ピッピ

Clefairy Fairy Pokémon

Illustration rare

1 / 46 Clefairy cards owned 0 / 2 in ポケモンカードゲーム MEGA 1 promo prints

Clefairy collection

1 / 46 collected

2% complete

Owned1 Missing45 TrackedS$0.48 Missing est.≈S$394

Best buy Clefairy 151 S$0.14 Top owned Clefairy Perfect Order S$0.48

Evolution line

Cleffa ピィ

→

Clefairy ピッピ

→

Clefable ピクシー

Versions & finishes

missing

Holofoil not owned?

Artwork is identical across finishes; the holo or reverse shimmer is indicative.

Story & meaning

“It can be found in quiet mountain areas on a full moon's night. Its dancing and its tiny, faintly glowing wings confer upon it a lovely fairylike quality.”

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History

Clefairy is a small, pink, fairy-like Pokémon traditionally associated with the moon, often gathering in quiet mountainous places like Mt. Moon on nights of a full moon. It is known for its charming, communal dancing under moonlight and its tiny wings that glow faintly, lending it a graceful, otherworldly quality. Shy and rarely seen, it is a beloved early-generation Pokémon and was once a strong candidate to be the franchise mascot before Pikachu; it later gained the Fairy type in Generation VI and evolves from Cleffa and into Clefable.

Name & meaning

The Japanese name ピッピ (Pippi) is a reduplicated, cute-sounding coinage; 'pi' is a small, light, chirpy onomatopoeic syllable common in cutesy Japanese names, evoking a tiny, endearing creature rather than deriving from a specific dictionary word. The English name 'Clefairy' combines 'clef' (the musical symbol, hinting at its rhythmic dancing and song) with 'fairy', reflecting its Fairy Pokémon category and dainty, magical appearance.