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cresselia
#488

Cresselia

Lunar Pokémon

Psychic

On nights around the quarter moon, the aurora from its tail extends and undulates beautifully.

Base Stats

HP 120
Attack 70
Defense 110
Sp. Atk 75
Sp. Def 120
Speed 85
Total 580

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Evolution Chain

Moves

Locations

Details

Category Lunar Pokémon
Height 1.5 m
Weight 85.6 kg
Base Exp 270
Growth Rate Slow
Capture Rate 3
Base Happiness 100
Gender 0% ♂ / 100% ♀
Habitat
Egg Groups No Eggs
Legendary Pokémon

Sprites

cresselia Front Front
cresselia Back Back
cresselia Front Shiny Front Shiny
cresselia Back Shiny Back Shiny
cresselia Official Art Official Art
cresselia Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

ubers Usage: 0.7%
Dual Screens + Lunar Dance
Moves
Trick Room / Safeguard / Thunder Wave
Item
Light Clay
Nature
Calm
EVs
HP 252
Def 160
SpD 96
Wall
Moves
Toxic / Magic Coat / Thunder Wave
Item
Leftovers
Nature
Bold
EVs
HP 252
Def 252
SpD 4

Strategy Overview

Cresselia's amazing defenses and ability Levitate allow it to wall some of the most powerful attackers in the game, such as Salamence, Rayquaza, Groudon, Garchomp, Palkia, Giratina-O, Arceus-Ground, Terrakion, and more. A decent support movepool allows it to support the team through methods such as Thunder Wave, Toxic, Safeguard, dual screens, or even Trick Room. Cresselia lacks a Rock- or Electric-type weakness, meaning it takes neutral damage from Stealth Rock, Stone Edge, Bolt Strike, and Thunder, while sporting roughly the same physical durability as Lugia.

Cresselia's main flaws are its inability to phaze like Lugia, laughable offensive stats (especially by Uber standards), and vulnerability to Toxic. Cresselia's weaknesses to Dark- and Ghost-types also hamper its tanking ability. Lugia overshadows Cresselia for the most part, due to the latter's limited movepool, overall inferior stats, and the need for sun support in order to have reliable recovery in the form of Moonlight. The inability to counter Extreme Killer Arceus also hampers Cresselia's usability as a physical wall.

Most Used Moves

Reflect
97.9%
Safeguard
97.5%

Most Used Items

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc