What is a good moveset for Cresselia?
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I stole this from a guy who stole it from a guy, it could very well be the most annoying thing I have ever encountered, I love it:
Cresselia (F) @ Flame OrbAbility: LevitateEVs: 80 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpA / 172 SpDModest Nature- Psychic / Psyshock- Psycho Shift- Rest- Sleep Talk
Cresselia is a support Pokemon often seen in Doubles.I’ll give two sets for her.
Cresselia @ Sitrus BerryAbility: LevitateEVs: 220 HP / 196 Def / 92 SpACalm Nature- Icy Wind- Hidden Power [Fire]- Trick Room- Psyshock
This is the set I run on myRainRoom team.Calmnature and196 Def EVsgive equal Defenses.Icy Windfor Speedcontrol.Hidden Power Fireto kill Ferrothorn and his companions (Scizor, Forretress).Trick Roomto let my slower pokes move first.AndPsyshockas STAB.
Almost the same set but this one is a little more Defensively orientated. Only change here isHelping Hand>Hidden Power Fireso she can turn your ally’s attack in a OHKO.
Cresselia@ Heat Rock / Damp RockAbility: LevitateEVs: 252 HP / 128 Def / 128 SpD- Sunny Day / Rain Dance- Moonlight- Toxic- Psychic
This is specifically for Rain or Sun teams. Obviously, you would haveHeat Rock for Sunny DayandDamp Rock for Rain Dance. This can help boost the number of turnsby 3 more (8 in total). Moonlight is useful under the sun (it gains more health). Even if its rainy weather, it still gives decent recovery. Toxic is a status move to hurt the opponent and Psychic is nice STAB damage.
A rather new approach to sweeper Cress…
SubCM + Salac Cresselia!
Cresselia @ Salac BerryAbility: LevitateBold NatureEVs: 252 HP / 136 Def / 120 Spe-Substitute-Calm Mind-Moonblast-Lunar Dance
Cresselia has famously annoying bulk, which allows it to have insanely bulky Substitutes as well. It can CM freely, and after a few Subs, it’ll get down to Salac level, where it can start outspeeding and slaughtering everything. Or you can Lunar Dance off to a weak sweeper to give it another lease on life.
Now then, On PokemonShowdown I have created a set that works wonders for me. It is absolutely beautiful. This is all based on stall tactics, and taking out pesky dragon and dark types. I have deemed this set the “CressClutch set”. :
Cresselia @ Lum BerryAbility: LevitateEVs: 248 HP / 252 SpA / 8 SpDModest Nature- Calm Mind- Moonblast- Moonlight- Psychic
Now, as I said, this set can deal with pesky dark types that will ruin your face. However, Cressalia is the ultimate switch in. I always use her when I have no one else can survive an attack. It has such an amazing special defense and defense stat. Now, the calm mind is to boost the special defense stats, mainly. I have found it useful to have that special attack stat at most times. The moonlight is for health regen, and psychic is for a STAB move. The final piece of this puzzle is Moonblast. The only reason I have this on is, as I said, for solid dragon types, and pesky dark types. Oh, and the lum berry, is for a toxic switch in. I first used it for sleep powder and spore users. Have a good time battling folks
This works as an amazing wall/ tank. Especially in the sun.
Cresselia @ LeftoversAbility: LevitateEVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpDBold Nature- Moonlight- Calm Mind- Psychic- Hidden Power [Fighting]
You use calm mind a few times and heal off any damage taken with moonlight. After a few calm minds, she hits pretty hard. I have 6-0’d a few OU teams with her before.
My very unique set for Cressy
Cresselia @ Kee BerryAbility: LevitateEVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpDBold Nature- Recycle- Moonlight- Icy Wind- Toxic
Recycle renews Kee berry for more defense, Moonlight for HP, Icy Wind for outspeeding and Toxic for damage.Simple but effective.
Here’s an unusual set:
Cresselia @ LeftoversAbility: LevitateEVs: 252 HP / 106 Def / 152 SpDBold Nature- Psychic- Toxic- Moonlight- Calm Mind / Charge Beam
This set is different, but be careful because you will likely get walled by quite a few Pokemon.
Here’s my set.
Cresselia (F)@Light ClayTrait: LevitateEV’s: 252HP, 4Sp,Def, 252SpeTimid nature (Spe+, Atk-)
This set is basically a screen/stall set. Timid nature with full investment to make her set up a screen as quick as she can and full Hp investment so she’s capable of taking hits. Calm Mind will help with the lack of Sp.Atk. Reflect for those pesky physical attackers, along with Light Clay so eight turns should do the trick. Lunar Dance so you can bring an ally back if she is on the verge of fainting. Moonblast for dark type coverage. Other options could be Psychic, Ice Beam etc for attacking or Moonlight for health replenishment.
Cresselia’s incredible bulk and interesting movepool give it two options: Staller and a Spec. Tank.Here’s both…
Staller
Cresselia @ LeftoversAbility: LevitateEVs: 4 HP / 252 Def / 252 SpDCalm Nature- Psychic /Psyshock- Toxic- Swagger /Thunder Wave- Safeguard
Toxic and Swagger to annoy everyone (especially Spec. Attackers), Safeguard to not get annoyed yourself and Psychic/Psyshock so you aren’t Taunt bait. This set works great with a SniperCuno or a Tank Kyogre.
Spec. Tank:
Cresselia @ Sitrus BerryAbility: LevitateEVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 SpeModest Nature- Psychic- Moonblast- Calm Mind- Moonlight
Psychic is STAB, Moonblast is coverage, Calm Mind is because your Spec. Atk. isn’t all that high and Moonlight is recovery. This set works great with a Xerneas or Sun Sweeper.
Hope these help!
Cresselia @ LeftoversAbility: LevitateBold NatureEVs: 40 HP / 216 Def / 252 SpA- Calm Mind- Psychic- Moonlight- Hidden Power [Fire] / Moonblast
Calm Mind makes Cresselia a very powerful and dangerous Pokemon. She’s already very bulky and Calm Mind both heightens that and helps her gain the offense she needs to tank through most of a team. Even with 252 Sp. Attack EVs, Cresselia still has better physical defense than many physical walls and will remain a solid choice as a defensive member of your team. The remaining 256 EVs are invested to specifically maximize physical defense as efficiently as possible; Basically, going max HP or max Defense, or any combination in-between won’t give you more physical bulk than the EVs I’ve mentioned here. Cresselia doesn’t need to worry about her Special Defense so much because it’s already naturally very high, and Calm Mind boosts it anyway. 252 Sp. Attack EVs, on the other hand, are very important due to Cresselia’s naturally low Sp. Attack. By requiring more Calm Minds, a lack of investment will make it much harder for Cresselia to deal decent damage and get past her foes. Investment also makes Cresselia much more capable of fighting back in the event she can’t set up any Calm Minds at all. Compared to full defensive investment, Cresselia deals about 33% more damage but takes about 15% more damage from physical hits; It’s trade-off which in practice has consistently shown to be worth it.
Outside of the basics, Psychic is your STAB attack. Max Sp. Attack helps Cresselia get past other Pokemon that boost their Sp. Defense, including other Calm Mind users. This means that Psyshock, which hits the opponent’s defense, isn’t too necessary here, especially since it has a lower Base Power. Just a single use of Calm Mind will let Psychic faint many Pokemon within two hits. Moonlight is important both to help get Calm Mind Boosts and for general tanking ability; With Cresselia’s great Defense and Calm-Mind boosted Sp. Defense, she is not going down anytime soon as long as long she can recover half of her HP with Moonlight. As for the final slot, Moonblast is easy to get on Cresselia and is a very solid option overall for Dark Types, but a Fire-Type Hidden Power is highly recommended if you can use it to hit Steel-Types, especially Scizor. Without it, Scizor will see Cresselia as a handy invitation to switch in, use Swords Dance, and try to sweep your team. Hidden Power Fire can OHKO most Scizor after a Calm Mind Boost. Other than that, HP Fire can hit Pokemon such as Bisharp, Ferrothorn, Weavile, and Klefki.
I know this sounds a little strange, but I’ve had good experiences using Cresselia as a ‘Calm Mind’ Sweeper.
Cresselia @ LeftoversAbility: LevitateEVs: 80 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpA / 172 SpDModest Nature- Psyshock- Moonlight- Moonblast- Calm Mind
I haven’t been playing Pokémon for very long so feedback would be very much appreciated.
Role: Double Screener
Cresselia @ Light ClayAbility: LevitateEVs: 252 Def / 252 SpDBold / Impish Nature- Light Screen- Reflect- Moonlight- Toxic
Cresselia would make for a wonderful minor cleric if it had Wish. Sadly it does not. It has great health and defenses making it quite bulky. However its weaknesses are extremely common among ubers. The role it plays is quite important considering that screens can be game changing.
SWEEPER SETCresselia (F) @ Wiki BerryAbility: LevitateEVs: 252 HP / 252 SpA / 4 SpeModest Nature- Psychic / Psyshock- Moonblast- Shadow Ball- Ice Beam
STALLER SETCresselia (F) @ LeftoversAbility: LevitateEVs: 4 HP / 252 Def / 252 SpDBold Nature- Psychic / Psyshock- Toxic- Lunar Dance- Thunder Wave
I’ve seen this set in Gen 8 NU before, and it’s hard to take out.Gen 8 NUCresselia (F) @ Kee BerryAbility: LevitateEVs: 252 HP / 116 Def / 140 SpeBold NatureIVs: 0 Atk- Substitute- Calm Mind- Moonlight- Moonblast
EV spread:252 HP EVs are on this set, obviously. 140 Speed EVs lets Cresselia outspeed Jolly Max Speed EVs Pangoro. I put the remaining EVs in defense.
Set Explanation:Kee Berry raises defense when hi by a physical attack. One consumed, Cresselia can take less damage from Knock Off and can become a psuedo Poltergeist check. Substitute is to help you set up. Calm Mind raises your special attack and special defense, which is why I put the remaining EVs into defense. Moonlight is for healing. Moonblast is for an attacking move that’s able to defeat Pangoro. It’s best to use this when opposing steel, poison, and fire types are taken out.
Cresselia (F) @ Rocky HelmetAbility: LevitateEVs: 252 HP / 144 Def / 112 SpDBold NatureIVs: 0 Atk- Ice Beam- Thunder Wave- Moonlight- Lunar Dance
If you feel like using Cresselia on Psychic teams in SS Monotype, here is a defensive utility set Cresselia can use. Ice Beam is used to chip opposing Pokemon such as Dragonite, Landorus-Therian, and Tornadus-Therian. Thunder Wave is used to slow down opposing Pokemon, which is useful for your teammates. Moonlight gives Cresselia a form of HP recovery. Lunar Dance is used to heal a weakened Pokemon, which could give a wallbreaker on your team a second chance to wallbreak.
252 HP is to give Cresselia bulk. 112 Special Defense EVs allow Cresselia to avoid the 2HKO from Choice Specs Ice Beam from Kyurem. The remaining EVs are used in Defense to help Cresselia take physical attacks better. Rocky Helmet is used as the item to punish physical wallbreakers who make contact with Cresselia.
Cresselia (F) @ Choice ScarfAbility: LevitateEVs: 252 HP / 4 SpD / 252 SpeTimid NatureIVs: 0 Atk- Ice Beam- Trick- Moonlight- Lunar Dance
A Defensive Choice Scarf set that can serve as speed control for Psychic teams in SS Monotype. Ice Beam is used as Cresselia’s attacking move that allows you to chip opposing Pokemon such as Landorus-Therian, Dragonite, Garchomp, and Tornadus-Therian. Trick is used to give away your Choice Scarf in order to cripple defensive Pokemon such as Slowbro. Moonlight is used to give Cresselia a form of HP recovery. Lunar Dance is used to heal a weakened Pokemon, which is useful for giving a wallbreaker on your team a second chance to wallbreak.
252 HP EVs are used to give Cresselia some bulk. 252 Speed EVs are used since Cresselia can also serve as speed control with Choice Scarf. Choice Scarf with Moonlight is used, as you can either Trick your Scarf and you Moonlight afterwards or use Moonlight when an opposing Pokemon switches out while you still have your Scarf, and then you switch out after you use Moonlight.
