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 Sun & Moon. 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 Sun & Moon. It shows up in 19 games across the series.

In Sun & Moon, 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

On late nights illuminated by shooting stars, it gazes intently skyward, as if thinking of its home.

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 Sun & Moon (Best Counters)

Metagross SteelPsychic	B
Available Moves Moves Meteor MashLv. 44 Metal ClawLv. 1 Bullet PunchLv. 26 Damage vs Cleffa Meteor Mash 2x 262-310%KO Metal Claw 2x 149-175%KO Bullet Punch 2x 118-139%KO View Metagross builds →
Nihilego RockPoison	B
Available Moves Moves VenoshockTM09 Clear SmogLv. 7 AcidLv. 1 Acid SprayLv. 47 Damage vs Cleffa Venoshock 2x 118-139%KO Clear Smog 2x 91-108%KO Acid 2x 73-86% Acid Spray 2x 73-86% View Nihilego builds →
Magnezone ElectricSteel	B
Available Moves Moves Flash CannonLv. 33 Mirror ShotLv. 23 Magnet BombLv. 7 Damage vs Cleffa Flash Cannon 2x 146-173%KO Mirror Shot 2x 120-142%KO Magnet Bomb 2x 104-122%KO View Magnezone builds →
Probopass RockSteel	C
Available Move Moves Magnet BombLv. 10 Damage vs Cleffa Magnet Bomb 2x 87-103%KO View Probopass builds →
Klinklang Steel	C
Available Moves Moves Mirror ShotLv. 36 Gear GrindLv. 16 Damage vs Cleffa Mirror Shot 2x 73-86% Gear Grind 2x 116-137%KO View Klinklang builds →

Sun & Moon 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

Unavailable

Undiscovered egg group

Sun & Moon Cleffa Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 7.

Try selecting a different game/generation filter, or check back later.

Moves

Need something that threatens multiple types? Cleffa's movepool delivers. Coverage across 10 types plus STAB from Fairy STAB gives it answers for most defensive cores you'll run into.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Charm

D—10020Fairy

Lv 1

Pound

—4010035Normal

Lv 4

Encore

C—1005Normal

Lv 7

Sing

——5515Normal

Lv 10

Sweet Kiss

——7510Fairy

Lv 13

Copycat

D——20Normal

Lv 16

Magical Leaf

—60—20Grass

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

C—10015Normal

TM100

Confide

D——20Normal

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM85

Dream Eater

D10010015Psychic

TM49

Echoed Voice

D4010015Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM38

Fire Blast

D110855Fire

TM35

Flamethrower

D9010015Fire

TM56

Fling

D—10010Dark

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM86

Grass Knot

D—10020Grass

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM16

Light Screen

C——30Psychic

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM77

Psych Up

C——10Normal

TM29

Psychic

D9010010Psychic

TM03

Psyshock

D8010010Psychic

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM33

Reflect

C——20Psychic

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM48

Round

D6010015Normal

TM20

Safeguard

C——25Normal

TM30

Shadow Ball

D8010015Ghost

TM88

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM22

Solar Beam

D20010010Grass

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

D—8515Normal

TM73

Thunder Wave

C—9020Electric

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

TM01

Work Up

C——30Normal

Egg Moves

Egg

Amnesia

D——20Psychic

Egg

Aromatherapy

C——5Grass

Egg

Belly Drum

C——10Normal

Egg

Covet

D6010025Normal

Egg

Fake Tears

D—10020Dark

Egg

Heal Pulse

C——10Psychic

Egg

Metronome

D——10Normal

Egg

Mimic

D——10Normal

Egg

Misty Terrain

D——10Fairy

Egg

Present

D—9015Normal

Egg

Splash

D——40Normal

Egg

Stored Power

D2010010Psychic

Egg

Tickle

D—10020Normal

Egg

Wish

C——10Normal

Tutor Moves

Cleffa can't learn any Tutor moves

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 3

Body Slam

D8510015Normal

Gen 4

Captivate

——10020Normal

Gen 3

Counter-5

D—10020Fighting

Gen 2

Curse

C——10Ghost

Gen 3

Defense Curl

D——40Normal

Gen 2

Detect+4

C——5Fighting

Gen 6

Dig

D8010010Ground

Gen 3

Double-Edge

D12010015Normal

Gen 4

Endure+4

C——10Normal

Gen 6

Flash

D—10020Normal

Gen 4

Headbutt

D7010015Normal

Gen 6

Incinerate

—6010015Fire

Gen 3

Mega Kick

D120755Normal

Gen 3

Mega Punch

—808520Normal

Gen 4

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

Gen 4

Natural Gift

——10015Normal

Gen 2

Nightmare

——10015Ghost

Gen 4

Rollout

D309020Rock

Gen 6

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

Gen 3

Seismic Toss

D—10020Fighting

Gen 3

Soft-Boiled

D——10Normal

Gen 2

Zap Cannon

—120505Electric

Sun & Moon Cleffa Locations

moderate rates for Cleffa across 2 locations in mid-game routes. Nothing complicated. Check the sorted list below, compare the top few options, and head to whichever is closest.

Best Locations to Catch Cleffa in Sun & Moon

Mount Hokulani

SunGrass Lv.25-28 Route

10%Mid

Night

Mount Hokulani

MoonGrass Lv.25-28 Route

10%Mid

Night

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 Sun & Moon. 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 Sun & Moon. It shows up in 19 games across the series.
In Sun & Moon, 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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