Which is better: Slowbro or Clefable?

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I’m playing Gen 8 OU. Slowbro gets Future Sight, Scald, Slack Off and Regenerator, plus it can put a decent dent in teams with Calm Mind-boosted attacks. Clefable gets Magic Guard, Wish, Soft-Boiled, and Stealth Rock. Which is better for Gen 8 OU, why is it better, and what’s a good set for them both?

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Well, here’s the Pros and Cons of eachSlowbroPros:•Superior stats to Clef•Regenerator is an amazing ability•Access to reliable recovery in Slack Off, Scald with a burn chance, Future Sight, and Calm Mind for setup.•Can work as a good trick room setterCons:•Not as good a movepool as Clef•5 weaknesses and no immunities•It’s a bulky water type, so it faces stiff competition from a certain crown-of-thorns starfish Water/Poison type in the tierClefablePros:•Magic Gaurd and Unaware are both amazing abilities. Magic Gaurd prevents any sort of chip damage, while Unaware annoys setup sweeprs.•Fairy is an extremely valuable typing, beating the common Fighting, Dark, and Dragons, and gives it an immunity to dragon.•One of the most versatile movepools of any Pokémon. It has Stealth Rock, Soft-Boiled, Wish, Teleport, Moonblast, and Calm Mind at it’s disposal.•It’s rated S tier lolCons:•Not-so-good stats•Not many resistances

Overall, I would preferClefablefor it’s awesome movepool, ability, and Fairy typing being valuable in OU.Now for the Movesets:Clefable@ LeftoversAbility:Magic Gaurd/UnawareNature:BoldEVs:252 HP/252 Def/4 SpA•Stealth Rock•Soft Boiled•Calm Mind•Moonblast

Slowbro@ Heavy-Duty BootsAbility:RegeneratorNature:BoldEVs:252 HP/252 Def/4 SpA•Slack Off•Teleport•Future Sight•Scald

Hope this helps!