#0488 · Generation 4

Cresselia

Psychic

Cresselia has 580 total base stats, with its best attacking stat on the special side (75) and a Speed of 85. Its HP, Defense and Special Defense add up to 350, which makes it a defensive wall. It is a legendary or mythical Pokémon, so it is rarely allowed in casual in-game teams.

Build a team with Cresselia

What Cresselia is weak to

Weak to: Bug, Ghost, Dark. Resists: Fighting, Psychic. Immune to: none.

Attacking typeDamage taken
Bug×2
Ghost×2
Dark×2
Fighting×0.5
Psychic×0.5

Base stats

HP120
Atk70
Def110
SpA75
SpD120
Spe85
Total580

Best teammates for Cresselia

Ranked by how much each Pokémon improves a two-Pokémon team with Cresselia: covering its weaknesses, adding attack types it lacks, and avoiding shared weaknesses.

  1. Scizor BugSteel

    Resists bug, which your team is weak to. Hits grass, ice, psychic super effectively, a gap in your coverage.

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  2. Escavalier BugSteel

    Resists bug, which your team is weak to. Hits grass, ice, psychic super effectively, a gap in your coverage.

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  3. Durant BugSteel

    Resists bug, which your team is weak to. Hits grass, ice, psychic super effectively, a gap in your coverage.

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  4. Forretress BugSteel

    Resists bug, which your team is weak to. Hits grass, ice, psychic super effectively, a gap in your coverage.

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  5. Tinkaton FairySteel

    Resists bug, dark, which your team is weak to. Hits ice, rock, dragon super effectively, a gap in your coverage.

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  6. Klefki SteelFairy

    Resists bug, dark, which your team is weak to. Hits ice, rock, dragon super effectively, a gap in your coverage.

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Counters to Cresselia

  1. Lokix

    Bug and Dark STAB hits Cresselia super effectively and it resists everything Cresselia can hit it with by type.

  2. Spiritomb

    Ghost and Dark STAB hits Cresselia super effectively and it resists everything Cresselia can hit it with by type.

  3. Sableye

    Dark and Ghost STAB hits Cresselia super effectively and it resists everything Cresselia can hit it with by type.

  4. Roaring Moon

    Dark STAB hits Cresselia super effectively and it resists everything Cresselia can hit it with by type.

  5. Shedinja

    Bug and Ghost STAB hits Cresselia super effectively.

  6. Weavile

    Dark STAB hits Cresselia super effectively and it resists everything Cresselia can hit it with by type.

Where you can use Cresselia

Cresselia is not in the regional Pokédex of any game we cover yet, so it only appears when you build with the latest type chart.