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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
Item
Leftovers
Nature
Bold
EVs
HP 252
Def 92
SpA 152
Spe 12
Support
Moves
Lunar Dance / Future Sight
Thunder Wave / Toxic
Item
Leftovers / Rocky Helmet / Eject Button
Nature
Calm
EVs
HP 252
Def 64
SpD 136
Spe 56
Trick Room
Item
Mental Herb
Nature
Sassy
EVs
HP 252
Def 152
SpD 104

Strategy Overview

Cresselia's incredible bulk as well as its important defensive typing gives it a strong place in the tier, as it is one of the best defensive answers to the incredibly threatening Mega Medicham and can handle other offensive mainstays like Tapu Lele. Cresselia can act as a soft check to most Pokemon in the tier, being unthreatened by the majority of neutral attacks. Its Calm Mind variant can be incredibly difficult for some offense teams to handle, as Cresselia has the bulk to withstand strong physical hits such as Kyurem-B's Subzero Slammer. Alternatively, it serves as an important part of Trick Room teams, setting Trick Room incredibly consistently due to how difficult it is to KO. The cherry on top of its support capabilities is its signature move Lunar Dance, giving a second life to common Trick Room teammates like Alolan Marowak and Crawdaunt. However, despite Cresselia's hit-taking capabilities, it is significantly held back by needing to use Moonlight for recovery, due to its low PP. It can also be significantly passive, inviting in threats such as Ash-Greninja and Mega Mawile.

Most Used Moves

Moonlight
89.7%
Ice Beam
72.5%
Psyshock
31.9%
Calm Mind
31.3%

Most Used Items

Leftovers
43.5%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc