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Table of Contents

How Shiny is Acquired
Raids
  • Original
  • Shiny

Pokemon Ratings

Great League PVP Rating See all 3.5 / 5
Ultra League PVP Rating See all 4.5 / 5
Master League PVP Rating See all 2 / 5

Pokemon Stats

Type
85.60 kg Weight
1.50 m Height
Pokemon Max CP
Level 50: 3,230
Level 40: 2,857
Level 25: 2,041 (Raid + Weather)
Level 20: 1,633 (Raid)
Level 15: 1,224 (Research Tasks)
ATK 152
DEF 258
STA 260

PVE Movesets Grades

Quick Charge ATK DEF
Psycho Cut
Future Sight
B
Confusion
Future Sight
A
Show Suboptimal/Unranked Movesets

PVE Offensive Moves Explanation

  • Pick Confusion over Psycho Cut, especially for the bulky Cresselia.
  • Only lunatics would use Cresselia, but go with Future Sight if you do.

PVE Overview

Cresselia is a sitting lunar duck for punishment, which is fine in the main series Pokemon games, where it can stall opponents to death. For now, the only targets that it can stall to death in GO are players battling it in a raid.

PVP Movesets Grades

Quick Charge ATK
Confusion
Future Sight
Moonblast
A-
Psycho Cut
Future Sight
Moonblast
A
Confusion
Moonblast
Grass Knot*
B
Psycho Cut
Moonblast
Grass Knot*
A

PvP Moveset Explanation

Psycho Cut or Confusion + Moonblast and Future Sight or Grass Knot*

Psycho Cut (1.5 DPT/4.5 EPT) gives Cress the ability to fire off charged moves far faster, at the cost of making her much less effective when your opponent still has shields available. Confusion (4 DPT/3 EPT) puts less focus on pumping out Cresselia’s costly charged moves, and sports much more powerful STAB damage. 

The update to Moonblast following the Go Battle League Season 2 update makes it more necessary due to its cheaper energy and useful coverage. Future Sight hits quite hard with STAB, but 65 energy is a lot to ask for. Aurora Beam is a terrible move and not viable given the updates to Cresselia's movepool. Grass Knot is limited by its accessibility, but is Cresselia's cheapest move and the only one that can be fired back to back. It provides coverage against Water-types and prevents Cresselia from being outright walled by Galarian Stunfisk.

PvP Rating Explanation

Great League: 3.5 / 5

Cresselia is a mono-Psychic type with extraordinary bulk and a strong but slow moveset. Due to the ubiquitous use of Steel-types in the meta however, Cresselia often has a difficult time in open Great League compared to limited formats. Access to Grass Knot from the Throwback Challenge event gives Cresselia an additional tool against popular Water-types, in addition to costing less energy than its other charge moves, but is not mandatory. 

Ultra League: 4.5 / 5

Cresselia's incredible bulk gives it huge advantages in Ultra League, with access to Moonblast to provide some coverage against the popular Giratina. Access to Grass Knot allows it to blast through the ubiquitous Swampert. Cresselia can find itself struggling against Steel types, particularly Registeel, and is best paired with Pokemon like Swampert, Obstagoon, or Talonflame to help remedy this issue. It may also run into the dilemma of choosing between Future Sight or Grass Knot to pair alongside Moonblast.

Master League: 2 / 5

Cresselia’s maximum possible CP is 2857, which puts it at an immediate disadvantage against the top tier threats in Master League. It’s not necessarily a terrible option, just an underwhelming one, and you should probably look elsewhere.

Fast Moves

5
Psycho Cut
More Info

Psychic

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS EPU DPS DPS w/STAB True DPS
0.60
0.20
13.33
8.33
10.42
20
Confusion
More Info

Psychic

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS EPU DPS DPS w/STAB True DPS
1.60
1.00
9.38
12.50
15.63

Charge Moves

80
Aurora Beam
More Info

Ice

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
3.55
0.20
0.00
 1.60
22.54
28.17
 36.06
130
Moonblast
More Info

Fairy

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
3.90
1.50
0.00
 1.30
33.33
41.67
 43.33
120
Future Sight
More Info

Psychic

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
2.70
1.30
0.00
 1.20
44.44
55.56
 53.33

Elite Charge Moves

90
Grass Knot
More Info

Grass

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
2.60
0.90
0.00
 1.80
34.62
43.27
 62.31

Secondary Charge Move Unlock Cost

Candy 100
Stardust 100,000

Other

Female Ratio 100.0 %
Male Ratio 0.0 %
Flee Rate 4.0 %
Buddy Distance 20 km
Capture Rate2.0 %

Pokemon Type Chart

Vulnerable

160% damage
160% damage
160% damage

Resistant

62.5% damage
62.5% damage

Raid Boss Catch Rate

Psychic Medal

None
Bronze
Silver
Gold
Normal Nice! Great! Excellent!
No Berry -
Curve
Razz Berry -
Curve
Golden Razz Berry -
Curve

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Pokemon Min/Max CP Values

How to use: You need to know your Pokemon's exact level. To find exactly what level your Pokémon is, power up your Pokémon following this chart until you're certain of your level from Stardust cost changes.

A Pokémon's minimum level is 1.

Every time you power up, your Pokémon gains half a level.

StardustLevelMin CPMax CP
20013440
2001.57183
2002109126
2002.5146169
4003183212
4003.5220256
4004257299
4004.5294342
6005331385
6005.5368428
6006405471
6006.5442514
8007480558
8007.5517601
8008554644
8008.5591687
10009628730
10009.5665773
100010702816
100010.5737857
130011772898
130011.5808939
130012843980
130012.58781020
1600139131061
160013.59481102
1600149831143
160014.510181184
19001510531224
190015.510881265
19001611241306
190016.511591347
22001711941388
220017.512291428
22001812641469
220018.512991510
25001913341551
250019.513691592
25002014041633
250020.514401673
30002114751714
300021.515101755
30002215451796
300022.515801837
35002316151878
350023.516501918
35002416861959
350024.517212000
40002517562041
400025.517912082
40002618262123
400026.518612163
45002718962204
450027.519322245
45002819672286
450028.520022327
50002920372368
500029.520722408
50003021072449
500030.521252470
60003121422490
600031.521602511
60003221772531
600032.521952551
70003322132572
700033.522302592
70003422482613
700034.522652633
80003522832653
800035.523002674
80003623182694
800036.523352715
90003723532735
900037.523712755
90003823882776
900038.524062796
100003924232817
1000039.524412837
100004024582857
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