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Clefable, a Fairy type Pokémon, official artwork

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Clefable: Weakness, Best Moveset & Builds

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Clefable is a balanced Pokémon, led by its HP (95) and Sp. Atk (95), with a base stat total of 483. Competitively it is a staple of OverUsed, the main competitive singles tier. It currently appears on 5.2% of OU teams.

Build a team with Clefable

What is Clefable weak to?

How much damage Clefable takes from each attacking type.

2×Weak toPoisonSteel
0.5×ResistsDarkBugFighting
0×Immune toDragon

Clefable takes super-effective damage from Poison, Steel. It resists Dark, Bug, Fighting and is immune to Dragon.

Best moveset for Clefable

The most-used moves on Clefable in OU (Smogon singles) this month (2026-07 usage statistics):

  • MoonblastFairy9528.6%
  • MoonlightFairy-24%
  • Stealth RockRock-15.1%
  • Knock OffDark6513%
  • Calm MindPsychic-9.9%
  • Thunder WaveElectric-4.2%

Best nature for Clefable

Bold. It is the most common choice on ranked sets right now; the top spread is Bold with 252/0/252/0/4/0 EVs (51.4% of sets).

Abilities

  • Cute Charm30% chance of infatuating Pokemon of the opposite gender if they make contact.
  • Magic GuardThis Pokemon can only be damaged by direct attacks.
  • UnawareThis Pokemon ignores other Pokemon's stat stages when taking or doing damage.

Evolution line

Cleffa
Clefairy
Clefable

Best counters for Clefable

Based on OU (Smogon singles) battle statistics, these Pokémon most reliably beat or force out Clefable:

Best teammates for Clefable

Pokémon most often paired with Clefable on successful OU (Smogon singles) teams. Start from one of these cores, then check your coverage in the team builder:

Full learnset (91 moves; tap to expand)
MoveTypePowerAcc.Category
Focus PunchFighting150100%Physical
Giga ImpactNormal15090%Physical
Hyper BeamNormal15090%Special
Double-EdgeNormal120100%Physical
Focus BlastFighting12070%Special
Future SightPsychic120100%Special
Meteor BeamRock12090%Special
Solar BeamGrass120100%Special
BlizzardIce11070%Special
Fire BlastFire11085%Special
ThunderElectric11070%Special
Misty ExplosionFairy100100%Special
MoonblastFairy95100%Special
FlamethrowerFire90100%Special
Hyper VoiceNormal90100%Special
Ice BeamIce90100%Special
Meteor MashSteel9090%Physical
Play RoughFairy9090%Physical
PsychicPsychic90100%Special
Take DownNormal9085%Physical
ThunderboltElectric90100%Special
UproarNormal90100%Special
Body SlamNormal85100%Physical
Alluring VoiceFairy80100%Special
Dazzling GleamFairy80100%Special
DigGround80100%Physical
PsyshockPsychic80100%Special
Shadow BallGhost80100%Special
Tera BlastNormal80100%Special
Zen HeadbuttPsychic8090%Physical
Brick BreakFighting75100%Physical
Drain PunchFighting75100%Physical
Fire PunchFire75100%Physical
Ice PunchIce75100%Physical
Thunder PunchElectric75100%Physical
FacadeNormal70100%Physical
Knock OffDark65100%Physical
PsybeamPsychic65100%Special
Magical LeafGrass60-Special
SwiftNormal60-Special
ThiefDark60100%Physical
Water PulseWater60100%Special
Icy WindIce5595%Special
Charge BeamElectric5090%Special
Chilling WaterWater50100%Special
Draining KissFairy50100%Special
Disarming VoiceFairy40-Special
Dual WingbeatFlying4090%Physical
PoundNormal40100%Physical
Stored PowerPsychic20100%Special
EndeavorNormal?100%Physical
FlingDark?100%Physical
Grass KnotGrass?100%Special
Night ShadeGhost?100%Special
After YouNormal--Status
AmnesiaPsychic--Status
Baton PassNormal--Status
Calm MindPsychic--Status
CharmFairy-100%Status
CopycatNormal--Status
Cosmic PowerPsychic--Status
Defense CurlNormal--Status
EncoreNormal-100%Status
EndureNormal--Status
Fake TearsDark-100%Status
Follow MeNormal--Status
GravityPsychic--Status
GrowlNormal-100%Status
Healing WishPsychic--Status
Helping HandNormal--Status
ImprisonPsychic--Status
Life DewWater--Status
Light ScreenPsychic--Status
MetronomeNormal--Status
Misty TerrainFairy--Status
MoonlightFairy--Status
ProtectNormal--Status
Psych UpNormal--Status
Rain DanceWater--Status
ReflectPsychic--Status
RestPsychic--Status
SingNormal-55%Status
Skill SwapPsychic--Status
Sleep TalkNormal--Status
SplashNormal--Status
Stealth RockRock--Status
SubstituteNormal--Status
Sunny DayFire--Status
Sweet KissFairy-75%Status
Thunder WaveElectric-90%Status
TrickPsychic-100%Status