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clefable
#036

Clefable

Fairy Pokémon

Normal

CLEFABLE moves by skipping lightly as if it were flying using its wings. Its bouncy step lets it even walk on water. It is known to take strolls on lakes on quiet, moonlit nights.

Base Stats

HP 95
Attack 70
Defense 73
Sp. Atk 95
Sp. Def 90
Speed 60
Total 483

Type Effectiveness

Weak to
Immune to

Abilities

Held Items

Evolution Chain

Moves

Details

Category Fairy Pokémon
Height 1.3 m
Weight 40.0 kg
Base Exp 217
Growth Rate Fast
Capture Rate 25
Base Happiness 140
Gender 25% ♂ / 75% ♀
Habitat Mountain
Egg Groups Fairy

Sprites

clefable Front Front
clefable Back Back
clefable Front Shiny Front Shiny
clefable Back Shiny Back Shiny
clefable Official Art Official Art
clefable Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

Belly Drum
Moves
Meteor Mash / Thunder Wave / Cosmic Power
Item
Leftovers
Nature
Adamant
EVs
HP 224
Atk 252
Spe 32
Calm Mind
Item
Leftovers
Nature
Modest
EVs
HP 252
Def 72
SpA 184
Counter
Moves
Return / Seismic Toss
Item
Leftovers
Nature
Impish
EVs
HP 252
Atk 72
Def 184
Mixed Attacker
Moves
Flamethrower / Thunderbolt
Shadow Ball / Meteor Mash / Ice Beam
Item
Leftovers
Nature
Quiet / Brave
EVs
HP 244
Atk 144
SpA 120
Cosmic Power
Item
Leftovers
Nature
Calm
EVs
HP 252
Def 240
SpD 16
Anti-Sweeper
Item
Leftovers
Nature
Calm
EVs
HP 252
Def 240
SpD 16
Choice Band
Moves
Double-Edge / Body Slam / Return
Brick Break / Focus Punch
Item
Choice Band
Nature
Adamant
EVs
HP 64
Atk 252
Spe 192
Psych Up
Item
Leftovers
Nature
Timid
EVs
HP 4
SpA 252
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

This analysis was written well over a decade ago. The following content is no longer accurate about this Pokemon's place in the metagame and the ADV OU metagame in general.


With the ability to run a physically offensive SubPunch set, a specially attacking Calm Mind one, a defensive Counter one, and even several support sets, Clefable's unpredictability is its biggest strength; there are zero hard counters to it. However, once its set is revealed, its average stats across the board will give it difficulty damaging things effectively.

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc