Clefable

Clefable has a great and rare typing for a defensive Pokemon: mono-Fairy. Fairy-type is fantastic because it helps Clefable excel against Pokemon such as Garchomp and Hydreigon, while also having only two relatively rare weaknesses. On top of this, Clefable has an excellent movepool. Calm Mind and Minimize make Clefable a threatening sweeper that can be incredibly difficult to take out. Two great abilities round off Clefable's fantastic traits. Unaware gives Clefable the ability to take on setup sweepers, while Magic Guard is useful against Toxic, making it near impossible to stall Clefable out. At first glance, Minimize might seem like too risky of a strategy, but with the right support, such as speed control from Thunder Wave, Clefable has a favorable chance to win against a lot of common Pokemon, such as Garchomp and Blaziken. However, Clefable isn't limited to only Minimize strategies. Its movepool is wide enough for Clefable to be played in many ways, such as a support role utilizing Stealth Rock and Thunder Wave or even offensive sets utilizing Clefable's impressive coverage moves.

Some of Clefable's weaknesses stem from its stats. Clefable is very slow, and this limits Minimize's effectiveness and basically mandates paralysis support. Clefable's defenses, while high enough to get by, often aren't high enough to take on the most powerful attackers in the format such as Mega Kangaskhan and Sylveon. Against these Pokemon it is difficult to find opportunities to set up and Clefable will easily be overwhelmed. Minimize sets also have the downside of being limited to one attack, either STAB or Stored Power. Finally, because of the pentagon rule in Battle Spot, Clefable doesn't have access to its best recovery move, Soft-Boiled, so instead it has to look to less reliable options in Moonlight or Rest.