Is Celebi viable in Gen 3 OU?

Celebi is ranked #15 in Gen 3 OU with 19.09% usage according to Smogon May 2026 - Jul 2026 data.

What beats Celebi in Gen 3 OU?

Salamence has the strongest conservative score in this observed May 2026 - Jul 2026 sample. The target was knocked out or switched out in 72.2% of 23.967220996580277 relevant encounters. Standard error is 9.1 points. Sets and switch conditions can change the result.

How are Celebi matchup checks ranked in Gen 3 OU?

They are ranked by p minus four standard errors. Here, p is the observed fraction of relevant encounters where Celebi was knocked out or switched out. This is not a set-specific battle guarantee.

Celebi counters

Gen 3 OU · Sorted by p − 4 standard errors · Smogon source period May 2026 - Jul 2026 · Generated 2026-08-05

#0251 Celebi

PsychicGrass

USAGE 19.1% #15

BASE STATS

HP 100

ATK 100

DEF 100

SPA 100

SPD 100

SPE 100

BST600

TYPE MATCHUPS

4×

Bug

2×

FireIcePoisonFlyingGhostDark

½×

WaterElectricGrassFightingGroundPsychic

Moves

Leech Seed 76.2% Psychic 61.9% Giga Drain 53.5% Hidden Power Fire 49.4% Recover 42.4% Calm Mind 30.9% Hidden Power Grass 27.4% Baton Pass 23.8%

Items

Leftovers 99.7% Salac Berry 0.1% Choice Band 0.1% nothing 0.0% Twisted Spoon 0.0% Lum Berry 0.0% Miracle Seed 0.0% Ganlon Berry 0.0%

Common Teammates

Browse Gen 3 OU teams using Celebi →

Explore Celebi + Salamence teams 36 score Explore Celebi + Tyranitar teams 17 score Explore Celebi + Blissey teams 4 score Explore Celebi + Skarmory teams -2 score Explore Celebi + Suicune teams -3 score Explore Celebi + Swampert teams -13 score

Leading observed checks

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Team core to explore

Celebi + Tyranitar 60.0% teammate usage Explore teams →

Checks & Counters

Observed target KO or switch rate is upstream p: the fraction of relevant encounters where the target was knocked out or switched out. Standard error is upstream d. The conservative score is p − 4d. These ladder observations do not prove a set-specific counter.

How to read this table

Use encounter count and standard error to judge the sample. Damage estimates below use inferred sets and remain separate from the observed ladder metric.

# Checker Encounters Conservative score Target KO or switch rate

Salamence

DragonFlying OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

23.967

35.6

72.2% Standard error 9.15 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Salamence Hidden Power Flying vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Celebi: 260-306 (64.3 - 75.7%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

View Salamence counters → Teams with Salamence →

Tyranitar

RockDark OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

49.762

16.7

56.3% Standard error 9.91 points

DAMAGE CALCSand

252+ Atk Tyranitar Hidden Power Bug vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Celebi: 346-408 (85.6 - 100.9%) -- 6.3% chance to OHKO

View Tyranitar counters → Teams with Tyranitar →

Blissey

Normal SOFT CHECK View matchup

109.195

3.8

35.1% Standard error 7.81 points

DAMAGE CALC

Blissey Seismic Toss vs. 252 HP Celebi: 100-100 (24.7 - 24.7%) -- guaranteed 6HKO after Leftovers recovery

View Blissey counters → Teams with Blissey →

Skarmory

SteelFlying SOFT CHECK View matchup

26.354

-2.3

34.8% Standard error 9.28 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Skarmory Drill Peck vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Celebi: 209-246 (51.7 - 60.8%) -- 94.1% chance to 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

View Skarmory counters → Teams with Skarmory →

Suicune

Water SOFT CHECK View matchup

24.04

-2.9

36.4% Standard error 9.81 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Suicune Ice Beam vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Celebi: 129-152 (31.9 - 37.6%) -- 0.1% chance to 3HKO after Leftovers recovery

View Suicune counters → Teams with Suicune →

Swampert

WaterGround SOFT CHECK View matchup

76.84

-13.3

13.8% Standard error 6.77 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Swampert Ice Beam vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Celebi: 124-146 (30.6 - 36.1%) -- guaranteed 4HKO after Leftovers recovery

View Swampert counters → Teams with Swampert →

Ranked #15 with 19.09% usage. Sorted by conservative score.