Clefairy (Pokémon)

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Clefairy (Japanese: ピッピ Pippi) is a introduced in Generation I. Prior to Generation VI, it was a Pokémon.
It evolves from when leveled up with high friendship and evolves into when exposed to a Moon Stone.
==Biology==
Clefairy is a bipedal, pink with a chubby, vaguely star-shaped body. A small, pointed tooth protrudes from the upper left corner of its mouth. It has wrinkles beside its black, oval eyes, a single dark pink oval marking on each cheek, and large, pointed ears with brown tips. A tuft of fur curls over its forehead, much like its large, upward-curling tail. Each stocky arm has two small claws and a thumb on each hand, and both feet have a single toenail. There is a pair of tiny, butterfly-shaped wings on its back. Though incapable of flight, Clefairy's wings can store moonlight and allow it to float.
Clefairy is very shy and rarely shows itself to humans. On the rare occasions that Clefairy comes down from its , it can be seen dancing underneath the full moon's light. The area surrounding their dance is enveloped in a magnetic field. Once the sun rises, it returns home, where it sleeps nestled with other Clefairy. There have been many sightings of Clefairy during the morning aftermath of the full moon. In the Pokémon the Series episode Clefairy Tales, Clefairy is depicted as an extraterrestrial Pokémon. Clefairy is known to be popular thanks to both its adorable look and behavior. As mentioned in Pokémon Sleep, anyone who sees a Clefairy using while sleeping will receive happiness. This sighting is considered to be a very unusual sight to witness.Sleep Style Dex
Before Generation V, Clefairy and its evolutionary relatives were the only known Pokémon that could have as an Ability.
===Evolution===
Clefairy evolves from and evolves into .
(For specifics on this Pokémon's Evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)
==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.
* : In Veilstone City's Slot Machines, the bonus rounds function with a Clefairy which points to which reel to stop first.
===Pokédex entries===
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===Held items===
Pokémon caught in Generation I must be traded to a Generation II game in order for a held item to appear.
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===Stats===
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====Pokéathlon stats====
===Type effectiveness===
===Learnset===
====By leveling up====
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===Side game data===
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===Evolution data===
===Sprites===
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==In animation==
===Main series===
====Major appearances====
=====Clefairy (recurring)=====
A peculiar group of Clefairy debuted in Clefairy Tales. and first encountered them after their spacecraft crash-landed near Viridian City. The Clefairy resorted to stealing items, including 's signature microphone marker and even , from a nearby town to rebuild their spaceship.
The group, accompanied by Oswald and Jigglypuff, tracked the Clefairy to an underground cave and stormed the spaceship to recover Jigglypuff's microphone and Pikachu. Though Jigglypuff ended up defeating all of the Clefairy with , the spacecraft still took off because of its preset launch, though Ash, his friends, and Jigglypuff escaped in time. Oswald remained on board until the spaceship crashed again in another village. As a result, the Clefairy once again began stealing the locals' items to return to orbit.
The Clefairy reappeared in Wish Upon a Star Shape, where the group re-encountered them after their spacecraft crashed into a Johto mountainside. Prior to the crash-landing, the Clefairy beamed a to safety, and it landed on Ash's Phanpy. Cleffa quickly struck up a friendship with Phanpy. It later led everyone to the crash site while also trying to escape and the Pokémon Mystery Club (PMC).
The Clefairy went on to use the parts from Team Rocket's mecha and the PMC's machine to repair their spacecraft. Pikachu's ultimately helped the craft lift off. In the process, Cleffa evolved into a Clefairy and reunited with its family.
Its known moves are , , and .
=====Lusamine's Clefairy=====
's Clefairy appeared in a fantasy in A Dream Encounter!, where she evolved into a Clefable. She reappeared during flashbacks in Mission: Total Recall!, where she was seen playing with . She reappeared again in another flashback in Rescuing the Unwilling!.
=====Other=====
Multiple Clefairy debuted in Clefairy and the Moon Stone, where some of them evolved into Clefable after touching the Moon Stone.
A Clefairy appeared in A Goldenrod Opportunity, under the ownership of Whitney. Commonly seen outside of its Poké Ball, it was used to send flying, and later in Whitney's Gym against . However, the Fairy Pokémon had to be recalled when its failed against .
In A Real Cleffa-Hanger, Ash and visited Mt. Moon again and found multiple Clefairy again. They played a major role in the episode.
In Infinite Possibilities!, a Clefairy appeared in a flashback, being befriended by Professor Cerise in his childhood. In the present day, six Clefairy took part in an Evolution ritual alongside a Clefable that had evolved from the Clefairy that Professor Cerise had befriended.
