
Is Clefairy Good in FireRed & LeafGreen Playthrough?
Mt. Moon catch. Pure Normal in FRLG with AbilityCute Charm triggering infatuation on contact. Moon Stone evolves it into Clefable immediately. The early evolution option makes the investment short. Better as a Clefable than as a Clefairy in any serious fight.
Brock's Pokemon outpace and outclass Cleffa here.
Misty's typing presses Clefairy's defenses.
Clefairy trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Clefable trades roughly evenly with Erika's team.
Clefable has the type edge here and should clean up Koga's team.
Clefable has the type edge here and should clean up Sabrina's team.
Clefable has the type edge here and should clean up Blaine's team.
Clefable resists most of Giovanni's coverage and hits back hard.
Clefable has the type edge here and should clean up Lorelei's team.
Clefable has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Clefable has the type edge here and should clean up Agatha's team.
Clefable has the type edge here and should clean up Lance's team.
Clefable has the type edge here and should clean up Terry's team.
Catch Clefairy on Mt. Moon (walking, Lv 8, rare).
- After Brock
- TUTORNormalMega Kick12075%5
- After Erika
- TM22GrassSolar Beam120100%10
- TM35FireFlamethrower90100%15
- TM13IceIce Beam90100%10
- After Koga
- TM01FightingFocus Punch150100%20
- After Sabrina
- TUTORPsychicDream Eater100100%15
- After Blaine
- TM38FireFire Blast11085%5
- After Giovanni
- TUTORNormalDouble-Edge120100%15
- Post-Game
- TUTORNormalBody Slam85100%15
- TM42NormalFacade70100%20
You can pick up the Moon Stone in Mt. Moon. 3 other locations are also available.
- After Erika
- TM15NormalHyper Beam15090%5
- TM22GrassSolar Beam120100%10
- TM35FireFlamethrower90100%15
- After Koga
- TM01FightingFocus Punch150100%20
- After Sabrina
- TUTORPsychicDream Eater100100%15
- TUTORElectricThunder Wave—90%20
- After Blaine
- TM38FireFire Blast11085%5
- After Giovanni
- TUTORNormalDouble-Edge120100%15
- Post-Game
- TUTORNormalBody Slam85100%15
- TM42NormalFacade70100%20
How to Get Clefairy in FireRed & LeafGreen
Clefairy shows up two ways: rare grass encounters in Mt. Moon early-game, or as a Game Corner prize in Celadon City for 500 coins (FR) or 750 (LG). The wild ones are tough finds.
Wild Clefairy may be holding when caught:
2 locations to catch Clefairy
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Where To Catch Clefairy in FRLG
Cleffa is your first catch on the way to Clefairy. You'll find walking and gift encounters from Lv. 8-12 across 6 total spots in the chain.
Step 1Breed Cleffa from ClefairyBREEDINGAvailableLeave Clefairy with a compatible partner at the Four Island Pokemon Day Care to receive a Cleffa egg. Requires the Rainbow Pass to access Four Island.HOME TRANSFERNot TradeablePokemon HOME on Switch FireRed & LeafGreen is permanently deposit-only — once it launches, Cleffa can be sent from this game into HOME, but never transferred in.
Step 3Evolve into Clefable
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 |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Clefairy Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Clefairy
Mankey Fighting | C | |
Mankey Fighting | C | |
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
FRLG Clefairy Best Moveset
Normal type (no Fairy typing exists in this format) with AbilityCute Charm attracting on contact. Stats too low for competitive play. One evolution from Clefable's solid moveset.
Best Build
Clefairy best EVs are HP and Sp. Def
Wall Moveset
- Calm Mind
- Amnesia
- Cosmic Power
- Soft Boiled
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
STAB runs through Double-Edge and Mega Kick for the basics, but Clefairy's real strength is the 10-type coverage spread. Steel and Ice 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
Its adorable appearance makes it popular as a pet. However, it is rare and difficult to find.
With its magical and cute appeal, it has many admirers. It is rare and found only in certain areas.
Clefairy FireRed & LeafGreen Guide
- Will Clefairy miss any moves if I evolve too early?
Wait until Clefairy reaches Lv. 45 before using the Moon Stone. Evolving earlier permanently locks Clefairy out of Encore, Cosmic Power, Moonlight, and Meteor Mash, moves Clefable cannot relearn.

- Lv. 5learns Encore
- Lv. 33learns Cosmic Power
- Lv. 37learns Moonlight
- Lv. 45learns Meteor Mash
- Lv. 45+Use the Moon Stone
- Where do I get the Moon Stone in FireRed & LeafGreen?
Use a Moon Stone to evolve Clefairy into Clefable.
Moon Stone
Evolves Clefairy into Clefable
Clefairy costs 500 Coins in FireRed. Clefairy costs 750 Coins in LeafGreen. Earn coins by playing the slot machines on the Game Corner floor or buying them at the counter (1,000 coins for ₽10,000).
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