Cresselia #0488

The Lunar Pokémon

Typing	Psychic
Abilities	Levitate (No Hidden Ability)
Classification	The Lunar Pokémon
National ID	#0488

Type Effectiveness

Weak x2

BugGhostDark

Resists x½

FightingPsychic

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This page displays data from Violet (the most recent standard appearance of this Pokémon). To view data from other games, use the game selector in the sidebar.

Official Artwork

Base Stats

Stat	Amount	Stat Range
HP	120	180—227
Attack	70	67—134
Defense	110	103—178
Sp. Attack	75	72—139
Sp. Defense	120	112—189
Speed	85	81—150
Total	580	Calculated Stat Range

Calculated stats: Lv. 50

Lv. 100Nature details:

Breeding and Species Information

Egg Group(s)	Undiscovered
Egg Cycles	120
Egg Steps	30720 - Generations II, III, and VII 30600 - Generations IV 30840 - Generations V and VI 30600 - Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl 15360 - Sword, Shield, Scarlet, and Violet
Gender Ratio	100.00%
Height	1.5 m (4'11")
Weight	85.6 kg (188.7 lbs.)

Battle Information

EV Yield	3 Sp. Defense
Base Exp. Yield	290
Catch Rate	3
Catch Chance	~1.57% Success (Poké Ball, Lvl. 50, Full HP)
Exp. Growth Rate	Slow
Base Friendship	100

Pokédex Entries

Brilliant Diamond Shining Pearl "When it flies, it releases shiny particles from its veil-like wings. It is said to represent the crescent moon."
Legends: Arceus "Cresselia is reminiscent of the crescent moon. It leaves a brilliant line of light in its wake as it flies across the night sky. I daresay it resembles the heavenly maiden who created the Milky Way."
X "Shiny particles are released from its wings like a veil. It is said to represent the crescent moon." Y "Those who sleep holding Cresselia’s feather are assured of joyful dreams. It is said to represent the crescent moon."
Alpha Sapphire "Those who sleep holding Cresselia’s feather are assured of joyful dreams. It is said to represent the crescent moon." Omega Ruby "Shiny particles are released from its wings like a veil. It is said to represent the crescent moon."
Black White "On nights around the quarter moon, the aurora from its tail extends and undulates beautifully."
Black 2 White 2 "On nights around the quarter moon, the aurora from its tail extends and undulates beautifully."
Diamond Pearl "Shiny particles are released from its wings like a veil. It is said to represent the crescent moon."
Platinum "On nights around the quarter moon, the aurora from its tail extends and undulates beautifully."
HeartGold SoulSilver "Those who sleep holding CRESSELIA’s feather are assured of joyful dreams. It is said to represent the crescent moon."

Learnset

Level-up TM

Learnset via Level-up

The following moves are learned by Cresselia via level-up in Pokémon Violet:

Level	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
1	Confusion	50	100	Psychic	Spec.
1	Double Team	—	—	Normal	Stat.
6	Mist	—	—	Ice	Stat.
12	Aurora Beam	65	100	Ice	Spec.
18	Psybeam	65	100	Psychic	Spec.
24	Ally Switch	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
30	Slash	70	100	Normal	Phys.
36	Psycho Cut	70	100	Psychic	Phys.
42	Moonlight	—	—	Fairy	Stat.
48	Safeguard	—	—	Normal	Stat.
54	Psychic	90	100	Psychic	Spec.
60	Moonblast	95	100	Fairy	Spec.
66	Future Sight	120	100	Psychic	Spec.
72	Lunar Blessing	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
72	Lunar Dance	—	—	Psychic	Stat.

Learnset via TM

The following moves are learned by Cresselia via TM in Pokémon Violet:

TM	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
TM005	Mud-Slap	20	100	Ground	Spec.
TM006	Scary Face	—	100	Normal	Stat.
TM007	Protect	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM016	Psybeam	65	100	Psychic	Spec.
TM017	Confuse Ray	—	100	Ghost	Stat.
TM023	Charge Beam	50	90	Electric	Spec.
TM025	Facade	70	100	Normal	Phys.
TM032	Swift	60	—	Normal	Spec.
TM034	Icy Wind	55	95	Ice	Spec.
TM041	Stored Power	20	100	Psychic	Spec.
TM047	Endure	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM049	Sunny Day	—	—	Fire	Stat.
TM050	Rain Dance	—	—	Water	Stat.
TM054	Psyshock	80	100	Psychic	Spec.
TM059	Zen Headbutt	80	90	Psychic	Phys.
TM066	Body Slam	85	100	Normal	Phys.
TM070	Sleep Talk	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM074	Reflect	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM075	Light Screen	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM079	Dazzling Gleam	80	100	Fairy	Spec.
TM081	Grass Knot	1	100	Grass	Spec.
TM082	Thunder Wave	—	90	Electric	Stat.
TM085	Rest	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM098	Skill Swap	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM101	Power Gem	80	100	Rock	Spec.
TM103	Substitute	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM109	Trick	—	100	Psychic	Stat.
TM114	Shadow Ball	80	100	Ghost	Spec.
TM119	Energy Ball	90	100	Grass	Spec.
TM120	Psychic	90	100	Psychic	Spec.
TM126	Thunderbolt	90	100	Electric	Spec.
TM129	Calm Mind	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM130	Helping Hand	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM135	Ice Beam	90	100	Ice	Spec.
TM138	Psychic Terrain	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM152	Giga Impact	150	90	Normal	Phys.
TM161	Trick Room	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM163	Hyper Beam	150	90	Normal	Spec.
TM166	Thunder	110	70	Electric	Spec.
TM168	Solar Beam	120	100	Grass	Spec.
TM171	Tera Blast	80	100	Normal	Spec.
TM178	Gravity	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM203	Psych Up	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM217	Future Sight	120	100	Psychic	Spec.
TM218	Expanding Force	80	100	Psychic	Spec.

How to Obtain

Available In

Generation IV

Diamond

Brilliant Diamond

Catchable

Shining Pearl

Catchable

Legends: Arceus

Catchable

Generation IX

Scarlet

Transfer

Violet

Transfer

What does each category mean?

Catchable Can be caught in the base game without special requirements. It spawns somewhere in game.

Obtainable Available only through an in-game gift, such as a starter or in-game trade with an NPC.

Evolve Only available through evolution. A pre-evolution is available for catching or obtaining.

Event Only available through some sort of event or distribution.

Transfer Exists within the game's data, but can only be obtained via a trade with another player (version exclusive) or transfer through another means like Pokémon HOME.

In-Game Images

Standard Sprites

Main Sprite

Shiny Sprites

Main Sprite

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Legends: Z-A

Scarlet and Violet

Other Games

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Shiny Rates

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Cresselia #0488

The Lunar Pokémon

Type Effectiveness

Official Artwork

Base Stats

Breeding and Species Information

Battle Information

Pokédex Entries

Learnset

Learnset via Level-up

Learnset via TM

How to Obtain

Available In

Generation IV

Generation V

Generation VI

Generation VII

Generation VIII

Generation IX

In-Game Images

Standard Sprites

Shiny Sprites