Clefairy’s evolution is a bit of a trendsetter, being among the first to require an evolutionary stone. No moon stone, no Clefable. Back in the early days, getting Clefable felt like a monumental task, but now you have us to help guide you. We can tell you how to evolve Clefairy, from where to find the moon stone to where you can find a Clefairy to catch.
Before Game Freak released the gen 6 Pokémon games, X and Y, the Clefairy evolution line were all normal Pokémon. If you’re playing generation five or earlier, it’s best to know what the normal Pokémon weaknesses are to make the most of them. However, since appearing in Kalos, Clefairy and co. are now fairy Pokémon. Given the headaches they can cause, we encourage you to scrub up on your fairy Pokémon weakness knowledge!
Here’s everything you need to know about Clefairy’s evolution:
Where can I catch Cleffa?
Cleffa is a gen 2 Pokémon introduced in Johto to serve as the first stage to Clefairy, turning the two-stage line into a three-stage one. If you want to fill out your Pokédex, it’s best to start from the bottom and work your way up, especially since Cleffa isn’t difficult to catch. This is where you can find Cleffa in the Pokémon games on Switch:
- Sword and Shield – Rolling Fields and Hammerlocke Hills. If you have the Isle of Armor DLC, you can also find them in Fields of Honor, Insular Sea, Forest of Focus, and Soothing Wetlands.
- Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl – Mount Coronet and Trophy Garden.
- Legends: Arceus – Cobalt Coastslands (through mass outbreaks) and Coronet Highlands (Fabled Spring).
- Scarlet and Violet – If you have the Indigo Disk DLC you can find Cleffa in Reveler’s Road, Oni Mountain, Infernal Pass, Kitakami Halls, and Crystal Pool.
As with many stage one ‘mon, a simple Poké Ball does the trick when catching Cleffa!
How do I evolve Cleffa?
Cleffa evolves into Clefairy with high friendship. The best way to increase your friendship is to battle and win with Cleffa. Depending on the game you play, you can also cook your pal a tasty curry or play with it!
Where can I catch Clefairy?
You can’t catch Cleffa in gen 1 Pokémon games (Let’s Go Eevee and Let’s Go Pikachu on Switch), so you need to know where to catch Clefairy instead:
- Let’s Go Eevee and Let’s Go Pikachu – Mt. Moon.
- Sword and Shield – Giant’s Cap, Hammerlocke Hills, Motostoke Riverbank, Rolling Fields, Lake of Outrage, and Bridge Field. The Isle of Armor DLC also allows you to catch Clefairy in Soothing Wetlands, Fields of Honor, Forest of Focus, Snowslide Slop, and Frostpoint Field.
- Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl – Mt. Coronet and Trophy Garden.
- Legends: Arceus – Cobalt Coastslands (through mass outbreaks) and Coronet Highlands (Fabled Spring).
- Scarlet and Violet – If you have the Indigo Disk DLC you can find Clefairy in Reveler’s Road, Oni’s Maw, Infernal Pass, Kitakami Halls, and Crystal Pool.
How do I evolve Clefairy?
To evolve Clefairy, you need to give it a moon stone. It follows the same steps as Murkrow’s evolution and Misdreavus’ evolution as you need to track down the stone. You can find moon stones in the following areas:
- Let’s Go Eevee and Let’s Go Pikachu – a hidden recurring item in Mt. Moon and Saffron City.
- Sword and Shield – Pokémon with the pickup ability might snag you one, the Digging Duo in Bridgefield, a Poké job reward for tiers V, VI, and IX, and wild Cleffa, Clefairy, Clefable, and Lunastone have a 5% chance of holding one.
- Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl – the Grand Underground and wild Cleffa, Clefairy, and Lunastone had a 5% chance of holding one.
- Legends: Arceus – trading post, Ginkgo Guild cart, space-time distortions, and a chance for Ursaluna to dig one up.
- Scarlet and Violet – Porto Marinada auction, sparkling overworld item in Asado Desert, Pokémon with the pickup ability might give you one.
Where can I catch Clefable?
Clefable is in the wild in numerous games, but not in Brilliant Diamond or Shining Pearl. If you want to catch one, grab some ultra balls and head to the following locations:
- Let’s Go Eevee and Let’s Go Pikachu – Mt. Moon.
- Sword and Shield – Hammerlocke Hills, Lake of Outrage, Motostoke Riverbank, Bridge Field, Rolling Fields. The Isle of Armor DLC also allows you to find Clefable in Fields of Honor, Forest of Focus, Ballimere Lake, Frigid Sea, and Snowslide Slope.
- Legends: Arceus – An alpha wanders the Coronet Highlands (Fabled Spring) at night.
We advise you to bring some ultra balls with you to catch Clefable (especially if you go after the alpha in PLA), though depending on where you are in the game, you might get away with just a great ball.
How do I evolve Clefairy in Pokémon Go?
You just have to give Clefairy 50 candies for it to evolve into Clefable. To evolve Cleffa into Clefairy, you need to give it 25 candies. That’s right, while a lot of evolutions that rely on a stone, such as Helioptile’s evolution, require you to get a stone in Pokémon Go, that rule doesn’t apply to Clefairy.
Should I evolve Clefairy straight away?
As is the case with any evolution, it’s best to look at what moves Clefairy learns at different levels, then use the moon stone to evolve it after it learns the skills you want it to have.
Now that you know about Clefairy’s evolution, allow us to teach you about Scyther’s evolution, Gloom’s evolution, and Cetoddle’s evolution. We can also tell you how to evolve Primeape if you need a powerful fighting and ghost Pokémon. Should you want to know how to get all of the Pokémon Go Eevee evolutions, we have a guide for that, too!
