Competitive Information for Celebi [Sword/Shield]
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 Sword/Shield Single Battles. The movesets and EVs are designed to maximize damage against common opponents and threats in the Sword/Shield metagame. Check out the expert movesets below to boost your battle performance and dominate your opponents!
Prepare for battle with Celebi, a prestigious Pokémon boasting Psychic and Grass attributes. Celebi is a common Pokémon to see in the SS metagame. It is weak to Bug, Dark, Fire, Flying, Ghost, Ice, and Poison-typed attacks. Discover Celebi's movesets below and unleash its potential in battles!
Item: Focus Sash / Tanga Berry
Ability: Natural Cure
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 12 Hp / 252 Atk / 244 Spe
Moveset:
- Leaf Blade / Seed Bomb
- Psycho Cut / Zen Headbutt
- Sucker Punch / U-turn
- Dual Wingbeat
Celebi shows a fabled Physical Sweeper prowess in single battles. It tries to overwhelm foes with intense 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. Sucker Punch or U-turn are 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.
◆ Seed Bomb is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Grass-type move that deals a decent amount of damage.
◆ Psycho Cut is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Psychic-type move (high critical hit ratio).
◆ 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 70-base power Dark-type move (usually goes first. Fails if target is not attacking).
◆ U-turn is a physical 70-base power Bug-type move (Celebi switches out after damaging the target).
◆ Dual Wingbeat is a physical 40-base power Flying-type move (hits 2 times in one turn).
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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 / Expanding Force
- Pollen Puff
- Earth Power
Celebi proves to be a legendary Special Sweeper for single battles. This build is crafted to crush rivals using brute 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 90-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).
◆ Expanding Force is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (Celebi on psychic terrain: 1.5x power, hits foes).
◆ Pollen Puff is a special 90-base power Bug-type move (if the target is an ally, heals 50% of its max hp).
◆ Earth Power is a special 90-base power Ground-type move (10% 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 Sword/Shield 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 Sword/Shield 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:
- Leaf Blade / Seed Bomb
- Psycho Cut / Zen Headbutt
- Sucker Punch / U-turn
- Dual Wingbeat
Celebi shows a prestigious Physical Sweeper prowess in double battles. This technique aims to overwhelm foes with brute physical moves. 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. Sucker Punch or U-turn are 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.
◆ Seed Bomb is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Grass-type move that deals a considerable amount of damage.
◆ Psycho Cut is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Psychic-type move (high critical hit ratio).
◆ 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 70-base power Dark-type move (usually goes first. Fails if target is not attacking).
◆ U-turn is a physical 70-base power Bug-type move (Celebi switches out after damaging the target).
◆ Dual Wingbeat is a physical 40-base power Flying-type move (hits 2 times in one turn).
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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
- Dazzling Gleam
- Psychic / Expanding Force
- Pollen Puff
Celebi proves to be a famous Special Sweeper for double battles. This approach seeks to take down the opponent's team with heavy-hitting special 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. 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 90-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Dazzling Gleam is a special 80-base power Fairy-type move (no additional effect. Hits adjacent foes).
◆ Psychic is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Expanding Force is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (Celebi on psychic terrain: 1.5x power, hits foes).
◆ Pollen Puff is a special 90-base power Bug-type move (if the target is an ally, heals 50% of its max hp).
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Item: Room Service / Focus Sash
Ability: Natural Cure
Nature: Brave (+Atk, -Spe)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Leaf Blade / Seed Bomb
- Psycho Cut / Zen Headbutt
- Sucker Punch / U-turn
- Trick Room
Dominating single battles, Celebi is a prominent Offensive Trick Roomer. 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. Sucker Punch or U-turn are added to provide additional threat coverage. With a Room Service equipped to it, if trick room is active, Celebi's speed is lowered by 1 stage then the Room Service gets consumed.
◆ Seed Bomb is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Grass-type move that deals a considerable amount of damage.
◆ Psycho Cut is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Psychic-type move (high critical hit ratio).
◆ 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 70-base power Dark-type move (usually goes first. Fails if target is not attacking).
◆ U-turn is a physical 70-base power Bug-type move (Celebi switches out after damaging the target).
◆ 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 Sword/Shield 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 Sword/Shield. 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 SS Move and Ability Combos for Celebi
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Mimic + Imprison
- 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: Ally Switch, Detect, 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
- Curse
- Defense Curl
- Nasty Plot
- Swords Dance
Most notable and possible best moves for Celebi
- Baton Pass
- Light Screen
- Protect
- Reflect
- Rest
- Stealth Rock
- Toxic
- U-turn
Common Effort Values for Celebi in Sword and Shield
- Adamant Nature ( 0/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Modest Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252 )
- Jolly Nature ( 0/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Timid Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252 )
- Bold Nature ( 252/0/252/0/0/4 )
- Calm Nature ( 252/0/0/0/252/4 )
- Relaxed Nature ( 252/0/88/0/168/0 )
- Sassy Nature ( 252/0/4/0/252/0 )
- Optimize Celebi's Defensive EV-spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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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