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[SET]
name: Unaware
move 1: Calm Mind
move 2: Moonblast
move 3: Moonlight
move 4: Thunder Wave / Knock Off
item: Heavy-Duty Boots
tera type: Poison / Water / Steel
ability: Unaware
nature: Bold
evs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD

[SET COMMENTS]
Unaware Clefable is an excellent stopgap to many dangerous setup sweepers, such as Zamazenta and Iron Valiant, halting them in their tracks and sometimes even acting as a wincon in its own right. While other Unaware Pokemon can potentially fill these needs, Clefable stands out with its solid Fairy typing, diverse range of utility options, and surprise factor. Calm Mind is used to beef up Clefable’s Special Defense, which lets it easily handle opposing special attackers without a super effective move such as Raging Bolt and Deoxys-S. It also powers up Moonblast to more forcefully scare out opposing threats and even offer the upside of a sweep. Thunder Wave can provide useful speed control for Clefable’s teammates, especially slow wallbreakers such as Raging Bolt and Swords Dance Gliscor, and give it a key advantage in late-game one-on-one matchups. Alternatively, Knock Off can advance an entry hazard stack team’s win condition and is better against Gholdengo. Stealth Rock is another possible utility option for teams that struggle to fit it anywhere else. A standard maximum Defense spread helps Clefable survive common attacks such as offensive Great Tusk’s Headlong Rush and Ogerpon-W's Ivy Cudgel. For those looking for a riskier spread, an alternative of 252 HP / 176 Def / 80 Spe and a Bold nature can be used. This allows Clefable to outspeed base 110 Speed Pokemon such as Ogerpon-W and Latios after paralysis and potential KO them, which limits how much moves like Encore and Psychic Noise hinder Clefable. However, the drop in bulk is extremely noticeable and makes Clefable unable to switch into as many threats. If Clefable is meant to predominantly tackle the opponent's wincons, Tera Water is preferred to help against Nasty Plot Gholdengo, as well as resist Ogerpon-W's Ivy Cudgel and Walking Wake’s Hydro Steam in a pinch. Alternatively, for teams looking to more aggressively leverage the sweeping potential of Unaware Clefable, Tera Poison is preferred to make Clefable it immune to incoming poison that would otherwise put it on a timer as well as maintain a key Fighting resistance that allows it to beat Zamazenta. Tera Steel is a third option to provide it with an immunity to poison while also gaining a resistance to moves such as Psychic Noise, Kyurem's Ice Beam and Icicle Spear, and Gliscor's Facade.

Unaware Clefable fits best on bulkier teams that provide entry hazard support, form good defensive cores with Clefable, and appreciate a hard stop to various opposing threats. Gliscor, Ting-Lu, Hisuian Samurott, and Garganacl are all teammates great at putting up hazards against balance teams, and they appreciate the ability of Unaware Clefable to check opposing setup sweepers long-term. Unlike Magic Guard variants, Unaware Clefable hates incoming Knock Off, as taking hazard damage greatly limits its ability to check various threats, so Gliscor and Corviknight can be good at helping absorb these. Teammates that focus on removing hazards, such as Corviknight, Great Tusk, Iron Treads, and Galarian Weezing, can help as well. Furthermore, with how threatening Dragonite and Iron Defense + Body Press Zamazenta are, teams that struggle with these and other setup threats will generally appreciate Unaware Clefable being able to shut them down. However, Clefable still has to watch out for Adamant Tera Blast Flying from Dragonite and Zamazenta sets with Steel-type coverage. Other pokemon with super effective coverage also threaten Clefable, such as Gholdengo, Kingambit, Iron Moth, and Darkrai. Clefable has to heavily fear opposing Pokemon that can poison it, such as Pecharunt and Galarian Slowking, so teammates that don't fear poison such as Corviknight, Galarian Slowking, and Garganacl are appreciated. Another approach is to use Tera Poison or Tera Steel to turn the tables on these threats, potentially even using them as setup fodder. Gliscor is a particular standout answer to Unaware Clefable, as it threatens Clefable with Toxic, beats both Tera Poison and Tera Steel sets with Earthquake, cares little about Thunder Wave and Knock Off, and can generally heal up Moonblast damage without too much difficulty. Consequently, teammates such as Ogerpon-W, Kyurem, Darkrai, and Swords Dance Gliscor that can pressure Gliscor are appreciated. When attempting to act as a wincon, Unaware Clefable greatly fears Encore from Pokemon such as Ogerpon-W, Dragonite, Tinkaton, and Iron Valiant; Psychic Noise from Latios, Hatterene, and Primarina can also nastily prevent Clefable from healing up. Teammates such as Corviknight, Ting-Lu, and Iron Crown that can switch into these moves are appreciated to maintain Clefable's longevity.

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[SET]
name: Unaware
move 1: Calm Mind
move 2: Moonblast
move 3: Moonlight
move 4: Thunder Wave / Knock Off
item: Heavy-Duty Boots
tera type: Water / Poison / Steel (add a sentence about tera steel, and honestly think poison should be mentioned first since its the more common tera on this set)
ability: Unaware
nature: Bold
evs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD


[SET COMMENTS]
Unaware Clefable is an excellent stopgap to many of the Overused tier’s dangerous setup sweepers (few examples would be nice), halting them in their tracks and sometimes even acting as a win condition in its own right. While other Unaware pokemon can potentially fill these needs, Clefable stands out with its solid Fairy typing, diverse range of utility options, and surprise factor. This set normally fits onto balance teams that struggle to deal powerful setup pokemon, especially as the endgame approaches and phasing becomes less of a reliable approach to these threats. (this feels a bit uneccesary since u already mention this in the beginning, either redirect to the teammate or just briefly include the latter part in the end) Calm Mind is used both to beef up Clefable’s special defense, which lets it easily handle opposing special attacking pokemon without a super effective move (like?), and power up Moonblast to more forcefully scare out opposing threats and even offer upside of a sweep. Thunder Wave can provide useful speed control for Clefable’s teammates, especially slow breakers, and give Clefable a key advantage in late game 1v1 matchups, while Knock Off can advance a hazard stack team’s win condition and is better against Gholdengo. Stealth Rock is another possible utility option for teams that struggle to fit it anywhere else. A standard max defensive spread is used to magnify Clefable’s physical bulk, as every point is needed to help Clefable survive common attacks such as offensive Great Tusk’s Headlong Rush and Ogerpon-Wellspring’s Ivy Cudgel. Even with this spread, Clefable may struggle to take some exceptionally powerful physical hits, such as Ursaluna's Facade (honestly dedicate a whole section how limited its entry becomes since it aint mg, and losing boots ontop of getting overwhelmed by various stuff can hinder its ability to check what it wants) For those looking for a riskier spread, an alternative of 252 HP / 176 Def / 80 Spe and a Bold Nature can be used. This allows Clefable to outspeed base 110 speed pokemon such as Ogerpon, Latios, and Iron Moth after paralysis, avoiding the worst of dangerous moves (something like "avoiding getting crippled" or "hindered" makes more sense) such as Encore and Psychic Noise. However, the drop in bulk is extremely noticeable and makes Clefable able to switch into fewer threats. If Clefable is to act a chief anti-win condition for the team, Tera Water is preferred to help against Nasty Plot Gholdengo, as well as resist Ogerpon-Wellspring’s Ivy Cudgel and Walking Wake’s Hydro Steam in a pinch. Alternatively, for teams looking to more aggressively leverage the sweeping potential of Unaware Clefable, Tera Poison is preferred to make Clefable immune to incoming poisoning effects that would otherwise put it on a timer.


Unaware Clefable fits best into fatter teams that need hard stops to various opposing threats. Gliscor, Ting-Lu, Samurott-Hisui, and Garganacl are all teammates great at putting up hazards on balance teams, and appreciate the ability of Unaware Clefable to check opposing setup sweepers long-term. Unlike Magic Guard variants, Unaware Clefable hates incoming Knock Off as taking hazard damage greatly limits its ability to check various threats, so Gliscor and Corviknight can be good at helping absorb these Knock Offs, (just stop this sentence here, and focus the next about hazard removal) and Corviknight, Great Tusk, Iron Treads, and Weezing-Galar can help by removing hazards as well. Lastly, with how threatening Dragonite and Iron Defense + Body Press Zamazenta are in the tier, teams that struggle with these and other setup threats will generally appreciate Unaware Clefable being able to shut them down, outside of the somewhat rare Tera Blast Flying Dragonite set. (you honestly still check dnite, and also is been used more frequent warranting it not being rare) However, Zamazenta sets with steel coverage can threaten Clefable, as can Gholdengo, Kingambit, Iron Moth, Darkrai, and Iron Crown. (I feel like you can rewrite to zama and other mons with super effective can...., you get the point) Clefable also has to heavily fear opposing pokemon that can poison it, such as Pecharunt, Gliscor, and Slowking-Galar (switch gking spot with gliscor, and then mention the former two are set up fodder against tera poison). Utility Gliscor is a particular standout, as it neither cares about Thunder Wave nor Knock Off from Clefable and can generally heal up Moonblast damage without too much difficulty (so what are good ways to deal with this, along with the other poisons). When attempting to act as a win condition, Unaware Clefable greatly fears Encore from pokemon such as Ogerpon, Dragonite, Tinkaton, and Iron Valiant, and Psychic Noise from Iron Crown, Latios, Hatterene, and Primarina can also nastily prevent Clefable from healing up. (feel like this is something that can either be mentioned in the first paragraph,which you basically address or not if you aren't to include ways to help against it)

(keep things brief when u do mentions of list of mons, but it shouldnt drag when a few examples can be suffice)

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[SET]
name: Unaware
move 1: Calm Mind
move 2: Moonblast
move 3: Moonlight
move 4: Thunder Wave / Knock Off
item: Heavy-Duty Boots
tera type: Water / Poison / Steel (still should be poison > water, since u just deny the main mons u wanna stop and prevent u from getting placed on a timer)
ability: Unaware
nature: Bold
evs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD


[SET COMMENTS]
Unaware Clefable is an excellent stopgap to many of the Overused tier’s dangerous setup sweepers, such as Zamazenta, Swords Dance Gliscor Dragonite (dnite is more believeable since gliscor wastes a lot of pp for u and gets a free knock on u and clef needs a lot of boost to do threaten it) and Iron Valiant, halting them in their tracks and sometimes even acting as a win condition in its own right. While other Unaware pokemon can potentially fill these needs, Clefable stands out with its solid Fairy typing, diverse range of utility options, and surprise factor. Calm Mind is used both to beef up Clefable’s special defense, which lets it easily handle opposing special attacking pokemon without a super effective move such as Raging Bolt or Deoxys-Speed, and power up Moonblast to more forcefully scare out opposing threats and even offer upside of a sweep. Thunder Wave can provide useful speed control for Clefable’s teammates, especially slow breakers, and give Clefable a key advantage in late game 1v1 matchups, while Knock Off can advance a hazard stack team’s win condition and is better against Gholdengo. Stealth Rock is another possible utility option for teams that struggle to fit it anywhere else. A standard max defensive spread is used to magnify Clefable’s physical bulk, as every point is needed to help Clefable survive common attacks such as offensive Great Tusk’s Headlong Rush and Ogerpon-Wellspring’s Ivy Cudgel. For those looking for a riskier spread, an alternative of 252 HP / 176 Def / 80 Spe and a Bold Nature can be used. This allows Clefable to outspeed base 110 speed pokemon such as Ogerpon, Latios, and Iron Moth after paralysis, which limits how much moves like Encore and Psychic Noise hinder Clefable. However, the drop in bulk is extremely noticeable and makes Clefable able to switch into fewer threats. If Clefable is to act a chief anti-win condition for the team, Tera Water is preferred to help against Nasty Plot Gholdengo, as well as resist Ogerpon-Wellspring’s Ivy Cudgel and Walking Wake’s Hydro Steam in a pinch. Alternatively, for teams looking to more aggressively leverage the sweeping potential of Unaware Clefable, Tera Poison is preferred to make Clefable immune to incoming poisoning effects that would otherwise put it on a timer. Tera Steel is a third option to be immune to incoming poisoning effects while also gaining a resistance to moves such as Gholdengo's Make it Rain and Iron Valiant's Moonblast (this already stating the obvious and previous mentions, but do mention how it helps against psynoise users, and how it maintains a dragon resist and ice resist for things like kyurem and bolt).

(briefly include a section regarding the lack of mg and how reliant clef is with the boots, as it can get overwhelmed if not maintained)

Unaware Clefable fits best into fatter teams that need hard stops to various opposing threats. Gliscor, Ting-Lu, Samurott-Hisui, and Garganacl are all teammates great at putting up hazards on balance teams, and appreciate the ability of Unaware Clefable to check opposing setup sweepers long-term. Unlike Magic Guard variants, Unaware Clefable hates incoming Knock Off as taking hazard damage greatly limits its ability to check various threats, so Gliscor and Corviknight can be good at helping absorb these Knock Offs. Teammates that focus on removing the hazards, such as Corviknight, Great Tusk, Iron Treads, and Weezing-Galar, can help as well. Lastly, with how threatening Dragonite and Iron Defense + Body Press Zamazenta are in the tier, teams that struggle with these and other setup threats will generally appreciate Unaware Clefable being able to shut them down. However, Clefable still has to watch out for Adamant Tera Blast Flying and Encore from Dragonite and Zamazenta sets with steel coverage. Other pokemon with super effective coverage also threaten Clefable, such as Gholdengo, Kingambit, Iron Moth, and Darkrai. Clefable also has to heavily fear opposing pokemon that can poison it, such as Pecharunt, Gliscor, and Slowking-Galar,(switch gking spot with gliscor, and mention that pecha and gking are set up fodders for tera poison and steel clef, which is huge) so teammates that don't fear poison such as Corviknight, Slowking-Galar, and Garganacl are appreciated. Utility Gliscor is a particular standout, as it can't be poisoned, neither cares about Thunder Wave nor Knock Off from opposing Clefable and can generally heal up Moonblast damage without too much difficulty.(feel like this should be moved back then go onto list of mons or just list a few ways to specifcally handle gliscor, especially given how much this mon just denies this clef set) When attempting to act as a win condition, Unaware Clefable greatly fears Encore from pokemon such as Ogerpon, Dragonite, Tinkaton, and Iron Valiant, and Psychic Noise from Iron Crown, Latios, Hatterene, and Primarina can also nastily prevent Clefable from healing up. Teammates such as Corviknight, Ting-Lu, and Iron Crown who can switch into these moves are appreciated to maintain Clefable's longevity.

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looks good, just make sure the tera order matches in the set comments

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[SET]
name: Unaware
move 1: Calm Mind
move 2: Moonblast
move 3: Moonlight
move 4: Thunder Wave / Knock Off
item: Heavy-Duty Boots
tera type: Poison / Water / Steel
ability: Unaware
nature: Bold
evs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD


[SET COMMENTS]
Unaware Clefable is an excellent stopgap to many of the Overused tier’s dangerous setup sweepers, such as Zamazenta and Iron Valiant, halting them in their tracks and sometimes even acting as a win condition in its own right. While other Unaware pokemon can potentially fill these needs, Clefable stands out with its solid Fairy typing, diverse range of utility options, and surprise factor. Calm Mind is used both to beef up Clefable’s special defense, which lets it easily handle opposing special attacking pokemon without a super effective move such as Raging Bolt or Deoxys-Speed, and power up Moonblast to more forcefully scare out opposing threats and even offer upside of a sweep. Thunder Wave can provide useful speed control for Clefable’s teammates, especially slow breakers, (such as? an example or two would be nice) and give Clefable a key advantage in late game 1v1 matchups, while Knock Off can advance a hazard stack team’s win condition and is better against Gholdengo. Stealth Rock is another possible utility option for teams that struggle to fit it anywhere else. A standard max defensive spread is used to magnify Clefable’s physical bulk, as every point is needed to help Clefable survive common attacks such as offensive Great Tusk’s Headlong Rush and Ogerpon-Wellspring’s Ivy Cudgel. For those looking for a riskier spread, an alternative of 252 HP / 176 Def / 80 Spe and a Bold Nature can be used. This allows Clefable to outspeed base 110 speed pokemon such as Ogerpon, Latios, and Iron Moth after paralysis, which limits how much moves like Encore and Psychic Noise hinder Clefable. (I don't think Iron Moth is relevant to mention here, as it doesn't have either encore or psychic noise, not to mention booster speed sets still outrun after a para and thus Clefable is still threatened greatly by sludge wave.) (I'd also mention the offensive benefits of thunder wave, with the spread mentioned, it flips the matchup against Ogerpon Wellspring allowing clefable to get the jump on it, and with the standard set, targets that would otherwise outrun and could revenge kill clefable like kingambit are no longer able to) However, the drop in bulk is extremely noticeable and makes Clefable able to switch into fewer threats. If Clefable is to act a chief anti-win condition for the team, Tera Water is preferred to help against Nasty Plot Gholdengo, as well as resist Ogerpon-Wellspring’s Ivy Cudgel and Walking Wake’s Hydro Steam in a pinch. Alternatively, for teams looking to more aggressively leverage the sweeping potential of Unaware Clefable, Tera Poison is preferred to make Clefable immune to incoming poisoning effects that would otherwise put it on a timer. Tera Steel is a third option to be immune to incoming poisoning effects while also gaining a resistance to moves such as Psychic Noise, Kyurem's Ice Beam and Icicle Spear, and Iron Valiant's Moonblast. (when you mention this, I think you should then elaborate on specific advantages of tera poison, since the only thing mentioned is blocking poison and tera steel does too, this makes it seem like tera steel is just a better option than poison, one thing could be that poison maintains clefable's fighting resist so it can still check threats like zamazenta post tera)

Unaware Clefable fits best into fatter teams that need hard stops to various opposing threats. Gliscor, Ting-Lu, Samurott-Hisui, and Garganacl are all teammates great at putting up hazards on balance teams, and appreciate the ability of Unaware Clefable to check opposing setup sweepers long-term. Unlike Magic Guard variants, Unaware Clefable hates incoming Knock Off as taking hazard damage greatly limits its ability to check various threats, so Gliscor and Corviknight can be good at helping absorb these Knock Offs. Teammates that focus on removing the hazards, such as Corviknight, Great Tusk, Iron Treads, and Weezing-Galar, can help as well. Lastly, with how threatening Dragonite and Iron Defense + Body Press Zamazenta are in the tier, teams that struggle with these and other setup threats will generally appreciate Unaware Clefable being able to shut them down. (I feel this would go better at the start of the paragraph next to the line about teams that hard stops to opposing threats, as examples of said threats) (I also think bulk up great tusk is a good addition to that list! Clefable answers it very well.) However, Clefable still has to watch out for Adamant Tera Blast Flying and Encore from Dragonite (You mention encore dnite later so you could remove this point), and Zamazenta sets with steel coverage. Other pokemon with super effective coverage also threaten Clefable, such as Gholdengo, Kingambit, Iron Moth, (Iron Crown too!) and Darkrai. Clefable also has to heavily fear opposing pokemon that can poison it, such as Pecharunt and Slowking-Galar, so teammates that don't fear poison such as Corviknight, Slowking-Galar, and Garganacl are appreciated. Another approach is to use Tera Poison or Tera Steel to turn the tables on these threats, potentially even using them as setup fodder. Gliscor is a particular standout answer to Unaware Clefable, as it threatens Clefable with Toxic, beats both Tera Poison and Tera Steel with Earthquake, cares little about Thunder Wave and Knock Off, and can generally heal up Moonblast damage without too much difficulty, so teammates such as Ogerpon-Wellspring, Kyurem, and Darkrai (Gliscor itself especially sd sets can act as a great answer to utility gliscor, so you could add that as a partner especially as the other 3 options listed are more offence which can sometimes fit on bulkier teams wheras sd gliscor is usually on the bulkier teams that clefable fits on) that can pressure it are appreciated. When attempting to act as a win condition, Unaware Clefable greatly fears Encore from pokemon such as Ogerpon, Dragonite, Tinkaton, and Iron Valiant, and Psychic Noise from Iron Crown (Psychic noise is only on some iron crown sets and realistically iron crown is clicking tachyon cutter into clefable not psychic noise, I'd remove this mention of it here), Latios, Hatterene, and Primarina can also nastily prevent Clefable from healing up. Teammates such as Corviknight, Ting-Lu, and Iron Crown who can switch into these moves are appreciated to maintain Clefable's longevity.

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[SET]
name: Unaware
move 1: Calm Mind
move 2: Moonblast
move 3: Moonlight
move 4: Thunder Wave / Knock Off
item: Heavy-Duty Boots
tera type: Poison / Water / Steel
ability: Unaware
nature: Bold
evs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD


[SET COMMENTS]
Unaware Clefable is an excellent stopgap to many of the Overused tier’s dangerous setup sweepers, such as Zamazenta and Iron Valiant, halting them in their tracks and sometimes even acting as a win condition in its own right. While other Unaware pokemon can potentially fill these needs, Clefable stands out with its solid Fairy typing, diverse range of utility options, and surprise factor. Calm Mind is used both to beef up Clefable’s special defense, which lets it easily handle opposing special attacking pokemon without a super effective move such as Raging Bolt or Deoxys-Speed, and power up Moonblast to more forcefully scare out opposing threats and even offer upside of a sweep. Thunder Wave can provide useful speed control for Clefable’s teammates, especially slow breakers such as Raging Bolt and Swords Dance Gliscor, and give Clefable a key advantage in late game 1v1 matchups, while Knock Off can advance a hazard stack team’s win condition and is better against Gholdengo. Stealth Rock is another possible utility option for teams that struggle to fit it anywhere else. A standard max defensive spread is used to magnify Clefable’s physical bulk, as every point is needed to help Clefable survive common attacks such as offensive Great Tusk’s Headlong Rush and Ogerpon-Wellspring’s Ivy Cudgel. For those looking for a riskier spread, an alternative of 252 HP / 176 Def / 80 Spe and a Bold Nature can be used. This allows Clefable to outspeed base 110 speed pokemon such as Ogerpon and Latios after paralysis, which both limits how much moves like Encore and Psychic Noise hinder Clefable as well as allow Clefable to outspeed and potentially KO them. However, the drop in bulk is extremely noticeable and makes Clefable able to switch into fewer threats. If Clefable is to act a chief anti-win condition for the team, Tera Water is preferred to help against Nasty Plot Gholdengo, as well as resist Ogerpon-Wellspring’s Ivy Cudgel and Walking Wake’s Hydro Steam in a pinch. Alternatively, for teams looking to more aggressively leverage the sweeping potential of Unaware Clefable, Tera Poison is preferred to make Clefable immune to incoming poisoning effects that would otherwise put it on a timer, as well as maintain a key fighting-type resistance that allows Clefable to beat Zamazenta. Tera Steel is a third option to be immune to incoming poisoning effects while also gaining a resistance to moves such as Psychic Noise, Kyurem's Ice Beam and Icicle Spear, and Iron Valiant's Moonblast. (Tera poison does this as well! so I think this could be removed as its not unique to tera steel)

