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Cleffa
Star Shape Pokémon
In silhouette, they resemble twinkling starlight. When shooting stars rain from the night sky, Cleffa gather in numbers and dance as though they are indeed incarnations of the stars.
Cleffa Profile
- Height
- 0.3 m
- Weight
- 3.0 kg
- Abilities
- Cute Charm, Magic Guard, Friend Guard (hidden)
- Egg groups
- Undiscovered
- Habitat
- Mountain
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Catch rate
- 150 / 255 (59%)
- Gender
- 25% ♂ / 75% ♀
- Introduced
- Generation II
Cleffa Base Stats
Base stats are the starting point — a real Cleffa's stats also depend on its Nature, EVs and IVs.
Attacking Cleffa?
Cleffa Resistances
Avoid these — Cleffa is strong against these attack types
See the full Cleffa weakness guide — best counters included →
Cleffa Evolutions
High friendship
Moon Stone
Where to Catch Cleffa
In Crystal, Cleffa can be found at 1 location — highlighted on the Johto map. Hover or tap a glowing spot for details.
Cleffa Moves
Star up to 4 moves to build a battle set, then open the Party battle planner to see which Pokémon and move beats any opponent.
| ★ | Move | Type | Category | Learn | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copycat | Normal | Status | Lv. 1 | — | — | 20 | |
| Pound | Normal | Physical | Lv. 1 | 40 | 100% | 35 | |
| Splash | Normal | Status | Lv. 1 | — | — | 40 | |
| Sing | Normal | Status | Lv. 4 | — | 55% | 15 | |
| Sweet Kiss | Fairy | Status | Lv. 8 | — | 75% | 10 | |
| Disarming Voice | Fairy | Special | Lv. 12 | 40 | — | 15 | |
| Encore | Normal | Status | Lv. 16 | — | 100% | 5 | |
| Charm | Fairy | Status | Lv. 20 | — | 100% | 20 | |
| Alluring Voice | Fairy | Special | TM / HM | 80 | 100% | 10 | |
| Amnesia | Psychic | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 20 | |
| Body Slam | Normal | Physical | TM / HM | 85 | 100% | 15 | |
| Calm Mind | Psychic | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 20 | |
| Chilling Water | Water | Special | TM / HM | 50 | 100% | 20 | |
| Dazzling Gleam | Fairy | Special | TM / HM | 80 | 100% | 10 | |
| Dig | Ground | Physical | TM / HM | 80 | 100% | 10 | |
| Draining Kiss | Fairy | Special | TM / HM | 50 | 100% | 10 | |
| Endeavor | Normal | Physical | TM / HM | — | 100% | 5 | |
| Endure | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 10 | |
| Facade | Normal | Physical | TM / HM | 70 | 100% | 20 | |
| Fake Tears | Dark | Status | TM / HM | — | 100% | 20 | |
| Fire Blast | Fire | Special | TM / HM | 110 | 85% | 5 | |
| Flamethrower | Fire | Special | TM / HM | 90 | 100% | 15 | |
| Fling | Dark | Physical | TM / HM | — | 100% | 10 | |
| Grass Knot | Grass | Special | TM / HM | — | 100% | 20 | |
| Gravity | Psychic | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 5 | |
| Helping Hand | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 20 | |
| Hyper Voice | Normal | Special | TM / HM | 90 | 100% | 10 | |
| Icy Wind | Ice | Special | TM / HM | 55 | 95% | 15 | |
| Light Screen | Psychic | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 30 | |
| Magical Leaf | Grass | Special | TM / HM | 60 | — | 20 | |
| Metronome | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 10 | |
| Misty Terrain | Fairy | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 10 | |
| Play Rough | Fairy | Physical | TM / HM | 90 | 90% | 10 | |
| Protect | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 10 | |
| Psybeam | Psychic | Special | TM / HM | 65 | 100% | 20 | |
| Psychic | Psychic | Special | TM / HM | 90 | 100% | 10 | |
| Psyshock | Psychic | Special | TM / HM | 80 | 100% | 10 | |
| Rain Dance | Water | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 5 | |
| Reflect | Psychic | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 20 | |
| Rest | Psychic | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 5 | |
| Shadow Ball | Ghost | Special | TM / HM | 80 | 100% | 15 | |
| Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 10 | |
| Solar Beam | Grass | Special | TM / HM | 120 | 100% | 10 | |
| Stored Power | Psychic | Special | TM / HM | 20 | 100% | 10 | |
| Substitute | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 10 | |
| Sunny Day | Fire | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 5 | |
| Swift | Normal | Special | TM / HM | 60 | — | 20 | |
| Tera Blast | Normal | Special | TM / HM | 80 | 100% | 10 | |
| Thunder Wave | Electric | Status | TM / HM | — | 90% | 20 | |
| Trick | Psychic | Status | TM / HM | — | 100% | 10 | |
| Uproar | Normal | Special | TM / HM | 90 | 100% | 10 | |
| Water Pulse | Water | Special | TM / HM | 60 | 100% | 20 | |
| Zen Headbutt | Psychic | Physical | TM / HM | 80 | 90% | 15 | |
| Heal Pulse | Psychic | Status | Egg | — | — | 10 | |
| Present | Normal | Physical | Egg | — | 90% | 15 | |
| Tickle | Normal | Status | Egg | — | 100% | 20 | |
| Wish | Normal | Status | Egg | — | — | 10 |
Cleffa Questions & Answers
- What is Cleffa weak to?
- Cleffa takes extra damage from Poison (2×) and Steel (2×) type attacks.
- What is Cleffa resistant to?
- Cleffa takes reduced damage from Fighting (½×), Bug (½×), and Dark (½×) type attacks and is immune to Dragon type attacks.
- What is Cleffa strong against?
- Cleffa's Fairy type attacks are super effective against Fighting, Dragon, and Dark Pokémon.
- What type is Cleffa?
- Cleffa is a Fairy-type Pokémon.
- What does Cleffa evolve into?
- Cleffa evolves into Clefairy.
- What are Cleffa's base stats?
- Cleffa has a base stat total of 218 — HP 50, Attack 25, Defense 28, Sp. Atk 45, Sp. Def 55, Speed 15.