![]() If your team has enough pivots and defensive Pokemon, but is missing a special attacker capable of tanking hits, a Life Orb set would be possible. If your team is built to have Clefable be a defensive stopper or pivot, Leftovers is the right item. Providing passive recovery so Clef can sponge hits better, Leftovers are a staple of most Clef sets. Luckily, Clefable has one competitively viable item : Leftovers. The first detail of a set on Pokemon Showdown is a Pokemon’s item. Steel and Poison moves are almost exclusively carried by Steel and Poison Pokemon, which are easy to spot on opposing teams. The fact that it won’t be hit with a surprise super-effective move makes using Clefable even easier. I won’t include calcs at this point because EVs and natures can vary, but common OU Pokemon (Landorus, Rotom, Weavile, Tornadus, Keldeo) have difficulty breaking Clefable down.Ĭlefable is a defensive anchor because it is extremely difficult to break. Any other Pokemon (barring absolute powerhouses like Mega Medicham and Mega Charizard Y) can be pivoted on with Clefable. These are the few Pokemon that carry Steel and Poison moves. ![]() Scizor, Metagross, Bisharp, Jirachi, Magnezone, Excadrill, Amoongus, and Gengar. When was the last time you saw an HP Steel Serperior or a Sludge Wave Landorus-T? This means that moves to hit Clefable super-effectively are extremely limited and they’re usually obviously telegraphed at Team Preview. Both of these types are similar in that they are not common attacking types and are rarely used for coverage moves. The main reason for this is inherent to Clefable : pure Fairy typing.įairy has two weaknesses : Poison and Steel. Whenever you put a Clefable on your team, regardless of its moves or EVs, you get a stubborn wall and strong defensive pivot. ![]() So, we’re going to break down all the elements of a Clefable set, and create a set to compliment your team. That really only works for the centerpiece of a team, since you’re building outward from it. If you use Smogon Strategy Dex, you are given several sets and a list of team options for each. ![]() What makes Clefable a dominant S-Ranked threat is its ability to use a variety of sets to fit the needs of your team exactly. 95/73/90 defense stats don’t scream “wall”. But, Clefable’s stats aren’t as stellar as its S-Rank would make it seem. In some cases, mindlessly using a Clefable is enough to secure victories (T-Wave and Soft-boiled, anyone?). It was one of three S-Rank OU Pokemon (a measure of viability and ability to function in diverse situations) in Smogon’s Viability Rankings v4. Clefable is the premiere defensive anchor and utility Pokemon of ORAS OU. ![]()
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