Here's a nice little Sweep-Breaker set I came up with. It helps prevent Opponent Set Ups / Sweeps while abusing Prankster
Klefki @ Leftovers
Ability: Prankster
EVs: 196 HP / 208 Def / 104 SpD
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Thunder Wave / HP Fire / Substitute
- Spikes
- Torment
- Dazzling Gleam
Torment is the star here and In my opinion a very underrate move on Klefki. This set is designed specifically to halt any mon that needs some sort of set up or assist to gain momentum. I can't really show calcs like I normally like to do, but I can (with confidence) say that Torment discourages Set up mons and Hazard Set mons. Torment prevents the quick stack of hazards, and multiple SD/CM/ect. In some cases, this can encourage a switch. I've noticed a lot of success against mons that normally hit heavy (Volc, Mamo, Luca, ect), locking them out of a choice/LO move pressures the opponent, putting them in an awkward and unexpected situation since most of those mons aren't running more than one coverage move.
Torment also halts other spikers. I think everyone would agree that Klefki is the best spike setter in UU right now. Torment only makes it Better by preventing other setters from, well, setting. This puts every other setter at a disadvantage. On top of that, Roar Spam / Whirlwind spam is denied via Torment, which (again) helps Keys set up spikes or even deal damage.
Let's talk about the damage output of this set. Dazzling Gleam has OHKO potential against most threats that take Fairy STAB Damage. HP Fire is (at it's core) nothing more than a coverage move, which is why I suggest Substitute....which I have a few nice words about.
I would honestly run Sub > T-wave. Sub > T-wave gives you more time and chances to abuse Torment and upset / frustrate your opponent. Originally, I didn't like Sub on this set originally But I've now found it to be better than the original optional moves for reasons stated above.
Overall, I absolutely LOVE this set and am now currently running it in place of the Sparrow set on the HO team they built and RMT'd recently.
Please feel free to try this out, give me some feedback, and enjoy this week's NBT! Thank you for reading.