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 Sword & Shield, 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 Sword & Shield. 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 Sword & Shield. 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 is said that happiness will come to those who see a gathering of Clefairy dancing under a full moon.

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 Sword & Shield (Best Counters)

Excadrill GroundSteel	A
Available Moves Moves Smart StrikeTM96 Metal ClawLv. 16 Damage vs Clefairy Smart Strike 2x 125-148%KO Metal Claw 2x 91-107%KO View Excadrill builds →
Toxapex PoisonWater	A
Available Moves Moves Cross PoisonTM73 VenoshockTM74 Poison StingLv. 1 Damage vs Clefairy Cross Poison 2x 69-81% Venoshock 2x 45-54% Poison Sting 2x 16-19% View Toxapex builds →
Duraludon SteelDragon	C
Available Move Moves Metal ClawLv. 1 Damage vs Clefairy Metal Claw 2x 67-79% View Duraludon builds →
Drapion PoisonDark	C
Available Moves Moves Cross PoisonTM73 VenoshockTM74 Poison FangLv. 9 Poison StingLv. 1 Damage vs Clefairy Cross Poison 2x 89-105%KO Venoshock 2x 49-58% Poison Fang 2x 65-77% Poison Sting 2x 21-26% View Drapion builds →
Copperajah Steel	C
Available Move Moves Iron HeadLv. 44 Damage vs Clefairy Iron Head 2x 138-163%KO View Copperajah builds →

Sword & Shield 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

Easy

Breed with Clefairy to get Cleffa eggs easily using 43 partners from the Fairy egg group. Notable egg moves include Aromatherapy, Heal Pulse, Present and 2 more.

Egg Groups

Fairy

Gender

♂25.0%♀75.0%

Hatch Time

10 cycles·2,570 steps

Fast~3 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

5moves

Breed With (best first)

