Pokemon GO: How to Get Shiny Cleffa, Shiny Clefairy, & Shiny Clefable

In Pokemon GO, there are plenty of Trainers who enjoy seeking out their favorite Pokemon. Among the hundreds of Pokemon species available in the game, there are plenty of shiny variants populating the world for players to track down and encounter.

Of the numerous Pokemon that have shiny variants in Pokemon GO, Cleffa, Clefairy, and Clefable, a lovable Fairy Type evolution line, are some of the most sought-after. For Trainers who are seeking out the shiny forms of these Pokemon, knowing how to obtain them and the standard rates that apply can make your search much more beneficial.

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How to Get Shiny Cleffa, Clefairy, & Clefable in Pokemon GO

When it comes to shiny hunting Cleffa, Clefairy, or Clefable, knowing how these Pokemon can be obtained in Pokemon GO will help you determine the best shiny hunting method. Cleffa can generally only be obtained from eggs when Cleffa is in the rotation of featured obtainable Pokemon. Clefairy can be obtained as a general wild encounter in certain areas, and Clefable is available from certain areas of the wild and through Raids whenever it is one of the featured Pokemon in rotation.

Generally, the shiny rates for these wild encounters will be 1 in 500, as determined by player data that was collected by The Silph Road during their partnership with Niantic. However, the general shiny rates for egg encounters when it comes to baby Pokemon (which includes Cleffa) tend to have an improved rate at around 1 in 50.

While standard rates are rather rare to come by, there may be various events that occur between each season of the game, boosting the shiny rates of Cleffa, Clefairy, or Clefable. A notable example of this is the 2024 Cleffa Hatch Day, which is set to occur on April 28, running between the hours of 2 PM – 5 PM, local time.

During this event, you will get double candy from all hatched eggs, 2km eggs will drop more frequently from PokeStops, Cleffa will have a higher chance of hatching from 2km eggs, and the chances of hatching a shiny Cleffa will be improved. Since Cleffa will be hatched more frequently from eggs, this should enable you to stock up on Cleffa Candy quicker than normal. This means that if you do manage to obtain a shiny Cleffa through this event, you should be able to evolve it into Clefairy or Clefable with little struggle – if you wish to do so.

Pokémon GO

Released

July 6, 2016

Genre(s)

Augmented Reality