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Clefable
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Clefable

Fairy

Best attacking moveset: Charm and Meteor Mash, worth 10.0 damage per second against a neutral target.

Best moveset

Clefable can learn 30 combinations. Charm with Meteor Mash does the most damage per second of them, at level 40 with a perfect attack stat. Same-type moves get the 1.2× bonus, and the cycle assumes the charged attack fires the moment it has the energy.

Stats and moves come straight from the game's own data files. Every number on this page is a raid and gym number, not a PvP one.

Fast attackTypePowerDurationEnergy
Charge BeamElectric71.0s+14
CharmFairy201.5s+11
Fairy WindFairy91.0s+13
Zen HeadbuttPsychic111.0s+9
Pound LegacyNormal60.5s+5
Charged attackTypePowerDurationEnergy
Dazzling GleamFairy1003.5s-50
Draining KissFairy602.5s-50
Meteor MashSteel1002.5s-50
MoonblastFairy1304.0s-100
PsychicPsychic953.0s-50
SwiftNormal653.0s-50

Best moveset against each type

Clefable does not have one best moveset, it has 6. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Fighting, Dragon, Dark.

AgainstBest movesetDPS
FightingCharm + Dazzling Gleam15.4
DragonCharm + Dazzling Gleam15.4
DarkCharm + Dazzling Gleam15.4
RockFairy Wind + Meteor Mash13.7
IceFairy Wind + Meteor Mash13.7
FairyFairy Wind + Meteor Mash13.7
PoisonZen Headbutt + Psychic12.8
FlyingCharge Beam + Meteor Mash10.0
NormalCharm + Meteor Mash10.0
GroundCharm + Meteor Mash10.0
BugCharm + Meteor Mash10.0
GhostCharm + Meteor Mash10.0
GrassCharm + Meteor Mash10.0
PsychicCharm + Meteor Mash10.0
WaterCharm + Dazzling Gleam9.8
ElectricCharm + Dazzling Gleam9.8
FirePound + Psychic8.9
SteelCharm + Meteor Mash6.3

Same maths as the headline number, run once per defending type: level 40, perfect attack IV, and the target's own type taken into account. Sorted by damage, so the top of this table is what Clefable is actually for.

Counters: what beats Clefable

AttackerTypeMovesetDPS
EternatusPoisonDragonPoison JabSludge Bomb31.0
MetagrossSteelPsychicBullet PunchMeteor MashLegacy30.5
TinkatonFairySteelFairy WindGigaton HammerLegacy29.6
NaganadelPoisonDragonPoison JabSludge Bomb29.4
LucarioFightingSteelBullet PunchMeteor Mash28.1

Ranked by damage per second against Clefable's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family. Twelve deep, with what Clefable is weak to.

Type matchups

Weak toPoisonSteel
ResistsFightingBugDark
Strongly resistsDragon

Shiny

Clefable
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Shiny Clefable
Shiny

Yes. Shiny Clefable has been released. Players have found it from: wild, raid, research, evolution, photobomb.

Evolution family

Numbers

Max CP2,755 at level 50, 2,437 at level 40
Raid catch1,392 CP at level 20, or 1,741 if weather boosted (perfect IVs)
Lowest possible raid catch1,322 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10
Base stats178 attack · 162 defense · 216 stamina

What it costs

Second charged move10,000 Stardust and 25 Candy
Buddy distance1 km per Candy
Size1.3 m and 40 kg