====Minor appearances====
In Pikachu's Vacation as one of the Pokémon seen at the Pokémon Theme Park.
In The Power of One, multiple Clefairy sensed the disturbance caused by Lawrence III.
Multiple Clefairy appeared in Pikachu's Rescue Adventure.
In Wired for Battle!, a 's Clefairy came up as an image in Shingo's laptop.
A Clefairy appeared in 's fantasy in Imitation Confrontation.
Multiple Clefairy appeared in the opening sequence of Destiny Deoxys.
In Lights, Camerupt, Action!, 's Clefairy appeared in a film that Ash and were watching when they were younger.
A 's Clefairy appeared in Hi Ho Silver Wind!.
In Once More With Reeling!, a Coordinator's Clefairy participated in the .
A Coordinator's Clefairy appeared in Getting the Pre-Contest Titters!.
In Beating the Bustle and Hustle!, a Trainer's Clefairy participated in the fake Sinnoh Pokémon Hustle that had set up.
Three Trainers' Clefairy appeared in The Power of Us.
A Trainer's Clefairy appeared in Battling on the Wing!.
A Trainer's Clefairy appeared in Z-Move Showdown!.
A Trainer's Clefairy appeared in Settling the Scorbunny!.
A Clefairy appeared in a fantasy in Time After Time!.
A Trainer's Clefairy got stuck in 's giant ball in A Rollicking Roll….
A Trainer's Clefairy appeared in a fantasy in Sleuths for Truth!.
A Trainer's Clefairy appeared in The Spectral Express!.
A Trainer's Clefairy appeared in Out of Their Elements!.
A Clefairy appeared in HZ070.
====Pokédex entries====
===Pokémon Origins===
In File 1: Red, a Clefairy was one of the Pokémon seen in Professor Oak's introduction.
===Pokémon Evolutions===
In The Discovery, three Clefairy appeared in a fantasy of Mt. Moon.
==In the manga==
===Ash & Pikachu===
Similar to her Pokémon the Series counterpart, Whitney owns a Clefairy. It appeared in The Beginning Of Good Luck?! Pokémon Fortune Telling.
===The Electric Tale of Pikachu===
In Clefairy Tale, discovers a colony of Clefairy with Bill and . The three humans assist with and witness an evolution ceremony.
In Clefairy in Space, a herd of Clefairy are causing trouble in Apple City, where rumors are circulating that Clefairy come from outer space. It is also learned that Clefairy have a secretion from the back of their throat that can harden into a crystal-like form.
===Magical Pokémon Journey and Pokémon Chamo-Chamo ☆ Pretty ♪===
One of Hazel's main traveling companions in Magical Pokémon Journey is a timid, shy Clefairy. Clefairy tends to be very cowardly, but when he actually does battle, he can use his powerful attack.
Clefairy also returns as a main character in Pokémon Chamo-Chamo ☆ Pretty ♪.
===Pokémon Adventures===
 had a Clefairy nicknamed Clefy, which first appeared in A Little Kadabra'll Do It. It later evolved into in The Winged Legends when used his Moon Stone on him. Although he was used only once for distraction against Sabrina prior to evolving, his increased power allowed him to stall for a short period of time with his .
Daisy Oak had a Clefairy used in s when she was younger, which first appeared in It All Ends Now III.
Rad Rickshaw owns two Clefairy nicknamed Cliff and Cliffette, as seen in Cautious Clefairy. A third Clefairy appeared in a fantasy in the same chapter.
A Clefairy appeared in a fantasy in Double Trouble with Dialga and Palkia IV.
A Clefairy appeared in Weavile Wobbles But It Won't Fall Down, under the ownership of a at the .
Multiple Clefairy appeared in Choir Tournament at the Autumn Choir Tournament.
A Clefairy appeared in GRRR!! The Irrepairable Gears during the Darkest Day.
===Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys===
A Clefairy appeared in Falkner The Bird Keeper's Challenge!!.
===Pokémon: Yeah! I Got Pokémon!===
A Clefairy appeared in The Terrible Twins, Rin & Ran, under the ownership of Rin.
A Clefairy appeared in GDZ23.
===Pokémon Pocket Monsters===
Clefairy is one of the main characters in Pokémon Pocket Monsters and is 's first partner Pokémon. Clefairy is often very rude and stupid, gaining him the nickname "Blockhead Clefairy". He is the source of much humor in the manga.
