Celebi Pokemon Guide

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Celebi Pokemon Guide

Celebi is a Mythical Psychic and Grass-type Pokemon known as the Time Travel Pokemon. This guide covers Celebi stats, best moves, abilities, evolution, shiny form, typing, weaknesses and locations across Pokemon games.

Normal Form

Celebi

Shiny Form

Shiny Celebi

Last Updated: May 2026 | Page Status: This Celebi guide supports current Pokemon games and future updates. Location, moves and availability details will be updated as new Pokemon game data becomes available.

Celebi Guide Contents

Description	Quick Facts
Stats	Best Moves
All Moves	Weaknesses
Evolution	Locations
Related Guides	FAQ

Celebi Description

Celebi is a Mythical Pokemon from Johto. It is strongly connected to forests, time travel and the Ilex Forest shrine, and it is known for its balanced stats, Natural Cure ability and wide support movepool.

Competitive Overview

Is Celebi Good in Competitive?

Celebi can be useful in formats where it is legal because of its balanced stats, recovery, setup moves and support options.

Celebi biggest strengths are versatility and Natural Cure. Its biggest issue is its long weakness list, especially its major weakness to Bug-type moves.

Celebi Quick Facts

Here are the key facts to know about Celebi, including its type, abilities, height, weight and species information.

Name

Celebi

National Dex

#0251

Type

Psychic / Grass

Species

Time Travel Pokemon

Height

2’00” / 0.6 m

60 cm

Weight

11.0 lbs / 5.0 kg

5.0 kg

Abilities

Natural Cure

Celebi Stats

Celebi has balanced base stats across the board, giving it flexibility as a support Pokemon, setup Pokemon or special attacker depending on the game.

100

Attack

100

Defense

100

Special Attack

100

Special Defense

100

Speed

100

Celebi Best Moves Across Pokemon Games

Celebi has a wide movepool with Psychic, Grass, recovery, setup and utility options. These are some of Celebi most useful and recognizable moves across Pokemon games.

Giga Drain

A reliable Grass-type attack that also restores some of Celebi HP.

Psychic

A consistent Psychic-type attack for same-type damage.

Recover

Restores HP and helps Celebi stay active in longer battles.

Nasty Plot

Boosts Special Attack and helps Celebi become a stronger special attacker.

Calm Mind

Boosts Special Attack and Special Defense for more durable special sets.

Leaf Storm

A high-power Grass-type attack for immediate damage.

U-turn

Lets Celebi pivot out while dealing chip damage.

Heal Bell

Provides team support by healing status conditions in games where it is available.

Celebi All Moves

Use the section below to view Celebi’s move list by learn method.

Move data shown from: Pokemon Sword and Shield

Level-Up Moves

Level	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
1	Confusion	Psychic	Special	50	100
1	Heal Bell	Normal	Status	–	–
10	Magical Leaf	Grass	Special	60	–
20	Baton Pass	Normal	Status	–	–
30	Ancient Power	Rock	Special	60	100
40	Life Dew	Water	Status	–	–
50	Leech Seed	Grass	Status	–	90
60	Recover	Normal	Status	–	–
70	Future Sight	Psychic	Special	120	100
80	Healing Wish	Psychic	Status	–	–
90	Leaf Storm	Grass	Special	130	90
100	Perish Song	Normal	Status	–	–

TM Moves

Method	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
TM	Ally Switch	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Aura Sphere	Fighting	Special	80	–
TM	Baton Pass	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Calm Mind	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Dazzling Gleam	Fairy	Special	80	100
TM	Earth Power	Ground	Special	90	100
TM	Endure	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Energy Ball	Grass	Special	90	100
TM	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100
TM	Fling	Dark	Physical	–	100
TM	Future Sight	Psychic	Special	120	100
TM	Giga Drain	Grass	Special	75	100
TM	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90
TM	Grass Knot	Grass	Special	–	100
TM	Grassy Terrain	Grass	Status	–	–
TM	Helping Hand	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90
TM	Imprison	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Leaf Blade	Grass	Physical	90	100
TM	Leaf Storm	Grass	Special	130	90
TM	Light Screen	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Magic Room	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Magical Leaf	Grass	Special	60	–
TM	Metronome	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Nasty Plot	Dark	Status	–	–
TM	Pollen Puff	Bug	Special	90	100
TM	Protect	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Psychic	Psychic	Special	90	100
TM	Psychic Terrain	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Psycho Cut	Psychic	Physical	70	100
TM	Rain Dance	Water	Status	–	–
TM	Reflect	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Rest	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Round	Normal	Special	60	100
TM	Safeguard	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Sandstorm	Rock	Status	–	–
TM	Seed Bomb	Grass	Physical	80	100
TM	Shadow Ball	Ghost	Special	80	100
TM	Skill Swap	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Snore	Normal	Special	50	100
TM	Solar Beam	Grass	Special	120	100
TM	Solar Blade	Grass	Physical	125	100
TM	Stealth Rock	Rock	Status	–	–
TM	Substitute	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	–	–
TM	Swift	Normal	Special	60	–
TM	Swords Dance	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Thunder Wave	Electric	Status	–	90
TM	Trick	Psychic	Status	–	100
TM	Trick Room	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	U Turn	Bug	Physical	70	100
TM	Uproar	Normal	Special	90	100
TM	Weather Ball	Normal	Special	50	100
TM	Wonder Room	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	Physical	80	90

