Is Cresselia Good in Platinum Playthrough?
Roams Sinnoh at level 50 after visiting Fullmoon Island. Psychic-type with AbilityLevitate. Enormous special Defense and HP. Handles Maylene and tanks the E4's special attackers. Tracking the roamer is the hard part.
Cresselia resists most of Roark's coverage and hits back hard.
Cresselia resists most of Gardenia's coverage and hits back hard.
Cresselia resists most of Fantina's coverage and hits back hard.
Cresselia resists most of Maylene's coverage and hits back hard.
Cresselia resists most of Crasher Wake's coverage and hits back hard.
Cresselia has the type edge here and should clean up Byron's team.
Cresselia has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
Cresselia trades roughly evenly with Volkner's team.
Cresselia trades roughly evenly with Aaron's team.
Cresselia resists most of Bertha's coverage and hits back hard.
Cresselia trades roughly evenly with Flint's team.
Cresselia trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Cresselia has the type edge here and should clean up Cynthia's team.
Catch Cresselia on Roaming Sinnoh (walking, Lv 50, limited). After encountering at Fullmoon Island.
- STARTING (Lv 50)
- LV 50PsychicFuture Sight180100%10
- After Fantina
- TM15NormalHyper Beam15090%5
- TM22GrassSolar Beam120100%10
- After Maylene
- TM85PsychicDream Eater150100%15
- TUTORPsychicZen Headbutt12090%15
- TM68NormalGiga Impact15090%5
- LV 66PsychicPsycho Cut105100%20
- LV 93PsychicPsychic135100%10
Platinum Cresselia Locations
Cresselia sits at low spawn rates across 1 spots in endgame routes. Pick one from the sorted list and commit to it. Jumping between areas wastes more time than waiting in the right location.
Best Locations to Catch Cresselia in Platinum
Cresselia Weakness
Cresselia is weak to Bug, Ghost, and Dark. Levitate grants an additional Ground immunity, reshaping the matchup chart. Cresselia's overall bulk (120/120/120) lets it take a hit or two from most weaknesses before going down.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Bug, Ghost, Dark |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fighting, Psychic |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Cresselia Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Cresselia
 Kricketune Bug | C | |
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
 Mothim Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cresselia View Mothim builds →Bug Bite 2x33-39% Thief 2x15-19% | ||
Kricketune Bug | C | |
 Beautifly Bug | C | |
 Drifloon Ghost | C | |
Obtain MethodValley Windworks Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cresselia View Drifloon builds →Payback 2x13-17% Astonish 2x14-18% | ||
 Spiritomb GhostDark | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 209 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cresselia View Spiritomb builds →Ominous Wind 2x31-37% Feint Attack 2x31-37% | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cresselia View Heracross builds →Night Slash 2x30-36% Shadow Claw 2x30-36% | ||
Mothim Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cresselia View Mothim builds →Bug Bite 2x31-37% Thief 2x14-17% | ||
 Gengar GhostPoison | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cresselia View Gengar builds →Shadow Claw 2x28-34% Sucker Punch 2x21-25% | ||
 Wurmple Bug | D | |
Spiritomb GhostDark | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 209 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cresselia View Spiritomb builds →Shadow Ball 2x40-47% Feint Attack 2x31-37% | ||
 Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cresselia View Shiftry builds →Feint Attack 2x33-40% Shadow Ball 2x26-31% | ||
Gengar GhostPoison | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cresselia View Gengar builds →Shadow Ball 2x52-62% Sucker Punch 2x21-25% | ||
 Scyther Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cresselia View Scyther builds →U-turn 2x42-50% Pursuit 2x17-20% | ||
Kricketune Bug | C | |
Spiritomb GhostDark | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 209 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cresselia View Spiritomb builds →Shadow Ball 2x40-47% Feint Attack 2x31-37% | ||
Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cresselia View Shiftry builds →Feint Attack 2x33-40% Shadow Ball 2x26-31% | ||
Gengar GhostPoison | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cresselia View Gengar builds →Shadow Ball 2x52-62% Sucker Punch 2x21-25% | ||
Scyther Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cresselia View Scyther builds →U-turn 2x42-50% Pursuit 2x17-20% | ||
 Houndoom DarkFire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cresselia View Houndoom builds →Shadow Ball 2x31-36% Bite 2x31-37% | ||
Spiritomb GhostDark | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 209 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cresselia View Spiritomb builds →Shadow Ball 2x38-45% Sucker Punch 2x38-45% Silver Wind 2x19-23% | ||
 Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cresselia View Absol builds →Bite 2x38-45% X-Scissor 2x34-40% Shadow Claw 2x29-35% | ||
Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cresselia View Shiftry builds →Feint Attack 2x31-37% X-Scissor 2x27-32% Shadow Ball 2x25-30% | ||
Scyther Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cresselia View Scyther builds →X-Scissor 2x44-53% Pursuit 2x15-18% | ||
Houndoom DarkFire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cresselia View Houndoom builds →Shadow Ball 2x29-35% Bite 2x29-35% | ||
 Weavile DarkIce | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cresselia View Weavile builds →Night Slash 2x41-49% X-Scissor 2x31-36% Shadow Claw 2x27-33% | ||
Spiritomb GhostDark | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 209 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cresselia View Spiritomb builds →Shadow Ball 2x38-45% Sucker Punch 2x38-45% Silver Wind 2x19-23% | ||
Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cresselia View Absol builds →Bite 2x38-45% X-Scissor 2x33-39% Shadow Claw 2x30-35% | ||
Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cresselia View Shiftry builds →Feint Attack 2x31-36% X-Scissor 2x27-32% Shadow Ball 2x24-29% | ||
 Armaldo RockBug | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Anorith (Oreburgh City Gift) | ||
Weavile DarkIce | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cresselia View Weavile builds →Night Slash 2x42-49% X-Scissor 2x32-38% Shadow Claw 2x28-33% | ||
Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cresselia View Absol builds →Sucker Punch 2x51-60% X-Scissor 2x34-40% Shadow Claw 2x30-36% | ||
Spiritomb GhostDark | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 209 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cresselia View Spiritomb builds →Shadow Ball 2x39-46% Sucker Punch 2x39-46% Silver Wind 2x20-24% | ||
 Giratina GhostDragon | S | |
Obtain MethodDistortion World Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cresselia View Giratina builds →Shadow Force 2x61-72% Silver Wind 2x21-25% Payback 2x17-21% | ||
Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cresselia View Shiftry builds →Feint Attack 2x31-37% X-Scissor 2x28-33% Shadow Ball 2x25-30% | ||
Houndoom DarkFire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cresselia View Houndoom builds →Dark Pulse 2x43-51% Shadow Ball 2x29-34% | ||
Weavile DarkIce | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cresselia View Weavile builds →Night Slash 2x42-49% X-Scissor 2x32-37% Shadow Claw 2x28-33% | ||
Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cresselia View Absol builds →Sucker Punch 2x50-59% X-Scissor 2x33-39% Shadow Claw 2x29-35% | ||
 Cacturne GrassDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cresselia View Cacturne builds →Sucker Punch 2x45-54% Pin Missile 2x6-7% | ||
Spiritomb GhostDark | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 209 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cresselia View Spiritomb builds →Shadow Ball 2x38-45% Sucker Punch 2x38-45% Silver Wind 2x19-22% | ||
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemChoice Scarf NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Cresselia View Flygon builds →Earthquake13-16% Outrage16-19% U Turn 2x19-22% | ||
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityBlaze ItemExpert Belt NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Cresselia View Infernape builds →Close Combat8-9% U Turn 2x19-23% Fire Blast14-17% | ||
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityInnerfocus ItemLife Orb NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Cresselia View Lucario builds →Close Combat12-14% Extreme Speed16-19% Bullet Punch8-9% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityHypercutter ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Cresselia View Gliscor builds →Earthquake10-12% Ice Fang7-8% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilitySturdy ItemLeftovers NatureImpish Moves
Damage vs Cresselia View Donphan builds →Earthquake12-14% Rapid Spin6-7% Ice Shard5-6% | ||
Cresselia Evolutions
Cresselia is strong overall with 590 total stats as a Psychic legendary. Can't breed it, so you're locked to whatever you catch or receive. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Pt Cresselia Best Moveset
Both sides durable: 110 Defense handles physical attacks while 120 Sp. Def and 120 HP absorb specials. The moveset uses MoveCalm Mind and recovery to slowly overwhelm opponents, and AbilityLevitate removes Ground weakness. Extremely difficult to break from either side.
Best Build
Cresselia best EVs are HP and Defense
Wall Moveset
- Lunar Dance
- Ice Beam
- Psychic
- Thunder Wave
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Most of Cresselia's flexibility comes from TMs. Same-type output runs through Future Sight and Dream Eater, but Ice and Normal and the rest of the TM pool push it from predictable to genuinely threatening.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
On nights around the quarter moon, the aurora from its tail extends and undulates beautifully.
Cresselia Platinum Guide
In Platinum, Cresselia is a Legendary Pokemon rated B-Tier. At 590 BST, it hits hard. It excels as a wall. Lunardance with Leftovers is the standard set.
Cresselia gets Levitate. But Levitate is the one that matters. It's the centerpiece of every viable set. Build around that. On wall sets, Levitate pairs with Cresselia's base 120 Defense to absorb physical hits on the switch.
Cresselia is a special attacker with base 75 Sp. Atk. Tanky enough to absorb a few hits, too. Speed tells the real story. Base 85 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. Fits the wall role.
For Platinum, the core moveset is Lunardance, Ice Beam, Psychic, and Thunder Wave. Lunardance leads at 0% usage. Psychic provides reliable STAB damage.
Game Availability
Since Diamond & Pearl, Cresselia has appeared in 13 games. Legendary Pokemon like Cresselia are usually found through story events or special post-game areas rather than random encounters.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DPDebut
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves