Competitive Information for Clefairy [Sword/Shield]
Fairy
Abilities:
30% chance of infatuating Pokemon of the opposite gender if they make contact.
This Pokemon's allies receive 3/4 damage from other Pokemon's attacks.
This Pokemon can only be damaged by direct attacks.
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Movesets for Singles
Looking for a competitive moveset for Clefairy? These builds are optimized for Sword/Shield Single Battles. The movesets and EVs are designed to maximize damage against common opponents and threats in the Sword/Shield metagame. Check out the expert movesets below to boost your battle performance and dominate your opponents!
Discover Clefairy, an outstanding Pokémon with Fairy attributes! Clefairy is not a Pokémon anyone usually expects to see on the battlefield. Its only type-related weaknesses are Poison and Steel. Check out the movesets listed below to learn more about Clefairy's strategies.
Item: Eviolite
Ability: Friend Guard
Nature: Bold (+Def, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Moonblast / Dazzling Gleam
- Follow Me
- Helping Hand
- Protect
Clefairy is a marvelous Physical Wall for single battles. It's meant to take a hefty amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. Clefairy is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield until it was realized Eviolite would make it quite viable. If Eviolite is held by a Pokémon that is not fully evolved, it will raises the Defense and Special Defense of that Pokemon by 50%. With Friend Guard, Clefairy's allies receive 3/4 damage from other pokemon's attacks.
◆ Dazzling Gleam is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Fairy-type move (no additional effect. Hits adjacent foes).
◆ Follow Me is a status move (the foes' moves target your Clefairy on the turn used).
◆ Helping Hand is a status move (one adjacent ally's move power is 1.5x this turn).
◆ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Clefairy this turn).
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Item: Life Orb / Throat Spray
Ability: Magic Guard
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 148 Hp / 108 Def / 252 SpA
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Misty Explosion / Moonblast
- Hyper Voice
- Thunderbolt
- Ice Beam
Clefairy is a decent Special Sweeper for single battles. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with destructive special attacks. Throat Spray activates when a Pokemon uses a sound-based move (in this case Hyper Voice) and enhances Clefairy's special attack stat by 2 stages. Life Orb boosts the power of Clefairy'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 Clefairy. With Magic Guard, Clefairy 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).
◆ 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).
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Movesets for Doubles
Need a strong doubles moveset for Clefairy? These builds are perfect for VGC (Pokémon Video Game Championship) and other competitive Sword/Shield 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 Sword/Shield metagame with these expert-crafted setups!
Item: Life Orb / Throat Spray
Ability: Magic Guard
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 148 Hp / 108 Def / 252 SpA
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Dazzling Gleam / Misty Explosion
- Hyper Voice
- Incinerate / Flamethrower
- Icy Wind / Ice Beam
Clefairy is an incredible Special Sweeper for double battles. The intention of this moveset is to take down the opponent's team with brute special power. Throat Spray activates when a Pokemon uses a sound-based move (in this case Hyper Voice) and raises Clefairy's special attack stat by 2 stages. Life Orb boosts the power of Clefairy'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 Clefairy. With Magic Guard, Clefairy can only be damaged by direct attacks.
◆ Misty Explosion is a special STAB-boosted 100-base power Fairy-type move (Clefairy faints. Clefairy on misty terrain: 1.5x power).
◆ 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
Want to know what moves Clefairy can learn? Check out the full list of moves available in the Pokemon Sword/Shield 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 Clefairy.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Clefairy can perform in Sword/Shield. 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 SS Move and Ability Combos for Clefairy
- Moves: Defense curl + Rollout
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Mimic + Imprison
- Moves: Wish + Baton pass
- 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
- Move: Meteor Beam + Item: Power Herb
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Dynamic Punch
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Zap Cannon
- Moves with Priority: Ally Switch, Detect, Endure, Follow Me, Helping Hand, Magic Coat, Protect
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Thunder Wave, Toxic
Moves that boost Clefairy's stats
- Amnesia
- Belly Drum
- Calm Mind
- Charge Beam
- Cosmic Power
- Curse
- Defense Curl
- Meteor Beam
- Meteor Mash
- Power-Up Punch
- Skull Bash
- Work Up
- Note:This Pokemon can also learn Stored Power.
Most notable and possible best moves for Clefairy
- Baton Pass
- Dazzling Gleam
- Follow Me
- Helping Hand
- Ice Beam
- Icy Wind
- Knock Off
- Light Screen
- Moonblast
- Protect
- Reflect
- Rest
- Stealth Rock
- Stored Power
- Teleport
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Clefairy in Sword and Shield
- Bold Nature ( 252/0/252/0/4/0 )
- Calm Nature ( 252/0/92/0/164/0 )
- Optimize Clefairy's Defensive EV-spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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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