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celesteela
#797

Celesteela

Launch Pokémon

SteelFlying

It appeared from the Ultra Wormhole. Witnesses observed it flying across the sky at high speed.

Base Stats

HP 97
Attack 101
Defense 103
Sp. Atk 107
Sp. Def 101
Speed 61
Total 570

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Evolution Chain

Moves

Locations

Details

Category Launch Pokémon
Height 9.2 m
Weight 999.9 kg
Base Exp 257
Growth Rate Slow
Capture Rate 45
Base Happiness 0
Gender Genderless
Habitat
Egg Groups No Eggs

Sprites

celesteela Front Front
celesteela Back Back
celesteela Front Shiny Front Shiny
celesteela Back Shiny Back Shiny
celesteela Official Art Official Art
celesteela Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

Utility Attacker
Item
Leftovers
Nature
Sassy / Careful
EVs
HP 248
Atk 120
Def 12
SpD 128

Strategy Overview

Celesteela is quite bulky and possesses a solid defensive typing that provides it with a decent matchup against a large portion of the metagame. With Beast Boost, Celesteela has the makings to become even bulkier and thus annoying to take out, forcing the opponent to focus their attention on its removal. Although Steel is generally seen as a poor offensive typing, the influx of Fairy-types in the metagame and Celesteela's 999kg weight make Heavy Slam surprisingly reliable as its sole attack. Sadly, Celesteela struggles tremendously with opposing Electric-types and the incredibly popular Fire-types and falls flat against most opposing Substitute users due to its reliance on Leech Seed. This sometimes leaves Celesteela as a detriment to its team's ability to maintain momentum, though other times it serves as a late-game wincon by wearing down various threats while passively recovering health.

Most Used Moves

Protect
51.6%
Air Slash
37.6%
Toxic
34.0%

Most Used Items

Leftovers
48.7%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc