Celesteela
Launch Pokémon
It appeared from the Ultra Wormhole. Witnesses observed it flying across the sky at high speed.
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Strategy Overview
Celesteela is a formidable offensive threat due to its favorable matchups against metagame threats such as Rillaboom and Landorus, setting up in front of them and quickly snowballing through weakened teams with Beast Boost and Meteor Beam boosts. Partnering it with solid redirection and Fake Out support helps it set up without being overwhelmed. Celesteela works best on offensive team structures that can provide this support, with solid Tailwind support from Pokemon like Naganadel and Mew letting it outspeed threats such as Naganadel and Zeraora. However, Celesteela really requires good speed control to function to its fullest, as it can be easily revenge killed by the myriad of faster threats in the tier such as Heatran and Zeraora, although the former needs prior chip damage and the latter needs to be healthy. Furthermore, if it lacks Fake Out or redirection support, it can be stopped easily before it sets up due to its low initial damage output.
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