- Attack
- 75
- Defense
- 79
- HP
- 137
100% CP
- RaidsLv20
- 383
- min 346
- Weather boostLv25
- 479
- min 433
- MaxLv50
- 759
- Lv40 671
At a glance
Basics
Cleffa is a Fairy-type Pokémon. Its 100% IV CP is 383 at level 20 (raids, eggs and research), 479 at weather-boosted level 25 and up to 759 at level 50. It is weak to Poison/Steel attacks (1.6×). It resists Fighting/Bug/Dark/Dragon attacks. In raids, Pound + Grass Knot is its strongest moveset (level 40, 100% IVs). It evolves into Clefairy with 25 Candy. As your buddy, it earns 1 Candy every 1 km you walk together.
- Category
- Star Shape Pokémon
- Buddy distance
- 1 km
- Second Charged Attack
- 10,000 Stardust · 25 Candy
- Max CP · Lv50 / Lv51 (Best Buddy)
- 759 / 768
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.
All values are for Pokémon GO; main-series values are not listed. The Pokédex entry is the game's own English text.
Related tips
- How to read IVs and appraisalsIVs run from 0 to 15 for each of Attack, Defense and HP, and appraisal stars are set by the sum of the three (0–45).
- What to power up first (power-up priorities for beginners)Stardust is limited, so first power up strong counters you'll use for a long time across many raids.
- Choosing IVs for PvP (low Attack wins in Great and Ultra League)In leagues with a CP cap, the lower the Attack IV, the higher you can level up within the same CP, which makes Defense and HP bigger.
Best movesetsLv40 · 15/15/15 IVs
- 1
Pound
Grass KnotBest100% efficiency5.6TDO 55 - 2Pound
Psychic*95% efficiency5.3TDO 53 - 3Zen HeadbuttGrass Knot88% efficiency4.9TDO 49
- 4PoundBody Slam*86% efficiency4.8TDO 48
- 5PoundPsyshock85% efficiency4.7TDO 47
Top 5 of 12 movesets.
Raid and Gym efficiency against an ordinary neutral 5-star boss. DPS is damage per second, TDO is total damage dealt before fainting, and efficiency compares (DPS³ × TDO)^¼ with the top moveset. Against a specific boss, moves of the types it's weak to do more. * Exclusive moves require an Elite TM.
Learnable moves
Fast Attack2
| Moves | Power | Energy | DPS | EPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PoundBestNormal · 0.5s | 6 | +5 | 12 | 10 |
| Zen HeadbuttPsychic · 1s | 11 | +9 | 11 | 9 |
Charged Attack6
| Moves | Power | Energy | DPS | DPE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grass KnotBestGrass · 2.5s | 90 | 50 | 36 | 1.8 |
| Psychic*Psychic · 3s | 95 | 50 | 31.7 | 1.9 |
| Body Slam*Normal · 2s | 50 | 33 | 25 | 1.52 |
 Signal BeamBug · 3s | 75 | 50 | 25 | 1.5 |
| PsyshockPsychic · 2.5s | 60 | 33 | 24 | 1.82 |
| SwiftNormal · 3s | 65 | 50 | 21.7 | 1.3 |
- DPS is damage per second, EPS energy per second and DPE damage per energy. A Charged Attack costing 100 energy uses 1 bar, 50 uses 2 bars and 33 uses 3 bars.
- STAB (same-type attack bonus) applies to moves of the Pokémon's own type, which deal 1.2× damage (included in DPS, DPT and DPE).
- * Exclusive move: a move that was only available during events such as Community Day. It now requires an Elite TM.
Calculate with your Pokémon
Move the sliders or enter a CP and Cleffa's stats, move performance and power-up cost update instantly.
Enter the CP shown in the game to find the closest level for these IVs.
- Actual Attack
- 53.8
- Actual Defense
- 56.2
- Actual HP
- 90
Actual stat = (base stat + IV) × level multiplier. Level 51 is the Best Buddy boost.
Move performance at these stats
PoundGrass KnotBest100% efficiencyThis is the best moveset at these stats. That's 67% of the same moveset's DPS at Lv40 with 15/15/15.
Raid calculation against a neutral 5-star boss. * Exclusive moves need an Elite TM.
Power-up cost
- Stardust
- 225,000
- Candy
- 248
- Candy XL
- 0
Lv 20 → 40: 40 power-ups, CP 671 after
Based on the game's power-up cost table. Shadow costs 1.2× and purified 0.9× (rounded up per power-up); Lucky Pokémon pay half the Stardust. Event bonuses are not included.
IV rankings by leagueBy stat product
Cleffa only reaches CP 759 at level 50 with 100% IVs, so it can't reach this league's cap. In that case, higher IVs are better.
| Rank | Attack | Defense | HP | Level | CP | vs. #1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 759 | 100.0% |
| 2 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 757 | 99.2% |
| 3 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 50 | 754 | 99.2% |
| 4 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 50 | 755 | 98.9% |
| 5 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 751 | 98.9% |
| 6 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 50 | 752 | 98.4% |
| 7 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 50 | 753 | 98.2% |
| 8 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 50 | 750 | 98.2% |
| 9 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 748 | 98.1% |
| 10 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 50 | 746 | 98.1% |
Stat product = Attack × Defense × HP (up to level 50, excluding Best Buddy). It shows how long a Pokémon lasts under the same CP cap and doesn't include move matchups.
EvolutionFrom game data
- Base
- CleffaViewingBest movesPoundGrass Knot
From Cleffa to the final evolution75 Candy
- Best moves are the top raid moveset at level 40 with 15/15/15 IVs.
Damage takenGO multipliers
- ×1.6
Poison
Steel - ×0.625
FightingBug
Dark - ×0.39
Dragon
Show all 18 types
- Normal×1
Fire×1
Water×1
Electric×1- Grass×1
Ice×1- Fighting×0.625
- Poison×1.6
Ground×1
Flying×1- Psychic×1
- Bug×0.625
Rock×1
Ghost×1- Dragon×0.39
- Dark×0.625
- Steel×1.6
Fairy×1
Offensive matchupsBased on learnable moves