Competitive Information for Celebi [Ruby/Sapphire]
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 Ruby/Sapphire Single Battles. The movesets and EVs are designed to maximize damage against common opponents and threats in the Ruby/Sapphire metagame. Check out the expert movesets below to boost your battle performance and dominate your opponents!
Celebi is here! This superb Pokémon is Psychic and Grass-typed and ready to shine! It's a sight to see Celebi out in the 3rd generation battlefield. 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
Ability: Natural Cure
Nature: Bold (+Def, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Psychic
- Leech Seed
- Recover
- Swords Dance
Celebi is a legendary Physical Wall. This moveset attempts to take a hefty amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. Keep in mind back before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Celebi last longer regaining it's life every turn. With Natural Cure, Celebi has its major status condition cured when it switches out.
♦ Leech Seed is a status move (1/8 of target's hp is restored to Celebi every turn).
♦ Recover is a status move (heals your Celebi by 50% of its max hp).
♦ Swords Dance is a status move (raises your Celebi's attack by 2 stages).
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Item: Leftovers
Ability: Natural Cure
Nature: Bold (+Def, -Atk)
EVs: 248 Hp / 76 Def / 104 SpA / 48 SpD / 32 Spe
Moveset:
- Psychic / Calm Mind
- Leech Seed / Giga Drain
- Recover / Baton Pass
- Swords Dance
Celebi is a legendary Special Tank. It tries to take a considerable amount of hits from special attacks while dealing some decent damage. Remember before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Celebi last longer regaining it's it's vitality every turn. With Natural Cure, Celebi has its major status condition cured when it switches out.
♦ Calm Mind is a status move (raises your Celebi's special attack and special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Leech Seed is a status move (1/8 of target's hp is restored to Celebi every turn).
♦ Giga Drain is a special STAB-boosted 60-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).
♦ Baton Pass is a status move (Celebi switches, passing stat changes and more).
♦ Swords Dance is a status move (raises your Celebi's attack by 2 stages).
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Item: Leftovers
Ability: Natural Cure
Nature: Calm (+SpD, -Atk)
EVs: 240 Hp / 44 Def / 4 SpD / 220 Spe
Moveset:
- Psychic / Calm Mind
- Leech Seed / Leech Seed
- Recover / Recover
- Swords Dance
Celebi is a legendary Double Wall. It is meant to have enough defenses and bulk to take both physical and special hits. In the dark days prior to Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Celebi last longer regaining it's it's health points every turn. With Natural Cure, Celebi has its major status condition cured when it switches out.
♦ Calm Mind is a status move (raises your Celebi's special attack and special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Leech Seed is a status move (1/8 of target's hp is restored to Celebi every turn).
♦ Leech Seed is a status move (1/8 of target's hp is restored to Celebi every turn).
♦ Recover is a status move (heals your Celebi by 50% of its max hp).
♦ Recover is a status move (heals your Celebi by 50% of its max hp).
♦ Swords Dance is a status move (raises your Celebi's attack by 2 stages).
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Item: Silk Scarf
Ability: Natural Cure
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 12 Hp / 252 Atk / 244 Spe
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Frustration
- Shadow Ball
- Ancient Power
- Mud-Slap
Celebi is a legendary Physical Sweeper. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Prior to Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Natural Cure, Celebi has its major status condition cured when it switches out.
♦ Frustration is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness).
♦ Shadow Ball is a physical 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Ancient Power is a physical 60-base power Rock-type move (10% chance to raise all stats by 1 stage (not acc/eva)).
♦ Mud-Slap is a physical 20-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's accuracy by 1 stage).
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Item: Sitrus Berry
Ability: Natural Cure
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 12 Hp / 252 SpA / 244 Spe
Moveset:
- Psychic / Confusion
- Solar Beam / Giga Drain
- Water Pulse
- Recover
Celebi is a legendary Special Sweeper. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. In the dark days before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Natural Cure, Celebi has its major status condition cured when it switches out.
♦ Confusion is a special STAB-boosted 50-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to confuse the target).
♦ Solar Beam is a special STAB-boosted 120-base power Grass-type move (charges turn 1. hits turn 2. no charge in sunlight).
♦ Giga Drain is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Grass-type move (Celebi recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ Water Pulse is a special 60-base power Water-type move (20% chance to confuse the target).
♦ Recover is a status move (heals your Celebi by 50% of its max hp).
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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 Ruby/Sapphire 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 Ruby/Sapphire metagame with these expert-crafted setups!
Item: Silk Scarf
Ability: Natural Cure
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 12 Hp / 252 Atk / 244 Spe
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Frustration
- Shadow Ball
- Ancient Power
- Mud-Slap
Celebi is a legendary Physical Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. In the old days prior to Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Natural Cure, Celebi has its major status condition cured when it switches out.
♦ Frustration is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness).
♦ Shadow Ball is a physical 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Ancient Power is a physical 60-base power Rock-type move (10% chance to raise all stats by 1 stage (not acc/eva)).
♦ Mud-Slap is a physical 20-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's accuracy by 1 stage).
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Item: Sitrus Berry
Ability: Natural Cure
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 12 Hp / 252 SpA / 244 Spe
Moveset:
- Psychic / Confusion
- Solar Beam / Giga Drain
- Water Pulse
- Recover
Celebi is a legendary Special Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Previously before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Natural Cure, Celebi has its major status condition cured when it switches out.
♦ Confusion is a special STAB-boosted 50-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to confuse the target).
♦ Solar Beam is a special STAB-boosted 120-base power Grass-type move (charges turn 1. hits turn 2. no charge in sunlight).
♦ Giga Drain is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Grass-type move (Celebi recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ Water Pulse is a special 60-base power Water-type move (20% chance to confuse the target).
♦ Recover is a status move (heals your Celebi by 50% of its max hp).
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Movepool
Want to know what moves Celebi can learn? Check out the full list of moves available in the Pokemon Ruby/Sapphire 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 Ruby/Sapphire. 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 RS 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: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Celebi's stats
- Ancient Power
- Calm Mind
- Defense Curl
- Swords Dance
Most notable and possible best moves for Celebi
- Baton Pass
- Calm Mind
- Giga Drain
- Hidden Power Fire
- Hidden Power Grass
- Leech Seed
- Light Screen
- Perish Song
- Protect
- Psychic
- Recover
- Reflect
- Rest
- Swords Dance
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Celebi in Ruby and Sapphire
- Bold Nature ( 252/0/252/0/4/0/ )
- Bold Nature ( 248/0/76/104/48/32/ )
- Optimize Celebi's Defensive EV-spread for Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire
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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