Pokemon Go – How to beat Cresselia and best moveset
Here's how you can easily beat Cresselia, and thus easily catch one!
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The current Legendary raids are ongoing, we saw Terrakion, Cobalion and Virizion take centre-stage. But Cresselia is set to be the next for five-star Raids. During this Festival of Lights and the ongoing Season of Mischief.
So in this little guide, we’ll show you who’s the best team to up against Cresslia with. And then once you have yourself the legendary psychic, what’s the best moveset to have for it.
Cresselia is a legendary Psychic Pokémon. It is vulnerable to Bug, Ghost and Dark moves. But it is equally strong against fighting and other psychc
Best moveset for Cresselia
The best moves for Cresselia are Confusion and Future Sight when attacking Pokémon in Gyms. This move combination has the highest total DPS and is also the best moveset for PVP battles.
Offense
| Confusion | 15 dps |
| Future Sight | 53.3 dps |
Defense
| Confusion | 15 dps |
| Grass Knot (Elite TM) | 34.6 dps |
Best Cresselia counters
| Pokémon | Quick move | Main move | Effective damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chandelure | Hex | Shadow Ball | 100% |
| Gengar | Lick | Shadow Ball | 99% |
| Gengar (Costume 2020) | Lick | Shadow Ball | 99% |
| Dragapult | Hex | Shadow Ball | 99% |
| Gengar (Costume 2020) | Shadow Claw | Shadow Ball | 99% |
| Gengar | Shadow Claw | Shadow Ball | 99% |
| Darkrai | Snarl | Shadow Ball | 98% |
| Gengar | Hex | Shadow Ball | 97% |
| Gengar (Costume 2020) | Hex | Shadow Ball | 97% |
| Darkrai | Snarl | Dark Pulse | 95% |
| Cursola | Hex | Shadow Ball | 94% |
| Darkrai | Feint Attack | Shadow Ball | 93% |
| Calyrex (Shadow Rider) | Confusion | Shadow Ball | 93% |
| Polteageist (Antique) | Hex | Shadow Ball | 92% |
| Polteageist (Phony) | Hex | Shadow Ball | 92% |
| Hoopa (Confined) | Astonish | Shadow Ball | 92% |
| Gengar (Costume 2020) | Sucker Punch | Shadow Ball | 91% |
| Gengar | Sucker Punch | Shadow Ball | 91% |
| Deoxys (Attack) | Poison Jab | Dark Pulse | 91% |
Can Cresselia be shiny?
Yes, Cresselia can be shiny! You have a 1 in 20 chance of encountering one. Remember, Cresselia won’t show up as shiny when you’re fighting it in the raid. Only when you defeat it and can catch one will you need to
