What does Cleffa evolve into?

Clefairy by leveling up is the mid-stage. Push through to Clefable using a Moon Stone for the final form. 218 BST right now won't cut it long-term.

Where can you catch Cleffa?

You can find Cleffa in Crystal. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 18 other games across the series.

What games is Cleffa in?

Yes, Cleffa is in Crystal. It shows up in 19 games across the series.

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

Cleffa - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Balanced

DTier

15Speed · Very Slow

Stats & Training

Nothing fancy in Cleffa's spread. It leans mixed with Sp. Def out front. And you'll get 1 Sp. Def stat exp per KO for it. Follows a fast 800K XP curve.

Base Stats

Below

HP50

Attack25

Defense28

Sp. Atk45

Sp. Def55

Speed15

Total218

Details

Catch Rate

Moderate150 / 255

Growth Rate

Fast800,000 XP

Height0.3 m

Weight3.0 kg

Base XP44

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

HPAtkDefSpASpD+1Spe

Special Defense training source

Pokedex Entries

If the impact site of a meteorite is found, this POKéMON is certain to be within the immediate area.

Crystal

Cleffa Weakness

Fighting moves hit Cleffa for super-effective damage. The upside? Ghost-type moves can't touch it at all. Cleffa's special bulk (base 55 Sp.Def) helps absorb special-type weaknesses, though physical moves exploit the lower Defense.

Cleffa 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 Cleffa in Crystal (Best Counters)

Tyrogue Fighting	D
Obtain MethodMt Mortar Gift Upcoming Move Moves View Tyrogue builds →

Crystal Evolution

Cleffa starts the chain as a baby form and evolves into Clefairy by leveling up. To get more eggs, breed the evolved versions. The evolved forms gain up to 265 total stats over Cleffa. 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

Unavailable

Undiscovered egg group

Crystal Cleffa Best Moveset

Best Build

Gen 2 build content has limited support (no abilities).

Try selecting a different game/generation filter, or check back later.

Moves

Without breeding, Cleffa misses out on Amnesia and Belly Drum. That's 6 egg moves adding depth that the base kit lacks. STAB comes from Headbutt and Hidden Power, with coverage across 9 types rounding things out.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Charm

D—10020Normal

Lv 1

Pound

—4010035Normal

Lv 4

Encore

C—1005Normal

Lv 8

Sing

D—5515Normal

Lv 13

Sweet Kiss

——7510Normal

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

D—10015Normal

TM03

Curse

C——10Ghost

TM40

Defense Curl

D——40Normal

TM43

Detect+4

D——5Fighting

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM42

Dream Eater

—10010015Psychic

TM20

Endure+4

D——10Normal

TM38

Fire Blast

D120855Fire

HM05

Flash

D—7020Normal

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM02

Headbutt

D7010015Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM16

Icy Wind

D559515Ice

TM23

Iron Tail

D1007515Steel

TM31

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

TM50

Nightmare

——10015Ghost

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM09

Psych Up

D——10Normal

TM29

Psychic

D9010010Psychic

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

D12010010Grass

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM34

Swagger

C—8515Normal

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

TM07

Zap Cannon

D100505Electric

Egg Moves

Egg

Amnesia

D——20Psychic

Egg

Belly Drum

C——10Normal

Egg

Metronome

D——10Normal

Egg

Mimic

——10010Normal

Egg

Present

D—9015Normal

Egg

Splash

———40Normal

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Flamethrower

D9510015Fire

How to Get Cleffa in Crystal

No searching required for Cleffa. You receive it at Route 34 from an NPC. No wild encounters exist in this game, so just head to the right spot when you're ready and it's yours.

Best Locations to Catch Cleffa in Crystal

Route 34

Gift from NPC Lv.5 Route

CommonEarly

Hatch Odd Egg (random)

Cleffa Guide

Clefairy by leveling up is the mid-stage. Push through to Clefable using a Moon Stone for the final form. 218 BST right now won't cut it long-term.
You can find Cleffa in Crystal. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 18 other games across the series.
Yes, Cleffa is in Crystal. It shows up in 19 games across the series.
In Crystal, For a casual playthrough, Cleffa works as a placeholder. normal coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Clefairy. That's where the stats start mattering.

