Clefable (QC 0/1)

[hidin]

Clefable @ Rocky Helmet
Ability: Magic Guard
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpA
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Moonblast
- Calm Mind
- Thunder Wave
- Soft-Boiled

Clefable falls down from the moon to show how good its utility is in National Dex! Due to its very good defensive capabilities, it can reliably check offensive threats such as Lopunny-Mega, Garchomp, Kyurem, and Kommo-O. Moonblast is a strong STAB move that allows Clefable to threaten Fighting-, Dark-, and Dragon-types, such as Weavile, Ash-Greninja, and Medicham-Mega. Calm Mind can potentially turn Clefable into a devastating wincon after the opposing team is whittled down. Thunder Wave can cripple switch-ins into Clefable such as Scizor-Mega, Heatran, Kartana, and can also provide speed control. And lastly, Soft-Boiled provides Clefable with reliable recovery. Rocky Helmet can also help it punish Pokémon it switches into from the chip damage Rocky Helmet gives out. Good partners for Clefable are Pokémon that can resist Steel-type moves, such as Heatran or Zapdos; as Clefable can get rid of Fighting-types like Lopunny-Mega for Heatran, or Hydreigon and a chipped down Latias-Mega for Zapdos. Ferrothorn can also be a good partner; as it provides a Steel-type resistance, a Water-type resistance, and a Psychic-type resistance for Ash-Greninja and Tapu Lele; Pokémon that can dent Clefable with a Hydro Pump or a Psychic, respectively.

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[hidin]

ready for qc

 

[Alpha]

Kaede sanguine Solaros & Lunaris Zneon adem thanks in advance.

 

[adem]

Hi, we have to QC reject this for a number of reasons:

• This is written completely like an analysis, with just listing out what the moves do (which can be googled, and isnt the point of a spotlight), and unnessecarily listing out things like what Soft Boiled and Moonblast does, its self-explantory and doesnt have a place in spotlights.
• You also dont go into the main reasons why x things are such for Clefable, for example you dont mention how Rocky Helm + TWave lets you beat stuff that would normally force you out such as Iron head Ferrothorn and Mega Swampert in Rain, and you also dont mention things like it punishing stuff like Mega Lops U-turn, preventing you from being Volt-turned on freely.
• The main focus of this set is how self sufficient it is with TWave + Helmet and Calm Mind, but instead you talk about this like it is a utility Clefable that so happens to run Calm Mind.
• Your sentences about its partners also reflect that, no mention of things like Spikes, things that can remove Pex (Tomb MSciz, Elec Z Rotom, etc)

-and a few more which i dont have the time to get into. Hopefully you understand, and that you try different spotlights in the future! Apologies for any inconveniences^^

 

[dhelmise]

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