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cleffa
#173

Cleffa

Star Shape Pokémon

Normal

It is often seen when shooting stars fill the night skies. It’s said to arrive riding on a shooting star.

Base Stats

HP 50
Attack 25
Defense 28
Sp. Atk 45
Sp. Def 55
Speed 15
Total 218

Type Effectiveness

Weak to
Immune to

Abilities

Held Items

Evolution Chain

Moves

Details

Category Star Shape Pokémon
Height 0.3 m
Weight 3.0 kg
Base Exp 44
Growth Rate Fast
Capture Rate 150
Base Happiness 140
Gender 25% ♂ / 75% ♀
Habitat Mountain
Egg Groups No Eggs

Sprites

cleffa Front Front
cleffa Back Back
cleffa Front Shiny Front Shiny
cleffa Back Shiny Back Shiny
cleffa Official Art Official Art
cleffa Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

lc Usage: 0.0%
Endeavor
Item
Focus Sash
Ability
Magic Guard
Nature
Hasty
EVs
Spe 236
Dual Screens
Item
Light Clay / Eviolite
Ability
Magic Guard
Nature
Bold
EVs
HP 196
Def 212
SpD 76
Stallbreaker
Item
Eviolite
Ability
Magic Guard
Nature
Calm
EVs
HP 196
Def 52
SpD 236

Strategy Overview

While Cleffa is a weak Pokemon with low stats, not everything is terrible for it. It has an extremely wide movepool that makes it incredibly unpredictable, so it can catch something off-guard if played correctly. Cleffa also has an incredible ability in Magic Guard, which means weather and entry hazards are no problem. Despite the positives, Cleffa still isn't a very good Pokemon, as its stats are too low to do anything very effectively.

Most Used Moves

Fire Blast
100.0%
Encore
73.5%
Endeavor
73.5%
Protect
26.5%

Most Used Items

Life Orb
100.0%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc