Checks and Counters

What beats Clefable in Gen 9 Anything Goes? Based on Smogon's 2026-04 usage stats, the following checks and counters are the most effective at beating Clefable. Sorted by KO Rate (P) — the chance the checker wins when it encounters Clefable.

Clefable is ranked #52 in Gen 9 Anything Goes with a 2.07% usage rate.

The top five checks and counters for Clefable in Gen 9 Anything Goes are Clodsire (69.1%), Zacian-Crowned (55.0%), Kyogre (54.7%), Ho-Oh (53.5%), Calyrex-Shadow (52.4%).

#CheckerEncountersKO Rate (P)KO Rate (D)
1 Clodsire Clodsire 31.343 69.1% 8.26%
2 Zacian-Crowned Zacian-Crowned 93.184 55.0% 5.15%
3 Kyogre Kyogre 42.52 54.7% 7.63%
4 Ho-Oh Ho-Oh 62.595 53.5% 6.30%
5 Calyrex-Shadow Calyrex-Shadow 186.408 52.4% 3.66%

KO Rate (P): % of this checker's appearances where it KO'd or forced out Clefable. KO Rate (D): % of Clefable's appearances where this checker KO'd or forced it out. Encounters: number of times they met in battle.

Clefable Usage Stats

Most Used Moves

Cosmic Power 16.1% Baton Pass 14.7% Stored Power 11.9% Moonlight 11.5% Moonblast 10.2% Substitute 7.1% Wish 4.5% Flamethrower 3.8%

Most Used Items

Leftovers 63.8% Red Card 10.6% Ability Shield 7.9% Heavy-Duty Boots 5.7% Mental Herb 2.7% Focus Sash 2.1% Kee Berry 1.2% Safety Goggles 0.8%

Most Used Abilities

Unaware 88.0%Magic Guard 10.6%Cute Charm 1.4%

Most Used Tera Types

Dark 33.7% Steel 32.1% Fairy 13.7% Fire 8.2% Normal 3.7% Poison 2.9% Water 1.4% Ground 1.1%

Usage data based on Smogon weighted stats from 2026-04. Percentages show how often each move, item, ability, or Tera Type was used on Clefable sets.

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