#0035 · Kanto · Generation 1

Clefairy

Fairy Pokémon · Fairy-type

Clefairy is a Fairy-type Pokémon, the Fairy Pokémon, number 35 (#0035) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 1 and comes from the Kanto region. It is 0.6 m tall and weighs 7.5 kg.

Clefairy is the Fairy Pokémon that gathers to dance under the full moon, floating on moonlight stored in its tiny wings. Seeing a ring of them dancing is said to bring happiness, but Clefairy is so shy and rare that few people ever do.

How to pronounce Clefairy

Clefairy is pronounced kluh-FAIR-ee. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.

Listen to Clefairy said out loud:

In Japanese it is ピッピ (Pippi).

Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.

Lore

Biology

Clefairy is a chubby, pink, vaguely star-shaped Pokémon with large brown-tipped ears, black oval eyes and a dark pink oval on each cheek. One small pointed tooth pokes out of the upper left of its mouth. It is 0.6 m tall and weighs 7.5 kg. Its tiny butterfly-shaped wings cannot fly it, but they store moonlight that lets it float.

Behaviour

Clefairy is shy and seldom comes down from its mountains. On full-moon nights groups gather to dance, and the Pokédex says the ground around them is wrapped in an abnormal magnetic field. At dawn the tired dancers go home and sleep nestled against each other. One entry warns that careless Trainers who flaunt one may attract thieves.

Habitat

The Pokédex lists it as a mountain Pokémon that appears in quiet mountain areas on full-moon nights. In Legends: Z-A it is found in Wild Zone 19, and in Scarlet and Violet in The Teal Mask's Kitakami.

Powers

Cute Charm can infatuate attackers that make contact, Magic Guard blocks indirect damage, and its hidden Ability is Friend Guard. It can call on Metronome, Moonblast, Follow Me and Meteor Mash. With base HP 70 and Special Defense 65 as its best stats, it is a modest support Pokémon.

Name origin

Clefairy may combine 'clef', the musical symbol, with 'fairy'. The Japanese name is Pippi (ピッピ), which may repeat the first syllable of 'pixie'.

Design inspiration

Ken Sugimori designed Clefairy, and Bulbapedia says an early version of it was drawn for the Capsule Monsters pitch that Game Freak showed Nintendo. It seems to draw on fairies and pixies, and its star-shaped body and rumoured space origin may nod to extraterrestrial life. These are fan readings.

Evolution notes

Clefairy evolves from Cleffa through high friendship and into Clefable with a Moon Stone.

In the games

Clefairy lives on Mt. Moon in Red and Blue. Whitney uses one in Gold, Silver, Crystal, HeartGold and SoulSilver, and in the Johto-based games Clefairy dance at Mt. Moon Square each Monday night.

In the anime

In 'Clefairy Tales', a spaceship of thieving Clefairy crash-lands near Viridian City, which makes them extraterrestrial in the anime, and Cleffa meets Ash's Phanpy in the follow-up 'Wish Upon a Star Shape'. In 'A Goldenrod Opportunity', Whitney's Clefairy sees its Metronome fail against Ash's Cyndaquil.

Fun facts

• In the Red and Green beta its English name was Aria, and Bulbapedia notes the Russian dub of the anime used that name.
• The Poké Doll item is a Clefairy doll, as its Japanese name Pippi Doll shows.
• Veilstone City's Game Corner in Diamond, Pearl and Platinum has Clefairy-themed slot machines, and in Eterna City Team Galactic wants to steal Clefairy because it is said to come from space.

Sources: Bulbapedia: Clefairy (Pokémon) · Serebii: Clefairy (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex)

Base stats

• HP: 70
• Attack: 45
• Defense: 48
• Sp. Atk: 60
• Sp. Def: 65
• Speed: 35

Clefairy’s base stat total is 323. Its highest stat is HP.

Type matchups

What is Clefairy weak to?

Clefairy takes extra damage from Poison (2×), Steel (2×) moves.

It resists Fighting (½×), Bug (½×), Dark (½×).

It is immune to Dragon moves.

Evolution

What does Clefairy evolve from?

Clefairy evolves from Cleffa (Friendship).

How does Clefairy evolve?

Clefairy evolves into Clefable (Moon Stone).

The whole family: Cleffa, Clefairy, Clefable.

Abilities

• Cute Charm: Has a 30% chance of infatuating attacking Pokémon on contact.
• Magic Guard: Protects against damage not directly caused by a move.
• Friend Guard (hidden ability): Decreases all direct damage taken by friendly Pokémon to 0.75×.

Moves

Moves Clefairy learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet

TM moves (72)

Clefairy can learn 72 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: Take Down, Charm, Fake Tears, Protect, Water Pulse, Psybeam, Thief, Disarming Voice, Chilling Water, Charge Beam, Facade, Swift, Magical Leaf, Icy Wind, Draining Kiss, Stored Power, Night Shade, Fling, Endure, Sunny Day, Rain Dance, Psyshock, Dig, Brick Break, Zen Headbutt, Body Slam, Fire Punch, Thunder Punch, Ice Punch, Sleep Talk, Drain Punch, Reflect, Light Screen, Dazzling Gleam, Metronome, Grass Knot, Thunder Wave, Rest, Imprison, Skill Swap, Substitute, Trick, Shadow Ball, Stealth Rock, Hyper Voice, Psychic, Encore, Flamethrower, Thunderbolt, Play Rough, Amnesia, Calm Mind, Helping Hand, Baton Pass, Ice Beam, Misty Terrain, Fire Blast, Blizzard, Thunder, Solar Beam, Tera Blast, Gravity, Knock Off, Uproar, Focus Punch, Dual Wingbeat, Misty Explosion, Psych Up, Double-Edge, Endeavor, Meteor Beam, Alluring Voice.

Egg moves (4):Heal Pulse, Present, Tickle, Wish.

Breeding & training

• Gender: 25% male, 75% female.
• Egg groups: Fairy.
• Egg cycles: 10 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 1,280).
• Catch rate: 150 out of 255.
• Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 140.
• Growth rate: Fast (800,000 experience points to reach level 100).
• Defeating it gives 2 HP effort values.
• Base experience yield: 113.

Pokédex entries

It can be found in quiet mountain areas on a full moon's night. Its dancing and its tiny, faintly glowing wings confer upon it a lovely fairylike quality. (Legends: Arceus)

Its adorable behavior and cry make it highly popular. However, this cute Pokémon is rarely found. (Silver, SoulSilver, Shield)

It is said that happiness will come to those who see a gathering of Clefairy dancing under a full moon. (Platinum, Black, White, X, Sword)

Adored for their cute looks and playfulness. They are thought to be rare, as they do not appear often. (Yellow, Let’s Go, Pikachu!, Let’s Go, Eevee!)

Bathed in moonlight, its wings glow faintly. Without even flapping, Clefairy rises into the air, where it dances around. (Ultra Moon)

They're popular, but they're rare. Trainers who show them off recklessly may be targeted by thieves. (Ultra Sun)

Names around the world

Trivia

• Taller than 25% of all Pokémon (0.6 m).
• Heavier than 22% of all Pokémon (7.5 kg).
• Base stat total 323, ranked #770 of 1,025.
• One of 64 Fairy-type Pokémon (counting dual types).
• One of 60 pink Pokémon.
• Number 35 of 151 Pokémon introduced in Generation 1 (Kanto).
• Part of an evolution family of 3 Pokémon.
• Can learn 91 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
• Catch rate 150: about 19.6% per Poké Ball at full health.
• Appears in 18 distinct Pokédex entries.

Sources and fact-checking

• Stats, types, abilities, moves, evolutions, forms and Pokédex entries: PokéAPI open game data.
• Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from Bulbapedia: Clefairy (Pokémon), Serebii: Clefairy (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
• Pronunciation (kluh-FAIR-ee): it follows how the English anime, games or official videos say it.

Last checked: 19 October 2026. Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.

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