Is Clefairy Good in Diamond & Pearl Playthrough?
Pure Normal in Diamond and Pearl. Trophy Garden encounter, mid-game timing. AbilityMagic Guard blocks all indirect damage, which is a new Gen 4 ability. Moon Stone evolves Clefairy into Clefable whenever you're ready.
Clefairy trades roughly evenly with Roark's team.
Clefairy has the type edge here and should clean up Gardenia's team.
Clefable trades roughly evenly with Maylene's team.
Clefable resists most of Crasher Wake's coverage and hits back hard.
Clefable trades roughly evenly with Fantina's team.
Clefable trades roughly evenly with Byron's team.
Clefable resists most of Candice's coverage and hits back hard.
Clefable has the type edge here and should clean up Volkner's team.
Clefable has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
Clefable has the type edge here and should clean up Bertha's team.
Clefable trades roughly evenly with Flint's team.
Clefable trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Clefable has the type edge here and should clean up Mars's team.
Clefable resists most of Jupiter's coverage and hits back hard.
Clefable has the type edge here and should clean up Saturn's team.
Clefable trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catchable
Catch Clefairy in Mt. Coronet (walking, Lv 30-32, uncommon).
Recommended Moves
- After Gardenia
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Lost Tower
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Amity Square
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 120Accuracy 85%PP 5Lake Verity
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Veilstone Department Store
- TM24ElectricThunderboltPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Veilstone Game Corner
- After Byron
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Oreburgh Gate
- After Candice
- TM85PsychicDream EaterPower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15Valor Lakefront
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Catch Cleffa
Catch Cleffa in Mt. Coronet (walking, Lv 12, common).
Recommended Moves
- From Start
- TM10NormalHidden PowerPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 15Veilstone Game Corner
- After Gardenia
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Amity Square
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 120Accuracy 85%PP 5Lake Verity
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Veilstone Department Store
- TM35FireFlamethrowerPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Veilstone Game Corner
- After Candice
- TM85PsychicDream EaterPower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15Valor Lakefront
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
- TM73ElectricThunder WavePower —Accuracy 100%PP 20Exchange Service Corner building in the Battle Park, entered through the Fight Area gatehouse
Evolve Clefairy to Clefable
Clefairy evolves into Clefable with a Moon Stone. You can usually obtain this item before you reach Maylene.
Recommended Moves
- After Gardenia
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 225Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 225Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Lost Tower
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Amity Square
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 120Accuracy 85%PP 5Lake Verity
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Veilstone Department Store
- After Byron
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Oreburgh Gate
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Clefairy in Diamond & Pearl
Clefairy haunts the depths of Mt. Coronet as an uncommon walking catch, climbing from level 30 into the 40s the deeper you go. A rarer low-level pocket also exists in the Trophy Garden after the National Dex.
Wild Clefairy may be holding when caught:
Leppa Berry (50% chance) Held: Consumed when a move runs out of PP to restore its PP by 10.
Moon Stone (5% chance) A peculiar stone that makes certain species of Pokemon evolve. It is as black as the night sky.2 locations to catch Clefairy2 locations to catch Cleffa
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 2
Badge 3Catch Cleffa at any of the 2 locations below, then level it up with high friendship — it evolves into Clefairy.
Badge 2 Badge 3Where To Catch Clefairy in DP
Cleffa is your first catch on the way to Clefairy. You'll find walking encounters from Lv. 12-42 across 34 total spots in the chain.
- Step 2Clefairy ✓Mt. Coronet - B1FLv.30-32CaveRate 15%Mt. Coronet - Route 216 EntranceLv.30-32CaveRate 15%Trophy Garden - Daily PokemonLv.16-18GrassRate 5%Post-gameMt. Coronet - 2FLv.36-38CaveRate 15%or evolve from Cleffa (Step 1)
- Step 3Evolve into ClefableBREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Cleffa egg.
Not landing the catch? Calculate Clefairy catch rates for Diamond & Pearl by ball, status, and HP.
How to Get Shiny Clefairy in Diamond & Pearl
Clefairy shows up inside Mt. Coronet and in the Trophy Garden, so a PokeRadar chain in either place tightens its shiny within reach. Compare Shiny Clefairy odds across every game
Shiny Clefairy Evolution
3 Forms
Diamond & Pearl Shiny Clefairy Calculator
3 MethodsThe best route is PokeRadar Chain at full boosts, about 1 in 200 on each try. Tune it below.
PokeRadar Chain: Chain shaking-grass patches without breaking the combo. The rate peaks at a chain of 40.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 22-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 58-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 139-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 460-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
Want exact numbers for your session? Calculate your shiny odds in Diamond & Pearl with Clefairy preloaded.
Clefairy Weakness
Clefairy's Normal typing leaves it vulnerable to Fighting. It shrugs off Ghost-type attacks completely. Clefairy's Normal typing only leaves 1 gap to cover.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fighting |
| 0x (Immune) | Ghost |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Clefairy Weak Against
Good
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 35 partners from the Fairy egg group. Notable egg moves include Amnesia, Belly Drum, Covet and 7 more.
DP Clefairy Best Moveset
All indirect damage, including MoveStealth Rock chip and MoveToxic poison, bounces off AbilityMagic Guard, which is a huge ability on any Pokemon. But stats in the 45-70 range can't support a competitive moveset, and Normal typing offers no offensive advantage. Evolve to Clefable.
Best Build
Clefairy best EVs are HP and Speed
Hazard Setter Moveset
- Soft Boiled
- Stealth Rock
- Knock Off
- Counter
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
STAB runs through Double-Edge and Mega Kick for the basics, but Clefairy's real strength is the 11-type coverage spread. Fighting and Steel 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
47 of 50 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Reminder Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
Thought to live with others on quiet mountains, it is popular for its adorable nature.
It flies using the wings on its back to collect moonlight. This Pokémon is difficult to find.
Clefairy Diamond & Pearl Guide
Yes. Wild Clefairy in Diamond & Pearl can hold Leppa Berry (50%) or Moon Stone (5%). Use Thief (TM46) or Covet to swipe the held item without affecting your catch chance. Quickest way to farm rare items like Leppa Berry.
In Diamond & Pearl, for a casual playthrough, Clefairy works as a placeholder. normal 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 9 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 7Let's Go
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
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