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
Shiny Form
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.
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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
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.
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 has balanced base stats across the board, giving it flexibility as a support Pokemon, setup Pokemon or special attacker depending on the game.
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.
A reliable Grass-type attack that also restores some of Celebi HP.
A consistent Psychic-type attack for same-type damage.
Restores HP and helps Celebi stay active in longer battles.
Boosts Special Attack and helps Celebi become a stronger special attacker.
Boosts Special Attack and Special Defense for more durable special sets.
A high-power Grass-type attack for immediate damage.
Lets Celebi pivot out while dealing chip damage.
Provides team support by healing status conditions in games where it is available.
Use the section below to view Celebi’s move list by learn method.
Move data shown from: Pokemon Sword and Shield
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 ability helps it clear status conditions when it switches out.
Heals status conditions when Celebi switches out, helping it recover from poison, paralysis, burns and other status problems.
Celebi does not evolve from or into any other Pokemon. It is a standalone Mythical Pokemon.
Mythical Pokemon
Does not evolve
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.
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Game | Where to Find Celebi |
|---|---|
 Pokemon Winds and Waves |
Coming soon once official location, encounter or transfer information is confirmed. |
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Here are quick answers to common questions about Celebi. This FAQ is visible on-page content only and does not use FAQ schema markup.
Celebi is a Psychic and Grass-type Pokemon.
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.
No, Celebi does not evolve from or into any other Pokemon.
Celebi ability is Natural Cure.
Celebi best moves often include Giga Drain, Psychic, Recover, Nasty Plot, Calm Mind, Leaf Storm, U-turn and Heal Bell.
Yes, Celebi is a Mythical Pokemon from the Johto region.
Celebi is usually obtained through events, special distributions, transfer or migration depending on the game.
Shiny Celebi exists, but shiny availability depends on the game, event or distribution method.
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