Is Celebi Good in Emerald Playthrough?
Transfer-only Psychic/Grass mythical at 600 BST. Celebi with AbilityNatural Cure heals status on switch-out. Handles Juan and Wallace through Grass and contributes Psychic coverage against Phoebe. If you have one, the balanced stats and AbilityNatural Cure make it effective everywhere.
Celebi has the type edge here and should clean up Roxanne's team.
Celebi resists most of Brawly's coverage and hits back hard.
Celebi has the type edge here and should clean up Wattson's team.
Celebi has the type edge here and should clean up Flannery's team.
Celebi has the type edge here and should clean up Norman's team.
Celebi has the type edge here and should clean up Winona's team.
Celebi has the type edge here and should clean up Tate & Liza's team.
Celebi resists most of Juan's coverage and hits back hard.
Celebi has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Celebi has the type edge here and should clean up Phoebe's team.
Celebi has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Celebi trades roughly evenly with Drake's team.
Celebi has the type edge here and should clean up Wallace's team.
Trade
Celebi cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
Recommended Moves
- After Brawly
- TM29PsychicPsychicPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10Mauville Game Corner
- LV 30PsychicFuture SightPower 120Accuracy 90%PP 15
- After Norman
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 10Safari Zone
- TM19GrassGiga DrainPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 5Route 123
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- After Tate & Liza
- TM04PsychicCalm MindPower —Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Tate & Liza
- TUTORNormalDouble-EdgePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Sootopolis City
- Post-Game
- TUTORPsychicDream EaterPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
- TUTORNormalSwiftPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 20Battle Frontier
How to Get Celebi in Emerald
Celebi appears in no forest in Emerald. The time-travel Pokemon came strictly from special distributions like the Pokemon Colosseum bonus disc, all long discontinued, so a legit Celebi now means trading one in.
Celebi is not available as a wild encounter in this game.
Also Obtainable In:
Pokemon transfers only go forward through generations, never backward. Direct cross-gen trades aren't supported.
How to Get Shiny Celebi in Emerald
Celebi shows on no Emerald route, so a shiny has to ride in from a Generation 3 game that offers it, already sparkling the moment it lands in your party after the trade. See every game where Shiny Celebi can be hunted
Shiny Celebi Evolution
Does Not EvolveCelebi 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.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 4x (Critical) | Bug |
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, Ghost, Dark |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Water, Electric, Grass, Fighting, Ground, Psychic |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Celebi Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Celebi
 Heracross BugFighting | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Celebi View Heracross builds →Megahorn 4x188-222%KO Thief 2x9-11% | ||
 Ho-Oh Fire | S | |
Obtain MethodNavel Rock Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Celebi View Ho-Oh builds →Overheat 2x98-116%KO Fly 2x57-67% Shadow Ball 2x44-51% | ||
 Lugia Psychic | S | |
Obtain MethodNavel Rock Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Celebi View Lugia builds →Fly 2x42-50% Ice Beam 2x38-45% Shadow Ball 2x32-37% | ||
 Rayquaza Dragon | S | |
Obtain MethodSky Pillar Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Celebi View Rayquaza builds →Overheat 2x85-100%KO Fly 2x64-76% Ice Beam 2x59-69% Crunch 2x49-58% | ||
 Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Celebi View Blaziken builds →Overheat 2x98-116%KO Aerial Ace 2x31-37% | ||
 Houndoom DarkFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Celebi View Houndoom builds →Overheat 2x98-116%KO Crunch 2x57-67% Sludge Bomb 2x36-42% Shadow Ball 2x32-37% | ||
 Volbeat Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Celebi View Volbeat builds →Signal Beam 4x76-90% Shadow Ball 2x27-32% Aerial Ace 2x20-24% Thief 2x10-12% | ||
 Typhlosion Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cyndaquil (Littleroot Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Celebi View Typhlosion builds →Overheat 2x97-115%KO Aerial Ace 2x23-27% | ||
 Camerupt FireGround | C | |
 Regice Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 105 Interact Encounter | ||
 Altaria Dragon | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Celebi View Altaria builds →Sky Attack 2x68-80% Fire Blast 2x39-46% Ice Beam 2x31-37% Thief 2x13-16% | ||
 Ninetales Fire | C | |
 Banette Ghost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Celebi View Banette builds →Shadow Ball 2x59-70% Feint Attack 2x22-27% | ||
 Salamence Dragon | S | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Celebi View Salamence builds →Fly 2x59-70% Fire Blast 2x56-66% Crunch 2x38-45% | ||
Celebi Evolutions
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
Breeding
E Celebi Best Moveset
100 across every base stat and AbilityNatural Cure make Celebi one of the most flexible team members in Emerald, filling offensive or defensive roles depending on the moveset. Grass/Psychic dual TermStab covers Water and Fighting threats while MoveRecover and status-clearing switches keep it healthy.
Best Build
Celebi best EVs are HP and Defense
Wall Moveset
- Leech Seed
- Baton Pass
- Psychic
- Giga Drain
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The level-up pool is slim, so TMs matter here. Celebi's coverage across 7 types 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.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
All 27 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
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 Emerald Guide
In Emerald, use Celebi as a sweeper. Special attacks are the main output. It outspeeds most threats, Psychic is the primary attack.
For Emerald, run Bold on Celebi. +Defense is what matters, and the -Attack cut doesn't hurt this set. Fits the sweeper role.
Game Availability
Introduced in Gold & Silver, Celebi shows up in 16 games across 8 generations. Mythical status keeps it locked behind events or specific story content in most appearances.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GSDebut
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7Let's Go
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves
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