Clefable (Pokémon)

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This article is about the species. For a specific instance of this species, see Clefable (disambiguation).

Clefable ピクシー Pixy #036
Art by Ken Sugimori from FireRed and LeafGreen
Type Normal ' Unknown Unknown Blue-Striped Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown	Category Fairy Pokémon
Abilities Cute Charm or Magic Guard Magic Guard Blue-Striped ----- Unaware Hidden Ability
Exp. at Lv. 100 800,000
Regional Pokédex numbers Kanto #036 Johto #042 Hoenn #234 Sinnoh #101 Unova Not in any regional Pokédex
Regional Browser numbers Fiore R— Almia R— Oblivia
Height 4'03" Imperial 1.3 m Metric 4'03"/1.3 m Red-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m Blue-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m
Weight 88.2 lbs. Imperial 40.0 kg Metric 88.2 lbs./40.0 kg Red-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Blue-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
Dex color Pink	Catch rate 25 (3.3%)
Body style Blue-Striped	Footprint      Blue-Striped
Gender ratio Gender unknown Unknown 25% male, 75% female
Breeding Fairy group 21 cycles (5355 minimum steps)
EV yield HP 3 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Base Exp.: 129 Battle Exp.: 1291*
External links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Clefable (Japanese: ピクシー Pixy) is a Template:Type2 Pokémon.

It evolves from Clefairy when exposed to a Moon Stone. It is the final form of Cleffa.

Biology

Physiology

Clefable is a bit larger than its pre-evolutions. Its wings are also larger (and come in a deeper shade of pink), though they still seem incapable of flight. Clefable's three fingers lack the nails that it had as a Clefairy and gains an extra clawed toe on each foot. Its feet also have a circular darker-pink spot on the underside.

Gender differences

None.

Special abilities

Clefable are most known for using Metronome in order to execute a random attack. Just like its pre-evolved forms, Clefable is very versatile whether it knows Metronome or not. The flavor text for Clefable states that its sense of hearing is so strong that it can hear a pin drop from half a mile away. With its bouncy step, Clefable is even able to walk on water.

In the Electric Tale of Pikachu manga, Clefable are depicted as having the ability to fly using their wings, although they have never been seen doing so anywhere else.

Behavior

Clefable are extremely shy, even more so than Clefairy or Cleffa. As such, they are quite reclusive. It may visit lakes when the moon is present, such as when it is drawn by the full moon to play at deserted lakes, or to take strolls on them on quiet, moonlit nights.

Habitat

Clefable is just as rare in the wild as its pre-evolutions. They can be found at Mt. Moon, or in other mountains that offer clear views of the moon at night. It is said to be one of the rarest Pokémon in the world.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

In the anime

Clefable in the anime

Major appearances

Clefable first appeared in Clefairy and the Moon Stone. After the large group of Clefairy blasted Team Rocket away with Metronome, particles of the giant Moon Stone landed on some of the Clefairy, causing them to evolve.

Clefable made an appearance for another Mt. Moon Festival in A Real Cleffa-Hanger.

Minor appearances

Clefable was also in a stage show about talking Pokémon for Stage Fight.

Pokédex entries

In the manga

In the Electric Tale of Pikachu manga

In The Electric Tale of Pikachu, Ash, Professor Oak, and Bill befriend a group of Clefairy living on Mt. Moon in Clefairy Tale. They witness an evolution ceremony where many of the Clefairy in the group evolve into Clefable using a Moon Stone and then leave to explore the world.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

In Pokémon Adventures, Green had a Clefairy that later evolved into Clefable when Red used his Moon Stone on it. Although it was used only once for distraction against Sabrina prior to evolving, its increased power allowed it to stall Zapmolcuno for a short period of time with its Metronome. It has since been used as a main member of her team in Green's battle against Lorelei, where it minimized itself to retrieve her miniature ice sculptures, deliberately blowing off the arm part to let the Elite Four's guard down. It has seen no major appearances since, despite always being listed as a team member.

Pokédex entries

In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga

Main article: Isamu Akai's Clefairy

In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga, Isamu Akai's Clefairy can evolve into Clefable, although it has since devolved back to the Clefairy stage, as Pokémon can reverse the evolution process. Clefairy first evolves into Clefable in Clefairy finally evolves?!.

