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Gengar’s Pokédex · Johto · Generation II

#173 Cleffa

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  • SpeciesStarshape Pokémon
  • Japanese namePii
  • PronunciationCLEF-FAH
  • Height1′ 0″ 0.30 m
  • Weight7.0 lb 3.15 kg
  • Gender♂ 25% · ♀ 75%
Cleffa official artwork

PokédexWhere to findType matchupsMovesBreedingStats

Name meaning

CLEF, musical notation, FA shortening of FAIRY, showing it is a pre-evolved form

Evolution

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

Pokédex entries

GoldStadium 2 Because of its unusual, star-like silhouette, people believe that it came here on a meteor.
Silver When numerous meteors illuminate the night sky, sightings of CLEFFA strangely increase.
Crystal If the impact site of a meteorite is found, this POKEMON is certain to be within the immediate area.

Where to find Cleffa

Game Where to find it Time Rarity
Gold Breed from Clefairy or Clefable Any None in Wild
Silver Any None in Wild
Crystal Any None in Wild

How to catch

Ground Surf Fishing Forest Tree Mountain Tree Rock Smash Breed Evolve Event BugCatch Game Corner
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
  • 1 weakness and 1 resistance out of 17 types. Defence ratio 1 : 1 (100%).

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
  • 0 advantages and 3 disadvantages out of 17 types.

Moves learned by levelling up

G/S/C Move Type Kind
Start Pound Normal Physical
Start Charm Normal Status
Start Encore Normal Status
8 Sing Normal Status
13 Sweet Kiss Normal 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

TMs & HMs Gold, Silver & Crystal

  • TM02Headbutt
  • TM03Curse
  • TM04Rollout
  • TM06Toxic
  • TM07Zap Cannon
  • TM09Psych Up
  • TM10Hidden Power
  • TM11Sunny Day
  • TM13Snore
  • TM16Icy Wind
  • TM17Protect
  • TM18Rain Dance
  • TM20Endure
  • TM21Frustration
  • TM22Solarbeam
  • TM23Iron Tail
  • TM27Return
  • TM29Psychic
  • TM30Shadow Ball
  • TM31Mud-Slap
  • TM32Double Team
  • TM34Swagger
  • TM35Sleep Talk
  • TM38Fire Blast
  • TM40Defense Curl
  • TM42Dream Eater
  • TM43Detect
  • TM44Rest
  • TM45Attract
  • TM50Nightmare
  • 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
HP 50 273-303 32/4527.43%
Attack 25 118-148 46/494.46%
Defense 28 124-154 50/558.88%
Speed 15 98-128 46/472.87%
Special Attack 45 158-188 34/4621.19%
Special Defense 55 178-208 30/4130.85%
Total 218 949-1129 81/873.23%

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