Unaware Clefable fits best into fatter teams that provide hazard support, form good defensive cores with Clefable, and appreciate a hard stop to various opposing threats (I still think an example here would be nice, just so newer players know what clefable can and can't check, such as clefable being able to answer iron valiant but not iron crown for instance). Gliscor, Ting-Lu, Samurott-Hisui, and Garganacl are all teammates great at putting up hazards on balance teams, and appreciate the ability of Unaware Clefable to check opposing setup sweepers long-term. Unlike Magic Guard variants, Unaware Clefable hates incoming Knock Off as taking hazard damage greatly limits its ability to check various threats, so Gliscor and Corviknight can be good at helping absorb these Knock Offs. Teammates that focus on removing the hazards, such as Corviknight, Great Tusk, Iron Treads, and Weezing-Galar, can help as well. Lastly, with how threatening Dragonite and Iron Defense + Body Press Zamazenta are in the tier, teams that struggle with these and other setup threats will generally appreciate Unaware Clefable being able to shut them down. However, Clefable still has to watch out for Adamant Tera Blast Flying from Dragonite and Zamazenta sets with steel coverage. Other pokemon with super effective coverage also threaten Clefable, such as Gholdengo, Kingambit, Iron Moth, and Darkrai. Clefable also has to heavily fear opposing pokemon that can poison it, such as Pecharunt and Slowking-Galar, so teammates that don't fear poison such as Corviknight, Slowking-Galar, and Garganacl are appreciated. Another approach is to use Tera Poison or Tera Steel to turn the tables on these threats, potentially even using them as setup fodder. Gliscor is a particular standout answer to Unaware Clefable, as it threatens Clefable with Toxic, beats both Tera Poison and Tera Steel with Earthquake, cares little about Thunder Wave and Knock Off, and can generally heal up Moonblast damage without too much difficulty, so teammates such as Ogerpon-Wellspring, Kyurem, Darkrai, and Swords Dance Gliscor that can pressure it are appreciated. When attempting to act as a win condition, Unaware Clefable greatly fears Encore from pokemon such as Ogerpon, Dragonite, Tinkaton, and Iron Valiant, and Psychic Noise from Latios, Hatterene, and Primarina can also nastily prevent Clefable from healing up. Teammates such as Corviknight, Ting-Lu, and Iron Crown who can switch into these moves are appreciated to maintain Clefable's longevity.

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Sure, updated Iron Valiant Moonblast --> Gliscor Facade.

The sentence an overview at the beginning of the paragraph. Everything it touches on is then expanded on with examples in the subsequent sentences.

Good for GP now?
 
Please still get a GP check, this is an AMGP

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[SET]
name: Unaware
move 1: Calm Mind
move 2: Moonblast
move 3: Moonlight
move 4: Thunder Wave / Knock Off
item: Heavy-Duty Boots
tera type: Poison / Water / Steel
ability: Unaware
nature: Bold
evs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD


[SET COMMENTS]
Unaware Clefable is an excellent stopgap to many of the Overused tier’s dangerous setup sweepers, such as Zamazenta and Iron Valiant, halting them in their tracks and sometimes even acting as a win condition in its own right. While other Unaware Pokemon can potentially fill these needs, Clefable stands out with its solid Fairy typing, diverse range of utility options, and surprise factor. Calm Mind is used both to beef up Clefable’s Special Defense, which lets it easily handle opposing special specially attacking Pokemon without a super effective move such as Raging Bolt or Deoxys-Speed, and power and Deoxys-S. It also powers up Moonblast to more forcefully scare out opposing threats and even offer the upside of a sweep. Thunder Wave can provide useful speed control for Clefable’s teammates, especially slow breakers such as Raging Bolt and Swords Dance Gliscor (RC) and give. (AP) It gives Clefable a key advantage in late game late-game 1v1 matchups, while Knock Off can advance a an entry hazard stack team’s win condition and is better against Gholdengo. Stealth Rock is another possible utility option for teams that struggle to fit it anywhere else. A standard max maximum defensive spread is used to magnify helps Clefable’s physical bulk, as every point is needed to help Clefable survive common attacks such as offensive Great Tusk’s Headlong Rush and Ogerpon-Wellspring’s Ogerpon-W's Ivy Cudgel. For those looking for a riskier spread, an alternative of 252 HP / 176 Def / 80 Spe and a Bold Nature can be used. This allows Clefable to outspeed base 110 Speed Pokemon such as Ogerpon and Latios after paralysis and potentially KO them, which both limits as well as limiting how much moves like Encore and Psychic Noise hinder Clefable as well as allow Clefable to outspeed and potentially KO them. However, the drop in bulk is extremely noticeable and makes Clefable able to switch into fewer threats. If Clefable is to act a chief anti-win condition for the team, Tera Water is preferred to help against Nasty Plot Gholdengo, as well as resist Ogerpon-Wellspring’s Ogerpon-W's Ivy Cudgel and Walking Wake’s Hydro Steam in a pinch. Alternatively, for teams looking to more aggressively leverage the sweeping potential of Unaware Clefable, Tera Poison is preferred to make Clefable it immune to incoming poisoning effects that would otherwise put it on a timer (RC) as well as maintain. (AP) Tera Poison also maintains a key Fighting-type resistance that allows Clefable to beat Zamazenta. Tera Steel is a third option to be immune to incoming poisoning effects while also gaining a resistance to moves such as Psychic Noise, Kyurem's Ice Beam and Icicle Spear, and Gliscor's Facade.

Unaware Clefable fits best into fatter teams that provide hazard support, form good defensive cores with Clefable, and appreciate a hard stop to various opposing threats. Gliscor, Ting-Lu, Samurott-Hisui Hisuian Samurott, and Garganacl are all teammates great at putting up hazards on balance teams, and they appreciate the ability of Unaware Clefable to check opposing setup sweepers long-term. Unlike Magic Guard variants, Unaware Clefable hates incoming Knock Off, (AC) as taking hazard damage greatly limits its ability to check various threats (RC). (AP) so Gliscor and Corviknight can be good at helping absorb these Knock Offs. Teammates that focus on removing the hazards, such as Corviknight, Great Tusk, Iron Treads, and Weezing-Galar Galarian Weezing, can help as well. Lastly, with how threatening Dragonite and Iron Defense + Body Press Zamazenta are in the tier, teams that struggle with these and other setup threats will generally appreciate Unaware Clefable being able to shut them down. However, Clefable still has to watch out for Adamant Tera Blast Flying from Dragonite and Zamazenta sets with steel Steel-type coverage. Other Pokemon with super effective coverage also threaten Clefable, such as Gholdengo, Kingambit, Iron Moth, and Darkrai. Clefable also has to heavily fear opposing Pokemon that can poison it, such as Pecharunt and Slowking-Galar Galarian Slowking. Thus, so teammates that don't fear poison such as Corviknight, Slowking-Galar Galarian Slowking, and Garganacl are appreciated. Another approach is to use Tera Poison or Tera Steel to turn the tables on these threats, potentially even using them as setup fodder. Gliscor is a particular standout answer to Unaware Clefable, as it threatens Clefable with Toxic, beats both Tera Poison and Tera Steel with Earthquake, cares little about Thunder Wave and Knock Off, and can generally heal up Moonblast damage without too much difficulty. (AP) Consequently, so teammates such as Ogerpon-Wellspring Ogerpon-W, Kyurem, Darkrai, and Swords Dance Gliscor that can pressure it Clefable are appreciated. When attempting to act as a win condition, Unaware Clefable greatly fears Encore from Pokemon such as Ogerpon, Dragonite, Tinkaton, and Iron Valiant (RC); (ASC) and Psychic Noise from Latios, Hatterene, and Primarina can also nastily prevent Clefable from healing up. Teammates such as Corviknight, Ting-Lu, and Iron Crown who that can switch into these moves are appreciated to maintain Clefable's longevity.
 
1/1 GP Team done, add credits for both me and kiwi

Stads this is the only one you need to implement - use the method in point 3 here and lmk if any questions
[SET]
name: Unaware
move 1: Calm Mind
move 2: Moonblast
move 3: Moonlight
move 4: Thunder Wave / Knock Off
item: Heavy-Duty Boots
tera type: Poison / Water / Steel
ability: Unaware
nature: Bold
evs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD

