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Cleffa
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Cleffa

Star Shape Pokémon

Fairy

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

HP50
Attack25
Defense28
Sp. Atk45
Sp. Def55
Speed15
Total218

Base stats are the starting point — a real Cleffa's stats also depend on its Nature, EVs and IVs.

Attacking Cleffa?

Cleffa Weaknesses

Attack Cleffa with these types for extra damage

Cleffa Resistances

Avoid these — Cleffa is strong against these attack types

Cleffa Evolutions

CleffaCleffaFairy
High friendship
ClefairyClefairyFairy
Moon Stone
ClefableClefableFairy

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.

New Bark TownCherrygrove CityViolet CityAzalea TownGoldenrod CityEcruteak CityOlivine CityCianwood CityMahogany TownBlackthorn CityIndigo Plateau
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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.

★MoveTypeCategoryLearnPowerAcc.PP
CopycatNormalStatusLv. 1——20
PoundNormalPhysicalLv. 140100%35
SplashNormalStatusLv. 1——40
SingNormalStatusLv. 4—55%15
Sweet KissFairyStatusLv. 8—75%10
Disarming VoiceFairySpecialLv. 1240—15
EncoreNormalStatusLv. 16—100%5
CharmFairyStatusLv. 20—100%20
Alluring VoiceFairySpecialTM / HM80100%10
AmnesiaPsychicStatusTM / HM——20
Body SlamNormalPhysicalTM / HM85100%15
Calm MindPsychicStatusTM / HM——20
Chilling WaterWaterSpecialTM / HM50100%20
Dazzling GleamFairySpecialTM / HM80100%10
DigGroundPhysicalTM / HM80100%10
Draining KissFairySpecialTM / HM50100%10
EndeavorNormalPhysicalTM / HM—100%5
EndureNormalStatusTM / HM——10
FacadeNormalPhysicalTM / HM70100%20
Fake TearsDarkStatusTM / HM—100%20
Fire BlastFireSpecialTM / HM11085%5
FlamethrowerFireSpecialTM / HM90100%15
FlingDarkPhysicalTM / HM—100%10
Grass KnotGrassSpecialTM / HM—100%20
GravityPsychicStatusTM / HM——5
Helping HandNormalStatusTM / HM——20
Hyper VoiceNormalSpecialTM / HM90100%10
Icy WindIceSpecialTM / HM5595%15
Light ScreenPsychicStatusTM / HM——30
Magical LeafGrassSpecialTM / HM60—20
MetronomeNormalStatusTM / HM——10
Misty TerrainFairyStatusTM / HM——10
Play RoughFairyPhysicalTM / HM9090%10
ProtectNormalStatusTM / HM——10
PsybeamPsychicSpecialTM / HM65100%20
PsychicPsychicSpecialTM / HM90100%10
PsyshockPsychicSpecialTM / HM80100%10
Rain DanceWaterStatusTM / HM——5
ReflectPsychicStatusTM / HM——20
RestPsychicStatusTM / HM——5
Shadow BallGhostSpecialTM / HM80100%15
Sleep TalkNormalStatusTM / HM——10
Solar BeamGrassSpecialTM / HM120100%10
Stored PowerPsychicSpecialTM / HM20100%10
SubstituteNormalStatusTM / HM——10
Sunny DayFireStatusTM / HM——5
SwiftNormalSpecialTM / HM60—20
Tera BlastNormalSpecialTM / HM80100%10
Thunder WaveElectricStatusTM / HM—90%20
TrickPsychicStatusTM / HM—100%10
UproarNormalSpecialTM / HM90100%10
Water PulseWaterSpecialTM / HM60100%20
Zen HeadbuttPsychicPhysicalTM / HM8090%15
Heal PulsePsychicStatusEgg——10
PresentNormalPhysicalEgg—90%15
TickleNormalStatusEgg—100%20
WishNormalStatusEgg——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.