Editing Cleffa

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|specie=Star Shape
|type=Normal
|kanto#=173
|johto#=040
|sinnoh#=099
|evolve=[[Clefairy]]
|color=Pink
|height=0.3 m (1'00")
|weight=3.0 kg (6.6 lbs.)
|abi=Cute Charm
|abi2=Magic Guard
|abi3=Friend Guard
|genr=1♂ : 3♀
|egg=Unbreedable
|hp=50
|at=25
|de=28
|sp=15
|sa=45
|sd=55
|debut=[[Pokémon: Gold Version]]<br>[[Pokémon: Silver Version]]
|1p=Pichu
|1n=Igglybuff
|2p=Crobat
|2n=Clefairy
|4p=Blissey
|4n=Clefairy
|hat=2,560
|exp=037
|e1=SpD
|cat=150
|hap=70
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|}}

'''Cleffa''' is a star-shaped baby Pokémon that was introduced in the second generation games as the pre-evolved form of [[Clefairy]] from the first generation games. This retroactively makes it the first form in a three-stage evolutionary line, with its evolved forms being Clefairy and [[Clefable]].

=Information=

Like its evolved forms, Cleffa has been often connected with extraterrestrial origins. This is partly due to its star-shaped form, as well as the fact that Cleffa appear in larger numbers during meteor showers, and they also have been seen near meteor impacts. Cleffa have been said to have actually ridden to earth aboard a meteor or shooting star.

On nights of shooting stars, Cleffa have been known to spend the night dancing in a ring (similar to ceremonies performed by its evolved forms). At daybreak, they stop to quench their thirst with the morning dew and usually disappear shortly after sunrise. Cleffa evolves into Clefairy when it levels up with a high amount of happiness.

=Appearances=

==Mainstream Games==

In most games from the second generation onwards, Cleffa could only be obtained by hatching one coming from an egg with a Clefairy or Clefable parent. In ''[[Pokémon: Crystal Version]]'', the owner of the Pokémon Daycare on Route 34 will give the player a Pokémon Egg that could hatch into a Cleffa or any of the second generation's other baby Pokémon. Cleffa could be caught at the Amity Meadow course of the [[Pokéwalker]], from which it could be transferred to ''[[Pokémon: HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions|HeartGold and SoulSilver]]''.

In ''[[Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl Versions|Diamond, Pearl]]'' and ''[[Pokémon: Platinum Version|Platinum]]'', Cleffa could be found at Mt. Coronet and was among the Pokémon that could be randomly placed within the Trophy Garden by Mr. Backlot on any given day. At Mt. Coronet, Cleffa was uncommon during the morning but rare in the daytime and night, while in ''Platinum'' it only appeared uncommonly in the morning and at night.

==Other Games==

In ''[[Pokémon Stadium 2]]'', Cleffa was featured in the Streaming Stampede minigame where the player controlled either Cleffa or Igglybuff in competing to most accurately count a group of stampeding Pokémon. Among the Pokémon [[e-Reader]] line, Cleffa was featured in the "Ride the Tuft" minigame where the player controlled one in crossing cliffs by jumping from tuft to tuft. Cleffa also appeared in ''[[Pokémon Puzzle Challenge]]'', where it had to be hatched from an egg. In ''[[Pokémon Channel]]'', Cleffa appeared at Mt. Snowfall on cloudy mornings, days and evenings.

In ''[[Pokémon Trozei!]]'', Cleffa was found at Endless Level 1, Forever Level 50, Pair Trozei and Mr. Who's Den. In ''[[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red and Blue Rescue Teams]]'', Cleffa could be recruited at the first four floors of Wish Cave, while in ''[[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Darkness|Explorers of Time and Darkness]]'' it could be found at the first nineteen basement floors of Marine Resort. It also appeared in ''[[Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs]]'' at Canal Ruins.

=Other Appearances=

==Other Media==

*In the Pokémon anime, Cleffa was first shown in a Pichu Bros. short as part of the Pichu's group. Cleffa was featured in an episode of the Johto series where one had fallen from a spaceship of Clefairy. Ash and his friends protected it and returned it to its kind while protecting it from both [[Team Rocket]] and members of the Pokémon Fan Club. Cleffa was also featured in a Battle Frontier episode with its evolved forms when a Cleffa acted as a guide for Misty and Max when they were separated for Ash near Mt. Moon. It helped to beat Team Rocket with Clefairy and Clefable, and they trusted Ash's group enough to let them watch their moon dance ceremony.
*In the ''Pokémon Adventures'' manga, Cleffa appeared during the ''Gold''/''Silver''/''Crystal'' arc. It made a brief appearance first in one chapter where it was among the Pokémon escaping from the Pokémon Daycare. A Cleffa was also later shown as one of [[Whitney]]'s Pokémon, which she used in a battle with what appeared to be [[Suicune]].

=Trivia=

*Its name is simply a truncation of Clefairy's name, which itself was a combination of the musical note "Clef" with "fairy".
*A trophy of Cleffa appears in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''. [[Staryu]]'s trophy description in the same game also speculates a connection between the two Pokémon due only to the fact that they are both star-shaped.