Is Clefairy Good in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Playthrough?
Wild at Mount Hokulani. Fairy typing resists Dragon and blocks the Dragon trial entirely, and AbilityMagic Guard ignores residual damage. Worth catching as a setup for the instant Moon Stone evolution.
Cleffa trades roughly evenly with Ilima's team.
Hala's team hits Cleffa's weaknesses hard.
Lana's team hits Cleffa's weaknesses hard.
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Cleffa trades roughly evenly with Kiawe's team.
Mallow's typing presses Cleffa's defenses.
Olivia's team hits Cleffa's weaknesses hard.
Sophocles's Pokemon outpace and outclass Cleffa here.
Acerola's typing presses Cleffa's defenses.
Nanu's typing presses Cleffa's defenses.
Mina's typing presses Cleffa's defenses.
Cleffa trades roughly evenly with Hapu's team.
Molayne's Pokemon outpace and outclass Clefable here.
Clefable trades roughly evenly with Olivia's team.
Clefable trades roughly evenly with Acerola's team.
Clefable trades roughly evenly with Kahili's team.
Kukui's team hits Clefable's weaknesses hard.
Catch Clefairy on Mount Hokulani (walking, Lv 27-30). Alternate S.O.S. encounters; UNCOMMON; Called by Cleffa.
Catch Cleffa on Mount Hokulani (walking, Lv 27-30).
You can pick up the Moon Stone in Haina Desert.
How to Get Clefairy in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon
A handful of locations for Clefairy with moderate 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 USUM
To get Clefairy, start by catching Cleffa through walking encounters at Lv. 27-30. The chain covers 2 catchable stages before reaching the final form.
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.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Poison, Steel |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fighting, Bug, Dark |
| 0x (Immune) | Dragon |
What is Clefairy Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Clefairy
 Solgaleo PsychicSteel | S | |
Obtain MethodMahalo Trail Gift Available Move Moves
Damage vs Clefairy View Solgaleo builds →Sunsteel Strike 2x181-213%KO | ||
 Aegislash SteelGhost | A | |
 Nihilego RockPoison | B | |
Obtain MethodUltra Space Interact Encounter | ||
 Salazzle PoisonFire | B | |
Obtain MethodHeahea Beach Gift | ||
 Empoleon WaterSteel | C | |
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemEviolite NatureCalm Moves View Dusclops builds →
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C | ||
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemEviolite NatureImpish Moves
Damage vs Clefairy View Hippopotas builds →Earthquake15-17% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityNatural Cure ItemLeftovers NatureGentle Moves
Damage vs Clefairy View Altaria builds →Earthquake14-17% Ice Beam12-14% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityVoltabsorb ItemAssault Vest NatureModest Moves
Damage vs Clefairy View Lanturn builds →Volt Switch11-13% Scald12-15% Ice Beam14-17% Surf14-17% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityPrankster ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Clefairy View Sableye builds →Knock Off7-9% | ||
Clefairy Evolutions
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
Breeding
Breed with Clefairy to get Cleffa eggs easily using 50 partners from the Fairy egg group. Notable egg moves include Amnesia, Aromatherapy, Belly Drum and 11 more.
USUM Clefairy Best Moveset
Fairy at 60 Sp. Atk with AbilityMagic Guard blocking all indirect damage and AbilityFriend Guard reducing ally damage in Doubles as a hidden ability. Held ItemEviolite adds bulk at this stage. The moveset functions as a support in Doubles but has no singles identity. Clefable one evolution away earns S-tier.
Best Build
Clefairy best EVs are Defense and Sp. Def
Wall Moveset
- Heal Bell
- Seismic Toss
- Light Screen
- Healing Wish
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
STAB runs through Moonblast and Dazzling Gleam for the basics, but Clefairy's real strength is the 13-type coverage spread. Normal and Fighting hit common defensive types, and the movepool keeps going.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- 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. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, 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, Egg, 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
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Reminder Moves
Base Stats
They’re popular, but they’re rare. Trainers who show them off recklessly may be targeted by thieves.
Bathed in moonlight, its wings glow faintly. Without even flapping, Clefairy rises into the air, where it dances around.
Clefairy Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Guide
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, 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.
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
- 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 7LGPE
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