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 marvelous 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 / Shell Bell
Ability: Clear Body
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Steel Roller / Rock Smash
- Wild Charge
- Facade / Vice Grip
- Assurance
Physical Sweeper Klang (Clear Body)
Klang is an outstanding Physical Sweeper. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Klang is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield but Eviolite changes that. 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 Clear Body, prevents other pokemon from lowering Klang's stat stages. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction.
♦ Rock Smash is a physical 40-base power Fighting-type move (50% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
♦ Wild Charge is a physical 90-base power Electric-type move (has 1/4 recoil).
♦ 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).
Item: Eviolite / Life Orb
Ability: Clear Body
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 SpA / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Steel Beam / Flash Cannon
- Thunderbolt / Discharge
- Power Gem
- Hyper Beam / Round
Special Sweeper Klang (Clear Body)
Klang is a remarkable 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).
♦ 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 great amount of damage.
♦ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Klang cannot move next turn).
♦ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
Item: Eviolite
Ability: Clear Body
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 Spe
Moveset:
- Gear Grind
- Wild Charge
- Rock Polish
- Facade
Klang Physical Tank (Breaking Da Mold)
Klang is an extraordinary Physical Tank. The purpose of this moveset is to take a hefty amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. Klang is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield without an Eviolite attached. 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 Clear Body, prevents other pokemon from lowering Klang's stat stages. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction.
♦ Wild Charge is a physical 90-base power Electric-type move (has 1/4 recoil).
♦ Rock Polish is a status move (raises your Klang's speed by 2 stages).
♦ Facade is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Klang is burn/poison/paralyzed).
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 / Shell Bell
Ability: Clear Body
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Steel Roller / Rock Smash
- Wild Charge
- Facade / Vice Grip
- Assurance
Doubles Physical Sweeper Klang (Clear Body)
Klang is a wonderful Physical Sweeper. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Klang is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield until Eviolite was equipped. 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 Clear Body, prevents other pokemon from lowering Klang's stat stages. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction.
♦ Rock Smash is a physical 40-base power Fighting-type move (50% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
♦ Wild Charge is a physical 90-base power Electric-type move (has 1/4 recoil).
♦ 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).
Item: Eviolite / Life Orb
Ability: Clear Body
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 SpA / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Steel Beam / Flash Cannon
- Discharge / Thunderbolt
- Power Gem
- Hyper Beam / Round
Doubles Special Sweeper Klang (Clear Body)
Klang is a sensational Special Sweeper. It's 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. 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 considerable amount of damage.
♦ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Klang cannot move next turn).
♦ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
Movepool
Wondering what moves can Klang 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 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
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Zap Cannon
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Magic Coat, Ally Switch
Optimize Klang's EVs for Sword/Shield
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