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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 Setter
Moves
Ice Beam / Psychic
Skill Swap / Gravity
Item
Sitrus Berry / Mental Herb
Nature
Sassy
EVs
HP 244
Def 108
SpD 156

Strategy Overview

As one of the most dominant Trick Room setters in the format, Cresselia has a large target on its back, and for good reason. Its excellent natural defenses make it one of the bulkiest Trick Room setters available, and its Levitate ability is also great in a metagame where Ground-type attacks are prevalent. Additionally, its large support movepool makes it very versatile and therefore able to pair well with many other common Pokemon; notably, access to a variety of support moves such as Magic Coat can make it unpredictable to battle against. An above average Speed stat and access to both Icy Wind and Thunder Wave also allow it to function outside of Trick Room should the need arise. However, its typing is mediocre defensively, as while it tanks many neutral attacks, a weakness to Dark-type attacks hurts it, particularly against teams with Yveltal, which are often geared to take full advantage of its Dark Aura ability. That same typing in combination with a low Special Attack stat also gives it very little offensive presence and therefore makes it vulnerable to Taunt and being set up on by Pokemon like Xerneas. Finally, it faces competition from restricted Trick Room setters such as Dialga and Palkia, which boast much greater offensive presence, provided a restricted Pokemon slot is available.

Most Used Moves

Icy Wind
77.8%
Psychic
51.9%
Gravity
21.2%

Most Used Items

Lum Berry
12.0%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc