Countering clefable?

i got wrecked by it once, then I tried it out, resulthere. and decided that it has some OP in it. so how do you counter one with ingrain baton passed from smeargle?

clefable@leftiestrait: magic guardcalm natureEVs: 252 sp.def/ 252 hp/ 4 def-charge beam-cosmic power-soft-boiled-stored power

Pleaselog inorregisterto add a comment.

Anyway, your opponent was sub par, full special attack team, including Cloyster. No experienced player would have given you the chance to set up so much.

252+ Atk Choice Band Technician Scizor Bullet Punch vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Clefable: 284-336 (72 - 85.2%) – guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery252+ Atk Technician Mega Scizor Bullet Punch vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Clefable: 212-252 (53.8 - 63.9%) – guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

As you can see it isn’t going to be taking many powerful attacks like that. And that’s defensive Clefable. Lets look at Specially Defensive

So hit it with powerful physical Steel and Poison STAB and watch it die~Tell me more about how it’s going to take on SD Talonflame, SD Aegislash, SD Lucario etc.

4 . Put it to sleep. That was Magic Guard variant, so Sleep will still affect it anyway5. Boost alongside with it. If you get the same boosts as it does, you’re back on level ground. Apart from Stored Power wrecking you.6. If paired with Smeargle - take smeargle down. You should be able to. Smeargle generally carries sash, as a single half-decent hit will take it down to 1 HP, It’ll probably use spore, switch out and hit it with a faster Pokemon. Smeargle dead. Now you can phaze out Clefable at will without any ingrain popping up.7. Trick it any choice item while it’s still boosting. Have fun Clefable, now you’re stuck using Cosmic Power.

Ok, you’ve got two great answer here, but they both left out one of the best set-up counters

Scarf Ditto can switch in on any Pokemon that has set-up, DDance Dragonite, Gyarados, Clefable, anything, and sweep your opponent’s team from there. Also makes a great revenge killer.

If I understand, you were wrecked by that Clefable, then you copied it and use it to wreck ?Assuming you run this set,Drapionwill tank Stored Power and will set up Swords Dance comfortably, and with sniper, SubLansat will be a problem.Krookodile, if you use it in UU because Clefable is RU, will tank each move you can use, with Taunt for blocking Softboiled, typing to resist your two attacks and will simply do repeated Earthquake.Honchkrow, like Krookodile, will have to watch out Charge Beam, but otherwise, it packs Haze, Defog and Superpower for killing. If you do it in OU, thenAlakazamwill mock Clefable by giving it a ugly Scarf, and then will disappear, leaving place toTauntuser,Set upusers orSweepers. Sempiternus talked about Scizor. Scizor is effectively THE counter when banded. Opposing teams were noobs or not ready, but you can’t be that lucky to wreck team with the evolution of original animé mascot which lacked testosterone, and for which reason, gave its place to Pikachu.Volcaronasets up Quiver Dance and will set up the same total of stats, but will kill Clefable if you are not ready with the special attack boost. All of your setup is ruined by a Dark Pokémon in the tier. Do not ever use it in Ubers.