Cresselia

#488 (Sinnoh)

#489 Phione ›

Pokémon type

Psychic

Cresselia weaknesses

Cresselia is weak to Bug, Ghost and Dark-type moves.

160%

Resistances

Cresselia is resistant to Fighting and Psychic-type moves.

63%

Best moveset for Cresselia

The best moves for Cresselia are Psycho Cut and Future Sight when attacking Pokémon in Gyms. This move combination has the highest total DPS. In Trainer Battles, Confusion and Future Sight deal the most damage per turn.

Attacking

Psycho Cut

9.6DPS

Future Sight

55.2DPS

Defending

Confusion

15.2DPS

Grass Knot Elite TM

36DPS

Trainer Battles

Confusion

3.5EPT

Future Sight

2.03DPE

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Evolution

Cresselia currently has no evolutions in Pokémon GO.

Game images

Cresselia, with the shiny version on the right. There is a very low chance of getting a shiny one.

Events

Special GO Fest 2026: Global - Sunday Raid Event

Summary

Cresselia is a legendary Psychic Pokémon. It is weak to Bug, Ghost and Dark moves. Cresselia's best moveset is Psycho Cut & Future Sight and it has a Max CP of 3,230.

About

"Those who sleep holding Cresselia's feather are assured of joyful dreams. It is said to represent the crescent moon."

Moves & Movesets

All moves

Raids

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Damage	EPS	DPS
Confusion	19	9.3	15.2
Psycho Cut	4	14	9.6

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Grass Knot Elite TM	90	2	1.8
Aurora Beam	80	2	1.6
Future Sight	115	1	1.38
Moonblast	130	1	1.3
Return Purified	25	3	0.76
Frustration Shadow	10	3	0.3

Quick move	Damage	Turns	DPT	EPT
Psycho Cut	4	2	2.4	4.5
Confusion	16	4	4.8	3.5

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Future Sight	110	65	2.03
Return Purified	130	70	1.86
Grass Knot Elite TM	90	50	1.8
Moonblast ▼ att	90	50	1.8
Aurora Beam	80	60	1.33
Frustration Shadow	10	70	0.14

The moves highlighted in green benefit from the Same Type Attack Bonus, and deal 20% more damage.

All movesets

Attacking

Defending

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Psycho Cut 9.6 DPS	Future Sight 55.2 DPS	8.5	100%
Confusion 15.2 DPS	Future Sight 55.2 DPS	8.5	100%
Confusion 15.2 DPS	Grass Knot Elite TM 36 DPS	8.3	97%
Psycho Cut 9.6 DPS	Grass Knot Elite TM 36 DPS	8.2	96%
Confusion 15.2 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	7.6	89%
Confusion 15.2 DPS	Moonblast 32.5 DPS	7.5	88%
Psycho Cut 9.6 DPS	Moonblast 32.5 DPS	7.2	84%
Psycho Cut 9.6 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	7.1	83%
Confusion 15.2 DPS	Aurora Beam 22.9 DPS	6.9	81%
Psycho Cut 9.6 DPS	Aurora Beam 22.9 DPS	6.5	76%
Confusion 15.2 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	5.9	69%
Psycho Cut 9.6 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	4.5	53%

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Confusion 15.2 DPS	Grass Knot Elite TM 36 DPS	3.8	105%
Confusion 15.2 DPS	Future Sight 55.2 DPS	3.6	100%
Confusion 15.2 DPS	Moonblast 32.5 DPS	3.4	94%
Confusion 15.2 DPS	Aurora Beam 22.9 DPS	3.4	93%
Confusion 15.2 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	2.8	78%
Psycho Cut 9.6 DPS	Grass Knot Elite TM 36 DPS	2.2	61%
Confusion 15.2 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	2.1	56%
Psycho Cut 9.6 DPS	Aurora Beam 22.9 DPS	2	54%
Psycho Cut 9.6 DPS	Future Sight 55.2 DPS	2	54%
Psycho Cut 9.6 DPS	Moonblast 32.5 DPS	1.8	50%
Psycho Cut 9.6 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	1.4	39%
Psycho Cut 9.6 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	0.9	26%

Quick move	Main move	Turns	DPT	Relative
Confusion 3.5 EPT	Future Sight 2.03 DPE	20	11.9	100%
Psycho Cut 4.5 EPT	Future Sight 2.03 DPE	16	11.5	97%
Confusion 3.5 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	20	11.3	95%
Confusion 3.5 EPT	Moonblast 1.8 DPE	16	11.1	93%
Confusion 3.5 EPT	Grass Knot Elite TM 1.8 DPE	16	11.1	93%
Psycho Cut 4.5 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	16	10.8	90%
Psycho Cut 4.5 EPT	Moonblast 1.8 DPE	12	10.5	88%
Psycho Cut 4.5 EPT	Grass Knot Elite TM 1.8 DPE	12	10.5	88%
Confusion 3.5 EPT	Aurora Beam 1.33 DPE	20	9.5	80%
Psycho Cut 4.5 EPT	Aurora Beam 1.33 DPE	14	8.4	71%
Confusion 3.5 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	20	5.3	45%
Psycho Cut 4.5 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	16	3	26%

A rough guide only. Turns is how many turns of Fast Attacks it takes to reach the Charged Attack; DPT is the damage per turn over repeated Fast and Charged Attacks, from move power and STAB. It leaves out shields, stat changes and matchups.

Counters & Raids

What counters Cresselia?

Cresselia is weak to Bug, Ghost and Dark moves.

The best counter to Cresselia is Mega Gengar with Lick and Shadow Ball, followed by Dawn Wings Necrozma, Mega Chandelure and Mega Beedrill.

The top Cresselia counters, ranked by the damage each Pokémon and moveset does to it. Filter the list to see how your own Pokémon compare.

Pokémon	Moveset	Effective damage
Mega Gengar	Lick Shadow Ball	100%
Dawn Wings Necrozma	Shadow Claw Moongeist Beam	99%
Dawn Wings Necrozma	Psycho Cut Moongeist Beam	99%
Mega Gengar	Shadow Claw Shadow Ball	96%
Mega Gengar	Hex Shadow Ball	96%
Mega Gengar	Sucker Punch Shadow Ball	95%
Mega Chandelure	Hex Ominous Wind+	95%
Mega Beedrill	Bug Bite Fell Stinger+	95%
Mega Absol	Snarl Brutal Swing	93%
Mega Beedrill	Infestation Fell Stinger+	92%

These moves are calculated using type advantages / disadvantages, and including STAB. Click here for more info »

Stats & IVs

Base stats

Attack		152
Defense		258
Stamina		260

Max HP

Level 40

217

Size

Height	1.5 m
Weight	85.6 kg

Other

Base capture rate	0%
Base flee rate	0%
Buddy walk distance	20 km

Max CP

Level 15 Research encounters	1,224
Level 20 Max hatched / raids	1,633
Level 30 Max wild	2,449
Level 40	2,857
Level 50	3,230

Max CP with weather boost

Level 25 (raids)	2,041
Level 35 (wild)	2,653