Game Availability

Debuting in Gold & Silver, Cleffa appears in 19 games across 9 generations. A reliable presence in most mainline games, typically found through catching or hatching as a base form.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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Poliwrath WaterFighting	C
Obtain MethodEvolve Poliwhirl (Route 30 Surfing) Available Moves Moves Dynamic PunchTM01 SubmissionLv. 35 Rock SmashTM08 Damage vs Cleffa Dynamic Punch 2x 218-257%KO Submission 2x 175-206%KO Rock Smash 2x 90-106%KO View Poliwrath builds →
Hitmonlee Fighting	C
Obtain MethodEvolve Tyrogue (Mt Mortar Gift) Available Moves Moves High Jump KickLv. 26 Jump KickLv. 16 Dynamic PunchTM01 Rolling KickLv. 11 Damage vs Cleffa High Jump Kick 2x 342-403%KO Jump Kick 2x 265-312%KO Dynamic Punch 2x 265-312%KO Rolling Kick 2x 161-190%KO View Hitmonlee builds →
Machoke Fighting	D
Available Moves Moves Cross ChopLv. 43 Dynamic PunchTM01 Vital ThrowLv. 34 Karate ChopLv. 15 Damage vs Cleffa Cross Chop 2x 228-269%KO Dynamic Punch 2x 228-269%KO Vital Throw 2x 161-190%KO Karate Chop 2x 116-137%KO View Machoke builds →

Machoke Fighting	D
Available Moves Moves Dynamic PunchTM01 Karate ChopLv. 15 Rock SmashTM08 Damage vs Cleffa Dynamic Punch 2x 220-259%KO Karate Chop 2x 112-133%KO Rock Smash 2x 90-107%KO View Machoke builds →
Tyrogue Fighting	D
Obtain MethodMt Mortar Gift TM Move Moves Rock SmashTM08 Damage vs Cleffa Rock Smash 2x 47-56% View Tyrogue builds →

Machoke Fighting	D
Available Moves Moves Dynamic PunchTM01 Karate ChopLv. 15 Rock SmashTM08 Damage vs Cleffa Dynamic Punch 2x 214-253%KO Karate Chop 2x 110-130%KO Rock Smash 2x 88-105%KO View Machoke builds →
Tyrogue Fighting	D
Obtain MethodMt Mortar Gift TM Move Moves Rock SmashTM08 Damage vs Cleffa Rock Smash 2x 42-51% View Tyrogue builds →

Machoke Fighting	D
Available Moves Moves Dynamic PunchTM01 Karate ChopLv. 15 Rock SmashTM08 Damage vs Cleffa Dynamic Punch 2x 214-253%KO Karate Chop 2x 110-130%KO Rock Smash 2x 88-105%KO View Machoke builds →
Tyrogue Fighting	D
Obtain MethodMt Mortar Gift TM Move Moves Rock SmashTM08 Damage vs Cleffa Rock Smash 2x 42-51% View Tyrogue builds →

Machoke Fighting	D
Available Moves Moves Dynamic PunchTM01 Karate ChopLv. 15 Rock SmashTM08 Damage vs Cleffa Dynamic Punch 2x 214-253%KO Karate Chop 2x 110-130%KO Rock Smash 2x 88-105%KO View Machoke builds →
Tyrogue Fighting	D
Obtain MethodMt Mortar Gift TM Move Moves Rock SmashTM08 Damage vs Cleffa Rock Smash 2x 42-51% View Tyrogue builds →

Poliwrath WaterFighting	C
Recommended Build ItemLeftovers Moves Belly Drum Lovely Kiss Body Slam Hydro Pump Damage vs Cleffa Body Slam 62-73% Hydro Pump 60-70% View Poliwrath builds →