Celio

Celio ニシキ Nishiki
Art from FireRed and LeafGreen by Ken Sugimori
Gender	Male
Birthday	November 12*
Blood type	A
Eye color	Brown
Hair color	Brown
Hometown	One Island (town)
Region	Sevii Islands
Trainer class	Storage System developer
Generation	III
Games	FireRed, LeafGreen

Celio (Japanese: ニシキ Nishiki) is a Pokémon Storage System programmer in the Sevii Islands and good friend of Bill.

In the core series games

Celio runs the Pokémon Network Center on One Island in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen. He needs the player's help to finish the incomplete Pokémon Network machine. This machine is capable of transferring Pokémon between Kanto and Hoenn. Communication with Hoenn will not function until the Ruby and Sapphire have been collected by the player. To assist with this quest, Celio will give the Rainbow Pass and upgrade the Town Map so it shows the locations of the final four Sevii Islands. If the map had not previously been obtained, he will give the map for Kanto as well. According to Bill via the Fame Checker, Celio was praising the work that the player had done for him.

Gallery

Sprites

Overworld sprite from FireRed and LeafGreen

Quotes

Pokémon Network Center

• Upon the player's arrival

"Bill! I can't believe you came out here."

"That's really impressive. I hate to say it, but I have zero aptitude for battling. Anyways, I'm glad to meet you."

"It's running fine, but we're too remote out here. The PCs on this island just can't link with your PC, Bill."

"<Player>, if you are going to Two Island, please take this."

"It's a Pass for the ferry service serving the local islands. It will let you travel between the Islands One, Two and Three. Oh, you should have this, too."

• If talked to again

"I'm sorry for taking up so much of Bill's time. I'm also sorry for being such a poor host on your visit here."

• After saving Lostelle

"The job went incredibly quick. Bill is one amazing guy..."

"Oh, really? Ehehe..."

"<Player>, I'm really sorry that we sent you off alone today. I promise, I will show you around these islands sometime."

• If the player returns before obtaining National Pokédex

"Hello! You look awfully busy as always. How am I doing? Well, I'm modifying my Network Machine. When I get done with the machine, I hope you'll be first to use it, <player>."

• After obtaining National Pokédex

"<Player>, how have things been for you? Oh, is that right? You've caught more Pokémon. Do you know what? Maybe I can be useful to you. I'm modifying the Network Machine right now. I'm changing it so it can handle trades over long distances. When I get finished, you'll be trading for exotic Pokémon from Trainers far away. But, there is a slight catch. For the link to work, the Machine needs a special gemstone. It's supposed to be on One Island, but I haven't found one yet. Who knows where it could be."

• If talked to again before delivering the Ruby

"I was trying to find the gem even while I was studying. As a result, I've made no headway in both my search and studies... If I relied on Bill, I'm sure my research would progress. But this time, I want to try to do things by myself."

• After delivering the Ruby

"Oh! Th-that's..."

"Thank you! <Player>, you're simply amazing. ... ... ... ... Um... May I ask one more giant favor of you?"

No: "It... It's not anything weird. Please, I need your help."

Yes: "While I was studying gemstones, I discovered something important. There is another gem that forms a pair with this Ruby. That other gemstone is supposed to be in the Sevii Islands. <Player>, please, I need you to go find the other gem. <Player>, may I have your ferry Pass and the Town Map?"

"This is my own ferry Pass. It will let you get to all the Sevii Islands. <Player>, please, I can't do it without your help."

• After delivering the Sapphire

"So this is the gem that forms a pair with the Ruby... <Player>, you've gone through a lot to get this, didn't you? You don't have to tell me. I know it wasn't easy. Thank you so much! Now it's my turn to work for you! Please give me a little time."

"Okay, this is good..."

"I did it! I linked up with Lanette! <Player>... <Player>, I did it! I've managed to link up with Trainers in the Hoenn region! Finally, the Network Machine is fully operational! <Player>, I owe it all to you! Thanks to you, my dream came true..."

• If talked to again

"I... I'm not crying. That's enough about me! <Player>, you're going to keep looking for exotic Pokémon, right? I wish you the best of luck!"

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Celio with Lanette, Brigette, and Bill in Pokémon Adventures

History

FireRed & LeafGreen arc

Red, Blue, and Bill visited Celio on One Island and left an unconscious Green in his care after she was attacked by Deoxys. He later helped her escape by wrestling away the angry mob trying to capture her. Later, in Double Down Deoxys, Celio aided Bill in raiding the Rocket Warehouse and removing the Ruby and Sapphire gems placed on an amplifier which had allowed Deoxys to assume its Normal and Speed Formes in Kanto and the Sevii Islands, allowing Mewtwo to defeat it aboard the Team Rocket airship.

Emerald arc

Celio made a cameo appearance in Epilogue, where he was seen on the Seagallop Ferry, heading for the Battle Frontier.

Pokémon

Hoppip

Debut	Now You See Me...

Celio keeps this Hoppip at his house on One Island.

None of Hoppip's moves are known.

In the TCG

The following are cards mentioning or featuring Celio or his services in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.

Celio Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format. Cards listed with a green background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats.
Card	Type	English Expansion	Rarity	#	Japanese Expansion	Rarity	#
Celio's Network	T [Su]	EX FireRed & LeafGreen		88/112	Flight of Legends		079/082
		Minun Half Deck		8/12
		EX Crystal Guardians		73/100	Earth's Groudon ex Constructed Starter Deck		014/016
					Ocean's Kyogre ex Constructed Starter Deck		014/016
					Imprison! Gardevoir ex Constructed Standard Deck		020/024

Names

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	ニシキ Nishiki	From 錦木 nishikigi (winged spindle)
English, German, Spanish, Italian	Celio	Possibly from Celastraceae and the acronym for the Corps of Engineers Library Information Online.
French	Ciléo	From Léo (Bill) and similar to his English name
Korean	서유석 Seo Yuseok
Chinese (Mandarin)	錦輝 Jǐnhuī* 阿锦 Ā Jǐn* 瑟利歐 Sèlì'ōu*	From the Japanese name 錦 Nishiki and 正輝 Zhènghuī (Bill) From the Japanese name 錦 Nishiki. Transcription of his English name
Chinese (Cantonese)	錦輝 Gámfāi	From the Japanese name 錦 Nishiki and 正輝 Jingfāi (Bill)
Brazilian Portuguese	Célio	Similar to his English name
Vietnamese	Nishiki	Transcription of his Japanese name

Pokémon Storage System developers Bill (Adventures) • Lanette • Brigette • Celio • Bebe • Hayley • Amanita • Cassius • Molayne (Masters) • Grand Oak

