Among other species it looks pale; its highest stat is Sp. Def. Its weakest point is Speed — among the lowest in the entire Pokédex. Taken together these numbers say little in its favor: below 97% of the Pokédex. This is not the final form yet — it evolves twice more, so the numbers above describe this stage, not what it will end up as. On defense it has 2 weaknesses, 3 resistances and 1 full immunity. Dragon-type moves do nothing to it at all. It cannot breed — it has no Egg Group, so you will not get it from breeding.
Base stats
Last column: what percentage of 1084 species and regional forms have a lower value. Weak point: Speed.
A nature can improve this entry further: its boost hits hardest on Sp. Def, the stat in which this species already leads. Which nature does that — see the list of natures.
Which nature to choose
It hits specially: its Sp. Atk (45) is 20 points higher than its Attack. So the drop hits a stat the set usually does not use at all. Evolution does not change it, so pick it for the final form, not for these numbers.
- Modest +SpA · −Atk It moves second and nothing will change that, so the whole boost goes into power.
- Quiet +SpA · −Spe The Trick Room version: with the turn order reversed, the slower the better, and Gyro Ball calculates its power from exactly this lowered Speed.
A conclusion drawn from base stats alone — a specific moveset can reverse it. All 25 natures.
Regional numbers 10
The header shows the national number. Inside the game the Pokédex counts from the beginning — below is the number you will see in your version.
| Johto | #040 | Gold / Silver , Crystal , HeartGold / SoulSilver |
|---|---|---|
| Sinnoh | #099 | Diamond / Pearl , Platinum , Brilliant Diamond / Shining Pearl |
| Unova | #088 | Black 2 / White 2 |
| Alola | #210 | Sun / Moon |
| Alola | #272 | Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon |
| Galar | #254 | Sword / Shield |
| Crown Tundra | #043 | Sword / Shield , Sword/Shield: The Crown Tundra |
| Hisui | #199 | Legends: Arceus |
| Kitakami | #151 | Scarlet / Violet , Scarlet/Violet: The Teal Mask |
| Lumiose City | #055 | Legends: Z-A |
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 Guard Decreases all direct damage taken by friendly Pokémon to 0.75×.
Pokédex entry
Because of its unusual, star-like silhouette, people believe that it came here on a meteor.
Resistances and weaknesses
Type chart →How much damage Cleffa takes when it is hit by a move of each type.
How it was drawn
1999–2019The sprites come straight from the games in which Cleffa appeared — one from each release.
Variant gallery
The gallery shows only the appearance variants that exist for this Pokémon. Every image shows the same character and differs in source — a Pokémon HOME render or a pixel sprite — and in coloring, regular or shiny.
TCG cards (7)
All Cleffa cards →Cleffa has 7 cards in 6 sets. The oldest of them are shown below.
Wizards Black Star Promos
Neo Genesis
Diamond & Pearl
HeartGold & SoulSilver
Call of Legends
Cosmic Eclipse
Breeding
All Egg Groups →Cleffa does not breed. You cannot get an Egg from it — this is how the games treat almost all Legendary and Mythical species.
Where to catch it (15)
All locations →The levels shown are the widest range across all game versions — in a specific release it may be narrower. The exact area, catch method and chance are on the page of each location.
Alola
Galar
Johto
Sinnoh
Moves (109)
Full move list →Below are the moves learned by leveling up. The rest (83 via TM/TR, 15 via Egg, 43 via tutor) are on the full list.
| Lv. | Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Copycat | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 1 | Pound | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100% | 35 |
| 1 | Splash | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 |
| 1 | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100% | 35 |
| 4 | Sing | Normal | Status | — | 55% | 15 |
| 5 | Fairy Wind | Fairy | Special | 40 | 100% | 30 |
| 8 | Sweet Kiss | Fairy | Status | — | 75% | 10 |
| 9 | Baby Doll Eyes | Fairy | Status | — | 100% | 30 |
| 12 | Disarming Voice | Fairy | Special | 40 | — | 15 |
| 15 | Draining Kiss | Fairy | Special | 50 | 100% | 10 |
| 16 | Encore | Normal | Status | — | 100% | 5 |
| 16 | Magical Leaf | Grass | Special | 60 | — | 20 |
| 20 | Charm | Fairy | Status | — | 100% | 20 |
| 21 | Calm Mind | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 29 | Psychic | Psychic | Special | 90 | 100% | 10 |
| 37 | Moonblast | Fairy | Special | 95 | 100% | 15 |
| 47 | Double Edge | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100% | 15 |