Cresselia #0488 Shadow
| Max CP | L402857L503230L51 · Best Buddy3269 |
| Buddy Distance | 20 km per Candy |
| Released | Aug 8, 2024Nov 7, 2025 |
| Purification | 20,000 Stardust · 20 Candy |
Type Effectiveness
Cresselia takes 160% from Bug, Ghost and Dark moves.
Shadow Cresselia is a Psychic-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO, weak to Bug, Ghost and Dark.
It reaches 3230 CP at level 50, or 3269 as a Best Buddy.
Its best raid moveset is Psycho Cut with Future Sight.
Base Stats
Not main-series base stats. Bars scale to 450 / 450 / 500.
Best Movesets
| # | Fast Move | Charged Move | DPS | TDO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PsychicPsycho Cut | PsychicFuture Sight | 10.9 | 317 | |
| 2 | PsychicPsycho Cut | GrassGrass Knot | 10.6 | 308 |
| 3 | PsychicConfusion | PsychicFuture Sight | 10.6 | 309 |
| 4 | PsychicConfusion | GrassGrass Knot | 10.5 | 307 |
| 5 | PsychicConfusion | FairyMoonblast | 9.3 | 271 |
| 6 | PsychicPsycho Cut | FairyMoonblast | 9.2 | 266 |
| 7 | PsychicConfusion | IceAurora Beam | 8.7 | 253 |
| 8 | PsychicPsycho Cut | IceAurora Beam | 8.4 | 244 |
2 More Pairings
| # | Fast Move | Charged Move | DPS | TDO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | PsychicConfusion | NormalFrustrationDon’t Use | 7.3 | 213 |
| 10 | PsychicPsycho Cut | NormalFrustrationDon’t Use | 6.0 | 175 |
Raid damage at level 40, 15/15/15 IVs, no weather boost.
DPS is damage per second, TDO total damage before fainting. For one boss, see the raid counters.
Don’t Use means repeating the fast move does at least as much damage as using this charged move, either because the move is weak or because this Pokémon faints before it pays off.
Moves
Fast Moves
Move | Type | Power | Energy | Time | DPS | EPS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Confusion | Psychic | 19 | 14 | 1.5s | 12.7 | 9.3 | |
| Psycho Cut | Psychic | 4 | 7 | 0.5s | 8.0 | 14.0 |
Charged Moves
Move | Type | Power | Energy | Time | DPS | DPE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Future Sight | Psychic | 115 | 100 | 2.5s | 46.0 | 1.15 | |
| Grass KnotE | Grass | 90 | 50 | 2.5s | 36.0 | 1.80 | |
| Moonblast | Fairy | 130 | 100 | 4.0s | 32.5 | 1.30 | |
| Aurora Beam | Ice | 80 | 50 | 3.5s | 22.9 | 1.60 | |
| Frustration | Normal | 10 | 33 | 2.0s | 5.0 | 0.30 |
Fast Moves
Move | Type | Power | Energy | Turns | DPT | EPT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Confusion | Psychic | 16 | 14 | 4 | 4.0 | 3.5 | |
| Psycho Cut | Psychic | 4 | 9 | 2 | 2.0 | 4.5 |
Charged Moves
Move | Type | Power | Energy | DPE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Future Sight | Psychic | 110 | 65 | 1.69 | |
| Aurora Beam | Ice | 80 | 60 | 1.33 | |
| Moonblast | Fairy | 90 | 50 | 1.80 | |
| Grass KnotE | Grass | 90 | 50 | 1.80 | |
| Frustration | Normal | 10 | 70 | 0.14 |
DPS damage per second · EPS energy per second · DPE damage per energy.
Top Counters
As a Tier 5 raid boss. Level 40, 15/15/15, no weather boost.
- 1
Dawn Wings NecrozmaGhostShadow ClawGhostMoongeist Beam26.1 eDPS - 2
Mega HoundoomDarkSnarlDarkDark Pulse+25.4 eDPS - 3
Mega GengarGhostLickEGhostShadow Ball25.1 eDPS - 4
Mega BeedrillBugBug BiteEBugFell Stinger+25.0 eDPS - 5
Shadow DarkraiDarkSnarlDarkFoul Play23.7 eDPS - 6
Mega AbsolDarkSnarlDarkBrutal SwingE23.2 eDPS
Not stronger than the everyday pick against any Tier 5 or Mega boss.
The everyday pick is the best attacker that isn’t a Mega, Shadow or Legendary. Each number is how much more of the boss’s health this Pokémon takes off than that pick would. Level 40, 15/15/15, no weather boost.
CP by Level
Encounter | Level | Guaranteed CP | Max CP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Research | 15 | 116610/10/10 | 122415/15/15 | |
| Raids & Eggs | 20 | 155510/10/10 | 163315/15/15 | |
| Weather-Boosted Raids | 25 | 194410/10/10 | 204115/15/15 | |
| L40 | 40 | 24580/0/0 | 285715/15/15 | |
| L50 | 50 | 27790/0/0 | 323015/15/15 | |
| L51 · Best Buddy | 51 | 28120/0/0 | 326915/15/15 |
All Power-Up Levels (L15–L51)
Level | 15/15/15 | 0/0/0 |
|---|---|---|
| Level 15 | 1224 | 1053 |
| Level 20 | 1633 | 1404 |
| Level 25 | 2041 | 1756 |
| Level 30 | 2449 | 2107 |
| Level 35 | 2653 | 2283 |
| Level 40 | 2857 | 2458 |
| Level 45 | 3041 | 2616 |
| Level 50 | 3230 | 2779 |
| Level 51 | 3269 | 2812 |
Research, raid and egg catches have at least 10/10/10 IVs. A wild catch can be as low as 0/0/0.
L40 is the cap without XL Candy, L50 with it. L51 is Best Buddy only.
Dex Details
| Second Charged Move | 100 Candy · 100,000 Stardust |
| Height / Weight | 1.5 m · 85.6 kg |
| Gender Ratio | 100.0% |
| Trading | TradableTransferable |
Abilities, EVs, breeding and learnsets: Cresselia in the RotomLabs Pokédex
PvP IV Spreads
Great League
1500 CP Cap| Rank | IVs | CP | Level | % of Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 2/15/13 | 1500 | 20 | 100.00% |
| #2 | 1/15/15 | 1496 | 20 | 99.96% |
| #3 | 2/13/15 | 1500 | 20 | 99.87% |
| #4 | 0/13/8 | 1498 | 20.5 | 99.81% |
| #5 | 0/8/13 | 1498 | 20.5 | 99.78% |
| #6 | 0/11/10 | 1498 | 20.5 | 99.68% |
| #7 | 0/6/15 | 1498 | 20.5 | 99.63% |
| #8 | 2/14/13 | 1497 | 20 | 99.63% |
| #9 | 2/14/14 | 1500 | 20 | 99.63% |
| #10 | 1/14/15 | 1493 | 20 | 99.59% |
A 15/15/15 ranks #3574 of 4,096, with 92.81% of the best stat product.
Great League Rankings on PvPokeUltra League
2500 CP Cap| Rank | IVs | CP | Level | % of Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 0/13/15 | 2499 | 37.5 | 100.00% |
| #2 | 0/14/14 | 2499 | 37.5 | 99.89% |
| #3 | 0/13/11 | 2499 | 38 | 99.79% |
| #4 | 0/15/12 | 2494 | 37.5 | 99.79% |
| #5 | 0/15/13 | 2499 | 37.5 | 99.79% |
| #6 | 0/9/15 | 2498 | 38 | 99.71% |
| #7 | 1/15/13 | 2497 | 37 | 99.70% |
| #8 | 0/14/10 | 2499 | 38 | 99.68% |
| #9 | 0/12/15 | 2494 | 37.5 | 99.63% |
| #10 | 0/10/14 | 2499 | 38 | 99.62% |
A 15/15/15 ranks #3016 of 4,096, with 94.86% of the best stat product.
Ultra League Rankings on PvPokeRanked by stat product at the highest level under the CP cap.
Trades and research have at least 10 in each IV, lucky trades 12. Check your own. This ranks IVs only. For the meta, see PvPoke.