Celesteela

#797 (Alola)

#798 Kartana ›

Pokémon type

Steel

Flying

Boosted in Snow and Windy weather

Celesteela weaknesses

Celesteela is weak to Fire and Electric-type moves.

160%

Resistances

Celesteela is resistant to Normal, Flying, Ground, Steel, Psychic, Dragon and Fairy-type moves, and doubly resistant to Poison, Bug and Grass-type moves.

63%

39%

Best moveset for Celesteela

The best moves for Celesteela are Air Slash and Heavy Slam when attacking Pokémon in Gyms. This move combination has the highest total DPS. In Trainer Battles, Air Slash and Iron Head deal the most damage per turn.

Attacking

Air Slash

14.4DPS

Heavy Slam

42DPS

Defending

Air Slash

14.4DPS

Heavy Slam

42DPS

Trainer Battles

Air Slash

3EPT

Iron Head

2.04DPE

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Evolution

Celesteela currently has no evolutions in Pokémon GO.

Game images

Celesteela, with the shiny version on the right. There is a very low chance of getting a shiny one.

Events

Special GO Fest 2026: Global - Sunday Raid Event

26th Jul

The Road of Legends

6th Jul

Pokémon 30th Anniversary: All Out

7th Mar

Summary

Celesteela is a Steel & Flying Pokémon. It is weak to Fire and Electric moves. Celesteela's best moveset is Air Slash & Heavy Slam and it has a Max CP of 3,507.

About

"One of the dangerous UBs, high energy readings can be detected coming from both of its huge arms."

Moves & Movesets

All moves

Raids

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Damage	EPS	DPS
Air Slash	12	8	14.4
Smack Down	13	7	13

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Heavy Slam	70	2	1.68
Bulldoze	80	2	1.6
Body Slam	50	3	1.52
Iron Head	60	2	1.44

Quick move	Damage	Turns	DPT	EPT
Air Slash	9	3	3.6	3
Smack Down	11	3	3.7	2.7

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Iron Head	85	50	2.04
Heavy Slam	70	50	1.68
Body Slam	65	40	1.63
Bulldoze ▼ def	80	55	1.45

The moves highlighted in green benefit from the Same Type Attack Bonus, and deal 20% more damage.

All movesets

Attacking

Defending

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Air Slash 14.4 DPS	Heavy Slam 42 DPS	10.7	100%
Air Slash 14.4 DPS	Iron Head 36 DPS	10	93%
Smack Down 13 DPS	Heavy Slam 42 DPS	9.9	92%
Smack Down 13 DPS	Iron Head 36 DPS	9.2	86%
Air Slash 14.4 DPS	Body Slam 25 DPS	9.1	85%
Air Slash 14.4 DPS	Bulldoze 22.9 DPS	8.9	83%
Smack Down 13 DPS	Body Slam 25 DPS	8.5	79%
Smack Down 13 DPS	Bulldoze 22.9 DPS	8.3	77%

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Air Slash 14.4 DPS	Heavy Slam 42 DPS	3.9	100%
Air Slash 14.4 DPS	Iron Head 36 DPS	3.6	94%
Air Slash 14.4 DPS	Bulldoze 22.9 DPS	3.6	92%
Smack Down 13 DPS	Heavy Slam 42 DPS	3.6	91%
Air Slash 14.4 DPS	Body Slam 25 DPS	3.4	88%
Smack Down 13 DPS	Iron Head 36 DPS	3.3	86%
Smack Down 13 DPS	Bulldoze 22.9 DPS	3.3	85%
Smack Down 13 DPS	Body Slam 25 DPS	3.2	81%

Quick move	Main move	Turns	DPT	Relative
Air Slash 3 EPT	Iron Head 2.04 DPE	18	9.7	100%
Smack Down 2.7 EPT	Iron Head 2.04 DPE	21	9.1	94%
Air Slash 3 EPT	Heavy Slam 1.68 DPE	18	8.6	89%
Air Slash 3 EPT	Body Slam 1.63 DPE	15	8.5	87%
Smack Down 2.7 EPT	Heavy Slam 1.68 DPE	21	8.2	84%
Smack Down 2.7 EPT	Body Slam 1.63 DPE	15	8	82%
Air Slash 3 EPT	Bulldoze ▼ def 1.45 DPE	21	8	82%
Smack Down 2.7 EPT	Bulldoze ▼ def 1.45 DPE	21	7.6	78%

A rough guide only. Turns is how many turns of Fast Attacks it takes to reach the Charged Attack; DPT is the damage per turn over repeated Fast and Charged Attacks, from move power and STAB. It leaves out shields, stat changes and matchups.

Counters & Raids

Top Celesteela counters

For the full ranking, the boss's moves and a raid simulator, see best Celesteela Raid Counters »

Pokémon Moveset Trainers

1
Reshiram (Shadow)

Fire Fang

Fusion Flare

1.69
2
Thundurus (Incarnate Forme) (Shadow)

Thunder Shock

Wildbolt Storm

1.74
3
Zekrom (Shadow)

Charge Beam

Fusion Bolt

1.78
4
Heatran (Shadow)

Fire Spin

Magma Storm

1.85
5
Blacephalon

Incinerate

Mind Blown

1.89

The best Mega or Primal to bring is Mega Delphox with Fire Spin and Mystical Fire+.

All Celesteela counters »

Stats & IVs

Base stats

Attack		207
Defense		199
Stamina		219

Max HP

Level 40	184
Level 50	196

Average size

Height	9.2 m
Weight	999.9 kg

Second charged move cost

Stardust	100,000
Candy	100

Other

Buddy walk distance

20 km

Max CP

Level 15 Research encounters	1,329
Level 20 Max hatched / raids	1,772
Level 30 Max wild	2,659
Level 40	3,102
Level 50	3,507

Max CP with weather boost

Level 25 (raids)	2,216
Level 35 (wild)	2,881