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'''Celebi''' is the hidden Pokémon from the second generation games. Like the other hidden Pokémon, it is impossible to gain one in-game except in the Japanese version of ''[[Pokémon: Crystal Version]]'' (and a Japan-only ''[[Pokémon Colosseum]]'' bonus disk). The only legitimate way to acquire one is from a Nintendo representative, usually at some Nintendo event, although it was also made available for download over [[Nintendo Wi-Fi]] for the fourth generation games when the release of ''[[Pokémon: Black and White Versions]]'' neared.

In ''[[Pokémon Crystal]]'', Celebi will appear to the player after the GS Ball is placed in the shrine within the Ilex Forest. However, the GS Ball can only be obtained in the Japanese version of the game.

Celebi appears in ''[[Pokémon Stadium 2]]'' and ''[[Pokémon Colosseum]]''. In the former game, Celebi appears as a Rental Pokémon in the R2 battles. In the latter game, Celebi played a large role with its ability to instantly purify Shadow Pokémon. This was due to the sight of Celebi triggering the Pokémon to experience its happiest memory. However, Celebi could only be summoned to the Relic Forest with the Time Flute. There were three Time Flutes in the game, and each could only be used to once (and Celebi would only purify one Pokémon after appearing). The Relic Forest also contained a Relic Stone which contained some of Celebi's power, and could purify Shadow Pokémon when the paths to their hearts were almost open. With a Japanese bonus disc, Celebi could be obtained (and traded any of the third generation color versions) after all of the game's Shadow Pokémon had been purified. It was also featured in the "Time Travel" [[e-Reader]] short. Celebi is found in Mr. Who's Den in ''[[Pokémon Trozei!]]''. In ''[[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon]]'', Celebi is found at the end of the Pure Forest. Surprisingly, Celebi does not put up a fight and will immediately offer to join the player's rescue team. The hard part lies in reaching Celebi, as the Pure Forest must be completed using only one Pokémon that is reduced back to Level 1 without usage of any other Pokémon or items. In ''[[Pokémon Ranger]]'', Celebi can be caught in Lyra Forest during the third event match, while in ''[[Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia]]'' it is found in Vien Forest after completing all 59 of the sidequests.

 

 

 

 

 

*Celebi has made several appearances in the ''Pokémon'' anime, starting when it was featured in the fourth ''Pokémon'' movie. In that movie, it traveled forward in time from the past when attacked by a Pokémon hunter and brought the young [[Professor Oak|Sammy]] with it. Ash and Sammy were able to earn its friendship and restore it at the Lake of Life, but the Masked Man pursued them. It captured Celebi with his Dark Ball which turned it into his evil slave, and he used Celebi to wreak destruction on the forest from within a monstrous wooden construct until Ash and Sammy were able to reach out to Celebi. Celebi than apparently died, but a swarm of Celebi from other times arrived and restored it. That Celebi than returned Sammy to his own time. Celebi also appeared in an episode of Pokémon Chronicles to help Richie change history and save a boy from dying. Celebi later appeared in one of the Battle Frontier episodes where it needed help from a Pokémon Ranger and was later featured again in the thirteenth movie, where it was hunted by a businessman and befriended a [[Zorua]].

*Celebi has made occasional appearances in the ''Pokémon Adventures'' manga. First in the ''Gold''/''Silver''/''Crystal'' arc, [[Pryce]]'s entire plan was centered around making a GS Ball from the feathers of [[Ho-Oh]] and [[Lugia]] so that he could use the ball to control Celebi and force it to take him back in time to save his beloved [[Lapras]]. However, [[Gold]] stops him within the time portal by having [[Pichu]] destroy the GS Ball, causing Celebi to abandon Pryce in the void of time. Celebi later made a surprise appearance at the end of the ''Ruby''/''Sapphire'' arc, where it was revealed that [[Brendan]] had caught it before he left [[Johto]], but he never used it due to his hiding of his training skills. He releases it as a last-ditch effort at the end of the arc, and it succeeds in creating a slip in time which prevents [[Norman]] and [[Steven Stone]] from dying, as well as undoing most of the damage done by [[Team Aqua]] and [[Team Magma]].

*Celebi is available in a bonus disc available with preorder copies of ''Pokémon Colosseum'', but in Japan only. The bonus disk was released in America, but contained [[Jirachi]] instead.

*Its name may be a play on "celestial" or possibly "cerebral", in reference to its psychic abilities. The second part of its name could be short for "being" (as in "celestial being") or possibly derived from "bii", the Japanese word for "beautiful".