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Overview
Nasty Plot Celebi is a good wallbreaker that can also check Water- and Electric-types like Milotic, Seismitoad, and Xurkitree. However, Celebi has to choose between its coverage options or recovery, which lets certain Pokemon wall it. Celebi's typing also gives it many exploitable weaknesses, making it easy to revenge kill and at times difficult to switch in. Especially notable is Celebi's U-turn weakness; despite being a check to Raikou and Xurkitree, Celebi can simply get hit by Volt Switch and then immediately get forced out by U-turn from Pokemon such as Crobat and Flygon. Celebi should also be wary of Shadow Ball when trying to check Raikou.
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Psychic is critical for threatening Flying-types like Togekiss and Crobat. Aura Sphere is a great complement to Psychic, hitting Guzzlord, Umbreon, and Steel-types, while Earth Power is better against Metagross. Leaf Storm immediately threatens Reuniclus and Water-types such as Starmie and Milotic; threatening these Water-types is important, as they can otherwise safely pivot into a teammate, and Haze Milotic can even beat Celebi. On more offensive or balance teams that do not require Celebi's longevity, Recover can be dropped for Leaf Storm. Heavy-Duty Boots makes Celebi a better check to pivot Raikou and Xurkitree, Leftovers is better on non-Recover sets, and Life Orb lets Celebi 2HKO Umbreon with Aura Sphere and OHKO Togekiss with +2 Psychic.
Noivern and Crobat can help pivot Celebi in against Diancie, Steelix, and Gastrodon to give it setup opportunities. Celebi struggles to break through Umbreon, Reuniclus, and opposing Celebi. Bewear and Pangoro can take advantage of Umbreon, while Escavalier and Haze Milotic can help handle Reuniclus. Togekiss, Umbreon, and Bronzong can check opposing Celebi. Celebi is easily forced out by Flying-types like Crobat and Choice Scarf Togekiss, so Flying-resistant Pokemon such as Registeel, Diancie, and Steelix are good teammates; in return, they appreciate Celebi's ability to check Water-types. Golisopod, Heracross, Escavalier, and Incineroar are good at luring in checks to Celebi such as Crobat and Togekiss with Knock Off, removing their Heavy-Duty Boots and leaving them vulnerable to Stealth Rock.
Other Options
Celebi can run no item to give itself an immunity to Poltergeist, allowing it to check Golurk and Dhelmise, though Celebi should still be wary of Golurk's Shadow Punch. Pollen Puff lets Celebi break past Dark- and Psychic-types such as Reuniclus and opposing Celebi; however, Pollen Puff is generally worse than Celebi's other options given the higher relative importance of Steel- and Water-types. Celebi can run an effective utility set of Grass Knot, Thunder Wave, Recover, and U-turn. Thunder Wave dissuades faster switch-ins like Crobat, while U-turn can take advantage of slower bulky switch-ins for powerful wallbreakers such as Pangoro.
Checks and Counters
Flying-types: Crobat, Noivern, and Togekiss threaten Celebi for massive damage. However, they struggle to switch directly into Psychic, especially at +2.
Steel-types: Stealth Rock Metagross and Registeel check Celebi, though the former loses quickly to Earth Power variants and Registeel struggles if it switches in on Nasty Plot. Bronzong checks Celebi through Toxic and Heavy Slam but takes notable damage from boosted Aura Sphere. Escavalier completely walls Celebi and can use it for easy wallbreaking opportunities.
Psychic- and Dark-types: Healthy Umbreon forces out even boosted Celebi, but it is likely 2HKOed by +2 Aura Sphere after Stealth Rock. Reuniclus walls Celebi lacking Leaf Storm, with Assault Vest Reuniclus even checking Leaf Storm Celebi. Guzzlord and specially defensive Incineroar can take Aura Sphere and force Celebi out, although they can get quickly worn down by Life Orb Celebi. Offensive Incineroar can force Celebi out, but it is 2HKOed by Aura Sphere and OHKOed by +2 Aura Sphere.
Fire-types: Salazzle, Chandelure, and Entei can all scare out Celebi, but none of them can switch into Celebi safely due to Psychic and Earth Power.
Revenge Killers: Celebi's many weaknesses make it easy for foes like Golisopod, Choice Scarf Heracross, Crobat, and Sharpedo to revenge kill it. U-turn from many revenge killers such as Crobat, Flygon, and Talonflame can force Celebi out and gain momentum.
Credits
- Written by Yourwelcomethanku
- Quality checked by Expulso and Denial
- Grammar checked by DC and UT
