For the X & Y meta, At 600 BST, Celebi is built different. We rank it C-Tier. As a Mythical Pokemon, the raw stats back up the reputation. Best used as a sweeper. Giga Drain with Leftovers is the standard set.

What is Celebi weak to?

In X & Y, 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 leaning toward the physical side (base 100 Attack). 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 X & Y, 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

Utility

Sweeper

CTier

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 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

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 X & Y (Best Counters)

In X & Y, Weavile's Knock Off hits Celebi for 59-69%. Zapdos deals 38-45% with Heat Wave.

Weavile DarkIce	A
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemChoice Band NatureJolly Moves Knock Off Icicle Crash Ice Shard PursuitSTAB Damage vs Celebi Knock Off 2x 59-69% Ice Shard 2x 36-43% Pursuit 2x 36-43% View Weavile builds →
Heatran FireSteel	A
Recommended Build AbilityFlashfire ItemLeftovers NatureCalm Moves Stealth Rock Lava Plume Earth Power TauntUtility View Heatran builds →
Zapdos ElectricFlying	A
Recommended Build AbilityStatic ItemSitrus Berry NatureTimid Moves Heat Wave TailwindUtility ThunderboltSTAB RoostRecovery Damage vs Celebi Heat Wave 2x 38-45% Thunderbolt 13-16% View Zapdos builds →
Gengar GhostPoison	B
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemChoice Specs NatureTimid Moves Shadow Ball Sludge Bomb Focus Blast Sludge Wave Damage vs Celebi Shadow Ball 2x 90-105%KO Sludge Bomb 2x 101-119%KO Focus Blast 22-26% View Gengar builds →
Volcarona BugFire	B
Recommended Build AbilityFlame Body ItemLum Berry NatureModest Moves Quiver Dance Giga Drain Bug Buzz FlamethrowerSTAB Damage vs Celebi Giga Drain 10-12% Flamethrower 2x 76-90% View Volcarona builds →

X & Y 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

X & Y Celebi Best Moveset

Stealth Rock is the priority every time Celebi comes in. Bold nature and HP-heavy investment EVs keep it alive long enough to get layers down, while Leftovers provides passive recovery each turn. Natural Cure rounds it out. Recover keeps it healthy between hits.

Best Build

Experimental

Ability

Natural Cure

Item

LeftoversSUSTAIN

Best Nature for Celebi

Bold+DEF

Celebi best EVs are HP and Defense

EVs

Def

SpD

Spe

Wall Moveset

Giga DrainSTAB
RecoverRecovery
Stealth Rock
U Turn

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

C——5Normal

Lv 1

Leech Seed

S—9010Grass

Lv 1

Recover

S——10Normal

Lv 10

Safeguard

C——25Normal

Lv 19

Magical Leaf

C60—20Grass

Lv 28

Ancient Power

C601005Rock

Lv 37

Baton Pass

C——40Normal

Lv 46

Natural Gift

D—10015Normal

Lv 55

Heal Block

——10015Psychic

Lv 64

Future Sight

B12010010Psychic

Lv 73

Healing Wish

B——10Psychic

Lv 82

Leaf Storm

B130905Grass

Lv 91

Perish Song

S——5Normal

TM Moves

TM40

Aerial Ace

C60—20Flying

TM04

Calm Mind

C——20Psychic

TM57

Charge Beam

D509010Electric

TM100

Confide

———20Normal

HM01

Cut

D509530Normal

TM99

Dazzling Gleam

C8010010Fairy

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM85

Dream Eater

B10010015Psychic

TM49

Echoed Voice

D4010015Normal

TM53

Energy Ball

B9010010Grass

TM42

Facade

C7010020Normal

TM70

Flash

D—10020Normal

TM56

Fling

D—10010Dark

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM68

Giga Impact

B150905Normal

TM86

Grass Knot

D—10020Grass

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM15

Hyper Beam

B150905Normal

TM16

Light Screen

C——30Psychic

TM96

Nature Power

D——20Normal

TM17

Protect+4

S——10Normal

TM77

Psych Up

D——10Normal

TM29

Psychic

B9010010Psychic

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM33

Reflect

C——20Psychic

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM48

Round

C6010015Normal

TM20

Safeguard

C——25Normal

TM37

Sandstorm

D——10Rock

TM30

Shadow Ball

C8010015Ghost

TM88

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM22

Solar Beam

B12010010Grass

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM75

Swords Dance

C——20Normal

TM73

Thunder Wave

B—10020Electric

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

TM92

Trick Room-7

C——5Psychic

TM89

U-turn

A7010020Bug

Egg Moves

Celebi doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Celebi can't learn any Tutor moves

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 3

Defense Curl

———40Normal

Gen 3

Double-Edge

B12010015Normal

Gen 4

Endure+4

D——10Normal

Gen 3

Metronome

———10Normal

Gen 3

Mimic

———10Normal

Gen 4

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

Gen 4

Silver Wind

C601005Bug

Gen 4

Sucker Punch+1

C801005Dark

Gen 4

Swift

—60—20Normal

How to Get Celebi in X & Y

Celebi doesn't appear in X & Y. 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 X & Y meta, At 600 BST, Celebi is built different. We rank it C-Tier. As a Mythical Pokemon, the raw stats back up the reputation. Best used as a sweeper. Giga Drain with Leftovers is the standard set.
In X & Y, 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 leaning toward the physical side (base 100 Attack). 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 X & Y, 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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