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

On every night of a full moon, groups of this Pokémon come out to play. When dawn arrives, the tired Clefairy return to their quiet mountain retreats and go to sleep nestled up against each other.

Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire

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. Notable egg moves include Amnesia, Aromatherapy, Belly Drum and 11 more.

Egg Groups
Fairy
Gender
♂25.0%♀75.0%
Hatch Time
10 cycles·2,570 steps
Fast~3 min with Flame Body
Egg Moves
14moves

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
  • ProtectFAST +4
  • Helping Hand
  • Heal Pulse

Recommended Teammates

Heatran
HeatranGood
Smeargle
SmeargleDecent

STAB runs through Moonblast and Dazzling Gleam for the basics, but Clefairy's real strength is the 15-type coverage spread. Normal and Fighting hit common defensive types, and the movepool keeps going.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
After You
——15Normal
Lv 1
Disarming Voice
40—15Fairy
Lv 1
Encore
—1005Normal
Lv 1
Growl
—10040Normal
Lv 1
Healing Wish
——10Psychic
Lv 1
Pound
4010035Normal
Lv 7
Sing
—5515Normal
Lv 10
Double Slap
158510Normal
Lv 13
Defense Curl
——40Normal
Lv 16
Follow Me+2
——20Normal
Lv 19
Bestow
——15Normal
Lv 22
Wake-Up Slap
7010010Fighting
Lv 25
Minimize
——10Normal
Lv 28
Stored Power
2010010Psychic
Lv 31
Metronome
——10Normal
Lv 34
Cosmic Power
——20Psychic
Lv 37
Lucky Chant
——30Normal
Lv 40
Body Slam
8510015Normal
Lv 43
Moonlight
——5Fairy
Lv 46
Moonblast
9510015Fairy
Lv 49
Gravity
——5Psychic
Lv 50
Meteor Mash
909010Steel
Lv 55
Healing Wish
——10Psychic
Lv 58
After You
——15Normal

TM Moves

Src
TM45
Attract
—10015Normal
TM14
Blizzard
110705Ice
TM31
Brick Break
7510015Fighting
TM04
Calm Mind
——20Psychic
TM57
Charge Beam
509010Electric
TM100
Confide
——20Normal
TM99
Dazzling Gleam
8010010Fairy
TM28
Dig
8010010Ground
TM32
Double Team
——15Normal
TM85
Dream Eater
10010015Psychic
TM49
Echoed Voice
4010015Normal
TM42
Facade
7010020Normal
TM38
Fire Blast
110855Fire
TM35
Flamethrower
9010015Fire
TM70
Flash
—10020Normal
TM56
Fling
—10010Dark
TM21
Frustration
—10020Normal
TM86
Grass Knot
—10020Grass
TM10
Hidden Power
6010015Normal
TM13
Ice Beam
9010010Ice
TM59
Incinerate
6010015Fire
TM16
Light Screen
——30Psychic
TM98
Power-Up Punch
4010020Fighting
TM17
Protect+4
——10Normal
TM77
Psych Up
——10Normal
TM29
Psychic
9010010Psychic
TM03
Psyshock
8010010Psychic
TM18
Rain Dance
——5Water
TM33
Reflect
——20Psychic
TM44
Rest
——10Psychic
TM67
Retaliate
701005Normal
TM27
Return
—10020Normal
HM06
Rock Smash
4010015Fighting
TM48
Round
6010015Normal
TM20
Safeguard
——25Normal
TM94
Secret Power
7010020Normal
TM30
Shadow Ball
8010015Ghost
TM88
Sleep Talk
——10Normal
TM22
Solar Beam
12010010Grass
HM04
Strength
8010015Normal
TM90
Substitute
——10Normal
TM11
Sunny Day
——5Fire
TM87
Swagger
—9015Normal
TM25
Thunder
1107010Electric
TM73
Thunder Wave
—10020Electric
TM24
Thunderbolt
9010015Electric
TM06
Toxic
—9010Poison

Egg Moves

Src
Egg
Amnesia
——20Psychic
Egg
Aromatherapy
——5Grass
Egg
Belly Drum
——10Normal
Egg
Covet
6010025Normal
Egg
Fake Tears
—10020Dark
Egg
Heal Pulse
——10Psychic
Egg
Metronome
——10Normal
Egg
Mimic
——10Normal
Egg
Misty Terrain
——10Fairy
Egg
Present
—9015Normal
Egg
Splash
——40Normal
Egg
Stored Power
2010010Psychic
Egg
Tickle
—10020Normal
Egg
Wish
——10Normal