In the TCG

Main article: Clefable (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

Held items

Game		Held Item(s)
Red*	Blue*	Leftovers (100%)
Yellow*

Stats

Base stats

Pokéathlon stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

By leveling up

By TM/HM

Generation V Other generations: I - II - III - IV - VI - VII - VIII - IX
TM		Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
	TM03	Psycho Shock	Psychic	Special	08080	100}}100%	10
	TM04	Calm Mind	Psychic	Status	0000—	—}}—%	20
	TM06	Toxic	Poison	Status	0000—	090}}90%	10
	TM10	Hidden Power	Normal	Special	0000—	100}}100%	15
	TM11	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	0000—	—}}—%	5
	TM13	Ice Beam	Ice	Special	09595	100}}100%	10
	TM14	Blizzard	Ice	Special	120120	070}}70%	5
	TM15	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150150	090}}90%	5
	TM16	Light Screen	Psychic	Status	0000—	—}}—%	30
	TM17	Protect	Normal	Status	0000—	—}}—%	10
	TM18	Rain Dance	Water	Status	0000—	—}}—%	5
	TM19	Telekinesis	Psychic	Status	0000—	—}}—%	15
	TM20	Safeguard	Normal	Status	0000—	—}}—%	25
	TM21	Frustration	Normal	Physical	0000—	100}}100%	20
	TM22	SolarBeam	Grass	Special	120120	100}}100%	10
	TM24	Thunderbolt	Electric	Special	09595	100}}100%	15
	TM25	Thunder	Electric	Special	120120	070}}70%	10
	TM27	Return	Normal	Physical	0000—	100}}100%	20
	TM28	Dig	Ground	Physical	08080	100}}100%	10
	TM29	Psychic	Psychic	Special	09090	100}}100%	10
	TM30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	Special	08080	100}}100%	15
	TM31	Brick Break	Fighting	Physical	07575	100}}100%	15
	TM32	Double Team	Normal	Status	0000—	—}}—%	15
	TM33	Reflect	Psychic	Status	0000—	—}}—%	20
	TM35	Flamethrower	Fire	Special	09595	100}}100%	15
	TM38	Fire Blast	Fire	Special	120120	085}}85%	5
	TM42	Facade	Normal	Physical	07070	100}}100%	20
	TM44	Rest	Psychic	Status	0000—	—}}—%	10
	TM45	Attract	Normal	Status	0000—	100}}100%	15
	TM48	Round	Normal	Special	06060	100}}100%	15
	TM49	Echo Voice	Normal	Special	04040	100}}100%	15
	TM52	Focus Blast	Fighting	Special	120120	070}}70%	5
	TM56	Fling	Dark	Physical	0000—	100}}100%	10
	TM57	Charge Beam	Electric	Special	05050	090}}90%	10
	TM59	Incinerate	Fire	Special	03030	100}}100%	15
	TM67	Retaliate	Normal	Physical	07070	100}}100%	5
	TM68	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150150	090}}90%	5
	TM70	Flash	Normal	Status	0000—	100}}100%	20
	TM73	Thunder Wave	Electric	Status	0000—	100}}100%	20
	TM77	Psych Up	Normal	Status	0000—	—}}—%	10
	TM83	Work Up	Normal	Status	0000—	—}}—%	30
	TM85	Dream Eater	Psychic	Special	100100	100}}100%	15
	TM86	Grass Knot	Grass	Special	0000—	100}}100%	20
	TM87	Swagger	Normal	Status	0000—	090}}90%	15
	TM90	Substitute	Normal	Status	0000—	—}}—%	10
	TM94	Rock Smash	Fighting	Physical	04040	100}}100%	15
	HM04	Strength	Normal	Physical	08080	100}}100%	15
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Clefable Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Clefable Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations

By breeding

Generation V Other generations: II - III - IV - VI - VII - VIII - IX
Father	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
	Amnesia*	Psychic	Status	—	—%	20
	Aromatherapy	Grass	Status	—	—%	5
	Assist Power	Psychic	Special	20	100%	10
	Belly Drum*	Normal	Status	—	—%	10
	Covet	Normal	Physical	60	100%	40
	Fake Tears	Dark	Status	—	100%	20
	Metronome	Normal	Status	—	—%	20
	Mimic	Normal	Status	—	—%	10
	Present*	Normal	Physical	—	90%	15
	Splash	Normal	Status	—	—%	40
	Tickle*	Normal	Status	—	100%	20
	Wish	Normal	Status	—	—%	10
Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Clefable in Generation V Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation. Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Clefable in that game. Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Clefable Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Clefable Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations

By tutoring

By a prior evolution

Generation V Other generations: I - II - III - IV - VI - VII - VIII - IX
Stage	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
	Charm	Normal	Status	—	100%	20
	Sweet Kiss	Normal	Status	—	75%	10
	Copycat	Normal	Status	—	—%	20
	Magical Leaf	Grass	Special	60	—%	20
	Pound	Normal	Physical	40	100%	35
	Encore	Normal	Status	—	100%	5
	Growl	Normal	Status	—	100%	40
	Defense Curl	Normal	Status	—	—%	40
	Follow Me	Normal	Status	—	—%	20
	Wake-Up Slap	Fighting	Physical	60	100%	10
	Gift Pass	Normal	Status	—	—%	15
	Cosmic Power	Psychic	Status	—	—%	20
	Lucky Chant	Normal	Status	—	—%	30
	Gravity	Psychic	Status	—	—%	5
	Moonlight	Normal	Status	—	—%	5
	Cosmic Power	Psychic	Special	20	100%	10
	Healing Wish	Psychic	Status	—	—%	10
	Afer You	Normal	Status	—	—%	15
	Meteor Mash	Steel	Physical	100	85%	10
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Clefable Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Clefable Click on the generation numbers at the top to see moves from other generations

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball    Acquisition: Evolve		Pokémon Pinball RS  N/A  Not available		Pokémon Trozei!    Rarity: Rare
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team File:MDP RT 036.png Body size: 1 Recruit rate: Evolve Friend Area: Mt. Moonview Phrases 51%-100% HP Fighting is so loud. But I'll do my best! 26%-50% HP I have only half my HP left. 1%-25% HP Please, no more... I can't exert myself anymore... Level up I leveled up! I'll try hard! Partner phrases 51%-100% HP <name>, my HP is between 51% and 100%. 26%-50% HP <name>, my HP is between 26% and 50%. 1%-25% HP <name>, my HP is between 1% and 25%. Level up I leveled up! I'll try hard!
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky Body size: 1 Recruit rate: -12% IQ group: B
Pokémon Ranger Group:  Normal  Poké Assist: None Field move: None Loops: 0 Min. exp.: 0 Max. exp.: 0 Browser entry   This Pokémon does not have a browser entry.
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia Group:  Normal  Poké Assist: None Field move: None Browser entry   This Pokémon does not have a browser entry.
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs Group: Poké Assist: Field move:  Normal  None Past ( Normal ) None Past (Electrify ×1) Browser entry   This Pokémon does not have a browser entry.
Pokémon Rumble N/A Not Available Defense Speed N/A Not Available Defense Speed			Pokémon Rumble Blast N/A Not Available Defense Speed N/A Not Available Defense Speed N/A Not Available Defense Speed N/A Not Available Defense Speed
PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure PokéPark Pad entry: This Pokémon has no PokéPark Pad entry.
PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond Strong: {{{Park2strong}}} Weak: {{{Park2weak}}} PokéPark Pad entry: This Pokémon has no PokéPark Pad entry.
Pokémon Conquest HP: Move: {{{ConquestMove}}} Attack: Ability 1: {{{ConquestAbility1}}} Defense: Ability 2: {{{ConquestAbility2}}} Speed: Ability 3: {{{ConquestAbility3}}} Does not evolve. Range: 0 Perfect Links: {{{ConquestLink}}}

Evolution

Baby form Cleffa  Normal

Friendship → ← Breed

First evolution Clefairy  Normal

Moon Stone →

Second evolution Clefable  Normal

Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow		Red (Ja)	Green	Back
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal				Back
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald		FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum		HeartGold	SoulSilver	Back
V	Black	White	Black 2	White 2			Back

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

Trivia

• "Ariala" was the prototype name of Clefable.
• Despite it possessing the required anatomy, Clefable is not part Flying-type, nor can it learn a single move that involves its wings.
• Clefable can learn at least one damaging move of every type but Poison and Dragon prior to Generation V. However, the changes to the TM list in Generation V reduced this to 10 out of the 17 types.
• Clefable weighs the same as Ethan. It shares this trait with Latias and Dotekkotsu.

Origin

It seems to be based on fairies and pixies, being a magical, humanoid, playful, winged creature.

Name origin

Clefable's name is a combination of clef, French for (musical) key, and "fable" — a story about legendary people and deeds. Its Japanese name refers to pixies, creatures similar to fairies.

In other languages

• German: Pixi - Same as Japanese, which is based on pixie.
• French: Mélodelfe - From mélodie (melody) and elfe (elf).
• Korean: 픽시 Piksi
• Chinese (Taiwan): 皮可西 Pí Kě Sī - Transliteration of its Japanese name, Pixi.
• Chinese (Hong Kong): 皮可斯 Pi Ke Si - Transliteration of its Japanese name, Pixi.

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