#034 NidokingAll 251 Pokémon#036 Clefable

Gengar’s Pokédex · Kanto · Generation I

#035 Clefairy

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  • SpeciesFairy Pokémon
  • Japanese namePippi
  • PronunciationCLUH-FAIR-EE
  • Height2′ 0″ 0.61 m
  • Weight17.0 lb 7.65 kg
  • Gender♂ 25% · ♀ 75%
Clefairy official artwork

PokédexWhere to findType matchupsMovesBreedingStats

Name meaning

Combination of CLEF (musical symbol) and FAIRY, a magical mythical creature. “Musical Fairy”

Evolution

  1. CleffaReach Happiness QuotaClefairyMoon StoneClefable
Clefairy in the original Gengar’s Pokédex
Clefairy as it appeared in the original Gengar’s Pokédex

Pokédex entries

RedBlue Its magical and cute appeal has many admirers. It is rare and found only in certain areas.
Yellow Adored for their cute looks and playfulness. They are thought to be rare, as they do not appear often.
Stadium Because of its adorable nature, it is in high demand as a pet. However, it is rare and found only in limited areas.
GoldStadium 2 The moonlight that it stores in the wings on its back apparently gives it the ability to float in midair.
Silver Its adorable behavior and cry make it highly popular. However, this cute POKEMON is rarely found.
Crystal Though rarely seen, it becomes easier to spot, for some reason, on the night of a full moon.

Where to find Clefairy

Game Where to find it Time Rarity
Blue Mt. Moon, Celadon City (Game Corner), Unknown Dungeon NA Few
Red NA Few
Yellow Mt. Moon NA Few
Gold Any Few/Evolve
Silver Any Few/Evolve
Crystal Mt. Moon, Routes 3 & 4 Any (Mostly Night) Many(Mt. Moon @ night); Few/Evolve

How to catch

Ground Surf Fishing Forest Tree Mountain Tree Rock Smash Breed Evolve Event BugCatch Game Corner
R/B ✓ ✓
Yellow ✓
G/S ✓ ✓
Crystal ✓ ✓

✓ marks how you can get it in each game. Shaded boxes are methods that didn’t exist in that game.

Type matchups

Defence: damage taken from each attack type

  • Normal×1
  • Fire×1
  • Water×1
  • Electric×1
  • Grass×1
  • Ice×1
  • Fighting×2
  • Poison×1
  • Ground×1
  • Flying×1
  • Psychic×1
  • Bug×1
  • Rock×1
  • Ghost×0
  • Dragon×1
  • Dark×1
  • Steel×1
  • Gold, Silver & Crystal: 1 weakness and 1 resistance out of 17 types. Defence ratio 1 : 1 (100%).
  • Red, Blue & Yellow: 1 weakness and 1 resistance out of 15 types. Defence ratio 1 : 1 (100%).
  • This Pokémon has the same number of weaknesses and resistances in both GSC and RBY. So the defense ratio of both are the same.

Offence: same-type attacks against each type

  • NormalNormal
  • FireNormal
  • WaterNormal
  • ElectricNormal
  • GrassNormal
  • IceNormal
  • FightingNormal
  • PoisonNormal
  • GroundNormal
  • FlyingNormal
  • PsychicNormal
  • BugNormal
  • RockBad
  • GhostNo Effect
  • DragonNormal
  • DarkNormal
  • SteelBad
  • Gold, Silver & Crystal: 0 advantages and 3 disadvantages out of 17 types.
  • Red, Blue & Yellow: 0 advantages and 2 disadvantages out of 15 types.

Moves learned by levelling up

R/B/Y G/S/C Move Type Kind
Start Start Pound Normal Physical
Start Start Growl Normal Status
— 4 Encore Normal Physical
13 8 Sing Normal Status
18 13 Doubleslap Normal Physical
24 19 Minimize Normal Status
39 26 Defense Curl Normal Status
31 34 Metronome Normal Physical
— 43 Moonlight Normal Status
48 53 Light Screen Psychic Status

“Start” means it knows the move from level 1; a dash means it doesn’t learn the move by levelling up in that game.

