No. 0036 · Generation I · Fairy Pokémon
ピクシーPikushī · From 'pixie', the mischievous little fairy of British folklore (officially romanised as Pixy)
The Fairy Pokémon · Fairy type · first seen in Pokémon Red & Green (1996)
01Overview
Meet Clefable
Everything you need to know about the Fairy Pokémon — the creature behind the number.
Meet Clefable, the Fairy Pokémon: a tall, pink, vaguely star-shaped creature with long, brown-tipped ears, a curl of fur over its forehead, a tightly coiled tail and a pair of small, three-pointed wings. It is the grand finale of the Cleffa family, blossoming from Clefairy at the touch of a Moon Stone, and it has been in the Pokédex since the very first games in 1996.
Those ears are its superpower. Clefable's hearing is so sharp that it can pick out a pin dropping more than half a mile away – which is exactly why it can't stand noise. It makes its home in quiet, remote mountains, keeps well clear of crowds and is very protective of its peaceful little world. Its wings are not much use for real flight, but they help it skip along so lightly that it seems to float, and its bouncy step even carries it across the surface of water.
“It has an acute sense of hearing. It can easily hear a pin being dropped nearly 1,100 yards away.”
Pokédex · Pokémon Red (Japan), Green (Japan), FireRed & Violet · 1996
Shy to the core and most active at night, Clefable is one of the rarest Pokémon around: sense a human nearby and it is gone. Its deepest bond is with the Moon. On quiet, moonlit nights it strolls across deserted lakes, and when the moon is full it stares upwards so intently that some scientists suspect it is homesick – one legend even says it listens for the voices of its kin living up there. Folklore has a sweeter side too: spot a pair of Clefable skipping by and a happy marriage is said to follow.
For five generations Clefable was filed as a Normal type, until X & Y reclassified the family as Fairy – a type that finally matched the category it had carried since 1996 – and gave its Special Attack a boost. It is also prized for Magic Guard, an Ability that shields it from every kind of damage except direct attacks. Then, in 2025, Pokémon Legends: Z-A handed it a dazzling Mega Evolution: Mega Clefable, a Fairy/Flying type with butterfly-like wings that levitates by bending gravity with moonlight.
To many fans Clefable is the quiet charmer of the Kanto roster: gentle, a little mysterious and secretly tougher than it looks. Whether it is Lusamine's devoted companion in Alola, Whitney's surprise pick for her HeartGold and SoulSilver rematch or Jacinthe's trusty partner in Lumiose City, Clefable always brings a little starlight with it.
How big is Clefable?
At 1.3 m (4′03″) Clefable is about as tall as an eight-year-old, and at 40.0 kg (88.2 lb) it weighs roughly as much as a big German Shepherd – impressive for something that skips so lightly it can walk on water.
Evolution
02In the Pokédex's words
Clefable's Pokédex entries
21 different entries across 46 games, from 1996 to 2025. Here is how the Pokédex has described Clefable over the years, in the order the games came out.
Generation I
It has an acute sense of hearing. It can easily hear a pin being dropped nearly 1,100 yards away.
Kanto Pokédex
A timid fairy Pokémon that is rarely seen. It will run and hide the moment it senses people.
Kanto Pokédex
They appear to be very protective of their own world. It is a kind of fairy, rarely seen by people.
Kanto Pokédex
Its ears are very sensitive, so it does not like loud noises or busy places. Will not come out in front of people.
Kanto Pokédex
Generation II
With its acute hearing, it can pick up sounds from far away. It usually hides in quiet places.
Johto Pokédex
Its very sensitive ears lets it distinguish distant sounds. As a result, it prefers quiet places.
Johto Pokédex
Said to live in quiet, remote mountains, this type of fairy has a strong aversion to being seen.
Johto Pokédex
Generation III
Clefable moves by skipping lightly as if it were flying using its wings. Its bouncy step lets it even walk on water. It is known to take strolls on lakes on quiet, moonlit nights.
Hoenn Pokédex
A timid fairy Pokémon that is rarely seen, it will run and hide the moment it senses people.
FireRed & LeafGreen Pokédex
A Clefable uses its wings to skip lightly as if it were flying. Its bouncy step lets it even walk on water. On quiet, moonlit nights, it strolls on lakes.
Hoenn Pokédex
Generation IV
Rarely seen by people, it is said to be drawn by the full moon to play at deserted lakes.
Sinnoh Pokédex
Its hearing is so acute it can hear a pin drop over half a mile away. It lives on quiet mountains.
Sinnoh Pokédex
It is very wary and rarely shows itself to people. Its ears can hear a pin drop over half a mile away.
Sinnoh Pokédex
Its very sensitive ears let it distinguish distant sounds. As a result, it prefers quiet places.
HeartGold & SoulSilver Pokédex
Generation V
Their ears are sensitive enough to hear a pin drop from over a mile away, so they're usually found in quiet places.
Unova Pokédex
Generation VII
They don't like to reveal themselves in front of people. They live quietly in packs deep in the mountains.
Rotom Pokédex
According to tradition, people who see a pair of Clefable skipping by can look forward to a happy marriage.
Rotom Pokédex
It can't help but hear a pin drop from over half a mile away, so it lives deep in the mountains where there aren't many people or Pokémon.
Rotom Pokédex
Some scientists believe that it gazes intently at the sky on nights with a full moon because it's homesick.
Rotom Pokédex
Generation VIII
Legend says that on clear, quiet nights, it listens for the voices of its kin living on the moon. I, too, often think of my homeland, so far away.
Hisui Pokédex
Generation IX
It flies by using the power of moonlight to control gravity within a radius of over 32 feet around it.
Rotom Phone (Legends: Z-A)
03Stats, moves & where to find it
Clefable in the video games
Base stat total 483 · 24 core-series games · 23 spin-offs · every move it learns, generation by generation.
Base stats
In Generation I Clefable had a single Special stat of 85. When Gold and Silver split Special in two, it became Sp. Atk 85 and Sp. Def 90, giving 95/70/73/85/90/60 (a total of 473) through Generation V. Generation VI, which also made Clefable a Fairy type, raised its Sp. Atk to 95, for today's total of 483. Base experience yield was 129 in Generations I–IV and 213 in Generations V–VI, and has been 217 since Generation VII. Base friendship is a high 140, and on the Fast growth curve it needs just 800,000 Exp. to reach level 100. Mega Clefable: 95/80/93/135/110/70 (583).
Abilities
- Cute Charmsince Gen III
A Pokémon of the opposite gender that touches Clefable with a contact move may fall in love with it (a 30% chance). - Magic Guardsince Gen IV
Clefable only takes damage from direct attacks – poison, burns, weather, recoil and entry hazards can't hurt it. - UnawareHidden abilitysince Gen V
Clefable ignores its opponent's stat changes, so a foe's boosted Attack or Defense makes no difference to it.
Type matchups
How hard each attacking type hits a Fairy Pokémon.
Before Generation VI Clefable was a pure Normal type: weak only to Fighting, immune to Ghost and neutral to everything else. Becoming a Fairy type in X & Y swapped that for a Dragon immunity, resistances to Fighting, Bug and Dark, and weaknesses to Poison and Steel.
Training & breeding
- Catch rate
- 25
- Base friendship
- 140
- Base experience
- 217
- Growth rate
- Fast
- EV yield
- 3 HP
- Egg groups
- Fairy
- Egg cycles
- 10
- Colour
- Pink
- Gender ratio
- 25% male
- Body shape
- bipedal, tailed
Where to find Clefable
| Game | Year | How to get it |
|---|---|---|
| Red & Green | 1996 | Evolve Clefairy (Mt. Moon, or a Celadon Game Corner prize) with a Moon Stone |
| Blue (Japan) | 1996 | Celadon Game Corner prize (Lv. 24, 2,880 coins), or evolve a Clefairy from Mt. Moon or Cerulean CaveThe only early Kanto game where Clefable itself was a prize. |
| Red & Blue | 1998 | Evolve Clefairy (Mt. Moon, or a Celadon Game Corner prize) with a Moon Stone |
| Yellow | 1998 | Evolve Clefairy (Mt. Moon) with a Moon Stone |
| Gold & Silver | 1999 | Evolve Clefairy (Mt. Moon) with a Moon Stone |
| Crystal | 2000 | Evolve Clefairy (Mt. Moon; Kanto Routes 3 and 4 at night) with a Moon Stone |
| Ruby & Sapphire | 2002 | Not found in Hoenn – trade from FireRed or LeafGreen |
| FireRed & LeafGreen | 2004 | Evolve Clefairy (Mt. Moon, or a Celadon Game Corner prize) with a Moon Stone |
| Emerald | 2004 | Not found in Hoenn – trade only |
| Diamond & Pearl | 2006 | Evolve Clefairy (Mt. Coronet; Trophy Garden) with a Moon StonePal Park also sends migrated Clefable to its Mountain area. |
| Platinum | 2008 | Evolve Clefairy (Mt. Coronet; Trophy Garden) with a Moon Stone |
| HeartGold & SoulSilver | 2009 | Evolve Clefairy (Mt. Moon; Johto Safari Zone Meadow at night) with a Moon StoneWhitney brings a Clefable to her rematch at the Fighting Dojo. |
| Black & White | 2010 | Wild in the rustling grass of the Giant Chasm |
| Black 2 & White 2 | 2012 | Wild in the rustling grass of the Giant ChasmLenora uses a Clefable in the Pokémon World Tournament's Unova Leaders Tournament. |
| X & Y | 2013 | Evolve Clefairy (Friend Safari, Fairy type) with a Moon Stone |
| Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire | 2014 | Evolve Clefairy (Route 115; Meteor Falls via DexNav after the Groudon/Kyogre story) with a Moon Stone |
| Sun & Moon | 2016 | Evolve Clefairy (SOS Battles on Mount Hokulani at night) with a Moon StoneLusamine, president of the Aether Foundation, battles with a Clefable – it even appears in the credits. |
| Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon | 2017 | Evolve Clefairy (SOS Battles on Mount Hokulani at night) with a Moon StoneLusamine's team still includes her Clefable. |
| Let's Go, Pikachu! & Let's Go, Eevee! | 2018 | Wild in Mt. Moon |
| Sword & Shield | 2019 | Wanders Motostoke Riverbank in the Wild Area; Max Raid Battles in Bridge Field, Hammerlocke Hills, Lake of Outrage and Rolling FieldsThe Crown Tundra adds wild Clefable at Giant's Bed, Snowslide Slope and Tunnel to the Top, plus Dynamax Adventures in the Max Lair; both expansions add more raid dens. |
| Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl | 2021 | Evolve Clefairy (Mt. Coronet; Trophy Garden) with a Moon Stone |
| Legends: Arceus | 2022 | Wild at the Fabled Spring in the Coronet Highlands at night, including alpha Clefable; also in massive mass outbreaks |
| Scarlet & Violet | 2022 | Not in Paldea – trade (Version 2.0.1 onwards), 4★ and 6★ Tera Raid Battles in The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero, or evolve a Kitakami ClefairyClefairy lives in Kitakami in The Teal Mask, around Reveler's Road, Kitakami Hall, Infernal Pass, Oni's Maw and Crystal Pool. |
| Legends: Z-A | 2025 | Alpha Clefable in Wild Zone 20 (Centrico Plaza)The Clefablite is sold at Quasartico Inc. for 240 Mega Shards after Main Mission 30; the Mega Dimension DLC adds Clefable to Hyperspace Lumiose's Fairy-type wild zones. Jacinthe's partner is a Clefable holding a Clefablite. |
Sprites through the ages
Spin-offs & cameos
Super Smash Bros.
Clefable itself has never stepped into a Super Smash Bros. arena, but its pre-evolution has been a tiny agent of chaos. In the original Super Smash Bros., Clefairy hops out of a Poké Ball and uses Metronome to copy the attack of a random Poké Ball Pokémon – Mew included – and anyone who bumps into it takes 12% damage. Melee rewired Metronome into four random effects: a gust of wind, flames along the floor, a towering geyser or an Explosion-style blast. Clefairy also cameos in Melee's opening movie and earned a trophy that calls it a very cute Pokémon and a popular pet. Ultimate brought it back as a Novice-class spirit, fought on Magicant against a white Jigglypuff while the screen keeps flipping – a nod to Metronome's unpredictability.
Pokémon GO
Clefable has been part of Pokémon GO since launch in July 2016: evolving a Clefairy costs 50 Candy, and as a buddy the family earns Candy every 1 km. Shiny hunters once had to hatch a Shiny Cleffa and evolve it twice, until Shiny Clefairy began appearing in the wild during the Solstice-themed event of 19–24 June 2020. Its moves have been reshuffled over the years: Pound gave way to Charge Beam in February 2017, the Steel-type Meteor Mash arrived in February 2019, Charm in July 2019, Fairy Wind in June 2023 and Swift in June 2024, alongside Moonblast, Dazzling Gleam, Psychic and Draining Kiss. With 216 Stamina, 178 Attack and 162 Defense, it is a sturdy, friendly face for any team.
There's no catching it outright – evolve a Clefairy you've caught to add Clefable to your Pokédex.
Steps into the arena with its own Stadium Pokédex entry – about ears so sensitive it can't stand busy places.
Its Pokédex text changes with the cartridge plugged in: Gold's entry for Red, Silver or Crystal, Silver's for Blue, Gold or Yellow.
A rare piece that pops up in Endless Level 51, Forever Level 1, Pair Trozei and Mr. Who's Den.
Joins only by evolving a Clefairy – and true to its sensitive ears, it sighs that 'Fighting is so loud' before vowing to do its best.
Recruit one on floors 10–19 of Marine Resort.
Still waiting on floors 10–19 of Marine Resort in the expanded Explorers adventure.
Turns up on Firebreathing Mountain in Autumnwood once the story is over.
Takes centre stage as the boss of Festival on Mount Moon in the Flower Garden.
Found on Marron Trail stage 697 and in a Pokémon Safari event; its Pixie Power skill boosts the damage of every Fairy type in a combo.
Chat to it in Capim Town to recruit it – and enjoy the pun: 'They call me a fairy! I wonder why? Could it be my fair personality?'
Feed a Clefairy 50 Candy to evolve it, then put Clefable's Moonblast and Meteor Mash to work in battle.
One of the original 151 Pokémon, reimagined as a cube on Tumblecube Island.
Can be found on the Dragonite Sea, Mimikyu Sea and Bulbasaur Sea.
Hatch a Clefairy Egg and evolve it for your own team, or reach Friendship Level 100 with Leaf in the Trainer Lodge to unlock the Leaf & Clefable sync pair.
Found on floors 22–29 of Joyous Tower and in Mystery Houses in Stormy Sea, Western Cave, Buried Relic and Solar Cave.
Joined on 13 October 2022 as a melee Supporter that starts as Clefairy and evolves at level 4; its Unite Move, Wonder Wish, heals allies and hands Clefable a random bonus move.
A Berry specialist that gathers Pecha Berries, Fancy Apples, Honey and Greengrass Soybeans, with Metronome as its main skill and sleep styles like Atop-Belly Sleep.
Listed as #150 in Pokopia's Pokédex, describing a fairy that lives in quiet, remote mountains.
The Clefablite is sold in the Frontier Shop for 2,000 VP, so Clefable can Mega Evolve in this online battle game.
Moves
For most of its history Clefable has been a Pokémon of very few level-up moves. In Red and Blue, the Moon Stone froze its list at four starting moves (Sing, DoubleSlap, Minimize and Metronome), so smart trainers taught Clefairy everything they wanted first and then leant on a TM case stuffed with Thunderbolt, Ice Beam and Psychic. Gold and Silver slipped in Moonlight, the Game Boy Advance games added Meteor Mash and a stack of move tutors, and X and Y turned Clefable into a Fairy type with Disarming Voice and, for Clefairy, the brand-new Moonblast.
Sword and Shield finally opened the floodgates with 22 moves at level 1, every Cleffa and Clefairy trick included, plus the new Life Dew. Scarlet and Violet trimmed that to four headline moves (Metronome, Meteor Mash, Moonblast and Life Dew) and sent the rest to the Move Reminder. The two Legends games went the other way and gave Clefable proper levelling curves for once, and Legends: Z-A hands it Air Slash and Dual Wingbeat, which hit even harder once Clefable Mega Evolves.
Signature moves
The finger-wag that could unleash any move at all. Clefable knows it from the moment it evolves in every game from Red and Blue to Scarlet and Violet (Let's Go even teaches it twice), and it doubles as TM35 in Red and Blue, TR14 in Sword and Shield and TM080 in Scarlet and Violet. Legends: Arceus is the only game where Clefable can't use it.
The Fairy-type finisher that arrived with X and Y. At first only a Clefairy could learn it, so evolving too early meant missing out; since Sword and Shield Clefable has it from the start, and the Legends games make it a late reward at level 37 in Arceus and 48 in Z-A.
A moonlit heal that came with Gold and Silver as one of Clefable's four starting moves. After five generations as a move Clefairy had to learn first (turning Fairy-type in X and Y along the way), it is back on Clefable's own list in Sword and Shield.
Clefable's lullaby is a starting move in every game from Red and Blue to Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl. Scarlet and Violet tuck it away at the Move Reminder, and Legends: Z-A turns it into TM111.
A Steel-type punch with a suitably cosmic name, learned by Clefairy since the Game Boy Advance games. For years Clefable could only get it by learning it before evolving; Sword and Shield finally put it on Clefable's own starting list, and it stays there in Scarlet and Violet.
Raises Special Attack and Special Defense together, and pairs beautifully with Moonblast. Clefable has been able to learn it in every game since Ruby and Sapphire: TM04 up to Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon (and again in Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl), TR49 in Sword and Shield, TM129 in Scarlet and Violet, level 21 in Legends: Arceus and TM006 in Legends: Z-A.
A Water-type sprinkle that heals Clefable and its allies. Sword and Shield added it to the starting list, and it is one of only four moves Clefable learns outright in Scarlet and Violet.
Complete learnsets
Generation I · Red, Green, Blue & Yellow4 level-up · 34 TM/HM
In Red, Blue and Yellow, Clefable only appears when a Moon Stone touches a Clefairy (the original Japanese Blue also sold it as a Rocket Game Corner prize). Evolving freezes its level-up list at four moves, all known from the start: Sing, DoubleSlap, Minimize and Metronome. Pound, Growl, Defense Curl and Light Screen have to be learned as a Clefairy before the stone comes out. The TM case does the heavy lifting, with Thunderbolt, Ice Beam, Psychic, Fire Blast and a second helping of Metronome on TM35. In this era every Normal attack is physical and every Fire, Water, Grass, Electric, Ice and Psychic attack special, and moves keep their old spellings (DoubleSlap, BubbleBeam, SolarBeam). The transfer list shows Generation II moves a Clefable can carry back through the Time Capsule.
By level-up
| RGBY | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sing | Normal | Status | — | 55 | 15 |
| 1 | DoubleSlap | Normal | Physical | 15 | 85 | 10 |
| 1 | Minimize | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 1 | Metronome | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
By TM / HM / TR
| No. | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM01 | Mega Punch | Normal | Physical | 80 | 85 | 20 |
| TM05 | Mega Kick | Normal | Physical | 120 | 75 | 5 |
| TM06 | Toxic | Poison | Status | — | 85 | 10 |
| TM08 | Body Slam | Normal | Physical | 85 | 100 | 15 |
| TM09 | Take Down | Normal | Physical | 90 | 85 | 20 |
| TM10 | Double-Edge | Normal | Physical | 100 | 100 | 15 |
| TM11 | BubbleBeam | Water | Special | 65 | 100 | 20 |
| TM12 | Water Gun | Water | Special | 40 | 100 | 25 |
| TM13 | Ice Beam | Ice | Special | 95 | 100 | 10 |
| TM14 | Blizzard | Ice | Special | 120 | 90 | 5 |
| TM15 | Hyper Beam | Normal | Physical | 150 | 90 | 5 |
| TM17 | Submission | Fighting | Physical | 80 | 80 | 25 |
| TM18 | Counter | Fighting | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM19 | Seismic Toss | Fighting | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM20 | Rage | Normal | Physical | 20 | 100 | 20 |
| TM22 | SolarBeam | Grass | Special | 120 | 100 | 10 |
| TM24 | Thunderbolt | Electric | Special | 95 | 100 | 15 |
| TM25 | Thunder | Electric | Special | 120 | 70 | 10 |
| TM29 | Psychic | Psychic | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| TM30 | Teleport | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 |
| TM31 | Mimic | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 10 |
| TM32 | Double Team | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 |
| TM33 | Reflect | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 |
| TM34 | Bide | Normal | Physical | — | — | 10 |
| TM35 | Metronome | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM38 | Fire Blast | Fire | Special | 120 | 85 | 5 |
| TM40 | Skull Bash | Normal | Physical | 100 | 100 | 15 |
| TM44 | Rest | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM45 | Thunder Wave | Electric | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM46 | Psywave | Psychic | Special | — | 80 | 15 |
| TM49 | Tri Attack | Normal | Physical | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| TM50 | Substitute | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| HM04 | Strength | Normal | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| HM05 | Flash | Normal | Status | — | 70 | 20 |
From its pre-evolution
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Learnt as |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Defense Curl | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 | Clefairy · level-up |
| Growl | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 40 | Clefairy · level-up |
| Light Screen | Psychic | Status | — | — | 30 | Clefairy · level-up |
| Pound | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 | Clefairy · level-up |
By transfer
| Move | From |
|---|---|
| Amnesia | Gen II (breeding) |
| Dizzy Punch | Gen II (Odd Egg Cleffa, Crystal) |
| Dream Eater | Gen II (TM) |
| Fire Punch | Gen II (TM) |
| Flamethrower | Gen II (tutor) |
| Headbutt | Gen II (TM) |
| Ice Punch | Gen II (TM) |
| Petal Dance | Gen II (event Cleffa) |
| Splash | Gen II (breeding) |
| Swift | Gen II (event Cleffa) |
| ThunderPunch | Gen II (TM) |
Generation II · Gold, Silver & Crystal4 level-up · 38 TM/HM · 6 egg · 3 tutor
There are still no wild Clefable in Gold, Silver or Crystal, so the Moon Stone remains the only way in. Moonlight joins Sing, DoubleSlap and Metronome as a starting move, while Minimize drops off the list (a Clefable from Red, Blue or Yellow can still bring it across). Cleffa's debut opens up breeding: the Egg Moves include Belly Drum, Present, Splash and Metronome, with Amnesia, Belly Drum and Present needing chain breeding and Mimic only passed on by a parent that learned it in Red, Blue or Yellow. Cleffa also hands over Charm and Sweet Kiss, the Icy Wind TM that Clefable itself can't use, and Dizzy Punch from Crystal's Odd Egg, while event Cleffa arrived with Petal Dance, Scary Face or Swift. Crystal's move tutor teaches Flamethrower, Ice Beam and Thunderbolt. Curse is ???-type, and Hidden Power's type and category depend on the individual Pokémon.
By level-up
| GSC | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sing | Normal | Status | — | 55 | 15 |
| 1 | DoubleSlap | Normal | Physical | 15 | 85 | 10 |
| 1 | Metronome | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 1 | Moonlight | Normal | Status | — | — | 5 |
By TM / HM / TR
| No. | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM01 | DynamicPunch | Fighting | Physical | 100 | 50 | 5 |
| TM02 | Headbutt | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 15 |
| TM03 | Curse | ??? | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM04 | Rollout | Rock | Physical | 30 | 90 | 20 |
| TM06 | Toxic | Poison | Status | — | 85 | 10 |
| TM07 | Zap Cannon | Electric | Special | 100 | 50 | 5 |
| TM09 | Psych Up | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM10 | Hidden Power | Normal | Varies | — | 100 | 15 |
| TM11 | Sunny Day | Fire | Status | — | — | 5 |
| TM13 | Snore | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 15 |
| TM14 | Blizzard | Ice | Special | 120 | 70 | 5 |
| TM15 | Hyper Beam | Normal | Physical | 150 | 90 | 5 |
| TM17 | Protect | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM18 | Rain Dance | Water | Status | — | — | 5 |
| TM20 | Endure | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM21 | Frustration | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM22 | SolarBeam | Grass | Special | 120 | 100 | 10 |
| TM23 | Iron Tail | Steel | Physical | 100 | 75 | 15 |
| TM25 | Thunder | Electric | Special | 120 | 70 | 10 |
| TM27 | Return | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM29 | Psychic | Psychic | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| TM30 | Shadow Ball | Ghost | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| TM31 | Mud-Slap | Ground | Physical | 20 | 100 | 10 |
| TM32 | Double Team | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 |
| TM33 | Ice Punch | Ice | Special | 75 | 100 | 15 |
| TM34 | Swagger | Normal | Status | — | 90 | 15 |
| TM35 | Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM38 | Fire Blast | Fire | Special | 120 | 85 | 5 |
| TM40 | Defense Curl | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 |
| TM41 | ThunderPunch | Electric | Special | 75 | 100 | 15 |
| TM42 | Dream Eater | Psychic | Special | 100 | 100 | 15 |
| TM43 | Detect | Fighting | Status | — | — | 5 |
| TM44 | Rest | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM45 | Attract | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| TM48 | Fire Punch | Fire | Special | 75 | 100 | 15 |
| TM50 | Nightmare | Ghost | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| HM04 | Strength | Normal | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| HM05 | Flash | Normal | Status | — | 70 | 20 |
By breeding (egg moves)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amnesia | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 | Marill, Azumarill (chain breeding: the parent must itself have learned it as an Egg Move) |
| Belly Drum | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | Marill, Azumarill (chain breeding: the parent must itself have learned it as an Egg Move) |
| Metronome | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | Clefairy, Clefable, Togetic |
| Mimic | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 10 | Pikachu, Raichu, Clefairy, Clefable, Jigglypuff, Wigglytuff (only from a parent that learned it in Red, Blue or Yellow) |
| Present | Normal | Physical | — | 90 | 15 | Pikachu, Raichu, Marill, Azumarill, Snubbull, Granbull (chain breeding: the parent must itself have learned it as an Egg Move) |
| Splash | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 | Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff |
By move tutor
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flamethrower | Fire | Special | 95 | 100 | 15 | Crystal |
| Ice Beam | Ice | Special | 95 | 100 | 10 | Crystal |
| Thunderbolt | Electric | Special | 95 | 100 | 15 | Crystal |
From its pre-evolution
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Learnt as |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charm | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 | Cleffa · level-up |
| Sweet Kiss | Normal | Status | — | 75 | 10 | Cleffa · level-up |
| Pound | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 | Cleffa, Clefairy · level-up |
| Encore | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 5 | Cleffa, Clefairy · level-up |
| Growl | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 40 | Clefairy · level-up |
| Moonlight | Normal | Status | — | — | 5 | Clefairy · level-up |
| Light Screen | Psychic | Status | — | — | 30 | Clefairy · level-up |
| Icy Wind | Ice | Special | 55 | 95 | 15 | Cleffa · TM |
| Dizzy Punch | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 10 | Cleffa · Odd Egg (Crystal) |
| Petal Dance | Grass | Special | 70 | 100 | 20 | Cleffa · event |
| Scary Face | Normal | Status | — | 90 | 10 | Cleffa · event |
| Swift | Normal | Physical | 60 | — | 20 | Cleffa · event |
By transfer
| Move | From |
|---|---|
| Bide | Gen I (TM) |
| Body Slam | Gen I (TM) |
| BubbleBeam | Gen I (TM) |
| Counter | Gen I (TM) |
| Double-Edge | Gen I (TM) |
| Mega Kick | Gen I (TM) |
| Mega Punch | Gen I (TM) |
| Minimize | Gen I (level-up) |
| Psywave | Gen I (TM) |
| Rage | Gen I (TM) |
| Reflect | Gen I (TM) |
| Seismic Toss | Gen I (TM) |
| Skull Bash | Gen I (TM) |
| Submission | Gen I (TM) |
| Substitute | Gen I (TM) |
| Take Down | Gen I (TM) |
| Teleport | Gen I (TM) |
| Thunder Wave | Gen I (TM) |
| Tri Attack | Gen I (TM) |
| Water Gun | Gen I (TM) |
Generation III · Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, FireRed & LeafGreen (tutor data also covers XD)4 level-up · 35 TM/HM · 8 egg · 25 tutor
Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald have no Clefairy family to catch, so Clefable has to be traded in, while FireRed and LeafGreen bring back the Moon Stone route. The classic starting four return (Sing, DoubleSlap, Minimize and Metronome), and Clefairy now picks up Follow Me, Cosmic Power and the Steel-type Meteor Mash, all of which Clefable can only get by learning them before evolving. The tutors are the big story: 25 moves across FireRed, LeafGreen, Emerald and Pokémon XD, including Softboiled, Body Slam, Double-Edge, Seismic Toss and the three elemental punches. TM04 Calm Mind makes its debut, and Wish (from Togetic) and Substitute join the Egg Moves. Categories still follow type. There is no transfer list, because nothing can be brought forward from Generations I and II.
By level-up
| RSE/FRLG | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sing | Normal | Status | — | 55 | 15 |
| 1 | DoubleSlap | Normal | Physical | 15 | 85 | 10 |
| 1 | Minimize | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 1 | Metronome | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
By TM / HM / TR
| No. | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM01 | Focus Punch | Fighting | Physical | 150 | 100 | 20 |
| TM03 | Water Pulse | Water | Special | 60 | 100 | 20 |
| TM04 | Calm Mind | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 |
| TM06 | Toxic | Poison | Status | — | 85 | 10 |
| TM10 | Hidden Power | Normal | Varies | — | 100 | 15 |
| TM11 | Sunny Day | Fire | Status | — | — | 5 |
| TM13 | Ice Beam | Ice | Special | 95 | 100 | 10 |
| TM14 | Blizzard | Ice | Special | 120 | 70 | 5 |
| TM15 | Hyper Beam | Normal | Physical | 150 | 90 | 5 |
| TM16 | Light Screen | Psychic | Status | — | — | 30 |
| TM17 | Protect | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM18 | Rain Dance | Water | Status | — | — | 5 |
| TM20 | Safeguard | Normal | Status | — | — | 25 |
| TM21 | Frustration | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM22 | SolarBeam | Grass | Special | 120 | 100 | 10 |
| TM23 | Iron Tail | Steel | Physical | 100 | 75 | 15 |
| TM24 | Thunderbolt | Electric | Special | 95 | 100 | 15 |
| TM25 | Thunder | Electric | Special | 120 | 70 | 10 |
| TM27 | Return | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM28 | Dig | Ground | Physical | 60 | 100 | 10 |
| TM29 | Psychic | Psychic | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| TM30 | Shadow Ball | Ghost | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| TM31 | Brick Break | Fighting | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 |
| TM32 | Double Team | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 |
| TM33 | Reflect | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 |
| TM34 | Shock Wave | Electric | Special | 60 | — | 20 |
| TM35 | Flamethrower | Fire | Special | 95 | 100 | 15 |
| TM38 | Fire Blast | Fire | Special | 120 | 85 | 5 |
| TM42 | Facade | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| TM43 | Secret Power | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| TM44 | Rest | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM45 | Attract | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| TM49 | Snatch | Dark | Status | — | — | 10 |
| HM04 | Strength | Normal | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| HM05 | Flash | Normal | Status | — | 70 | 20 |
By breeding (egg moves)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amnesia | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 | Marill, Azumarill, Castform (chain breeding: the parent must itself have learned it as an Egg Move) |
| Belly Drum | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | Marill, Azumarill (chain breeding: the parent must itself have learned it as an Egg Move) |
| Metronome | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | Clefairy, Clefable, Togetic |
| Mimic | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | Jigglypuff |
| Present | Normal | Physical | — | 90 | 15 | Pikachu, Raichu, Marill, Azumarill, Snubbull, Granbull (chain breeding: the parent must itself have learned it as an Egg Move) |
| Splash | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 | Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff |
| Substitute | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | Skitty, Delcatty (chain breeding: the parent must itself have learned it as an Egg Move) |
| Wish | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | Togetic |
By move tutor
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Body Slam | Normal | Physical | 85 | 100 | 15 | FRLG, Emerald, XD |
| Counter | Fighting | Physical | — | 100 | 20 | FRLG, Emerald |
| Defense Curl | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 | Emerald |
| Double-Edge | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 | FRLG, Emerald, XD |
| Dream Eater | Psychic | Special | 100 | 100 | 15 | FRLG, Emerald, XD |
| DynamicPunch | Fighting | Physical | 100 | 50 | 5 | Emerald |
| Endure | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | Emerald |
| Fire Punch | Fire | Special | 75 | 100 | 15 | Emerald |
| Ice Punch | Ice | Special | 75 | 100 | 15 | Emerald |
| Mega Kick | Normal | Physical | 120 | 75 | 5 | FRLG, Emerald |
| Mega Punch | Normal | Physical | 80 | 85 | 20 | FRLG, Emerald |
| Metronome | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | FRLG, Emerald |
| Mimic | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | FRLG, Emerald, XD |
| Mud-Slap | Ground | Physical | 20 | 100 | 10 | Emerald |
| Nightmare | Ghost | Status | — | — | 15 | XD |
| Psych Up | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | Emerald |
| Rollout | Rock | Physical | 30 | 90 | 20 | Emerald |
| Seismic Toss | Fighting | Physical | — | 100 | 20 | FRLG, Emerald, XD |
| Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | Emerald |
| Snore | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 15 | Emerald |
| Softboiled | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | FRLG, Emerald |
| Substitute | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | FRLG, Emerald, XD |
| Swagger | Normal | Status | — | 90 | 15 | Emerald, XD |
| Thunder Wave | Electric | Status | — | 100 | 20 | FRLG, Emerald, XD |
| ThunderPunch | Electric | Special | 75 | 100 | 15 | Emerald |
From its pre-evolution
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Learnt as |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charm | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 | Cleffa · level-up |
| Sweet Kiss | Normal | Status | — | 75 | 10 | Cleffa · level-up |
| Magical Leaf | Grass | Special | 60 | — | 20 | Cleffa · level-up · FRLG |
| Pound | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 | Cleffa, Clefairy · level-up |
| Encore | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 5 | Cleffa, Clefairy · level-up |
| Growl | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 40 | Clefairy · level-up |
| Follow Me | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 | Clefairy · level-up |
| Defense Curl | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 | Clefairy · level-up · Ruby, Sapphire, FRLG |
| Cosmic Power | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 | Clefairy · level-up |
| Moonlight | Normal | Status | — | — | 5 | Clefairy · level-up |
| Meteor Mash | Steel | Physical | 100 | 85 | 10 | Clefairy · level-up |
| Icy Wind | Ice | Special | 55 | 95 | 15 | Cleffa · tutor |
Generation IV · Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold & SoulSilver4 level-up · 53 TM/HM · 11 egg · 20 tutor
Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold and SoulSilver stick with the Moon Stone, and Clefable migrated from the Game Boy Advance games turn up in Pal Park's mountain area. This is the first generation where every move has its own physical or special category, which is why Hyper Beam now counts as special. Clefairy adds Wake-Up Slap, Lucky Chant and Healing Wish to the moves worth grabbing before evolving, and Cleffa can learn Uproar from the Platinum, HeartGold and SoulSilver tutors. Those tutors teach Clefable 20 moves of its own, among them Heal Bell, Zen Headbutt, Knock Off and (in HeartGold and SoulSilver only) Gravity. Aromatherapy (HeartGold and SoulSilver only), Covet and Fake Tears are new Egg Moves. The transfer list holds Generation III tutor moves that no Generation IV game teaches.
By level-up
| DPPt/HGSS | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minimize | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 1 | DoubleSlap | Normal | Physical | 15 | 85 | 10 |
| 1 | Sing | Normal | Status | — | 55 | 15 |
| 1 | Metronome | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
By TM / HM / TR
| No. | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM01 | Focus Punch | Fighting | Physical | 150 | 100 | 20 |
| TM03 | Water Pulse | Water | Special | 60 | 100 | 20 |
| TM04 | Calm Mind | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 |
| TM06 | Toxic | Poison | Status | — | 85 | 10 |
| TM10 | Hidden Power | Normal | Special | — | 100 | 15 |
| TM11 | Sunny Day | Fire | Status | — | — | 5 |
| TM13 | Ice Beam | Ice | Special | 95 | 100 | 10 |
| TM14 | Blizzard | Ice | Special | 120 | 70 | 5 |
| TM15 | Hyper Beam | Normal | Special | 150 | 90 | 5 |
| TM16 | Light Screen | Psychic | Status | — | — | 30 |
| TM17 | Protect | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM18 | Rain Dance | Water | Status | — | — | 5 |
| TM20 | Safeguard | Normal | Status | — | — | 25 |
| TM21 | Frustration | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM22 | SolarBeam | Grass | Special | 120 | 100 | 10 |
| TM23 | Iron Tail | Steel | Physical | 100 | 75 | 15 |
| TM24 | Thunderbolt | Electric | Special | 95 | 100 | 15 |
| TM25 | Thunder | Electric | Special | 120 | 70 | 10 |
| TM27 | Return | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM28 | Dig | Ground | Physical | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| TM29 | Psychic | Psychic | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| TM30 | Shadow Ball | Ghost | Special | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| TM31 | Brick Break | Fighting | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 |
| TM32 | Double Team | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 |
| TM33 | Reflect | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 |
| TM34 | Shock Wave | Electric | Special | 60 | — | 20 |
| TM35 | Flamethrower | Fire | Special | 95 | 100 | 15 |
| TM38 | Fire Blast | Fire | Special | 120 | 85 | 5 |
| TM42 | Facade | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| TM43 | Secret Power | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| TM44 | Rest | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM45 | Attract | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| TM49 | Snatch | Dark | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM52 | Focus Blast | Fighting | Special | 120 | 70 | 5 |
| TM56 | Fling | Dark | Physical | — | 100 | 10 |
| TM57 | Charge Beam | Electric | Special | 50 | 90 | 10 |
| TM58 | Endure | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM60 | Drain Punch | Fighting | Physical | 60 | 100 | 5 |
| TM67 | Recycle | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM68 | Giga Impact | Normal | Physical | 150 | 90 | 5 |
| TM70 | Flash | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM73 | Thunder Wave | Electric | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM76 | Stealth Rock | Rock | Status | — | — | 20 |
| TM77 | Psych Up | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM78 | Captivate | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM82 | Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM83 | Natural Gift | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 15 |
| TM85 | Dream Eater | Psychic | Special | 100 | 100 | 15 |
| TM86 | Grass Knot | Grass | Special | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM87 | Swagger | Normal | Status | — | 90 | 15 |
| TM90 | Substitute | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| HM04 | Strength | Normal | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| HM06 | Rock Smash | Fighting | Physical | 40 | 100 | 15 |
By breeding (egg moves)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amnesia | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 | Marill, Castform (chain breeding: the parent must itself have learned it as an Egg Move) |
| Aromatherapy | Grass | Status | — | — | 5 | Roselia |
| Belly Drum | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | Marill (chain breeding: the parent must itself have learned it as an Egg Move) |
| Covet | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 40 | Skitty |
| Fake Tears | Dark | Status | — | 100 | 20 | Mawile, Plusle, Minun |
| Metronome | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | Clefairy, Clefable, Togetic |
| Mimic | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | Jigglypuff |
| Present | Normal | Physical | — | 90 | 15 | Pikachu, Marill, Snubbull (chain breeding: the parent must itself have learned it as an Egg Move) |
| Splash | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 | Marill, Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff |
| Substitute | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | Skitty (chain breeding: the parent must itself have learned it as an Egg Move) |
| Wish | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | Togetic |
By move tutor
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bounce | Physical | 85 | 85 | 5 | Pt, HGSS | |
| Endeavor | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 5 | Pt, HGSS |
| Fire Punch | Fire | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 | Pt, HGSS |
| Gravity | Psychic | Status | — | — | 5 | HGSS |
| Headbutt | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 15 | HGSS |
| Heal Bell | Normal | Status | — | — | 5 | HGSS |
| Helping Hand | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 | Pt, HGSS |
| Ice Punch | Ice | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 | Pt, HGSS |
| Icy Wind | Ice | Special | 55 | 95 | 15 | Pt, HGSS |
| Knock Off | Dark | Physical | 20 | 100 | 20 | Pt, HGSS |
| Last Resort | Normal | Physical | 130 | 100 | 5 | Pt, HGSS |
| Magic Coat | Psychic | Status | — | — | 15 | HGSS |
| Mud-Slap | Ground | Special | 20 | 100 | 10 | Pt, HGSS |
| Role Play | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 | HGSS |
| Rollout | Rock | Physical | 30 | 90 | 20 | Pt, HGSS |
| Signal Beam | Bug | Special | 75 | 100 | 15 | Pt, HGSS |
| Snore | Normal | Special | 40 | 100 | 15 | Pt, HGSS |
| ThunderPunch | Electric | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 | Pt, HGSS |
| Trick | Psychic | Status | — | 100 | 10 | Pt, HGSS |
| Zen Headbutt | Psychic | Physical | 80 | 90 | 15 | Pt, HGSS |
From its pre-evolution
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Learnt as |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charm | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 | Cleffa · level-up |
| Sweet Kiss | Normal | Status | — | 75 | 10 | Cleffa · level-up |
| Copycat | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 | Cleffa · level-up |
| Magical Leaf | Grass | Special | 60 | — | 20 | Cleffa · level-up |
| Pound | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 | Cleffa, Clefairy · level-up |
| Encore | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 5 | Cleffa, Clefairy · level-up |
| Growl | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 40 | Clefairy · level-up |
| Defense Curl | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 | Clefairy · level-up |
| Follow Me | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 | Clefairy · level-up |
| Wake-Up Slap | Fighting | Physical | 60 | 100 | 10 | Clefairy · level-up |
| Cosmic Power | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 | Clefairy · level-up |
| Lucky Chant | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 | Clefairy · level-up |
| Gravity | Psychic | Status | — | — | 5 | Clefairy · level-up · DPPt |
| Moonlight | Normal | Status | — | — | 5 | Clefairy · level-up |
| Meteor Mash | Steel | Physical | 100 | 85 | 10 | Clefairy · level-up |
| Healing Wish | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 | Clefairy · level-up |
| Uproar | Normal | Special | 50 | 100 | 10 | Cleffa · tutor · Pt, HGSS |
By transfer
| Move | From |
|---|---|
| Body Slam | Gen III (tutor) |
| Counter | Gen III (tutor) |
| Double-Edge | Gen III (tutor) |
| DynamicPunch | Gen III (tutor) |
| Mega Kick | Gen III (tutor) |
| Mega Punch | Gen III (tutor) |
| Nightmare | Gen III (tutor) |
| Seismic Toss | Gen III (tutor) |
| Softboiled | Gen III (tutor) |
Generation V · Black, White, Black 2 & White 24 level-up · 47 TM/HM · 12 egg · 27 tutor
Black and White finally put Clefable in the wild: it hides in rustling grass in the Giant Chasm, in Black 2 and White 2 as well. Its own level-up list is unchanged, but Black 2 and White 2 bring a huge tutor roster of 27 moves, from Hyper Voice and Drain Punch to Stealth Rock and Wonder Room. Stored Power (from Clefairy) and Tickle are new Egg Moves. Before evolving, Clefairy can learn Bestow and Stored Power (and Body Slam in Black 2 and White 2), and a Dream World Cleffa in Black and White could arrive knowing Sleep Talk.
By level-up
| BW/B2W2 | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sing | Normal | Status | — | 55 | 15 |
| 1 | DoubleSlap | Normal | Physical | 15 | 85 | 10 |
| 1 | Minimize | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 1 | Metronome | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
By TM / HM / TR
| No. | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM03 | Psyshock | Psychic | Special | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| TM04 | Calm Mind | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 |
| TM06 | Toxic | Poison | Status | — | 90 | 10 |
| TM10 | Hidden Power | Normal | Special | — | 100 | 15 |
| TM11 | Sunny Day | Fire | Status | — | — | 5 |
| TM13 | Ice Beam | Ice | Special | 95 | 100 | 10 |
| TM14 | Blizzard | Ice | Special | 120 | 70 | 5 |
| TM15 | Hyper Beam | Normal | Special | 150 | 90 | 5 |
| TM16 | Light Screen | Psychic | Status | — | — | 30 |
| TM17 | Protect | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM18 | Rain Dance | Water | Status | — | — | 5 |
| TM19 | Telekinesis | Psychic | Status | — | — | 15 |
| TM20 | Safeguard | Normal | Status | — | — | 25 |
| TM21 | Frustration | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM22 | SolarBeam | Grass | Special | 120 | 100 | 10 |
| TM24 | Thunderbolt | Electric | Special | 95 | 100 | 15 |
| TM25 | Thunder | Electric | Special | 120 | 70 | 10 |
| TM27 | Return | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM28 | Dig | Ground | Physical | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| TM29 | Psychic | Psychic | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| TM30 | Shadow Ball | Ghost | Special | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| TM31 | Brick Break | Fighting | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 |
| TM32 | Double Team | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 |
| TM33 | Reflect | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 |
| TM35 | Flamethrower | Fire | Special | 95 | 100 | 15 |
| TM38 | Fire Blast | Fire | Special | 120 | 85 | 5 |
| TM42 | Facade | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| TM44 | Rest | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM45 | Attract | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| TM48 | Round | Normal | Special | 60 | 100 | 15 |
| TM49 | Echoed Voice | Normal | Special | 40 | 100 | 15 |
| TM52 | Focus Blast | Fighting | Special | 120 | 70 | 5 |
| TM56 | Fling | Dark | Physical | — | 100 | 10 |
| TM57 | Charge Beam | Electric | Special | 50 | 90 | 10 |
| TM59 | Incinerate | Fire | Special | 30 | 100 | 15 |
| TM67 | Retaliate | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 5 |
| TM68 | Giga Impact | Normal | Physical | 150 | 90 | 5 |
| TM70 | Flash | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM73 | Thunder Wave | Electric | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM77 | Psych Up | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM83 | Work Up | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| TM85 | Dream Eater | Psychic | Special | 100 | 100 | 15 |
| TM86 | Grass Knot | Grass | Special | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM87 | Swagger | Normal | Status | — | 90 | 15 |
| TM90 | Substitute | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM94 | Rock Smash | Fighting | Physical | 40 | 100 | 15 |
| HM04 | Strength | Normal | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
By breeding (egg moves)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amnesia | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 | Marill, Castform (chain breeding: the parent must itself have learned it as an Egg Move) |
| Aromatherapy | Grass | Status | — | — | 5 | Roselia |
| Belly Drum | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | Marill (chain breeding: the parent must itself have learned it as an Egg Move) |
| Covet | Normal | Physical | 60 | 100 | 40 | Skitty |
| Fake Tears | Dark | Status | — | 100 | 20 | Mawile, Plusle, Minun |
| Metronome | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | Clefairy, Clefable, Togetic |
| Mimic | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | Jigglypuff |
| Present | Normal | Physical | — | 90 | 15 | Pikachu, Marill, Snubbull (chain breeding: the parent must itself have learned it as an Egg Move) |
| Splash | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 | Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff |
| Stored Power | Psychic | Special | 20 | 100 | 10 | Clefairy |
| Tickle | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 | Pikachu, Marill, Skitty, Mawile, Cherubi, Cottonee (chain breeding: the parent must itself have learned it as an Egg Move) |
| Wish | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | Togetic |
By move tutor
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| After You | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 | B2W2 |
| Bounce | Physical | 85 | 85 | 5 | B2W2 | |
| Covet | Normal | Physical | 60 | 100 | 40 | B2W2 |
| Drain Punch | Fighting | Physical | 75 | 100 | 10 | B2W2 |
| Endeavor | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 5 | B2W2 |
| Fire Punch | Fire | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 | B2W2 |
| Gravity | Psychic | Status | — | — | 5 | B2W2 |
| Heal Bell | Normal | Status | — | — | 5 | B2W2 |
| Helping Hand | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 | B2W2 |
| Hyper Voice | Normal | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 | B2W2 |
| Ice Punch | Ice | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 | B2W2 |
| Icy Wind | Ice | Special | 55 | 95 | 15 | B2W2 |
| Iron Tail | Steel | Physical | 100 | 75 | 15 | B2W2 |
| Knock Off | Dark | Physical | 20 | 100 | 20 | B2W2 |
| Last Resort | Normal | Physical | 140 | 100 | 5 | B2W2 |
| Magic Coat | Psychic | Status | — | — | 15 | B2W2 |
| Recycle | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | B2W2 |
| Role Play | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 | B2W2 |
| Signal Beam | Bug | Special | 75 | 100 | 15 | B2W2 |
| Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | B2W2 |
| Snatch | Dark | Status | — | — | 10 | B2W2 |
| Snore | Normal | Special | 40 | 100 | 15 | B2W2 |
| Stealth Rock | Rock | Status | — | — | 20 | B2W2 |
| ThunderPunch | Electric | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 | B2W2 |
| Trick | Psychic | Status | — | 100 | 10 | B2W2 |
| Wonder Room | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 | B2W2 |
| Zen Headbutt | Psychic | Physical | 80 | 90 | 15 | B2W2 |
From its pre-evolution
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Learnt as |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charm | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 | Cleffa · level-up |
| Sweet Kiss | Normal | Status | — | 75 | 10 | Cleffa · level-up |
| Copycat | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 | Cleffa · level-up |
| Magical Leaf | Grass | Special | 60 | — | 20 | Cleffa · level-up |
| Pound | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 | Cleffa, Clefairy · level-up |
| Encore | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 5 | Cleffa, Clefairy · level-up |
| Growl | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 40 | Clefairy · level-up |
| Defense Curl | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 | Clefairy · level-up |
| Follow Me | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 | Clefairy · level-up |
| Wake-Up Slap | Fighting | Physical | 60 | 100 | 10 | Clefairy · level-up |
| Bestow | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 | Clefairy · level-up |
| Cosmic Power | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 | Clefairy · level-up |
| Lucky Chant | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 | Clefairy · level-up |
| Body Slam | Normal | Physical | 85 | 100 | 15 | Clefairy · level-up · B2W2 |
| Gravity | Psychic | Status | — | — | 5 | Clefairy · level-up · BW |
| Moonlight | Normal | Status | — | — | 5 | Clefairy · level-up |
| Stored Power | Psychic | Special | 20 | 100 | 10 | Clefairy · level-up |
| Healing Wish | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 | Clefairy · level-up |
| After You | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 | Clefairy · level-up · BW |
| Meteor Mash | Steel | Physical | 100 | 85 | 10 | Clefairy · level-up |
| Uproar | Normal | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 | Cleffa · tutor · B2W2 |
| Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | Cleffa · Dream World · BW |
By transfer
| Move | From |
|---|---|
| Captivate | Gen IV (TM) |
| Counter | Gen III (tutor) |
| Double-Edge | Gen III (tutor) |
| DynamicPunch | Gen III (tutor) |
| Endure | Gen III (tutor), Gen IV (TM) |
| Focus Punch | Gen III (TM), Gen IV (TM) |
| Headbutt | Gen IV (tutor) |
| Mega Kick | Gen III (tutor) |
| Mega Punch | Gen III (tutor) |
| Mud-Slap | Gen III (tutor), Gen IV (tutor) |
| Natural Gift | Gen IV (TM) |
| Nightmare | Gen III (tutor) |
| Rollout | Gen III (tutor), Gen IV (tutor) |
| Secret Power | Gen III (TM), Gen IV (TM) |
| Seismic Toss | Gen III (tutor) |
| Shock Wave | Gen III (TM), Gen IV (TM) |
| Softboiled | Gen III (tutor) |
| Water Pulse | Gen III (TM), Gen IV (TM) |
Generation VI · X, Y, Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire5 level-up · 51 TM/HM · 14 egg · 29 tutor
X and Y change everything: Clefable is now a pure Fairy type, and Disarming Voice joins Sing, Double Slap, Minimize and Metronome at the start. Moonlight, Charm and Sweet Kiss become Fairy moves, and Clefairy learns the brand-new Moonblast, which Clefable can only get by learning it before evolving. In X, Y, Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire it still evolves from Clefairy with a Moon Stone. TM99 Dazzling Gleam is the new Fairy TM. TM94 is Rock Smash in X and Y but Secret Power in Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, where Rock Smash moves to HM06. All 29 tutor moves are Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire only, and Heal Pulse and Misty Terrain are new Egg Moves. The squashed old names are gone (Double Slap, Solar Beam, Thunder Punch, Soft-Boiled), and Thunderbolt, Ice Beam and Flamethrower drop to 90 power.
By level-up
| XY/ORAS | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Disarming Voice | Fairy | Special | 40 | — | 15 |
| 1 | Sing | Normal | Status | — | 55 | 15 |
| 1 | Double Slap | Normal | Physical | 15 | 85 | 10 |
| 1 | Minimize | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 1 | Metronome | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
By TM / HM / TR
| No. | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM03 | Psyshock | Psychic | Special | 80 | 100 | 10 | |
| TM04 | Calm Mind | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 | |
| TM06 | Toxic | Poison | Status | — | 90 | 10 | |
| TM10 | Hidden Power | Normal | Special | 60 | 100 | 15 | |
| TM11 | Sunny Day | Fire | Status | — | — | 5 | |
| TM13 | Ice Beam | Ice | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 | |
| TM14 | Blizzard | Ice | Special | 110 | 70 | 5 | |
| TM15 | Hyper Beam | Normal | Special | 150 | 90 | 5 | |
| TM16 | Light Screen | Psychic | Status | — | — | 30 | |
| TM17 | Protect | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | |
| TM18 | Rain Dance | Water | Status | — | — | 5 | |
| TM20 | Safeguard | Normal | Status | — | — | 25 | |
| TM21 | Frustration | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 | |
| TM22 | Solar Beam | Grass | Special | 120 | 100 | 10 | |
| TM24 | Thunderbolt | Electric | Special | 90 | 100 | 15 | |
| TM25 | Thunder | Electric | Special | 110 | 70 | 10 | |
| TM27 | Return | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 | |
| TM28 | Dig | Ground | Physical | 80 | 100 | 10 | |
| TM29 | Psychic | Psychic | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 | |
| TM30 | Shadow Ball | Ghost | Special | 80 | 100 | 15 | |
| TM31 | Brick Break | Fighting | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 | |
| TM32 | Double Team | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 | |
| TM33 | Reflect | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 | |
| TM35 | Flamethrower | Fire | Special | 90 | 100 | 15 | |
| TM38 | Fire Blast | Fire | Special | 110 | 85 | 5 | |
| TM42 | Facade | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 | |
| TM44 | Rest | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 | |
| TM45 | Attract | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 15 | |
| TM48 | Round | Normal | Special | 60 | 100 | 15 | |
| TM49 | Echoed Voice | Normal | Special | 40 | 100 | 15 | |
| TM52 | Focus Blast | Fighting | Special | 120 | 70 | 5 | |
| TM56 | Fling | Dark | Physical | — | 100 | 10 | |
| TM57 | Charge Beam | Electric | Special | 50 | 90 | 10 | |
| TM59 | Incinerate | Fire | Special | 60 | 100 | 15 | |
| TM67 | Retaliate | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 5 | |
| TM68 | Giga Impact | Normal | Physical | 150 | 90 | 5 | |
| TM70 | Flash | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 | |
| TM73 | Thunder Wave | Electric | Status | — | 100 | 20 | |
| TM77 | Psych Up | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | |
| TM85 | Dream Eater | Psychic | Special | 100 | 100 | 15 | |
| TM86 | Grass Knot | Grass | Special | — | 100 | 20 | |
| TM87 | Swagger | Normal | Status | — | 90 | 15 | |
| TM88 | Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | |
| TM90 | Substitute | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | |
| TM94 | Rock Smash | Fighting | Physical | 40 | 100 | 15 | XY |
| TM94 | Secret Power | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 | ORAS |
| TM98 | Power-Up Punch | Fighting | Physical | 40 | 100 | 20 | |
| TM99 | Dazzling Gleam | Fairy | Special | 80 | 100 | 10 | |
| TM100 | Confide | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 | |
| HM04 | Strength | Normal | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 | |
| HM06 | Rock Smash | Fighting | Physical | 40 | 100 | 15 | ORAS |
By breeding (egg moves)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amnesia | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 | Marill, Castform (chain breeding: the parent must itself have learned it as an Egg Move) |
| Aromatherapy | Grass | Status | — | — | 5 | Roselia, Swirlix, Slurpuff |
| Belly Drum | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | Marill, Swirlix (chain breeding: the parent must itself have learned it as an Egg Move) |
| Covet | Normal | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 | Skitty |
| Fake Tears | Dark | Status | — | 100 | 20 | Mawile, Plusle, Minun, Swirlix, Slurpuff |
| Heal Pulse | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 | Audino, Aromatisse |
| Metronome | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | Clefairy, Clefable, Togetic |
| Mimic | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | Jigglypuff |
| Misty Terrain | Fairy | Status | — | — | 10 | Spritzee, Aromatisse |
| Present | Normal | Physical | — | 90 | 15 | Pikachu, Marill, Snubbull (chain breeding: the parent must itself have learned it as an Egg Move) |
| Splash | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 | Marill, Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff |
| Stored Power | Psychic | Special | 20 | 100 | 10 | Clefairy |
| Tickle | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 | Pikachu, Marill, Skitty, Mawile, Cherubi, Cottonee (chain breeding: the parent must itself have learned it as an Egg Move) |
| Wish | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | Togetic, Swirlix, Slurpuff |
By move tutor
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| After You | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 | ORAS |
| Bounce | Physical | 85 | 85 | 5 | ORAS | |
| Covet | Normal | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 | ORAS |
| Drain Punch | Fighting | Physical | 75 | 100 | 10 | ORAS |
| Endeavor | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 5 | ORAS |
| Fire Punch | Fire | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 | ORAS |
| Focus Punch | Fighting | Physical | 150 | 100 | 20 | ORAS |
| Gravity | Psychic | Status | — | — | 5 | ORAS |
| Heal Bell | Normal | Status | — | — | 5 | ORAS |
| Helping Hand | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 | ORAS |
| Hyper Voice | Normal | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 | ORAS |
| Ice Punch | Ice | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 | ORAS |
| Icy Wind | Ice | Special | 55 | 95 | 15 | ORAS |
| Iron Tail | Steel | Physical | 100 | 75 | 15 | ORAS |
| Knock Off | Dark | Physical | 65 | 100 | 20 | ORAS |
| Last Resort | Normal | Physical | 140 | 100 | 5 | ORAS |
| Magic Coat | Psychic | Status | — | — | 15 | ORAS |
| Recycle | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | ORAS |
| Role Play | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 | ORAS |
| Shock Wave | Electric | Special | 60 | — | 20 | ORAS |
| Signal Beam | Bug | Special | 75 | 100 | 15 | ORAS |
| Snatch | Dark | Status | — | — | 10 | ORAS |
| Snore | Normal | Special | 50 | 100 | 15 | ORAS |
| Stealth Rock | Rock | Status | — | — | 20 | ORAS |
| Thunder Punch | Electric | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 | ORAS |
| Trick | Psychic | Status | — | 100 | 10 | ORAS |
| Water Pulse | Water | Special | 60 | 100 | 20 | ORAS |
| Wonder Room | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 | ORAS |
| Zen Headbutt | Psychic | Physical | 80 | 90 | 15 | ORAS |
From its pre-evolution
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Learnt as |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charm | Fairy | Status | — | 100 | 20 | Cleffa · level-up |
| Sweet Kiss | Fairy | Status | — | 75 | 10 | Cleffa · level-up |
| Copycat | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 | Cleffa · level-up |
| Magical Leaf | Grass | Special | 60 | — | 20 | Cleffa · level-up |
| Uproar | Normal | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 | Cleffa · tutor · ORAS |
| Pound | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 | Cleffa, Clefairy · level-up |
| Encore | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 5 | Cleffa, Clefairy · level-up |
| Growl | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 40 | Clefairy · level-up |
| Defense Curl | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 | Clefairy · level-up |
| Follow Me | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 | Clefairy · level-up |
| Bestow | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 | Clefairy · level-up |
| Wake-Up Slap | Fighting | Physical | 70 | 100 | 10 | Clefairy · level-up |
| Stored Power | Psychic | Special | 20 | 100 | 10 | Clefairy · level-up |
| Cosmic Power | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 | Clefairy · level-up |
| Lucky Chant | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 | Clefairy · level-up |
| Body Slam | Normal | Physical | 85 | 100 | 15 | Clefairy · level-up |
| Moonlight | Fairy | Status | — | — | 5 | Clefairy · level-up |
| Moonblast | Fairy | Special | 95 | 100 | 15 | Clefairy · level-up |
| Gravity | Psychic | Status | — | — | 5 | Clefairy · level-up |
| Meteor Mash | Steel | Physical | 90 | 90 | 10 | Clefairy · level-up |
| Healing Wish | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 | Clefairy · level-up |
| After You | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 | Clefairy · level-up |
By transfer
| Move | From |
|---|---|
| Captivate | Gen IV (TM) |
| Counter | Gen III (tutor) |
| Double-Edge | Gen III (tutor) |
| Dynamic Punch | Gen III (tutor) |
| Endure | Gen III (tutor), Gen IV (TM) |
| Headbutt | Gen IV (tutor) |
| Mega Kick | Gen III (tutor) |
| Mega Punch | Gen III (tutor) |
| Mud-Slap | Gen III (tutor), Gen IV (tutor) |
| Natural Gift | Gen IV (TM) |
| Nightmare | Gen III (tutor) |
| Rollout | Gen III (tutor), Gen IV (tutor) |
| Seismic Toss | Gen III (tutor) |
| Soft-Boiled | Gen III (tutor) |
| Telekinesis | Gen V (TM) |
| Work Up | Gen V (TM) |
Generation VII · Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon6 level-up · 43 TM/HM · 14 egg · 31 tutor
Spotlight joins the starting line-up in Sun and Moon, giving Clefable six level-1 moves, and it still evolves from Clefairy with a Moon Stone in all four Alola games. There are 43 TMs and no HMs any more. The Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon tutors teach 31 moves, now including Laser Focus and Telekinesis, and Cleffa can learn Uproar from them before evolving. Gravity and After You only need to be learned as a Clefairy in Sun and Moon, because the Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon tutors teach them to Clefable directly. The transfer list now reaches all the way back to Red and Blue, with 35 moves from older games.
