Clefable counters

Gen 4 OU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

Clefable
#0036 Clefable
Fairy
USAGE 13.0% #16
ABILITYMagic Guard
BASE STATS
HP 95
ATK 70
DEF 73
SPA 95
SPD 90
SPE 60
BST483
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
PoisonSteel
½×
FightingBugDark
0×
Dragon
Moves
Soft-Boiled 80.5% Seismic Toss 74.5% Knock Off 69.0% Calm Mind 24.8% Protect 23.0% Encore 22.6% Thunder Wave 22.0% Thunderbolt 20.8%
Items
Leftovers 98.1% Sticky Barb 1.0% Life Orb 0.4% Flame Orb 0.3% Choice Scarf 0.1% Leppa Berry 0.0% Sitrus Berry 0.0% Leaf Stone 0.0%
Abilities
Magic Guard99.9%Cute Charm0.1%
Common Teammates
Latias67.2%Skarmory60.3%Tyranitar37.4%Hippowdon37.0%Jirachi31.7%Rotom-Wash21.9%Bronzong21.6%Donphan16.3%

Checks & Counters

Ranked by reliability — blends KO rate with how often each Pokémon is matched up.

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Tyranitar
Tyranitar
RockDark OFFENSIVE CHECK
30.118
73
73.3% dies 8.06%
02
Clefable
Clefable
Fairy SOFT CHECK
60.195
49
48.6% dies 9.11%
03
Latias
Latias
DragonPsychic SOFT CHECK
26.356
30
30.3% dies 8.95%

Ranked #16 with 13.05% usage. Sorted by reliability score.