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Counter guide · Fairy · Gen II

What beats Cleffa?

The 5 hardest counters to Cleffa ranked by type effectiveness, base-stat total, and Speed. Heatran outspeeds and hits for 2× with steel-type STAB.

Cleffa
No. 173
Cleffa
Fairy
BST 218 · Speed 15 · Atk 25 · SpA 45

Top 5 counters

  1. #1
    Heatran
    No. 485
    Heatran
    Fire Steel
    Hits Cleffa for 2× via steel-type STAB Takes ¼× back from fairy-type STAB Speed: 77 > 15 (outspeeds) Lean: Special (SpA 130)
  2. #2
    Iron Moth
    No. 994
    Iron Moth
    Fire Poison
    Hits Cleffa for 2× via poison-type STAB Takes ¼× back from fairy-type STAB Speed: 110 > 15 (outspeeds) Lean: Special (SpA 140)
  3. #3
    Solgaleo
    No. 791
    Solgaleo
    Psychic Steel
    Hits Cleffa for 2× via steel-type STAB Takes ½× back from fairy-type STAB Speed: 97 > 15 (outspeeds) Lean: Physical (Atk 137)
  4. #4
    Kartana
    No. 798
    Kartana
    Grass Steel
    Hits Cleffa for 2× via steel-type STAB Takes ½× back from fairy-type STAB Speed: 109 > 15 (outspeeds) Lean: Physical (Atk 181)
  5. #5
    Revavroom
    No. 966
    Revavroom
    Steel Poison
    Hits Cleffa for 2× via steel-type STAB Takes ¼× back from fairy-type STAB Speed: 90 > 15 (outspeeds) Lean: Physical (Atk 119)

Cleffa's type weaknesses

2× weak to
Poison Steel
Immune to
Dragon

How this list is computed

Each candidate is scored on best-STAB damage into Cleffa, the damage taken back, Speed comparison, base-stat total, and offensive lean (Attack vs Sp. Attack). Candidates that Cleffa hits super-effectively for 2× or more without taking comparable damage back are filtered out — they die first. Type-immune candidates are excluded entirely.

Counters are theoretical type-chart matchups, not damage calculations. Item, ability, and move-set choices can swing real battles. Use this list as a starting point, not a final answer.