For the Sword & Shield meta, At 600 BST, Celebi is built different. We rank it B-Tier. As a Mythical Pokemon, the raw stats back up the reputation. Best used as a sweeper. U Turn with Leftovers is the standard set.

What is Celebi weak to?

In Sword & Shield, 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 Sword & Shield, 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

BTier

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 has the ability to move through time. Records describing it as a forest deity can be found from many different eras.

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

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 Sword & Shield (Best Counters)

In Sword & Shield, Scizor's Knock Off hits Celebi for 39-46%. Celesteela deals 69-82% with Air Slash.

Heatran FireSteel	S
Recommended Build AbilityFlashfire ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves Earth Power Magma Storm Stealth Rock TauntUtility View Heatran builds →
Scizor BugSteel	A
Recommended Build AbilityTechnician ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureAdamant Moves Bullet Punch Knock Off RoostRecovery Swords Dance Damage vs Celebi Bullet Punch 18-21% Knock Off 2x 39-46% View Scizor builds →
Celesteela SteelFlying	A
Recommended Build AbilityBeastboost ItemLeftovers NatureModest Moves Flamethrower Air Slash Leech Seed AutotomizeSetup Damage vs Celebi Flamethrower 2x 56-65% Air Slash 2x 69-82% View Celesteela builds →
Weavile DarkIce	A
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureJolly Moves Knock Off Ice Shard Triple Axel Swords Dance Damage vs Celebi Knock Off 2x 60-70% Ice Shard 2x 37-44% View Weavile builds →
Amoonguss GrassPoison	A
Recommended Build AbilityRegenerator ItemRocky Helmet NatureBold Moves Sludge Bomb SporeUtility Foul Play Giga Drain Damage vs Celebi Sludge Bomb 2x 50-59% Giga Drain 10-12% View Amoonguss builds →

Sword & Shield 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

Sword & Shield Celebi Best Moveset

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

Best Build

Experimental

Ability

Natural Cure

Item

LeftoversSUSTAIN

Best Nature for Celebi

Timid+SPE

Celebi best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed

EVs

SpA

Spe

Special Sweeper Moveset

U Turn
Giga DrainSTAB
PsychicSTAB
ProtectFAST +4

Recommended Teammates

Porygon2Good

IncineroarGood

TornadusGood

Moves

The level-up pool is slim, so TMs matter here. Celebi's coverage across 9 types all comes from technical machines, built on top of Leaf Storm and Solar Blade for same-type damage. Future Sight and Leaf Storm are the payoff moves.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Confusion

—5010025Psychic

Lv 1

Heal Bell

B——5Normal

Lv 10

Magical Leaf

C60—20Grass

Lv 20

Baton Pass

C——40Normal

Lv 30

Ancient Power

C601005Rock

Lv 40

Life Dew

D——10Water

Lv 50

Leech Seed

S—9010Grass

Lv 60

Recover

A——10Normal

Lv 70

Future Sight

A12010010Psychic

Lv 80

Healing Wish

C——10Psychic

Lv 90

Leaf Storm

A130905Grass

Lv 100

Perish Song

D——5Normal

TM Moves

TR83

Ally Switch+2

C——15Psychic

TR56

Aura Sphere

C80—20Fighting

TR29

Baton Pass

C——40Normal

TR49

Calm Mind

C——20Psychic

TR92

Dazzling Gleam

C8010010Fairy

TR67

Earth Power

C9010010Ground

TR26

Endure+4

C——10Normal

TR65

Energy Ball

B9010010Grass

TM39

Facade

C7010020Normal

TM59

Fling

——10010Dark

TR34

Future Sight

A12010010Psychic

TM28

Giga Drain

S7510010Grass

TM09

Giga Impact

B150905Normal

TR77

Grass Knot

D—10020Grass

TM88

Grassy Terrain

———10Grass

TM41

Helping Hand+5

C——20Normal

TM08

Hyper Beam

B150905Normal

TM44

Imprison

D——10Psychic

TR50

Leaf Blade

B9010015Grass

TR71

Leaf Storm

A130905Grass

TM17

Light Screen

C——30Psychic

TM72

Magic Room

D——10Psychic

TM10

Magical Leaf

C60—20Grass

TR14

Metronome

D——10Normal

TR68

Nasty Plot

C——20Dark

TR96

Pollen Puff

S9010015Bug

TM25

Protect+4

S——10Normal

TR11

Psychic

A9010010Psychic

TM91

Psychic Terrain

D——10Psychic

TM69

Psycho Cut

C7010020Psychic

TM33

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM18

Reflect

C——20Psychic

TM21

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM76

Round

C6010015Normal

TM19

Safeguard

C——25Normal

TM32

Sandstorm

D——10Rock

TR59

Seed Bomb

B8010015Grass

TR33

Shadow Ball

C8010015Ghost

TR40

Skill Swap

C——10Psychic

TR27

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM24

Snore

—5010015Normal

TM11

Solar Beam

B12010010Grass

TM12

Solar Blade

B12510010Grass

TR76

Stealth Rock

A——20Rock

TR20

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM34

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM40

Swift

C60—20Normal

Swords Dance

C——20Normal

TM14

Thunder Wave

C—9020Electric

TR38

Trick

C—10010Psychic

TM70

Trick Room-7

C——5Psychic

TM56

U-turn

S7010020Bug

TR35

Uproar

C9010010Normal

TM46

Weather Ball

D5010010Normal

TM71

Wonder Room

———10Psychic

TR69

Zen Headbutt

C809015Psychic

Egg Moves

Celebi doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Dual Wingbeat

D409010Flying

Tutor

Expanding Force

B8010010Psychic

Tutor

Grassy Glide

C7010020Grass

How to Get Celebi in Sword & Shield

No wild encounters for Celebi in Sword & Shield. 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.

Also found in:

Crystal

Celebi Guide

For the Sword & Shield meta, At 600 BST, Celebi is built different. We rank it B-Tier. As a Mythical Pokemon, the raw stats back up the reputation. Best used as a sweeper. U Turn with Leftovers is the standard set.
In Sword & Shield, 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 Sword & Shield, 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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