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This is a guide to movesets and best builds for using Clefairy 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 Clefairy, as well as its strengths and weakness.
Clefairy - Related Guides | ||
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Kitakami #152 | Type | |
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Clefairy | ||
Abilities | ||
Cute Charm Magic Guard Friend Guard (Hidden) |
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Weak to: | ||
(2x) | ||
Damaged Normally By: |
(1x) | |
Resists: | (0.5x) | |
Immune to: | (0x) |
Ability Name | Description | |
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Cute Charm | Has a 30% chance to cause the opponent to be infatuated with the user if the opponent makes physical contact with the user. | |
Magic Guard | Protects the user from all sources of damage except direct attacks. | |
Friend Guard (Hidden) |
The user reduces the damage received by allies. |
Stat | Value | Rank |
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HP | 70 | 383 |
Atk | 45 | 722 |
Def | 48 | 669 |
SpAtk | 60 | 471 |
SpDef | 65 | 439 |
Speed | 35 | 716 |
Total | 323 | 635 |
Stat | Max | 0Nat | 0EV | -Nat | Min |
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HP | 177 | 177 | 145 | 145 | 130 |
Atk | 106 | 97 | 65 | 58 | 45 |
Def | 110 | 100 | 68 | 61 | 47 |
SpAtk | 123 | 112 | 80 | 72 | 58 |
SpDef | 128 | 117 | 85 | 76 | 63 |
Spd | 95 | 87 | 55 | 49 | 36 |
Best Natures | ||
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Sassy (+Sp. Def, -Spe) |
Calm (+Def, -Atk) |
Build Name | Recommendation |
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Eviolite Clefairy | ★★★★ |
Nature | Sassy (+Sp. Def, -Spe) |
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EV Spread | 252 HP / 132 Def / 124 Sp. Def |
Final Stat Values | 177 HP / 85 Def / 80 Sp. Atk / 124 Sp. Def / 49 Spe |
Ability | Friend Guard |
Tera Type | |
Held Item | Eviolite |
Moveset | ・
Heal Pulse
・ Helping Hand ・ Follow Me ・ Protect |
Can get immensely bulky with Eviolite. Access to useful support options. Excellent Ability in Friend Guard which protects its allies.
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Ability | Held Item | |
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Friend Guard | Eviolite |
Clefairy's Friend Guard reduces the damage its allies receive, giving them even more staying power. This Ability allows Clefairy to support its teammate simply by being on the field.
Eviolite dramatically increases Clefairy's bulk, but makes it susceptible to Taunt and Spore, as it cannot hold a Mental Herb or Safety Goggles.
Heal Pulse | Helping Hand |
Follow Me | Protect |
Heal Pulse can help a teammate replenish HP. This is valuable for allies with good bulk, helping them stay in a match for longer.
Helping Hand is a good choice for increasing an ally's damage output.
Follow Me can redirect attacks away from Clefairy's partner.
Protect is a good option to have for when Clefairy is in danger of getting double targeted and knocked out.
Water Tera Type Matchup | ||
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Weak to: | ||
(2x) | ||
Damaged Normally By: |
(1x) | |
Resists: | (0.5x) | |
Water is the best Tera Type for this build because of the prevalence of Rapid-Strike Urshifu and Heavy Slam Iron Hands.
This can be swapped for Tera Grass if the team needs a resistance to Rillaboom's Grassy Glide, or whatever type resists its partner's weakness. This lets Clefairy become a strong choice for Terastallization.
Best Water Type Pokemon for Ranked Battle
A full 252 is put into Clefairy's HP, while 132 EVs are put into its Defense so that it can better take Iron Hands' Heavy Slam. 124 is put into Clefairy's Special Defense to round out its bulk.
A Special Defense boosting Nature is chosen for this build, as it will frequently be redirecting Special Attacks away from its partner.
Dazzling Gleam | Dazzling Gleam gives Clefairy a damaging move, making it so it is not locked out completely when it is Taunted. |
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Encore | Useful for locking opponents into moves, forcing them into disadvantageous situations. |
Damage Received by Cresselia |
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252 Atk Item:
Assault Vest
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Heavy Slam 150 ~ 178 (84.7 ~ 100.5%) 6.3% Chance to OHKO |
252 Atk Item:
Assault Vest
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Heavy Slam 37 ~ 44 (20.9 ~ 24.8%) Guaranteed 5-Hit KO |
252 Atk Item:
Assault Vest
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Thunder Punch 140 ~ 168 (79 ~ 94.9%) Guaranteed 2-Hit KO |
252 Atk Item:
Focus Sash
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Surging Strikes 93 ~ 111 (52.5 ~ 62.7%) Approx. 2-Hit KO |
252 Atk Item:
Focus Sash
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Surging Strikes 45 ~ 54 (25.4 ~ 30.5%) Approx. 4-Hit KO |
252 Sp. Atk Item:
Choice Specs
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Moonblast 91 ~ 108 (51.4 ~ 61%) Guaranteed 2-Hit KO |
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Clefairy vs Clefable Comparison | |
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Clefairy |
Clefable |
✅ Has Friend Guard. ✅ As bulky as Clefable. ❌ Locked into Eviolite ❌ Worse offensive Stats |
❌ No Friend Guard ✅ No Life Orb Damage ✅ Better offensive capabilities ✅ Can hold a different item. |
Overall, Clefairy works better as a support, mainly thanks to Eviolite and Friend Guard.
Clefable can still be a viable support Pokemon because it still has all the support moves that Clefairy has, but can offer more damage in exchange for Friend Guard's defensive properties.
It can also make use of Life Orb without taking recoil damage thanks to its Magic Guard Ability.
Clefairy has access to useful support moves like Helping Hand and Heal Pulse. These options will always help its partner stay in the game and be even more effective.
Clefairy, a Pokemon that can hold Eviolite, is an effective user of Follow Me. Use this to support its team, and redirect attacks to Clefairy who can tank them.
Bulky teammates or teammates that can set up to sweep are good teammates for Clefairy. It can assist them with its useful support options, allowing them to be effective for much longer than they would be otherwise.
Special Attacker | Support |
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Kommo-o | Clefairy |
Physical Attacker | Support / Special Attacker |
Landorus (Therian Forme) | Sinistcha |
Friend Guard Clefairy is an excellent partner for Kommo-o, as it can improve its bulk with Friend Guard and redirect attacks away from it. Additionally, Sinistcha can come in and help Kommo-o recover HP with its Ability Hospitality.
Landorus-T with Choice Scarf can help the team deal with threats with a fast Tera Blast, or fishing for Rock Slide flinches. It can also deal good damage with Stomping Tantrum or pivot out with U-Turn.
Clefairy will frequently not run an attacking move, focusing solely on support. A well-placed Taunt will shut it down completely.
Pokemon | Description |
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Tornadus (Incarnate Forme) | Ranking: ★★★★★
・Tornadus frequently carries Taunt and can quickly shut down Clefairy, especially if it does not run a move that can deal damage. ▶️Tornadus Best Movesets |
Gyarados | Ranking: ★★★★
・Support Gyarados builds that run Thunder Wave will also frequently run Taunt. ▶️Gyarados Best Movesets |
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