Competitive Information for Celebi [Diamond/Pearl]
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 Diamond/Pearl Single Battles. The movesets and EVs are designed to maximize damage against common opponents and threats in the Diamond/Pearl metagame. Check out the expert movesets below to boost your battle performance and dominate your opponents!
Meet Celebi, the wonderful Pokémon of Psychic and Grass types! Celebi is a common Pokémon to see in the DP metagame. It is weak to Bug, Dark, Fire, Flying, Ghost, Ice, and Poison-typed attacks. Discover how Celebi excels in battles with the movesets provided below.
Item: Leftovers / Life Orb
Ability: Natural Cure
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 216 Def / 40 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Leech Seed
- Recover
- Stealth Rock
- Thunder Wave
In single battles, Celebi is known as a prodigious Special Sweeper. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with formidable special power. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Celebi last longer regaining it's health points 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 non-volatile status condition cured when it switches out.
◆ Recover is a status move (heals your Celebi by 50% of its max hp).
◆ Stealth Rock is a status move (hurts foes on switch-in. Factors rock weakness).
◆ Thunder Wave is a status move (paralyzes the target).
Note: This moveset is vulnerable to Taunt. Ensure you include at least one damage-dealing move to avoid this risk.
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Item: Focus Sash / Tanga Berry
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 makes an a prestigious Physical Sweeper in single battles. This moveset was created to crush rivals using potent physical attacks. Focus Sash helps protect Celebi from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Natural Cure, Celebi has its non-volatile status condition cured when it switches out. U-turn was added to provide additional threat coverage. With a Tanga Berry equipped to it, halves damage taken from a supereffective bug-type attack then the Tanga Berry gets consumed.
◆ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/3 recoil).
◆ Seed Bomb is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Grass-type move that deals a large amount of damage.
◆ Zen Headbutt is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (20% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ 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: Focus Sash / Tanga Berry
Ability: Natural Cure
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 12 Hp / 252 SpA / 244 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Leaf Storm / Energy Ball
- Psychic / Confusion
- Earth Power
- Shadow Ball
In single battles, Celebi's Special Sweeper role is a renowned. This build is crafted to overwhelm foes with lethal special attacks. Focus Sash helps protect Celebi from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Natural Cure, Celebi has its non-volatile status condition cured when it switches out. With a Tanga Berry equipped to it, halves damage taken from a supereffective bug-type attack then the Tanga Berry gets consumed.
◆ 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 Diamond/Pearl 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 Diamond/Pearl metagame with these expert-crafted setups!
Item: Focus Sash / Tanga Berry
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 thrives as a esteemed Physical Sweeper perfect for double battles. This strategy is built to take down the opponent's team with forceful physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Celebi from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Natural Cure, Celebi has its non-volatile status condition cured when it switches out. U-turn was added to provide additional threat coverage. With a Tanga Berry equipped to it, halves damage taken from a supereffective bug-type attack then the Tanga Berry gets consumed.
◆ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/3 recoil).
◆ Seed Bomb is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Grass-type move that deals a mighty amount of damage.
◆ Zen Headbutt is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (20% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ 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: Focus Sash / Tanga Berry
Ability: Natural Cure
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 12 Hp / 252 SpA / 244 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Leaf Storm / Energy Ball
- Psychic / Confusion
- Earth Power
- Shadow Ball
Ready for double battles? Celebi is a legendary Special Sweeper. The objective of this moveset is to overwhelm foes with intense special attacks. Focus Sash helps protect Celebi from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Natural Cure, Celebi has its non-volatile status condition cured when it switches out. With a Tanga Berry equipped to it, halves damage taken from a supereffective bug-type attack then the Tanga Berry gets consumed.
◆ 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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Item: Focus Sash / Tanga Berry
Ability: Natural Cure
Nature: Brave (+Atk, -Spe)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- U-turn / Double-Edge
- Seed Bomb
- Zen Headbutt
- Trick Room
Celebi makes an a acclaimed Offensive Trick Roomer in single battles. Focus Sash helps protect Celebi from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Natural Cure, Celebi has its non-volatile status condition cured when it switches out. U-turn was added to provide additional threat coverage. With a Tanga Berry equipped to it, halves damage taken from a supereffective bug-type attack then the Tanga Berry gets consumed.
◆ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/3 recoil).
◆ Seed Bomb is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Grass-type move that deals a large amount of damage.
◆ Zen Headbutt is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (20% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Trick Room is a status move (goes last. For 5 turns, turn order is reversed).
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Movepool
Want to know what moves Celebi can learn? Check out the full list of moves available in the Pokemon Diamond/Pearl 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.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Celebi can perform in Diamond/Pearl. 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 DP 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
- Baton Pass
- Calm Mind
- Earth Power
- Energy Ball
- Grass Knot
- Hidden Power Fire
- Hidden Power Ice
- Leaf Storm
- Leech Seed
- Light Screen
- Perish Song
- Protect
- Psychic
- Recover
- Reflect
- Rest
- Stealth Rock
- Thunder Wave
- Toxic
- U-turn
Common Effort Values for Celebi in Diamond and Pearl
- Bold Nature ( 252/0/220/0/0/36/ )
- Bold Nature ( 252/0/216/0/0/40/ )
- Optimize Celebi's Defensive EV-spread for Pokemon Diamond and Pearl
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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