By level-up
| SM/USUM | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spotlight | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 1 | Disarming Voice | Fairy | Special | 40 | — | 15 |
| 1 | Sing | Normal | Status | — | 55 | 15 |
| 1 | Double Slap | Normal | Physical | 15 | 85 | 10 |
| 1 | Minimize | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 1 | Metronome | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
By TM / HM / TR
| No. | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM01 | Work Up | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| TM03 | Psyshock | Psychic | Special | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| TM04 | Calm Mind | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 |
| TM06 | Toxic | Poison | Status | — | 90 | 10 |
| TM10 | Hidden Power | Normal | Special | 60 | 100 | 15 |
| TM11 | Sunny Day | Fire | Status | — | — | 5 |
| TM13 | Ice Beam | Ice | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| TM14 | Blizzard | Ice | Special | 110 | 70 | 5 |
| TM15 | Hyper Beam | Normal | Special | 150 | 90 | 5 |
| TM16 | Light Screen | Psychic | Status | — | — | 30 |
| TM17 | Protect | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM18 | Rain Dance | Water | Status | — | — | 5 |
| TM20 | Safeguard | Normal | Status | — | — | 25 |
| TM21 | Frustration | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM22 | Solar Beam | Grass | Special | 120 | 100 | 10 |
| TM24 | Thunderbolt | Electric | Special | 90 | 100 | 15 |
| TM25 | Thunder | Electric | Special | 110 | 70 | 10 |
| TM27 | Return | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM29 | Psychic | Psychic | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| TM30 | Shadow Ball | Ghost | Special | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| TM31 | Brick Break | Fighting | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 |
| TM32 | Double Team | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 |
| TM33 | Reflect | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 |
| TM35 | Flamethrower | Fire | Special | 90 | 100 | 15 |
| TM38 | Fire Blast | Fire | Special | 110 | 85 | 5 |
| TM42 | Facade | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| TM44 | Rest | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM45 | Attract | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| TM48 | Round | Normal | Special | 60 | 100 | 15 |
| TM49 | Echoed Voice | Normal | Special | 40 | 100 | 15 |
| TM52 | Focus Blast | Fighting | Special | 120 | 70 | 5 |
| TM56 | Fling | Dark | Physical | — | 100 | 10 |
| TM57 | Charge Beam | Electric | Special | 50 | 90 | 10 |
| TM68 | Giga Impact | Normal | Physical | 150 | 90 | 5 |
| TM73 | Thunder Wave | Electric | Status | — | 90 | 20 |
| TM77 | Psych Up | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM85 | Dream Eater | Psychic | Special | 100 | 100 | 15 |
| TM86 | Grass Knot | Grass | Special | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM87 | Swagger | Normal | Status | — | 85 | 15 |
| TM88 | Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM90 | Substitute | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM99 | Dazzling Gleam | Fairy | Special | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| TM100 | Confide | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
By breeding (egg moves)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amnesia | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 | Clefairy, Marill, Hoppip, Castform, Audino (chain breeding: the parent must itself have learned it as an Egg Move) |
| Aromatherapy | Grass | Status | — | — | 5 | Roselia, Spritzee, Aromatisse, Swirlix, Slurpuff, Cutiefly, Ribombee |
| Belly Drum | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | Clefairy, Marill, Swirlix (chain breeding: the parent must itself have learned it as an Egg Move) |
| Covet | Normal | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 | Skitty |
| Fake Tears | Dark | Status | — | 100 | 20 | Mawile, Minun, Swirlix, Slurpuff |
| Heal Pulse | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 | Audino, Aromatisse |
| Metronome | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | Clefairy, Clefable, Togetic |
| Mimic | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | Jigglypuff |
| Misty Terrain | Fairy | Status | — | — | 10 | Audino, Spritzee, Aromatisse |
| Present | Normal | Physical | — | 90 | 15 | Pikachu, Clefairy, Jigglypuff, Togetic, Marill, Snubbull, Togedemaru (chain breeding: the parent must itself have learned it as an Egg Move) |
| Splash | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 | Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff |
| Stored Power | Psychic | Special | 20 | 100 | 10 | Clefairy |
| Tickle | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 | Pikachu, Clefairy, Skitty, Mawile, Cherubi, Cottonee, Togedemaru (chain breeding: the parent must itself have learned it as an Egg Move) |
| Wish | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | Togetic, Swirlix, Slurpuff |
By move tutor
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| After You | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 | USUM |
| Bounce | Physical | 85 | 85 | 5 | USUM | |
| Covet | Normal | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 | USUM |
| Drain Punch | Fighting | Physical | 75 | 100 | 10 | USUM |
| Endeavor | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 5 | USUM |
| Fire Punch | Fire | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 | USUM |
| Focus Punch | Fighting | Physical | 150 | 100 | 20 | USUM |
| Gravity | Psychic | Status | — | — | 5 | USUM |
| Heal Bell | Normal | Status | — | — | 5 | USUM |
| Helping Hand | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 | USUM |
| Hyper Voice | Normal | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 | USUM |
| Ice Punch | Ice | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 | USUM |
| Icy Wind | Ice | Special | 55 | 95 | 15 | USUM |
| Iron Tail | Steel | Physical | 100 | 75 | 15 | USUM |
| Knock Off | Dark | Physical | 65 | 100 | 20 | USUM |
| Laser Focus | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 | USUM |
| Last Resort | Normal | Physical | 140 | 100 | 5 | USUM |
| Magic Coat | Psychic | Status | — | — | 15 | USUM |
| Recycle | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | USUM |
| Role Play | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 | USUM |
| Shock Wave | Electric | Special | 60 | — | 20 | USUM |
| Signal Beam | Bug | Special | 75 | 100 | 15 | USUM |
| Snatch | Dark | Status | — | — | 10 | USUM |
| Snore | Normal | Special | 50 | 100 | 15 | USUM |
| Stealth Rock | Rock | Status | — | — | 20 | USUM |
| Telekinesis | Psychic | Status | — | — | 15 | USUM |
| Thunder Punch | Electric | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 | USUM |
| Trick | Psychic | Status | — | 100 | 10 | USUM |
| Water Pulse | Water | Special | 60 | 100 | 20 | USUM |
| Wonder Room | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 | USUM |
| Zen Headbutt | Psychic | Physical | 80 | 90 | 15 | USUM |
From its pre-evolution
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Learnt as |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charm | Fairy | Status | — | 100 | 20 | Cleffa · level-up |
| Sweet Kiss | Fairy | Status | — | 75 | 10 | Cleffa · level-up |
| Copycat | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 | Cleffa · level-up |
| Magical Leaf | Grass | Special | 60 | — | 20 | Cleffa · level-up |
| Uproar | Normal | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 | Cleffa · tutor · USUM |
| Pound | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 | Cleffa, Clefairy · level-up |
| Encore | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 5 | Cleffa, Clefairy · level-up |
| Growl | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 40 | Clefairy · level-up |
| Defense Curl | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 | Clefairy · level-up |
| Follow Me | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 | Clefairy · level-up |
| Bestow | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 | Clefairy · level-up |
| Wake-Up Slap | Fighting | Physical | 70 | 100 | 10 | Clefairy · level-up |
| Stored Power | Psychic | Special | 20 | 100 | 10 | Clefairy · level-up |
| Cosmic Power | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 | Clefairy · level-up |
| Lucky Chant | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 | Clefairy · level-up |
| Body Slam | Normal | Physical | 85 | 100 | 15 | Clefairy · level-up |
| Moonlight | Fairy | Status | — | — | 5 | Clefairy · level-up |
| Moonblast | Fairy | Special | 95 | 100 | 15 | Clefairy · level-up |
| Gravity | Psychic | Status | — | — | 5 | Clefairy · level-up · SM |
| Meteor Mash | Steel | Physical | 90 | 90 | 10 | Clefairy · level-up |
| Healing Wish | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 | Clefairy · level-up |
| After You | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 | Clefairy · level-up · SM |
By transfer
| Move | From |
|---|---|
| Bide | Gen I (TM) |
| Bubble Beam | Gen I (TM) |
| Captivate | Gen IV (TM) |
| Counter | Gen I (TM), Gen III (tutor) |
| Curse | Gen II (TM) |
| Detect | Gen II (TM) |
| Dig | Gen III (TM), Gen IV (TM), Gen V (TM), Gen VI (TM) |
| Double-Edge | Gen I (TM), Gen III (tutor) |
| Dynamic Punch | Gen II (TM), Gen III (tutor) |
| Endure | Gen II (TM), Gen III (tutor), Gen IV (TM) |
| Flash | Gen I (TM), Gen II (TM), Gen IV (TM), Gen V (TM), Gen VI (TM) |
| Headbutt | Gen II (TM), Gen IV (tutor) |
| Incinerate | Gen V (TM), Gen VI (TM) |
| Mega Kick | Gen I (TM), Gen III (tutor) |
| Mega Punch | Gen I (TM), Gen III (tutor) |
| Mud-Slap | Gen II (TM), Gen III (tutor), Gen IV (tutor) |
| Natural Gift | Gen IV (TM) |
| Nightmare | Gen II (TM), Gen III (tutor) |
| Power-Up Punch | Gen VI (TM) |
| Psywave | Gen I (TM) |
| Rage | Gen I (TM) |
| Retaliate | Gen V (TM), Gen VI (TM) |
| Rock Smash | Gen V (TM), Gen VI (TM) |
| Rollout | Gen II (TM), Gen III (tutor), Gen IV (tutor) |
| Secret Power | Gen III (TM), Gen IV (TM), Gen VI (TM) |
| Seismic Toss | Gen I (TM), Gen III (tutor) |
| Skull Bash | Gen I (TM) |
| Soft-Boiled | Gen III (tutor) |
| Strength | Gen I (TM), Gen II (TM), Gen V (TM), Gen VI (TM) |
| Submission | Gen I (TM) |
| Take Down | Gen I (TM) |
| Teleport | Gen I (TM) |
| Tri Attack | Gen I (TM) |
| Water Gun | Gen I (TM) |
| Zap Cannon | Gen II (TM) |
Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! · Let's Go, Pikachu! & Let's Go, Eevee!6 level-up · 34 TM/HM
Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! have wild Clefable in Mt. Moon. Its moves are rebuilt for these games: Metronome, Growl, Pound, Defense Curl and Sing from the start, plus Metronome again on evolving. There is no breeding and no move tutor. The 34 TMs include Play Rough and Dazzling Gleam, and Solar Beam is listed at 200 power here. Minimize, Double Slap, Amnesia, Encore, Body Slam and Moonblast have to be learned as a Clefairy first.
By level-up
| LGPE | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Metronome | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 1 | Growl | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 40 |
| 1 | Pound | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 1 | Defense Curl | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 |
| 1 | Sing | Normal | Status | — | 55 | 15 |
| Evo. | Metronome | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
By TM / HM / TR
| No. | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM01 | Headbutt | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 15 |
| TM03 | Helping Hand | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| TM04 | Teleport | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 |
| TM05 | Rest | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM06 | Light Screen | Psychic | Status | — | — | 30 |
| TM07 | Protect | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM08 | Substitute | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM09 | Reflect | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 |
| TM10 | Dig | Ground | Physical | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| TM12 | Facade | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| TM13 | Brick Break | Fighting | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 |
| TM15 | Seismic Toss | Fighting | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM16 | Thunder Wave | Electric | Status | — | 90 | 20 |
| TM19 | Iron Tail | Steel | Physical | 100 | 75 | 15 |
| TM23 | Thunder Punch | Electric | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 |
| TM27 | Toxic | Poison | Status | — | 90 | 10 |
| TM28 | Tri Attack | Normal | Special | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| TM31 | Fire Punch | Fire | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 |
| TM32 | Dazzling Gleam | Fairy | Special | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| TM33 | Calm Mind | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 |
| TM35 | Ice Punch | Ice | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 |
| TM36 | Thunderbolt | Electric | Special | 90 | 100 | 15 |
| TM37 | Flamethrower | Fire | Special | 90 | 100 | 15 |
| TM38 | Thunder | Electric | Special | 110 | 70 | 10 |
| TM40 | Psychic | Psychic | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| TM43 | Shadow Ball | Ghost | Special | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| TM44 | Play Rough | Fairy | Physical | 90 | 90 | 10 |
| TM45 | Solar Beam | Grass | Special | 200 | 100 | 10 |
| TM46 | Fire Blast | Fire | Special | 110 | 85 | 5 |
| TM48 | Hyper Beam | Normal | Special | 150 | 90 | 5 |
| TM51 | Blizzard | Ice | Special | 110 | 70 | 5 |
| TM55 | Ice Beam | Ice | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| TM56 | Stealth Rock | Rock | Status | — | — | 20 |
| TM59 | Dream Eater | Psychic | Special | 100 | 100 | 15 |
From its pre-evolution
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Learnt as |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minimize | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | Clefairy · level-up |
| Double Slap | Normal | Physical | 15 | 85 | 10 | Clefairy · level-up |
| Amnesia | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 | Clefairy · level-up |
| Encore | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 5 | Clefairy · level-up |
| Body Slam | Normal | Physical | 85 | 100 | 15 | Clefairy · level-up |
| Moonblast | Fairy | Special | 95 | 100 | 15 | Clefairy · level-up |
Generation VIII · Sword & Shield (incl. Expansion Pass), Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl22 level-up · 116 TM/HM · 19 egg · 3 tutor
In Sword and Shield, Clefable wanders the Motostoke Riverbank and turns up in Max Raid Battles on Bridge Field, Hammerlocke Hills, Lake of Outrage and Rolling Fields; the Expansion Pass adds more spots on the Isle of Armor and in the Crown Tundra, plus Dynamax Adventures in the Max Lair. In Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl it evolves from Clefairy with a Moon Stone. Both pairs share one enormous starting list of 22 level-1 moves, which covers everything Cleffa and Clefairy learn plus the new Life Dew, so nothing has to be learned before evolving any more. Sword and Shield offer 36 TMs and 33 TRs; Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl have 47 TMs. Egg Moves are listed separately for Sword and Shield (5) and Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl (14). The Expansion Pass move tutor teaches Dual Wingbeat, Meteor Beam and Misty Explosion. Moves in the transfer list flagged as unusable can't be used in Sword and Shield.
By level-up
| SwSh/BDSP | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sing | Normal | Status | — | 55 | 15 |
| 1 | Sweet Kiss | Fairy | Status | — | 75 | 10 |
| 1 | Disarming Voice | Fairy | Special | 40 | — | 15 |
| 1 | Encore | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 5 |
| 1 | Charm | Fairy | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 1 | Stored Power | Psychic | Special | 20 | 100 | 10 |
| 1 | Minimize | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 1 | After You | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 1 | Life Dew | Water | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 1 | Metronome | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 1 | Moonlight | Fairy | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 1 | Gravity | Psychic | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 1 | Meteor Mash | Steel | Physical | 90 | 90 | 10 |
| 1 | Follow Me | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 1 | Cosmic Power | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 1 | Moonblast | Fairy | Special | 95 | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Healing Wish | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 1 | Splash | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 |
| 1 | Pound | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 1 | Copycat | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 1 | Growl | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 40 |
| 1 | Defense Curl | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 |
By TM / HM / TR
| No. | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM00 | Mega Punch | Normal | Physical | 80 | 85 | 20 | SwSh |
| TM01 | Mega Kick | Normal | Physical | 120 | 75 | 5 | SwSh |
| TM03 | Fire Punch | Fire | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 | SwSh |
| TM04 | Ice Punch | Ice | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 | SwSh |
| TM05 | Thunder Punch | Electric | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 | SwSh |
| TM08 | Hyper Beam | Normal | Special | 150 | 90 | 5 | SwSh |
| TM09 | Giga Impact | Normal | Physical | 150 | 90 | 5 | SwSh |
| TM10 | Magical Leaf | Grass | Special | 60 | — | 20 | SwSh |
