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Clefairy ピッピ Pippi #035
Artwork from FR/LG
Type Normal ' Unknown Unknown Blue-Striped Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown	Category Fairy Pokémon
Ability Cute Charm Blue-Striped -----	Exp. at Lv. 100 800,000
Regional Pokédex numbers Kanto #035 Johto #041 Hoenn #233 Sinnoh — Unova Not in any regional Pokédex
Regional Browser numbers Fiore R— Almia R— Oblivia
Height 0'0" Imperial 0.0 m Metric 0'0"/0.0 m Red-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m Blue-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m
Weight 0.0 lbs. Imperial 0.0 kg Metric 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Red-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Blue-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
Dex color Unknown	Catch rate 150 (19.6%)
Body style Blue-Striped	Footprint      Blue-Striped
Gender ratio Gender unknown Unknown Gender unknown
Breeding Fairy group 1 cycles (255 minimum steps)
EV yield HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Base Exp.: 68 Battle Exp.: 681*
External links {{Links/{{{generation}}}|pokefordex=clefairy|ndex=035|name=Clefairy }}

Clefairy (Japanese: ピッピ Pippi, German: Piepi, French: Melofee) is a Normal-type Pokémon.

Pokédex entries

Pokémon Red &Pokémon Blue

Its magical and cute appeal has many admirers. It is rare and found only in certain areas.

Pokémon Yellow

Adored for their cute looks and playfulness. They are thought to be rare, as they do not appear often.

Pokémon Stadium

Because of its adorable nature, it is in high demand as a pet. However, it is rare and found only in limited areas.

Pokémon Gold

The moonlight that it stores in the wings on its back apparently gives it the ability to float in midair.

Pokémon Silver

Its adorable behavior and cry make it highly popular. However, this cute Pokémon is rarely found.

Pokémon Crystal

Though rarely seen, it becomes easier to spot, for some reason, on the night of a full moon.

Pokémon Ruby & Pokémon Sapphire

On every night of a full moon, groups of this Pokémon come out to play. When dawn arrives, the tired Clefairy return to their quiet mountain retreats and go to sleep nestled up against each other.

Pokémon Emerald

On every night of a full moon, they come out to play. When dawn arrives, the tired Clefairy go to sleep nestled up against each other in deep and quiet mountains.

Pokémon FireRed

Its adorable appearance makes it popular as a pet. However, it is rare and difficult to find.

Pokémon LeafGreen

With its magical and cute appeal, it has many admirers. It is rare and found only in certain areas.

Name origin

Clefairy's name is a combination of clef, French for (musical) key, and fairy. Its Japanese name may be a shortening and repetition of the word pixie. It's French name is a misspelling of melody.

It seems to be based on a fairy as well, being a magical, somewhat humanoid, winged creature, lending credit to its name.

The prototype name for Clefairy was "Aria".

Base stats

In the anime

While Clefairy's first appearance was in EP006; in the original pilot episode, Clefairy was intended to be Ash's starting Pokémon. Due to a last minute change, the role went to Pikachu.

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