Competitive Information for Cresselia [Sun/Moon]
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 Sun/Moon 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 Sun/Moon generation metagame.
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Cresselia is an interesting Psychic-typed Pokemon. It's not-uncommon to find yourself dealing with Cresselia when battling in the 7th generation meta. Cresselia is weak to Bug, Dark, and Ghost-typed attacks.
Item: Mental Herb / Rocky Helmet
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Bold (+Def, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Ice Beam
- Lunar Dance / Psychic
- Moonlight / Moonblast
- Trick Room
Physical Wall Cresselia (Popular/Trending)
Cresselia is a legendary Physical Wall. It is primarily designed to take a decent amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. With Levitate, Cresselia is immune to ground; gravity/ingrain/smack down/iron ball nullify it.
♦ Lunar Dance is a status move (Cresselia faints. replacement is fully healed, with pp).
♦ Psychic is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Moonlight is a status move (heals your Cresselia by a weather-dependent amount).
♦ Moonblast is a special 95-base power Fairy-type move (30% chance to lower the target's special attack by 1 stage).
♦ Trick Room is a status move (goes last. for 5 turns, turn order is reversed).
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Item: Psychium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Psycho Cut / Zen Headbutt
- Return / Slash
- Fury Cutter
- Moonlight
Physical Sweeper Cresselia (Levitate)
Cresselia is a legendary Physical Sweeper. It is designed 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.
♦ Zen Headbutt is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Slash is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Fury Cutter is a physical 40-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: Psychium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Psychic / Psyshock
- Moonblast
- Ice Beam
- Energy Ball
Special Sweeper Cresselia (Levitate)
Cresselia is a legendary Special Sweeper. It tries 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).
♦ Moonblast is a special 95-base power Fairy-type move (30% chance to lower the target's special attack by 1 stage).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 90-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Energy Ball is a special 90-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
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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 primary goal is to take a great 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. 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: Poison types can't miss with Toxic).
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 Sun/Moon 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 Sun/Moon generation metagame.
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Item: Psychium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Psycho Cut / Zen Headbutt
- Return / Slash
- Fury Cutter
- Moonlight
Doubles Physical Sweeper Cresselia (Levitate)
Cresselia is a legendary Physical Sweeper. This moveset attempts 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.
♦ Zen Headbutt is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Slash is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Fury Cutter is a physical 40-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: Psychium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Psychic / Psyshock
- Icy Wind / Ice Beam
- Moonblast
- Energy Ball
Doubles 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).
♦ 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 90-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Moonblast is a special 95-base power Fairy-type move (30% chance to lower the target's special attack by 1 stage).
♦ Energy Ball is a special 90-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
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Item: Psychium Z
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Hardy
EVs: 252 Hp / 168 Def / 88 SpD
Moveset:
- Substitute
- Moonlight
- Psychic / Psyshock
- Trick Room
Defensive Trick Room Cresselia (Levitate)
Cresselia is a legendary Defensive Trick Room. 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).
♦ Psychic is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Psyshock is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (damages target based on defense, not special defense).
♦ Trick Room is a status move (goes last. for 5 turns, turn order is reversed).
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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 Sun/Moon. 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 SM 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, Protect, Magic Coat, Helping Hand, Ally Switch
- 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
- Calm Mind
- Ice Beam
- Light Screen
- Lunar Dance
- Moonblast
- Moonlight
- Protect
- Psychic
- Reflect
- Rest
- Shadow Ball
- Thunder Wave
- Toxic
- Trick Room
Common Effort Values for Cresselia in Sun and Moon
- Bold Nature ( 252/0/252/0/4/0/ )
- Relaxed Nature ( 252/0/252/0/4/0/ )
- Optimize Cresselia's EV spread for Pokemon Sun and Moon
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