| TM11 | Solar Beam | Grass | Special | 120 | 100 | 10 | SwSh |
| TM14 | Thunder Wave | Electric | Status | — | 90 | 20 | SwSh |
| TM15 | Dig | Ground | Physical | 80 | 100 | 10 | SwSh |
| TM17 | Light Screen | Psychic | Status | — | — | 30 | SwSh |
| TM18 | Reflect | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 | SwSh |
| TM19 | Safeguard | Normal | Status | — | — | 25 | SwSh |
| TM21 | Rest | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 | SwSh |
| TM24 | Snore | Normal | Special | 50 | 100 | 15 | SwSh |
| TM25 | Protect | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | SwSh |
| TM27 | Icy Wind | Ice | Special | 55 | 95 | 15 | SwSh |
| TM29 | Charm | Fairy | Status | — | 100 | 20 | SwSh |
| TM31 | Attract | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 15 | SwSh |
| TM33 | Rain Dance | Water | Status | — | — | 5 | SwSh |
| TM34 | Sunny Day | Fire | Status | — | — | 5 | SwSh |
| TM39 | Facade | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 | SwSh |
| TM41 | Helping Hand | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 | SwSh |
| TM43 | Brick Break | Fighting | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 | SwSh |
| TM44 | Imprison | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 | SwSh |
| TM47 | Fake Tears | Dark | Status | — | 100 | 20 | SwSh |
| TM52 | Bounce | Physical | 85 | 85 | 5 | SwSh | |
| TM59 | Fling | Dark | Physical | — | 100 | 10 | SwSh |
| TM63 | Drain Punch | Fighting | Physical | 75 | 100 | 10 | SwSh |
| TM71 | Wonder Room | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 | SwSh |
| TM76 | Round | Normal | Special | 60 | 100 | 15 | SwSh |
| TM79 | Retaliate | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 5 | SwSh |
| TM87 | Draining Kiss | Fairy | Special | 50 | 100 | 10 | SwSh |
| TM89 | Misty Terrain | Fairy | Status | — | — | 10 | SwSh |
| TM92 | Mystical Fire | Fire | Special | 75 | 100 | 10 | SwSh |
| TR01 | Body Slam | Normal | Physical | 85 | 100 | 15 | SwSh |
| TR02 | Flamethrower | Fire | Special | 90 | 100 | 15 | SwSh |
| TR05 | Ice Beam | Ice | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 | SwSh |
| TR06 | Blizzard | Ice | Special | 110 | 70 | 5 | SwSh |
| TR08 | Thunderbolt | Electric | Special | 90 | 100 | 15 | SwSh |
| TR09 | Thunder | Electric | Special | 110 | 70 | 10 | SwSh |
| TR11 | Psychic | Psychic | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 | SwSh |
| TR14 | Metronome | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | SwSh |
| TR15 | Fire Blast | Fire | Special | 110 | 85 | 5 | SwSh |
| TR17 | Amnesia | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 | SwSh |
| TR19 | Tri Attack | Normal | Special | 80 | 100 | 10 | SwSh |
| TR20 | Substitute | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | SwSh |
| TR25 | Psyshock | Psychic | Special | 80 | 100 | 10 | SwSh |
| TR26 | Endure | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | SwSh |
| TR27 | Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | SwSh |
| TR29 | Baton Pass | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 | SwSh |
| TR30 | Encore | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 5 | SwSh |
| TR31 | Iron Tail | Steel | Physical | 100 | 75 | 15 | SwSh |
| TR33 | Shadow Ball | Ghost | Special | 80 | 100 | 15 | SwSh |
| TR35 | Uproar | Normal | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 | SwSh |
| TR38 | Trick | Psychic | Status | — | 100 | 10 | SwSh |
| TR42 | Hyper Voice | Normal | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 | SwSh |
| TR44 | Cosmic Power | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 | SwSh |
| TR49 | Calm Mind | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 | SwSh |
| TR64 | Focus Blast | Fighting | Special | 120 | 70 | 5 | SwSh |
| TR69 | Zen Headbutt | Psychic | Physical | 80 | 90 | 15 | SwSh |
| TR76 | Stealth Rock | Rock | Status | — | — | 20 | SwSh |
| TR77 | Grass Knot | Grass | Special | — | 100 | 20 | SwSh |
| TR82 | Stored Power | Psychic | Special | 20 | 100 | 10 | SwSh |
| TR83 | Ally Switch | Psychic | Status | — | — | 15 | SwSh |
| TR85 | Work Up | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 | SwSh |
| TR90 | Play Rough | Fairy | Physical | 90 | 90 | 10 | SwSh |
| TR92 | Dazzling Gleam | Fairy | Special | 80 | 100 | 10 | SwSh |
| TM01 | Focus Punch | Fighting | Physical | 150 | 100 | 20 | BDSP |
| TM03 | Water Pulse | Water | Special | 60 | 100 | 20 | BDSP |
| TM04 | Calm Mind | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 | BDSP |
| TM10 | Work Up | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 | BDSP |
| TM11 | Sunny Day | Fire | Status | — | — | 5 | BDSP |
| TM13 | Ice Beam | Ice | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 | BDSP |
| TM14 | Blizzard | Ice | Special | 110 | 70 | 5 | BDSP |
| TM15 | Hyper Beam | Normal | Special | 150 | 90 | 5 | BDSP |
| TM16 | Light Screen | Psychic | Status | — | — | 30 | BDSP |
| TM17 | Protect | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | BDSP |
| TM18 | Rain Dance | Water | Status | — | — | 5 | BDSP |
| TM20 | Safeguard | Normal | Status | — | — | 25 | BDSP |
| TM21 | Dazzling Gleam | Fairy | Special | 80 | 100 | 10 | BDSP |
| TM22 | Solar Beam | Grass | Special | 120 | 100 | 10 | BDSP |
| TM23 | Iron Tail | Steel | Physical | 100 | 75 | 15 | BDSP |
| TM24 | Thunderbolt | Electric | Special | 90 | 100 | 15 | BDSP |
| TM25 | Thunder | Electric | Special | 110 | 70 | 10 | BDSP |
| TM28 | Dig | Ground | Physical | 80 | 100 | 10 | BDSP |
| TM29 | Psychic | Psychic | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 | BDSP |
| TM30 | Shadow Ball | Ghost | Special | 80 | 100 | 15 | BDSP |
| TM31 | Brick Break | Fighting | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 | BDSP |
| TM32 | Double Team | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 | BDSP |
| TM33 | Reflect | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 | BDSP |
| TM34 | Shock Wave | Electric | Special | 60 | — | 20 | BDSP |
| TM35 | Flamethrower | Fire | Special | 90 | 100 | 15 | BDSP |
| TM38 | Fire Blast | Fire | Special | 110 | 85 | 5 | BDSP |
| TM42 | Facade | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 | BDSP |
| TM44 | Rest | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 | BDSP |
| TM45 | Attract | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 15 | BDSP |
| TM52 | Focus Blast | Fighting | Special | 120 | 70 | 5 | BDSP |
| TM56 | Fling | Dark | Physical | — | 100 | 10 | BDSP |
| TM57 | Charge Beam | Electric | Special | 50 | 90 | 10 | BDSP |
| TM58 | Endure | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | BDSP |
| TM60 | Drain Punch | Fighting | Physical | 75 | 100 | 10 | BDSP |
| TM67 | Recycle | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | BDSP |
| TM68 | Giga Impact | Normal | Physical | 150 | 90 | 5 | BDSP |
| TM70 | Flash | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 | BDSP |
| TM73 | Thunder Wave | Electric | Status | — | 90 | 20 | BDSP |
| TM76 | Stealth Rock | Rock | Status | — | — | 20 | BDSP |
| TM77 | Psych Up | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | BDSP |
| TM82 | Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | BDSP |
| TM85 | Dream Eater | Psychic | Special | 100 | 100 | 15 | BDSP |
| TM86 | Grass Knot | Grass | Special | — | 100 | 20 | BDSP |
| TM87 | Swagger | Normal | Status | — | 85 | 15 | BDSP |
| TM90 | Substitute | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | BDSP |
| TM96 | Strength | Normal | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 | BDSP |
| TM98 | Rock Smash | Fighting | Physical | 40 | 100 | 15 | BDSP |
By breeding (egg moves)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aromatherapy | Grass | Status | — | — | 5 | Roselia, Roserade, Spritzee, Aromatisse, Swirlix, Slurpuff, Cutiefly, Ribombee and 1 more |
| Heal Pulse | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 | Audino, Aromatisse |
| Present | Normal | Physical | — | 90 | 15 | Pikachu, Raichu, Marill, Azumarill, Togedemaru (chain breeding: the parent must itself have learned it as an Egg Move) |
| Tickle | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 | Pikachu, Raichu, Marill, Azumarill, Mawile, Cherubi, Cherrim, Cottonee and 3 more (chain breeding: the parent must itself have learned it as an Egg Move) |
| Wish | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | Togetic, Togekiss, Swirlix, Slurpuff |
| Amnesia | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 | Marill, Azumarill, Castform (chain breeding: the parent must itself have learned it as an Egg Move) |
| Aromatherapy | Grass | Status | — | — | 5 | Roselia, Roserade |
| Belly Drum | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | Marill, Azumarill (chain breeding: the parent must itself have learned it as an Egg Move) |
| Covet | Normal | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 | Jigglypuff, Wigglytuff, Skitty, Delcatty |
| Fake Tears | Dark | Status | — | 100 | 20 | Mawile, Minun |
| Heal Pulse | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 | Cherubi, Cherrim (chain breeding: the parent must itself have learned it as an Egg Move) |
| Metronome | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | Clefairy, Clefable, Togetic, Togekiss |
| Mimic | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | Jigglypuff, Wigglytuff |
| Misty Terrain | Fairy | Status | — | — | 10 | Mawile (chain breeding: the parent must itself have learned it as an Egg Move) |
| Present | Normal | Physical | — | 90 | 15 | Pikachu, Raichu, Marill, Azumarill, Snubbull, Granbull (chain breeding: the parent must itself have learned it as an Egg Move) |
| Splash | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 | Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff, Marill, Azumarill |
| Stored Power | Psychic | Special | 20 | 100 | 10 | Clefairy, Clefable |
| Tickle | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 | Pikachu, Raichu, Skitty, Delcatty, Mawile, Cherubi, Cherrim (chain breeding: the parent must itself have learned it as an Egg Move) |
| Wish | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | Togetic, Togekiss |
By move tutor
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dual Wingbeat | Physical | 40 | 90 | 10 | Expansion Pass | |
| Meteor Beam | Rock | Special | 120 | 90 | 10 | Expansion Pass |
| Misty Explosion | Fairy | Special | 100 | 100 | 5 | Expansion Pass |
By transfer
| Move | From |
|---|---|
| Belly Drum | Gen II (breeding), Gen III (breeding), Gen IV (breeding), Gen V (breeding), Gen VI (breeding), Gen VII (breeding) |
| Bestow | Gen V (as Clefairy), Gen VI (as Clefairy), Gen VII (as Clefairy) |
| Bide | Gen I (TM) |
| Bubble Beam | Gen I (TM) |
| Captivate | Gen IV (TM) |
| Charge Beam | Gen IV (TM), Gen V (TM), Gen VI (TM), Gen VII (TM) |
| Confide | Gen VI (TM), Gen VII (TM) |
| Counter | Gen I (TM), Gen III (tutor) |
| Covet | Gen IV (breeding), Gen V (breeding or tutor), Gen VI (breeding or tutor), Gen VII (breeding or tutor) |
| Curse | Gen II (TM) |
| Detect | Gen II (TM) |
| Double Slap | Gen I (level-up), Gen II (level-up), Gen III (level-up), Gen IV (level-up), Gen V (level-up), Gen VI (level-up), Gen VII (level-up or as Clefairy) |
| Double Team | Gen I (TM), Gen II (TM), Gen III (TM), Gen IV (TM), Gen V (TM), Gen VI (TM), Gen VII (TM) |
| Double-Edge | Gen I (TM), Gen III (tutor) |
| Dream Eater | Gen II (TM), Gen III (tutor), Gen IV (TM), Gen V (TM), Gen VI (TM), Gen VII (TM) |
| Dynamic Punch | Gen II (TM), Gen III (tutor) |
| Echoed Voice | Gen V (TM), Gen VI (TM), Gen VII (TM) |
| Endeavor | Gen IV (tutor), Gen V (tutor), Gen VI (tutor), Gen VII (tutor) |
| Flash | Gen I (TM), Gen II (TM), Gen IV (TM), Gen V (TM), Gen VI (TM) |
| Focus Punch | Gen III (TM), Gen IV (TM), Gen VI (tutor), Gen VII (tutor) |
| Frustration | Gen II (TM), Gen III (TM), Gen IV (TM), Gen V (TM), Gen VI (TM), Gen VII (TM) |
| Headbutt | Gen II (TM), Gen IV (tutor), Gen VII (TM) |
| Heal Bell | Gen IV (tutor), Gen V (tutor), Gen VI (tutor), Gen VII (tutor) |
| Hidden Power | Gen II (TM), Gen III (TM), Gen IV (TM), Gen V (TM), Gen VI (TM), Gen VII (TM) |
| Incinerate | Gen V (TM), Gen VI (TM) |
| Knock Off | Gen IV (tutor), Gen V (tutor), Gen VI (tutor), Gen VII (tutor) |
| Laser Focus | Gen VII (tutor) |
| Last Resort | Gen IV (tutor), Gen V (tutor), Gen VI (tutor), Gen VII (tutor) |
| Lucky Chant | Gen IV (as Clefairy), Gen V (as Clefairy), Gen VI (as Clefairy), Gen VII (as Clefairy) |
| Magic Coat | Gen IV (tutor), Gen V (tutor), Gen VI (tutor), Gen VII (tutor) |
| Mimic | Gen I (TM), Gen II (breeding), Gen III (breeding or tutor), Gen IV (breeding), Gen V (breeding), Gen VI (breeding), Gen VII (breeding) |
| Mud-Slap | Gen II (TM), Gen III (tutor), Gen IV (tutor) |
| Natural Gift | Gen IV (TM) |
| Nightmare | Gen II (TM), Gen III (tutor) |
| Power-Up Punch | Gen VI (TM) |
| Psych Up | Gen II (TM), Gen III (tutor), Gen IV (TM), Gen V (TM), Gen VI (TM), Gen VII (TM) |
| Psywave | Gen I (TM) |
| Rage | Gen I (TM) |
| Recycle | Gen IV (TM), Gen V (tutor), Gen VI (tutor), Gen VII (tutor) |
| Return | Gen II (TM), Gen III (TM), Gen IV (TM), Gen V (TM), Gen VI (TM), Gen VII (TM) |
| Rock Smash | Gen V (TM), Gen VI (TM) |
| Role Play | Gen IV (tutor), Gen V (tutor), Gen VI (tutor), Gen VII (tutor) |
| Rollout | Gen II (TM), Gen III (tutor), Gen IV (tutor) |
| Secret Power | Gen III (TM), Gen IV (TM), Gen VI (TM) |
| Seismic Toss | Gen I (TM), Gen III (tutor), Gen VII (TM) |
| Shock Wave | Gen III (TM), Gen IV (TM), Gen VI (tutor), Gen VII (tutor) |
| Signal Beam | Gen IV (tutor), Gen V (tutor), Gen VI (tutor), Gen VII (tutor) |
| Skull Bash | Gen I (TM) |
| Snatch | Gen III (TM), Gen IV (TM), Gen V (tutor), Gen VI (tutor), Gen VII (tutor) |
| Soft-Boiled | Gen III (tutor) |
| Spotlight | Gen VII (level-up) |
| Strength | Gen I (TM), Gen II (TM), Gen V (TM), Gen VI (TM) |
| Submission | Gen I (TM) |
| Swagger | Gen II (TM), Gen III (tutor), Gen IV (TM), Gen V (TM), Gen VI (TM), Gen VII (TM) |
| Take Down | Gen I (TM) |
| Telekinesis | Gen V (TM), Gen VII (tutor) |
| Teleport | Gen I (TM), Gen VII (TM) |
| Toxic | Gen I (TM), Gen II (TM), Gen III (TM), Gen IV (TM), Gen V (TM), Gen VI (TM), Gen VII (TM) |
| Wake-Up Slap | Gen IV (as Clefairy), Gen V (as Clefairy), Gen VI (as Clefairy), Gen VII (as Clefairy) |
| Water Gun | Gen I (TM) |
| Water Pulse | Gen III (TM), Gen IV (TM), Gen VI (tutor), Gen VII (tutor) |
| Zap Cannon | Gen II (TM) |
Pokémon Legends: Arceus · Legends: Arceus8 level-up · 27 tutor
In Legends: Arceus, Clefable lives at the Fabled Spring in the Coronet Highlands, where an Alpha also appears, and it turns up in massive mass outbreaks. Moves work differently here: each has a level at which it is learned and a higher level at which it is mastered, unlocking strong and agile styles, and PP totals are lower. Clefable finally gets a real levelling curve, from Tackle and Fairy Wind up to Moonblast at 37 and Double-Edge at 47, and the move tutor offers 27 more, including Dazzling Gleam, Play Rough and Mystical Fire. There are no TMs and no breeding. Power is listed for normal, strong and agile style, and accuracy for normal and strong style.
By level-up
| Learn | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 5 | Fairy Wind | Fairy | Special | 40 | 100 | 25 |
| 9 | Baby-Doll Eyes | Fairy | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 15 | Draining Kiss | Fairy | Special | 50 | 100 | 15 |
| 21 | Calm Mind | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 29 | Psychic | Psychic | Special | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| 37 | Moonblast | Fairy | Special | 85 | 100 | 10 |
| 47 | Double-Edge | Normal | Physical | 100 | 100 | 5 |
By move tutor
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baby-Doll Eyes | Fairy | Status | — | 100 | 20 | |
| Calm Mind | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 | |
| Charge Beam | Electric | Special | 50 | 90 | 15 | |
| Dazzling Gleam | Fairy | Special | 75 | 100 | 10 | |
| Drain Punch | Fighting | Physical | 75 | 100 | 10 | |
| Fire Punch | Fire | Physical | 75 | 100 | 10 | |
| Flamethrower | Fire | Special | 80 | 100 | 10 | |
| Giga Impact | Normal | Physical | 120 | 90 | 5 | |
| Hyper Beam | Normal | Special | 120 | 90 | 5 | |
| Ice Beam | Ice | Special | 80 | 100 | 10 | |
| Ice Punch | Ice | Physical | 75 | 100 | 10 | |
| Icy Wind | Ice | Special | 60 | 95 | 20 | |
| Iron Tail | Steel | Physical | 100 | 75 | 5 | |
| Magical Leaf | Grass | Special | 60 | — | 20 | |
| Mystical Fire | Fire | Special | 70 | 100 | 10 | |
| Play Rough | Fairy | Physical | 85 | 90 | 10 | |
| Psychic | Psychic | Special | 80 | 100 | 10 | |
| Rest | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 | |
| Rock Smash | Fighting | Physical | 40 | 100 | 20 | |
| Shadow Ball | Ghost | Special | 80 | 100 | 10 | |
| Stealth Rock | Rock | Physical | 40 | 100 | 20 | |
| Swift | Normal | Special | 60 | — | 20 | |
| Thunderbolt | Electric | Special | 80 | 100 | 10 | |
| Thunder Punch | Electric | Physical | 75 | 100 | 10 | |
| Tri Attack | Normal | Special | 80 | 100 | 10 | |
| Water Pulse | Water | Special | 60 | — | 20 | |
| Zen Headbutt | Psychic | Physical | 80 | 90 | 10 |
Generation IX · Scarlet & Violet (Version 2.0.1+ and The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero)21 level-up · 76 TM/HM · 4 egg
Clefable is not part of the original Paldea line-up: from Version 2.0.1 it can be traded into Scarlet and Violet, and The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero adds it to 4★ and 6★ Tera Raid Battles. Only four moves are learned outright, all at level 1 (Metronome, Meteor Mash, Moonblast and Life Dew); the other 17 old favourites, Sing included, now wait at the Move Reminder. The 76 TMs run from Calm Mind and Dazzling Gleam to Alluring Voice, Future Sight and Meteor Beam. Present and Tickle need chain breeding, while Heal Pulse and Wish can only be copied with a Mirror Herb. There are no move tutors.
