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title: "Celebi (#0251): Stats, Weaknesses, Moves & Lore | pokee.si"
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description: "Celebi (#0251): Psychic/Grass-type Time Travel Pokémon from Johto. Base stat total 600. Abilities: Natural Cure. Stats, matchups, evolutions, moves, every Pokédex entry and lore on pokee.si."
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#0251 · Johto · Generation 2 · mythical

# Celebi

Time Travel Pokémon · Psychic/Grass-type

![Celebi official artwork](https://pokee.si/img/art/251.webp)

Celebi is a [Psychic](https://pokee.si/types/psychic)/[Grass](https://pokee.si/types/grass)-type Pokémon, the Time Travel Pokémon, number 251 (#0251) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 2 and comes from the [Johto](https://pokee.si/guide/regions/johto) region. It is 0.6 m tall and weighs 5 kg.

Celebi is the Time Travel Pokémon, a small green forest spirit that the Pokédex says crossed over from the future. Plants thrive wherever it has passed, and it is said that a bright future awaits as long as Celebi keeps appearing.

## How to pronounce Celebi

Celebi is pronounced **SEL-uh-bee**. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.

Listen to Celebi said out loud:

[Listen](https://pokee.si/audio/names/251.mp3)

In Japanese it is セレビィ.

Hear every other name on the [Pokémon pronunciation guide](https://pokee.si/pronounce).

## Lore

### Biology

Celebi is a small, green, fairy-like Pokémon, 0.6 m tall and 5 kg. It has clear wings, round toeless feet, three-fingered hands, large baby-blue eyes ringed in black, and green antennae tipped in blue. Bulbapedia says it can heal wounds and release a telekinetic wave to defend itself.

### Behaviour

Celebi shows itself only in peaceful times and places, and the Pokédex says it appears wherever beautiful forests exist. Records of it as a forest deity turn up in many different eras. One Pokédex entry says it leaves an egg from the future behind whenever it disappears into a deep forest. In the anime it can sense when something is out of place in time and send it back to its own era.

### Habitat

The Pokédex puts it in forests, and Bulbapedia calls it the guardian of Ilex Forest in Johto.

### Powers

Celebi's only Ability is Natural Cure, which cures status conditions when it switches out. Its moves are as gentle as its nature: Leaf Storm, Magical Leaf, Leech Seed, Heal Bell, Healing Wish and Recover, plus Future Sight, Baton Pass and Perish Song. Every base stat is 100, making it a balanced, flexible Pokémon rather than a specialist.

### Name origin

Celebi may draw on 精霊 seirei ('spirit'), on Ceres, the Roman fertility goddess, and on words like 'celebrate', 'celestial' and 'serenity', with 美 bi ('beauty') at the end; çelebi is also an Ottoman Turkish title for distinguished people. The Japanese name is Celebi (セレビィ), which an early-2000s Nintendo of Japan page is said to have romanised as Selbi.

### Design inspiration

Hironobu Yoshida designed Celebi. Bulbapedia says its natural theme may connect to Shinto nature worship, and that it may blend a fairy, dryad or kodama with a plant bulb. Its early beta designs, and more faintly the final one, appear to echo Kokopelli, a fertility and music god of some southwestern Native American cultures; these are fan readings.

### In the games

Celebi is an event Pokémon in the main series: in Crystal it appears in Ilex Forest with the GS Ball, which was originally given out in Japan only. A Shiny Celebi stars in a supporting role in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness, and in Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs it is the first boss. It is not available in Scarlet and Violet or Legends: Z-A.

### In the anime

Celebi debuted in the film Celebi: The Voice of the Forest, which sends it 40 years into the future, taking a boy named Sam along by accident. In 'A Timeless Encounter!' it accidentally sends Ash and Torracat to the past, then brings them back.

### Fun facts

- A 2008 interview with Masamitsu Hidaka reportedly revealed that the GS Ball was first meant to hold a Celebi for a story arc in the Gold and Silver anime, until Celebi became the star of its own film.
- Dada Zarude wears a purple scarf marked with Celebi's National Pokédex number, 251.
- Celebi is the only Generation II Pokémon left out of Pokérap GS, though it appears in the Hoenn Pokérap alongside Mew.
- The story calls the Shiny Celebi of Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness female, and it is the Mystery Dungeon series' first Shiny Pokémon.

Sources: [Bulbapedia: Celebi](https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Celebi_(Pok%C3%A9mon)) · [Serebii: Celebi (Sword/Shield Pokédex page; Celebi is transfer-only there)](https://www.serebii.net/pokedex-swsh/celebi/)

## Base stats

- HP: **100**
- Attack: **100**
- Defense: **100**
- Sp. Atk: **100**
- Sp. Def: **100**
- Speed: **100**

Celebi’s base stat total is **600**. Its highest stat is HP and Attack and Defense and Sp. Atk and Sp. Def and Speed.

