Head to head

Mew vs Celebi

Mew and Celebi have the same base stat total (600), they have the same Speed (152 at Level 50), and neither has a super-effective hit from its own types (Mew: ½× at best against Celebi; Celebi: 1× at best against Mew).

Two small, well-known mythical Pokémon.

Base stats side by side

Stat	Mew	Celebi
HP	100	100
Attack	100	100
Defense	100	100
Sp. Atk	100	100
Sp. Def	100	100
Speed	100	100
Total	600	600
Bulk	300	300

Who has the edge?

Celebi resists Mew’s own-type moves (½× at best). Mew has no advantage on these measures.

Mew is ahead on

Nothing on these measures.

Celebi is ahead on

resists Mew’s own-type moves (½× at best)

This compares base numbers and the type chart; it does not predict a winner. A real battle also depends on level, nature and EVs, the moves each one knows (a Pokémon does not always learn a move of its own type), held items, weather and terrain, and abilities (Mew: Synchronize; Celebi: Natural Cure), so either one can come out ahead.

Who moves first?

At Level 50 with 252 Speed EVs, 31 IVs and a neutral nature, Mew and Celebi both reach 152 Speed. A speed tie is decided at random.

Speed	Mew	Celebi
Base Speed	100	100
Level 50, 252 EVs, neutral nature	152	152

Type matchup, both ways

Mew (Psychic) attacking Celebi

Psychic ½×. Using only its own type, Mew hits Celebi for ½× with Psychic moves (not very effective).

Celebi (Psychic/Grass) attacking Mew

Psychic ½×, Grass 1×. Using only its own types, Celebi hits Mew for ½× with Psychic moves (not very effective) and 1× with Grass moves (normal damage).

What hits each one for 2× or more

Mew: Bug 2× (super effective), Ghost 2× (super effective), Dark 2× (super effective).
Celebi: Fire 2× (super effective), Ice 2× (super effective), Poison 2× (super effective), Flying 2× (super effective), Bug 4× (super effective), Ghost 2× (super effective), Dark 2× (super effective).

The multipliers come from the 18×18 type chart; what a Pokémon can actually use depends on the moves it learns.

Abilities

Mew

Synchronize. Copies burns, paralysis, and poison received onto the Pokémon that inflicted them.

Celebi

Natural Cure. Cures any major status ailment upon switching out.

Size, generation and evolution

Celebi is taller (0.6 m vs 0.4 m for Mew), and Celebi is heavier (5 kg vs 4 kg for Mew).

Detail	Mew	Celebi
Height	0.4 m	0.6 m
Weight	4 kg	5 kg
Generation	1 (Kanto)	2 (Johto)
Evolution line	Mew (does not evolve)	Celebi (does not evolve)

Mew (#0151) is a Psychic-type New Species Pokémon from Kanto, first seen in Generation 1, a Mythical Pokémon. Mew does not evolve.

Celebi (#0251) is a Psychic/Grass-type Time Travel Pokémon from Johto, first seen in Generation 2, a Mythical Pokémon. Celebi does not evolve.

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