Is Clefairy Good in HeartGold & SoulSilver Playthrough?
Mt. Moon encounter in the Kanto postgame. Normal-type in this gen with AbilityMagic Guard blocking all indirect damage. Clefable at Moon Stone has real Battle Frontier value, but the Kanto timing means the story never benefits.
Clefairy has the type edge here and should clean up Falkner's team.
Clefairy trades roughly evenly with Bugsy's team.
Clefairy has the type edge here and should clean up Whitney's team.
Morty's typing presses Clefairy's defenses.
Chuck's team hits Clefairy's weaknesses hard.
Clefable has the type edge here and should clean up Jasmine's team.
Clefable has the type edge here and should clean up Pryce's team.
Clefable has the type edge here and should clean up Clair's team.
Clefable has the type edge here and should clean up Brock's team.
Clefable has the type edge here and should clean up Misty's team.
Clefable has the type edge here and should clean up Lt. Surge's team.
Clefable resists most of Erika's coverage and hits back hard.
Clefable has the type edge here and should clean up Janine'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 has the type edge here and should clean up Blue's team.
Clefable has the type edge here and should clean up Will'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 Bruno's team.
Clefable has the type edge here and should clean up Karen's team.
Clefable has the type edge here and should clean up Lance's team.
Catchable
Catch Clefairy in the Safari Zone (walking, Lv 17, uncommon).
Recommended Moves
- After Bugsy
- TUTORNormalHeadbuttPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 15Ilex Forest
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 120Accuracy 85%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Goldenrod Department Store
- TM35FireFlamethrowerPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Goldenrod Game Corner
- TM24ElectricThunderboltPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Goldenrod Game Corner
- After Whitney
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Gift from a Hiker on Route 42
- After Chuck
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Chuck
- After Jasmine
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Lake of Rage
Evolve Clefairy to Clefable
Clefairy evolves into Clefable with a Moon Stone. You can pick up the Moon Stone in Ruins of Alph. 1 other location is also available.
Recommended Moves
- After Bugsy
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 225Accuracy 90%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- TUTORNormalHeadbuttPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 15Ilex Forest
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 120Accuracy 85%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Goldenrod Department Store
- TM35FireFlamethrowerPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Goldenrod Game Corner
- After Whitney
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Gift from a Hiker on Route 42
- After Chuck
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Chuck
- After Jasmine
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Lake of Rage
How to Get Clefairy in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Clefairy is a rare Mt. Moon catch at low levels, the classic spot for the star Pokemon, with an uncommon night slot in the Safari Zone too. That cave is the reliable place to find one across both versions.
Wild Clefairy may be holding when caught:
Leppa Berry (50% chance) It may be used or held by a Pokemon to restore a move's 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 Clefairy
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 6
Badge 7
Badge 8Where To Catch Clefairy in HGSS
- Step 1Breed Cleffa from Clefairy
Breed from Clefairy at the Day Care.
- Step 2Clefairy ✓or evolve from Cleffa (Step 1)
- Step 3Evolve into Clefable
Not landing the catch? Calculate Clefairy catch rates for HeartGold & SoulSilver by ball, status, and HP.
How to Get Shiny Clefairy in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Clefairy shows up in Mt. Moon and the Safari Zone, though a shiny hatches faster from Masuda breeding. Compare Shiny Clefairy odds across every game
Shiny Clefairy Evolution
3 Forms
HeartGold & SoulSilver Shiny Clefairy Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route is Masuda Method, about 1 in 1,639 on each try.
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 | 173-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 472-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 1,136-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 3,773-- | -- |
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 HeartGold & SoulSilver 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, Aromatherapy, Belly Drum and 8 more.
HGSS Clefairy Best Moveset
Normal typing with AbilityMagic Guard blocking all indirect damage: no MoveStealth Rock chip, no weather damage, no poison ticks. The moveset absorbs status and hazard pressure that breaks other Pokemon, but 60 Sp. Atk and 35 Speed can't threaten much offensively.
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 Last Resort and Uproar for the basics, but Clefairy's real strength is the 13-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
All 32 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Reminder Moves
Base Stats
The moonlight that it stores in the wings on its back apparently gives it the ability to float in midair.
Its adorable behavior and cry make it highly popular. However, this cute Pokémon is rarely found.
Clefairy HeartGold & SoulSilver Guide
- Where in the HeartGold & SoulSilver Safari Zone can I find Clefairy?
See the Locations section above for where to find Clefairy in HeartGold & SoulSilver.
Safari rules: You can only use Safari Balls. No battling. Two tactical items shift the catch/flee trade-off:
- Throw bait to keep Clefairy from fleeing (flee rate cut to 1/4) but it becomes harder to catch (catch factor halved).
- Throw a rock to make Clefairy easier to catch (catch factor doubled) but it flees twice as often.
- Each effect lasts 2-6 random turns; throwing one cancels the other.
Yes. Wild Clefairy in HeartGold & SoulSilver 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 HeartGold & SoulSilver, 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
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