Special
Balanced
483Average
60Moderate
ATier

Clefable's Fairy typing gives it an immunity to Dragon. Only 2 weaknesses on top of that — it has plenty of safe switch-in opportunities. Magic Guard adds more value on top. A competitive option since Gen 1. It relies on priority moves or Scarf to keep up.

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
483Above
HP95
B
Attack70
C
Defense73
C
Sp. Atk95
B
Sp. Def90
B
Speed60
C
Total483
Low <60
Avg 60-89
High 90-149
Top 150+
EV YieldDefeating Clefable yields +3 HP
HP+3AtkDefSpASpDSpe
Details
Catch25Difficult•Fast800,000 XP•1.3m / 4'03"•40kg / 88.2 lbs•217Base XP
Pokedex Entries

A timid fairy Pokémon that is rarely seen, it will run and hide the moment it senses people.

Sword

Their ears are sensitive enough to hear a pin drop from over a mile away, so they’re usually found in quiet places.

Shield

Clefable Weakness

Good

Clefable is weak to Poison and Steel-type moves. 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.

4xCriticali
None
2xWeaki
PoisonSteel
½xResisti
FightingBugDark
¼xResisti
None
0xImmunei
Dragon
STAB (3)i
FightingDragonDark
2Weak
3Resist
1Immune
Scorei+2
SpikesGrounded — up to 25%
Toxic SpikesVulnerable
Abilities
Cute CharmHas a 30% chance of infatuating attacking Pokémon on contact.
Magic GuardProtects against damage not directly caused by a move.
UnawareHAIgnores other Pokémon's stat modifiers for damage and accuracy calculation.

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.

How to Evolve

3 Forms
Cleffa
#173Cleffa
High Friendship
Clefairy
#035Clefairy
Moon Stone
Clefable
#036Clefable
Stat Comparison 3 Stages
Cleffa
Fairy
Clefairy
Fairy
Clefable
Fairy
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 Clefable to get Cleffa eggs easily using 41 partners from the Fairy egg group. Notable egg moves include Aromatherapy, Heal Pulse, Present and 2 more.

Egg Groups
Fairy
Gender
♂25.0%♀75.0%
Hatch Time
10 cycles·2,570 steps
Fast~3 min with Flame Body
Egg Moves
5moves
Breed With (best first)
togekissraichuazumarilltogedemarutogeticpikachuroseradegrimmsnarlglaliefroslasswhimsicottalcremie
12 of 41·

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

Wall
Ability
Magic Guard
Item
LeftoversSUSTAIN
Nature
Bold+DEF
EVs

Best Clefable Moveset

  • MoonblastSTAB
  • Soft Boiled
  • Calm Mind
  • Knock Off

Recommended Teammates

Ferrothorn
FerrothornDecent
Dragapult
DragapultDecent

Meteor Mash and Moonblast bring the raw damage. But Clefable also picks up coverage across 13 types from TMs, making it tough to find a safe switch. You're not locked into one angle here.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
After You
——15Normal
Lv 1
Charm
—10020Fairy
Lv 1
Copycat
——20Normal
Lv 1
Cosmic Power
——20Psychic
Lv 1
Defense Curl
——40Normal
Lv 1
Disarming Voice
40—15Fairy
Lv 1
Encore
—1005Normal
Lv 1
Follow Me+2
——20Normal
Lv 1
Gravity
——5Psychic
Lv 1
Growl
—10040Normal
Lv 1
Healing Wish
——10Psychic
Lv 1
Life Dew
——10Water
Lv 1
Meteor Mash
909010Steel
Lv 1
Metronome
——10Normal
Lv 1
Minimize
——10Normal
Lv 1
Moonblast
9510015Fairy
Lv 1
Moonlight
——5Fairy
Lv 1
Pound
4010035Normal
Lv 1
Sing
—5515Normal
Lv 1
Splash
——40Normal
Lv 1
Stored Power
2010010Psychic
Lv 1
Sweet Kiss
—7510Fairy

