Clefable

Clefable was a top-tier Pokemon when Generation 6 was coming to a close, and it seems hard to believe that it has only gotten better since then. With a Fairy typing leaving it weak to only Steel- and Poison-types, a wide movepool, good defenses, and Magic Guard, Clefable became a staple on almost every ORAS OU team. By virtue of its bulk, Clefable can take on many threats to the metagame such as Weavile, Gliscor, Slowbro, Mega Lopunny, and more. When using Calm Mind, Clefable becomes the most threatening Pokemon in this tier, able to sweep any team late-game with minimal support. However, Clefable does not just function as a standalone late-game cleaner; it is also a top-tier support Pokemon, being able to spread status with Thunder Wave, set Stealth Rock, and even remove items with Knock Off. However, due to Clefable’s top usage, there has been a surge in Mega Metagross, Leftovers Excadrill, specially defensive Gliscor, and more Pokemon to check it. Clefable is also rather susceptible to Thunder Wave and Knock Off from Pokemon it usually checks such as Rotom-W, Slowbro, Ferrothorn, and Tornadus-T. Despite teams always running countermeasures for Clefable, it continues to adapt and remain at the very top of the ORAS OU metagame.