What does Cleffa evolve into?

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.

Where can you catch Cleffa?

You can find Cleffa in Legends: Arceus. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 18 other games across the series.

What games is Cleffa in?

Yes, Cleffa is in Legends: Arceus. It shows up in 19 games across the series.

In Legends: Arceus, For a casual playthrough, Cleffa works as a placeholder. Fairy coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Clefairy . That's where the stats start mattering.

Cleffa - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Special

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

Attack25

Defense28

Sp. Atk45

Sp. Def55

Speed15

Total218

Details

Catch Rate

Moderate150 / 255

Growth Rate

Fast800,000 XP

Height0.3 m

Weight3.0 kg

Base XP44

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 GuardHA

Decreases all direct damage taken by friendly Pokémon to 0.75×.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpASpD+1Spe

Special Defense training source

Pokedex Entries

In silhouette, they resemble twinkling starlight. When shooting stars rain from the night sky, Cleffa gather in numbers and dance as though they are indeed incarnations of the stars.

Legends: Arceus

Cleffa Weakness

Poison and Steel moves hit Cleffa for super-effective damage. The upside? Dragon-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
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Poison, Steel
0.5x (Resist)	Fighting, Bug, Dark
0x (Immune)	Dragon

Type ChartGood

2Weak

3Resist

1Immune

Score+2

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Poison Steel

½xResist

Fighting Bug Dark

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Dragon

STAB (3)

Fighting Dragon Dark

How to Beat Cleffa in Legends: Arceus (Best Counters)

Heatran FireSteel	S
Obtain MethodFirespit Island Interact Encounter Available Move Moves Iron HeadLv. 27 Damage vs Cleffa Iron Head 2x 167-197%KO View Heatran builds →
Crobat PoisonFlying	B
Available Move Moves Cross PoisonLv. 25 Damage vs Cleffa Cross Poison 2x 147-174%KO View Crobat builds →
Magnezone ElectricSteel	B
Available Move Moves Flash CannonLv. 25 Damage vs Cleffa Flash Cannon 2x 147-174%KO View Magnezone builds →
Empoleon WaterSteel	C
Available Move Moves Flash CannonLv. 1 Damage vs Cleffa Flash Cannon 2x 129-153%KO View Empoleon builds →
Probopass RockSteel	C
Available Move Moves Flash CannonLv. 38 Damage vs Cleffa Flash Cannon 2x 94-112%KO View Probopass builds →

Legends: Arceus 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

#173Cleffa

High Friendship

#035Clefairy

Moon Stone

#036Clefable

Stat Comparison 3 Stages

Cleffa

Fairy

Clefairy

Fairy

Clefable

Fairy

70+20

95+25

ATK

45+20

70+25

DEF

48+20

73+25

SP.ATK

60+15

95+35

SP.DEF

65+10

90+25

SPE

35+20

60+25

BST

218D-Tier

323C-Tier+105

483A-Tier+160

ROLE

Balanced

TYPE

Special

Utility

Special

Breeding is not available in this game

Legends: Arceus Cleffa Best Moveset

Best Build

Legends: Arceus uses different battle mechanics.

Competitive build content is not applicable for this game. Select a main series game for builds.

Moves

The offense anchors on Moonblast and Play Rough, with coverage across 8 types adding reach. It's a workable movepool for Cleffa that handles most situations. Psychic and Moonblast give it enough punch where it matters.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Tackle

D4010035Normal

Lv 5

Fairy Wind

—4010030Fairy

Lv 9

Baby-Doll Eyes+1

D—10030Fairy

Lv 15

Draining Kiss

D5010010Fairy

Lv 21

Calm Mind

C——20Psychic

Lv 29

Psychic

D9010010Psychic

Lv 37

Moonblast

C9510015Fairy

Lv 47

Double-Edge

D12010015Normal

TM Moves

Cleffa can't learn any TM moves

Egg Moves

Cleffa doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Baby-Doll Eyes+1

D—10030Fairy

Tutor

Calm Mind

C——20Psychic

Tutor

Flamethrower

D9010015Fire

Tutor

Icy Wind

D559515Ice

Tutor

Iron Tail

D1007515Steel

Tutor

Magical Leaf

D60—20Grass

Tutor

Play Rough

D909010Fairy

Tutor

Psychic

D9010010Psychic

Tutor

Rest

C——10Psychic

Tutor

Shadow Ball

D8010015Ghost

Tutor

Swift

D60—20Normal

Tutor

Water Pulse

D6010020Water

Tutor

Zen Headbutt

D809015Psychic

Legends: Arceus Cleffa Locations

A few locations for Cleffa with decent spawn rates across mid-game routes. The sort toggle below swaps between best odds and earliest access, so you can approach it based on where you are in the game.

Best Locations to Catch Cleffa in Legends: Arceus

Fabled Spring

Grass

Uncommon

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 Legends: Arceus. 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 Legends: Arceus. It shows up in 19 games across the series.
In Legends: Arceus, For a casual playthrough, Cleffa works as a placeholder. Fairy 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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Ferrothorn GrassSteel	A
Recommended Build AbilityIron Barbs ItemLeftovers NatureImpish Moves Leech Seed Knock Off SpikesHazard Gyro Ball Damage vs Cleffa Knock Off 23-28% View Ferrothorn builds →
Skarmory SteelFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilitySturdy ItemRocky Helmet NatureImpish Moves RoostRecovery Body Press SpikesHazard Iron Defense View Skarmory builds →
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