In FireRed & LeafGreen, Don't let Clefable's 483 base stat total fool you. Magic Guard is what makes it tick. It punches way above its weight class. We rate it C-Tier. Soft Boiled with Leftovers is the standard set.

What is Clefable weak to?

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

What is the best ability for Clefable?

In FireRed & LeafGreen, Run Magic Guard on Clefable. It's the ability that defines how you build around it and the main reason it holds a competitive niche. Clefable also gets Cute Charm and Unaware, but they don't compare.

What role does Clefable play in battle?

In FireRed & LeafGreen, 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 are the best moves for Clefable?

For FireRed & LeafGreen, the core moveset is Soft Boiled, Seismic Toss, Thunder Wave, and Cosmicpower. Soft Boiled leads at 20% usage. This set covers the balanced role with a mix of damage and utility.

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 EVs, 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

Cute CharmTop Pick

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

Magic Guard

Protects against damage not directly caused by a move.

UnawareHANot in game

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

EV Yield

HP+3AtkDefSpASpDSpe

Strong HP training target

Pokedex Entries

It has an acute sense of hearing. It can easily hear a pin being dropped nearly 1,100 yards away.

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 III Type Chart

Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Fighting

½xResist

None

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Ghost

STAB

No super-effective STAB

How to Beat Clefable in FireRed & LeafGreen (Best Counters)

In FireRed & LeafGreen, Heracross's Megahorn hits Clefable for 49-57%.

Heracross BugFighting	B
Recommended Build AbilitySwarm ItemSalacberry NatureJolly Moves MegahornSTAB Rock Slide Swords Dance SubstituteUtility Damage vs Clefable Megahorn 49-57% Rock Slide 20-24% View Heracross builds →
Machamp Fighting	B
Recommended Build AbilityGuts ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves Rock Slide Cross Chop Hidden Power Ghost Bulk Up Damage vs Clefable Rock Slide 23-27% View Machamp builds →

FireRed & LeafGreen 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 27 partners from the Fairy egg group. Notable egg moves include Amnesia, Belly Drum, Metronome and 5 more.

Egg Groups

Fairy

Gender

♂25.0%♀75.0%

Hatch Time

10 cycles·2,570 steps

Fast~3 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

8moves

Breed With (best first)

FireRed & LeafGreen Clefable Best Moveset

This is a pure walling set. Leftovers provides passive recovery each turn so Clefable sticks around, and the Bold nature reinforces physical wall. Soft-Boiled handles sustain while Cutecharm does work passively.

Best Build

Experimental

Wall

Ability

Cute Charm

Item

LeftoversSUSTAIN

Best Nature for Clefable

Bold+DEF

Clefable best EVs are HP and Defense

EVs

Def

SpD

Wall Moveset

Soft BoiledSTAB
Seismic Toss
Thunder Wave
Cosmic Power

Recommended Teammates

DugtrioDecent

MagnetonDecent

StarmieDecent

Moves

Blizzard and Fire Blast 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

Minimize

———20Normal

Lv 1

Sing

——5515Normal

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

——10015Normal

TM14

Blizzard

C120705Ice

TM31

Brick Break

D7510015Fighting

TM04

Calm Mind

C——20Psychic

TM28

Dig

—6010010Ground

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM42

Facade

C7010020Normal

TM38

Fire Blast

C120855Fire

TM35

Flamethrower

C9510015Fire

HM05

Flash

——7020Normal

TM01

Focus Punch-3

C15010020Fighting

TM21

Frustration

——10020Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM15

Hyper Beam

B150905Normal

TM13

Ice Beam

C9510010Ice

TM23

Iron Tail

D1007515Steel

TM16

Light Screen

C——30Psychic

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM29

Psychic

C9010010Psychic

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM33

Reflect

D——20Psychic

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM20

Safeguard

D——25Normal

TM43

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

TM30

Shadow Ball

C8010015Ghost

TM34

Shock Wave

—60—20Electric

TM49

Snatch+4

———10Dark

TM22

Solar Beam

C12010010Grass

HM04

Strength

—8010015Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM25

Thunder

C1207010Electric

TM24

Thunderbolt

C9510015Electric

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

TM03

Water Pulse

—6010020Water

Egg Moves

Egg

Amnesia

D——20Psychic

Egg

Belly Drum

D——10Normal

Egg

Metronome

D——10Normal

Egg

Mimic

———10Normal

Egg

Present

D—9015Normal

Egg

Splash

———40Normal

Egg

Substitute

C——10Normal

Egg

Wish

C——10Normal

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Body Slam

C8510015Normal

Tutor

Counter-5

D—10020Fighting

Tutor

Double-Edge

B12010015Normal

Tutor

Dream Eater

—10010015Psychic

Tutor

Mega Kick

—120755Normal

Tutor

Mega Punch

—808520Normal

Tutor

Metronome

D——10Normal

Tutor

Mimic

———10Normal

Tutor

Seismic Toss

A—10020Fighting

Tutor

Soft-Boiled

S——5Normal

Tutor

Substitute

C——10Normal

Tutor

Thunder Wave

A—10020Electric

Reminder Moves

Rem

Charm

——10020Normal

Rem

Cosmic Power

A——20Psychic

Rem

Defense Curl

———40Normal

Rem

Encore

B—1005Normal

Rem

Follow Me+2

———20Normal

Rem

Growl

——10040Normal

Rem

Light Screen

C——30Psychic

Rem

Magical Leaf

—60—20Grass

Rem

Meteor Mash

D908510Steel

Rem

Moonlight

D——5Normal

Rem

Pound

—4010035Normal

Rem

Sweet Kiss

——7510Normal

How to Get Clefable in FireRed & LeafGreen

This 3-stage chain starts with Cleffa, a baby that doesn't spawn wild. Breed Clefairy at the nursery to hatch one, then level through the stages to reach Clefable.

How to Obtain Clefable in FireRed & LeafGreen

To get Clefable, start by catching Cleffa through walking and gift encounters at Lv. 8-12. The chain covers 1 catchable stage before reaching the final form.

Step 1Breed Cleffa from Clefairy
Breed from Clefairy at the Day Care.
Friendship
Step 2Catch or Evolve Clefairy
Mt. Moon - 1F
FireRedGrass Lv.8 Cave
RareEarly
Mt. Moon - 1F
LeafGreenGrass Lv.8 Cave
RareEarly
Mt. Moon - B2F
LeafGreenGrass Lv.10-12 Cave
RareEarly
Mt. Moon - B2F
FireRedGrass Lv.10-12 Cave
RareEarly
Celadon City - Game Corner
FireRedGift from NPC Lv.8 City
LimitedEarly
Purchase: 500 coins
Celadon City - Game Corner
LeafGreenGift from NPC Lv.12 City
LimitedEarly
Purchase: 750 coins
or evolve from Cleffa (Step 1)
Moon Stone
Step 3Clefable ✓

Clefable Guide

In FireRed & LeafGreen, Don't let Clefable's 483 base stat total fool you. Magic Guard is what makes it tick. It punches way above its weight class. We rate it C-Tier. Soft Boiled with Leftovers is the standard set.
In FireRed & LeafGreen, Clefable's biggest threats include Machamp (Fighting), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Only 1 weakness means fewer dedicated counters to worry about.
In FireRed & LeafGreen, Run Magic Guard on Clefable. It's the ability that defines how you build around it and the main reason it holds a competitive niche. Clefable also gets Cute Charm and Unaware, but they don't compare.
In FireRed & LeafGreen, 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.
For FireRed & LeafGreen, the core moveset is Soft Boiled, Seismic Toss, Thunder Wave, and Cosmicpower. Soft Boiled leads at 20% usage. This set covers the balanced role with a mix of damage and utility.

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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