Cleffa (Pokémon)

Cleffa ピィ Py
Artwork from FR/LG
Type	Normal
Species	Star Shape Pokémon
National Dex	#173
Johto Dex	#040
Hoenn Dex	#324
Sinnoh Dex	#099
Fiore Browser	R—
Almia Browser	R—
Height	1′00″ (0.3m)
Weight	6.6 lbs. (3.0kg)
Abilities	Cute Charm or Magic Guard
Egg group	No eggs
Time to hatch	2,560 steps
Effort yield	1 SpD
Exp. yield	37 base exp.
Lv. 100 at	800,000 exp.
Gender	75% ♀/25% ♂
Pokédex color	Pink
Catch rate	150
Body style
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Cleffa (Japanese: ピィ Py) is a Normal-type Pokémon. It evolves into Clefairy.

Contents 1 Biology 1.1 Physiology 1.1.1 Gender differences 1.1.2 Special abilities 1.2 Behavior 1.3 Habitat 1.4 Diet 2 In the anime 3 In the manga 3.1 Pokémon Special 4 In the TCG 5 Other appearances 5.1 Super Smash Bros. Melee 5.1.1 Trophy information 6 Game data 6.1 NPC appearances 6.2 Pokédex entries 6.3 Game locations 6.3.1 In side games 6.4 Base stats 6.5 Type effectiveness 6.6 Learnset 6.6.1 By leveling up 6.6.2 By TM/HM 6.6.3 By breeding 6.7 Side game data 6.8 Evolution 6.9 Sprites 7 Trivia 7.1 Origin 7.1.1 Name origin 8 In other languages 9 External links

Biology

Physiology

Cleffa are very small pink creatures that are vaguely star-shaped in appearance. They basically look like a chibi Clefairy.

Gender differences

None.

Special abilities

Behavior

Habitat

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

In the anime

Cleffa first appeared in Pikachu and Pichu as part of the Pichu Bros Posse.

In Wish Upon a Star Shape, a Cleffa fell from a spaceship that belonged to the kleptomaniac Clefairy from Clefairy Tales. Ash and friends had to get the Starshape Pokémon back to its group before Team Rocket and the Pokémon Mystery Club could get their hands on it. Cleffa was voiced by Ryōka Yuzuki (柚木涼香) in the Japanese version.

A bunch of Cleffa appears in the episode A Real Cleffa-Hanger. Cleffa was voiced by Tomoko Kaneda (金田朋子) in the Japanese version.

In the manga

Pokémon Special

In Volume 9, Cleffa is one of the baby Pokémon that escape from the Daycare Centre near Goldenrod City.

Whitney has a Cleffa as seen in Volume 12.

In the TCG

Main article: Cleffa (TCG)

Other appearances

Super Smash Bros. Melee

Cleffa only appears as a random trophy.

Trophy information

With silhouettes that resemble stars, Cleffa are often sighted when the night sky is filled with shooting stars. Cleffa evolves into Clefairy, but only if it has a strong bond of friendship with its trainer. Since Cleffa are so cute and loveable, many trainers choose to keep it in this unevolved form.

Game data

NPC appearances

• Pokémon Stadium 2: Cleffa appears in a quiz-show styled mini-game alongside Igglybuff. A series of Pokémon parade across the screen and players have to count how many of the Pokémon species that have been instructed to be counted parade across the screen. The final score is based how close the answered amount is to the right number.

Pokédex entries

Gen	Game	Pokédex entry
II	Gold	Because of its unusual, star-like silhouette, people believe that it came here on a meteor.
	Silver	When numerous meteors illuminate the night sky, sightings of Cleffa strangely increase.
	Crystal	If the impact site of a meteorite is found, this Pokémon is certain to be within the immediate area.
	Stadium 2	Because of its unusual, star-like silhouette, people believe that it came here on a meteor.
III	Ruby	On nights with many shooting stars, Cleffa can be seen dancing in a ring. They dance through the night and stop only at the break of day, when these Pokémon quench their thirst with the morning dew.
	Sapphire	On nights with many shooting stars, Cleffa can be seen dancing in a ring. They dance through the night and stop only at the break of day, when these Pokémon quench their thirst with the morning dew.
	Emerald	On nights with many shooting stars, Cleffa can be seen dancing in a ring. They dance until daybreak, when they quench their thirst with the morning dew.
	FireRed	When numerous meteors illuminate the night sky, sightings of Cleffa strangely increase.
	LeafGreen	Because of its unusual, star-like silhouette, people believe that it came here on a meteor.
IV	Diamond	Its silhouette is like a star. It is believed to arrive riding on shooting stars.
	Pearl	Many appear when the night skies are filled with shooting stars. They disappear with sunrise.

