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This is a guide to movesets and best builds for using Kleavor in competitive play for the games Pokemon Scarlet and Violet (SV). Read on for tips on the best Nature, EV spreads, Movesets, Tera Type, and Held Items to use with Kleavor, as well as its strengths and weakness.
Kleavor - Related Guides | |
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Evolution and Learnset | Moveset for Ranked Battle |
List of Contents
Blueberry #21 | Type | |
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Kleavor | ||
Abilities | ||
Swarm Sheer Force Sharpness (Hidden) |
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Weak to: | ||
(2x) | ||
Damaged Normally By: |
(1x) | |
Resists: | (0.5x) | |
Ability Name | Description | |
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Swarm | Increases the damage of Bug-type moves by 50% when the user's HP is below 1/3 its max. | |
Sheer Force | Moves with additional effects get an increase in damage by 30% but lose their additional effects in favor of extra damage. | |
Sharpness (Hidden) |
Boosts the power of slicing moves by 50%. |
Stat | Value | Rank |
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HP | 70 | 383 |
Atk | 130 | 37 |
Def | 95 | 161 |
SpAtk | 45 | 635 |
SpDef | 75 | 325 |
Speed | 85 | 251 |
Total | 500 | 271 |
Stat | Max | 0Nat | 0EV | -Nat | Min |
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HP | 177 | 177 | 145 | 145 | 130 |
Atk | 200 | 182 | 150 | 135 | 121 |
Def | 161 | 147 | 115 | 103 | 90 |
SpAtk | 106 | 97 | 65 | 58 | 45 |
SpDef | 139 | 127 | 95 | 85 | 72 |
Spd | 150 | 137 | 105 | 94 | 81 |
Best Natures | ||
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Timid (+Spe, -Atk) |
Modest (+Sp, Atk, -Atk) |
Build Name | Recommendation |
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Choice Band Kleavor | ★★★ |
Nature | Adamant (+Atk, -Sp. Atk) |
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EV Spread | 252 Atk / 4 Sp. Def / 252 Spe |
Final Stat Values | 145 HP / 200 Atk / 115 Def / 96 Sp. Def / 137 Spe |
Ability | Sharpness |
Tera Type | |
Held Item | Choice Band |
Moveset | ・
Stone Axe
・ X-Scissor ・ Night Slash ・ Close Combat |
High Attack with consistent STAB options. Attack is boosted even further by Sharpness and Choice Band.
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Ability | Held Item | |
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Sharpness | Choice Band |
Sharpness is Kleavor's best Ability, which increases the damage of slicing moves. This will increase the damage of its Stone Axe, X-Scissor and Night Slash significantly.
Stone Axe | X-Scissor |
Night Slash | Close Combat |
Stone Axe is Kleavor's signature move, and it is also a powerful STAB option. With Sharpness, it is almost as strong as Stone Edge, with the added benefit of setting up Stealth Rock.
X-Scissor is Kleavor's secondary STAB, which gets a Sharpness boost as well.
Night Slash is boosted by Sharpness, and can severely damage Dark-weak Pokemon.
And lastly, Close Combat is a way to damage Steel-types who may otherwise wall Kleavor's other moves.
Steel Tera Type Matchup | ||
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Weak to: | ||
(2x) | ||
Damaged Normally By: |
(1x) | |
Resists: | (0.5x) | |
Immune to: | (0x) |
Steel is the best Tera Type for this build because it can turn Kleavor's weaknesses into resistances.
Best Steel Type Pokemon for Ranked Battle
Full Attack and Speed EV investment is necessary so that Kleavor can hit hard and as fast as possible, with the remaining 4 EVs in Special Defense to increase its Special bulk.
An Adamant Nature lets it deal as much damage as it can.
Trailblaze | A Grass-type Move that increases Kleavor's Speed. |
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Rock Tomb | A low Base Power Rock-type Move that lowers the opposing Pokemon's Speed. |
Damage Dealt by Kleavor |
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Item: Lum Berry | -1 Stone Axe 222 ~ 264 (130.5 ~ 155.2%) Guaranteed OHKO |
Item: Assault Vest | X-Scissor 312 ~ 368 (150.7 ~ 177.7%) Guaranteed OHKO |
]Item: Life Orb | Night Slash 206 ~ 244 (126.3 ~ 149.6%) Guaranteed OHKO |
]Item: Assault Vest | Close Combat 384 ~ 456 (192.9 ~ 229.1%) Guaranteed OHKO |
Game8's Competitive Damage Calculator
Build Name | Recommendation |
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Assault Vest Kleavor | ★★★ |
Nature | Adamant (+Atk, -Sp. Atk) |
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EV Spread | 252 Atk / 4 Sp. Def / 252 Spe |
Final Stat Values | 145 HP / 200 Atk / 115 Def / 96 Sp. Def / 137 Spe |
Ability | Sharpness |
Tera Type | |
Held Item | Assault Vest |
Moveset | ・
Stone Axe
・ X-Scissor ・ Night Slash ・ Close Combat |
High Attack with consistent STAB options. Attack is boosted even further by Sharpness.