TM Moves

Src
TR83
Ally Switch+2
——15Psychic
TR17
Amnesia
——20Psychic
TM31
Attract
—10015Normal
TR29
Baton Pass
——40Normal
TR06
Blizzard
110705Ice
TR01
Body Slam
8510015Normal
TM52
Bounce
85855Flying
TM43
Brick Break
7510015Fighting
TR49
Calm Mind
——20Psychic
TM29
Charm
—10020Fairy
TR44
Cosmic Power
——20Psychic
TR92
Dazzling Gleam
8010010Fairy
TM15
Dig
8010010Ground
TM63
Drain Punch
7510010Fighting
TM87
Draining Kiss
5010010Fairy
TR30
Encore
—1005Normal
TR26
Endure+4
——10Normal
TM39
Facade
7010020Normal
TM47
Fake Tears
—10020Dark
TR15
Fire Blast
110855Fire
TM03
Fire Punch
7510015Fire
TR02
Flamethrower
9010015Fire
TM59
Fling
—10010Dark
TR64
Focus Blast
120705Fighting
TM09
Giga Impact
150905Normal
TR77
Grass Knot
—10020Grass
TM41
Helping Hand+5
——20Normal
TM08
Hyper Beam
150905Normal
TR42
Hyper Voice
9010010Normal
TR05
Ice Beam
9010010Ice
TM04
Ice Punch
7510015Ice
TM27
Icy Wind
559515Ice
TM44
Imprison
——10Psychic
TR31
Iron Tail
1007515Steel
TM17
Light Screen
——30Psychic
TM10
Magical Leaf
60—20Grass
TM01
Mega Kick
120755Normal
TM
Mega Punch
808520Normal
TR14
Metronome
——10Normal
TM89
Misty Terrain
——10Fairy
TM92
Mystical Fire
7510010Fire
TR90
Play Rough
909010Fairy
TM25
Protect+4
——10Normal
TR11
Psychic
9010010Psychic
TR25
Psyshock
8010010Psychic
TM33
Rain Dance
——5Water
TM18
Reflect
——20Psychic
TM21
Rest
——10Psychic
TM79
Retaliate
701005Normal
TM76
Round
6010015Normal
TM19
Safeguard
——25Normal
TR33
Shadow Ball
8010015Ghost
TR27
Sleep Talk
——10Normal
TM24
Snore
5010015Normal
TM11
Solar Beam
12010010Grass
TR76
Stealth Rock
——20Rock
TR82
Stored Power
2010010Psychic
TR20
Substitute
——10Normal
TM34
Sunny Day
——5Fire
TR09
Thunder
1107010Electric
TM05
Thunder Punch
7510015Electric
TM14
Thunder Wave
—9020Electric
TR08
Thunderbolt
9010015Electric
TR19
Tri Attack
8010010Normal
TR38
Trick
—10010Psychic
TR35
Uproar
9010010Normal
TM71
Wonder Room
——10Psychic
TR85
Work Up
——30Normal
TR69
Zen Headbutt
809015Psychic

Egg Moves

Src
Egg
Aromatherapy
——5Grass
Egg
Heal Pulse
——10Psychic
Egg
Present
—9015Normal
Egg
Tickle
—10020Normal
Egg
Wish
——10Normal

Tutor Moves

Src
Tutor
Dual Wingbeat
409010Flying
Tutor
Meteor Beam
1209010Rock
Tutor
Misty Explosion
1001005Fairy

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 Sword & Shield

To get Clefable, start by catching Cleffa through walking encounters at Lv. 26-65. The chain covers 1 catchable stage before reaching the final form.

  1. Cleffa
    Step 1Breed Cleffa from Clefairy

    Breed from Clefairy at the Day Care.

  2. Clefairy
    Step 2Catch or Evolve Clefairy
    Motostoke Riverbank
    SwordOverworldLv.26-2840%MidHeavy Fog
    EFFORTLESS
    Motostoke Riverbank
    ShieldOverworldLv.28-3040%MidHeavy Fog
    EFFORTLESS
    Giant's Cap
    ShieldOverworldLv.28-3035%MidHeavy Fog
    EFFORTLESS
    Giant's Cap
    SwordOverworldLv.28-3035%MidHeavy Fog
    EFFORTLESS
    Giant's Cap - 2
    SwordOverworldLv.28-3010%MidHeavy Fog
    MODERATE
    Giant's Cap - 2
    ShieldOverworldLv.28-3010%MidHeavy Fog
    MODERATE
    Giant's Cap - 3
    ShieldOverworldLv.28-3210%MidHeavy Fog
    MODERATE
    Giant's Cap - 3
    SwordOverworldLv.29-3210%MidHeavy Fog
    MODERATE
    Giant's Bed
    ShieldOverworldLv.60-655%PostHeavy Fog
    MODERATE
    Giant's Bed
    SwordOverworldLv.60-655%PostHeavy Fog
    MODERATE
    Snowslide Slope
    ShieldOverworldLv.60-655%PostIceHeavy Fog
    MODERATE
    Snowslide Slope
    SwordOverworldLv.60-655%PostIceHeavy Fog
    MODERATE
    Tunnel to the Top
    ShieldOverworldLv.60-655%PostCaveAll Weather
    MODERATE
    Tunnel to the Top
    SwordOverworldLv.60-655%PostCaveAll Weather
    MODERATE
    or evolve from Cleffa (Step 1)
  3. Clefable
    Step 3Clefable ✓

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Clefairy evolves into Clefable using a Moon Stone. Clefable is the final evolution in a 3-stage line starting from Cleffa. At 483 BST, it's got solid stats to work with.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Clefable appears in 22 games, including Yellow, Red & Blue, and Gold & Silver.

Clefable has been part of the series since Red & Blue, appearing in 22 titles across all 9 generations. As a Gen 1 original, it's one of the most consistently available Pokemon in the franchise.