Tutor Moves

Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
Dual Wingbeat	Flying	Physical	40	90
Expanding Force	Psychic	Special	80	100
Grassy Glide	Grass	Physical	55	100

Celebi Typing, Weaknesses and Resistances

Celebi is a Psychic and Grass-type Pokemon. This gives it several useful resistances, but it is weak to Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, Bug, Ghost and Dark-type moves.

Type

Psychic / Grass

Weaknesses

Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, Bug, Ghost and Dark

Resistances

Water, Electric, Grass, Fighting, Ground and Psychic

Celebi Abilities

Celebi ability helps it clear status conditions when it switches out.

Natural Cure

Heals status conditions when Celebi switches out, helping it recover from poison, paralysis, burns and other status problems.

Celebi Evolution

Celebi does not evolve from or into any other Pokemon. It is a standalone Mythical Pokemon.

Mythical Pokemon

Celebi

Does not evolve

Where to Find Celebi in Pokemon Games

Celebi availability is usually tied to events, special distributions, transfer or migration. It is not normally found as a standard wild Pokemon in most games.

Generation 1: Pokemon Red, Blue and Yellow

Game	Where to Find Celebi
Pokemon Red	Not available because Celebi had not been introduced yet.
Pokemon Blue	Not available because Celebi had not been introduced yet.
Pokemon Yellow	Not available because Celebi had not been introduced yet.

Generation 2: Pokemon Gold, Silver and Crystal

Game	Where to Find Celebi
Pokemon Gold	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Silver	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Crystal	Ilex Forest event.

Generation 3: Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, FireRed and LeafGreen

Game	Where to Find Celebi
Pokemon Ruby	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Sapphire	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Emerald	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon FireRed	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon LeafGreen	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.

Generation 4: Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold and SoulSilver

Game	Where to Find Celebi
Pokemon Diamond	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Pearl	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Platinum	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon HeartGold	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon SoulSilver	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.

Generation 5: Black, White, Black 2 and White 2

Game	Where to Find Celebi
Pokemon Black	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon White	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Black 2	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon White 2	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.

Generation 6: X, Y, Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

Game	Where to Find Celebi
Pokemon X	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Y	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Omega Ruby	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Alpha Sapphire	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.

Generation 7: Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, Ultra Moon and Let’s Go

Game	Where to Find Celebi
Pokemon Sun	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Moon	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Ultra Sun	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Ultra Moon	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Let’s Go Pikachu	Not available in this game.
Pokemon Let’s Go Eevee	Not available in this game.

Generation 8: Sword, Shield, Brilliant Diamond, Shining Pearl and Legends: Arceus

Game	Where to Find Celebi
Pokemon Sword	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Shield	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Brilliant Diamond	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Shining Pearl	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Legends: Arceus	Not available in this game.

Generation 9: Scarlet, Violet and Legends Z-A

Game	Where to Find Celebi
Pokemon Scarlet	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Violet	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Legends Z-A	Location data not yet available.

Generation 10: Pokemon Winds and Waves

Game	Where to Find Celebi
Pokemon Winds and Waves	Coming soon once official location, encounter or transfer information is confirmed.

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Celebi FAQ

Here are quick answers to common questions about Celebi. This FAQ is visible on-page content only and does not use FAQ schema markup.

What type is Celebi?

Celebi is a Psychic and Grass-type Pokemon.

What is Celebi weak against?

Celebi is weak to Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, Bug, Ghost and Dark-type moves. Bug is especially dangerous because Celebi has a major weakness to it.

Does Celebi evolve?

No, Celebi does not evolve from or into any other Pokemon.

What is Celebi ability?

Celebi ability is Natural Cure.

What are Celebi best moves?

Celebi best moves often include Giga Drain, Psychic, Recover, Nasty Plot, Calm Mind, Leaf Storm, U-turn and Heal Bell.

Is Celebi a Mythical Pokemon?

Yes, Celebi is a Mythical Pokemon from the Johto region.

How do you get Celebi?

Celebi is usually obtained through events, special distributions, transfer or migration depending on the game.

Is shiny Celebi available?

Shiny Celebi exists, but shiny availability depends on the game, event or distribution method.

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