Gets a much needed Special Defense boost with Assault Vest.
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Ability | Held Item | |
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Sharpness | Assault Vest |
Sharpness is Kleavor's best Ability, which increases the damage of slicing moves. This will increase the damage of its Stone Axe, X-Scissor and Night Slash significantly.
Assault Vest gives Kleavor additional Special Bulk, which it may need when facing off against Special Attacking opponents.
Stone Axe | X-Scissor |
Night Slash | Close Combat |
Stone Axe is Kleavor's signature move, and it is also a powerful STAB option. With Sharpness, it is almost as strong as Stone Edge, with the added benefit of setting up Stealth Rock.
X-Scissor is Kleavor's secondary STAB, which gets a Sharpness boost as well.
Night Slash is boosted by Sharpness, and can severely damage Dark-weak Pokemon.
And lastly, Close Combat is a way to damage Steel-types who may otherwise wall Kleavor's other moves.
Steel Tera Type Matchup | ||
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Weak to: | ||
(2x) | ||
Damaged Normally By: |
(1x) | |
Resists: | (0.5x) | |
Immune to: | (0x) |
Steel is the best Tera Type for this build because it can turn Kleavor's weaknesses into resistances.
Best Steel Type Pokemon for Ranked Battle
Full Attack and Speed EV investment is necessary so that Kleavor can hit hard and as fast as possible, with the remaining 4 EVs in Special Defense to increase its Special bulk.
Trailblaze | A Grass-type Move that increases Kleavor's Speed. |
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Rock Slide | A solid spread option, which Kleavor can utilize to fish for flinches. |
Damage Dealt by Kleavor |
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Item: Lum Berry | -1 Stone Axe 150 ~ 176 (88.2 ~ 103.5%) 25% Chance to OHKO |
Item: Assault Vest | X-Scissor 210 ~ 248 (101.4 ~ 119.8%) Guaranteed OHKO |
]Item: Life Orb | Night Slash 138 ~ 164 (184.6 ~ 100.6%) 6.3% Chance to OHKO |
]Item: Assault Vest | Close Combat 256 ~ 304 (128.6 ~ 152.7%) Guaranteed OHKO |
Game8's Competitive Damage Calculator
Teammates that have means for Speed Control can often help Kleavor contribute offensively longer. Moves like Icy Wind, Tailwind, or Trick Room are often good options to have.
Kleavor has access to a good selection of slicing moves that can get a boost from Sharpness. Pick and choose which best suits Kleavor for your team!
Sharpness Effect and List of Slicing Moves
Kleavor appreciates teammates that can help it against Pokemon that wall it or outspeed it. Quick and powerful teammates are good to have, making Kleavor a good Pokemon to slot into offense-oriented teams.
Special Attacker | Physical Attacker | Special Attacker |
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Iron Bundle | Kleavor | Chi-Yu |
Iron Bundle can handily take care of Water-types that may threaten Kleavor using its Freeze-Dry Attack. Chi-Yu, the team's late-game sweeper, can take care of Steel-types for Kleavor.
Kleavor can enjoy the middle position, and enter mid-battle after a teammate has been KOd. This way, it won't be in danger of taking an attack upon switching in.
Physical Attacker | Physical Attacker |
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Kleavor | Lycanroc (Midday Form) |
Physical Attacker | Support / Redirection |
Tyranitar | Gastrodon (East Sea) |
Kleavor and Lycanroc make for solid leads, with either of the two having the option to swap into Tyranitar to give a Special Defense boost to the other. Additionally, Lycanroc gets a Speed boost thanks to Sand Rush. Kleavor in Sandstorm will give it an additional boost to its Special Defense, along with the boost it gets from Assault Vest.
Gastrodon is a solid addition to this team, as it can redirect Water-type Attacks away from its teammates and be a nuisance with Yawn.
Kleavor is easy to outspeed, with common threats to it often being faster or having access to priority attacks. Water-types like Dondozo often have enough physical bulk to shrug off Kleavor's offense.
Pokemon | Description |
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Dondozo | Ranking: ★★★★★
・Can tank Kleavor's offense and OHKO with a Water-type Move. ▶️Dondozo Best Movesets |
Iron Bundle | Ranking: ★★★★
・Can outspeed Kleavor and OHKO with Hydro Pump. ▶️Iron Bundle Best Movesets |
Palafin | Ranking: ★★★★
・Can naturally outspeed Kleavor and KO with a super-effective Water-type Move. ▶️Palafin Best Movesets |
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