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Celebi (Japanese: Celebi) is a dual-type Psychic/Grass Mythical Pokmon introduced in Generation II. It is not known to evolve into or from any other Pokmon. It serves as the guardian of Ilex Forest.

Celebi (Japanese: セレビィ Celebi) is a dual-type Psychic/Grass Mythical Pokémon introduced in Generation II.

It is not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon.

It serves as the guardian of Ilex Forest.

Celebi was officially revealed in the July 2000 issue of CoroCoro.[1]

Celebi is the last Pokémon in the Johto Pokédex and Hoenn Pokédex in Generation III, although in the latter, Celebi is not shown.

Biology

Celebi sensing a temporal anomaly (from Celebi's perspective)

Celebi is a green, fairy-like Pokémon. It has round toeless feet, three-fingered hands, and clear wings on its back. It has a round head that comes to a curved point. It has large baby-blue eyes with thick black rings around them, and a pair of green antennae with blue tips.

Often found in forests, Celebi is a Mythical Pokémon, known in legend as the "Voice of the Forest." It is able to travel through time and exist simultaneously throughout time, and plant life flourishes wherever it has been. As seen in Celebi: The Voice of the Forest, it is able to heals Celebi when it is dying and restore plants to perfect health. Celebi also has the ability to heal wounds. It was shown in Pokémon Colosseum that Celebi has the power to instantly cause the Purification of any Shadow Pokémon and can be summoned at Relic Forest with the melody of a Time Flute.

Despite living in forests as its guardian, Celebi only shows itself in areas and times of peace. It has been regarded that as long as Celebi are seen throughout the world, a prosperous and bright future is still in store for the Pokémon world. As depicted in A Timeless Encounter!, Celebi can sense if something is a temporal anomaly in the current timeline and will bring them back to their original timeline. Celebi has been referred to as a forest deity.

Game data

NPC appearances

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  • Pokémon Ranger: Celebi is in a Ranger Net mission. In the mission, the player must capture the Celebi to save it from the Go-Rock Squad. It is found wandering in Lyra Forest.
  • Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness: A Shiny Celebi is a supporting protagonist in the main storyline. When the player and partner are sent to the future by Dusknoir, the player, partner, and Grovyle work together to get back to the past. Celebi was the Pokémon who sent Grovyle and the player to the past before, and the trio receive her help to go back again.
  • Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs: Celebi is the first boss of the game and a main Pokémon in the storyline. It has the power to time travel and can send the player (without the Ukulele Pichu) into the past. It can also send specific Pokémon to the present if the player uses the correct Ranger Signs.
  • Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon: A regular Celebi appears with Ampharos and Jirachi of the Expedition Society to transport the player and partner out of harm's way before Nuzleaf and Beheeyem get a second chance to petrify the player and partner after their return from the Voidlands. Celebi explains that Dark Matter once threatened to attack the Tree of Life which would have resulted in the planet's collision with the sun, but was stopped by the efforts of a human and a Pokémon. Celebi theorizes this same human was brought back to the present by the ancient Mew. Celebi also reveals that the Harmony Scarves worn by the player and partner were made using materials from the Tree of Life; their temporary evolutions were triggered as a result of the Tree's power. Later, Celebi helps assist many other Pokémon in stopping the ascent of the Tree of Life into the sun a second time. It, along with the Shiny Celebi from Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time, Darkness, and Sky, are recruitable after completion of the main story via the Connection Orb.

Pokédex entries

In the Japanese version of Pokémon Crystal, Celebi's Pokédex entry states: "もりのかみさま として まつられる" (worshipped as a deity of the forest). This was adapted in English as "revered as a guardian of the forest".

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation II.
Generation IIJohto
#251
GoldThis Pokémon wanders across time. Grass and trees flourish in the forests in which it has appeared.
SilverWhen Celebi disappears deep in a forest, it is said to leave behind an egg it brought from the future.
CrystalRevered as a guardian of the forest, Celebi appears wherever beautiful forests exist.
Stadium 2This Pokémon wanders across time. Grass and trees flourish in the forests in which it has appeared.
Generation IIIHoenn
#—		Kanto
#—
RubyThis 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.
Sapphire
Emerald
FireRedWhen Celebi disappears deep in the forest, it is said to leave behind an egg it brought from the future.
LeafGreenThis Pokémon wanders across time. Grass and trees flourish in the forests in which it has appeared.
Generation IVSinnoh
#—		Johto
#256
DiamondIt has the power to travel across time, but it is said to appear only in peaceful times.
Pearl
Platinum
HeartGoldThis Pokémon wanders across time. Grass and trees flourish in the forests in which it has appeared.
SoulSilverWhen Celebi disappears deep in the forest, it is said to leave behind an egg it brought from the future.
Generation VUnova
#—
BlackIt has the power to travel across time, but it is said to appear only in peaceful times.
White
Black 2It has the power to travel across time, but it is said to appear only in peaceful times.
White 2
Generation VIKalos
#—		Hoenn
#—
XThis Pokémon wanders across time. Grass and trees flourish in the forests in which it has appeared.
YIt has the power to travel across time, but it is said to appear only in peaceful times.
Omega RubyThis 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.
Alpha Sapphire
Generation VIIIGalar
#—		Sinnoh
#—		Hisui
#—
This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Legends: Arceus.
SwordThis Pokémon has the ability to move through time. Records describing it as a forest deity can be found from many different eras.*
ShieldThis Pokémon traveled through time to come from the future. It bolsters grass and trees with its own strength, and it can heal wounds, too.*
Brilliant DiamondIt has the power to travel across time, but it is said to appear only in peaceful times.
Shining Pearl

