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Counter guide · Steel · Gen V

What beats Klinklang?

The 5 hardest counters to Klinklang ranked by type effectiveness, base-stat total, and Speed. Blacephalon outspeeds and hits for 2× with fire-type STAB.

Klinklang
No. 601
Klinklang
Steel
BST 520 · Speed 90 · Atk 100 · SpA 70

Top 5 counters

  1. #1
    Blacephalon
    No. 806
    Blacephalon
    Fire Ghost
    Hits Klinklang for 2× via fire-type STAB Takes ½× back from steel-type STAB Speed: 107 > 90 (outspeeds) Lean: Special (SpA 151)
  2. #2
    Iron Moth
    No. 994
    Iron Moth
    Fire Poison
    Hits Klinklang for 2× via fire-type STAB Takes ½× back from steel-type STAB Speed: 110 > 90 (outspeeds) Lean: Special (SpA 140)
  3. #3
    Keldeo
    No. 647
    Keldeo
    Water Fighting
    Hits Klinklang for 2× via fighting-type STAB Takes ½× back from steel-type STAB Speed: 108 > 90 (outspeeds) Lean: Special (SpA 129)
  4. #4
    Chi-Yu
    No. 1004
    Chi-Yu
    Dark Fire
    Hits Klinklang for 2× via fire-type STAB Takes ½× back from steel-type STAB Speed: 100 > 90 (outspeeds) Lean: Special (SpA 135)
  5. #5
    Gouging Fire
    No. 1020
    Gouging Fire
    Fire Dragon
    Hits Klinklang for 2× via fire-type STAB Takes ½× back from steel-type STAB Speed: 91 > 90 (outspeeds) Lean: Physical (Atk 115)

Klinklang's type weaknesses

2× weak to
Fire Fighting Ground
Immune to
Poison

How this list is computed

Each candidate is scored on best-STAB damage into Klinklang, the damage taken back, Speed comparison, base-stat total, and offensive lean (Attack vs Sp. Attack). Candidates that Klinklang hits super-effectively for 2× or more without taking comparable damage back are filtered out — they die first. Type-immune candidates are excluded entirely.

Counters are theoretical type-chart matchups, not damage calculations. Item, ability, and move-set choices can swing real battles. Use this list as a starting point, not a final answer.