By level-up
| SV | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Metronome | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 1 | Meteor Mash | Steel | Physical | 90 | 90 | 10 |
| 1 | Moonblast | Fairy | Special | 95 | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Life Dew | Water | Status | — | — | 10 |
| Rem. | Pound | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| Rem. | Growl | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 40 |
| Rem. | Sing | Normal | Status | — | 55 | 15 |
| Rem. | Defense Curl | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 |
| Rem. | Splash | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 |
| Rem. | Sweet Kiss | Fairy | Status | — | 75 | 10 |
| Rem. | Charm | Fairy | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| Rem. | Encore | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 5 |
| Rem. | Moonlight | Fairy | Status | — | — | 5 |
| Rem. | Follow Me | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| Rem. | Cosmic Power | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 |
| Rem. | Gravity | Psychic | Status | — | — | 5 |
| Rem. | Healing Wish | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
| Rem. | Copycat | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| Rem. | After You | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 |
| Rem. | Stored Power | Psychic | Special | 20 | 100 | 10 |
| Rem. | Disarming Voice | Fairy | Special | 40 | — | 15 |
By TM / HM / TR
| No. | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM001 | Take Down | Normal | Physical | 90 | 85 | 20 |
| TM002 | Charm | Fairy | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM003 | Fake Tears | Dark | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM007 | Protect | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM011 | Water Pulse | Water | Special | 60 | 100 | 20 |
| TM016 | Psybeam | Psychic | Special | 65 | 100 | 20 |
| TM018 | Thief | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 |
| TM019 | Disarming Voice | Fairy | Special | 40 | — | 15 |
| TM022 | Chilling Water | Water | Special | 50 | 100 | 20 |
| TM023 | Charge Beam | Electric | Special | 50 | 90 | 10 |
| TM025 | Facade | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| TM032 | Swift | Normal | Special | 60 | — | 20 |
| TM033 | Magical Leaf | Grass | Special | 60 | — | 20 |
| TM034 | Icy Wind | Ice | Special | 55 | 95 | 15 |
| TM037 | Draining Kiss | Fairy | Special | 50 | 100 | 10 |
| TM041 | Stored Power | Psychic | Special | 20 | 100 | 10 |
| TM042 | Night Shade | Ghost | Special | — | 100 | 15 |
| TM043 | Fling | Dark | Physical | — | 100 | 10 |
| TM047 | Endure | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM049 | Sunny Day | Fire | Status | — | — | 5 |
| TM050 | Rain Dance | Water | Status | — | — | 5 |
| TM054 | Psyshock | Psychic | Special | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| TM055 | Dig | Ground | Physical | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| TM058 | Brick Break | Fighting | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 |
| TM059 | Zen Headbutt | Psychic | Physical | 80 | 90 | 15 |
| TM066 | Body Slam | Normal | Physical | 85 | 100 | 15 |
| TM067 | Fire Punch | Fire | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 |
| TM068 | Thunder Punch | Electric | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 |
| TM069 | Ice Punch | Ice | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 |
| TM070 | Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM073 | Drain Punch | Fighting | Physical | 75 | 100 | 10 |
| TM074 | Reflect | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 |
| TM075 | Light Screen | Psychic | Status | — | — | 30 |
| TM079 | Dazzling Gleam | Fairy | Special | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| TM080 | Metronome | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM081 | Grass Knot | Grass | Special | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM082 | Thunder Wave | Electric | Status | — | 90 | 20 |
| TM085 | Rest | Psychic | Status | — | — | 5 |
| TM092 | Imprison | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM098 | Skill Swap | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM103 | Substitute | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM109 | Trick | Psychic | Status | — | 100 | 10 |
| TM114 | Shadow Ball | Ghost | Special | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| TM116 | Stealth Rock | Rock | Status | — | — | 20 |
| TM117 | Hyper Voice | Normal | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| TM120 | Psychic | Psychic | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| TM122 | Encore | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 5 |
| TM125 | Flamethrower | Fire | Special | 90 | 100 | 15 |
| TM126 | Thunderbolt | Electric | Special | 90 | 100 | 15 |
| TM127 | Play Rough | Fairy | Physical | 90 | 90 | 10 |
| TM128 | Amnesia | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 |
| TM129 | Calm Mind | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 |
| TM130 | Helping Hand | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| TM132 | Baton Pass | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 |
| TM135 | Ice Beam | Ice | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| TM139 | Misty Terrain | Fairy | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM141 | Fire Blast | Fire | Special | 110 | 85 | 5 |
| TM143 | Blizzard | Ice | Special | 110 | 70 | 5 |
| TM152 | Giga Impact | Normal | Physical | 150 | 90 | 5 |
| TM158 | Focus Blast | Fighting | Special | 120 | 70 | 5 |
| TM163 | Hyper Beam | Normal | Special | 150 | 90 | 5 |
| TM166 | Thunder | Electric | Special | 110 | 70 | 10 |
| TM168 | Solar Beam | Grass | Special | 120 | 100 | 10 |
| TM171 | Tera Blast | Normal | Special | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| TM178 | Gravity | Psychic | Status | — | — | 5 |
| TM181 | Knock Off | Dark | Physical | 65 | 100 | 20 |
| TM191 | Uproar | Normal | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| TM192 | Focus Punch | Fighting | Physical | 150 | 100 | 20 |
| TM197 | Dual Wingbeat | Physical | 40 | 90 | 10 | |
| TM201 | Misty Explosion | Fairy | Special | 100 | 100 | 5 |
| TM203 | Psych Up | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM204 | Double-Edge | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 |
| TM205 | Endeavor | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 5 |
| TM217 | Future Sight | Psychic | Special | 120 | 100 | 10 |
| TM220 | Meteor Beam | Rock | Special | 120 | 90 | 10 |
| TM227 | Alluring Voice | Fairy | Special | 80 | 100 | 10 |
By breeding (egg moves)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heal Pulse | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 | Mirror Herb only: hold one to copy this move from another Pokémon |
| Present | Normal | Physical | — | 90 | 15 | Pikachu, Marill, Snubbull (chain breeding: the parent must itself have learned it as an Egg Move) |
| Tickle | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 | Pikachu, Morpeko (chain breeding: the parent must itself have learned it as an Egg Move) |
| Wish | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | Mirror Herb only: hold one to copy this move from another Pokémon |
Pokémon Legends: Z-A · Legends: Z-A (incl. Mega Dimension)16 level-up · 47 TM/HM
In Legends: Z-A, Clefable lives in Wild Zone 20 in Centrico Plaza, Alpha included, and the Mega Dimension expansion adds it to Hyperspace Lumiose's 4★ Fairy-type hyperspace wild zones. This is also the game that introduces Mega Clefable, which is part Flying, so Air Slash and Dual Wingbeat gain a same-type boost once Clefable Mega Evolves. It gets its fullest levelling curve yet, 16 moves up to Double-Edge at 55, and Sing becomes TM111 rather than a starting move. Moves follow this game's real-time rules: each has a level at which it is learned and a later level at which it becomes a Plus Move, and a cooldown instead of PP; accuracy isn't listed. Some powers differ from the main series, such as Dual Wingbeat (45) and Tri Attack (40). There is no breeding and no move tutor.
By level-up
| Learn | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 40 | — | — |
| 1 | Splash | Normal | Status | — | — | — |
| 5 | Fairy Wind | Fairy | Special | 40 | — | — |
| 8 | Disarming Voice | Fairy | Special | 40 | — | — |
| 13 | Charm | Fairy | Status | — | — | — |
| 16 | Draining Kiss | Fairy | Special | 50 | — | — |
| 18 | Magical Leaf | Grass | Special | 60 | — | — |
| 20 | Metronome | Normal | Status | — | — | — |
| 22 | Bubble Beam | Water | Special | 65 | — | — |
| 24 | Moonlight | Fairy | Status | — | — | — |
| 28 | Amnesia | Psychic | Status | — | — | — |
| 32 | Dazzling Gleam | Fairy | Special | 80 | — | — |
| 42 | Mystical Fire | Fire | Special | 75 | — | — |
| 48 | Moonblast | Fairy | Special | 95 | — | — |
| 52 | Air Slash | Special | 75 | — | — | |
| 55 | Double-Edge | Normal | Physical | 120 | — | — |
By TM / HM / TR
| No. | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM001 | Headbutt | Normal | Physical | 70 | — | — |
| TM003 | Psyshock | Psychic | Special | 80 | — | — |
| TM006 | Calm Mind | Psychic | Status | — | — | — |
| TM008 | Thunder Wave | Electric | Status | — | — | — |
| TM013 | Ice Beam | Ice | Special | 90 | — | — |
| TM016 | Light Screen | Psychic | Status | — | — | — |
| TM017 | Protect | Normal | Status | — | — | — |
| TM020 | Play Rough | Fairy | Physical | 90 | — | — |
| TM023 | Thunder Punch | Electric | Physical | 75 | — | — |
| TM024 | Ice Punch | Ice | Physical | 75 | — | — |
| TM027 | Swift | Normal | Special | 60 | — | — |
| TM028 | Dig | Ground | Physical | 80 | — | — |
| TM029 | Fire Punch | Fire | Physical | 75 | — | — |
| TM031 | Reflect | Psychic | Status | — | — | — |
| TM033 | Body Slam | Normal | Physical | 85 | — | — |
| TM035 | Endure | Normal | Status | — | — | — |
| TM037 | Stealth Rock | Rock | Status | — | — | — |
| TM038 | Fire Blast | Fire | Special | 110 | — | — |
| TM044 | Hyper Beam | Normal | Special | 150 | — | — |
| TM051 | Safeguard | Normal | Status | — | — | — |
| TM055 | Giga Impact | Normal | Physical | 150 | — | — |
| TM056 | Double-Edge | Normal | Physical | 120 | — | — |
| TM059 | Zen Headbutt | Psychic | Physical | 80 | — | — |
| TM062 | Flamethrower | Fire | Special | 90 | — | — |
| TM063 | Psychic | Psychic | Special | 90 | — | — |
| TM064 | Solar Beam | Grass | Special | 120 | — | — |
| TM067 | Thunderbolt | Electric | Special | 90 | — | — |
| TM071 | Hyper Voice | Normal | Special | 90 | — | — |
| TM074 | Shadow Ball | Ghost | Special | 80 | — | — |
| TM085 | Substitute | Normal | Status | — | — | — |
| TM087 | Iron Tail | Steel | Physical | 100 | — | — |
| TM092 | Dazzling Gleam | Fairy | Special | 80 | — | — |
| TM097 | Heal Block | Psychic | Status | — | — | — |
| TM099 | Metronome | Normal | Status | — | — | — |
| TM102 | Focus Blast | Fighting | Special | 120 | — | — |
| TM103 | Work Up | Normal | Status | — | — | — |
| TM105 | Blizzard | Ice | Special | 110 | — | — |
| TM106 | Thunder | Electric | Special | 110 | — | — |
| TM109 | Facade | Normal | Physical | 70 | — | — |
| TM110 | Chilling Water | Water | Special | 50 | — | — |
| TM111 | Sing | Normal | Status | — | — | — |
| TM127 | Dream Eater | Psychic | Special | 100 | — | — |
| TM130 | Charge Beam | Electric | Special | 50 | — | — |
| TM131 | Drain Punch | Fighting | Physical | 75 | — | — |
| TM134 | Dual Wingbeat | Physical | 45 | — | — | |
| TM147 | Tri Attack | Normal | Special | 40 | — | — |
| TM156 | Meteor Beam | Rock | Special | 120 | — | — |
04On screen
Clefable in the anime
Debut EP006Clefairy and the Moon Stone · Its appearances on screen, and 2 other trainers who raised one.
Clefable's anime career began with a little magic. In only the sixth episode, chips of a giant Moon Stone fell on the dancing Clefairy of Mt. Moon and turned several of them into Clefable, the first stone evolution the series had ever shown. Ever since, the species has been tied to moonlight and ritual: the Mt. Moon family returned for another dance around the Moon Stone in Advanced Generation, and in Journeys, Professor Cerise watched six Clefairy evolve and leap towards the moon, led by a Clefable he was sure was the Clefairy he had befriended as a boy.
Ash has never owned one, so Clefable's starring role belongs to Lusamine. Her Clefable, raised from a Cleffa as Lillie's childhood playmate, was turned against Lillie by Nihilego before a hug brought it back, then settled down as the cheerful caretaker of the Ultra Guardians' base, where it handed out Beast Balls and kept a herd of hungry Meltan in line. Add a showboat star, Contest entrants, Green's ill-fated lead in Pokémon Evolutions and a Unite Battle in Horizons, and it is a gentle but surprisingly varied career.
Other trainers’ Clefable
First seen: SM050Faba's Revenge!
Evolved: SM044A Dream Encounter!
Now: Caretaker of the Ultra Guardians' base beneath the Pokémon School in Alola
Long before Ash arrived in Alola, Clefable was Lusamine's Cleffa, and it spent the early years of Lillie and Gladion's lives as their playmate. A photo of the little Cleffa sits in Lillie's home (SM008, SM027), and a flashback shows it as a Clefairy romping with young Lillie (SM049).
That Clefairy did not stay a Clefairy for long. When Lusamine visits her daughter in A Dream Encounter! (SM044), Lillie is still cross that her mother evolved the Clefairy she loved, since she thought it was much cuter that way. Lusamine's answer is simple: it was her Pokémon, so it was hers to evolve. A fantasy shows the Moon Stone doing its work.
Clefable finally appeared in person in Faba's Revenge! (SM050). When Faba's scheme brought Nihilego through an Ultra Wormhole, Lusamine sent Clefable to attack the Ultra Beast, but it was simply overpowered, and soon Lusamine herself had fallen under the creature's control.
Its toughest moment came in Rescuing the Unwilling! (SM053). In the Ultra Deep Sea, the possessed Lusamine set Clefable on Ash and Lillie. Lillie insisted on facing it herself, calling Clefable her best friend, while Ash's Lycanroc blocked its Moonblast and Dazzling Gleam and Snowy's Powder Snow and Lycanroc's Rock Throw knocked it back. Then Lillie held out a Poké Doll, reminding Clefable of their happy times together. As it charged one more Dazzling Gleam, she told Lycanroc and Snowy to stand down and hugged Clefable as the light engulfed her, and her old friend came back to itself with a smile.
Back on its own side, Clefable proved its worth straight away. In 10,000,000 Reasons to Fight! (SM054) it carried Lillie and Snowy across a lake of poison, its Magic Guard keeping it from harm, then helped Lillie and Gladion pull Lusamine free of Nihilego. A happier occasion followed when Clefable attended Professor Kukui and Professor Burnet's wedding (SM055).
From A Mission of Ultra Urgency! (SM061) onwards, Lusamine stationed Clefable at the Ultra Guardians' secret base under the Pokémon School. It greets the team when they arrive and points them to the monitor for their briefings from Lusamine, Wicke and Professor Burnet. It brought out the Beast Balls Ash used to catch Poipole (SM067) and, when the lights suddenly went out at the base, switched on the backup power (SM078).
Its last big storyline was a domestic one. In Show Me the Metal! (SM111) a group of Meltan wandered into the base while Clefable was cleaning and began nibbling the equipment, so it chased them around the headquarters. By Got Meltan? (SM112) it was worn out, until it noticed one Meltan staring at a piece of metal in its hand. Clefable worked out what they wanted, tamed the whole group with scraps of metal and led them to Professor Kukui's class to show off a routine of acrobatic stunts.
Clefable was still in charge of its little metal herd in Pikachu's Exciting Adventure! (SM126), rewarding the Meltan's good behaviour with a big bowl of hex nuts and telling Pikachu it had not seen Ash. That episode was its final physical appearance in the English dub.
Personality
Friendly, playful and endlessly helpful, Lusamine's Clefable is happiest looking after other people. Its bond with Lillie runs deepest of all, built up over years of childhood games, and it keeps the Ultra Guardians' base spotless. It is the kind of Pokémon that brings Professor Burnet a cup of coffee after a long research session.
Moves usedDazzling GleamMoonblast
Key battles
- SM050Faba's Revenge! · vs Nihilego Lost
- SM053Rescuing the Unwilling! · vs Ash's Lycanroc and Lillie's Snowy Interrupted
First seen: PE08The Discovery
In The Discovery, the eighth chapter of Pokémon Evolutions, Green races her rival Trace through Cerulean Cave in pursuit of Mewtwo, only to find that Elaine has already caught it. Frustrated, she challenges Elaine anyway and leads with Clefable. Elaine's Pikachu dodges its Moonblast and knocks it out with a single Zippy Zap, the start of a defeat that ends with Green handing over her Mega Stones.
- PE08The Discovery · vs Pikachu Lost
Ash & Clefable
Ash has never caught a Clefable, but he was there when the very first ones evolved at Mt. Moon (EP006). His closest brush came in Alola: under an Ultra Beast's control, Lusamine's Clefable turned on him and Lillie, and his Lycanroc had to block its Moonblast and Dazzling Gleam until Lillie could reach her old friend (SM053). Later, as caretaker of the Ultra Guardians' base, the same Clefable handed Ash the Beast Balls he used to catch Poipole (SM067).
Featured episodes
- EP006Clefairy and the Moon StoneAt Mt. Moon, the Clefairy dance around a giant Moon Stone and blast Team Rocket away with Metronome. Fragments of the stone then rain down and several Clefairy evolve into Clefable, and the scientist Seymour decides to stay with them, hoping to travel to the stars with them one day.
