Competitive Information for Cresselia [Sword/Shield]
Psychic
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Cresselia? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sword/Shield 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 Sword/Shield generation metagame.
Landorus-TherianTapu FiniHeatranRegielekiGlastrierUrshifuThundurusKartanaMetagrossIncineroar
Cresselia is a marvelous Psychic-typed Pokemon. It's a pretty regular sight to see Cresselia out in the 8th generation battlefield. Cresselia is weak to Bug, Dark, and Ghost-typed attacks.
Item: Sitrus Berry / Mental Herb
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Bold (+Def, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Def / 4 SpA
Moveset:
- Ice Beam / Icy Wind
- Ally Switch
- Helping Hand
- Trick Room / Psychic
Physical Wall Cresselia (Popular/Trending)
Cresselia is a legendary Physical Wall. It's 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.
♦ Icy Wind is a special 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
♦ Ally Switch is a status move (your Cresselia swaps positions with its ally).
♦ Helping Hand is a status move (one adjacent ally's move power is 1.5x this turn).
♦ Trick Room is a status move (goes last. for 5 turns, turn order is reversed).
♦ Psychic is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
Item: Life Orb / Twisted Spoon
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Psycho Cut / Zen Headbutt
- Slash / Body Slam
- Moonlight
- Thunder Wave
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.
♦ Zen Headbutt is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Slash is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Moonlight is a status move (heals your Cresselia by a weather-dependent amount).
♦ Thunder Wave is a status move (paralyzes the target).
Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Psychic / Psyshock
- Moonblast
- Ice Beam / Aurora Beam
- Energy Ball / Solar Beam
Special Sweeper Cresselia (Levitate)
Cresselia is a legendary Special Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Cresselia's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. 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).
♦ Aurora Beam is a special 65-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to lower the target's 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).
♦ Solar Beam is a special 120-base power Grass-type move (charges turn 1. hits turn 2. no charge in sunlight).
Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Cresselia? These builds have been optimized for Sword/Shield 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 Sword/Shield generation metagame.
Landorus-TherianTapu FiniHeatranRegielekiGlastrierUrshifuThundurusKartanaMetagrossIncineroar
Item: Life Orb / Twisted Spoon
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Psycho Cut / Zen Headbutt
- Slash / Body Slam
- Moonlight
- Thunder Wave
Doubles Physical Sweeper Cresselia (Levitate)
Cresselia is a legendary Physical Sweeper. It was 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).
♦ Slash is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Moonlight is a status move (heals your Cresselia by a weather-dependent amount).
♦ Thunder Wave is a status move (paralyzes the target).
Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Psychic / Expanding Force
- Icy Wind / Ice Beam
- Moonblast
- Energy Ball / Solar Beam
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. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Cresselia's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. 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.
♦ Expanding Force is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (Cresselia on psychic terrain: 1.5x power, hits foes).
♦ 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).
♦ Solar Beam is a special 120-base power Grass-type move (charges turn 1. hits turn 2. no charge in sunlight).
Item: Weakness Policy
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Docile
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. Weakness Policy activates if Cresselia is hit by a super effective move. The Weakness Policy is consumed and its Attack and Special Attack are increased by two stages each. 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).
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 Sword/Shield. 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 SS Move and Ability Combos for Cresselia
- Moves: Sunny Day + Solar Beam
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Helping Hand, Ally Switch
Most notable and possible best moves for Cresselia
- Ally Switch
- Calm Mind
- Helping Hand
- Ice Beam
- Icy Wind
- Moonblast
- Moonlight
- Psychic
- Psyshock
- Shadow Ball
- Skill Swap
- Trick Room
Common Effort Values for Cresselia in Sword and Shield
- Bold Nature ( 252/0/252/4/0/0 )
- Bold Nature ( 252/0/252/0/4/0 )
- Optimize Cresselia's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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