For the Ruby & Sapphire meta, At 600 BST, Celebi is built different. We rank it S-Tier. As a Mythical Pokemon, the raw stats back up the reputation. Best used as a sweeper. Leech Seed with Leftovers is the standard set.

What is Celebi weak to?

In Ruby & Sapphire, 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 is the best ability for Celebi?

Celebi gets Natural Cure. But Natural Cure is the one that matters. It's the centerpiece of every viable set. Build around that. With base 100 Speed, Natural Cure gives Celebi an edge before opponents can react.

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 Ruby & Sapphire, 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.

Celebi - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Special

Sweeper

STier

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 EVs, 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

Natural CureTop Pick

Cures any major status ailment upon switching out.

EV Yield

HP+3AtkDefSpASpDSpe

Strong HP training target

Pokedex Entries

This POKéMON came from the future by crossing over time. It is thought that so long as CELEBI appears, a bright and shining future awaits us.

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 III Type Chart

Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move

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 Ruby & Sapphire (Best Counters)

SwampertWears down with Toxic, threatens with Ice Beam WaterGround	A
Recommended Build AbilityTorrent ItemLeftovers NatureRelaxed Moves EarthquakeSTAB Ice Beam Hydro Pump ProtectPriority Damage vs Celebi Earthquake 12-14% Ice Beam 2x 27-32% Hydro Pump 12-14% View Swampert builds →
WhiscashThreatens with Ice Beam WaterGround	C
Recommended Build AbilityOblivious ItemLeftovers NatureBrave Moves EarthquakeSTAB Ice Beam Spark Hidden Power Rock Damage vs Celebi Earthquake 11-13% Ice Beam 2x 29-34% Spark 5-6% View Whiscash builds →
QuagsireIgnores boosts via Unaware, wears down with Toxic, threatens with Curse WaterGround	C
Recommended Build AbilityWaterabsorb ItemLeftovers NatureImpish Moves EarthquakeSTAB CurseSetup Ice Beam RestRecovery Damage vs Celebi Earthquake 9-11% Ice Beam 2x 19-23% View Quagsire builds →
HitmontopDrops Attack via Intimidate, wears down with Toxic, walls special sets Fighting	C
Recommended Build AbilityIntimidate ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves Rapid Spin Brick Break Hidden Power Ghost Mach Punch Damage vs Celebi Rapid Spin 10-12% Mach Punch 6-7% View Hitmontop builds →
DonphanSturdy guarantees survival, walls physical sets Ground	C
Recommended Build AbilitySturdy ItemLeftovers NatureImpish Moves EarthquakeSTAB Rapid Spin Hidden Power Rock Rock Slide Damage vs Celebi Earthquake 13-16% Rapid Spin 9-11% Rock Slide 13-16% View Donphan builds →

Ruby & Sapphire 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

Ruby & Sapphire Celebi Best Moveset

Baton Pass keeps your team's momentum going. Celebi doesn't need to stay in long, Leftovers provides passive recovery each turn and HP-heavy investment EVs make every visit count. Psychic threatens on the way out. Natural Cure adds passive value.

Best Build

Highly recommended

Wall

Ability

Natural Cure

Item

LeftoversSUSTAIN

Best Nature for Celebi

Bold+DEF

Celebi best EVs are HP and Defense

EVs

Def

SpA

SpD

Spe

Wall Moveset

Leech SeedSTAB
Baton Pass
PsychicSTAB
Giga DrainSTAB

Recommended Teammates

TyranitarDecent

MetagrossDecent

SwampertDecent

Moves

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

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Confusion

—5010025Psychic

Lv 1

Heal Bell

C——5Normal

Lv 1

Leech Seed

S—9010Grass

Lv 1

Recover

A——20Normal

Lv 10

Safeguard

D——25Normal

Lv 20

Ancient Power

C601005Rock

Lv 30

Future Sight

—12010010Psychic

Lv 40

Baton Pass

A——40Normal

Lv 50

Perish Song

C——5Normal

TM Moves

TM40

Aerial Ace

C60—20Flying

TM04

Calm Mind

A——20Psychic

HM01

Cut

—509530Normal

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM42

Facade

C7010020Normal

HM05

Flash

——7020Normal

TM21

Frustration

——10020Normal

TM19

Giga Drain

A751005Grass

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM15

Hyper Beam

B150905Normal

TM16

Light Screen

C——30Psychic

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM29

Psychic

A9010010Psychic

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM33

Reflect

D——20Psychic

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM20

Safeguard

D——25Normal

TM37

Sandstorm

———10Rock

TM43

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

TM30

Shadow Ball

C8010015Ghost

TM34

Shock Wave

—60—20Electric

TM48

Skill Swap

———10Psychic

TM22

Solar Beam

B12010010Grass

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

TM03

Water Pulse

—6010020Water

Egg Moves

Celebi doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Celebi can't learn any Tutor moves

How to Get Celebi in Ruby & Sapphire

Celebi doesn't appear in Ruby & Sapphire. Transfer it from Crystal to add it to your collection. Check the source games below for encounter details.

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

Also found in:

Crystal

Celebi Guide

For the Ruby & Sapphire meta, At 600 BST, Celebi is built different. We rank it S-Tier. As a Mythical Pokemon, the raw stats back up the reputation. Best used as a sweeper. Leech Seed with Leftovers is the standard set.
In Ruby & Sapphire, 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 gets Natural Cure. But Natural Cure is the one that matters. It's the centerpiece of every viable set. Build around that. With base 100 Speed, Natural Cure gives Celebi an edge before opponents can react.
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 Ruby & Sapphire, 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.

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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