Competitive Information for Celesteela [Sword/Shield]
Steel / Flying
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Celesteela? 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.
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Celesteela is a remarkable Steel and Flying-typed Pokemon. It's super common to find yourself dealing with Celesteela when battling in the 8th generation meta. Celesteela is typically seen in the UU tier (Underused). Celesteela's only type-related weaknesses are Electric and Fire.
Item: Leftovers / Weakness Policy
Ability: Beast Boost
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 4 Def / 244 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Flamethrower
- Flash Cannon
- Air Slash
- Protect
Special Sweeper Celesteela (Popular/Trending)
Celesteela is a fabulous Special Sweeper for single battles. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Celesteela last longer regaining it's health every turn. Weakness Policy activates if Celesteela is hit by a super effective move. The Weakness Policy is consumed and its Attack and Special Attack are increased by two stages each. With Beast Boost, Celesteela's highest stat is raised by 1 if it attacks and koes another pokemon.
◆ Flash Cannon is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Air Slash is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Flying-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Celesteela this turn).
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Item: Leftovers / Weakness Policy
Ability: Beast Boost
Nature: Calm (+SpD, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 4 Atk / 92 Def / 148 SpD / 12 Spe
Moveset:
- Heavy Slam
- Leech Seed
- Protect
- Substitute
Special Wall Celesteela (Popular/Trending)
Celesteela is a fabulous Special Wall for single battles. It's purpose is to take a hefty 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 health every turn. Weakness Policy activates if Celesteela is hit by a super effective move. The Weakness Policy is consumed and its Attack and Special Attack are increased by two stages each. With Beast Boost, Celesteela's highest stat is raised by 1 if it attacks and koes another pokemon.
◆ 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).
◆ Substitute is a status move (Celesteela takes 1/4 its max hp to put in a substitute).
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Item: Shell Bell / Eject Pack
Ability: Beast Boost
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Steel Roller / Iron Head
- Double-Edge / Body Slam
- Superpower
- Earthquake / Stomping Tantrum
Physical Sweeper Celesteela (Beast Boost)
Celesteela is a phenomenal Physical Sweeper for single battles. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. The Shell Bell item option is to help Celesteela recover from the recoil damage it may take from Double-Edge. With Beast Boost, Celesteela's highest stat is raised by 1 if it attacks and koes another pokemon. With a Eject Pack equipped to it, if Celesteela's stat stages are lowered, it switches to a chosen ally then the Eject Pack gets consumed.
◆ Iron Head is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
◆ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
◆ 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: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Beast Boost
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Flash Cannon
- Air Slash
- Energy Ball / Giga Drain
- Flamethrower
Special Sweeper Celesteela (Beast Boost)
Celesteela is a phenomenal Special Sweeper for single battles. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Celesteela's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. 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 make the target flinch).
◆ 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).
◆ Flamethrower is a special 90-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Celesteela? 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.
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Item: Wacan Berry
Ability: Beast Boost
Nature: Calm (+SpD, -Atk)
EVs: 220 Hp / 132 Def / 20 SpA / 132 SpD / 4 Spe
Moveset:
- Flash Cannon
- Air Slash
- Protect
- Leech Seed
Doubles Double Wall Celesteela (Popular VGC)
Celesteela is a wonderful Double Wall for double battles. This particular build was popular during recent competitions. It's primary goal is to have enough defenses and bulk to take both physical and special hits. With Beast Boost, Celesteela's highest stat is raised by 1 if it attacks and koes another pokemon. With a Wacan Berry equipped to it, halves damage taken from a supereffective electric-type attack then the Wacan Berry gets consumed.
◆ Air Slash is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Flying-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Celesteela this turn).
◆ Leech Seed is a status move (1/8 of target's hp is restored to Celesteela every turn).
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Item: Eject Pack / Choice Band
Ability: Beast Boost
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Steel Roller / Iron Head
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Rock Slide
- Superpower
Doubles Physical Sweeper Celesteela (Beast Boost)
Celesteela is a pretty decent Physical Sweeper for double battles. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Celesteela's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Beast Boost, Celesteela's highest stat is raised by 1 if it attacks and koes another pokemon. With a Eject Pack equipped to it, if Celesteela's stat stages are lowered, it switches to a chosen ally then the Eject Pack gets consumed.
◆ Iron Head is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
◆ Bulldoze is a physical 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent Pokemon speed by 1 stage).
◆ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to make the foes flinch).
◆ 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: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Beast Boost
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Flash Cannon
- Air Slash
- Energy Ball / Giga Drain
- Flamethrower
Doubles Special Sweeper Celesteela (Beast Boost)
Celesteela is pretty popular Special Sweeper for double battles. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Celesteela's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. 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 make the target flinch).
◆ 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).
◆ Flamethrower is a special 90-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
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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 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 Celesteela
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Substitute + Leech seed
- Moves: Ingrain + Leech seed
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Move: Acrobatics + Item: Red Card
- Move: Acrobatics + Item: Flying Gem
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Wide Guard
Moves that boost Celesteela's stats
- Autotomize
- Harden
- Iron Defense
- Skull Bash
Most notable and possible best moves for Celesteela
- Air Slash
- Earthquake
- Flamethrower
- Flash Cannon
- Giga Drain
- Heavy Slam
- Leech Seed
- Meteor Beam
- Protect
- Rest
- Substitute
Common Effort Values for Celesteela in Sword and Shield
- Modest Nature ( 4/0/4/244/4/252 )
- Modest Nature ( 4/0/0/252/0/252 )
- Optimize Celesteela's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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