#173
Cleffa
Star Shape Pokémon
Fairy
On nights with many shooting stars, they gather in packs and dance in circles. If you should see them, something good will happen!
Base Stats
HP 50
Attack 25
Defense 28
Sp. Atk 45
Sp. Def 55
Speed 15
Total 218
Type Effectiveness
Abilities
Held Items
Evolution Chain
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Locations
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
Front
Back
Front Shiny
Back Shiny
Official Art
Official Art (Shiny)Competitive
lc Usage: 0.1%
Counter
Item
Focus Sash
Ability
Magic Guard
Nature
Hasty
EVs
HP 196
SpA 76
Spe 236
Strategy Overview
Cleffa is a horrendous Pokemon that struggles to establish a useful niche for itself due to its shallow movepool, terrible stats, and lack of any STAB move. Its rare access to Magic Guard means Cleffa can at least run a Counter set, allowing it to be a catch-all stop, although it is easy to circumvent and completely unreliable. You're better off running Focus Sash Abra or any SturdyJuice Pokemon, like Magnemite or Onix, all of which actually have an offensive presence and can fulfill the same niche Cleffa attempts.
Most Used Moves
Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc