What does Clefairy evolve into?

Get Clefairy to Clefable using a Moon Stone. At 323 BST, Clefairy is just the starting point.

Should I use Clefairy?

In Legends: Arceus, For a casual playthrough, Clefairy works as a placeholder. Fairy coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Clefable . That's where the stats start mattering.

Where can you catch Clefairy?

You can find Clefairy in Legends: Arceus. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 21 other games across the series.

What games is Clefairy in?

Yes, Clefairy is in Legends: Arceus. It shows up in 22 games across the series.

Clefairy - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Special

Balanced

CTier

35Speed · Very Slow

Stats & Training

Nothing fancy in Clefairy's spread. It leans mixed with HP out front. And you'll get 2 HP EVs per KO for it. Follows a fast 800K XP curve.

Base Stats

Avg

HP70

Attack45

Defense48

Sp. Atk60

Sp. Def65

Speed35

Total323

Details

Catch Rate

Moderate150 / 255

Growth Rate

Fast800,000 XP

Height0.6 m

Weight7.5 kg

Base XP113

Abilities

Cute Charm

Has a 30% chance of infatuating attacking Pokémon on contact.

Magic GuardRare

Protects against damage not directly caused by a move.

Friend GuardHATop Pick

Decreases all direct damage taken by friendly Pokémon to 0.75×.

EV Yield

HP+2AtkDefSpASpDSpe

HP training target

Pokedex Entries

It can be found in quiet mountain areas on a full moon’s night. Its dancing and its tiny, faintly glowing wings confer upon it a lovely fairylike quality.

Legends: Arceus

Clefairy Weakness

Clefairy's Fairy typing leaves it vulnerable to Poison and Steel. It shrugs off Dragon-type attacks completely. Clefairy's Fairy typing only leaves 2 gaps to cover.

Clefairy Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Poison, Steel
0.5x (Resist)	Fighting, Bug, Dark
0x (Immune)	Dragon

Type ChartGood

2Weak

3Resist

1Immune

Score+2

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Poison Steel

½xResist

Fighting Bug Dark

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Dragon

STAB (3)

Fighting Dragon Dark

How to Beat Clefairy in Legends: Arceus (Best Counters)

Heatran FireSteel	S
Obtain MethodFirespit Island Interact Encounter Available Move Moves Iron HeadLv. 27 Damage vs Clefairy Iron Head 2x 103-122%KO View Heatran builds →
Crobat PoisonFlying	B
Available Move Moves Cross PoisonLv. 25 Damage vs Clefairy Cross Poison 2x 91-107%KO View Crobat builds →
Magnezone ElectricSteel	B
Available Move Moves Flash CannonLv. 25 Damage vs Clefairy Flash Cannon 2x 112-132%KO View Magnezone builds →
Empoleon WaterSteel	C
Available Move Moves Flash CannonLv. 1 Damage vs Clefairy Flash Cannon 2x 99-117%KO View Empoleon builds →
Probopass RockSteel	C
Available Move Moves Flash CannonLv. 38 Damage vs Clefairy Flash Cannon 2x 73-86% View Probopass builds →

Legends: Arceus Evolution

Clefairy connects Cleffa to Clefable in this chain. At least one evolution here needs an evolution item. So far, HP got the biggest boost (+20 from Cleffa). The final form adds another 160 stats on top. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

3 Forms

#173Cleffa

High Friendship

#035Clefairy

Moon Stone

#036Clefable

Stat Comparison 3 Stages

Cleffa

Fairy

Clefairy

Fairy

Clefable

Fairy

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 is not available in this game

Legends: Arceus Clefairy Best Moveset

Clefairy hasn't fully evolved, but Eviolite's 50% bulk boost makes it viable anyway. Bold nature with HP-heavy investment EVs shapes the defensive spread, and Friendguard adds utility.

Best Build

Legends: Arceus uses different battle mechanics.

Competitive build content is not applicable for this game. Select a main series game for builds.

Moves

The offense anchors on Moonblast and Play Rough, with coverage across 10 types adding reach. It's a workable movepool for Clefairy that handles most situations. Psychic and Moonblast give it enough punch where it matters.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Tackle

D4010035Normal

Lv 5

Fairy Wind

—4010030Fairy

Lv 9

Baby-Doll Eyes+1

D—10030Fairy

Lv 15

Draining Kiss

D5010010Fairy

Lv 21

Calm Mind

C——20Psychic

Lv 29

Psychic

D9010010Psychic

Lv 37

Moonblast

B9510015Fairy

Lv 47

Double-Edge

S12010015Normal

TM Moves

Clefairy can't learn any TM moves

Egg Moves

Clefairy doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Baby-Doll Eyes+1

D—10030Fairy

Tutor

Calm Mind

C——20Psychic

Tutor

Charge Beam

D509010Electric

Tutor

Dazzling Gleam

C8010010Fairy

Tutor

Drain Punch

D7510010Fighting

Tutor

Fire Punch

D7510015Fire

Tutor

Flamethrower

D9010015Fire

Tutor

Ice Beam

D9010010Ice

Tutor

Ice Punch

D7510015Ice

Tutor

Icy Wind

D559515Ice

Tutor

Iron Tail

D1007515Steel

Tutor

Magical Leaf

D60—20Grass

Tutor

Mystical Fire

D7510010Fire

Tutor

Play Rough

D909010Fairy

Tutor

Psychic

D9010010Psychic

Tutor

Rest

C——10Psychic

Tutor

Rock Smash

D4010015Fighting

Tutor

Shadow Ball

D8010015Ghost

Tutor

Stealth Rock

B——20Rock

Tutor

Swift

D60—20Normal

Tutor

Thunder Punch

D7510015Electric

Tutor

Thunderbolt

D9010015Electric

Tutor

Tri Attack

D8010010Normal

Tutor

Water Pulse

D6010020Water

Tutor

Zen Headbutt

D809015Psychic

How to Get Clefairy in Legends: Arceus

A few locations for Clefairy with decent spawn rates across mid-game routes. The sort toggle below swaps between best odds and earliest access, so you can approach it based on where you are in the game.

Where To Catch Clefairy in Legends: Arceus

Step 1Catch Cleffa
Fabled Spring
Grass
Uncommon
Friendship
Step 2Clefairy ✓
Fabled Spring
Grass
Uncommon
or evolve from Cleffa (Step 1)

Clefairy Guide

Get Clefairy to Clefable using a Moon Stone. At 323 BST, Clefairy is just the starting point.
In Legends: Arceus, For a casual playthrough, Clefairy works as a placeholder. Fairy coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Clefable. That's where the stats start mattering.
You can find Clefairy in Legends: Arceus. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 21 other games across the series.
Yes, Clefairy is in Legends: Arceus. It shows up in 22 games across the series.

Game Availability

Present since Red & Blue, Clefairy appears in 22 games spanning 10 generations. Gen 1 originals like Clefairy have the longest track record of availability in the series.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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