What is a good moveset for Kleavor?

Question

If you have a good competitive moveset for Kleavor, post an answer below and upvote the best ones.

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

Kleavor Pokedex & learnset for reference.

Answer 1

Swords Dance Sweeper

Kleavor @ Silk Scarf
Ability: Sharpness
Tera Type: Normal
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Swords Dance
- Quick Attack
- Close Combat
- Stone Axe

Recommend using this set behind screens + additional hazards if necessary. Silk Scarf is used to boost the damage of Quick Attack. Sharpness boosts the power of Stone Axe. Swords Dance boosts Kleavor's attack greatly. Quick Attack is Kleavor's strongest priority option, and is used to pick off faster frail Pokemon in similar fashion to Extreme Speed Dragonite or Ice Shard Baxcalibur (except way worse!). Close Combat hits steel types like Heatran. Stone Axe is strong Rock STAB while also allowing you to set up Stealth Rock, nullifying any potential Focus Sash users in the back of the opponents party. Tera Normal is used to boost Quick Attack damage even further, because Quick Attack is really bad. It also serves use defensively, giving Kleavor only one weakness to Fighting type moves and an immunity to Ghost type attacks. Beware of Gholdengo.

Answer 2

Gen 9 Monotype Choice Scarf (Bug)

Kleavor @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Sharpness
Tera Type: Bug
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Stone Axe
- U-turn
- Night Slash
- Aerial Ace / Close Combat / X-Scissor

Kleavor is a good option for Bug teams in Monotype since it's Bug/Rock typing can help ease the Flying matchup. Kleavor also has a good Ability in Sharpness with moves that get boosted by the Ability. Here is a Choice Scarf set Kleavor can use on Bug teams. Stone Axe is used for the Rock STAB since it sets up Stealth Rock and can even do so vs Hatterene. :D Stone Axe also gets boosted by Sharpness, making it stronger. U-turn lets Kleavor switch out and is useful on a Choice Scarf set for the ability to pivot. Night Slash is a coverage move boosted by Sharpness that targets Ghost-types such as Gholdengo, Spectrier, Brambleghast, and Hisuian Zoroark. Aerial Ace is used for a move boosted by Sharpness that hits Fighting-types like Iron Valiant, Urshifu-Rapid-Strike, Breloom, and Sneasler super effectively. Close Combat can be used to hit Steel-types like Kingambit, Heatrean, Hisuian Goodra, and Iron Treads. X-Scissor can be used instead for a more powerful Bug STAB that also gets boosted by Sharpness.

Answer 3

Gen 9 OU

Kleavor @ Life Orb
Ability: Sharpness
EVs: 252 Atk / 156 Def / 100 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Agility
- Swords Dance
- Stone Axe
- X-Scissor

Agility makes it so you're fast to attack the enemies
Swords dance helps so you can deal more damage from your ability + item you carry
Stone axe for boost with sharpness + free stealth rocks
X scissors for stab and boost with sharpness for over all damage
This set helps the user deal high damage with good speed
If you even get taunted just use stone axe for the stealth rocks

Answer 4

Assault Vest Attacker

Kleavor @ Assault Vest
Ability: Sharpness
Tera Type: Fighting
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Stone Axe
- X-Scissor
- Close Combat
- U-turn / Night Slash

Kleavor is a decent Pokemon. Sharpness boosts the power of Stone Axe and X-Scissor. Assault Vest allows Kleavor to take a hit or two against common special attackers such as Specs Dragapult, Iron Moth, and Specs Iron Valiant. Stone Axe is STAB and sets up Stealth Rock. X-Scissor is Bug STAB. Close Combat is strong coverage against steel types like Heatran. U-turn allows for pivoting, but Night Slash can be used to hit Pokemon like Dragapult and Gholdengo. Tera Fighting serves defensively as well as powering up Close Combat.

Comments

Night slash is also boosted by sharpness

Answer 5

Acrobatics Sweeper

Kleavor @ Air Balloon / Sitrus Berry
Ability: Sharpness
Tera Type: Flying
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Swords Dance
- Trailblaze / Stone Axe
- Acrobatics
- Close Combat

Recommend using this set behind dual screens. Air Balloon is an easily consumable item, punishing those who dare to attack Kleavor by powering up Acrobatics. You could also opt for Sitrus Berry if you really want recovery, and it might be a better option if you don't have Reflect/Light Screen/Aurora Veil support. Swords Dance boosts Kleavor's attack. Trailblaze gives Kleavor the almost necessary speed boost that it needs, but Stone Axe hits super important targets like Zapdos and Thundurus for super effective damage. Acrobatics benefits from the consumable item of choice and is powered up tremendously from Tera Flying. Close Combat is much needed coverage against Rock and Steel types.

Answer 6

offensive/setup

Kleavor @ assault vest/wide lens
Ability: Sharpness
Tera type: Bug
EVs: 177 ATK, 61 DEF, 40 SPD, 230 SPE
Jolly Nature
- U-turn
- Stone axe
- X-Scissor
-Rock Slide

i usually use this for AG on Pokemon Showdown and its good for setting up or getting high damage against flying types or grass walls as assault vest and the defense EVs could help for longevity or wide lens to guarantee the setup and rock slide and u-turn could help for pivots to other Pokemon rock slide is also really good for damage from STAB and if you want to flinch.