Cleffa

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.

Dex No

#173

Cleffa Weaknesses and Strengths

Cleffa is a Fairy type Pokemon. When dealing damage with Fairy Type Moves, they will deal an additional 20% damage.

Weak Against
Types	Damage
Poison	160%
Steel	160%

Resistant Against
Types	Damage
Dragon	39.1%
Fighting	62.5%
Bug	62.5%
Dark	62.5%

Best Moves for Cleffa in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best Fast Move and Charge Move combo for Cleffa.

We simulate the damage (DPS) of two moves combined and then rank them based on how much damage they deal over a period of time (CDPS).

Fast Move	Charge Move	DPS	CDPS
Pound	Grass Knot	46.29	145.90
Pound	Psychic	43.81	141.47
Zen Headbutt	Grass Knot	45.53	137.85
Zen Headbutt	Psychic	43.05	135.59
Pound	Psyshock	35.74	129.11
Pound	Body Slam	37.99	127.57
Pound	Signal Beam	37.53	126.34
Zen Headbutt	Psyshock	34.98	123.38
Zen Headbutt	Signal Beam	36.77	122.08
Zen Headbutt	Body Slam	37.23	121.66

All Moves for Cleffa

Below are all the moves that Cleffa can learn. Some moves are only available using Elite TM items.

Move	Type	Power	DPS	Duration	Energy
Grass Knot	Charged	90	34.62	2600ms	-50
Psyshock	Charged	65	24.07	2700ms	-33
Signal Beam	Charged	75	25.86	2900ms	-50
Psychic EliteTM	Charged	90	32.14	2800ms	-50
Body Slam EliteTM	Charged	50	26.32	1900ms	-33
Pound	Quick	7	11.67	600ms	6
Zen Headbutt	Quick	12	10.91	1100ms	10

Cleffa Evolution

Clefairy	Requires 50x Candy	Clefable
Cleffa	Requires 25x Candy	Clefairy

Best Cleffa Raid Counters in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best counters for Cleffa Raids and the best movesets to use. We run a simulation with every Pokemon GO in our database to figure out the quickest time to defeat (TTK) Cleffa in a raid.