Utility
Balanced
323Low
35Very Slow
CTier

Mid-stage Pokemon like Clefairy rarely see competitive play outside of special formats. It's a waypoint on the road to Clefable, which is where the real potential kicks in. Can go either physical or special depending on the set. Part of the Gen 1 roster.

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
323Avg
HP70
C
Attack45
D
Defense48
D
Sp. Atk60
C
Sp. Def65
C
Speed35
F
Total323
Low <60
Avg 60-89
High 90-149
Top 150+
EV YieldDefeating Clefairy yields +2 HP
HP+2AtkDefSpASpDSpe
Details
Catch150Moderate•Fast800,000 XP•0.6m / 2'00"•7.5kg / 16.5 lbs•113Base XP
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

Good

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

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.
Friend GuardHADecreases all direct damage taken by friendly Pokémon to 0.75×.

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.

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 Clefairy to get Cleffa eggs easily from the Fairy egg group.

Egg Groups
Fairy
Gender
♂25.0%♀75.0%
Hatch Time
10 cycles·2,570 steps
Fast~3 min with Flame Body

Clefairy hasn't fully evolved, but Eviolite's 50% bulk boost makes it viable anyway. Calm nature with max HP and Sp. Def EVs shapes the defensive spread, and Friendguard adds utility.

Best Build

Bulky Support
Ability
Friendguard
Item
EvioliteBULK
Nature
Calm+SPD
EVs

Best Clefairy Moveset

  • Follow Me
  • Helping Hand
  • Life Dew
  • ProtectFAST +4

Recommended Teammates

Scrafty
ScraftyDecent

STAB runs through Moonblast and Play Rough for the basics, but Clefairy's real strength is the 13-type coverage spread. Normal and Grass hit common defensive types, and the movepool keeps going.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Splash
——40Normal
Lv 1
Tackle
4010035Normal
Lv 5
Fairy Wind
4010030Fairy
Lv 8
Disarming Voice
40—15Fairy
Lv 13
Charm
—10020Fairy
Lv 16
Draining Kiss
5010010Fairy
Lv 18
Magical Leaf
60—20Grass
Lv 20
Metronome
——10Normal
Lv 22
Bubble Beam
6510020Water
Lv 24
Moonlight
——5Fairy
Lv 28
Amnesia
——20Psychic
Lv 32
Dazzling Gleam
8010010Fairy
Lv 42
Mystical Fire
7510010Fire
Lv 48
Moonblast
9510015Fairy
Lv 55
Double-Edge
12010015Normal

TM Moves

Src
TM105
Blizzard
110705Ice
TM33
Body Slam
8510015Normal
TM06
Calm Mind
——20Psychic
TM130
Charge Beam
509010Electric
TM110
Chilling Water
5010020Water
TM92
Dazzling Gleam
8010010Fairy
TM28
Dig
8010010Ground
TM56
Double-Edge
12010015Normal
TM131
Drain Punch
7510010Fighting
TM127
Dream Eater
10010015Psychic
TM134
Dual Wingbeat
409010Flying
TM35
Endure+4
——10Normal
TM109
Facade
7010020Normal
TM38
Fire Blast
110855Fire
TM29
Fire Punch
7510015Fire
TM62
Flamethrower
9010015Fire
TM01
Headbutt
7010015Normal
TM97
Heal Block
—10015Psychic
TM71
Hyper Voice
9010010Normal
TM13
Ice Beam
9010010Ice
TM24
Ice Punch
7510015Ice
TM87
Iron Tail
1007515Steel
TM16
Light Screen
——30Psychic
TM156
Meteor Beam
1209010Rock
TM99
Metronome
——10Normal
TM20
Play Rough
909010Fairy
TM17
Protect+4
——10Normal
TM63
Psychic
9010010Psychic
TM03
Psyshock
8010010Psychic
TM31
Reflect
——20Psychic
TM51
Safeguard
——25Normal
TM74
Shadow Ball
8010015Ghost
TM111
Sing
—5515Normal
TM64
Solar Beam
12010010Grass
TM37
Stealth Rock
——20Rock
TM85
Substitute
——10Normal
TM27
Swift
60—20Normal
TM106
Thunder
1107010Electric
TM23
Thunder Punch
7510015Electric
TM08
Thunder Wave
—9020Electric
TM67
Thunderbolt
9010015Electric
TM147
Tri Attack
8010010Normal
TM103
Work Up
——30Normal
TM59
Zen Headbutt
809015Psychic

Egg Moves

Clefairy doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Clefairy can't learn any Tutor moves

No wild encounters for Clefairy in Legends: Z-A. Bring Cleffa over from Crystal, Diamond, or Legends: Arceus, then level through the stages. Each step in the chain is laid out below.

How to Obtain Clefairy in Legends: Z-A

  1. Cleffa
    Step 1Breed Cleffa from Clefairy

    Also found in:

    CrystalDiamondPlatinumSunUltra SunBrilliant Diamond
  2. Clefairy
    Step 2Clefairy ✓

  • At 323 BST, Clefairy is firmly in pre-evolution territory. Evolve it into Clefable before bringing it to any serious fight.

  • Watch for Nidoking (Poison) and Scizor (Steel) when using Clefairy. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Only 2 weaknesses means fewer dedicated counters to worry about. At base 35 Speed, Clefairy won't outrun any of these threats so switching to a resist is usually the safer play.

  • Cleffa evolves into Clefairy by leveling up. Clefairy evolves into Clefable using a Moon Stone. Clefairy is a middle-stage evolution in the Cleffa line.

  • Clefairy gets Magic Guard, Cute Charm, and Friend Guard. But Magic Guard is the one that matters — it's the centerpiece of every viable set. Build around that.

  • Clefairy is leaning toward the special side (base 60 Sp. Atk). But the speed tells the real story — base 35 Speed is low. Priority moves or Trick Room are the way to go.

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

Present since Red & Blue, Clefairy appears in 22 games spanning 9 generations. Gen 1 originals like Clefairy have the longest track record of availability in the series.