Clefairy
Fairy
Best attacking moveset: Pound and Moonblast, worth 5.9 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Clefairy can learn 8 combinations. Pound with Moonblast does the most damage per second of them, at level 40 with a perfect attack stat. Same-type moves get the 1.2× bonus, and the cycle assumes the charged attack fires the moment it has the energy.
Stats and moves come straight from the game's own data files. Every number on this page is a raid and gym number, not a PvP one.
Type matchups
| Fast attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pound | Normal | 6 | 0.5s | +5 |
| Zen Headbutt | Psychic | 11 | 1.0s | +9 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Body Slam | Normal | 50 | 2.0s | -33 |
| Disarming Voice | Fairy | 70 | 4.0s | -33 |
| Moonblast | Fairy | 130 | 4.0s | -100 |
| Swift | Normal | 65 | 3.0s | -50 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Clefairy has been released. Players have found it from: wild, raid, research, evolution, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 1,306 at level 50, 1,155 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 660 CP at level 20, or 825 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 611 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 107 attack · 108 defense · 172 stamina |
What it costs
| Candy to evolve | 50 Candy |
|---|---|
| Second charged move | 10,000 Stardust and 25 Candy |
| Buddy distance | 1 km per Candy |
| Size | 0.6 m and 7.5 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Clefairy does not have one best moveset, it has 4. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Fighting, Dragon, Dark.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Fighting | Zen Headbutt + Moonblast | 8.1 |
| Dragon | Pound + Moonblast | 7.6 |
| Dark | Pound + Moonblast | 7.6 |
| Normal | Pound + Moonblast | 5.9 |
| Pound + Moonblast | 5.9 | |
| Ground | Pound + Moonblast | 5.9 |
| Rock | Pound + Moonblast | 5.9 |
| Bug | Pound + Moonblast | 5.9 |
| Water | Pound + Moonblast | 5.9 |
| Grass | Pound + Moonblast | 5.9 |
| Electric | Pound + Moonblast | 5.9 |
| Psychic | Pound + Moonblast | 5.9 |
| Ice | Pound + Moonblast | 5.9 |
| Fairy | Pound + Moonblast | 5.9 |
| Poison | Zen Headbutt + Body Slam | 5.7 |
| Fire | Pound + Body Slam | 5.1 |
| Ghost | Zen Headbutt + Moonblast | 5.0 |
| Steel | Pound + Moonblast | 4.8 |
Same maths as the headline number, run once per defending type: level 40, perfect attack IV, and the target's own type taken into account. Sorted by damage, so the top of this table is what Clefairy is actually for.
Counters: what beats Clefairy
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Eternatus | PoisonDragon | Poison Jab + Sludge Bomb | 44.6 |
 Metagross | SteelPsychic | Bullet Punch + Meteor Mash Legacy | 43.8 |
 Tinkaton | FairySteel | Fairy Wind + Gigaton Hammer Legacy | 42.6 |
 Naganadel | PoisonDragon | Poison Jab + Sludge Bomb | 42.4 |
 Lucario | FightingSteel | Bullet Punch + Meteor Mash | 40.4 |
 Nihilego | RockPoison | Poison Jab + Sludge Bomb | 40.2 |
 Roserade | GrassPoison | Poison Jab + Sludge Bomb | 39.3 |
 Dialga | SteelDragon | Metal Claw + Iron Head | 38.8 |
 Munkidori | PoisonPsychic | Poison Jab + Sludge Bomb | 38.5 |
 Regigigas | Normal | Hidden Power + Crush Grip Legacy | 38.1 |
Ranked by damage per second against Clefairy's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.