Physical
Balanced
DTier
15Speed · Very Slow

Stats & Training

Nothing fancy in Cleffa's spread. It leans mixed with Sp. Def out front. And you'll get 1 Sp. Def EV per KO for it. Follows a fast 800K XP curve.

Base Stats
Below
HP50
D
Attack25
F
Defense28
F
Sp. Atk45
D
Sp. Def55
D
Speed15
F
Total218
Details
Catch Rate
Moderate150 / 255
Growth Rate
Fast800,000 XP
Height0.3 m
1'00"Tiny
Weight3.0 kg
6.6 lbsFeather
Base XP44
Low Yield
Abilities
Cute Charm
Has a 30% chance of infatuating attacking Pokémon on contact.
Magic Guard
Protects against damage not directly caused by a move.
Friend GuardHANot in game
Decreases all direct damage taken by friendly Pokémon to 0.75×.
EV Yield
HPAtkDefSpASpD+1Spe
Special Defense training source
Pokedex Entries

When numerous meteors illuminate the night sky, sightings of CLEFFA strangely increase.

Cleffa Weakness

Fighting moves hit Cleffa for super-effective damage. The upside? Ghost-type moves can't touch it at all. Cleffa's special bulk (base 55 Sp.Def) helps absorb special-type weaknesses, though physical moves exploit the lower Defense.

Cleffa Weakness and Resistance Chart
DamageTypes
2x (Weak)Fighting
0x (Immune)Ghost
Type ChartGood
1Weak
0Resist
1Immune
Score+1
Gen III Type Chart
  • Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
  • Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
4xCritical
None
2xWeak
Fighting
½xResist
None
¼xResist
None
0xImmune
Ghost
STAB
No super-effective STAB
How to Beat Cleffa in FireRed & LeafGreen (Best Counters)

In FireRed & LeafGreen, Heracross can KO Cleffa with Megahorn (203-239%).

Heracross
Heracross
BugFighting
B
Recommended Build
AbilitySwarm
ItemSalacberry
NatureJolly
Moves
  • MegahornSTAB
  • Rock Slide
  • Swords Dance
  • SubstituteUtility
Damage vs Cleffa
Megahorn
203-239%KO
Rock Slide
85-100%KO
View Heracross builds →

FireRed & LeafGreen Evolution

Cleffa starts the chain as a baby form and evolves into Clefairy by leveling up. To get more eggs, breed the evolved versions. The evolved forms gain up to 265 total stats over Cleffa. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

3 Forms
Cleffa
#173Cleffa
High Friendship
Clefairy
#035Clefairy
Moon Stone
Moon Stone
Clefable
#036Clefable
Stat Comparison 3 Stages
Cleffa
Normal
Clefairy
Normal
Clefable
Normal
HP
50
70+20
95+25
ATK
25
45+20
70+25
DEF
28
48+20
73+25
SP.ATK
45
60+15
95+35
SP.DEF
55
65+10
90+25
SPE
15
35+20
60+25
BST
218D-Tier
323C-Tier+105
483A-Tier+160
ROLE
Balanced
Balanced
Balanced
TYPE
Special
Utility
Special

Breeding

Unavailable
Undiscovered egg group

FireRed & LeafGreen Cleffa Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 3.

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Moves

Without breeding, Cleffa misses out on Amnesia and Belly Drum. That's 8 egg moves adding depth that the base kit lacks. STAB comes from Double-Edge and Mega Kick, with coverage across 9 types rounding things out.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Charm
——10020Normal
Lv 1
Pound
—4010035Normal
Lv 4
Encore
C—1005Normal
Lv 8
Sing
——5515Normal
Lv 13
Sweet Kiss
——7510Normal
Lv 17
Magical Leaf
—60—20Grass

TM Moves

TM
TM45
Attract
——10015Normal
TM28
Dig
—6010010Ground
TM32
Double Team
———15Normal
TM42
Facade
D7010020Normal
TM38
Fire Blast
D120855Fire
TM35
Flamethrower
D9510015Fire
HM05
Flash
——7020Normal
TM21
Frustration
——10020Normal
TM10
Hidden Power
—6010015Normal
TM23
Iron Tail
D1007515Steel
TM16
Light Screen
C——30Psychic
TM17
Protect+4
C——10Normal
TM29
Psychic
D9010010Psychic
TM18
Rain Dance
C——5Water
TM33
Reflect
D——20Psychic
TM44
Rest
C——10Psychic
TM27
Return
D—10020Normal
TM20
Safeguard
D——25Normal
TM43
Secret Power
—7010020Normal
TM30
Shadow Ball
D8010015Ghost
TM34
Shock Wave
—60—20Electric
TM22
Solar Beam
D12010010Grass
TM11
Sunny Day
C——5Fire
TM06
Toxic
C—8510Poison
TM03
Water Pulse
—6010020Water

Egg Moves

Egg
Egg
Amnesia
D——20Psychic
Egg
Belly Drum
D——10Normal
Egg
Metronome
D——10Normal
Egg
Mimic
———10Normal
Egg
Present
D—9015Normal
Egg
Splash
———40Normal
Egg
Substitute
C——10Normal
Egg
Wish
C——10Normal

Tutor Moves

Tut
Tutor
Body Slam
D8510015Normal
Tutor
Counter-5
D—10020Fighting
Tutor
Double-Edge
D12010015Normal
Tutor
Dream Eater
—10010015Psychic
Tutor
Mega Kick
—120755Normal
Tutor
Mega Punch
—808520Normal
Tutor
Metronome
D——10Normal
Tutor
Mimic
———10Normal
Tutor
Seismic Toss
D—10020Fighting
Tutor
Soft-Boiled
D——5Normal
Tutor
Substitute
C——10Normal
Tutor
Thunder Wave
C—10020Electric

How to Get Cleffa in FireRed & LeafGreen

Cleffa can't be caught in FireRed & LeafGreen. Bring it over from Crystal, Diamond, or Legends: Arceus instead. The encounter info below covers the source games.

Cleffa is not available as a wild encounter in this game.

Also found in:

CrystalDiamondPlatinumSunUltra SunBrilliant Diamond

Cleffa Guide

  • Clefairy by leveling up is the mid-stage. Push through to Clefable using a Moon Stone for the final form. 218 BST right now won't cut it long-term.

  • You can find Cleffa in FireRed & LeafGreen. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 18 other games across the series.

  • Yes, Cleffa is in FireRed & LeafGreen. It shows up in 19 games across the series.

  • In FireRed & LeafGreen, For a casual playthrough, Cleffa works as a placeholder. normal coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Clefairy. That's where the stats start mattering.

Game Availability

Debuting in Gold & Silver, Cleffa appears in 19 games across 9 generations. A reliable presence in most mainline games, typically found through catching or hatching as a base form.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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