In Crystal, Clefable has a 483 base stat total and ranks as C-Tier: a niche pick in Crystal's meta. It works best as a balanced. Moonlight with Leftovers is the standard set.

What is Clefable weak to?

In Crystal, Clefable's biggest threats include Machamp (Fighting), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Only 1 weakness means fewer dedicated counters to worry about.

What role does Clefable play in battle?

In Crystal, Clefable fills the balanced role. It's a physical attacker with base 70 Attack. At base 60 Speed, it won't be moving first often. And it's enough bulk to take a hit or two.

What counters Clefable?

In Crystal, the best way to handle Clefable: Super-effective STAB from faster Pokemon is the simplest answer. Fighting-type attackers hit hardest.

How do you use Clefable in battle?

In Crystal, Clefable plays as a balanced. Not the fastest, so pick your spots carefully.

Clefable - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Balanced

CTier

60Speed · Below Avg

Stats & Training

Clefable's spread isn't flashy. HP leads, Speed trails, 3 stats clear the bar. Very hard to catch and worth 3 HP stat exp, on a fast 800K XP curve.

Base Stats

Above

HP95

Attack70

Defense73

Sp. Atk95

Sp. Def90

Speed60

Total483

Details

Catch Rate

Difficult25 / 255

Growth Rate

Fast800,000 XP

Height1.3 m

Weight40.0 kg

Base XP217

Abilities

Abilities were introduced in Generation III. Shown below for reference.

Cute Charm

Has a 30% chance of infatuating attacking Pokémon on contact.

Magic Guard

Protects against damage not directly caused by a move.

UnawareHA

Ignores other Pokémon's stat modifiers for damage and accuracy calculation.

EV Yield

HP+3AtkDefSpASpDSpe

Strong HP training target

Pokedex Entries

Said to live in quiet, remote mountains, this type of fairy has a strong aversion to being seen.

Crystal

Clefable Weakness

Clefable is weak to Fighting. On the flip side, it's immune to Ghost-type moves entirely. With 95 HP and balanced defenses, Clefable can afford to eat a neutral hit or two.

Clefable Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Fighting
0x (Immune)	Ghost

Type ChartGood

1Weak

0Resist

1Immune

Score+1

Gen II Type Chart

Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
Special stat split into Sp.Atk and Sp.Def

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Fighting

½xResist

None

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Ghost

STAB

No super-effective STAB

How to Beat Clefable in Crystal (Best Counters)

In Crystal, Machamp's Earthquake hits Clefable for 35-42%.

Machamp Fighting	A
Recommended Build ItemLeftovers Moves Cross Chop Rock Slide Earthquake CurseSetup Damage vs Clefable Rock Slide 27-31% Earthquake 35-42% View Machamp builds →

Crystal Evolution

Clefable doesn't evolve through normal leveling. You'll need an evolution item to get here from Cleffa's line. Breed this form to get Cleffa eggs (quick to hatch). Evolving from Cleffa gave Clefable the biggest boost in Sp.Atk (+50), bringing the total to 483 stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

3 Forms

#173Cleffa

High Friendship

#035Clefairy

Moon Stone

#036Clefable

Stat Comparison 3 Stages

Cleffa

Normal

Clefairy

Normal

Clefable

Normal

70+20

95+25

ATK

45+20

70+25

DEF

48+20

73+25

SP.ATK

60+15

95+35

SP.DEF

65+10

90+25

SPE

35+20

60+25

BST

218D-Tier

323C-Tier+105

483A-Tier+160

ROLE

Balanced

TYPE

Special

Utility

Special

Breeding

Easy

Breed with Clefable to get Cleffa eggs easily using 16 partners from the Fairy egg group. Notable egg moves include Amnesia, Belly Drum, Metronome and 3 more.

