Competitive Information for Celesteela [Sun/Moon]
Steel / Flying
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Celesteela? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sun/Moon Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Sun/Moon generation metagame.
Celesteela is a remarkable Steel and Flying-typed Pokemon. Celesteela are common Pokemon to see in the SM metagame. Celesteela can usually be found in the OU tier (Overused). Celesteela's only type-related weaknesses are Electric and Fire.
Item: Leftovers / Metronome
Ability: Beast Boost
Nature: Sassy (+SpD, -Spe)
EVs: 248 Hp / 28 Def / 232 SpD
Moveset:
- Flamethrower / Fire Blast
- Air Slash
- Leech Seed / Giga Drain
- Protect
Special Wall Celesteela (Popular/Trending)
Celesteela is a sensational Special Wall. It's primary goal is to take a good amount of hits from special attacks while dealing some decent damage. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Celesteela last longer regaining it's it's health every turn. With Beast Boost, Celesteela's highest stat is raised by 1 if it attacks and koes another pokemon.
♦ Fire Blast is a special 110-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ Air Slash is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Flying-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Leech Seed is a status move (1/8 of target's hp is restored to Celesteela every turn).
♦ Giga Drain is a special 75-base power Grass-type move (Celesteela recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Celesteela this turn).
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Item: Leftovers / Metronome
Ability: Beast Boost
Nature: Relaxed (+Def, -Spe)
EVs: 252 Hp / 4 Atk / 252 Def
Moveset:
- Earthquake
- Heavy Slam
- Leech Seed
- Protect
Physical Wall Celesteela (Popular/Trending)
Celesteela is a remarkable Physical Wall. It's meant to take a substantial amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Celesteela last longer regaining it's life every turn. With Beast Boost, Celesteela's highest stat is raised by 1 if it attacks and koes another pokemon.
♦ Heavy Slam is a physical STAB-boosted 0-base power Steel-type move (more power the heavier your Celesteela than the target).
♦ Leech Seed is a status move (1/8 of target's hp is restored to Celesteela every turn).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Celesteela this turn).
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Item: Steelium Z / Shell Bell
Ability: Beast Boost
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Iron Head
- Double-Edge / Return
- Superpower
- Earthquake / Stomping Tantrum
Physical Sweeper Celesteela (Beast Boost)
Celesteela is a notable Physical Sweeper. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Beast Boost, Celesteela's highest stat is raised by 1 if it attacks and koes another pokemon.
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Celesteela's attack and defense by 1 stage).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Stomping Tantrum is a physical 75-base power Ground-type move (power doubles if your Celesteela's last move failed).
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Item: Steelium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Beast Boost
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Flash Cannon
- Air Slash
- Flamethrower
- Energy Ball / Giga Drain
Special Sweeper Celesteela (Beast Boost)
Celesteela is a remarkable Special Sweeper. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Celesteela's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Beast Boost, Celesteela's highest stat is raised by 1 if it attacks and koes another pokemon.
♦ Air Slash is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Flying-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Flamethrower is a special 90-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ Energy Ball is a special 90-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Giga Drain is a special 75-base power Grass-type move (Celesteela recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Celesteela? These builds have been optimized for Sun/Moon Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Sun/Moon generation metagame.
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Item: Groundium Z / Shell Bell
Ability: Beast Boost
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Rock Slide
- Double-Edge / Return
- Superpower
Doubles Physical Sweeper Celesteela (Beast Boost)
Celesteela is a notable Physical Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Beast Boost, Celesteela's highest stat is raised by 1 if it attacks and koes another pokemon.
♦ Bulldoze is a physical 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent pkmn speed by 1 stage).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Celesteela's attack and defense by 1 stage).
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Item: Steelium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Beast Boost
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Flash Cannon
- Air Slash
- Flamethrower
- Energy Ball / Giga Drain
Doubles Special Sweeper Celesteela (Beast Boost)
Celesteela is a notable Special Sweeper. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Celesteela's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Beast Boost, Celesteela's highest stat is raised by 1 if it attacks and koes another pokemon.
♦ Air Slash is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Flying-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Flamethrower is a special 90-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ Energy Ball is a special 90-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Giga Drain is a special 75-base power Grass-type move (Celesteela recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Celesteela learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Celesteela can perform in Sun/Moon. 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 SM Move and Ability Combos for Celesteela
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Substitute + Leech seed
- Moves: Ingrain + Leech seed
- Moves: Toxic + Leech seed
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Move: Acrobatics + Item: Red Card
- Move: Acrobatics + Item: Flying Gem
- Moves with Priority: Protect, Wide Guard
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Celesteela's stats
- Autotomize
- Flame Charge
- Harden
- Iron Defense
- Skull Bash
Most notable and possible best moves for Celesteela
- Air Slash
- Autotomize
- Earthquake
- Fire Blast
- Flamethrower
- Flash Cannon
- Giga Drain
- Heavy Slam
- Hidden Power
- Leech Seed
- Protect
- Rest
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Celesteela in Sun and Moon
- Sassy Nature ( 248/0/28/0/232/0/ )
- Relaxed Nature ( 252/4/252/0/0/0/ )
- Optimize Celesteela's EV spread for Pokemon Sun and Moon
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