
Is Clefairy Good in Yellow Playthrough?
Grab one in Mt. Moon. In Yellow, you can also trade Clefairy for Mr. Mime on Route 2 if you'd rather have the Psychic coverage. Either way, don't keep Clefairy as-is. Moon Stone it into Clefable or trade it.
Brock's typing presses Clefairy's defenses.
Clefable trades roughly evenly with Misty's team.
Clefable trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Clefable has the type edge here and should clean up Erika's team.
Clefable has the type edge here and should clean up Koga's team.
Clefable trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Clefable trades roughly evenly with Blaine's team.
Clefable has the type edge here and should clean up Giovanni's team.
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 trades roughly evenly with 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 Blue's team.
Catchable
Catch Clefairy in Mt. Moon (walking, Lv 9-13, uncommon).
Recommended Moves
- After Misty
- TM08NormalBody SlamPower 128Accuracy 100%PP 15S.S. Anne
- After Lt. Surge
- TM05NormalMega KickPower 180Accuracy 75%PP 5Celadon Department Store
- TM10NormalDouble-EdgePower 150Accuracy 100%PP 15Rocket Hideout
- TM09NormalTake DownPower 135Accuracy 85%PP 20Silph Co.
- TM49NormalTri AttackPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Celadon Department Store roof
- After Erika
- TM40NormalSkull BashPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 15Safari Zone
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Fuchsia City
- After Sabrina
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Pokémon Mansion
Evolve Clefairy to Clefable
Clefairy evolves into Clefable with a Moon Stone. You can pick up the Moon Stone in Mt. Moon. 3 other locations are also available.
Recommended Moves
- After Misty
- TM08NormalBody SlamPower 128Accuracy 100%PP 15S.S. Anne
- After Lt. Surge
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 225Accuracy 90%PP 5Rocket Game Corner
- TM05NormalMega KickPower 180Accuracy 75%PP 5Celadon Department Store
- TM10NormalDouble-EdgePower 150Accuracy 100%PP 15Rocket Hideout
- TM49NormalTri AttackPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Celadon Department Store roof
- After Erika
- TM40NormalSkull BashPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 15Safari Zone
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Fuchsia City
- After Sabrina
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Pokémon Mansion
How to Get Clefairy in Yellow
Clefairy hides in a single cave, rare-to-uncommon, levels 9 to 13. One location and thin odds make it a patience catch rather than a casual one.
1 location to catch Clefairy
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Where To Catch Clefairy in Y
The line opens with Clefairy at Lv. 9-13 via walking encounters. 1 catchable stage total, with locations listed for each one below.
Step 2Evolve into Clefable
Not landing the catch? Calculate Clefairy catch rates for Yellow by ball, status, and HP.
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 |
- Only 15 types exist — Dark, Steel, and Fairy are absent
- Ghost has no effect on Psychic (a known bug, fixed in Gen II)
- Special stat governs both offense and defense — no Sp.Atk / Sp.Def split
What is Clefairy Weak Against
GoodClefairy Evolutions
A Normal type with 318 stats, Clefairy has a chain leading to Clefable. Breeding won't work. The evolved forms gain up to 165 total stats over Clefairy. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Y Clefairy Best Moveset
Lower stats across the board compared to Clefable, but MoveThunder Wave still paralyzes from any stat line. 60 Special can't power the coverage moves that make the evolution dangerous. The movepool depth exists, the power behind it doesn't.
Best Build
Screens Setter Moveset
- Mega Kick
- Body Slam
- Light Screen
- Blizzard
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The level-up pool is slim, so TMs matter here. Clefairy's coverage across 7 types all comes from technical machines, built on top of Skull Bash and Double-Edge for same-type damage. Blizzard and Double-Edge are the payoff moves.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- 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.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM 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 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 33 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
Adored for their cute looks and playfulness. They are thought to be rare, as they do not appear often.
Clefairy Yellow Guide
In Yellow, 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
Explore
Where to go next after Clefairy.