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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%

PokédexWhere to findType matchupsMovesBreedingStats
Name meaning
CLEF, musical notation, FA shortening of FAIRY, showing it is a pre-evolved form
Evolution

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
- ×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
- Normal
- 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
- Chansey Family
- Clefairy Family
- Hoppip Family
- Jigglypuff Family
- Marill Family
- Pikachu Family
- Snubbull Family
- Togetic
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