Celebi

Celebi
Celebi in Brawl.
Games	Melee Brawl
Move	Fly
Rarity	Rare
Article on Bulbapedia	Celebi (Pokémon)

Celebi (セレビィ, Serebī, Serebii) is a fictional creature in the Pokémon franchise.

Origin

Introduced in Generation II, Celebi (#251 in the National Pokédex) is a dual Psychic/Grass-type Legendary Pokémon. Its only Ability is Natural Cure, which cures its status conditions when it is switched or a battle ends.

In Super Smash Bros. Melee

As a Poké Ball Pokémon

Celebi as seen in Melee.

Celebi is very special among the Pokémon who can be summoned. First, it must be unlocked; it won't appear out of a Poké Ball until all playable characters and stages have been unlocked, the sound test has been unlocked, all event matches have been completed, and the Score Display feature has been unlocked (by getting 5000 total KOs). Once that is done, the chance of Celebi appearing is 1-251 ("251" being the total number of Pokémon in existence at the time of Melee's release), just like the other "unlockable" Pokémon, Mew. (Both have a double-chance of appearing in Event 37: Legendary Pokémon, though a 2-251 chance still is not that large.)

Like Mew, Celebi's action is not an attack; Celebi gently flies off the screen a few seconds after it's summoned. Afterwards, the summoner is awarded the rare Celebi Catcher bonus for 8,000 Points; the first time this is achieved, it yields a special achievement message saying "You've encountered Celebi for the first time!" and awards the player the Celebi trophy.

As a trophy

The Celebi trophy from Melee.

Celebi, as with all other Poké Ball Pokémon, features as a collectible trophy; this trophy must be specifically earned by encountering Celebi once during any match. This makes it one of the hardest trophies to earn, because the player must essentially play the entire game through before the 1-251 chance of Celebi appearing in a Poké Ball is put into effect, and that is a very rare occurrence indeed; throwing 251 separate Poké Balls does not guarantee one appearance by Celebi among them. Its description reads as follows:

Celebi

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 abundance wherever Celebi visits. Like Mew, Celebi is shrouded in mystery. Its special techniques blend grass and psychic powers.

Pokémon Gold & Silver

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Celebi appears in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, along with other returning Pokémon such as Entei, Suicune, Lugia, Ho-oh, Mew, Chikorita, Moltres, Staryu, Togepi, Electrode, Bellossom, and Wobbuffet. It drops 3 trophies when summoned. After the player first sees Celebi, they will get a notice saying that they have seen it for the first time and "It is a rare event indeed".

Mew, Jirachi, and Celebi appear 1/493 of the time individually. This has given some evidence to the secret Pokémon Arceus, the only one out of 493 not revealed at the time of Brawl's release.

Trophy description

The Celebi trophy from Brawl.

Celebi

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.

: Pokémon Gold/Silver

: Pokémon Emerald

Sticker

Name	Game	Effect	Character(s)
Celebi	Pokémon series	Attack +14

Celebi (Pokémon series)

Trivia

• According to the DOJO!!, Celebi uses Fly when it appears, although it is incapable of actually learning the move in the games.