Non-player characters in the core series games

Kanto Professor Oak • Mom (Kanto) • Mom (LGPE) • Red • Blue • Green • Trace • Daisy • Old man • Bill • Celio • Mr. Fuji • Safari Zone Warden • Copycat • Primo • Koichi Pokémon Fan Club Chairman • Erik and Sara • Teala • Mina • Cal • Steven Stone • Maylene • Cameron • Mr. Game • Morimoto Team Rocket • Gym guide • Gym Leaders • Elite Four • Professor's aides • Magikarp salesman • Name Rater • Day-Care Person • Mr. Hyper See also: Johto Professor Elm • Professor Oak • Mom • Ethan • Lyra • Silver • Mr. Pokémon • Eusine • Lance • Red • Kiyo • Baoba • Magnus • Earl • Kurt • Carrie • Dude Mary • Buena • Radio Director • Haircut brothers • Webster • Master • Li • Wilma • Primo • Maximo • Jet • Caitlin • Cynthia • Cameron • Mr. Game • Felicity • Teala Team Rocket • Gym guide • Gym Leaders • Frontier Brains • Kimono Girls • Week Siblings • Name Rater • Poké Seer • Day-Care Couple • Professor's aides Hoenn Professor Birch • Mom • May • Brendan • Wally • Wanda • Steven Stone • Wallace • Scott • Mr. Briney • Mr. Stone • Gabby and Ty • Lanette Brigette • Professor Cozmo • Pokémon Fan Club Chairman • Rydel • Winstrate family • Captain Stern • Trick Master • Treasure Hunter • Dock Apprentice • Pokémon Center Ladies • Old guys • Mr. Bonding • Teala • Aarune • Lisia • Zinnia • Looker • Inver • Chaz • Fossil Maniac • Kiri • Memory Girl Team Aqua • Team Magma • Gym Leaders • Elite Four • Frontier Brains • Battle Chatelaines • Gym guide • Name Rater • Day-Care Couple • Stats judge Sevii Celio • Bill • Lostelle • Lorelei • Selphy • Teala Team Rocket • Day-Care Couple Sinnoh Professor Rowan • Professor Oak • Johanna • Barry • Lucas • Dawn • Cynthia • Looker • Stat Trainers (Cheryl • Riley • Mira • Buck • Marley) Bebe • Teala • Felicity • Roseanne • Rad Rickshaw • Eldritch • Wilma • Jasmine • Caitlin • Julia • Jordan • Dexter • Keira • Mr. Backlot • Morimoto Underground Man • Mr. Goods • Mr. Fuego • Pokétch Co. President • Dr. Footstep • Pokémon Fan Club Chairman • Helena • Ketch Appy Team Galactic • Gym guide • Gym Leaders • Elite Four • Frontier Brains • Name Rater • Day-Care Couple • Professor's assistants • Stats judge Unova Professor Juniper • Mom (BW) • Mom (B2W2) • Cheren • Bianca • Bianca's father • Hugh • Hugh's sister • Cedric Juniper • Fennel • Amanita Cilan • Chili • Cress • Lenora • Hawes • Loblolly • Charles • Iris • Drayden • Alder • Benga • Curtis • Yancy • Brycen • Sabrina • Pop Roxie Hilbert • Hilda • Nate • Rosa • Ingo • Emmet • Cynthia • Looker • N • Colress • Morimoto • Nishino • Pokémon Fan Club Chairman Team Plasma • Clyde • Gym Leaders • Elite Four • PWT participants • Name Rater • Day-Care Couple • Judge • Magikarp salesman Kalos Professor Sycamore • Grace • Calem • Serena • Shauna • Tierno • Trevor • Alexa • Cassius • Inver • Sina • Dexio • Gurkinn Bonnie • Diantha • AZ • Looker • Emma • Mr. Bonding • Phil the Photo Guy • Memory Girl • Pokémon Fan Club Chairman Team Flare • Gym guide • Gym Leaders • Elite Four • Battle Chatelaines • Name Rater • Day-Care Couple • Judge Alola Professor Kukui • Mom • Lillie • Nebby • Hau • Rotom • Professor Burnet • Molayne • Samson Oak • Ryuki • Mohn Red • Blue • Wally • Cynthia • Grimsley • Colress • Sina • Dexio • Looker • Anabel • Necrozma • Morimoto • Iwao Team Skull • Aether Foundation • Ultra Recon Squad • Team Rainbow Rocket Trial Captains • Island kahunas • Elite Four • Name Rater • Judge • Mr. Hyper • Gester Galar Professor Magnolia • Mum • Hop • Bede • Marnie • Sonia • Leon Sordward • Shielbert • Mustard • Klara • Avery • Honey • Hyde • Peony • Peonia • Calyrex • Ball Guy Watt Traders • Ingredients Sellers • Digging Duo • Camping King Team Yell • Macro Cosmos • Dan • Gym Leaders • Morimoto • Cara Liss • Jack Hisui Cogita • Arceus • Choy • Anthe • Miss Fortunes (Charm • Clover • Coin) • Vessa Galaxy Team • Diamond Clan • Pearl Clan • Ginkgo Guild Paldea Professor Sada • Professor Turo • Mom • Nemona • Koraidon • Miraidon • Geeta • Arven • Penny • Heath Clavell • Jacq • Dendra • Miriam • Raifort • Saguaro • Salvatore • Tyme • Harrington Carmine • Kieran • Briar • Cyrano • Terapagos • Billy and O'Nare Team Star • Gym Leaders • Elite Four • Pokémon League representatives Kitakami Carmine • Kieran • Briar • Caretaker • Yukito and Hideko • Ogerpon • Pecharunt • Perrin • Billy and O'Nare Koraidon • Miraidon • Jacq • Nemona • Arven • Penny • Terapagos • Professor Sada • Professor Turo Blueberry Cyrano • Briar • Carmine • Kieran • Koraidon • Miraidon • Geeta • Rika • Clavell • Perrin • Snacksworth • Synclaire BB Elite Four • Special Coaches • Guidance counselors

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