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cresselia
#488

Cresselia

Lunar Pokémon

Psychic

Shiny particles are released from its wings like a veil. It is said to represent the crescent moon.

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

Calm Mind
Moves
Moonblast / Ice Beam
Moonlight / Substitute
Item
Leftovers
Nature
Bold
EVs
HP 240
Def 252
Spe 16
Defensive
Moves
Thunder Wave / Toxic
Moonblast / Ice Beam
Item
Leftovers
Nature
Bold
EVs
HP 248
Def 252
SpD 8
Support
Item
Light Clay
Nature
Timid
EVs
HP 252
SpD 4
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

As one of the bulkiest Pokemon in the entire game, Cresselia stands out as a great defensive and support Pokemon in the tier. Its unparalleled bulk allows it to check a huge variety of threats, including Mega Aerodactyl, Nidoqueen, most Fighting-types, and many more. Its ability, Levitate, grants a useful immunity to Ground attacks, Spikes, and Toxic Spikes, making it even harder to weaken. Cresselia has a great support movepool with access to Thunder Wave, dual screens, Trick Room, and Lunar Dance along with semi-reliable recovery in Moonlight. Despite its fantastic defensive prowess, Cresselia has a mediocre offensive presence and is rather reliant on Calm Mind boosts to deal significant damage. A subpar mono-Psychic typing gives two resistances to Fighting- and Psychic-type attacks but leaves it weak to Dark-, Bug-, and Ghost-type attacks. Finally, Cresselia is very vulnerable to all forms of status and can be easily worn down with burn and poison.

Most Used Moves

Moonlight
89.8%
Calm Mind
65.2%
Moonblast
59.6%
Psyshock
53.5%
Psychic
27.0%

Most Used Items

Leftovers
68.6%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc