Editing Celebi

'''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. It has also been obtained through usage of cheating devices such as a Gameshark.

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 to the other games) after all of the game's Shadow Pokémon had been purified.

 

Celebi also takes on a storyline role in ''[[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Darkness and Time]]'', where a shiny Celebi was sought by the player, partner and [[Grovyle]] when they were trapped in the future, with the Celebi ultimately agreeing to return them to their time. As for recruiting Celebi, in ''Explorers of Time'' Celebi could only be found on the tenth floor of the Mystifying Forest after the player talked to [[Manaphy]] with the Secret Slab or Mystery Parts on them. In ''Explorers of Darkness'', Celebi could only be obtained in Wonder Mail downloaded from Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection.

 

In ''[[Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs]]'', Celebi once more plays a storyline role as it is the first boss battled in Conona Village. It can send the player into the past as well as bringing certain Pokémon into the present if the player had correct Guardian Signs.

==Other Games==

*Celebi also appears in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' as one of the Pokémon that can be randomly summoned from a [[Pokéball]]. In ''Melee'', it only appears after everything else in the game has been unlocked, and then there is a 1 in 251 chance of Celebi appearing. Celebi does not attack after being summoned and will only float away, but will grant many bonus points to the player. The game also contains a Celebi trophy, which is unlocked after summoning Celebi for the first time.

*Celebi returns in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' with the same role as in ''Melee'' except that it will also drop several trophies as it flies away, and it is available immediately, although it is still rare. A Celebi trophy also appears in the game.

*Celebi has made several appearances in the Pokémon anime, starting when it was featured in the fourth Pokémon movie. In this movie, it came 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]].