Clefairy (Pokémon)

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

Clefairy ピッピ Pippi #035
Art by Ken Sugimori from FireRed and LeafGreen
Type Normal Unknown 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 ----- Friend Guard Hidden Ability
Exp. at Lv. 100 800,000
Regional Pokédex numbers Kanto #035 Johto #041 Hoenn #233 Sinnoh #100 Unova #089 Not in any regional Pokédex
Regional Browser numbers Fiore R— Almia R— Oblivia
Height 2'00" Imperial 0.6 m Metric 2'00"/0.6 m Red-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m Blue-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m
Weight 16.5 lbs. Imperial 7.5 kg Metric 16.5 lbs./7.5 kg Red-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Blue-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
Dex color Pink	Catch rate 150 (19.6%)
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 2 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Base Exp.: 68 Battle Exp.: 681*
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

Clefairy (Japanese: ピッピ Pippi) is a Normal-type Pokémon.

It evolves from Cleffa when leveled up with high friendship and evolves into Clefable when exposed to a Moon Stone.

Biology

Physiology

Clefairy appears to be a larger and more detailed version of its pre-evolution. Its stocky arms have now gained three digits on each of its hands, two of which appear to have grown nails. Each of its feet has gained a single clawed toe and its star-shaped body has now become more rounded, giving it a more chubby appearance. Its mouth has gained an elongated left canine and it has gained a wrinkle on either side of its eyes similar to crow's feet. The curl on its forehead and tail is now larger, and its ears are now longer, slightly less rounded, and primarily pink with brown tips and black undersides. It has gained small wings on its back, which are incapable of flight. Some more basic aspects have been left the same, as they are both tailed bipeds.

Gender differences

None.

Special abilities

Clefairy floating

The most well known ability that a Clefairy has is the ability to use Metronome, a move that involves wiggling its fingers back and forth in order to execute any move at random. Even without Metronome, Clefairy is capable of learning a vast amount of elemental attacks. They can also store moonlight in their wings, allowing them to float in midair. It is one of three Pokémon able to learn Meteor Mash.

Prior to Generation V, Clefairy and its evolution family were the only Pokémon that could possess the Magic Guard ability, which prevents all forms of indirect damage.

Behavior

Clefairy are very shy and timid creatures. As such, they rarely show themselves to humans. They are among the most intelligent of all Pokémon, being capable of forming society and religion. They are also capable of constructing various means of transport. Clefairy also seem to have gained a reputation as kleptomaniacs, since there have been various reports of Clefairy being seen stealing random junk.

Habitat

Mountain Pokémon

Clefairy are extraterrestrial Pokémon, and as such are elusive Pokémon in the wild. The best place to find them is Mt. Moon, especially at a night during a full moon. Wherever they live, they are likely to be in an area where the moon is clear and visible at night. They can also be found on Mt. Coronet in Sinnoh, and around Kyurem's crater in the Giant Chasm in Unova.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

Clefairy's diet is unknown, although the presence of a canine tooth may indicate that it is an omnivore.

In the anime

Clefairy in the anime

Major appearances

Clefairy's debut appearance was in Clefairy and the Moon Stone.

A group of Clefairy were going around stealing random junk in Viridian City to repair their spaceship during Clefairy Tales. Their leader got beaten up by Jigglypuff for stealing its microphone/pen. These Clefairy made another brief appearance in Wish Upon a Star Shape.

In A Goldenrod Opportunity, a Clefairy was used by Whitney to send Team Rocket flying and in the Gym Battle against Ash. The Fairy Pokémon was defeated by his Cyndaquil.

Several Clefairy also appeared in A Real Cleffa-Hanger, when Ash and his friends visited Mt. Moon again.

Minor appearances

Multiple Clefairy also appeared in The Power of One.

A Clefairy appeared in Team Rocket's fantasy in Imitation Confrontation.

In Lights, Camerupt, Action!, Red, along with his Clefairy and Pikachu appeared in a film that Ash and his friends were watching.

Pokédex entries

In the manga

In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga

Red's Clefairy

There are two chapters in the The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga which focus on Clefairy.

In the third chapter of the manga, Clefairy Tale, Ash discovers a colony of Clefairy with Bill and Professor Oak. The three humans assist with and witness an evolution ceremony. This chapter appears to be loosely based on the anime episode Clefairy and the Moon Stone.

The second chapter to feature Clefairy is Clefairy in Space, the tenth chapter of the manga. In this chapter, a herd of wild Clefairy are causing trouble in Apple City, where rumors are circulating that Clefairy come from outer space. This chapter was based on the anime episode Clefairy Tales. In this chapter, it is learned that Clefairy have a secretion from the back of their throat that can harden into a crystal-like form.

In Magical Pokémon Journey and Pokémon Chamo-Chamo ☆ Pretty ♪

Main article: Clefairy (MPJ)

One of Hazel's main traveling companions in the Magical Pokémon Journey manga is a timid, shy Clefairy. Clefairy tends to be very cowardly, but when he actually does battle, he can use his powerful Metronome attack.

Clefairy also returns as a main character in Pokémon Chamo-Chamo ☆ Pretty ♪.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

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 Thu-Fi-Zer for a short period of time with its Metronome. Daisy Oak also has a Clefairy used in Contests when she was younger.

Rad Rickshaw owns two Clefairy nicknamed Pippirin and Pippiran as seen in VS. Clefairy.

In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga

Main article: Red's Clefairy

Clefairy is one of the main characters in the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga and is Red's starter Pokémon. Clefairy is often very rude and stupid, gaining him the nickname "Blockhead Clefairy". He is the source of much slapstick humor in the manga.

Blaine has multiple Clefairy which were used during the final portion of the Pokémon Quiz Battle.

In the TCG

Main article: Clefairy (TCG)

Other appearances

Super Smash Bros.

When released from a Poké Ball, Clefairy will use Metronome to copy another Pokémon's move randomly.

Super Smash Bros. Melee

Clefairy also uses Metronome but uses its own series of attacks such as Blizzard, Explosion, or Fire Spin. All will hurt any opponents close to Clefairy.

Trophy information

Clefairy are very cute Pokémon, which makes them popular pets. However, as they're only found in a few areas, it takes a lot of work to find one. Strangely enough, legend has it that Clefairy are more active during the full moon. These Pokémon are known to use Metronome, a move that unleashes a randomly selected technique.

Game data

NPC appearances

• Pokémon Stadium: Clefairy stars in the mini-game "Clefairy Says." Players are given a pattern of arrows to repeat back. Each time the player messes up, they will receive a strike. After five strikes, the player is out. The last Clefairy standing wins.
• D/P/Pt: In Veilstone City's Slot Machines, the bonus rounds function with a Clefairy which points to which reel to stop first.

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

Held items

Game		Held Item(s)
Red*	Blue*	MysteryBerry (100%)
Yellow*
Gold	Silver	MysteryBerry (25%)	Moon Stone (8%)
Crystal
FireRed	LeafGreen	Moon Stone (5%)
Diamond	Pearl	Leppa Berry (50%)	Moon Stone (5%)
Platinum
HeartGold	SoulSilver	Leppa Berry (50%)	Moon Stone (5%)
Black	White	Leppa Berry (50%)	Moon Stone (5%)
		Comet Shard (1%)
Black 2	White 2	Leppa Berry (50%)	Moon Stone (5%)
		Comet Shard (1%)

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	Psyshock	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
	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	Echoed Voice	Normal	Special	04040	100}}100%	15
	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
	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 Clefairy Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Clefairy 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
	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
	Stored Power	Psychic	Special	20	100%	10
	Tickle*	Normal	Status	—	100%	20
	Wish	Normal	Status	—	—%	10
Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Clefairy 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 Clefairy in that game. Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Clefairy Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Clefairy 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: 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
*	UproarB2W2	Normal	Special	90	100%	10
‡	Sleep TalkBW	Normal	Status	—	—%	10
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Clefairy Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Clefairy Click on the generation numbers at the top to see moves from other generations

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball     Acquisition: Catch		Pokémon Pinball RS  N/A  Not available		Pokémon Trozei!    Rarity: Rare
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team File:MDP RT 035.png Body size: 1 Recruit rate: -19% Friend Area: Mt. Moonview Phrases 51%-100% HP Clefairy feels a little shy, but Clefairy will fight! 26%-50% HP Clefairy's HP is only half... This is trouble... 1%-25% HP No more, please... Clefairy is about to fall... Level up Clefairy's level went up! Joy! 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 Clefairy's level went up! Joy!
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky Body size: 1 Recruit rate: -4.5% 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 Attack ●● Defense ●● Speed ●●● Attack Not Available Defense Speed			Pokémon Rumble Blast Attack ●● Defense ●● Speed ●●● Attack Not Available Defense Speed Attack Not Available Defense Speed Attack 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 Clefairy images on Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• The prototype name for Clefairy was "Aria."
• The Glitch Pokémon 3TrainerPoké $ will evolve into a Clefairy at level 128, a level unattainable by legitimate and unglitched Pokémon. These Clefairy can then evolve into Clefable via Moon Stone, making them some of the few Glitch Pokémon to undergo two evolutions.
  • The Glitch Pokémon ゥL ゥM 4 also evolves into Clefairy at level 18, and can then evolve into Nidoking immediately afterwards.
• Clefairy and Clefable share the same species name with Snubbull and Granbull. They are all known as the Fairy Pokémon.
• Clefairy was originally going to be the official mascot of Pokémon, but Pikachu was used instead due to the popularity of the anime and Pikachu's familiarity with fans.^[1][2]
  • In the original pilot episode of the anime, Clefairy was intended to be Ash's starting Pokémon. Due to a last minute change, the role went to Pikachu. This would have made the anime closer to the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga, which would later be referenced in Lights, Camerupt, Action!, where its main character, Red, along with his Clefairy and Pikachu appeared in a film that Ash and his friends were watching.
• Clefairy is the only Pokémon with a base stat total of 323.
• The Poké Doll is an item based on Clefairy.

Origin

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

Name origin

Clefairy is a combination of clef (French for [musical] key) and fairy.

Pippi may be a shortening and repetition of pixie.

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese ピッピ Pippi Possibly shortening and repetition of pixie French Mélofée From mélodie and fée Spanish Clefairy Same as its English name German Piepi From its Japanese name Italian Clefairy Same as its English name Korean 삐삐 Ppippi Transliteration of its Japanese name Mandarin Chinese 皮皮 Pǐpǐ Transliteration of its Japanese name Cantonese Chinese 皮皮 Pèihpèih Transliteration of its Japanese name

More languages Indonesian Kleferi (Pocket Monsters only) Corruption of its English name

External links

• Article on Wikipedia

Notes and references

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