What is a good moveset for Clefable?

Question

If you have a good competitive moveset for Clefable, post an answer below and upvote the best ones. Movesets for its pre-evolutions, if any, can also be shared on this thread.

Be sure to include full set details in your post, e.g. items, abilities, natures and EVs. Some detail, including the intended game mode for your set, is also appreciated. Access the full list of guidelines here.

Clefable Pokédex and learnset for reference.

Answer 1

Gen 6 OU singles

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Clefable @ toxic orb/sitrus berry
Ability: magic guard
EVs: 252 Atk / 252 HP / 6 Def
Nature: Adamant/Impish (adamant preferred)
- Facade
- Belly drum
- Fire punch/dig ( coverage)
- Moonlight (healing)

This monster of a Clefable is very good at sweeping teams with various screen setters as teammates such as mew. Let me explain how this set works. First you want to set light screen and reflect with your screen setter, then you want to switch in to Clefable, as you switched to Clefable you want to use belly drum first, and if you want to use moonlight for healing (if chosen toxic orb). And then sweep with facade. Occasionally you want torus’s fire punch or dig if you run into steel/poison types

Answer 2

I just realized I hadn't posted this great set.

Gen 9 OU Dragon Slayer

Clefable @ Life Orb
Ability: Magic Guard
Tera Type: Steel
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpA
Modest Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Moonblast
- Ice Beam
- Thunder Wave
- Moonlight

For Fire/Water/Grass cores looking to find a way to take out Dragon types, look no further. EVs are for bulk and max Spa. Tera Steel because it is immune to Poison and resists Steel. Magic Guard + Life Orb is for high damage output without needing Specs. Moonblast is powerful STAB, and takes down most Dragons. Ice Beam because many Dragon Types are 4x weak to Ice. T-Wave cripples Dragons you struggle to kill, and moonlight is for healing, because Clefable can't learn Soft-Boiled in Gen 9.

Offensive Calcs:

252+ SpA Life Orb Clefable Ice Beam vs. 0 HP / 0 SpD Dragonite: 452-536 (139.9 - 165.9%) -- guaranteed OHKO
252+ SpA Life Orb Clefable Moonblast vs. 0 HP / 0 SpD Kyurem: 393-463 (100.5 - 118.4%) -- guaranteed OHKO
252+ SpA Life Orb Clefable Ice Beam vs. 252 HP / 0 SpD Garchomp: 520-614 (123.8 - 146.1%) -- guaranteed OHKO
252+ SpA Life Orb Clefable Moonblast vs. 0 HP / 0- SpD Dragapult: 507-595 (159.9 - 187.6%) -- guaranteed OHKO
252+ SpA Life Orb Clefable Moonblast vs. 0 HP / 0 SpD Raging Bolt: 398-468 (101.7 - 119.6%) -- guaranteed OHKO

Defensive Calcs:

252+ SpA Protosynthesis Raging Bolt Thunderbolt vs. 252 HP / 0 SpD Clefable: 238-282 (60.4 - 71.5%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
252 SpA Life Orb Dragapult Shadow Ball vs. 252 HP / 0 SpD Clefable: 156-185 (39.5 - 46.9%) -- guaranteed 3HKO
252 Atk Garchomp Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 4 Def Clefable: 174-205 (44.1 - 52%) -- 14.8% chance to 2HKO
168 Atk Never-Melt Ice Kyurem Icicle Spear (3 hits) vs. 252 HP / 4 Def Clefable: 180-216 (45.6 - 54.8%) -- 54.4% chance to 2HKO
252+ Atk Dragonite Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 4 Def Clefable: 158-186 (40.1 - 47.2%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

Have fun slaying some Dragons!!!

Answer 3

Clefable @ Leftovers
Ability: Magic Guard
EVs: 128 HP / 128 Atk / 252 SpA
Sassy Nature
- Soft-Boiled
- Meteor Mash
- Moonblast
- Ice Beam / Flamethrower

• Meteor Mash (Coverage)
• Ice Beam / Flamethrower (Coverage)

Comments

Why on earth would you want an offensive Clefable with no boosting moves? And a mixed clefable at that?

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Yeah. The EVs suck too. Your damaging moves would do nothing because of its mediocre attack stats.

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METEOR MASH? WHAT

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No no. This set is genius. You'll catch your lower ladder opponents off guard ecks dee

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Beastmaster yes that was the idea