Competitive Information for Celebi [Black/White]
Psychic / Grass
Abilities:
This Pokemon has its non-volatile status condition cured when it switches out.
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Movesets for Singles
Looking for a competitive moveset for Celebi? These builds are optimized for Black/White Single Battles. The movesets and EVs are designed to maximize damage against common opponents and threats in the Black/White metagame. Check out the expert movesets below to boost your battle performance and dominate your opponents!
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Unleash the power of Celebi, a rad Pokémon with Psychic and Grass typing. It's a sight to see Celebi out in the 5th generation battlefield. It is weak to Bug, Dark, Fire, Flying, Ghost, Ice, and Poison-typed attacks. Curious about Celebi's movesets? Check our suggestions listed below!
Item: Leftovers / Life Orb
Ability: Natural Cure
Nature: Calm (+SpD, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 236 SpD / 20 Spe
Moveset:
- Psychic
- Giga Drain
- Recover
- Thunder Wave
Celebi is a legendary Special Wall. This moveset is designed to take a great amount of hits from special attacks while dealing some decent damage. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Celebi last longer regaining it's stamina every turn. Life Orb boosts the power of Celebi's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Natural Cure, Celebi has its major status condition cured when it switches out.
♦ Giga Drain is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Grass-type move (Celebi recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ Recover is a status move (heals your Celebi by 50% of its max hp).
♦ Thunder Wave is a status move (paralyzes the target).
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Item: Life Orb / Silver Powder
Ability: Natural Cure
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 12 Hp / 252 Atk / 244 Spe
Moveset:
- U-turn / Double-Edge
- Seed Bomb
- Zen Headbutt
- Sucker Punch / Fling
Celebi is a legendary Physical Sweeper. The purpose of this moveset is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Celebi's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Natural Cure, Celebi has its major status condition cured when it switches out. U-turn was added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Seed Bomb is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Grass-type move that deals a good amount of damage.
♦ Zen Headbutt is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Sucker Punch is a physical priority-increased 80-base power Dark-type move (usually goes first. fails if target is not attacking).
♦ Fling is a physical 0-base power Dark-type move (flings your Celebi's item at the target. power varies).
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Item: Life Orb / Miracle Seed
Ability: Natural Cure
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 12 Hp / 252 SpA / 244 Spe
Moveset:
- Leaf Storm / Energy Ball
- Psychic / Confusion
- Earth Power
- Shadow Ball
Celebi is a legendary Special Sweeper. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. White Herb will reset Celebi's negative stat changes once (specifically for when it uses Leaf Storm). Life Orb boosts the power of Celebi's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Natural Cure, Celebi has its major status condition cured when it switches out.
♦ Energy Ball is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Psychic is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Confusion is a special STAB-boosted 50-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to confuse the target).
♦ Earth Power is a special 90-base power Ground-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Shadow Ball is a special 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
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Movesets for Doubles
Need a strong doubles moveset for Celebi? These builds are perfect for VGC (Pokémon Video Game Championship) and other competitive Black/White Double Battles. The VGC is the ultimate test of strategy and skill, and these movesets and EVs are designed to excel against multiple opponents at once while providing essential support to your team. Dominate the Black/White metagame with these expert-crafted setups!
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Item: Life Orb / Silver Powder
Ability: Natural Cure
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 12 Hp / 252 Atk / 244 Spe
Moveset:
- U-turn / Double-Edge
- Seed Bomb
- Zen Headbutt
- Sucker Punch / Fling
Celebi is a legendary Physical Sweeper. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Celebi's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Natural Cure, Celebi has its major status condition cured when it switches out. U-turn was added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Seed Bomb is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Grass-type move that deals a good amount of damage.
♦ Zen Headbutt is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Sucker Punch is a physical priority-increased 80-base power Dark-type move (usually goes first. fails if target is not attacking).
♦ Fling is a physical 0-base power Dark-type move (flings your Celebi's item at the target. power varies).
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Item: Life Orb / Miracle Seed
Ability: Natural Cure
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 12 Hp / 252 SpA / 244 Spe
Moveset:
- Leaf Storm / Energy Ball
- Psychic / Confusion
- Earth Power
- Shadow Ball
Celebi is a legendary Special Sweeper. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. White Herb will reset Celebi's negative stat changes once (specifically for when it uses Leaf Storm). Life Orb boosts the power of Celebi's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Natural Cure, Celebi has its major status condition cured when it switches out.
♦ Energy Ball is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Psychic is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Confusion is a special STAB-boosted 50-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to confuse the target).
♦ Earth Power is a special 90-base power Ground-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Shadow Ball is a special 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
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Movepool
Want to know what moves Celebi can learn? Check out the full list of moves available in the Pokemon Black/White generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by type, category, accuracy, and power. Moves in bold get the same-type attack bonus (STAB) when used by Celebi.
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Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Celebi can perform in Black/White. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive BW Move and Ability Combos for Celebi
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Swagger + Psych up
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Substitute + Leech seed
- Moves: Toxic + Leech seed
- Moves: Perish song + Protect
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Helping Hand, Magic Coat, Protect, Sucker Punch
- Moves that inflict status: Thunder Wave, Toxic
Moves that boost Celebi's stats
- Ancient Power
- Calm Mind
- Charge Beam
- Defense Curl
- Nasty Plot
- Silver Wind
- Swords Dance
Most notable and possible best moves for Celebi
- Baton Pass
- Earth Power
- Giga Drain
- Hidden Power Fire
- Hidden Power Ice
- Leaf Storm
- Light Screen
- Nasty Plot
- Perish Song
- Protect
- Psychic
- Recover
- Reflect
- Rest
- Stealth Rock
- Stealth Rock
- Thunder Wave
- Toxic
- U-turn
Common Effort Values for Celebi in Black and White
- Calm Nature ( 252/0/0/0/236/20/ )
- Calm Nature ( 252/0/0/0/220/36/ )
- Optimize Celebi's Defensive EV-spread for Pokemon Black and White
Usage Data
Explore the latest analytical usage data for this Pokémon from various VGC and online competitions. We use this data to develop our strategies and movesets. The data is categorized by competition and skill level: top-ranking trainers, mid-level players, and entry-level players.
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