Clefable DP - Worth as a tech.

[Scipio]

Been looking at some random DP cards when I noted Clefable DP. For those who don't know it from the top of their heads, here's a refresher:

Clefable LV37 - HP90 - :colorless
:colorless:colorless Double Slap 30x
Flip 2 coins. This attack does 30 damage times the number of heads.
:colorless:colorless:colorless Metronome
Choose 1 of the Defending Pokémon's attacks. Metronome copies that attack except for its energy cost. (You must still do anything else in order to use that attack) Clefable preforms that attack.

Weakness: :fighting: +20
Retreat: :colorless:colorless

I think this can be a tricky card, in particular if you use stuff like Scramble Energy (Which allows you to Metronome stuff like Electivire or Infernape) or Boost Energy. Its pre-evo, Clefairy, is solid 60 HP with an Insta-Sleep attack, which can disable certain starts.
Not saying Clefable is anything meta-breaking, but I just think that it could do more then given credit for. Copying an Empoleon's attack for example isn't a bad thing.

 

[Ikari]

Been looking at some random DP cards when I noted Clefable DP. For those who don't know it from the top of their heads, here's a refresher:

Clefable LV37 - HP90 - :colorless
:colorless:colorless Double Slap 30x
Flip 2 coins. This attack does 30 damage times the number of heads.
:colorless:colorless:colorless Metronome
Choose 1 of the Defending Pokémon's attacks. Metronome copies that attack except for its energy cost. (You must still do anything else in order to use that attack) Clefable preforms that attack.

Weakness: :fighting: +20
Retreat: :colorless:colorless

I think this can be a tricky card, in particular if you use stuff like Scramble Energy (Which allows you to Metronome stuff like Electivire or Infernape) or Boost Energy. Its pre-evo, Clefairy, is solid 60 HP with an Insta-Sleep attack, which can disable certain starts.
Not saying Clefable is anything meta-breaking, but I just think that it could do more then given credit for. Copying an Empoleon's attack for example isn't a bad thing.

A bad copy of the Jungle one...

Just think in what you said:

- Copying Empoleon = You do 70 for 3... the same as empoleon... and it doesn't OHKO Empoleon...
- Copying Ape = 90 for 3... Ape can do 90 for 2... and he OHKO you...

and, if you use Boost the next turn you are energyless... and that's bad...

 

[PSYCO829]

its not a bad idea, we just need a good pokemon it works with

 

[fragnito]

ikari: you then have both in the same pokemon, and you dont need both empoleon and infernape

 

[skarmory777]

I'd rather use Mew(star). He copies their attacks and can run with castform. I mean, he might be tech worthy in the new format but i'd prolly just stick to mew right now.

 

[Ikari]

ikari: you then have both in the same pokemon, and you dont need both empoleon and infernape

I'm just saying that if you want to counter Ape/Poleon, dont use a Clefable. The Metronome attack is nice, i'm agree with that, but 3 Energy its to high... and if you use Scramble and Copy Flare Bitz, Cleflable will be discharged the other turn...

 

[Rai]

Clefable's issue is having low HP and needing energy thrusted onto it.

I find Fire Starters make up for the Low HP (giving Fire back onto the bench quickly after a knock out), gives obvious energy acceleration, and you can combo it with Holon FF to have no weakness (which is in Clefable's case a BIG deal. Fighting Weakness with that HP? Yikes... Lucario LV.X, Rampardos, and Exeggutor d all one shot it. ._.").

But that's just me.