Clefairy

Clefairy in the anime: Mt. Moon, a spaceship and Whitney's Gym

Clefairy first appeared in "Clefairy and the Moon Stone," where some of a group of Clefairy evolved into Clefable after touching the Moon Stone, the same item that evolves them in the games. "Clefairy Tales" later cast a colony as extraterrestrials whose spacecraft had crash-landed near Viridian City and who resorted to stealing items. Whitney's Clefairy appeared in "A Goldenrod Opportunity" and took part in her Gym battle against Ash, until its Metronome failed against his Cyndaquil and she recalled it.

Clefairy on cards: Base Set holo to Lillie's special illustration rares

Clefairy's first English card is the Base Set holo, #5 in the 1999 set, illustrated by Ken Sugimori, who also drew its Base Set 2 reprint and the Gym Heroes Erika's Clefairy. Gym Challenge added a second Erika's Clefairy, by Atsuko Nishida, tying Clefairy to the Celadon City Gym Leader.

Its modern run centers on Lillie. Lillie's Clefairy ex appeared as a Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promo and then as special illustration rares in Journey Together (2025, illustrated by Susumu Maeya) and Ascended Heroes (2026, by Naoki Saito). Perfect Order (2026) added an illustration rare Clefairy by Cona Nitanda.

Why collectors care about Clefairy

Clefairy has cards in every era from WOTC to Mega Evolution, so a single collection can run from a Base Set holo to a Lillie's Clefairy ex special illustration rare. The Lillie's Clefairy ex cards continue a line of Trainer-named Clefairy cards that began with the Gym-era Erika's Clefairy.

Cards to know

• Clefairy (Base Set #5)

  Clefairy's first English card, a 1999 Base Set holo illustrated by Ken Sugimori.

• Erika's Clefairy (Gym Heroes #25)

  A Gym Heroes card tying Clefairy to Celadon City Gym Leader Erika, illustrated by Ken Sugimori.

• Lillie's Clefairy ex (Journey Together #184)

  A special illustration rare from 2025, illustrated by Susumu Maeya.

• Lillie's Clefairy ex (Ascended Heroes #280)

  A special illustration rare from 2026, illustrated by Naoki Saito.

• Clefairy (Perfect Order #094)

  An illustration rare from Perfect Order (2026), illustrated by Cona Nitanda.