Celebi counters

Gen 3 OU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Apr 2026 - Jun 2026

Celebi
#0251 Celebi
PsychicGrass
USAGE 19.2% #13
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 73.4% Psychic 68.2% Giga Drain 55.6% Hidden Power Fire 53.4% Recover 40.0% Calm Mind 33.0% Hidden Power Grass 26.1% Baton Pass 23.0%
Items
Leftovers 99.9% Salac Berry 0.1% Twisted Spoon 0.0% nothing 0.0% Choice Band 0.0% Lum Berry 0.0% Aguav Berry 0.0% Quick Claw 0.0%
Common Teammates
Tyranitar64.5%Swampert57.0%Metagross44.0%Skarmory36.4%Salamence35.6%Aerodactyl35.4%Starmie26.9%Zapdos21.6%
Browse Gen 3 OU teams using Celebi →
Teams using Aerodactyl 72% Teams using Salamence 71% Teams using Tyranitar 57% Teams using Jirachi 47% Teams using Metagross 47% Teams using Celebi 45%

Checks & Counters

Ranked by reliability — blends KO rate with how often each Pokémon is matched up.

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Aerodactyl
Aerodactyl
RockFlying OFFENSIVE CHECK
28.989
72
71.6% dies 8.38%
02
Salamence
Salamence
DragonFlying OFFENSIVE CHECK
66.349
71
70.6% dies 7.82%
03
Tyranitar
Tyranitar
RockDark OFFENSIVE CHECK
97.776
57
57.0% dies 8.55%
04
Jirachi
Jirachi
SteelPsychic SOFT CHECK
24.683
47
47.4% dies 10.05%
05
Metagross
Metagross
SteelPsychic SOFT CHECK
21.801
47
47.0% dies 10.69%
06
Celebi
Celebi
PsychicGrass SOFT CHECK
27.03
45
44.8% dies 9.57%
07
Blissey
Blissey
Normal SOFT CHECK
131.886
42
41.8% dies 7.14%
08
Snorlax
Snorlax
Normal SOFT CHECK
21.054
39
38.7% dies 10.61%
09
Skarmory
Skarmory
SteelFlying SOFT CHECK
60.923
32
32.4% dies 8.46%
10
Suicune
Suicune
Water SOFT CHECK
53.579
32
31.7% dies 8.96%
11
Zapdos
Zapdos
ElectricFlying SOFT CHECK
44.888
22
22.2% dies 6.20%
12
Swampert
Swampert
WaterGround SOFT CHECK
102.537
13
13.3% dies 5.69%

Ranked #13 with 19.16% usage. Sorted by reliability score.