Is Celebi Good in HeartGold & SoulSilver Playthrough?
Event and transfer only. Psychic/Grass with AbilityNatural Cure clearing status on switch. If imported, Celebi handles Chuck and Misty through type coverage. HGSS has a unique Celebi event in Ilex Forest involving time travel. Most players will never have one.
Celebi has the type edge here and should clean up Falkner's team.
Celebi has the type edge here and should clean up Bugsy's team.
Celebi has the type edge here and should clean up Whitney's team.
Celebi has the type edge here and should clean up Morty's team.
Celebi has the type edge here and should clean up Chuck's team.
Celebi trades roughly evenly with Jasmine's team.
Celebi resists most of Pryce's coverage and hits back hard.
Celebi trades roughly evenly with Clair's team.
Celebi resists most of Brock's coverage and hits back hard.
Celebi resists most of Misty's coverage and hits back hard.
Celebi trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Celebi has the type edge here and should clean up Erika's team.
Celebi has the type edge here and should clean up Janine's team.
Celebi trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Celebi trades roughly evenly with Blaine's team.
Celebi has the type edge here and should clean up Blue's team.
Celebi trades roughly evenly with Will's team.
Celebi trades roughly evenly with Koga's team.
Celebi resists most of Bruno's coverage and hits back hard.
Celebi trades roughly evenly with Karen's team.
Celebi trades roughly evenly with Lance'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
- STARTING (Lv 5)
- LV 5PsychicConfusionPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 25
- After Bugsy
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 10Goldenrod Department Store
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- LV 19GrassMagical LeafPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Morty
- TM30GhostShadow BallPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Prize for defeating Morty
- After Jasmine
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Lake of Rage
- LV 64PsychicFuture SightPower 120Accuracy 90%PP 15
- LV 82GrassLeaf StormPower 210Accuracy 90%PP 5
How to Get Celebi in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Celebi was strictly an event Pokemon, tied to a distribution that triggered the Ilex Forest shrine scene. With no event of your own, the only way onto your team is a trade or transfer from another game.
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 HeartGold & SoulSilver
Celebi cannot be obtained in HeartGold or SoulSilver normally, so a shiny one has to be brought in from another game. 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 |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Celebi Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Celebi
 Pinsir Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Celebi View Pinsir builds →X-Scissor 4x127-149%KO Thief 2x22-26% | ||
 Armaldo RockBug | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Anorith (Pewter City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Celebi View Armaldo builds →X-Scissor 4x127-149%KO Aerial Ace 2x32-37% | ||
 Scyther Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Celebi View Scyther builds →X-Scissor 4x114-134%KO Wing Attack 2x43-51% Night Slash 2x33-39% | ||
 Ho-Oh Fire | S | |
Obtain MethodBell Tower Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Celebi View Ho-Oh builds →Brave Bird 2x97-115%KO Overheat 2x98-116%KO Shadow Ball 2x38-45% | ||
 Lugia Psychic | S | |
Obtain MethodWhirl Islands Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Celebi View Lugia builds →Aeroblast 2x59-70% Ice Beam 2x38-45% Shadow Ball 2x32-37% | ||
 Yanmega Bug | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Celebi View Yanmega builds →Bug Buzz 4x133-157%KO Air Slash 2x56-66% Shadow Ball 2x39-46% Night Slash 2x24-29% | ||
 Houndoom DarkFire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Celebi View Houndoom builds →Overheat 2x98-116%KO Dark Pulse 2x57-67% Sludge Bomb 2x42-50% Shadow Ball 2x38-45% | ||
 Ninjask Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Celebi View Ninjask builds →X-Scissor 4x95-112%KO Aerial Ace 2x36-42% Shadow Ball 2x20-24% Thief 2x16-19% | ||
 Rayquaza Dragon | S | |
Obtain MethodEmbedded Tower Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Celebi View Rayquaza builds →Fly 2x82-97% Overheat 2x85-100%KO Ice Beam 2x59-69% Crunch 2x49-58% | ||
 Charizard Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Celebi View Charizard builds →Overheat 2x97-115%KO Air Slash 2x53-62% Shadow Claw 2x27-32% | ||
 Parasect BugGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Celebi View Parasect builds →X-Scissor 4x99-117%KO Cross Poison 2x29-35% Aerial Ace 2x25-30% Thief 2x17-20% | ||
 Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Celebi View Absol builds →X-Scissor 4x87-103%KO Sucker Punch 2x66-77% Shadow Claw 2x38-45% Aerial Ace 2x33-39% | ||
 Drapion PoisonDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Celebi View Drapion builds →X-Scissor 4x63-75% Poison Jab 2x47-56% Crunch 2x47-56% Ice Fang 2x26-31% | ||
 Blaziken FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Silph Co Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Celebi View Blaziken builds →Flare Blitz 2x91-107%KO Brave Bird 2x61-71% Poison Jab 2x41-48% Shadow Claw 2x36-42% | ||
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
HGSS Celebi Best Moveset
Psychic/Grass at 100 across every stat with AbilityNatural Cure clearing status on every switch. The moveset adapts to any role: special attacker, support, healer, or defensive switch-in. Access to every support move and enough stats to use all of them.
Best Build
Celebi best EVs are HP and Defense
Wall Moveset
- Recover
- Thunder Wave
- Grass Knot
- Hidden Power Fire
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The level-up pool tells the story here. Celebi learns Future Sight and Leaf Storm naturally, plus enough variety that TMs feel like bonuses. Coverage across 8 types extends the reach beyond that.
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 24 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
This Pokémon wanders across time. Grass and trees flourish in the forests in which it has appeared.
When CELEBI disappears deep in a forest, it is said to leave behind an egg it brought from the future.
Celebi Event Distributions
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Celebi is an occasional Mystery Gift target, offered in a small run of events.
Time to travel with CELEBI!HeartGoldSoulSilverDiamondPearlPlatinumNot shiny
Celebi from the Big ScreenHeartGoldSoulSilverDiamondPearlPlatinumNot shiny
Celebi HeartGold & SoulSilver Guide
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, use Celebi as a sweeper. Special attacks are the main output. It outspeeds most threats,
For HeartGold & SoulSilver, 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
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