In Legends: Arceus, Don't let Kleavor's 500 base stat total fool you. Sheer Force is what makes it tick. It punches way above its weight class. We rate it C-Tier as a wallbreaker.

What is Kleavor weak to?

In Legends: Arceus, Kleavor's biggest threats include Gyarados (Water), Aerodactyl (Rock), and Metagross (Steel), all carrying super-effective STAB moves.

What is the best ability for Kleavor?

In Legends: Arceus, Run Sheer Force on Kleavor. It's the ability that defines how you build around it and the main reason it holds a competitive niche. Kleavor also gets Swarm and Sharpness, but they don't compare.

What role does Kleavor play in battle?

In Legends: Arceus, Kleavor fills the wallbreaker role. It's a physical attacker with base 135 Attack. Base 85 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. And it's enough bulk to take a hit or two.

What counters Kleavor?

In Legends: Arceus, the best way to handle Kleavor: Status moves (Toxic, Will-O-Wisp) wear it down. Setup sweepers can use it as a boost opportunity. Special attackers bypass its physical bulk.

Kleavor - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Wallbreaker

CTier

85Speed · Above Avg

Stats & Training

Kleavor's all-in on Attack at the expense of Sp. Atk. The physical lean is obvious from the bars. Yields 3 Attack EVs and follows a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats

High

HP70

Attack135

Defense95

Sp. Atk45

Sp. Def70

Speed85

Total500

Details

Catch Rate

Difficult15 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height1.8 m

Weight89.0 kg

Base XP175

Abilities

Swarm

Strengthens bug moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less.

Sheer Force

Strengthens moves with extra effects to 1.3× their power, but prevents their extra effects.

SharpnessHA

Powers up slicing moves.

EV Yield

HPAtk+3DefSpASpDSpe

Strong Attack training target

Pokedex Entries

A violent creature that fells towering trees with its crude axes and shields itself with hard stone. If one should chance upon this Pokémon in the wilds, one’s only recourse is to flee.

Legends: Arceus

Kleavor Weakness

Kleavor is weak to Water, Rock, and Steel. Kleavor's physical bulk (base 95 Def) helps cushion physical weakness hits, but special attackers are the bigger threat.

Kleavor Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Water, Rock, Steel
0.5x (Resist)	Normal, Poison

Type ChartVulnerable

3Weak

2Resist

0Immune

Score-4

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Water Rock Steel

½xResist

Normal Poison

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (7)

Grass Psychic Dark Fire Ice Flying Bug

How to Beat Kleavor in Legends: Arceus (Best Counters)

Heatran FireSteel	S
Obtain MethodFirespit Island Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Iron HeadLv. 27 Ancient PowerLv. 12 Damage vs Kleavor Iron Head 2x 62-74% Ancient Power 2x 53-63% View Heatran builds →
Magnezone ElectricSteel	B
Available Move Moves Flash CannonLv. 25 Damage vs Kleavor Flash Cannon 2x 105-125%KO View Magnezone builds →
Lucario FightingSteel	B
Available Move Moves Bullet PunchLv. 5 Damage vs Kleavor Bullet Punch 2x 38-46% View Lucario builds →
Empoleon WaterSteel	C
Available Moves Moves LiquidationLv. 34 Flash CannonLv. 1 Water PulseLv. 18 BubbleLv. 6 Damage vs Kleavor Liquidation 2x 64-76% Flash Cannon 2x 92-109%KO Water Pulse 2x 71-84% Bubble 2x 47-56% View Empoleon builds →
Probopass RockSteel	C
Available Moves Moves Power GemLv. 34 Flash CannonLv. 38 Rock SlideLv. 25 Damage vs Kleavor Power Gem 2x 69-81% Flash Cannon 2x 69-81% Rock Slide 2x 41-48% View Probopass builds →

Legends: Arceus Evolution

Scyther's line splits into 2 evolutions, and Kleavor is the item path. Each sibling form needs a different method to obtain. Breed through Scyther to get eggs. Kleavor and Scizor share the same 500 total stats, but they're distributed differently. Check the comparison below to see where each one specializes. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Evolutions

#123Scyther

#212ScizorTrade + Metal Coat

#900KleavorUse Black Augurite

Stat Comparison 3 Stages

Scyther

BugFlying

Scizor

BugSteel

Kleavor

BugRock

ATK

110

130+20

135+25

DEF

100+20

95+15

SP.ATK

45-10

SP.DEF

70-10

SPE

105

65-40

85-20

BST

500B-Tier

500A-Tier

ROLE

Sweeper

Wallbreaker

TYPE

Physical

Breeding is not available in this game

Legends: Arceus Kleavor Best Moveset

Best Build

Legends: Arceus uses different battle mechanics.

Competitive build content is not applicable for this game. Select a main series game for builds.

Moves

Kleavor's movepool balances level-up moves with TM options. Consistent STAB comes from Stone Edge and X-Scissor, and Normal and Flying coverage and more keeps opponents from switching in for free. No major gaps here.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Quick Attack+1

D4010030Normal

Lv 6

Silver Wind

D601005Bug

Lv 11

Aerial Ace

C60—20Flying

Lv 14

Double Hit

D359010Normal

Lv 14

Stealth Rock

C——20Rock

Lv 18

Air Slash

D759515Flying

Lv 25

Swords Dance

C——20Normal

Lv 29

Stone Axe

—659015Rock

Lv 34

X-Scissor

B8010015Bug

Lv 43

Close Combat

B1201005Fighting

TM Moves

Kleavor can't learn any TM moves

Egg Moves

Kleavor doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Aerial Ace

C60—20Flying

Tutor

Calm Mind

C——20Psychic

Tutor

False Swipe

D4010040Normal

Tutor

Focus Energy

C——30Normal

Tutor

Giga Impact

B150905Normal

Tutor

Hyper Beam

C150905Normal

Tutor

Ominous Wind

—601005Ghost

Tutor

Psycho Cut

C7010020Psychic

Tutor

Rest

C——10Psychic

Tutor

Rock Slide

B759010Rock

Tutor

Rock Smash

D4010015Fighting

Tutor

Stealth Rock

C——20Rock

Tutor

Stone Edge

B100805Rock

Tutor

Swift

D60—20Normal

Tutor

X-Scissor

B8010015Bug

How to Get Kleavor in Legends: Arceus

Can't catch Kleavor directly. Start with Scyther at decent rates from the locations below, then evolve through a special method. The 2-stage line from Scyther to Kleavor is where the leveling time goes.

How to Obtain Kleavor in Legends: Arceus

Step 1Catch Scyther
Grandtree Arena
Grass
Uncommon
Primeval Grotto
Grass Cave
Uncommon
Black Augurite
Step 2Kleavor ✓

Kleavor Guide

In Legends: Arceus, Don't let Kleavor's 500 base stat total fool you. Sheer Force is what makes it tick. It punches way above its weight class. We rate it C-Tier as a wallbreaker.
In Legends: Arceus, Kleavor's biggest threats include Gyarados (Water), Aerodactyl (Rock), and Metagross (Steel), all carrying super-effective STAB moves.
In Legends: Arceus, Run Sheer Force on Kleavor. It's the ability that defines how you build around it and the main reason it holds a competitive niche. Kleavor also gets Swarm and Sharpness, but they don't compare.
In Legends: Arceus, Kleavor fills the wallbreaker role. It's a physical attacker with base 135 Attack. Base 85 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. And it's enough bulk to take a hit or two.
In Legends: Arceus, the best way to handle Kleavor: Status moves (Toxic, Will-O-Wisp) wear it down. Setup sweepers can use it as a boost opportunity. Special attackers bypass its physical bulk.

Game Availability

Introduced in Sword & Shield, Kleavor has appeared in 3 games across 3 generations. Later debuts mean fewer total appearances, but it's been a consistent presence since its introduction.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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