For the Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl 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 Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, 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 Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, 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

It has the power to travel across time, but it is said to appear only in peaceful times.

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 Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl (Best Counters)

In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Scizor's Knock Off hits Celebi for 39-46%. Weavile deals 60-70% with Knock Off.

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 →
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 →

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl 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

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl 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

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 Future Sight 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

TM40

Aerial Ace

C60—20Flying

TM04

Calm Mind

C——20Psychic

TM57

Charge Beam

D509010Electric

TM93

Cut

—509530Normal

TM21

Dazzling Gleam

C8010010Fairy

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM85

Dream Eater

B10010015Psychic

TM58

Endure+4

C——10Normal

TM53

Energy Ball

B9010010Grass

TM42

Facade

C7010020Normal

TM70

Flash

——10020Normal

TM56

Fling

——10010Dark

TM19

Giga Drain

S7510010Grass

TM68

Giga Impact

B150905Normal

TM86

Grass Knot

D—10020Grass

TM15

Hyper Beam

B150905Normal

TM16

Light Screen

C——30Psychic

TM63

Nasty Plot

C——20Dark

TM17

Protect+4

S——10Normal

TM77

Psych Up

S——10Normal

TM29

Psychic

A9010010Psychic

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM33

Reflect

C——20Psychic

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM20

Safeguard

C——25Normal

TM37

Sandstorm

D——10Rock

TM30

Shadow Ball

C8010015Ghost

TM34

Shock Wave

C60—20Electric

TM48

Skill Swap

C——10Psychic

TM82

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM22

Solar Beam

B12010010Grass

TM76

Stealth Rock

A——20Rock

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

D—8515Normal

TM75

Swords Dance

C——20Normal

TM73

Thunder Wave

C—9020Electric

TM92

Trick Room-7

C——5Psychic

TM89

U-turn

S7010020Bug

TM03

Water Pulse

C6010020Water

Egg Moves

Celebi doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Celebi can't learn any Tutor moves

How to Get Celebi in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

Celebi doesn't appear in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. 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 Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl 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 Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, 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 Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, 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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