Sword & Shield 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

Experimental

Ability

Friend Guard

Item

EvioliteBULK

Best Nature for Clefairy

Bold+DEF

Clefairy best EVs are HP and Defense

EVs

Def

SpD

Doubles Wall Moveset

Follow Me
ProtectFAST +4
Life Dew
ToxicUtility

Recommended Teammates

IncineroarGood

GastrodonGood

DiancieDecent

Moves

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

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Charm

C—10020Fairy

Lv 1

Copycat

C——20Normal

Lv 1

Defense Curl

D——40Normal

Lv 1

Disarming Voice

D40—15Fairy

Lv 1

Encore

B—1005Normal

Lv 1

Growl

——10040Normal

Lv 1

Pound

—4010035Normal

Lv 1

Sing

D—5515Normal

Lv 1

Splash

D——40Normal

Lv 1

Sweet Kiss

D—7510Fairy

Lv 4

Stored Power

D2010010Psychic

Lv 8

Minimize

———10Normal

Lv 12

After You

D——15Normal

Lv 16

Life Dew

A——10Water

Lv 20

Metronome

D——10Normal

Lv 24

Moonlight

C——5Fairy

Lv 28

Gravity

D——5Psychic

Lv 32

Meteor Mash

D909010Steel

Lv 36

Follow Me+2

S——20Normal

Lv 40

Cosmic Power

D——20Psychic

Lv 44

Moonblast

B9510015Fairy

Lv 48

Healing Wish

S——10Psychic

TM Moves

TR83

Ally Switch+2

B——15Psychic

TR17

Amnesia

C——20Psychic

TM31

Attract

C—10015Normal

TR29

Baton Pass

C——40Normal

TR06

Blizzard

S110705Ice

TR01

Body Slam

D8510015Normal

TM52

Bounce

D85855Flying

TM43

Brick Break

D7510015Fighting

TR49

Calm Mind

C——20Psychic

TM29

Charm

C—10020Fairy

TR44

Cosmic Power

D——20Psychic

TR92

Dazzling Gleam

C8010010Fairy

TM15

Dig

D8010010Ground

TM63

Drain Punch

D7510010Fighting

TM87

Draining Kiss

D5010010Fairy

TR30

Encore

B—1005Normal

TR26

Endure+4

C——10Normal

TM39

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM47

Fake Tears

D—10020Dark

TR15

Fire Blast

S110855Fire

TM03

Fire Punch

D7510015Fire

TR02

Flamethrower

D9010015Fire

TM59

Fling

——10010Dark

TR77

Grass Knot

D—10020Grass

TM41

Helping Hand+5

C——20Normal

TR42

Hyper Voice

D9010010Normal

TR05

Ice Beam

D9010010Ice

TM04

Ice Punch

D7510015Ice

TM27

Icy Wind

D559515Ice

TM44

Imprison

D——10Psychic

TR31

Iron Tail

D1007515Steel

TM17

Light Screen

C——30Psychic

TM10

Magical Leaf

D60—20Grass

TM01

Mega Kick

D120755Normal

Mega Punch

D808520Normal

TR14

Metronome

D——10Normal

TM89

Misty Terrain

D——10Fairy

TM92

Mystical Fire

D7510010Fire

TR90

Play Rough

D909010Fairy

TM25

Protect+4

A——10Normal

TR11

Psychic

D9010010Psychic

TR25

Psyshock

D8010010Psychic

TM33

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM18

Reflect

C——20Psychic

TM21

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM79

Retaliate

D701005Normal

TM76

Round

D6010015Normal

TM19

Safeguard

C——25Normal

TR33

Shadow Ball

D8010015Ghost

TR27

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM24

Snore

—5010015Normal

TM11

Solar Beam

C12010010Grass

TR76

Stealth Rock

B——20Rock

TR82

Stored Power

D2010010Psychic

TR20

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM34

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TR09

Thunder

D1107010Electric

TM05

Thunder Punch

D7510015Electric

TM14

Thunder Wave

A—9020Electric

TR08

Thunderbolt

D9010015Electric

TR19

Tri Attack

D8010010Normal

TR38

Trick

C—10010Psychic

TR35

Uproar

D9010010Normal

TM71

Wonder Room

———10Psychic

TR85

Work Up

D——30Normal

TR69

Zen Headbutt

D809015Psychic

Egg Moves

Egg

Aromatherapy

C——5Grass

Egg

Heal Pulse

B——10Psychic

Egg

Present

——9015Normal

Egg

Tickle

D—10020Normal

Egg

Wish

A——10Normal

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Dual Wingbeat

D409010Flying

Tutor

Meteor Beam

C1209010Rock

Tutor

Misty Explosion

C1001005Fairy

How to Get Clefairy in Sword & Shield

Grab Clefairy from the locations below, it shows up in the wild. Drop it at the nursery to hatch Cleffa. From there, level the baby through the remaining stages to Clefairy.

Where To Catch Clefairy in Sword & Shield

Cleffa is your first catch on the way to Clefairy. You'll find walking encounters from Lv. 26-65 across 14 total spots in the chain.

Step 1Breed Cleffa from Clefairy
Breed from Clefairy at the Day Care.
Friendship
Step 2Clefairy ✓
Motostoke Riverbank
SwordOverworld Lv.26-28
40%Mid
Heavy Fog
Motostoke Riverbank
ShieldOverworld Lv.28-30
40%Mid
Heavy Fog
Giant's Cap
ShieldOverworld Lv.28-30
35%Mid
Heavy Fog
Giant's Cap
SwordOverworld Lv.28-30
35%Mid
Heavy Fog
Giant's Cap - 2
SwordOverworld Lv.28-30
10%Mid
Heavy Fog
Giant's Cap - 2
ShieldOverworld Lv.28-30
10%Mid
Heavy Fog
Giant's Cap - 3
ShieldOverworld Lv.28-32
10%Mid
Heavy Fog
Giant's Cap - 3
SwordOverworld Lv.29-32
10%Mid
Heavy Fog
Giant's Bed
ShieldOverworld Lv.60-65
5%Post
Heavy Fog
Giant's Bed
SwordOverworld Lv.60-65
5%Post
Heavy Fog
Snowslide Slope
ShieldOverworld Lv.60-65 Ice
5%Post
Heavy Fog
Snowslide Slope
SwordOverworld Lv.60-65 Ice
5%Post
Heavy Fog
Tunnel to the Top
ShieldOverworld Lv.60-65 Cave
5%Post
All Weather
Tunnel to the Top
SwordOverworld Lv.60-65 Cave
5%Post
All Weather
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 Sword & Shield, 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 Sword & Shield. 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 Sword & Shield. 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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Corviknight FlyingSteel	A
Available Move Moves Steel WingLv. 1 Damage vs Clefairy Steel Wing 2x 91-108%KO View Corviknight builds →
Weezing Poison	C
Available Moves Moves SludgeLv. 20 Clear SmogLv. 12 SmogLv. 1 Damage vs Clefairy Sludge 2x 67-80% Clear Smog 2x 55-66% Smog 2x 34-42% View Weezing builds →
Gloom GrassPoison	C
Available Move Moves AcidLv. 1 Damage vs Clefairy Acid 2x 44-52% View Gloom builds →
Roselia GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves Poison StingLv. 1 Damage vs Clefairy Poison Sting 2x 19-23% View Roselia builds →
Stunky PoisonDark	D
Available Move Moves Acid SprayLv. 9 Damage vs Clefairy Acid Spray 2x 27-33% View Stunky builds →

