Is Klefki Good in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Playthrough?
Available wild in Hoenn. Steel/Fairy with AbilityPrankster giving priority to status moves. Sets up MoveThunder Wave and MoveSpikes before anything can attack. Handles Drake with Fairy coverage. Not a damage dealer, but the support utility is excellent.
Klefki resists most of Roxanne's coverage and hits back hard.
Klefki resists most of Brawly's coverage and hits back hard.
Wattson's typing presses Klefki's defenses.
Flannery's team hits Klefki's weaknesses hard.
Klefki trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Klefki trades roughly evenly with Winona's team.
Klefki has the type edge here and should clean up Tate & Liza's team.
Klefki trades roughly evenly with Wallace's team.
Klefki resists most of Sidney's coverage and hits back hard.
Klefki has the type edge here and should clean up Phoebe's team.
Klefki has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Klefki has the type edge here and should clean up Drake's team.
Klefki trades roughly evenly with Steven's team.
Catch Klefki on Route 113 (walking, Lv 18, common). DexNav.
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Klefki Locations
high spawn rates in mid-game routes across 2 locations. Klefki's one of the easier catches on the list. Knock it out fast and save your time for harder targets.
Best Locations to Catch Klefki in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
Klefki Weakness
Klefki's Steel/Fairy typing leaves it vulnerable to Fire and Ground. It shrugs off Poison and Dragon-type attacks completely. It resists 9 types, so it can switch into a lot of moves safely. With 57 HP and balanced defenses, Klefki can afford to eat a neutral hit or two.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Ground |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Normal, Grass, Ice, Flying, Psychic, Rock, Dark, Fairy |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Bug |
| 0x (Immune) | Poison, Dragon |
What is Klefki Weak Against
FortressBest Pokemon Against Klefki
 Monferno FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 101 Gift) | ||
 Combusken FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) | ||
 Quilava Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cyndaquil (Route 101 Gift) | ||
 Pignite FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tepig (Route 101 Gift) | ||
 Marshtomp WaterGround | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Mudkip (Route 101 Gift) | ||
 Torkoal Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Klefki View Torkoal builds →Overheat 2x110-130%KO Bulldoze 2x33-40% | ||
Combusken FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Klefki View Combusken builds →Overheat 2x110-130%KO Dig 2x43-52% | ||
Monferno FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Klefki View Monferno builds →Overheat 2x104-122%KO Dig 2x42-49% | ||
 Sandslash Ground | C | |
 Flareon Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Klefki View Flareon builds →Overheat 2x119-141%KO Dig 2x63-74% | ||
Torkoal Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Klefki View Torkoal builds →Overheat 2x111-131%KO Bulldoze 2x33-40% | ||
Combusken FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Klefki View Combusken builds →Overheat 2x111-131%KO Dig 2x46-54% | ||
Monferno FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Klefki View Monferno builds →Overheat 2x105-124%KO Dig 2x41-49% | ||
Sandslash Ground | C | |
Flareon Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Klefki View Flareon builds →Overheat 2x122-145%KO Dig 2x61-73% | ||
 Torterra GrassGround | C | |
Torkoal Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Klefki View Torkoal builds →Overheat 2x113-133%KO Bulldoze 2x36-42% | ||
 Camerupt FireGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Klefki View Camerupt builds →Overheat 2x132-157%KO Earth Power 2x93-110%KO | ||
Combusken FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Klefki View Combusken builds →Overheat 2x113-133%KO Dig 2x44-53% | ||
Sandslash Ground | C | |
 Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Klefki View Blaziken builds →Overheat 2x136-160%KO Dig 2x59-70% | ||
 Infernape FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Klefki View Infernape builds →Overheat 2x132-155%KO Dig 2x52-62% | ||
 Emboar FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tepig (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Klefki View Emboar builds →Overheat 2x125-148%KO Bulldoze 2x45-53% | ||
Torterra GrassGround | C | |
Flareon Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Klefki View Flareon builds →Flare Blitz 2x140-165%KO Dig 2x63-75% | ||
Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Klefki View Blaziken builds →Overheat 2x135-160%KO Earthquake 2x72-85% | ||
 Rhydon GroundRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Klefki View Rhydon builds →Earthquake 2x116-138%KO Fire Blast 2x39-46% | ||
Infernape FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Klefki View Infernape builds →Overheat 2x127-150%KO Earthquake 2x64-75% | ||
Torterra GrassGround | C | |
Emboar FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tepig (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Klefki View Emboar builds →Overheat 2x125-148%KO Earthquake 2x74-87% | ||
 Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Klefki View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 2x147-173%KO Earthquake 2x83-97% | ||
 Heatran FireSteel | A | |
Obtain MethodScorched Slab Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Klefki View Heatran builds →Overheat 2x154-182%KO Earth Power 2x71-84% | ||
 Volcarona BugFire | B | |
 Excadrill GroundSteel | S | |
Emboar FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tepig (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Klefki View Emboar builds →Flare Blitz 2x132-156%KO Earthquake 2x73-86% | ||
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Garchomp's Earthquake hits Klefki for 53-62%. Excadrill's Earthquake hits Klefki for 54-64%.
S | ||
Recommended Build AbilityRough Skin ItemRocky Helmet NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Klefki View Garchomp builds →Earthquake 2x53-62% | ||
S | ||
Recommended Build AbilityMold Breaker ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Klefki View Excadrill builds →Earthquake 2x54-64% Rapid Spin7-8% | ||
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemChoice Band NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Klefki View Weavile builds →Knock Off12-14% Ice Shard8-9% Pursuit8-9% | ||
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityMagic Guard ItemLeftovers NatureBold Moves
Damage vs Klefki View Clefable builds →Moonblast11-14% | ||
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityIron Barbs ItemLeftovers NatureRelaxed Moves View Ferrothorn builds →
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Klefki Evolutions
Klefki is what you get. No evolutions, but it breeds through one egg group with plenty of partners. Hatching is average hatch time. It's got 4 egg moves worth looking into. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Klefki easily with 56 breeding partners from the Mineral egg group. Pass egg moves like Iron Defense, Lock-On, Switcheroo and 1 more to offspring.
ORAS Klefki Best Moveset
Steel/Fairy with AbilityPrankster giving priority to MoveThunder Wave, MoveSpikes, and MoveSwagger. Steel resists Fairy while Fairy gives Dragon immunity. 80/91/87 bulk absorbs hits. The moveset earns A-tier through priority disruption on one of the best defensive type combinations in the format.
Best Build
Klefki best EVs are HP and Defense
Wall Moveset
- Thunder Wave
- Reflect
- Light Screen
- Spikes
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
You'll want to breed for Iron Defense and Lock-On on Klefki. These egg moves aren't just nice to have. Combined with STAB from Play Rough and Dazzling Gleam, they expand what Klefki can actually threaten in practice.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
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It never lets go of a key that it likes, so people give it the keys to vaults and safes as a way to prevent crime.
Klefki Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Guide
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Klefki looks average on paper at 470 BST. But Prankster is why it sees play. Build around that and it pulls its weight. C-Tier hazard setter on our tier list. Thunder Wave with Lightclay is the standard set.
Klefki gets Prankster and Magician. But Prankster is the one that matters. It's the centerpiece of every viable set. Build around that.
Klefki is a physical attacker with base 80 Attack. Enough bulk to take a hit or two, too. Speed tells the real story. Base 75 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. Fits the hazard setter role.
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, run Thunder Wave, Reflect, Light Screen, and Spikes on Klefki. Thunder Wave is the most common pick at 0% usage. This set covers the hazard setter role with a mix of damage and utility.
Game Availability
Since X & Y, Klefki has been obtainable in 7 games. A Generation 6 debut means a shorter history, but Klefki has appeared steadily across every generation since.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XYDebut
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves