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Clefable Movesets and Best Builds

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This is a guide to movesets and best builds for using Clefable 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 Clefable, as well as its strengths and weaknesses.

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Clefable Base Stats, Type, Ability and Weakness

Kitakami #153 Type
Clefable ImageClefable
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Fairy Icon
Abilities
Cute Charm
Magic Guard
Unaware (Hidden)
Weak to:
(2x)
Pokemon Poison Type Icon Pokemon Steel Type Icon
Damaged Normally
By:
(1x)
Pokemon Normal Type Icon Pokemon Fire Type Icon Pokemon Water Type Icon Pokemon Grass Type Icon Pokemon Electric Type Icon Pokemon Ice Type Icon Pokemon Ground Type Icon Pokemon Flying Type Icon Pokemon Psychic Type Icon Pokemon Rock Type Icon Pokemon Ghost Type Icon Pokemon Fairy Type Icon
Resists: (0.5x)
Pokemon Fighting Type Icon Pokemon Bug Type Icon Pokemon Dark Type Icon
Immune to: (0x)
Pokemon Dragon Type Icon

What is Type Effectiveness?

Ability Name Description
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.
Unaware
(Hidden)
The user ignores the opponent's stat changes when attacking.

Base Stats

Base Stats
Lv. 50 Stats
Stat Value Rank
HP
95
132
Atk
70
471
Def
73
373
SpAtk
95
195
SpDef
90
176
Speed
60
481
Total
483
358
Explanation of Pokemon Stats
Stat Max 0Nat 0EV -Nat Min
HP 202 202 170 170 155
Atk 134 122 90 81 67
Def 137 125 93 83 70
SpAtk 161 147 115 103 90
SpDef 156 142 110 99 85
Spd 123 112 80 72 58
  • Max: Max IVs & EVs and a stat-boosting Nature
  • 0Nat: Max IVs & EVs and a neutral Nature
  • 0EV: Max IVs, 0 EVs, and a neutral Nature
  • -Nat: Max IVs, 0 EVs, and a stat-reducing Nature
  • Min: 0 IVs & EVs, and a stat-reducing Nature
Introduction to EVs, IVs, and Natures

Best Nature for Clefable

Best Natures
Modest
(+Sp. Atk, -Atk)
Bold
(+Def, -Atk)

What are Natures?

Singles Movesets for Clefable

Build Name Recommendation
Calm Mind ★★★★

Calm Mind Moveset & Best Build

Nature Modest (+Sp. Atk, -Atk)
EV Spread HP 252 / Def 252 / Sp. Atk 4
Final Stat Values HP 202 / Def 137 / Sp. Atk 116 / Sp. Def 110 / Spe 80
Ability Magic Guard
Tera Type Pokemon Water Type Icon
Held Item Life Orb
Moveset Moonblast
Stored Power
Moonlight
Calm Mind

Summary

Pokeball IconMagic Guard prevents any indirect damage from hurting Clefable.

Pokeball IconHas a great base defensive typing in Fairy.

Pokeball IconCan restore its own HP with Moonlight.

Ability and Held Item

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Clefable Image
Ability Held Item
Magic Guard Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Life Orb ImageLife Orb

The Ability chosen for Clefable for this build is Magic Guard. This ability makes it so that Clefable can only be damaged by direct attacks from the opponent. Damage from status effects, weather conditions, or hazards does not hurt a Pokemon with Magic Guard.

The item chosen for Clefable for this build is Life Orb. Thanks to Magic Guard, Clefable gets the damage boost from Life Orb without having to lose health every time it attacks.

Moves Breakdown

Moonblast Stored Power
Moonlight Calm Mind

Moonblast is Clefable's strongest Fairy-type STAB move.

Stored Power is a scaling damage move that gets stronger the more times Clefable uses Calm Mind.

Moonlight gives Clefable a way to recover its own health. It normally heals for half of the user's health, but it will heal for more under Sunlight and less under any other weather condition.

Calm Mind helps boost Clefable's damage and Special Defense. This is necessary for this build since all of Clefable's EVs are put into HP and Defense.

Best Tera Type: Water

Water Tera Type Matchup
Weak to:
(2x)
Pokemon Grass Type Icon Pokemon Electric Type Icon
Damaged Normally
By:
(1x)
Pokemon Normal Type Icon Pokemon Fighting Type Icon Pokemon Poison Type Icon Pokemon Ground Type Icon Pokemon Flying Type Icon Pokemon Psychic Type Icon Pokemon Bug Type Icon Pokemon Rock Type Icon Pokemon Ghost Type Icon Pokemon Dragon Type Icon Pokemon Dark Type Icon Pokemon Fairy Type Icon
Resists: (0.5x)
Pokemon Fire Type Icon Pokemon Water Type Icon Pokemon Ice Type Icon Pokemon Steel Type Icon

Water is the best Tera Type for this build because it is a good defensive type that resists Fire and Steel-type attacks.
Best Water Type Pokemon for Ranked Battle

EV Spread and Nature

A full 252 EVs are put into Clefable's HP and Defense stats to make it as physically bulky as possible. The extra 4 EVs are put into its Special Attack to slightly boost its damage output.

A Bold nature is preferred to further increase Clefable's Defense stat.

Other Viable Moves

Cosmic Power Instead of boosting Sp. Atk with Calm Mind, this would boost Clefable's Defense instead.
Encore Locks other setup Pokemon into spamming their boosting move.
Baton Pass Pass over Clefable's stat boosts to a different Pokemon.
Flamethrower Used to threaten Steel-types that Clefable currently has no way to deal with.

Key Damage Calculations

Attack Icon Pokemon SVDamage Dealt by Clefable
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Flutter Mane Image 55 HP|135 Sp. Def
Defensive EV Investment:
4 Sp. Def
Item: Booster Energy
+1 Moonblast
78-94 (60 - 72.3%)
Guaranteed 2HKO
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Ogerpon (Hearthflame Mask) Image 80 HP|96 Sp. Def
No Defensive EV Investment
Item: Hearthflame Mask
+2 Stored Power
99-117 (63.8 - 75.4%)
Guaranteed 2HKO
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Urshifu Rapid-Strike Style Image 100 HP|60 Sp. Def
No Defensive EV Investment
Item: Punching Glove
Moonblast
203-242 (116 - 138.2%)
Guaranteed OHKO
Defense Icon Pokemon SVDamage Received by Clefable
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Flutter Mane Image 135 Sp. Atk
Offensive EV Investment:
252 Sp. Atk
Item: Booster Energy
Moonblast
Clefable: +1 Calm Mind
61-73 (30.1 - 36.1%)
52.4% Chance to 3HKO
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Ogerpon (Hearthflame Mask) Image 120 Atk
Offensive EV Investment:
252 Atk
Item: Hearthflame Mask
Ivy Cudgel
85-102 (42 - 50.4%)
1.2% Chance to 2HKO
+1 Ivy Cudgel
Pokemon Fire Type Icon 170-202 (84.1 - 100%)
6.3% Chance to OHKO
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Urshifu Rapid-Strike Style Image 130 Atk
Offensive EV Investment:
252 Atk
Item: Punching Glove
Surging Strikes
99-120 (49 - 59.4%)
Around 97.3% Chance to 2HKO

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How to Use Clefable Effectively

Position Clefable in a Safe Spot to Setup

Clefable relies on getting Calm Mind boosts to increase its damage output, so try not to get it Taunted before it can boost its stats or Encored so that it can't heal itself with Moonlight.

How to Build a Team with Clefable

Pair Clefable with other bulky Pokemon that can chip away at the opponent's HP to allow Clefable to sweep with a minimal amount of Calm Mind boosts.

Sample Singles Team

Hazards Lead Bulky Attacker Bulky Attacker
Ting-Lu ImageTing-Lu Clefable ImageClefable Milotic ImageMilotic

Ting-Lu can chip away at the opponents health with moves like Stealth Rock and Ruination, while Milotic can apply burns on the opposing Pokemon with Scald.

With these two bulky Pokemon being able to apply a significant amount of chip damage, Clefable would only need one Calm Mind boost at maximum to sweep the enemy team.

Counters for Clefable

Bring Steel-types That Resist Its Attacks

Best Pokemon to Use

Pokemon Description
Gholdengo ImageGholdengo Ranking: ★★★★★
・Resists all of Clefables attacks unless it runs Flamethrower.
・Can Trick a Choice Item onto Clefable to lock it into Calm Mind or Moonlight.
・If Clefable uses its Tera to change to Water and resist Make it Rain, Gholdengo can use Thunderbolt instead.
▶️ Gholdengo Best Movesets
Scizor ImageScizor Ranking: ★★★★
・Resists all of Clefables attacks unless it runs Flamethrower.
・Has Technician boosted Bullet Punch to threaten knockouts.
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