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cresselia
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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

Offensive Trick Room
Item
Expert Belt / Sitrus Berry
Nature
Sassy
EVs
HP 252
Def 12
SpA 228
SpD 16
Calm Mind
Item
Safety Goggles
Nature
Bold
EVs
HP 252
Def 252
SpD 4
Support
Moves
Icy Wind / Thunder Wave
Light Screen / Protect
Item
Sitrus Berry / Safety Goggles
Nature
Calm
EVs
HP 252
Def 100
SpA 44
SpD 112

Strategy Overview

Cresselia possesses outstanding bulk and an amazing movepool, making it a top-tier threat in Doubles with the ability to take hits well and run many different sets. Cresselia is an effective fit on various types of teams, providing support or offensive presence with moves such as Trick Room, Psyshock, and even Helping Hand. However, it is prone to becoming setup bait, especially for threatening sweepers carrying Substitute. Furthermore, Knock Off is a commonplace move that is very threatening to Cresselia due to the fact that it takes a significant amount of damage from the attack and loses its precious item.

Most Used Moves

Psychic
71.1%
Moonlight
65.1%
Calm Mind
62.4%
Psyshock
21.9%
Ice Beam
19.4%

Most Used Items

Leftovers
43.5%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc