Cresselia

Cresselia Sets & Builds

#488 Psychic BST: 580
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Overview Weaknesses Competitive Sets Moves

Base Stats

HP
120
Attack
70
Defense
110
Sp. Atk
75
Sp. Def
120
Speed
85

OU Sets

Utility

OverUsed
Item
Eject Button / Rocky Helmet
Ability
Nature
Bold
Tera Type
Steel Fairy
Moves
Lunar Dance
Ice Beam
Thunder Wave
Moonlight
EVs
252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
IVs
0 Atk

Trick Room Setter

OverUsed
Item
Mental Herb
Ability
Nature
Relaxed
Tera Type
Poison Fairy
Moves
Trick Room
Lunar Dance
Moonlight
Ice Beam
or Moonblast
EVs
252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
IVs
0 Atk / 0 Spe

RU Sets

Lunar Dance

RarelyUsed
Item
Choice Scarf / Rocky Helmet
Ability
Nature
Timid
Moves
Lunar Dance
Ice Beam
or Moonblast
Trick
or Moonlight
Thunder Wave
or Moonlight
EVs
252 HP / 4 SpA / 252 Spe
IVs
0 Atk

Calm Mind

RarelyUsed
Item
Leftovers / Covert Cloak
Ability
Nature
Bold
Tera Type
Poison Electric
Moves
Calm Mind
Psyshock
Moonblast
Moonlight
EVs
252 HP / 120 Def / 136 Spe
IVs
0 Atk

Doubles Sets

Trick Room

Doubles OU
Item
Safety Goggles
Ability
Nature
Sassy
Moves
Psychic
or Ice Beam, Moonblast
Lunar Blessing
Trick Room
Ally Switch
or Helping Hand
EVs
240 HP / 132 Def / 136 SpD
IVs
0 Atk / 0 Spe

VGC Sets

Trick Room Support

VGC 2024
Item
Safety Goggles
Ability
Nature
Sassy
Tera Type
Fairy Poison
Moves
Moonblast
or Ice Beam, Psychic
Lunar Blessing
Trick Room
Helping Hand
or Ice Beam, Ally Switch
EVs
252 HP / 180 Def / 76 SpD
IVs
0 Atk / 0 Spe

Mono Sets

Calm Mind

Monotype
Item
Leftovers
Ability
Nature
Bold
Moves
Calm Mind
Stored Power
Moonlight
Moonblast
EVs
248 HP / 208 Def / 52 Spe
IVs
0 Atk

What Players Actually Run

Ranked-ladder usage for Cresselia, updated monthly. Data: Smogon usage statistics (ranked ladder).

VGC (June 2026)

#79 · 0.2% of teams
Moves
Moonblast (14.3%) · Lunar Blessing (13.2%) · Trick Room (12.6%) · Skill Swap (10.9%) · Psych Up (9.7%)
Items
Utility Umbrella (37.1%) · Leftovers (25.6%) · Safety Goggles (16.1%) · Electric Seed (7.2%) · Mental Herb (6.8%)
Natures
Calm (47.9%) · Relaxed (17.9%) · Bold (14.2%) · Sassy (9.2%)

Smogon OU (July 2026)

#25 · 8.6% of teams
Moves
Calm Mind (19.9%) · Moonlight (17.9%) · Moonblast (11.4%) · Ice Beam (11.3%) · Stored Power (10.5%)
Items
Leftovers (63.2%) · Covert Cloak (16.5%) · Light Clay (7.9%) · Rocky Helmet (7.7%) · Eject Button (2.1%)
Natures
Modest (57.4%) · Bold (30.3%) · Calm (8.3%) · Timid (2.4%)
Checked & countered by
Kingambit Kingambit 68% Ogerpon Ogerpon 65%

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