- EP090Stage Fight!Aboard the Pokémon Showboat, the crew's Clefable plays the love interest in a show, with Hitmonchan and Machoke battling for its affection. When Team Rocket take over the boat, the crew trick the trio into believing that the Pokémon can talk.
- AG134A Real Cleffa-HangerBack at Mt. Moon, a Clefairy and a Clefable team up with Ash and May to find a missing Cleffa. When Team Rocket attack, Clefable's Teeter Dance sets the trio dancing until Munchlax and the Clefairy blast them off with Solar Beam, and that night the whole family dances around the giant Moon Stone.
- JN120Infinite Possibilities!Professor Cerise tells Chloe how, as a boy, he rescued an injured wild Clefairy from a Beedrill and visited it every day until it was ready to return to the wild. On a family camping trip they witness a moonlit evolution ritual: a Clefable drives off a swarm of Golbat with Psychic (helped by Chloe's Eevee and Copycat), six Clefairy evolve and leap towards the moon, and the first Clefable sends them off with a Metronome Petal Blizzard, the same farewell Cerise's old friend once gave him. He is sure it is the very same Pokémon.
- HZ141READY GO! Unite Battle!! (Japanese title, translated)A Clefable belonging to the Shining Oceans takes on the Rising Volt Tacklers in a Unite Battle at Remoat Stadium, healing its teammate Sirfetch'd with Moonlight and gathering Aeos energy. The Rising Volt Tacklers win with a last-second goal from Captain Pikachu.
More appearances
- EP169Beauty and the Breeder A competitor's Clefable is entered in the Pokémon Beauty Contest.
- AG122Deceit and Assist A Coordinator's Clefable competes at the Hoenn Grand Festival in Slateport City.
- AG174New Plot, Odd Lot! A Coordinator's Clefable enters the Mulberry Contest, May's last chance to earn a fifth Ribbon.
- SM090Securing the Future! A Trainer's Clefable joins the people and Pokémon of Alola in shining light on Necrozma to help it return to its true form.
- HZ085The Pokémon Paradise of Laqua! A Clefable lives among the Pokémon of Laqua, the long-sought Pokémon paradise.
Beyond the main series
Anime gallery
Anime trivia
- Clefable's debut in Clefairy and the Moon Stone (EP006) was also the first time the anime showed a Pokémon evolving with an evolution stone.
- The Italian dub of EP006 renamed Clefable 'Cleferian'.
- A Real Cleffa-Hanger (AG134) revisits the Mt. Moon Clefairy family eight years later, adding Cleffa to the group; in Japanese, the dance around the Moon Stone even reuses the music from EP006.
- Lusamine's Clefable is voiced in Japanese by Megumi Hayashibara, Jessie's Japanese voice. In English the role passed from Kate Bristol to Sarah Natochenny, the voice of Ash, from SM085.
- The anime has shown Magic Guard in action: Lusamine's Clefable waded through a lake of poison without a scratch while carrying Lillie and Snowy (SM054).
- Clefable was the dub's Who's That Pokémon? in Show Me the Metal! (SM111), and the Japanese version's in the very next episode, Got Meltan? (SM112).
- In its Unite Battle (HZ141), Clefable's Moonlight heals a teammate, just as the move does for Clefable in Pokémon UNITE, rather than restoring the user's own HP as in the main games.
- The Meltan that Ash eventually caught and evolved into Melmetal came into his life after being chased out of the Ultra Guardians' base by Lusamine's Clefable (SM111).
“Clefable, an advanced form of Clefairy. These unique creatures are among the rarest Pokémon in the world.”
Ash's Pokédex (Dexter) · EP006
05On the big screen
Clefable in the movies
1 film, 2 Pikachu shorts featuring Clefable.
Clefable has never had a starring role at the cinema, but it has been there from the start. Its first big-screen outing was Pikachu's Vacation, the 1998 short that opened for Mewtwo Strikes Back, where one enjoys a day out at the Pokémon Theme Park. It then waited almost twenty years for a feature film: in I Choose You! (2017) a Trainer's Clefable heads out of a Pokémon Center with everyone else when Entei is spotted nearby. It sits out Detective Pikachu, Secrets of the Jungle and the TV specials, but in 2025 it turned up in the audience of a POKÉTOON short.
Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You!
M20 · 2017
A Trainer's Clefable
In this retelling of Ash's first journey, Ash is phoning his mum from a Pokémon Center when a Trainer bursts in, claiming to have just run into Entei. A Trainer's Clefable is among the Pokémon in the Center, and it heads off with its Trainer when Ash and the others rush out to look for the Legendary Pokémon.
Pikachu shorts
- PK01Pikachu's Vacation (1998) · A Clefable at the Pokémon Theme Park
A Clefable is one of the holidaymakers at the Pokémon Theme Park, the Pokémon-only playground where Pikachu and friends spend their day off, and it pops up again in the animation for the short's Japanese closing song, Pika Pika Massaichu. The short opened for Mewtwo Strikes Back, so this was Clefable's first trip to the cinema. - PT19Another Day with Gardevoir (POKÉTOON) (2025) · A Clefable in a stadium crowd (cameo)
In this POKÉTOON web short, an overworked delivery driver called Yugo dreams of his old battles alongside Gardevoir, and a Clefable is watching from the stands during one of those flashback battles.
06Trading Card Game · every card
Clefable in the Pokémon TCG
40 cards since 1999, oldest first. Tap any card to see it full size.
Clefable tiptoed into the card game in Jungle, a gleaming holo by Mitsuhiro Arita that waggled a finger and borrowed your opponent's best attack with Metronome. Erika's Clefable in Gym Heroes added Moon Impact, and that attack has stuck around for more than two decades, turning up again on Clefable ex in EX FireRed & LeafGreen and on later Clefable cards in HeartGold & SoulSilver, Call of Legends, Plasma Storm, Hidden Fates and Lost Origin. Along the way the fairy has worn three different types: Colorless until 2013, Fairy from Furious Fists in 2014, and Psychic since Rebel Clash in 2020, after the Fairy type left the card game.
The modern era has given Clefable a much bigger part. Clefable ex returned in Obsidian Flames with 260 HP and free retreats for your Psychic team, and in 2026 Perfect Order crowned it Mega Clefable ex, a 320 HP showpiece whose Special Illustration Rare by Cona Nitanda joins up with a matching Clefairy. The art has followed the hobby's changing tastes, from Arita's and Kagemaru Himeno's gentle, storybook early cards to glossy computer-rendered work and full-art Mega showpieces. Pokémon TCG Pocket brought back favourite illustrations from BREAKpoint, Hidden Fates, Rebel Clash and 151, plus a brand-new shiny Clefable. Players of the Japanese Game Boy sequel even met a Dark Clefable that was never printed on cardboard.
Cards to know
- Jungle 1/64 — Where it all began: Mitsuhiro Arita's Clefable waggles a finger and borrows your opponent's best attack with Metronome. Early Unlimited holos even forgot the Jungle set symbol.
- Gym Heroes 3/132 (Erika's Clefable) — Erika's elegant fairy can whisk your whole team back into your hand with Fairy Power, and it gave the card game Moon Impact, an attack Clefable keeps coming back to.
- EX FireRed & LeafGreen 106/112 (Clefable ex) — Clefable's first ex, again by Arita: a two-Energy Metronome that copies any attack your opponent has, however costly.
- Furious Fists 71/111 — The first Fairy-type Clefable, and fittingly the first to fire off Moonblast.
- Obsidian Flames 082/197 (Clefable ex) — A 260 HP comeback whose Lunar Zone lets your whole Psychic team retreat for free, while Wondrous Moon hits for 170 and lets you rearrange your Psychic Energy.
- Perfect Order 119/088 (Mega Clefable ex) — Cona Nitanda's Special Illustration Rare joins up with the Illustration Rare Clefairy to make one picture, a pair made to sit side by side in a binder.
Every English-language card
Promo cards
Japan-exclusive cards
Pokémon TCG Pocket
Digital card games
- Pokémon Trading Card Game (Game Boy Color): Clefable (Jungle 1 art, Mitsuhiro Arita), card D39, from the Laboratory booster pack. Sprite: TCG1 D39 Clefable.png.
- Pokémon Card GB2 (Japan only): Clefable (Jungle 1 art, Mitsuhiro Arita), card C48, from the Island of Fossil booster pack. Sprite: TCG2 C48 Clefable.png.
- Pokémon Card GB2 (Japan only): Dark Clefable, card H30, Rare, from the Team Rocket's Ambition booster pack. A Game Boy exclusive that was never printed, with the Pokémon Power Darkness Veil and the attack Dark Song, which can put the Defending Pokémon to sleep. Sprite: TCG2 H30 Dark Clefable.png.
The artists behind the cards
- Mitsuhiro Arita — 2 artworks (Jungle, also used in Base Set 2, TCG Classic and both Game Boy games; Clefable ex in EX FireRed & LeafGreen)
- Kagemaru Himeno — 2 (Expedition Base Set, Plasma Storm)
- Atsuko Nishida — 2 (Erika's Clefable in Gym Heroes; Furious Fists, also used in Generations and the Wigglytuff half deck)
- sui — 2 (Call of Legends, Hidden Fates), plus the Hidden Fates art reused in TCG Pocket's Triumphant Light
- aky CG Works — 2 (Mega Clefable ex Perfect Order 031 and its Full Art 103), plus the MEP 072 promo
- Miki Tanaka — 2 (Whitney's Clefable in Pokémon VS, Guardians Rising)
- Sanosuke Sakuma — 1 (BREAKpoint), reused for TCG Pocket's Genetic Apex
- miki kudo — 1 (Rebel Clash), reused for TCG Pocket's Extradimensional Crisis
- ryoma uratsuka — 1 (151), reused for TCG Pocket's Ruler of the Skies
- One each: Midori Harada (EX Unseen Forces), Ken Sugimori (Diamond & Pearl), Masakazu Fukuda (HeartGold & SoulSilver), Suwama Chiaki (Unbroken Bonds), Saya Tsuruta (Vivid Voltage), Mizue (Brilliant Stars), Sekio (Lost Origin), Satoshi Shirai (Clefable ex, Obsidian Flames), satoma (Twilight Masquerade), Cona Nitanda (Mega Clefable ex SIR), Taiga Kasai (TCG Pocket shiny Clefable)
07On the page & beyond
Clefable in manga, books & other media
From the earliest manga to story books and songs.
Clefable's manga debut is one of its loveliest moments. In The Electric Tale of Pikachu (1997), Ash, Bill and a Clefairy-costumed Professor Oak watch a moonlit evolution ceremony on Mt. Moon, and three new Clefable soar off into the night sky. Pokémon Adventures gives one to Green: Clefy evolves in the burning Silph Co. building, holds off the fused legendary birds with Metronome and later gets a chapter of its own, 'Clefabulous Clefable'. Kosaku Anakubo's Pocket Monsters plays it for laughs, with Red's Clefairy finally evolving and then turning back after scoffing too many Moon Stones, and Whitney's Clefable as a childhood friend who fell out with him over a bowl of noodles. In picture books Clefable wants Farfetch'd to conduct its music class and goes to Diglett's birthday party. It's also in the English Pokérap and Japan's Pokémon Ieru Kana?, and it was a Bandai Pokémon Kids figure back in 1997.
Manga
Books
Other media
More from the page
08Did you know?
Clefable trivia
Name origins, design secrets and the facts that make Clefable such a fan favourite.
What’s in a name?
Clefable most likely blends 'clef', the musical symbol that opens a stave, with 'fable' – music and storybook magic rolled into one, and a neat echo of Clefairy's own 'clef' and 'fairy'. Its Japanese name is simpler still: ピクシー (Pikushī), officially written Pixy, borrowed from the pixie of folklore, a fitting step up from Clefairy's Japanese name, Pippi. Germany went the same way with Pixi, while France chose Mélodelfe, a blend of mélodie (melody) and elfe (elf) that keeps the musical theme. Before release, its working English name was 'Ariala'.
Design origins
Clefable looks like it skipped straight out of a storybook: a playful, magical, humanoid little being with wings, drawn from the fairies and pixies of European folklore. Its vaguely star-shaped body and the rumours of a home among the stars hint at an alien visitor, while its big ears, its moonlit habits and its Moon Stone evolution suggest the Moon rabbit of East Asian legend. Mega Clefable, added in Legends: Z-A, leans into the fairy tale: its curl becomes a beret- or crown-like hat, its eyes change colour and big butterfly-like wings shed sparkles like fairy dust – a transformation that feels straight out of a magical-girl anime. Its pink-to-yellow wing gradient and dark ear tips may even be a nod to Valerie, Kalos's Fairy-type Gym Leader.
Names around the world
| Language | Name | Origin |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ピクシー Pikushī (Pixy) | From 'pixie' |
| French | Mélodelfe | From mélodie (melody) and elfe (elf) |
| German | Pixi | From 'pixie' |
| Spanish | Clefable | Same as the English name |
| Italian | Clefable | Same as the English name |
| Brazilian Portuguese | Clefable | Same as the English name |
| Korean | 픽시 Piksi | Transcription of the Japanese name |
| Chinese (Mandarin) | 皮可西 Píkěxī | Transcription of the Japanese name |
| Chinese (Cantonese) | 皮可西 Pèihhósāi | Transcription of the Japanese name; pre-Gen VII media used 皮可斯 Pèihhósī |
| Thai | ปิคซี Piksi | Transcription of the Japanese name |
| Russian | Клефейбл Klefeybl | Transcription of the English name; the dub of the original anime series used Ариала (Ariala), its prototype name |
| Arabic | أريالا Ariala | From Clefable's prototype English name, Ariala |
| Hindi | क्लफ़ेबल Clefable | Transcription of the English name |
| Lithuanian | Klefablė | From the English name |
| Polish (anime, EP006 only) | Kliferyla | Name used in the Polish dub of 'Clefairy and the Moon Stone' |
Did you know?
- During the development of Red and Green, Clefable's English name was 'Ariala' – a name that lives on in its Arabic name and was used in the Russian dub of the original anime series.
- In Japanese Pokémon Blue you could skip the Moon Stone altogether: the Celadon Game Corner offered a Lv. 24 Clefable for 2,880 coins.
- Before Generation V, Clefable, Clefairy and Cleffa were the only Pokémon that could have the Magic Guard Ability.
- Clefable spent Generations I to V as a pure Normal type; X & Y made it a Fairy type and raised its Special Attack from 85 to 95.
- Its 'Fairy Pokémon' category is older than the Fairy type itself, and it shares it with Clefairy, Snubbull and Granbull.
- In Japanese the type and the category don't match: the type is フェアリー (Fairy), but the category is ようせい (yōsei) Pokémon – a native Japanese word for fairy.
- The Jungle Clefable was the first Pokémon ever featured on a Prerelease card, a holo stamped 'Prerelease' that was handed out at Jungle Prerelease tournaments.
- Some Prerelease Base Set Raichu cards were mistakenly printed in the same run as the Prerelease Clefable.
- Mega Clefable doesn't fly with its wings at all – it uses moonlight to control gravity in a radius of over 10 metres and floats.
- Jacinthe, leader of Lumiose City's Society of Battle Connoisseurs in Legends: Z-A, fights alongside a Clefable holding a Clefablite.
- Whitney, famous for her Clefairy and Miltank, brings a Clefable to her Fighting Dojo rematch in HeartGold and SoulSilver.
- Normal-type Gym Leader Lenora uses a Clefable in the Pokémon World Tournament in Black 2 and White 2.
- In the anime, Lusamine's Clefable becomes the caretaker of the Ultra Guardians' base.
- Ultra Moon says scientists think Clefable gazes at the full moon because it's homesick – and the Legends: Arceus entry ends with its writer admitting they miss their own far-away homeland.
- The Polish dub of 'Clefairy and the Moon Stone' called it 'Kliferyla'.
- In Pokémon UNITE its Unite Move, Wonder Wish, hands out a random move – anything from a useless Splash to a full-blown Explosion or Hyper Beam.
- Early Pokémon UNITE reveal footage showed Clefable using Double Slap, a move that ended up in Wigglytuff's kit instead – Clefable itself didn't join the roster until 13 October 2022.
09Quizzes, archive & further reading
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Before this page, Pokémon Dungeon was home to Gengar’s Online Pokédex, the classic fan Pokédex for Red, Blue, Yellow, Gold, Silver & Crystal by Curtis Alumbaugh (Gengar) with Ian Alumbaugh (Haunter). Its Clefable entry is preserved in full, with its original art, moves and locations.
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