Clefairy 100% perfect IV stats, shiny Clefable in Pokémon Go

Clefairy’s 100% perfect IV stats in Pokémon Go

This week’s Spotlight Hour is a great opportunity to catch a Clefairy with perfect IV stats.

'Perfect' means two things in Pokémon Go, depending on how you plan to use a given Pokémon. First, there’s the maxed out, 100% IV version, which is the 15/15/15 you’re looking for your 4* Pokédex, raids and Master League. Yet, because of how CP is calculated using three stats, a perfect IV Pokémon is generally only ever the best version of itself in the Master League.

Of course, you can’t see the IV of a Pokémon without catching it first, but with a little research beforehand, you can quickly spot a perfect Clefairy based on the CP alone.

If you’re at Level 30 (or above), you’ll ideally be looking for the following CPs for a perfect 15/15/15 Clefairy:

• Level 30 (wild CP maximum) - 990 CP
• Level 35 (weather boosted CP maximum) - 1073 CP

The wild CP value aligns with your current trainer level until you reach Level 30, so, since the majority of the player base is above this level, we’ve kept to these values for simplicity’s sake. If, however, you’re currently below Level 30, these values will be different.

Is Clefable good in PVP?

Clefable is perfectly reasonable in Great League and Ultra League. It’s by no means exemplary, but it can hold its own for sure.

As a mono-Fairy-type, it is only weak to Poison and Steel, and resistant to Fighting, Dark and Bug. On top of this, it’s super resistant to Dragon. Its best moveset is Fairy Wind, Moonblast and Meteor Mash, meaning it is both spammy and can lay down decent shield pressure.

In Great League, this leads to wins against Altaria, Shadow Poliwrath, Medicham, Shadow Dragonair and Azumarill, which is perfectly respectable. Losses will come from Talonflame, Skarmory, Lickitung, Lanturn and Whiscash.

In Ultra League, a Lv49 0/15/13 caps out at 2500 CP, which is a big investment. It will grant you wins against Poliwrath, Virizion, Greninja, Giratina Altered and Cobalion, so think about how much you need to beat them before you invest your resources. Losses come from Talonflame, Cresselia, Swampert, Steelix and Jellicent.

Master League might seem tempting, as a mono-Fairy-type, but remember that CP cap. Don’t do it.

Is there a shiny Clefairy in Pokémon Go?

Yes! Shiny Cleffa, shiny Clefairy and shiny Clefable were released back in February 2019 as part of the Valentine’s Day event.

If luck is on your side, you may find a shiny Clefairy in the wild, but be aware that this is not a Community Day and shiny rates are not boosted, so the chances of catching one, let alone a perfect one, are very low. That said, each Clefairy you see has the potential to be shiny, so it’s purely a numbers game - tap each and every one of them and see what you get. However, you won’t be finding a shiny Cleffa in the wild – they can only be found in Eggs!

What do shiny Cleffa, shiny Clefairy and shiny Clefable look like in Pokémon Go?

As you can see below, this is a pretty subtle shiny - in each instance, the Pokémon is a little paler and the ears change from brown at the tip to green!

Why is Clefairy not spawning at a boosted rate? It is the Solistice event, but all I see is Houndour, Growlith and Vulpix everywhere.
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This isn’t exactly the most inspired shiny, sadly. You’ll most likely not see the difference at first glance, so keep an eye out for the sparkle effect when it appears and the shiny icon next to its name on the catch screen!

Thanks to Reddit user blthmsphlp for the handy preview!

Other tips for this Spotlight Hour

Aside from trying to catch a shiny Clefairy in Pokémon Go, there are a couple of other good reasons to partake in this week’s Spotlight Hour:

• The best reason is, of course, the double catch candy bonus running throughout the hour. This gives you the chance to gather Candy twice as fast as usual, with each Clefairy caught giving up to 13 Candy if you use a Pinap or Silver Berry with a Mega-Evolved Pokémon of the same type, instead of the base three.
• This bonus also extends to your research rewards. Remember, you don’t need to catch these Pokémon when you complete the task; if you run away from a reward Pokémon, it is added to a 'bank' of up to 200 Pokémon you can save for times like this, or when you want to maximise a Star Piece or Lucky Egg bonus.
• If you’re a newcomer, this Spotlight Hour is the perfect time to collect enough Clefairy Candy to fully evolve this Pokémon and add its evolution to your Pokédex.
• Thanks to Clefairy being a Fairy-type, catching a bunch during this Spotlight Hour will add progress to your respective catch bonus medal.

Spotlight Hour events only last for an hour – 6pm to 7pm (local time). Check back the week after for a primer on whatever takes the spotlight in May!

Good luck finding a perfect Clefairy!