[SET COMMENTS]
Unaware Clefable is an excellent stopgap to many of the Overused tier’s dangerous setup sweepers, such as Zamazenta and Iron Valiant, halting them in their tracks and sometimes even acting as a win condition wincon in its own right. While other Unaware Pokemon can potentially fill these needs, Clefable stands out with its solid Fairy typing, diverse range of utility options, and surprise factor. Calm Mind is used both to beef up Clefable’s Special Defense, which lets it easily handle opposing special attackers attacking Pokemon without a super effective move such as Raging Bolt or Deoxys-Speed, and power and Deoxys-S. It also powers up Moonblast to more forcefully scare out opposing threats and even offer the upside of a sweep. Thunder Wave can provide useful speed control for Clefable’s teammates, especially slow wallbreakers such as Raging Bolt and Swords Dance Gliscor, and give Clefable it a key advantage in late game late-game 1v1 matchups, while one-on-one matchups. Alternatively, Knock Off can advance a an entry hazard stack team’s win condition and is better against Gholdengo. Stealth Rock is another possible utility option for teams that struggle to fit it anywhere else. A standard max maximum defensive Defense spread is used to magnify helps Clefable’s physical bulk, as every point is needed to help Clefable survive common attacks such as offensive Great Tusk’s Headlong Rush and Ogerpon-Wellspring’s Ogerpon-W's Ivy Cudgel. For those looking for a riskier spread, an alternative of 252 HP / 176 Def / 80 Spe and a Bold Nature nature can be used. This allows Clefable to outspeed base 110 Speed Pokemon such as Ogerpon (do you mean Ogerpon-W here? Just Ogerpon on its own is the Grass one) and Latios after paralysis and potentially KO them, which both limits how much moves like Encore and Psychic Noise hinder Clefable as well as allow Clefable to outspeed and potentially KO them. However, the drop in bulk is extremely noticeable and makes Clefable able to switch into fewer threats. (I would say 'unable to switch into as many threats' would be clearer because 'able' can be read as positive so the drawback is less directly stated) If Clefable is to act a chief anti-win condition (Would rephrase this part because 'anti wincon' isn't really clear to someone who's new to the game. Does it mean an unexpected wincon or Pokemon that beats other wincons? Use wincon as phrasing because 'win condition' si the condition that you win in whereas a 'wincon' is a Pokemon that can win) for the team, Tera Water is preferred to help against Nasty Plot Gholdengo, as well as resist Ogerpon-Wellspring’s Ogerpon-W's Ivy Cudgel and Walking Wake’s Hydro Steam in a pinch. Alternatively, for teams looking to more aggressively leverage the sweeping potential of Unaware Clefable, Tera Poison is preferred to make Clefable it immune to incoming poisoning effects poison that would otherwise put it on a timer as well as maintain a key Fighting-type Figthing resistance that allows Clefable it to beat Zamazenta. Tera Steel is a third option to be immune to incoming poisoning effects provide it with an immunity to poison while also gaining a resistance to moves such as Psychic Noise, Kyurem's Ice Beam and Icicle Spear, and Gliscor's Facade.

Unaware Clefable fits best into fatter on bulkier teams that provide entry hazard support, form good defensive cores with Clefable, and appreciate a hard stop to various opposing threats. Gliscor, Ting-Lu, Samurott-Hisui Hisuian Samurott, and Garganacl are all teammates great at putting up hazards on against balance teams, and they appreciate the ability of Unaware Clefable to check opposing setup sweepers long-term. Unlike Magic Guard variants, Unaware Clefable hates incoming Knock Off, (AC) as taking hazard damage greatly limits its ability to check various threats, so Gliscor and Corviknight can be good at helping absorb these Knock Offs. Teammates that focus on removing the hazards, such as Corviknight, Great Tusk, Iron Treads, and Weezing-Galar Galarian Weezing, can help as well. Lastly, (I don't think 'lastly' works here because it's not the last point) with how threatening Dragonite and Iron Defense + Body Press Zamazenta are in the tier, teams that struggle with these and other setup threats will generally appreciate Unaware Clefable being able to shut them down. However, Clefable still has to watch out for Adamant Tera Blast Flying from Dragonite and Zamazenta sets with steel Steel-type coverage. Other Pokemon with super effective coverage also threaten Clefable, such as Gholdengo, Kingambit, Iron Moth, and Darkrai. Clefable also has to heavily fear opposing Pokemon that can poison it, such as Pecharunt and Slowking-Galar Galarian Slowking, so teammates that don't fear poison such as Corviknight, Slowking-Galar Galarian Slowking, and Garganacl are appreciated. Another approach is to use Tera Poison or Tera Steel to turn the tables on these threats, potentially even using them as setup fodder. Gliscor is a particular standout answer to Unaware Clefable, as it threatens Clefable with Toxic, beats both Tera Poison and Tera Steel sets with Earthquake, cares little about Thunder Wave and Knock Off, and can generally heal up Moonblast damage without too much difficulty. (AP) Consequently, so teammates such as Ogerpon-Wellspring Ogerpon-W, Kyurem, Darkrai, and Swords Dance Gliscor that can pressure it Gliscor are appreciated. When attempting to act as a win condition wincon, Unaware Clefable greatly fears Encore from Pokemon such as Ogerpon, (do you mean Ogerpon-W here? Just Ogerpon on its own is the Grass one) Dragonite, Tinkaton, and Iron Valiant (RC); (ASC) and Psychic Noise from Latios, Hatterene, and Primarina can also nastily prevent Clefable from healing up. Teammates such as Corviknight, Ting-Lu, and Iron Crown who that can switch into these moves are appreciated to maintain Clefable's longevity.
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Thank you, updates made! I rephrased the anti-wincon section in the first paragraph into "If Clefable is meant to predominantly tackle the opponent's wincons", let me know if additional revisions are needed here or anywhere else.
 
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