Competitive Information for Cresselia [Black/White]
Psychic
Abilities:
Note: Pokemon with the Levitate ability are immune to Ground attacks.
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Cresselia? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Black/White Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Black/White generation metagame.
NinetalesChanseyGliscorForretressXatuTentacruelHeatranMagnezoneVictiniStarmie
Cresselia is a phenomenal Psychic-typed Pokemon. It's almost common to find yourself dealing with Cresselia when battling in the 5th generation meta. Cresselia is weak to Bug, Dark, and Ghost-typed attacks.
Item: Leftovers / Rocky Helmet
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Bold (+Def, -Atk)
EVs: 248 Hp / 244 Def / 16 SpD
Moveset:
- Ice Beam
- Moonlight
- Skill Swap
- Toxic
Physical Wall Cresselia (Popular/Trending)
Cresselia is a legendary Physical Wall. It is designed to take a substantial amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Cresselia last longer regaining it's healthiness every turn. With Levitate, Cresselia is immune to ground; gravity/ingrain/smack down/iron ball nullify it.
♦ Moonlight is a status move (heals your Cresselia by a weather-dependent amount).
♦ Skill Swap is a status move (your Cresselia and the target trade abilities).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target).
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Item: Life Orb / Twisted Spoon
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Zen Headbutt / Psycho Cut
- Frustration / Return
- Fury Cutter
- Moonlight
Physical Sweeper Cresselia (Levitate)
Cresselia is a legendary Physical Sweeper. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Cresselia's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Levitate, Cresselia is immune to ground; gravity/ingrain/smack down/iron ball nullify it.
♦ Psycho Cut is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Psychic-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Frustration is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Fury Cutter is a physical 20-base power Bug-type move (power doubles with each hit, up to 160).
♦ Moonlight is a status move (heals your Cresselia by a weather-dependent amount).
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Item: Life Orb / Twisted Spoon
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Psychic / Psyshock
- Ice Beam / Aurora Beam
- Shadow Ball
- Energy Ball / Solar Beam
Special Sweeper Cresselia (Levitate)
Cresselia is a legendary Special Sweeper. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Cresselia's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Levitate, Cresselia is immune to ground; gravity/ingrain/smack down/iron ball nullify it.
♦ Psyshock is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (damages target based on defense, not special defense).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 95-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Aurora Beam is a special 65-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to lower the target's attack by 1 stage).
♦ Shadow Ball is a special 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Energy Ball is a special 80-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Solar Beam is a special 120-base power Grass-type move (charges turn 1. hits turn 2. no charge in sunlight).
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Item: Leftovers
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Bold (+Def, -Atk)
EVs: 248 Hp / 252 Def / 8 SpD
Moveset:
- Moonlight
- Protect
- Double Team
- Toxic
Cresselia Physical Wall (Lunar Toxicity)
Cresselia is a legendary Physical Wall. It's goal is to take a large amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Cresselia last longer regaining it's stamina every turn. With Levitate, Cresselia is immune to ground; gravity/ingrain/smack down/iron ball nullify it. Annoyer set. Use double team to avoid getting hit. Poison your opponent with Toxic, then alternate between double teams and protects until your HP is low, then start using Moonlight!
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Cresselia this turn).
♦ Double Team is a status move (raises your Cresselia's evasiveness by 1 stage).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target).
Note: This moveset is considered Taunt bait! It is highly recommended you typically have atleast one move that does actual damage!
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Cresselia? These builds have been optimized for Black/White Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Black/White generation metagame.
NinetalesChanseyGliscorForretressXatuTentacruelHeatranMagnezoneVictiniStarmie
Item: Life Orb / Twisted Spoon
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Zen Headbutt / Psycho Cut
- Frustration / Return
- Fury Cutter
- Moonlight
Doubles Physical Sweeper Cresselia (Levitate)
Cresselia is a legendary Physical Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Cresselia's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Levitate, Cresselia is immune to ground; gravity/ingrain/smack down/iron ball nullify it.
♦ Psycho Cut is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Psychic-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Frustration is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Fury Cutter is a physical 20-base power Bug-type move (power doubles with each hit, up to 160).
♦ Moonlight is a status move (heals your Cresselia by a weather-dependent amount).
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Item: Life Orb / Twisted Spoon
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Psychic / Psyshock
- Icy Wind / Ice Beam
- Shadow Ball
- Energy Ball / Solar Beam
Doubles Special Sweeper Cresselia (Levitate)
Cresselia is a legendary Special Sweeper. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Cresselia's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Levitate, Cresselia is immune to ground; gravity/ingrain/smack down/iron ball nullify it.
♦ Psyshock is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (damages target based on defense, not special defense).
♦ Icy Wind is a special 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 95-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Shadow Ball is a special 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Energy Ball is a special 80-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Solar Beam is a special 120-base power Grass-type move (charges turn 1. hits turn 2. no charge in sunlight).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Cresselia learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Cresselia can perform in Black/White. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive BW Move and Ability Combos for Cresselia
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Swagger + Psych up
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Helping Hand, Magic Coat, Protect
- Moves that inflict status: Thunder Wave, Toxic
Moves that boost Cresselia's stats
- Calm Mind
- Charge Beam
Most notable and possible best moves for Cresselia
- Hidden Power Fire
- Ice Beam
- Light Screen
- Moonlight
- Protect
- Psychic
- Psycho Shift
- Reflect
- Rest
- Rest
- Skill Swap
- Sleep Talk
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Cresselia in Black and White
- Bold Nature ( 248/0/244/0/16/0/ )
- Bold Nature ( 252/0/252/0/4/0/ )
- Optimize Cresselia's EV spread for Pokemon Black and White
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