
Is Clefable Good in Yellow Playthrough?
The TM sponge of Gen 1. Clefable learns almost everything and becomes whatever your team is missing. Need a special attacker? Done. Need something to absorb hits? It can do that too. Not a star, but a chameleon that fills gaps all the way through the Champion.
Brock's typing presses Clefairy's defenses.
Clefable trades roughly evenly with Misty's team.
Clefable trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Clefable has the type edge here and should clean up Erika's team.
Clefable has the type edge here and should clean up Koga's team.
Clefable trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Clefable trades roughly evenly with Blaine's team.
Clefable has the type edge here and should clean up Giovanni's team.
Clefable has the type edge here and should clean up Lorelei's team.
Clefable has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Clefable trades roughly evenly with Agatha's team.
Clefable has the type edge here and should clean up Lance's team.
Clefable has the type edge here and should clean up Blue's team.
Catch Clefairy
Catch Clefairy in Mt. Moon (walking, Lv 9-13, uncommon).
Recommended Moves
- After Misty
- TM08NormalBody SlamPower 128Accuracy 100%PP 15S.S. Anne
- After Lt. Surge
- TM05NormalMega KickPower 180Accuracy 75%PP 5Celadon Department Store
- TM10NormalDouble-EdgePower 150Accuracy 100%PP 15Rocket Hideout
- TM09NormalTake DownPower 135Accuracy 85%PP 20Silph Co.
- TM49NormalTri AttackPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Celadon Department Store roof
- After Erika
- TM40NormalSkull BashPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 15Safari Zone
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Fuchsia City
- After Sabrina
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Pokémon Mansion
Evolve Clefairy to Clefable
Clefairy evolves into Clefable with a Moon Stone. You can pick up the Moon Stone in Mt. Moon. 3 other locations are also available.
Recommended Moves
- After Misty
- TM08NormalBody SlamPower 128Accuracy 100%PP 15S.S. Anne
- After Lt. Surge
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 225Accuracy 90%PP 5Rocket Game Corner
- TM05NormalMega KickPower 180Accuracy 75%PP 5Celadon Department Store
- TM10NormalDouble-EdgePower 150Accuracy 100%PP 15Rocket Hideout
- TM49NormalTri AttackPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Celadon Department Store roof
- After Erika
- TM40NormalSkull BashPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 15Safari Zone
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Fuchsia City
- After Sabrina
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Pokémon Mansion
How to Get Clefable in Yellow
Clefable needs a Moon Stone on Clefairy. It competes with the Nidoran lines for that same scarce stone, so a Clefable usually means giving one of them up.
Catch Clefairy at any of these 1 spot to eventually evolve into Clefable.
Encountered via tall grass encounters
- 1Catch Clefairy
- 2Evolve ClefableUse Moon Stone
How to Obtain Clefable in Y
To get Clefable, start by catching Clefairy through walking encounters at Lv. 9-13. The chain covers 1 catchable stage before reaching the final form.
Step 2Clefable ✓
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 |
- Only 15 types exist — Dark, Steel, and Fairy are absent
- Ghost has no effect on Psychic (a known bug, fixed in Gen II)
- Special stat governs both offense and defense — no Sp.Atk / Sp.Def split
What is Clefable Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Clefable
Hitmonlee Fighting | B | |
Obtain MethodSaffron City Gift Available Move Moves
Damage vs Clefable View Hitmonlee builds →High Jump Kick 2x86-101%KO | ||
Machoke Fighting | C | |
Primeape Fighting | C | |
Clefable Evolutions
Clefable is the evolved form of Clefairy, reached using a Moon Stone. A Normal type at 468 stats that still can't breed. Evolving from Clefairy gave Clefable the biggest boost in HP (+25), bringing the total to 468 stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Y Clefable Best Moveset
95 Special powering MoveBlizzard for Ice coverage and MoveThunderbolt for Electric damage on a frame that adapts to whatever the team needs. MoveThunder Wave paralyzes, MoveBody Slam adds the one-in-three paralysis chance, and the movepool depth puts useful options in every slot. Handles matchups other Normal-types can't touch.
Best Build
Utility Moveset
- Thunder Wave
- Blizzard
- Body Slam
- Hyper Beam
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
TMs define Clefable's movepool. The natural moves cover basics with Hyper Beam and Skull Bash, but the real versatility comes from technical machines giving it coverage across 7 types. That's where the options open up.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- 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.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM 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 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
All 34 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
They appear to be very protective of their own world. It is a kind of fairy, rarely seen by people.
Clefable Yellow Guide
In Yellow, Clefable plays as a balanced. Not the fastest, so pick your spots carefully.
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.