## Type matchups

### What is Celebi weak to?

Celebi takes extra damage from [Bug](https://pokee.si/types/bug) (4×), [Fire](https://pokee.si/types/fire) (2×), [Ice](https://pokee.si/types/ice) (2×), [Poison](https://pokee.si/types/poison) (2×), [Flying](https://pokee.si/types/flying) (2×), [Ghost](https://pokee.si/types/ghost) (2×), [Dark](https://pokee.si/types/dark) (2×) moves.

It resists [Water](https://pokee.si/types/water) (½×), [Electric](https://pokee.si/types/electric) (½×), [Grass](https://pokee.si/types/grass) (½×), [Fighting](https://pokee.si/types/fighting) (½×), [Ground](https://pokee.si/types/ground) (½×), [Psychic](https://pokee.si/types/psychic) (½×).

## Evolution

Celebi does not evolve, and it does not evolve from any other Pokémon.

## Abilities

- [Natural Cure](https://pokee.si/abilities/natural-cure): Cures any major status ailment upon switching out.

## Moves

### Moves Celebi learns by level up in Sword / Shield

| Level | Move | Type | Category | Power |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Confusion](https://pokee.si/moves/confusion) | Psychic | Special | 50 |
| 1 | [Heal Bell](https://pokee.si/moves/heal-bell) | Normal | Status | — |
| 10 | [Magical Leaf](https://pokee.si/moves/magical-leaf) | Grass | Special | 60 |
| 20 | [Baton Pass](https://pokee.si/moves/baton-pass) | Normal | Status | — |
| 30 | [Ancient Power](https://pokee.si/moves/ancient-power) | Rock | Special | 60 |
| 40 | [Life Dew](https://pokee.si/moves/life-dew) | Water | Status | — |
| 50 | [Leech Seed](https://pokee.si/moves/leech-seed) | Grass | Status | — |
| 60 | [Recover](https://pokee.si/moves/recover) | Normal | Status | — |
| 70 | [Future Sight](https://pokee.si/moves/future-sight) | Psychic | Special | 120 |
| 80 | [Healing Wish](https://pokee.si/moves/healing-wish) | Psychic | Status | — |
| 90 | [Leaf Storm](https://pokee.si/moves/leaf-storm) | Grass | Special | 130 |
| 100 | [Perish Song](https://pokee.si/moves/perish-song) | Normal | Status | — |

### TM moves (56)

Celebi can learn 56 moves from TMs in Sword / Shield: [Hyper Beam](https://pokee.si/moves/hyper-beam), [Giga Impact](https://pokee.si/moves/giga-impact), [Magical Leaf](https://pokee.si/moves/magical-leaf), [Solar Beam](https://pokee.si/moves/solar-beam), [Solar Blade](https://pokee.si/moves/solar-blade), [Thunder Wave](https://pokee.si/moves/thunder-wave), [Light Screen](https://pokee.si/moves/light-screen), [Reflect](https://pokee.si/moves/reflect), [Safeguard](https://pokee.si/moves/safeguard), [Rest](https://pokee.si/moves/rest), [Snore](https://pokee.si/moves/snore), [Protect](https://pokee.si/moves/protect), [Giga Drain](https://pokee.si/moves/giga-drain), [Sandstorm](https://pokee.si/moves/sandstorm), [Rain Dance](https://pokee.si/moves/rain-dance), [Sunny Day](https://pokee.si/moves/sunny-day), [Facade](https://pokee.si/moves/facade), [Swift](https://pokee.si/moves/swift), [Helping Hand](https://pokee.si/moves/helping-hand), [Imprison](https://pokee.si/moves/imprison), [Weather Ball](https://pokee.si/moves/weather-ball), [U-turn](https://pokee.si/moves/u-turn), [Fling](https://pokee.si/moves/fling), [Psycho Cut](https://pokee.si/moves/psycho-cut), [Trick Room](https://pokee.si/moves/trick-room), [Wonder Room](https://pokee.si/moves/wonder-room), [Magic Room](https://pokee.si/moves/magic-room), [Round](https://pokee.si/moves/round), [Grassy Terrain](https://pokee.si/moves/grassy-terrain), [Psychic Terrain](https://pokee.si/moves/psychic-terrain), [Swords Dance](https://pokee.si/moves/swords-dance), [Psychic](https://pokee.si/moves/psychic), [Metronome](https://pokee.si/moves/metronome), [Substitute](https://pokee.si/moves/substitute), [Endure](https://pokee.si/moves/endure), [Sleep Talk](https://pokee.si/moves/sleep-talk), [Baton Pass](https://pokee.si/moves/baton-pass), [Shadow Ball](https://pokee.si/moves/shadow-ball), [Future Sight](https://pokee.si/moves/future-sight), [Uproar](https://pokee.si/moves/uproar), [Trick](https://pokee.si/moves/trick), [Skill Swap](https://pokee.si/moves/skill-swap), [Calm Mind](https://pokee.si/moves/calm-mind), [Leaf Blade](https://pokee.si/moves/leaf-blade), [Aura Sphere](https://pokee.si/moves/aura-sphere), [Seed Bomb](https://pokee.si/moves/seed-bomb), [Energy Ball](https://pokee.si/moves/energy-ball), [Earth Power](https://pokee.si/moves/earth-power), [Nasty Plot](https://pokee.si/moves/nasty-plot), [Zen Headbutt](https://pokee.si/moves/zen-headbutt), [Leaf Storm](https://pokee.si/moves/leaf-storm), [Stealth Rock](https://pokee.si/moves/stealth-rock), [Grass Knot](https://pokee.si/moves/grass-knot), [Ally Switch](https://pokee.si/moves/ally-switch), [Dazzling Gleam](https://pokee.si/moves/dazzling-gleam), [Pollen Puff](https://pokee.si/moves/pollen-puff).

Move tutor moves (3): [Dual Wingbeat](https://pokee.si/moves/dual-wingbeat), [Expanding Force](https://pokee.si/moves/expanding-force), [Grassy Glide](https://pokee.si/moves/grassy-glide).

## Breeding & training

- Gender: genderless.
- Egg groups: Undiscovered.
- Egg cycles: 120 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 15,360).
- Catch rate: 45 out of 255.
- Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 100.
- Growth rate: Medium Slow (1,059,860 experience points to reach level 100).
- Defeating it gives 3 HP effort values.
- Base experience yield: 270.

## Pokédex entries

This Pokémon traveled through time to come from the future. It bolsters grass and trees with its own strength, and it can heal wounds, too. *(Shield)*

This Pokémon has the ability to move through time. Records describing it as a forest deity can be found from many different eras. *(Sword)*

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. *(Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, Omega Ruby, Alpha Sapphire)*

It has the power to travel across time, but it is said to appear only in peaceful times. *(Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, Black, White, Black 2, White 2, Y)*

This Pokémon wanders across time. Grass and trees flourish in the forests in which it has appeared. *(Gold, LeafGreen, HeartGold, X)*

When Celebi disappears deep in a forest, it is said to leave behind an egg it brought from the future. *(Silver, FireRed, SoulSilver)*

## Names around the world

- **Japanese**: セレビィ
- **Romaji**: Celebi
- **French**: Celebi
- **German**: Celebi
- **Spanish**: Celebi
- **Italian**: Celebi
- **Korean**: 세레비
- **Chinese (Simplified)**: 时拉比
- **Chinese (Traditional)**: 時拉比

## Trivia

- Highest base stat total among Grass types: 600, shared with 2 others.
- Highest HP among Grass types in Gen 2: 100.
- Highest Attack among Grass types in Gen 2: 100.
- Highest Defense among Grass types in Gen 2: 100, shared with 1 other.
- Highest Sp. Def among Grass types in Gen 2: 100, shared with 2 others.
- Highest base stat total among Grass types in Gen 2: 600.
- Highest Attack among Psychic types in Gen 2: 100.
- Taller than 25% of all Pokémon (0.6 m).
- Heavier than 15% of all Pokémon (5 kg).
- Base stat total 600, ranked #25 of 1,025.
- Its best stat is HP, ranked #95 of 1,025.
- One of 5 Pokémon that are both Psychic and Grass.
- One of 130 green Pokémon.
- Number 100 of 100 Pokémon introduced in Generation 2 (Johto).
- Can learn 67 different moves in Sword / Shield.
- Catch rate 45: about 5.9% per Poké Ball at full health.
- Appears in 7 distinct Pokédex entries.

## Sources and fact-checking

- Stats, types, abilities, moves, evolutions, forms and Pokédex entries: [PokéAPI](https://pokeapi.co) open game data.
- Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from [Bulbapedia: Celebi](https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Celebi_(Pok%C3%A9mon)), [Serebii: Celebi (Sword/Shield Pokédex page; Celebi is transfer-only there)](https://www.serebii.net/pokedex-swsh/celebi/).
- Pronunciation (SEL-uh-bee): it follows how the English anime, games or official videos say it.

**Last checked:** 20 October 2026. Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.

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