For the Gold & Silver meta, At 600 BST, Celebi is built different. We rank it A-Tier. As a Mythical Pokemon, the raw stats back up the reputation. Best used as a sweeper.

What is Celebi weak to?

In Gold & Silver, watch for Scizor (Bug), Arcanine (Fire), and Lapras (Ice) when using Celebi. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Scizor is the most dangerous since Bug moves deal 4x damage. Poison, Flying, Ghost, and Dark-type attackers are also a problem. With 7 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter. Celebi has enough bulk to absorb a hit, but don't push the matchup. Pivot to a teammate that resists.

What role does Celebi play in battle?

Celebi is a special attacker with base 100 Sp. Atk. Tanky enough to absorb a few hits, too. Speed tells the real story. Base 100 Speed lets it outrun most of the field. Fits the sweeper role.

What counters Celebi?

For Gold & Silver, Celebi has answers, but so do you. Priority moves (Mach Punch, Aqua Jet, Ice Shard) bypass its speed. Bulky walls that resist its STAB also shut it down.

Where can you catch Celebi?

In Gold & Silver, Celebi is a Mythical encounter. Story-locked or postgame, depending on the version. See the Locations section for where to find it. It also appears in 15 other games across the series.

Celebi - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Special

Sweeper

ATier

100Speed · Fast

Stats & Training

You won't find a real weakness in Celebi's stat line. It's well-rounded for the Time Travel Pokemon, and what it does with that depends on moveset and items. Yields 3 HP stat exp, on a 1.06M XP medium-slow curve.

Base Stats

Legend

HP100

Attack100

Defense100

Sp. Atk100

Sp. Def100

Speed100

Total600

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging45 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Slow1.06M XP

Height0.6 m

Weight5.0 kg

Base XP270

Abilities

Abilities were introduced in Generation III. Shown below for reference.

Natural Cure

Cures any major status ailment upon switching out.

EV Yield

HP+3AtkDefSpASpDSpe

Strong HP training target

Pokedex Entries

This POKéMON wanders across time. Grass and trees flourish in the forests in which it has appeared.

Celebi Weakness

Celebi's Psychic/Grass typing leaves it vulnerable to Bug, Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, Ghost, and Dark. Bug hits land at 4x, so they're the biggest threat. It resists 6 types, so it can switch into a lot of moves safely. Celebi's overall bulk (100/100/100) lets it take a hit or two from most weaknesses before going down.

Celebi Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
4x (Critical)	Bug
2x (Weak)	Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, Ghost, Dark
0.5x (Resist)	Water, Electric, Grass, Fighting, Ground, Psychic

Type ChartFragile

7Weak

6Resist

0Immune

Score-10

Gen II Type Chart

Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
Special stat split into Sp.Atk and Sp.Def

4xCritical

Bug

2xWeak

Fire Ice Poison Flying Ghost Dark

½xResist

Water Electric Grass Fighting Ground Psychic

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (5)

Fighting Poison Water Ground Rock

How to Beat Celebi in Gold & Silver (Best Counters)

In Gold & Silver, Skarmory's Drill Peck hits Celebi for 43-50%. Forretress's Explosion hits Celebi for 48-57%.

Skarmory SteelFlying	A
Recommended Build ItemLeftovers Moves Drill Peck RestRecovery CurseSetup WhirlwindUtility Damage vs Celebi Drill Peck 2x 43-50% View Skarmory builds →
Forretress BugSteel	A
Recommended Build ItemLeftovers Moves SpikesHazard Explosion Rapid Spin ToxicUtility Damage vs Celebi Explosion 48-57% Rapid Spin 10-12% View Forretress builds →
Nidoking PoisonGround	B
Recommended Build ItemLeftovers Moves EarthquakeSTAB Ice Beam Lovely Kiss Thunder Damage vs Celebi Earthquake 16-19% Ice Beam 2x 33-39% Thunder 10-12% View Nidoking builds →
Umbreon Dark	B
Recommended Build ItemLeftovers Moves ToxicUtility PursuitSTAB Confuse Ray MoonlightRecovery Damage vs Celebi Pursuit 2x 18-21% View Umbreon builds →
Misdreavus Ghost	B
Recommended Build ItemLeftovers Moves Perish Song Mean Look ProtectPriority Confuse Ray View Misdreavus builds →

Gold & Silver Evolution

A Psychic/Grass-type mythical at 600 base stats, Celebi can't breed or evolve. Event distribution is the standard way to obtain one. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

No Evolution

#251CelebiDoes not evolve

Breeding

Unavailable

Undiscovered egg group

Gold & Silver Celebi Best Moveset

Best Build

Gen 2 build content has limited support (no abilities).

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Moves

The level-up pool is slim, so TMs matter here. Celebi's Rock and Normal coverage and more all comes from technical machines, built on top of Future Sight and Solar Beam for same-type damage. Future Sight and Dream Eater are the payoff moves.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Confusion

C5010025Psychic

Lv 1

Heal Bell

D——5Normal

Lv 1

Leech Seed

C—9010Grass

Lv 1

Recover

C——20Normal

Lv 10

Safeguard

D——25Normal

Lv 20

Ancient Power

C601005Rock

Lv 30

Future Sight

—12010010Psychic

Lv 40

Baton Pass

C——40Normal

Lv 50

Perish Song

D——5Normal

TM Moves

TM03

Curse

C——10Ghost

TM40

Defense Curl

D——40Normal

TM43

Detect+4

D——5Fighting

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM42

Dream Eater

—10010015Psychic

TM20

Endure+4

D——10Normal

HM05

Flash

D—7020Normal

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM19

Giga Drain

C751005Grass

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM15

Hyper Beam

B150905Normal

TM31

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

TM50

Nightmare

——10015Ghost

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM09

Psych Up

D——10Normal

TM29

Psychic

B9010010Psychic

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM37

Sandstorm

D——10Rock

TM30

Shadow Ball

C8010015Ghost

TM35

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM13

Snore

—4010015Normal

TM22

Solar Beam

B12010010Grass

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM34

Swagger

C—8515Normal

TM12

Sweet Scent

——10020Normal

TM39

Swift

C60—20Normal

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

Egg Moves

Celebi doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Celebi can't learn any Tutor moves

How to Get Celebi in Gold & Silver

No wild encounters for Celebi in Gold & Silver. It's available in Crystal and can be transferred over. The details below show where to find it.

Celebi is not available as a wild encounter in this game.

Special encounter in:

CrystalSpecial encounter · Ilex Forest · GS Ball event

Then trade to Gold & Silver.

Celebi Guide

For the Gold & Silver meta, At 600 BST, Celebi is built different. We rank it A-Tier. As a Mythical Pokemon, the raw stats back up the reputation. Best used as a sweeper.
In Gold & Silver, watch for Scizor (Bug), Arcanine (Fire), and Lapras (Ice) when using Celebi. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Scizor is the most dangerous since Bug moves deal 4x damage. Poison, Flying, Ghost, and Dark-type attackers are also a problem. With 7 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter. Celebi has enough bulk to absorb a hit, but don't push the matchup. Pivot to a teammate that resists.
Celebi is a special attacker with base 100 Sp. Atk. Tanky enough to absorb a few hits, too. Speed tells the real story. Base 100 Speed lets it outrun most of the field. Fits the sweeper role.
For Gold & Silver, Celebi has answers, but so do you. Priority moves (Mach Punch, Aqua Jet, Ice Shard) bypass its speed. Bulky walls that resist its STAB also shut it down.
In Gold & Silver, Celebi is a Mythical encounter. Story-locked or postgame, depending on the version. See the Locations section for where to find it. It also appears in 15 other games across the series.

Game Availability

Introduced in Gold & Silver, Celebi shows up in 16 games across 9 generations. Mythical status keeps it locked behind events or specific story content in most appearances.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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