Competitive Information for Celebi [Sword/Shield]
Base Stats for Celebi
Psychic / Grass
Abilities:
Natural CureNatural Cure: This Pokemon has its major status condition cured when it switches out.
Bug
Dark
Dragon
Electric
Fairy
Fighting
Fire
Flying
Ghost
4x
2x
0.5x
0.5x
2x
2x
2x
Grass
Ground
Ice
Normal
Poison
Psychic
Rock
Steel
Water
0.5x
0.5x
2x
2x
0.5x
0.5x
¼x
½x
2x
4x
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Celebi? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sword/Shield 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 Sword/Shield generation metagame.
Celebi is a fabulous Psychic and Grass-typed Pokemon. It's pretty regular to find yourself dealing with Celebi when battling in the 8th generation meta. Celebi is weak to Bug, Dark, Fire, Flying, Ghost, Ice, and Poison-typed attacks.
Species: Celebi
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
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
Physical Sweeper Celebi (Natural Cure)
Celebi is a legendary Physical Sweeper. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with brute 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 major status condition cured when it switches out. Sucker Punch or U-turn are added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Leaf Blade is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Grass-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Seed Bomb is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Grass-type move that deals a good 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 flinch the target).
♦ 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).
♦ Seed Bomb is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Grass-type move that deals a good 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 flinch the target).
♦ 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).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Species: Celebi
Item: Focus Sash / Tanga Berry
Ability: Natural Cure
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 12 Hp / 252 SpA / 244 Spe
Moveset:
- Leaf Storm / Energy Ball
- Psychic / Expanding Force
- Pollen Puff / Dazzling Gleam
- Earth Power
Item: Focus Sash / Tanga Berry
Ability: Natural Cure
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 12 Hp / 252 SpA / 244 Spe
Moveset:
- Leaf Storm / Energy Ball
- Psychic / Expanding Force
- Pollen Puff / Dazzling Gleam
- Earth Power
Special Sweeper Celebi (Natural Cure)
Celebi is a legendary Special Sweeper. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging 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 major status condition cured when it switches out. Pollen Puff or Dazzling Gleam are added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Leaf Storm is a special STAB-boosted 130-base power Grass-type move (lowers your Celebi's special attack by 2 stages).
♦ 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).
♦ Dazzling Gleam is a special 80-base power Fairy-type move (no additional effect. hits adjacent foes).
♦ Earth Power is a special 90-base power Ground-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ 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).
♦ Dazzling Gleam is a special 80-base power Fairy-type move (no additional effect. hits adjacent foes).
♦ Earth Power is a special 90-base power Ground-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Celebi? These builds have been optimized for Sword/Shield 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 Sword/Shield generation metagame.
Species: Celebi
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
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
Doubles Physical Sweeper Celebi (Natural Cure)
Celebi is a legendary Physical Sweeper. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute 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 major status condition cured when it switches out. Sucker Punch or U-turn are added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Leaf Blade is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Grass-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Seed Bomb is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Grass-type move that deals a great 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 flinch the target).
♦ 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).
♦ Seed Bomb is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Grass-type move that deals a great 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 flinch the target).
♦ 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).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Species: Celebi
Item: Focus Sash / Tanga Berry
Ability: Natural Cure
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 12 Hp / 252 SpA / 244 Spe
Moveset:
- Leaf Storm / Energy Ball
- Dazzling Gleam
- Psychic / Expanding Force
- Pollen Puff / Shadow Ball
Item: Focus Sash / Tanga Berry
Ability: Natural Cure
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 12 Hp / 252 SpA / 244 Spe
Moveset:
- Leaf Storm / Energy Ball
- Dazzling Gleam
- Psychic / Expanding Force
- Pollen Puff / Shadow Ball
Doubles Special Sweeper Celebi (Natural Cure)
Celebi is a legendary Special Sweeper. The purpose of this moveset is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging 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 major status condition cured when it switches out. Pollen Puff or Shadow Ball are added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Leaf Storm is a special STAB-boosted 130-base power Grass-type move (lowers your Celebi's special attack by 2 stages).
♦ 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).
♦ Shadow Ball is a special 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ 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).
♦ Shadow Ball is a special 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Species: Celebi
Item: Room Service / Focus Sash
Ability: Natural Cure
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Leaf Blade / Seed Bomb
- Psycho Cut / Zen Headbutt
- Sucker Punch / U-turn
- Trick Room
Item: Room Service / Focus Sash
Ability: Natural Cure
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Leaf Blade / Seed Bomb
- Psycho Cut / Zen Headbutt
- Sucker Punch / U-turn
- Trick Room
Offensive Trick Room Celebi (Natural Cure)
Celebi is a legendary Offensive Trick Room. 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 major status condition cured when it switches out. Sucker Punch or U-turn are added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Leaf Blade is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Grass-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Seed Bomb is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Grass-type move that deals a large 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 flinch the target).
♦ 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).
♦ Seed Bomb is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Grass-type move that deals a large 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 flinch the target).
♦ 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).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Celebi learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
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Note: The damage listed here under Versus is not actually calculated using the in-game damage formula. It is simply calculated using typing weaknesses and resistances from the selected type-matchup modifier along with STAB (if applied) to help sort through and give a general idea as to how powerful certain moves might be towards that selected typing after modifiers are applied. Several moves listed here may have additional effects that might alter actual damage output which are not factored on this specific list. Use damage calculators to find actual damage amounts.
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: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Substitute + Leech Seed
- Moves: Perish Song + Protect
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Detect, Endure, Protect, Magic Coat, Helping Hand, Sucker Punch, Ally Switch
Optimize Celebi's EVs for Sword/Shield
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