Game locations

Gen	Game	Rarity	Location
II	Pokémon Gold and Silver	None	Breed Clefairy or Clefable
	Pokémon Crystal	None	Breed Clefairy or Clefable
III	Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire	None	Trade
	Pokémon Emerald	None	Trade
	Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen	None	Breed Clefairy or Clefable
	Pokémon Colosseum	None	Trade
	Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness	None	Trade
IV	Pokémon Diamond and Pearl	Common	Mt. Coronet, Trophy Garden
	Pal Park		Field

In side games

Game	Location
Pokémon Channel	Mt. Snowfall
Pokémon Trozei!	Endless Level 1 Forever Level 50 Pair Trozei Mr. Who's Den
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon	Wish Cave (1F-4F)

Base stats

HP:	50
Attack:	25
Defense:	28
SpAtk:	45
SpDef:	55
Speed:	15

Type effectiveness

Weak to	Resistant to	Immune to	Normal effectiveness
Fighting : 2×		Ghost : 0×	Normal : 1×  Flying : 1×  Poison : 1×  Ground : 1×  Rock : 1×  Bug : 1×  Steel : 1×  Grass : 1×  Fire : 1×  Water : 1×  Electric : 1×  Psychic : 1×  Ice : 1×  Dragon : 1×  Dark : 1×

Learnset

Cleffa is capable of learning the following moves.
Moves in bold are damage moves to which STAB apply.

By leveling up

Generation II Level Move Type Start Charm Pound 4 Encore 9 Sing 14 Sweet Kiss

Generation III Level Move Type Start Charm Pound 4 Encore 8 Sing 13 Sweet Kiss

Generation IV Level Move Type Cat. Start Charm Pound 4 Encore 7 Sing 10 Sweet Kiss 13 Copycat 16 Magical Leaf

By TM/HM

Generation II # Move Type TM02 Headbutt TM03 Curse TM04 Rollout TM06 Toxic TM07 Zap Cannon TM09 Psych Up TM10 Hidden Power TM11 Sunny Day TM13 Snore TM16 Icy Wind TM17 Protect TM18 Rain Dance TM20 Endure TM21 Frustration TM22 SolarBeam TM23 Iron Tail TM27 Return TM29 Psychic TM30 Shadow Ball TM31 Mud-Slap TM32 Double Team TM34 Swagger TM35 Sleep Talk TM38 Fire Blast TM40 Defense Curl TM42 Dream Eater TM43 Detect TM44 Rest TM45 Attract TM50 Nightmare HM05 Flash

Generation III # Move Type TM03 Water Pulse TM06 Toxic TM10 Hidden Power TM11 Sunny Day TM16 Light Screen TM17 Protect TM18 Rain Dance TM20 Safeguard TM21 Frustration TM22 SolarBeam TM23 Iron Tail TM27 Return TM28 Dig TM29 Psychic TM30 Shadow Ball TM32 Double Team TM33 Reflect TM34 Shock Wave TM35 Flamethrower TM38 Fire Blast TM42 Facade TM43 Secret Power TM44 Rest TM45 Attract HM05 Flash

Generation IV # Move Type Cat. TM03 Water Pulse TM06 Toxic TM10 Hidden Power TM11 Sunny Day TM16 Light Screen TM17 Protect TM18 Rain Dance TM20 Safeguard TM21 Frustration TM22 SolarBeam TM23 Iron Tail TM27 Return TM28 Dig TM29 Psychic TM30 Shadow Ball TM32 Double Team TM33 Reflect TM34 Shock Wave TM35 Flamethrower TM38 Fire Blast TM42 Facade TM43 Secret Power TM44 Rest TM45 Attract TM56 Fling TM58 Endure TM67 Recycle TM70 Flash TM73 Thunder Wave TM77 Psych Up TM78 Captivate TM82 Sleep Talk TM83 Natural Gift TM85 Dream Eater TM86 Grass Knot TM87 Swagger TM90 Substitute

By breeding

Move	Type	Cat.	Father
Amnesia			Marill*, Azumarill*
Belly Drum			Marill*, Azumarill*
Covet			Skitty**
Fake Tears			Mawile** Plusle** Minun**
Metronome			Clefairy Togetic
Mimic			Jigglypuff
Present			Pikachu*
Splash			Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff
Substitute			Skitty*
Wish			Togetic
*Indicates moves only available through chain breeding **Indicates moves only available in Generation IV

Side game data

Pokémon Trozei!
	Rarity: Rare
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon
Body size: 1	Recruit Rate: 13.1%	Friend Area: Mt. Moonview
Phrases
51%-100% HP	The stars in the sky are where I came from!
26%-50% HP	Oh, no! I lost about half my HP already!
1%-25% HP	I can't go on like this... I want to go back to the stars...
Level Up	Yay! See? I leveled up!

Evolution

Baby Cleffa

Happiness Clefairy

Moon Stone Clefable

Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow	Red (Ja)	Green	Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation I.
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal			Back
			Image:Spr 2c 173.gif
			Image:Spr 2c 173 s.gif			Image:Spr b g2 173 s.png
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald	FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
	Image:Spr 3r 173.png			Image:Spr 3f 173.png
	Image:Spr 3r 173 s.png		Image:Spr 3e 173 s.gif	Image:Spr 3f 173 s.png		Image:Spr b g3 173 s.png
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum			Back
			Image:Spr 4p 173.png
			Image:Spr 4p 173 s.png

For other sprites and images, please see Cleffa images on Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• Cleffa shares the same species name with Staryu. They are both known as Star Shape Pokémon.

Origin

It is possible that its based on fairies and pixies, just like its evolutions.

Name origin

Cleffa's name is a contraction of the name Clefairy, to indicate it is a pre-evolution. Clef is French for (musical) key. Its Japanese name is also a contraction of the name Pippi.

In other languages

• German: Pii
• French: Melo - A contraction of the word melody.

• Korean: 삐 Ppi

External links

• Article on Wikipedia

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