Competitive Information for Klang [Sword/Shield]
Steel
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Klang? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sword/Shield 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 Sword/Shield generation metagame.
Klang is a spectacular Steel-typed Pokemon. Klang is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Klang is weak to Fighting, Fire, and Ground-typed attacks.
Item: Eviolite / Life Orb
Ability: Clear Body
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Wild Charge
- Facade / Vice Grip
- Assurance
- Protect
Physical Sweeper Klang (Clear Body)
Klang is a pretty decent Physical Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Klang is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield until equipping Eviolite became the goto option. 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%. Life Orb boosts the power of Klang'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 Klang's stat stages. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction.
♦ Facade is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Klang is burn/poison/paralyzed).
♦ Vice Grip is a physical 55-base power Normal-type move that deals damage.
♦ Assurance is a physical 60-base power Dark-type move (power doubles if target was damaged this turn).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Klang this turn).
Item: Eviolite / Life Orb
Ability: Clear Body
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Steel Beam / Flash Cannon
- Thunderbolt / Discharge
- Power Gem
- Hyper Beam
Special Sweeper Klang (Clear Body)
Klang is an outstanding Special Sweeper. It tries to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Klang 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%. Life Orb boosts the power of Klang'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 Klang's stat stages.
♦ 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).
♦ Thunderbolt is a special 90-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Discharge is a special 80-base power Electric-type move (30% chance to paralyze adjacent pokemon).
♦ Power Gem is a special 80-base power Rock-type move that deals a mighty amount of damage.
♦ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Klang cannot move next turn).
Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Klang? These builds have been optimized for Sword/Shield 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 Sword/Shield generation metagame.
Item: Eviolite / Life Orb
Ability: Clear Body
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Wild Charge
- Facade / Vice Grip
- Assurance
- Protect
Doubles Physical Sweeper Klang (Clear Body)
Klang is an outstanding Physical Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Klang is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield without an Eviolite. 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%. Life Orb boosts the power of Klang'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 Klang's stat stages. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction.
♦ Facade is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Klang is burn/poison/paralyzed).
♦ Vice Grip is a physical 55-base power Normal-type move that deals damage.
♦ Assurance is a physical 60-base power Dark-type move (power doubles if target was damaged this turn).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Klang this turn).
Item: Eviolite / Life Orb
Ability: Clear Body
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Steel Beam / Flash Cannon
- Discharge / Thunderbolt
- Power Gem
- Hyper Beam
Doubles Special Sweeper Klang (Clear Body)
Klang is an astounding Special Sweeper. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Klang is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield without an Eviolite attached to it. 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%. Life Orb boosts the power of Klang'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 Klang's stat stages.
♦ 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).
♦ Discharge is a special 80-base power Electric-type move (30% chance to paralyze adjacent pokemon).
♦ Thunderbolt is a special 90-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Power Gem is a special 80-base power Rock-type move that deals a substantial amount of damage.
♦ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Klang cannot move next turn).
Movepool
Wondering what moves can Klang learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
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Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Klang 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 Klang
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Move: Assurance + Item: Rocky Helmet
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Ally Switch
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