Blaine has multiple Clefairy, as seen in Fierce Competition at the Pokémon Quiz Battle!!. They were used as a punishment when Red's Clefairy got the final question to the quiz wrong of the Pokémon Quiz Battle.
A Clefairy appeared in Fighting Over Otoshidama!!.
Five Clefairy known as the Clefairy Rangers debuted in The Gym Challenges Begin!!.
 also owns a Clefairy.
===Pokémon Ruby-Sapphire===
Multiple Clefairy appeared in Clefairy Goes Home!.
A Clefairy appeared in Clefairy, Form Teacher Of Class 1P!! as the father of Red's Clefairy.
==In the TCG==
==Other appearances==
===Super Smash Bros.===
When released from a , Clefairy will use to copy another Pokémon's move randomly.
According to an interview with Masahiro Sakurai, the director of the Super Smash Bros. series, in the May 1999 issue of The 64 DREAM, both Clefairy and Jigglypuff were considered to be added to the game as a clone of Kirby, with Jigglypuff ultimately being chosen for the game.The 64 DREAM May 1999, p. 91. ところで、「どうして隠しキャラにプリンが?」っていう意見もあったりするんですが。 / ふつうの格闘ゲームは、基本になる骨格などを一緒に作って、やられるモーションなども使いまわすことができるんです。でも「スマブラ」の場合は基本の8キャラがすべて異なる体型で作られているんですね。その上、やられパターンとか倒れパターン、それに起き上がりら攻撃パターンや崖捕まりパターンなど、それぞれ違う作りをしていて、それらを全て作るのは、ふつうの格闘っていうレベルでみてもすごく大変なことなんです。それで、隠れキャラは基本キャラの骨格を使い回すことを前提にしたんです。なので、ネスとルイージはマリオと同じ骨格でできてるし、ファルコンはサムス、プリンはカービィと一緒というわけなんです。プリンを選んだのはそういった骨格の類似性もありましたが、それとは別に、「人気ポケモンは?」って考えたときに、最後まで残ったのがピッピとプリンだったんですね。カービィ体形でピッピを作ることも可能だったと思いますけど、とりあえずキャラクター的な性格からして、プリンの方がやられ役っぽさがあったので選びました。
===Super Smash Bros. Melee===
Clefairy reappears in Super Smash Bros. Melee, although Metronome has been modified to consist of four, random attacks:
*: Any character caught in the whirlwind will take heavy amount of damage, but not enough to KO them. This can be SDI'd out of, allowing characters to escape or reduce damage taken.
*: This attack burns the ground around Clefairy, damaging any opponent caught in it. Like Gust, this can be SDI'd out of.
*: This attack has high vertical knockback, large range, and hits many times, to the point that it can KO a character.
*: This attack is similar to Electrode's Explosion. Any character caught in the blast radius will take damage.
As in Smash 64, the summoner is immune to damage from Clefairy's attacks, including Self-Destruct. Its Japanese voice clip comes from a different part of Clefairy and the Moon Stone while its English voice clip is the same one used in Smash 64.
====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.
===Super Smash Bros. Ultimate===
Clefairy appears as a .
==Trivia==
* The prototype name for Clefairy was Aria. The n dub of Pokémon the Series used this name during the original series.
** The dub of the episode Clefairy and the Moon Stone calls Clefairy by its proper species name and "Aria" interchangeably.
* Clefairy and its evolved form share their with and . They are all known as the Fairy Pokémon.
** The "Fairy Pokémon" category predates the introduction of the in Generation VI. From this generation onwards, the type and category of these four Pokémon share the same English name. However, this is not true in Japanese, where the type is フェアリータイプ Fairy-type and the category is ようせいポケモン Yōsei Pokémon.
* The Poké Doll is a Clefairy doll, as identified by the Japanese name of this item (ピッピにんぎょう Doll).
===Concept and development===
According to an interview, Clefairy was designed by Ken Sugimori, and is one of Kōji Nishino's favorite Pokémon.Creator Profile: The Creators of Pikachu - Pokémon.com (archived)
===Origin===
Clefairy seems to be based on and s since it is a playful, magical, humanoid creature with wings. It may also be inspired by the concept of due to its rumored celestial origins and vaguely -shaped body. It may also reference the mythical due to its large ears, various Moon related powers, and the fact that it evolves into Clefable using a Moon Stone.
====Name origin====
Clefairy may be a combination of (musical symbol) and .
Pippi may be derived from the repetition of the first syllable of .
==In other languages==
==See also==
* Lusamine's Clefairy
* Clefable (UNITE)
* Red's Clefairy
==References==
==External links==
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