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Cleffa (ピィ, Pī^?, Py in original Japanese language versions) is one of the Pokémon fictional species of Pokémon from the Pokémon franchise. It was first introduced to the games in the Pokémon Gold, Pokémon Silver, and Pokémon Stadium 2 versions of the video game and can evolve into Clefairy by maximising its happiness statistic. ^[1][2] Japanese  ) is a language spoken by over 130 million people, in Japan and Japanese emigrant communities around the world. ... The official Pokémon logo. ... This is a complete list of Pokémon which appear in the National Pokédex as of Pokémon Diamond and Pearl. ... The official Pokémon logo. ... In the Game Boy video games Pokémon Gold and Silver, players must become Pokémon Trainers by exploring Johto, collecting the eight regional gym badges, and capturing Pokémon. ... In the Game Boy video games Pokémon Gold and Silver, players must become Pokémon Trainers by exploring Johto, collecting the eight regional gym badges, and capturing Pokémon. ... Pokémon Stadium 2 (Pokémon Stadium GS in Japan) is a video game for the Nintendo 64. ... An M evolution Evolution in the fictional world of the Pokémon video game franchise refers to a sudden change of form in a Pokémon, usually accompanied by a dramatic increase in statistics. ...

The name, Cleffa, is probably a shortening of the name of this Pokémon's evolved form, Clefairy. Their name may also be derived by the terms contained within it; Cleffa can be split into the musical terms clef and fa and the members of its evolutionary line are known for their singing capabilities. Cleffa's Japanese name, Py, is related to the word little. This is further supported by Cleffa's height of 1 ft. Clefairy Pippi in original Japanese language versions) are one of the 493 fictional species of Pokémon creatures from the multi-billion-dollar[1] Pokémon media franchise – a collection of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards and other media created by Satoshi Tajiri. ... Harry Belafonte singing, photograph by C. van Vechten Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, which is often contrasted with speech. ...

Biological characteristics

Cleffa is a small, bipedal creature, shaped like a five-pointed star. It has no neck, so it seems to be somewhat stout compared to other Pokémon of its size, such as Pichu. It has short pink fur, with a large brown patch on each of its two pointed ears. Between these ears is a large swirl of pink fur. It has two small eyes, no nose, and a small mouth. It also has a patch of darker pink fur under each eye. A biped is an animal that travels across surfaces supported by two legs. ...

Cleffa love to stick their tongues out and are often seen hanging around other baby Pokémon such as Igglybuff. Due to its unusual, star-shaped silhouette, when lots of meteors illuminate the night sky, sightings of Cleffa strangely increase. Some people believe that they came to the Pokémon Universe on a meteor. Igglybuff ) is a fictional character of the Pokémon franchise. ...

If the impact site of a meteorite is found, this Pokémon is certain to be within the immediate area. On nights with many shooting stars, Cleffa can be seen dancing in a ringlike formation. They dance through the night and stop only at the break of day, when these Pokémon quench their thirst with the morning dew. Like Staryu, it is a Starshape Pokémon. As a result, scientists in the Pokémon Universe are trying to find a connection between the two. Staryu Hitodeman in original Japanese language versions) is a basic water-type Pokémon, which resembles a five-armed starfish with some sort of yellow metal wrapped around the center. ...

In the video games

Cleffa first appears in Pokémon Gold and Silver, as one of the several pre-evolutions introduced into the series. It is made by breeding two Pokémon besides Cleffa in the Clefairy evolutionary line. It becomes a wild Pokémon in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Pokémon Diamond , Pocket Monsters Diamond) and Pokémon Pearl , Pocket Monsters Pearl) are a pair of role-playing video games developed by Game Freak and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS handheld video game console. ...

Cleffa appears in other Pokémon games, including Pokémon Pinball: Ruby and Sapphire and Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team and Red Rescue Team. Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team ) and Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team ) are a matched pair of Pokémon games for the Game Boy Advance and Nintendo DS, respectively. ...

In other media

Cleffa, Clefairy and Clefable in Episode 411, "A Real Cleffa-Hanger".

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In Super Smash Bros. Melee, Cleffa's Trophy description claims that its connection to Staryu is unknown. However, the idea that Cleffa has any connection to Staryu is unsubstantiated. Super Smash Bros. ... Staryu Hitodeman in original Japanese language versions) is a basic water-type Pokémon, which resembles a five-armed starfish with some sort of yellow metal wrapped around the center. ...

In the Pokémon Trading Card Game

All of Cleffa's appearances are as a colorless type baby stage Pokémon in the following expansions:

• Neo Genesis
• Skyridge
• EX: Unseen Forces
• Pokemon Card Game DP
• Promotional set

In the card game, Cleffa has attacks called "Eek". Incidentally, the number of E's in the attack seems to correspond the number of cards that are drawn when the attack is used. For example, "Eek" has the player draw two cards while "Eeeeeeek" has the player draw shuffle their hand into their deck and draw 7.

References

• The following games and their instruction manuals: Pokémon Red and Blue; Pokémon Yellow; Pokémon Stadium and Pokémon Stadium 2; Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal; Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald; Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen; Pokémon Colosseum and Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness

Publications

• Barbo, Maria. The Official Pokémon Handbook. Scholastic Publishing, 1999. ISBN 0-439-15404-9.
• Loe, Casey, ed. Pokémon Special Pikachu Edition Official Perfect Guide. Sunnydale, CA: Empire 21 Publishing, 1999. ISBN 1-930206-15-1.
• Nintendo Power. Official Nintendo Pokémon FireRed Version & Pokémon LeafGreen Version Player’s Guide. Nintendo of America Inc., August 2004. ISBN 1-930206-50-X
• Mylonas, Eric. Pokémon Pokédex Collector’s Edition: Prima’s Official Pokémon Guide. Prima Games, September 21 2004. ISBN 0-7615-4761-4
• Nintendo Power. Official Nintendo Pokémon Emerald Version Player’s Guide. Nintendo of America Inc., April 2005. ISBN 1-930206-58-5

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References

External links

• Official Pokémon website
• Bulbapedia (a Pokémon-centric Wiki)’s article about Cleffa as a species
• Cleffa’s fourth-generation Pokédex entry at Serebii.net
• Pokémon Dungeon Pokédex entry, full of statistics analysis
• Psypoke Pokédex entry
• Smogon Pokédex entry
• WikiKnowledge.net’s entry for Cleffa Previously hosted by Wikibooks