
Is Clefable Good in Ruby & Sapphire Playthrough?
AbilityCute Charm has a chance to infatuate attackers that make contact. The real value is still the wide TM movepool. If imported, Clefable handles most of Hoenn's gym circuit through sheer coverage flexibility. But the trade barrier makes it impractical for most RS players.
Roxanne's typing presses Clefable's defenses.
Clefable has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Clefable trades roughly evenly with Wattson's team.
Clefable has the type edge here and should clean up Flannery's team.
Clefable trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Clefable has the type edge here and should clean up Winona's team.
Clefable trades roughly evenly with Tate & Liza's team.
Clefable has the type edge here and should clean up Wallace's team.
Clefable has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Clefable trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
Clefable has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Clefable resists most of Drake's coverage and hits back hard.
Clefable trades roughly evenly with Steven's team.
Trade
Clefable cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
Recommended Moves
- After Brawly
- TM35FireFlamethrowerPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Mauville Game Corner
- After Wattson
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Rusturf Tunnel
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 111
- After Norman
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 225Accuracy 90%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- TM42NormalFacadePower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Norman
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 115
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 120Accuracy 85%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Safari Zone
How to Get Clefable in Ruby & Sapphire
A traded Clefairy plus a Moon Stone is the whole recipe for Clefable. Several Kanto lines compete for those stones, so pick which one earns yours.
How to Obtain Clefable in RS
Step 1Breed Cleffa from ClefairyLATER APPEARANCEfrom CrystalNot TradeableAppears in Crystal via Gift · Route 34 · Hatch Odd Egg (random). Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Diamond & PearlNot TradeableAppears in Diamond & Pearl via Walking · Mt. Coronet. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom PlatinumNot TradeableAppears in Platinum via Walking · Mt. Coronet. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Sun & MoonNot TradeableAppears in Sun & Moon via Walking · Mount Hokulani. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon via Walking · Mount Hokulani. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl via Walking · Mt. Coronet. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
Step 2Evolve into Clefairy
Step 3Clefable ✓
How to Get Shiny Clefable in Ruby & Sapphire
Clefable keeps entirely clear of Hoenn, so evolve a shiny Clefairy from FireRed or LeafGreen and trade the result home. See every game where Shiny Clefable can be hunted
Shiny Clefable Evolution
3 FormsClefable 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 |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Clefable Weak Against
GoodClefable 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 27 partners from the Fairy egg group. Notable egg moves include Amnesia, Belly Drum, Metronome and 5 more.
RS Clefable Best Moveset
The deep movepool is the real identity here. MoveIce Beam, MoveThunder Wave, and Softboiled for coverage, paralysis, and recovery. AbilityCute Charm occasionally infatuates on contact. Held ItemLeftovers stacks with Softboiled. Adapts to whatever matchup the team needs covered.
Best Build
Clefable best EVs are HP and Defense
Wall Moveset
- Soft Boiled
- Seismic Toss
- Thunder Wave
- Cosmic Power
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Blizzard and Fire Blast bring the raw damage. But Clefable also picks up coverage across 10 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
34 of 35 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
CLEFABLE moves by skipping lightly as if it were flying using its wings. Its bouncy step lets it even walk on water. It is known to take strolls on lakes on quiet, moonlit nights.
Clefable Ruby & Sapphire Guide
No. Clefable isn't catchable in Ruby & Sapphire. Obtain one in FireRed or LeafGreen, then trade it over.
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
Explore
Where to go next after Clefable.