Move Tutor Crystal

  • Flamethrower, Thunderbolt, Ice Beam

TMs & HMs Gold, Silver & Crystal

  • TM01Dynamicpunch
  • TM02Headbutt
  • TM03Curse
  • TM04Rollout
  • TM06Toxic
  • TM07Zap Cannon
  • TM09Psych Up
  • TM10Hidden Power
  • TM11Sunny Day
  • TM13Snore
  • TM14Blizzard
  • TM17Protect
  • TM18Rain Dance
  • TM20Endure
  • TM21Frustration
  • TM22Solarbeam
  • TM23Iron Tail
  • TM25Thunder
  • TM27Return
  • TM29Psychic
  • TM30Shadow Ball
  • TM31Mud-Slap
  • TM32Double Team
  • TM33Ice Punch
  • TM34Swagger
  • TM35Sleep Talk
  • TM38Fire Blast
  • TM40Defense Curl
  • TM41Thunderpunch
  • TM42Dream Eater
  • TM43Detect
  • TM44Rest
  • TM45Attract
  • TM48Fire Punch
  • TM50Nightmare
  • HM04Strength
  • HM05Flash

TMs & HMs Red, Blue & Yellow

  • TM01Mega Punch
  • TM05Mega Kick
  • TM06Toxic
  • TM08Body Slam
  • TM09Take Down
  • TM10Double-Edge
  • TM11Bubblebeam
  • TM12Water Gun
  • TM13Ice Beam
  • TM14Blizzard
  • TM17Submission
  • TM18Counter
  • TM19Seismic Toss
  • TM20Rage
  • TM22Solarbeam
  • TM24Thunderbolt
  • TM25Thunder
  • TM29Psychic
  • TM30Teleport
  • TM31Mimic
  • TM32Double Team
  • TM33Reflect
  • TM34Bide
  • TM35Metronome
  • TM38Fire Blast
  • TM40Skull Bash
  • TM44Rest
  • TM45Thunder Wave
  • TM46Psywave
  • TM49Tri Attack
  • TM50Substitute
  • HM04Strength
  • HM05Flash

Breeding Gold, Silver & Crystal

Egg groups Fairy Pokémon group 12

Compatible Pokémon

Egg moves

Move How to pass it down
Amnesia Mate a male from Slowpoke, or Wooper Family to a female from Marill Family. Then mate male offspring with the move to a female from Clefairy Family.
Belly Drum Mate a male from Poliwag Family to a female from Marill Family. Then, breed the male offspring with the move to a female from Clefairy Family.
Metronome Mate with male Togetic.
Mimic Teach RBY TM31 (Mimic) to a Pokémon from Clefairy, Jigglypuff, or Pikachu Family, then trade to GSC. If male, mate to female from Clefairy Family.
Present Mate a male Delibird to female from Marill, Pikachu, or Snubbull Family, then breed male offspring with the move to female from Clefairy Family.
Splash (Why? ~_^) Mate with male from Hoppip Family.

Stats

Stat Base Range at Lv. 100 G/S/C rank R/B/Y rank
HP 70 313-343 23/4553.98% 20/4257.93%
Attack 45 158-188 39/4915.87% 37/4514.72%
Defense 48 164-194 39/5524.20% 34/4422.70%
Speed 35 138-168 41/4712.54% 38/429.68%
Special Attack G/S/C 60 188-218 26/4640.14% —
Special Defense G/S/C 65 198-228 22/4144.05% —
Special R/B/Y 60 188-218 — 18/2936.34%
Total 323 G/S/C
258 R/B/Y
1159-1339
961-1111
57/8721.19% 48/6514.72%

Ranges are the lowest and highest the stat can be at level 100. Ranks compare the base stat with every other Pokémon in those games (1 is the highest), with its percentile underneath.

Restored from Gengar’s Online Pokédex v4.2, one of the first Pokédexes on the web, created by Curtis Alumbaugh (Gengar) with Ian Alumbaugh (Haunter) and kept by Pokémon Dungeon. How to read this page · Red, Blue & Yellow moves · The Library