Physical
Balanced
DTier
35Speed · Very Slow

Stats & Training

Nothing fancy in Clefairy's spread. It leans mixed with HP out front. And you'll get 2 HP stat exp per KO for it. Follows a fast 800K XP curve.

Base Stats
Avg
HP70
C
Attack45
D
Defense48
D
Sp. Atk60
C
Sp. Def65
C
Speed35
F
Total323
Details
Catch Rate
Moderate150 / 255
Growth Rate
Fast800,000 XP
Height0.6 m
2'00"Small
Weight7.5 kg
16.5 lbsFeather
Base XP113
Average
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.
Friend GuardHA
Decreases all direct damage taken by friendly Pokémon to 0.75×.
EV Yield
HP+2AtkDefSpASpDSpe
HP training target
Pokedex Entries

Though rarely seen, it becomes easier to spot, for some reason, on the night of a full moon.

Crystal

Clefairy Weakness

Clefairy's Normal typing leaves it vulnerable to Fighting. It shrugs off Ghost-type attacks completely. Clefairy's Normal typing only leaves 1 gap to cover.

Clefairy Weakness and Resistance Chart
DamageTypes
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 Clefairy in Crystal (Best Counters)
Machoke
Machoke
Fighting
D
Available Moves
Moves
  • Dynamic PunchTM01
  • Karate ChopLv. 15
  • Rock SmashTM08
Damage vs Clefairy
Dynamic Punch 2x
132-156%KO
Karate Chop 2x
69-81%
Rock Smash 2x
55-66%
View Machoke builds →

Crystal Evolution

Clefairy connects Cleffa to Clefable in this chain. At least one evolution here needs an evolution item. So far, HP got the biggest boost (+20 from Cleffa). The final form adds another 160 stats on top. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

3 Forms
Cleffa
#173Cleffa
High Friendship
Clefairy
#035Clefairy
Moon Stone
Moon Stone
Clefable
#036Clefable
Stat Comparison 3 Stages
Cleffa
Normal
Clefairy
Normal
Clefable
Normal
HP
50
70+20
95+25
ATK
25
45+20
70+25
DEF
28
48+20
73+25
SP.ATK
45
60+15
95+35
SP.DEF
55
65+10
90+25
SPE
15
35+20
60+25
BST
218D-Tier
323C-Tier+105
483A-Tier+160
ROLE
Balanced
Balanced
Balanced
TYPE
Special
Utility
Special

Breeding

Easy

Breed with Clefairy 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)
raichuazumarilltogeticpikachujumpluffmarillgranbullskiploomsnubbullhoppipclefablewigglytuff
12 of 16·

Crystal Clefairy Best Moveset

Best Build

Experimental
Support
Ability
Not in Gen 2
Item
LeftoversSUSTAIN
Nature
Not in Gen 2

Support Moveset

  • CounterSLOW -5Coverage
  • Thunder Wave
  • Ice Beam
  • MoonlightRecovery

Recommended Teammates

Haunter
HaunterGood
Graveler
GravelerGood
Weepinbell
WeepinbellGood

Moves

STAB runs through Strength and Headbutt for the basics, but Clefairy's real strength is the 10-type coverage spread. Ice and Psychic hit common defensive types, and the movepool keeps going.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Growl
D—10040Normal
Lv 1
Pound
—4010035Normal
Lv 4
Encore
C—1005Normal
Lv 8
Sing
D—5515Normal
Lv 13
Double Slap
—158510Normal
Lv 19
Minimize
———20Normal
Lv 26
Defense Curl
D——40Normal
Lv 34
Metronome
A——10Normal
Lv 43
Moonlight
A——5Normal
Lv 53
Light Screen
C——30Psychic

TM Moves

TM
TM45
Attract
D—10015Normal
TM14
Blizzard
D120705Ice
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
D120855Fire
TM48
Fire Punch
D7510015Fire
HM05
Flash
D—7020Normal
TM21
Frustration
D—10020Normal
TM02
Headbutt
D7010015Normal
TM10
Hidden Power
—6010015Normal
TM33
Ice Punch
D7510015Ice
TM23
Iron Tail
D1007515Steel
TM31
Mud-Slap
D2010010Ground
TM50
Nightmare
——10015Ghost
TM17
Protect+4
C——10Normal
TM09
Psych Up
D——10Normal
TM29
Psychic
A9010010Psychic
TM18
Rain Dance
C——5Water
TM44
Rest
C——10Psychic
TM27
Return
D—10020Normal
TM04
Rollout
D309020Rock
TM30
Shadow Ball
D8010015Ghost
TM35
Sleep Talk
C——10Normal
TM13
Snore
—4010015Normal
TM22
Solar Beam
C12010010Grass
HM04
Strength
D8010015Normal
TM11
Sunny Day
C——5Fire
TM34
Swagger
C—8515Normal
TM25
Thunder
D1207010Electric
TM41
Thunder Punch
D7510015Electric
TM06
Toxic
C—8510Poison
TM07
Zap Cannon
D100505Electric

Egg Moves

Egg
Egg
Amnesia
D——20Psychic
Egg
Belly Drum
C——10Normal
Egg
Metronome
A——10Normal
Egg
Mimic
——10010Normal
Egg
Present
D—9015Normal
Egg
Splash
———40Normal

Tutor Moves

Tut
Tutor
Flamethrower
D9510015Fire
Tutor
Ice Beam
A9510010Ice
Tutor
Thunderbolt
D9510015Electric

Reminder Moves

Rem
Rem
Charm
D—10020Normal
Rem
Icy Wind
D559515Ice
Rem
Sweet Kiss
——7510Normal

How to Get Clefairy in Crystal

Easy grab on Clefairy with decent spawn rates across 4 locations in early-game routes. The sorted list below shows the full spread so you can pick the most convenient spot.

Where To Catch Clefairy in Crystal

Cleffa is your first catch on the way to Clefairy. You'll find walking and gift encounters from Lv. 5-12 across 5 total spots in the chain.

  1. Cleffa
    Step 1Catch Cleffa
    Route 34
    Gift from NPC Lv.5 Route
    CommonEarly
    Hatch Odd Egg (random)
  2. Clefairy
    Step 2Clefairy ✓
    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)

Clefairy Guide

  • Get Clefairy to Clefable using a Moon Stone. At 323 BST, Clefairy is just the starting point.

  • In Crystal, For a casual playthrough, Clefairy works as a placeholder. normal coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Clefable. That's where the stats start mattering.

  • You can find Clefairy in Crystal. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 21 other games across the series.

  • Yes, Clefairy is in Crystal. It shows up in 22 games across the series.

Game Availability

Present since Red & Blue, Clefairy appears in 22 games spanning 10 generations. Gen 1 originals like Clefairy have the longest track record of availability in the series.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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