Celebi (Pokémon)

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Celebi (Japanese: セレビィ Celebi) is a dual-type 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.https://www.zoidsland.com/1rebyu-/koro-00-7.html
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 is a green, -like . 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 , 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, said plant life is able to heal Celebi when it is dying and restore the flora around it to perfect health. Celebi also has the ability to heal wounds, and can release a telekinetic energy wave to defend itself. 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===
* Pokémon Colosseum: Celebi has a connection with the Relic Stone in Agate Village, which holds the power to purify Shadow Pokémon. Playing a Time Flute at the Relic Stone can briefly summon Celebi to directly purify any single Shadow Pokémon, regardless of the status of its Heart Gauge.
* : Celebi is in a Ranger Net mission. In the mission, the 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 , the player, partner, and 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 Celebi appears as an ally to and of the Expedition Society, researching the past to find out information about the Dark Matter and the previous battle against it. Celebi also assists the player and partner in reaching the Tree of Life at the end of the Road to Primeval Forest.
===Pokédex entries===
In the Japanese version of , 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".
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Celebi is only obtainable in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Darkness after downloading a Wonder Mail from the Nintendo WFC. This Wonder Mail can not be obtained by using a password, but it can be shared through local wireless communication.
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===Held items===
===Stats===
====Base stats====
====Pokéathlon stats====
===Type effectiveness===
===Learnset===
Celebi is available in and .
====By leveling up====
====By TM/TR====
====By ====
====By tutoring====
====By transfer from another generation====
====-only moves====
Move	Card
 	Dark Celebi (EX Hidden Legends 4), Rocket's Celebi (Rocket Gang Strikes Back 71)
 	Celebi (P Promo 42)
===Side game data===
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In , 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 variant could also be obtained by completing the time-limited Special Research set, Distracted by Something Shiny.
===Evolution data===
===Sprites===
==In animation==
===Major appearances===
====Celebi (M04)====
Celebi debuted in Celebi: The Voice of the Forest. In the beginning, a 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 the Time Travel Pokémon in a Dark Ball and used it to destroy the forest. However, 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 and helped save after she was mortally injured by Kodai.
====Celebi (recurring)====
In A Timeless Encounter!, a Celebi was disturbed by the between Ash's Lycanroc and . 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 animated series debut in The Green Guardian, where Solana assisted and in helping one.
A Celebi appeared in Secrets of the Jungle, as the Guardian of Forest of Okoya. It was not seen in the jungle for a long time, only returning when a Zarude rejoined its tribe.
===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 to protect itself from an 's .
In An Egg Scramble!, 's fantasy featured a Celebi as one of the Pokémon they hoped the that they stole from 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===
==In the manga==
===Ash & Pikachu===
Celebi appeared in A 'Thank You' That Transcends Time.
===Movie adaptations===
Celebi appeared in .
===Pocket Monsters DP===
A Celebi appeared in PMDP29.
===Pokémon Adventures===
Celebi made its debut in The Last Battle IX. The Masked Man aimed to catch it and use its time-traveling powers to reunite with its deceased parents. Although the Masked Man managed to catch Celebi, the GS Ball holding it was destroyed by , freeing it from the villain's control.
In It All Ends Now VIII, Celebi was revealed to have chosen 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 , it appeared at the end of the arc to destroy the Red and Blue Orbs and revive , Norman, and Courtney, who had died during the conflict involving and , before returning to the wild.
In the , Celebi agreed to cure of his long-time illness in exchange for him helping to prevent the destruction of the Sinjoh Ruins.
===Pokémon: Yeah! I Got Pokémon!===
A Celebi appeared in GDZ71.
A Celebi appeared in GDZ75.
Multiple Celebi appeared in GDZ76. Shu one but later it.
===Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Blazing Exploration Team===
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==
==Other appearances==
===Super Smash Bros. Melee===
When a 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 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 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 .
==Trivia==
* According to a now-dead Nintendo of Japan page from the early 2000s, Celebi's Japanese name was initially romanized as Selbi as opposed to the later Celebi.Nintendo of Japan pageThe Azure Heights Forum: How to get Serebii (thread from March 2001, containing a link to the aforementioned Nintendo of Japan page)
* After , Celebi is the second Mythical Pokémon to become legitimately available in-game without any sort of event or distribution, this time in the Virtual Console release of on the 3DS.
* Celebi is the only Pokémon of the 100 introduced in Generation II that wasn't used in Pokérap GS.
** However, it was used in the Hoenn Pokérap along with , another Pokémon that wasn't used in its own generation's Pokérap.
* The in is referred to as a female during the story, although it is gender unknown for gameplay purposes.
** Also, this Celebi is the first Shiny Pokémon to appear in the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series.
** A different non-Shiny Celebi appears in , who is referred to as a male.
** In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX, Celebi is the only obtainable Shiny Pokémon that does not appear as a Strong Foe; it is instead found in a Mystery House.
* Celebi is the only Mythical Pokémon introduced in Generation II.
* A 2008 interview done with Masamitsu Hidaka revealed that the GS Ball was initially meant to contain a Celebi that would be used in a story arc throughout the Johto series. This idea was shelved, however, when was decided to be the star of Celebi: The Voice of the Forest.
* Celebi is the only Pokémon whose number in the National Pokédex and the New Pokédex are the same: 251.
* Celebi was the first event-exclusive Pokémon to appear in the outside of a .
* Celebi is the first Mythical Pokémon to have been in the animated series.
* Dada wears a purple scarf with Celebi's National Pokédex number.
===Concept and development===
Celebi was designed by Hironobu Yoshida.Drill Dozer interview by Gpara (Japanese)2014 Pokémon World Championships VIPs | The Official Pokémon Website
===Origin===
Celebi has a natural theme."HIDDEN POWER of masuda" Director's Columns, No.164 (July 12, 2010) Specifically, it might be related to the natural worship of ism. It also may be based on a , , or , mixed with a plant .
Celebi's beta designs, and to a lesser extent its final design, appear to draw inspiration from , 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), (Roman goddess of fertility), celebrate or celestial, serenity, and 美 bi (beauty) or being.
==In other languages==
==Related articles==
* Celebi (M04)
* Celebi (M13)
* Celebi (Explorers of Time, Darkness, and Sky)
* Celebi (Adventures)
* Mythical Pokémon
==References==
==External links==
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