Clefable @ Leftovers
Ability: Magic Guard
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Tera Type: Water
Bold Nature
- Moonblast
- Knock Off / Thunder Wave
- Stealth Rock / Thunder Wave
- Moonlight
Clefable is a fantastic receiver thanks to the unique combination of mono Fairy typing coupled with Magic Guard alongside a plethora of support snd utility options. The choice between Knock Off, Stealth Rock, and Thunder Wave is strictly based on team composition as Clefable is very flexible with its moveslots to adjust to a team's needs; that being said, Knock Off is more consistent on Clefable thanks to removing valuable items from the likes of common switch-ins such as Ho-Oh and Gholdengo. Tera Water is a great all-around defensive Tera that gives Clefable a solid type to still be a stalwart against the opponent. Tera Steel is an option that flips Clefable's weaknesses into resists; however, Tera Steel is more suspectible to the major threats Clefable tends to check such as Great Tusk and Ting-Lu.
Clefable slots extremely well into most Gods' Defense slot as even a less than average stat from the likes of Eternatus or Ho-Oh still patch up Clefable's weaker defensive stat. That being said, it appreciates a bigger donation from Gods such as Arceus or Necrozma-DM to be truly effective. HP is also another option for it just to power up its overall bulk, but is generally the lesser used option as Clefable's HP is good enough on it's own and the HP slot is fairly valuable for most teams. Setup sweepers such as Ogerpon-Wellspring and Hydrapple appreciate Clefable's ability to handle opposing Dragon-types by way of typing, but also with the speed control that Thunder Wave can provide.