Is Clefable Good in Platinum Playthrough?
AbilityMagic Guard means no poison, no weather, no recoil damage. Pure Normal in Gen 4 gives a Ghost immunity that matters more with Fantina at the third gym. One Fighting weakness and solid bulk for the back half of the game.
Clefairy trades roughly evenly with Roark's team.
Clefairy trades roughly evenly with Gardenia's team.
Fantina's Pokemon outpace and outclass Clefable here.
Clefable has the type edge here and should clean up Maylene's team.
Clefable resists most of Crasher Wake's coverage and hits back hard.
Clefable trades roughly evenly with Byron's team.
Clefable has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
Clefable has the type edge here and should clean up Volkner's team.
Clefable has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
Clefable has the type edge here and should clean up Bertha's team.
Clefable has the type edge here and should clean up Flint's team.
Clefable trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Clefable resists most of Jupiter's coverage and hits back hard.
Clefable has the type edge here and should clean up Mars's team.
Clefable has the type edge here and should clean up Saturn's team.
Clefable trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catch Clefairy
Catch Clefairy in Mt. Coronet (walking, Lv 17, uncommon).
Recommended Moves
- After Gardenia
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Amity Square
- After Fantina
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 120Accuracy 85%PP 5Lake Verity
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Veilstone Department Store
- After Crasher Wake
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Iron Island
- After Byron
- TUTORNormalLast ResortPower 195Accuracy 100%PP 5Snowpoint City
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Oreburgh Gate
- After Candice
- TM85PsychicDream EaterPower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15Valor Lakefront
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
- TUTORFlyingBouncePower 85Accuracy 85%PP 5Survival Area
- TUTORBugSignal BeamPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15Survival Area
Evolve Clefairy to Clefable
Clefairy evolves into Clefable with a Moon Stone. You can find the Moon Stone hidden in Eterna City. 1 other location is also available.
Recommended Moves
- After Gardenia
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Amity Square
- After Fantina
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 225Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 225Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Veilstone Department Store
- After Crasher Wake
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Iron Island
- After Byron
- TUTORNormalLast ResortPower 195Accuracy 100%PP 5Snowpoint City
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Oreburgh Gate
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
- TUTORFlyingBouncePower 85Accuracy 85%PP 5Survival Area
- TUTORBugSignal BeamPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15Survival Area
How to Get Clefable in Platinum
A Moon Stone evolves Clefairy into Clefable, never a wild encounter. The harder half is finding Clefairy, which only surfaces once you have earned the National Dex.
Wild Clefable may be holding when caught:
Leppa Berry (50% chance) Held: Consumed when a move runs out of PP to restore its PP by 10.
Moon Stone (5% chance) A peculiar stone that makes certain species of Pokemon evolve. It is as black as the night sky.Catch Cleffa or Clefairy at any of these 2 spots to eventually evolve into Clefable.
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 3
Badge 4
Badge 5How to Obtain Clefable in Pt
The path to Clefable starts with Cleffa at Lv. 13-22 via walking encounters. 2 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.
- Step 2Catch or Evolve ClefairyMt. Coronet - Route 207 EntranceLv.17CaveRate 10%Morning/nightTrophy Garden - Daily PokemonLv.22GrassRate 5%Post-gameMt. Coronet - B1FLv.32CaveRate 10%Morning/nightMt. Coronet - Route 216 EntranceLv.32CaveRate 10%Morning/nightMt. Coronet - 2FLv.36CaveRate 10%Morning/nightMt. Coronet - 3FLv.36CaveRate 10%Morning/nightMt. Coronet - 4FLv.36CaveRate 10%Morning/nightMt. Coronet - 5FLv.36CaveRate 10%Morning/nightMt. Coronet - 6FLv.36CaveRate 10%Morning/nightMt. Coronet - 7FLv.36CaveRate 10%Morning/nightMt. Coronet - Top CaveLv.36CaveRate 10%Morning/nightor evolve from Cleffa (Step 1)
- Step 3Clefable ✓BREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Cleffa egg.
How to Get Shiny Clefable in Platinum
Clefable takes a Moon Stone, so chain a Clefairy in the Trophy Garden to 40 for a 1 in 200 shiny, then evolve it. Compare Shiny Clefable odds across every game
Shiny Clefable Evolution
3 Forms
Platinum Shiny Clefable Calculator
3 MethodsThe best route is PokeRadar Chain at full boosts, about 1 in 200 on each try. Tune it below.
PokeRadar Chain: Chain shaking-grass patches without breaking the combo. The rate peaks at a chain of 40.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 22-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 58-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 139-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 460-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
Planning a longer hunt? Set up Clefable in the Platinum Shiny Odds Calculator to compare every method side by side.
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.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fighting |
| 0x (Immune) | Ghost |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Clefable Weak Against
Good
Clefable Evolutions
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 HP (+45), bringing the total to 473 stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Clefable to get Cleffa eggs easily using 35 partners from the Fairy egg group. Notable egg moves include Amnesia, Belly Drum, Covet and 7 more.
Pt Clefable Best Moveset
Free Held ItemLife Orb damage through AbilityMagic Guard gives the moveset a 30% power boost with zero HP cost. 85 Sp. Atk uses that boost on special Normal attacks, and 95 HP with solid all-around defenses means Clefable stays healthy enough to keep firing.
Best Build
Clefable best EVs are HP and Sp. Def
Wall Moveset
- Soft Boiled
- Seismic Toss
- Knock Off
- Thunder Wave
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Blizzard and Dream Eater bring the raw damage. But Clefable also picks up coverage across 14 types from TMs, making it tough to find a safe switch. You're not locked into one angle here.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
50 of 53 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Reminder Moves
Base Stats
It is very wary and rarely shows itself to people. Its ears can hear a pin drop over half a mile away.
Clefable Platinum Guide
In Platinum, Clefable plays as a balanced. Not the fastest, so pick your spots carefully.
In Platinum, Careful is the go-to nature for Clefable. That's +Sp. Def / -Sp. Atk. Pair it with 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD EVs. Fits the balanced role.
Game Availability
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.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RBDebut
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7Let's Go
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves
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