Celebi (M04)

Celebi
セレビィ Celebi
Celebi M04.png
Celebi
Debuts in Celebi: The Voice of the Forest
Caught in Celebi: The Voice of the Forest
Caught at Near Arborville
Gender Unknown
Ability Unknown
Released in Celebi: The Voice of the Forest
Current location Unknown
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This Pokémon is fully evolved.
Voice actor Japanese English
As Celebi Kazuko Sugiyama

Celebi (Japanese: セレビィ Celebi) is a major character who appeared in Celebi: The Voice of the Forest.

In the movies

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Dark Celebi
Celebi's wooden construct, in the image of a dark, mutated Celebi

While trying to escape from a Pokémon Hunter, Celebi stumbled across Sam, who was out looking for Pokémon. Just as the hunter was about to capture the Pokémon, it time traveled with Samuel Oak to escape and ended up in the time of Ash and his friends.

However, there was still danger in the present day, this time from a Team Rocket member known as the Iron-Masked Marauder. Using a Dark Ball, the Iron-Masked Marauder caught Celebi to use for his own evil plans, and the Pokémon was put under his dark control. With the help of Ash and the others, Celebi was set free from the Iron-Masked Marauder. However, it looked very grim for Celebi, who wasn't able to heal itself in the Lake of Life where it had healed before because the lake was too polluted.

Fortunately, many other Celebi from the past and future came to heal their friend. Once Celebi was healed, it was able to go back to the past and take Sammy with it.

Celebi briefly appeared in a flashback in the opening sequence of Destiny Deoxys, in Pikachu's memories in The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon, and in a montage in The Rise of Darkrai that chronicled the preceding nine movies.

Personality and characteristics

Celebi is a very playful Pokémon, as it is often seen playing around with Ash and his friends. However, this playful and kind personality is masked after Celebi is captured in a Dark Ball by the Iron-Masked Marauder and put under his control. Instead of being its usual playful self, Celebi becomes a dark, hateful Pokémon. This behavior results in the creation of a giant Celebi out of surrounding branches and a massive attack on the forest it once called home. This behavior remained until Ash, Sammy, and Suicune managed to restore Celebi's memories and its old personality. After it is freed from the Iron Masked Marauder, Celebi retains none of its previous nasty and dark behavior. Celebi is also very helpful and spirited, but due to this, it was an easy subject to the Iron-Masked Marauder's plans.

Moves used

Celebi Safeguard.png
Using Safeguard
Move First Used In
Psychic Celebi: The Voice of the Forest
Safeguard Celebi: The Voice of the Forest
Heal Bell The Rise of Darkrai
A shows that the move was used recently, unless all moves fit this case or there are fewer than five known moves.

In the manga

Movie adaptations

Celebi appeared in Celebi: a Timeless Encounter, playing the same role as in the movie.

In the TCG

Celebi is featured in the TCG. The following is a list of cards featuring Celebi.

Celebi
Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format.
Cards listed with a green background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats.
Card Type English
Expansion
Rarity # Japanese
Expansion
Rarity #
Timeless Celebi Grass       10th Movie Commemoration Set    
Timeless Celebi Grass       J Promotional cards   001/J
Dark Celebi GrassDarkness EX Hidden Legends Rare Holo 4/101      
Rocket's Celebi Darkness       Rocket Gang Strikes Back Rare Holo 071/084
 


Trivia

Related articles

For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Celebi.

Celebi: The Voice of the Forest
Characters DianaDundeeIron-Masked MarauderSamTowaMr. WhitePokémon poacher
CelebiSuicune
Locations ArborvilleLake of Life
Other Time travelDark Ball
Soundtrack and Score Soundtrack
Please Let There Be Good Weather Tomorrow (single)
Pikachu the Movie Song Best 1998-2008
Adaptations MangaNovelAni-MangaSticker Storybook
TCG Celebi • Timeless Celebi (J Promo 1, 10th Movie Promo) • Rocket's CelebiDark Celebi
Rocket's TyranitarRocket's ScizorRocket's Sneasel
KecleonSuicune
Tyranitar Half DeckEX Hidden Legends Theme Decks
Merchandise All Movies Perfect Guide
Game Boy Advance special edition
Pokémon House (Pokémon mate)
Misc tie-in media Inuyama Inuko's Pokémon HourPokémon.com games
Related animation Pikachu's PikaBoo (Pikachu short)
Professor Oak's Pokémon LecturePikachu the Movie Memorial
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