Game locations

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation II.
Generation II
Generation III
Generation IV
Generation V
Generation VI
Generation VII
Generation VIII
Generation IX

In side games

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation II.
Generation II
This Pokémon is unavailable in Generation II side games.
Generation III
Generation IV
Generation V
Generation VI
Generation VII
Generation VIII
Cross-Generation

Celebi is only obtainable in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Darkness after downloading a Wonder Mail from the Nintendo WFC.

In events

In-game events

Held items

Stats

Base stats

Pokéathlon stats

Speed
5/5★★★★★
Skill
5/5★★★★★
Jump
5/5★★★★★

Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions in Generation IX, this Pokémon is:
Damaged
normally by:
Immune to:
Resistant to:

Learnset

Celebi is available in Sword and Shield and Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl.

By leveling up

Generation VIII
  • Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Celebi
  • Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Celebi
  • Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations

By TM/TR

SwSh

Generation VIII
  • Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Celebi
  • Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Celebi
  • Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations

BDSP

Generation VIII
  • Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Celebi
  • Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Celebi
  • Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations

By breeding

Generation VIII
  • Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Celebi in Generation VIII
  • Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation.
  • Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Celebi in that game.
  • Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Celebi
  • Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Celebi
  • Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations

By tutoring

Generation VIII
  • Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Celebi
  • Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Celebi
  • Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Move Tutor moves from other generations

By transfer from another generation

Generation VIII
Other generations:
IV - V - VI - VII - IX
  • Transferred Pokémon only retain these moves in Pokémon Sword and Shield
  • A striped background indicates a generation in which the move can only be obtained via event or as a special move
  • Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Celebi
  • Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Celebi
  • × indicates a move that cannot be used in Sword and Shield
  • Click on the generation numbers at the top to see transfer-only moves for other generations

TCG-only moves

Side game data

In Pokémon GO, Celebi can be obtained by completing the Special Research set, A Ripple in Time. On December 14, 2020, 8 a.m. local time, in celebration of the Japanese release of Secrets of the Jungle, Celebi's Shiny variant could also be obtained by completing the time-limited Special Research set, Distracted by Something Shiny.

Evolution data

Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation II.
Generation II
Generation III
Generation IV
Generation V
Generation VI
Generation VII
Generation VIII
This Pokémon is unavailable in Generation IX.
Cross-Generation

In the anime

Shiny Celebi in the anime

Major appearances

Celebi (M04)

Celebi debuted in Celebi: The Voice of the Forest. In the beginning, a Pokémon poacher was after a it, and it traveled 40 years into the future to escape from him, taking Sam along with it by accident. The Iron-Masked Marauder eventually caught the Time Travel Pokémon in a Dark Ball and used it to destroy the forest. However, Ash and Sam managed to snap Celebi out of the Iron-Masked Marauder's spell.

Celebi (M13)

In Zoroark: Master of Illusions, Grings Kodai was after Celebi's Time Ripple in order to restore his ability to see the future, which he got on a previous encounter with it. It befriended Zorua and helped save Zoroark after she was mortally injured by Kodai.

Celebi (recurring)

In A Timeless Encounter!, a Celebi was disturbed by the battle between Ash's Lycanroc and Torracat. In response, it accidentally caused Ash and Torracat to travel back to the past. Later, Celebi transported them back to the present, which was seen again in Pikachu's Exciting Adventure! from the perspective of Ash's other Pokémon.

Other

Celebi made its TV debut in Celebi and Joy!, where it took Ritchie back in time to help him prevent the demolition of a Pokémon Center.

Celebi made its main series debut in The Green Guardian, where Solana assisted Ash and his friends in helping one.

A Shiny Celebi appeared in Secrets of the Jungle.

Minor appearances

In the opening sequence of Jirachi: Wish Maker, a Celebi was flying over a lake.

A Celebi appeared in PK14.

A Celebi appeared in the boss fantasy of A Lean Mean Team Rocket Machine!.

In the opening sequence of The Rise of Darkrai, a Celebi used Safeguard to protect itself from an Entei's Fire Spin.

In An Egg Scramble!, Team Rocket's fantasy featured a Celebi as one of the Pokémon they hoped the Egg that they stole from Dawn would hatch into.

A Celebi appeared in the ending credits in Meloetta's Moonlight Serenade.

Two Celebi appeared in Time After Time!, one of whom was Shiny.

Pokédex entries

EpisodePokémonSourceEntry
AG155CelebiMay's PokédexCelebi, the Time Travel Pokémon. Celebi wanders across time as guardian of the forest. Wherever it appears, trees and grass flourish.

In the manga

Ash & Pikachu

Celebi appeared in A 'Thank You' That Transcends Time.

Movie adaptations

Main article: Celebi (M04)

Celebi appeared in Celebi: a Timeless Encounter.

Pocket Monsters DP

A Celebi appeared in PMDP29.

Pokémon Adventures

Main article: Celebi (Adventures) 201 201

Celebi made its debut in The Last Battle IX. The Masked Man aimed to catch it and use its time-traveling powers to reunite one of his Pokémon with its deceased parents. Although the Masked Man managed to catch Celebi, the GS Ball holding it was destroyed by Gold, freeing it from the villain's control.

In It All Ends Now VIII, Celebi was revealed to have chosen Ruby as its new Trainer before he moved from Johto to Hoenn, though Ruby had no idea of how rare of a Pokémon it was. Remaining unseen for almost the entire Ruby & Sapphire arc, it appeared at the end of the arc to destroy the Red and Blue Orbs and revive Steven, Norman, and Courtney, who had died during the conflict involving Groudon and Kyogre, before returning to the wild.

In the HeartGold & SoulSilver arc, Celebi agreed to cure Giovanni of his long-time illness in exchange for him helping to prevent the destruction of the Sinjoh Ruins.

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Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All

A Celebi appeared in GDZ71.

A Celebi appeared in GDZ75.

Multiple Celebi appeared in GDZ76. Shu caught one but later released it.

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Blazing Exploration Team

Main article: Celebi (Explorers of Time, Darkness, and Sky)

Celebi appeared in BET3.

Pokémon Pocket Monsters

A Celebi appeared in Celebi, the Green Guardian.

Pokémon Try Adventure

A Celebi appeared in TA40.

In the TCG

Main article: Celebi (TCG)

Other appearances

Super Smash Bros. Melee

When a Poké Ball is thrown, there is a 1 in 251 chance of Celebi appearing after all these requirements have been fulfilled:

  • Unlock all 25 characters
  • Unlock all 29 stages
  • Beat all 51 events
  • Unlock the score display (by reaching 5000 KOs)

It does not affect the battle, but the thrower of the Poké Ball will earn a bonus and trophy of Celebi.

Trophy information

"Celebi has the power to travel through time, and thus wanders from one age to the next. It is considered a deity by the forests: plants and trees are said to grow in unimaginable abundance wherever Celebi visits. Like Mew, Celebi is a Pokémon shrouded in mystery. Its special techniques blend grass and psychic powers."

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

When a Poké Ball is thrown, there is a 1 in 493 chance of Celebi appearing. Like the other "secret" Pokémon, it drops collectible items; in Celebi's case, it drops trophies.

Trophy information

"A Time Travel Pokémon. Celebi can travel throughout time and inhabit multiple places simultaneously. It is said that it appears only during times of peace, greeted by a flourishing of grass and trees. Two turns after Celebi uses its Future Sight move, the foe is bombarded with psychic energy. This proves to have a devastating impact on any Pokémon."

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS

Celebi trophy in Super Smash Bros. for 3DS

Celebi appears as a trophy in the 3DS version only.

Trophy information

This Pokémon has the unique ability to travel through time to the past or future. However, the only times Celebi wants to visit are those of peace, so catching sight of Celebi in one of the beautiful forests it frequents is a good sign indeed. Perhaps it's mankind's responsibility to create the kind of time Celebi would want to visit.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Celebi appears as a Spirit.

Trivia

Origin

Celebi has a natural theme.[6] Specifically, it might be related to the natural worship of Shintoism. It also may be based on a fairy, dryad, or kodama, mixed with a plant bulb.

Celebi's beta designs, and to a lesser extent its final design, appear to draw inspiration from Kokopelli, a god of fertility and music from the cultures of some southwestern Native American peoples.

Name origin

Celebi may be a combination of 精霊 seirei (spirit), Ceres (Roman goddess of fertility), celebrate or celestial, serenity, and 美 bi (beauty) or being.

In other languages

Related articles

References

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