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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

Trick Room
Item
Mental Herb / Rocky Helmet
Nature
Bold
EVs
HP 252
Def 252
SpD 4

Strategy Overview

With access to both Trick Room and Magic Coat, Cresselia shines against offensive teams, checking Mega Salamence, Rayquaza, Primal Groudon, Arceus-Ground, Mewtwo, and Deoxys-A thanks to its great 120 / 120 / 130 bulk. Furthermore, Cresselia has access to Lunar Dance, a rare and useful utility move that prevents Cresselia from being total setup bait by letting it get a teammate in healthy. However, Mega Gengar and Steel-type Pokemon give it a very hard time. Balanced and stall teams, which don't care about Trick Room, run many Pokemon that wall Cresselia. It also lacks a phazing move, which makes it setup bait for any Pokemon running Aromatherapy, Substitute, or Refresh. Finally, Cresselia faces steep competition with Lugia, especially with regards to defensive duties.

Most Used Moves

Toxic
98.6%
Ice Beam
97.8%

Most Used Items

Leftovers
100.0%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc