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Item: Fairium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Magician
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Dazzling Gleam / Draining Kiss
- Flash Cannon
- Psychic / Psyshock
- Hyper Beam / Round
Klefki is an astounding Special Sweeper. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Klefki's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Magician, if Klefki has no item it steals the item off a pokemon it hits with an attack.
♦ Draining Kiss is a special STAB-boosted 50-base power Fairy-type move (Klefki recovers 75% of the damage dealt).
♦ Flash Cannon is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Psychic is a special 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Psyshock is a special 80-base power Psychic-type move (damages target based on defense, not special defense).
♦ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Klefki cannot move next turn).
♦ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
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Movepool
Want to know what moves Klefki can learn? Check out the full list of moves available in the Pokemon Sun/Moon generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by type, category, accuracy, and power. Moves in bold get the same-type attack bonus (STAB) when used by Klefki.
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Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Klefki 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 Klefki
- Moves: Swagger + Foul play
- Moves: Swagger + Psych up
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Crafty Shield, Magic Coat, Protect
- Moves that Break Screens: Defog
- Moves that inflict status: Thunder Wave, Toxic
Moves that boost Klefki's stats
- Calm Mind
- Iron Defense
Most notable and possible best moves for Klefki
- Defog
- Flash Cannon
- Foul Play
- Hidden Power
- Light Screen
- Magnet Rise
- Play Rough
- Protect
- Protect
- Reflect
- Rest
- Spikes
- Substitute
- Swagger
- Thunder Wave
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Klefki in Sun and Moon
- Bold Nature ( 252/0/252/0/4/0/ )
- Bold Nature ( 252/0/128/0/128/0/ )
- Optimize Klefki's Defensive EV-spread for Pokemon Sun and Moon
Usage Data
Explore the latest analytical usage data for this Pokémon from various VGC and online competitions. We use this data to develop our strategies and movesets. The data is categorized by competition and skill level: top-ranking trainers, mid-level players, and entry-level players.
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