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klefki
#707

Klefki

Key Ring Pokémon

SteelFairy

These key collectors threaten any attackers by fiercely jingling their keys at them.

Base Stats

HP 57
Attack 80
Defense 91
Sp. Atk 80
Sp. Def 87
Speed 75
Total 470

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Evolution Chain

Moves

Details

Category Key Ring Pokémon
Height 0.2 m
Weight 3.0 kg
Base Exp 165
Growth Rate Fast
Capture Rate 75
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat
Egg Groups Mineral

Sprites

klefki Front Front
klefki Back Back
klefki Front Shiny Front Shiny
klefki Back Shiny Back Shiny
klefki Official Art Official Art
klefki Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

Spikes Support
Item
Leftovers
Nature
Calm
EVs
HP 252
Def 4
SpD 252
Tera Type
Water

Strategy Overview

Klefki is an incredibly crafty support Pokemon, making use of its incredible combination of ability, movepool, and typing to bring mayhem to the battlefield. Klefki's Prankster ability lets it scatter Spikes, spread paralysis with Thunder Wave, summon rain and sun, and even boost its own stats before the foe can act; it's a very malleable Pokemon that can find itself on almost any team due to its supportive capabilities. Klefki's highly coveted Steel / Fairy typing makes it a great sponge for special attacks, taking on the likes of Munkidori, Espeon, and Dragalge while also resisting Knock Off and U-turn. Although Klefki has many tricks up its sleeve, offense is not one of them, since it uses paltry base 80 offensive stats and often relies on Foul Play to not be a complete sitting duck. Any means to circumvent Prankster-affected moves such as Magic Bounce, Dark-types, and Taunt can generally spell doom for Klefki. Dark-types like Incineroar, Alolan Muk, and Tera Dark Drednaw can take advantage of Klefki's inability to status them. Despite Klefki's phenomenal defensive typing, its stats often leave much to be desired, meaning some special wallbreakers like Porygon-Z and Indeedee-M can eventually overwhelm it even in spite of a type disadvantage.

Most Used Moves

Spikes
87.1%
Foul Play
58.9%

Most Used Items

Leftovers
45.7%
Damp Rock
22.5%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc