In X & Y, 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 A-Tier. Moonblast with Leftovers is the standard set.

What is Clefable weak to?

In X & Y, Clefable's biggest threats include Gengar (Poison) and Steelix (Steel), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Only 2 weaknesses means fewer dedicated counters to worry about.

What is the best ability for Clefable?

In X & Y, 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 X & Y, Clefable fills the balanced role. It's a special attacker with base 95 Sp. Atk. 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 X & Y, the best way to handle Clefable: Super-effective STAB from faster Pokemon is the simplest answer. Poison and Steel-type attackers hit hardest.

Clefable - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Special

Balanced

ATier

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 Charm

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

Magic GuardTop Pick

Protects against damage not directly caused by a move.

UnawareHANiche

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

EV Yield

HP+3AtkDefSpASpDSpe

Strong HP training target

Pokedex Entries

Its hearing is so acute it can hear a pin drop over half a mile away. It lives on quiet mountains.

Clefable Weakness

Clefable is weak to Poison and Steel. On the flip side, it's immune to Dragon-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)	Poison, Steel
0.5x (Resist)	Fighting, Bug, Dark
0x (Immune)	Dragon

Type ChartGood

2Weak

3Resist

1Immune

Score+2

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Poison Steel

½xResist

Fighting Bug Dark

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Dragon

STAB (3)

Fighting Dragon Dark

How to Beat Clefable in X & Y (Best Counters)

ScraftyDrops Attack via Intimidate, sheds status via Shed Skin, excellent bulk DarkFighting	B
Recommended Build AbilityIntimidate ItemSitrus Berry NatureRelaxed Moves Fake Out Drain Punch Knock Off ProtectPriority Damage vs Clefable Drain Punch 10-12% Knock Off 9-11% View Scrafty builds →
LatiasOutspeeds, walls special sets DragonPsychic	B
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemColbur Berry NatureTimid Moves DefogUtility Healing Wish Thunder Wave Draco Meteor View Latias builds →
DusknoirWears down with Toxic, threatens with Toxic, excellent bulk Ghost	C
Recommended Build AbilityFrisk ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves Shadow Sneak Will O Wisp ToxicUtility ProtectPriority Damage vs Clefable Shadow Sneak 13-16% View Dusknoir builds →
ChesnaughtOutspeeds, walls physical sets GrassFighting	C
Recommended Build AbilityBulletproof ItemLeftovers NatureImpish Moves Drain Punch Spiky Shield SpikesHazard Leech Seed Damage vs Clefable Drain Punch 10-11% View Chesnaught builds →
SableyeRecovers with Recover, wears down with Toxic, threatens with Toxic DarkGhost	C
Recommended Build AbilityPrankster ItemMental Herb NatureCalm Moves Will O Wisp TauntUtility Confuse Ray ToxicUtility View Sableye builds →

X & Y 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

Fairy

Clefairy

Fairy

Clefable

Fairy

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 47 partners from the Fairy egg group. Notable egg moves include Amnesia, Aromatherapy, Belly Drum and 11 more.

Egg Groups

Fairy

Gender

♂25.0%♀75.0%

Hatch Time

10 cycles·2,570 steps

Fast~3 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

14moves

Breed With (best first)

X & Y 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 Magic Guard does work passively.

Best Build

Highly recommended

Ability

Magic Guard

Item

LeftoversSUSTAIN

Best Nature for Clefable

Bold+DEF

Clefable best EVs are HP and Defense

EVs

Def

SpD

Wall Moveset

MoonblastSTAB
Soft Boiled
Calm Mind
Thunder Wave

Recommended Teammates

ExcadrillDecent

Moves

Blizzard and Dream Eater bring the raw damage. But Clefable also picks up coverage across 12 types from TMs, making it tough to find a safe switch. You're not locked into one angle here.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Disarming Voice

