#0173 Fairy

Cleffa

Fairy-type, Generation 2. Evolves into Clefairy for 25 Candy — no raid or PvP ranking of its own.

Gen 2 · Johto Boosted in Cloudy
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Max CP
759
Lv 50 · Lv 40: 671
Attack
75
Defense
79
Stamina
137
Cleffa Pokemon GO sprite

Best moveset

Highest damage
Pound Grass Knot

Grass Knot costs 50 energy for 90 power.

Type effectiveness

Damage Cleffa takes from each attacking type

Base stats

Attack 75
Defense 79
Stamina 137
Stat total
291
Buddy distance
1.0 km per candy
Second charged move
10,000 Dust + 25 Candy
100% IV at Lv 20
383 CP

Cleffa moves

2 fast · 6 charged

Fast moves

MoveTypePWRENDURDPSEPS
Pound Best Normal 6 5 0.5s 12 10
Zen Headbutt Psychic 11 9 1.0s 11 9

Charged moves

MoveTypePWRENDURDPSDPE
Grass Knot Best Grass 90 50 2.5s 36 1.80
Psyshock Psychic 60 33 2.5s 24 1.82
Signal Beam Bug 75 50 3.0s 25 1.50
Swift Normal 65 50 3.0s 21.7 1.30
Body Slam Elite Normal 50 33 2.0s 25 1.52
Psychic Elite Psychic 95 50 3.0s 31.7 1.90
Moveset analysis

The highest-damage fast move is Pound (12 DPS); Pound builds energy fastest (10 EPS). Body Slam, Psychic are Elite TM moves and cannot be taught with a regular Charged TM.

Evolution

Cleffa
Cleffa 25 Candy
Clefairy
Clefairy 50 Candy
Clefable
Clefable

Family

Cleffa
Cleffa This page
Clefairy
Clefairy
Clefable
Clefable

Raids

Not in raids
Status
Cleffa is not in the current raid rotation

Best counters against Cleffa

1
Mega Lucario
Mega LucarioMega Bullet PunchMeteor Mash 75.6DPS 3,176TDO 2
Shadow Metagross
Shadow MetagrossShadow Bullet PunchMeteor Mash 75.3DPS 3,818TDO 3
Mega Metagross
Mega MetagrossMega Bullet PunchMeteor Mash 73.3DPS 5,654TDO 4
Mega Beedrill
Mega BeedrillMega Poison JabSludge Bomb 70.8DPS 2,386TDO 5
Shadow Dialga
Shadow DialgaShadow Metal ClawIron Head 70.1DPS 3,553TDO 6
Mega Gengar
Mega GengarMega LickSludge Bomb 69.6DPS 3,004TDO
Counters carrying Poison, Steel moves deal the most damage.

How to get Cleffa

Catch CP

SourceLevelMin CPMax CP (100% IV)
Wild Catch Lv 1–30 14 580
Wild (Weather Boost) Lv 1–35 14 628
Raid Catch Lv 20 355 393
Raid (Weather Boost) Lv 25 442 489
Egg Hatch Lv 20 355 393
Research Encounter Lv 15 268 297
GO Battle League Lv 20 355 393

Is Cleffa good in Pokemon GO?

Collector's pick
Power upStardustCandyXL Candy
Lv 20 → 40 135,000 15 —

Cleffa has no raid-attacker or GO Battle League ranking on this site. Its value is as the 25-Candy step towards its evolution.

CP by level

Maximum CP with perfect 15/15/15 IVs at every level

LevelMax CP
Lv 1 10
Lv 2 29
Lv 3 50
Lv 4 70
Lv 5 90
Lv 6 110
Lv 7 131
Lv 8 151
Lv 9 171
Lv 10 192
Lv 11 211
Lv 12 230
Lv 13 249
LevelMax CP
Lv 14 268
Lv 15 287
Lv 16 307
Lv 17 326
Lv 18 345
Lv 19 364
Lv 20 383
Lv 21 403
Lv 22 422
Lv 23 441
Lv 24 460
Lv 25 479
Lv 26 499
LevelMax CP
Lv 27 518
Lv 28 537
Lv 29 556
Lv 30 575
Lv 31 585
Lv 32 595
Lv 33 604
Lv 34 614
Lv 35 623
Lv 36 633
Lv 37 643
Lv 38 652
Lv 39 662
LevelMax CP
Lv 40 671
Lv 41 680
Lv 42 689
Lv 43 697
Lv 44 706
Lv 45 715
Lv 46 723
Lv 47 732
Lv 48 741
Lv 49 750
Lv 50 759

Pokedex info

Pokedex number
#0173
Height
0.30 m
Weight
3.00 kg
Buddy size
Baby
Candy to evolve
25
Family forms
3 released forms
Game ID
V0173_POKEMON_CLEFFA

FAQ

What is the best moveset for Cleffa in Pokemon GO?

Cleffa's best moveset is Pound with Grass Knot. A TM rerolls at random among its 2 fast and 4 charged non-legacy moves.

What are Cleffa's weaknesses in Pokemon GO?

Cleffa takes super effective damage from Poison, Steel. It resists Bug, Dark, Fighting. Dragon damage is double resisted (0.39×).

What is Cleffa's max CP in Pokemon GO?

Cleffa reaches 759 CP at level 50 and 671 CP at level 40, both with 15/15/15 IVs.

What CP is a 100% IV Cleffa?

A 15/15/15 Cleffa shows 383 CP from a raid or egg (level 20) and 479 CP from a weather-boosted raid (level 25). From a research encounter (level 15) it is 287 CP.

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