
[SET]
name: Magic Guard
move 1: Moonblast
move 2: Thunder Wave / Stealth Rock / Calm Mind
move 3: Knock Off / Stealth Rock / Calm Mind
move 4: Soft-Boiled
item: Leftovers / Rocky Helmet
ability: Magic Guard
nature: Calm
tera type: Water / Steel
evs: 252 HP / 200 Def / 56 SpD
[SET COMMENTS]
Clefable's great movepool, passable bulk, and Magic Guard + Soft-Boiled gives it a , unique niche as a defensive Fairy-type. It's able to fulfill many roles such as a Stealth Rock setter, a support Pokemon thanks to Thunder Wave and Knock Off crippling its checks like Heatran and Mega Scizor, and a potent sweeper with Calm Mind. Magic Guard lets Clefable absorb status moves like Toxic and Will-O-Wisp for teammates like Ting-Lu, Ferrothorn, and Gastrodon. It also allows it to ignore entry hazards, helping it check Pokemon like Mega Lopunny and Dragapult. Rocky Helmet punishes U-turn from Mega Lopunny and Landorus-T. The given EV spread allows it to survive two Returns from Mega Lopunny with Leftovers recovery while also checking special attackers like Choice Specs Dragapult. If Rocky Helmet is used, an alternative spread of 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD with a Bold nature is recommended. Tera Water allows Clefable to have a better matchup into rain teams while resisting Steel-type attacks from Pokemon like Mega Scizor and Kingambit, allowing Clefable to catch them off-guard and cripple them. Tera Steel, on the other hand, allows Clefable to catch Tapu Lele and Iron Valiant with a Thunder Wave. Entry hazard setters like Ting-Lu, Garchomp, and Ferrothorn appreciate Clefable's ability to incapacitate common Defog users such as Tornadus-T and Rotom-W thanks to Knock Off. They also appreciate having one moveslot being freed if Clefable carries Stealth Rock. Similarly, Clefable can cripple common entry hazard setters like Ferrothorn and Heatran, helping Defog users like the aforementioned Tornadus-T and Rotom-W perform their role. Toxapex works well with Clefable, as it checks Poison- and Steel-types like Iron Moth and Mega Scizor, helping Clefable spread Thunder Wave or set up with Calm Mind. They can also both overwhelm Ferrothorn, as the former can burn it and the latter nullifies Leech Seed's recovery. If Thunder Wave is used, Hex users like Gholdengo and Dragapult can be used to break Pokemon like Toxapex and Heatran that would otherwise stop Clefable from sweeping with Calm Mind.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Ryuji, 515767]]
- Quality checked by: [[Sulo, 528036], [hidin, 589564]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Sulo, 528036]]
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