—40—15Fairy

Lv 1

Double Slap

—158510Normal

Lv 1

Metronome

———10Normal

Lv 1

Minimize

———10Normal

Lv 1

Sing

D—5515Normal

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

D—10015Normal

TM14

Blizzard

C110705Ice

TM31

Brick Break

D7510015Fighting

TM04

Calm Mind

A——20Psychic

TM57

Charge Beam

D509010Electric

TM100

Confide

———20Normal

TM99

Dazzling Gleam

C8010010Fairy

TM28

Dig

D8010010Ground

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM85

Dream Eater

C10010015Psychic

TM49

Echoed Voice

D4010015Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM38

Fire Blast

C110855Fire

TM35

Flamethrower

B9010015Fire

TM70

Flash

D—10020Normal

TM56

Fling

D—10010Dark

TM52

Focus Blast

C120705Fighting

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM68

Giga Impact

C150905Normal

TM86

Grass Knot

D—10020Grass

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM15

Hyper Beam

B150905Normal

TM13

Ice Beam

C9010010Ice

TM59

Incinerate

—6010015Fire

TM16

Light Screen

C——30Psychic

TM98

Power-Up Punch

D4010020Fighting

TM17

Protect+4

A——10Normal

TM77

Psych Up

D——10Normal

TM29

Psychic

C9010010Psychic

TM03

Psyshock

C8010010Psychic

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM33

Reflect

C——20Psychic

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM67

Retaliate

—701005Normal

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM94

Rock Smash

—4010015Fighting

TM48

Round

D6010015Normal

TM20

Safeguard

C——25Normal

TM30

Shadow Ball

C8010015Ghost

TM88

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM22

Solar Beam

C12010010Grass

HM04

Strength

—8010015Normal

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM25

Thunder

C1107010Electric

TM73

Thunder Wave

A—10020Electric

TM24

Thunderbolt

C9010015Electric

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

Egg Moves

Egg

Amnesia

D——20Psychic

Egg

Aromatherapy

C——5Grass

Egg

Belly Drum

C——10Normal

Egg

Covet

—6010025Normal

Egg

Fake Tears

D—10020Dark

Egg

Heal Pulse

C——10Psychic

Egg

Metronome

———10Normal

Egg

Mimic

———10Normal

Egg

Misty Terrain

———10Fairy

Egg

Present

——9015Normal

Egg

Splash

———40Normal

Egg

Stored Power

D2010010Psychic

Egg

Tickle

——10020Normal

Egg

Wish

C——10Normal

Tutor Moves

Clefable can't learn any Tutor moves

Reminder Moves

Rem

After You

———15Normal

Rem

Bestow

———15Normal

Rem

Body Slam

D8510015Normal

Rem

Charm

D—10020Fairy

Rem

Copycat

———20Normal

Rem

Cosmic Power

D——20Psychic

Rem

Defense Curl

———40Normal

Rem

Encore

C—1005Normal

Rem

Follow Me+2

A——20Normal

Rem

Gravity

D——5Psychic

Rem

Growl

——10040Normal

Rem

Healing Wish

C——10Psychic

Rem

Lucky Chant

———30Normal

Rem

Magical Leaf

D60—20Grass

Rem

Meteor Mash

D909010Steel

Rem

Moonblast

S9510015Fairy

Rem

Moonlight

C——5Fairy

Rem

Pound

—4010035Normal

Rem

Stored Power

D2010010Psychic

Rem

Sweet Kiss

——7510Fairy

Rem

Wake-Up Slap

—7010010Fighting

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 4

Captivate

——10020Normal

Gen 3

Counter-5

D—10020Fighting

Gen 3

Double-Edge

C12010015Normal

Gen 3

Dynamic Punch

D100505Fighting

Gen 4

Endure+4

D——10Normal

Gen 4

Headbutt

D7010015Normal

Gen 3

Mega Kick

C120755Normal

Gen 3

Mega Punch

—808520Normal

Gen 4

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

Gen 4

Natural Gift

D—10015Normal

Gen 4

Rollout

D309020Rock

Gen 3

Seismic Toss

D—10020Fighting

Gen 3

Soft-Boiled

S——10Normal

Gen 5

Telekinesis

———15Psychic

Gen 5

Work Up

D——30Normal

How to Get Clefable in X & Y

Clefable isn't available in the wild in X & Y. Start by transferring Cleffa from Crystal, Diamond, or Legends: Arceus. The evolution path from Cleffa to Clefable is covered in the steps below.

How to Obtain Clefable in X & Y

Step 1Breed Cleffa from Clefairy
Also found in:
Crystal Diamond Platinum Sun Ultra Sun Brilliant Diamond
Friendship
Step 2Evolve into Clefairy
Also found in:
Crystal Diamond Platinum Sun Ultra Sun Brilliant Diamond
Moon Stone
Step 3Clefable ✓

Clefable Guide

In X & Y, 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 A-Tier. Moonblast with Leftovers is the standard set.
In X & Y, Clefable's biggest threats include Gengar (Poison) and Steelix (Steel), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Only 2 weaknesses means fewer dedicated counters to worry about.
In X & Y, 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 X & Y, Clefable fills the balanced role. It's a special attacker with base 95 Sp. Atk. At base 60 Speed, it won't be moving first often. And it's enough bulk to take a hit or two.
In X & Y, the best way to handle Clefable: Super-effective STAB from faster Pokemon is the simplest answer. Poison and Steel-type attackers hit hardest.

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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