Corviknight FlyingSteel	A
Available Move Moves Steel WingLv. 1 Damage vs Clefairy Steel Wing 2x 84-100%KO View Corviknight builds →
Weezing Poison	C
Available Moves Moves SludgeLv. 20 Clear SmogLv. 12 SmogLv. 1 Damage vs Clefairy Sludge 2x 64-76% Clear Smog 2x 51-60% Smog 2x 33-40% View Weezing builds →
Gloom GrassPoison	C
Available Move Moves AcidLv. 1 Damage vs Clefairy Acid 2x 40-48% View Gloom builds →
Roselia GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves Poison StingLv. 1 Damage vs Clefairy Poison Sting 2x 16-20% View Roselia builds →
Stunky PoisonDark	D
Available Moves Moves VenoshockLv. 21 Acid SprayLv. 9 Damage vs Clefairy Venoshock 2x 40-48% Acid Spray 2x 27-32% View Stunky builds →

Corviknight FlyingSteel	A
Available Move Moves Steel WingLv. 1 Damage vs Clefairy Steel Wing 2x 82-98% View Corviknight builds →
Weezing Poison	C
Available Moves Moves SludgeLv. 20 Clear SmogLv. 12 SmogLv. 1 Damage vs Clefairy Sludge 2x 64-76% Clear Smog 2x 48-58% Smog 2x 30-36% View Weezing builds →
Gloom GrassPoison	C
Available Move Moves AcidLv. 1 Damage vs Clefairy Acid 2x 40-47% View Gloom builds →
Pawniard DarkSteel	C
Available Move Moves Metal ClawLv. 10 Damage vs Clefairy Metal Claw 2x 61-72% View Pawniard builds →
Roselia GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves Poison StingLv. 1 Damage vs Clefairy Poison Sting 2x 18-22% View Roselia builds →

Excadrill GroundSteel	A
Available Move Moves Metal ClawLv. 16 Damage vs Clefairy Metal Claw 2x 90-107%KO View Excadrill builds →
Corviknight FlyingSteel	A
TM Move Moves Steel WingTM30 Damage vs Clefairy Steel Wing 2x 85-101%KO View Corviknight builds →
Weezing Poison	C
Available Moves Moves Sludge BombLv. 32 SludgeLv. 20 VenoshockTM74 Clear SmogLv. 12 Damage vs Clefairy Sludge Bomb 2x 88-104%KO Sludge 2x 64-76% Venoshock 2x 64-76% Clear Smog 2x 50-59% View Weezing builds →
Toxicroak PoisonFighting	C
Available Moves Moves Poison JabLv. 32 VenoshockTM74 Poison StingLv. 1 Damage vs Clefairy Poison Jab 2x 116-137%KO Venoshock 2x 66-79% Poison Sting 2x 23-28% View Toxicroak builds →
Durant BugSteel	C
Available Move Moves Metal ClawLv. 8 Damage vs Clefairy Metal Claw 2x 76-90% View Durant builds →

Excadrill GroundSteel	A
Available Move Moves Metal ClawLv. 16 Damage vs Clefairy Metal Claw 2x 91-107%KO View Excadrill builds →
Corviknight FlyingSteel	A
TM Move Moves Steel WingTM30 Damage vs Clefairy Steel Wing 2x 86-102%KO View Corviknight builds →
Weezing Poison	C
Available Moves Moves Sludge BombLv. 32 SludgeLv. 20 VenoshockTM74 Clear SmogLv. 12 Damage vs Clefairy Sludge Bomb 2x 88-104%KO Sludge 2x 65-78% Venoshock 2x 65-78% Clear Smog 2x 50-59% View Weezing builds →
Toxicroak PoisonFighting	C
Available Moves Moves Poison JabLv. 32 VenoshockTM74 Poison StingLv. 1 Damage vs Clefairy Poison Jab 2x 116-137%KO Venoshock 2x 65-78% Poison Sting 2x 25-29% View Toxicroak builds →
Durant BugSteel	C
Available Move Moves Metal ClawLv. 8 Damage vs Clefairy Metal Claw 2x 75-88% View Durant builds →