Tutor Moves

Src
Tutor
After You
——15Normal
Tutor
Bounce
85855Flying
Tutor
Covet
6010025Normal
Tutor
Drain Punch
7510010Fighting
Tutor
Endeavor
—1005Normal
Tutor
Fire Punch
7510015Fire
Tutor
Focus Punch-3
15010020Fighting
Tutor
Gravity
——5Psychic
Tutor
Heal Bell
——5Normal
Tutor
Helping Hand+5
——20Normal
Tutor
Hyper Voice
9010010Normal
Tutor
Ice Punch
7510015Ice
Tutor
Icy Wind
559515Ice
Tutor
Iron Tail
1007515Steel
Tutor
Knock Off
6510020Dark
Tutor
Last Resort
1401005Normal
Tutor
Magic Coat+4
——15Psychic
Tutor
Recycle
——10Normal
Tutor
Role Play
——10Psychic
Tutor
Shock Wave
60—20Electric
Tutor
Signal Beam
7510015Bug
Tutor
Snatch+4
——10Dark
Tutor
Snore
5010015Normal
Tutor
Stealth Rock
——20Rock
Tutor
Thunder Punch
7510015Electric
Tutor
Trick
—10010Psychic
Tutor
Water Pulse
6010020Water
Tutor
Wonder Room
——10Psychic
Tutor
Zen Headbutt
809015Psychic

Reminder Moves

Src
Rem
Charm
—10020Fairy
Rem
Copycat
——20Normal
Rem
Magical Leaf
60—20Grass
Rem
Sweet Kiss
—7510Fairy
Rem
Uproar
9010010Normal

Transfer Moves

Src
Gen 4
Captivate
—10020Normal
Gen 3
Counter-5
—10020Fighting
Gen 3
Double-Edge
12010015Normal
Gen 3
Dynamic Punch
100505Fighting
Gen 4
Endure+4
——10Normal
Gen 4
Headbutt
7010015Normal
Gen 3
Mega Kick
120755Normal
Gen 3
Mega Punch
808520Normal
Gen 4
Mud-Slap
2010010Ground
Gen 4
Natural Gift
—10015Normal
Gen 4
Rollout
309020Rock
Gen 3
Seismic Toss
—10020Fighting
Gen 3
Soft-Boiled
——10Normal
Gen 5
Telekinesis
——15Psychic
Gen 5
Work Up
——30Normal

This 2-stage line starts with Cleffa, a baby that doesn't spawn wild. Breed Clefairy at the nursery to hatch one, then level through the stages to reach Clefairy.

Where To Catch Clefairy in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire

To get Clefairy, start by catching Cleffa through walking encounters at Lv. 19-40. The chain covers 1 catchable stage before reaching the final form.

  1. Cleffa
    Step 1Breed Cleffa from Clefairy

    Breed from Clefairy at the Day Care.

  2. Clefairy
    Step 2Clefairy ✓
    Meteor Falls - Area 1
    Alpha SapphireGrassLv.195%MidWaterDexNav chain
    CHALLENGING
    Meteor Falls - Area 1
    Omega RubyGrassLv.195%MidWaterDexNav chain
    CHALLENGING
    Route 115
    Omega RubyGrassLv.205%MidRouteDexNav chain
    CHALLENGING
    Route 115
    Alpha SapphireGrassLv.205%MidRouteDexNav chain
    CHALLENGING
    Meteor Falls - Area 2
    Alpha SapphireGrassLv.405%LateWaterDexNav chain
    CHALLENGING
    Meteor Falls - Area 2
    Omega RubyGrassLv.405%LateWaterDexNav chain
    CHALLENGING
    Meteor Falls - Area 3
    Omega RubyGrassLv.405%LateWaterDexNav chain
    CHALLENGING
    Meteor Falls - Area 3
    Alpha SapphireGrassLv.405%LateWaterDexNav chain
    CHALLENGING
    Meteor Falls - Area 4
    Omega RubyGrassLv.405%LateWaterDexNav chain
    CHALLENGING
    Meteor Falls - Area 4
    Alpha SapphireGrassLv.405%LateWaterDexNav chain
    CHALLENGING
    or evolve from Cleffa (Step 1)

  • 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.