Gen 9 DOU
BIRB (Cresselia) @ LeftoversAbility: LevitateTera Type: Fairy/GhostEVs: 252 HP / 128 Def / 128 SpDBold NatureIVs: 0 Atk- Dazzling Gleam/Expanding Force- Ally Switch- Icy Wind- Thunder Wave/Sunny DayTailwind birb of the Rings. Leftovers is HP Recovery. Tera Fairy is Dazzling Gleam STAB & turning Chien-Pao, Tyranitar, & Chi-Yu from you weak to it into it weak to you. Tera Ghost if Fake Out, Rapid Spin, & Espeed is annoying you. IV’s, EV’s, & Nature allow 316 Def & 308 Sp. Def. Dazzling Gleam is STAB for Tera Fairy, while Expanding Force is if you don’t Tera. Ally Switch to avoid being double teamed. Icy Wind is if there are 2 speedy mon’s or if some fast electric type is ever used(Basically every electric type in DUU), while Thunder Wave is for one fast mon you need to turn from predator to prey(Some of the faster mon’s that you can feel comfortable crippling are Deoxys-Attack, Landorus, Lilligant-H, Tornadus, & Whimsicott). You can also use Sunny Day for Lilligant-H & Chi-Yu to have a better chance to sweep.
Some good teammates for the ringed birb are Pokemon that can set up Tailwind(as this is the main reason for the crescent bird) and something that can get rid of dark types(Chi-Yu, Chien-Pao, Kingambit, & Tyranitar. Incineroar is more supportive), like H-Lilligant to counter Tyranitar, Chien-Pao, & all the Dark types you are worried about, while Chi-Yu breaks Gholdengo & Sinischa if you don’t tera. Cresselia can help the two by making things slower like Tornadus. If you do Tera Fairy, your best bet will be Landorus-T as Intimidate to stop Supreme Overlord King, Taunt to stop Nasty Plot from Gholdengo, literally anything from Glimmora & Amoonguss, & Calm Mind from Iron Crown, & just an offensive type to deal with others is looking out for Birb of the Rings. Amoonguss is neutral from Lando but Chi-Yu is just RIGHT THERE. The last slot can go to any physical attacker. I use Diance because I HATE type overlap.
Gen 9 NU Calm MindCresselia @ Kee BerryAbility: LevitateTera Type: Poison / SteelEVs: 252 HP / 200 Def / 56 SpeBold NatureIVs: 0 Atk- Calm Mind- Stored Power- Moonblast- Moonlight
A Calm Mind set Cresselia can use in Gen 9 NU. Cresselia used this set last Gen when it was in Gen 8 NU before being banned, and now has Tera to become immune to Toxic, a status that can cripple it. Calm Mind boosting Cresselia’s Special Attack and Special Defense allows Cresselia to tank special moves while giving Cresselia the needed offensive power boost once it gets enough Calm Mind boosts. Stored Power is used for the Psychic STAB since it takes advantage of the Calm Mind boosts and Kee Berry boost. Moonblast is used to allow Cresselia to chip Dark-types such as Incineroar, Alolan Muk, and Brute Bonnet. Moonlight gives Cresselia some HP recovery so it can last longer. Kee Berry is used to give Cresselia a defense boost when it gets hit by a physical move, which is useful to help tank physical hits. Tera Poison lets Cresselia become immune to Toxic while being able to resist Fighting moves. Tera Steel can be used to also have a Toxic immunity that also lets Cresselia resist Flygon’s Dragon STAB. Tera Steel is also useful to prevent Clear Smog from Alolan Muk from removing Cresselia’s stat boosts.
The EV spread I have is a bulkier EV spread. The Speed EVs allow Cresselia to outspeed Max Speed Adamant Incineroar and Modest Sylveon. There are a couple other EV spreads you can use.
EV spread Alternatives:252 HP / 116 Def / 140 Spe Bold Nature: Allows Cresselia to outspeed max speed Jolly Incineroar should you run into Jolly Incineroar.252 HP / 40 Def / 216 Spe Timid Nature: A faster EV spread. The speed investment gives enough Cresselia enough speed to outspeed Chandelure.