Egg Groups

Fairy

Gender

♂25.0%♀75.0%

Hatch Time

10 cycles·2,570 steps

Fast~3 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

6moves

Breed With (best first)

Crystal Clefable Best Moveset

Best Build

Experimental

Utility

Ability

Not in Gen 2

Item

LeftoversSUSTAIN

Nature

Not in Gen 2

Utility Moveset

MoonlightRecovery
ReturnCoverage
Belly DrumSTAB
Iron Tail

Recommended Teammates

SnorlaxGood

CloysterDecent

RaikouDecent

Moves

Blizzard and Dream Eater bring the raw damage. But Clefable also picks up coverage across 10 types from TMs, making it tough to find a safe switch. You're not locked into one angle here.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Double Slap

—158510Normal

Lv 1

Metronome

D——10Normal

Lv 1

Moonlight

S——5Normal

Lv 1

Sing

D—5515Normal

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

D—10015Normal

TM14

Blizzard

C120705Ice

TM03

Curse

C——10Ghost

TM40

Defense Curl

D——40Normal

TM43

Detect+4

D——5Fighting

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM42

Dream Eater

—10010015Psychic

TM01

Dynamic Punch

D100505Fighting

TM20

Endure+4

D——10Normal

TM38

Fire Blast

C120855Fire

TM48

Fire Punch

D7510015Fire

HM05

Flash

D—7020Normal

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM02

Headbutt

C7010015Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM15

Hyper Beam

B150905Normal

TM33

Ice Punch

D7510015Ice

TM23

Iron Tail

B1007515Steel

TM31

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

TM50

Nightmare

——10015Ghost

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM09

Psych Up

D——10Normal

TM29

Psychic

C9010010Psychic

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

S—10020Normal

TM04

Rollout

D309020Rock

TM30

Shadow Ball

C8010015Ghost

TM35

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM13

Snore

—4010015Normal

TM22

Solar Beam

C12010010Grass

HM04

Strength

C8010015Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM34

Swagger

C—8515Normal

TM25

Thunder

C1207010Electric

TM41

Thunder Punch

D7510015Electric

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

TM07

Zap Cannon

D100505Electric

Egg Moves

Egg

Amnesia

D——20Psychic

Egg

Belly Drum

S——10Normal

Egg

Metronome

D——10Normal

Egg

Mimic

——10010Normal

Egg

Present

D—9015Normal

Egg

Splash

———40Normal

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Flamethrower

C9510015Fire

Tutor

Ice Beam

C9510010Ice

Tutor

Thunderbolt

C9510015Electric

Reminder Moves

Rem

Charm

D—10020Normal

Rem

Defense Curl

D——40Normal

Rem

Encore

C—1005Normal

Rem

Growl

D—10040Normal

Rem

Icy Wind

D559515Ice

Rem

Light Screen

C——30Psychic

Rem

Minimize

———20Normal

Rem

Pound

—4010035Normal

Rem

Sweet Kiss

——7510Normal

How to Get Clefable in Crystal

Clefable doesn't appear wild. Catch Cleffa instead, it shows up at solid rates. Evolve it through a special method to get Clefable. The 3-stage chain is mapped in the step cards below.

How to Obtain Clefable in Crystal

To get Clefable, start by catching Cleffa through walking and gift encounters at Lv. 5-12. The chain covers 2 catchable stages before reaching the final form.

Step 1Catch Cleffa
Route 34
Gift from NPC Lv.5 Route
CommonEarly
Hatch Odd Egg (random)
Friendship
Step 2Catch or Evolve Clefairy
Mt. Moon - 1F
Grass Lv.8-12 Cave
25%Early
Night
Route 3
Grass Lv.6 Route
5%Early
Night
Route 4
Grass Lv.6 Route
5%Early
Night
Mt. Moon - 1F
Grass Lv.8 Cave
5%Early
Morning/day
or evolve from Cleffa (Step 1)
Moon Stone
Step 3Clefable ✓

Clefable Guide

In Crystal, Clefable has a 483 base stat total and ranks as C-Tier: a niche pick in Crystal's meta. It works best as a balanced. Moonlight with Leftovers is the standard set.
In Crystal, Clefable's biggest threats include Machamp (Fighting), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Only 1 weakness means fewer dedicated counters to worry about.
In Crystal, Clefable fills the balanced role. It's a physical attacker with base 70 Attack. At base 60 Speed, it won't be moving first often. And it's enough bulk to take a hit or two.
In Crystal, the best way to handle Clefable: Super-effective STAB from faster Pokemon is the simplest answer. Fighting-type attackers hit hardest.
In Crystal, Clefable plays as a balanced. Not the fastest, so pick your spots carefully.

Game Availability

Clefable has been part of the series since Red & Blue, appearing in 22 titles across all 10 generations. As a Gen 1 original, it's one of the most consistently available Pokemon in the franchise.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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