Is Cresselia Good in Black 2 & White 2 Playthrough?
Psychic with AbilityLevitate. Static encounter on Marvelous Bridge after the E4. Enormous Sp. Def absorbs special hits. Postgame only. The bulkiest Psychic-type available for PWT and rematches.
Cresselia resists most of Cheren's coverage and hits back hard.
Cresselia resists most of Roxie's coverage and hits back hard.
Cresselia has the type edge here and should clean up Burgh's team.
Cresselia resists most of Elesa's coverage and hits back hard.
Cresselia has the type edge here and should clean up Clay's team.
Cresselia has the type edge here and should clean up Skyla's team.
Cresselia resists most of Drayden's coverage and hits back hard.
Cresselia resists most of Marlon's coverage and hits back hard.
Cresselia has the type edge here and should clean up Shauntal's team.
Cresselia trades roughly evenly with Grimsley's team.
Cresselia trades roughly evenly with Caitlin's team.
Cresselia resists most of Marshal's coverage and hits back hard.
Cresselia has the type edge here and should clean up Iris's team.
Catch Cresselia on Marvelous Bridge (interact, Lv 68, limited). Requires Lunar Wing.
How to Get Cresselia in Black 2 & White 2
You'll find Cresselia at Marvelous Bridge as a set encounter. It's always there at that location, so come prepared for the battle. The location details below cover exact positioning.
How to Get Cresselia in Black 2 & White 2
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
 Purrloin Dark | C | |
 Mandibuzz Dark | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 4 Interact Encounter Available Move Moves
Damage vs Cresselia View Mandibuzz builds →Feint Attack 2x25-30% | ||
 Krokorok GroundDark | C | |
 Liepard Dark | C | |
 Scraggy DarkFighting | C | |
 Jellicent WaterGhost | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Cresselia View Jellicent builds →Ominous Wind 2x29-35% | ||
 Pinsir Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cresselia View Pinsir builds →X-Scissor 2x49-57% Thief 2x17-21% | ||
 Scolipede BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cresselia View Scolipede builds →Megahorn 2x60-71% Pursuit 2x15-18% | ||
Mandibuzz Dark | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 4 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cresselia View Mandibuzz builds →Feint Attack 2x22-26% U-turn 2x17-21% | ||
Liepard Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cresselia View Liepard builds →Snarl 2x26-31% U-turn 2x22-26% | ||
 Leavanny BugGrass | C | |
Pinsir Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cresselia View Pinsir builds →X-Scissor 2x49-58% Thief 2x18-21% | ||
Scolipede BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cresselia View Scolipede builds →Megahorn 2x61-72% Pursuit 2x14-17% | ||
Mandibuzz Dark | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 4 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cresselia View Mandibuzz builds →Feint Attack 2x23-27% U-turn 2x18-21% | ||
Leavanny BugGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cresselia View Leavanny builds →X-Scissor 2x41-49% Shadow Claw 2x24-29% | ||
 Crustle BugRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cresselia View Crustle builds →X-Scissor 2x43-51% Shadow Claw 2x25-30% Feint Attack 2x22-26% | ||
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cresselia View Heracross builds →Megahorn 2x72-85% Night Slash 2x29-34% Shadow Claw 2x29-34% | ||
 Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cresselia View Absol builds →Night Slash 2x45-53% Shadow Claw 2x30-35% | ||
 Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cresselia View Krookodile builds →Foul Play 2x55-65% Shadow Claw 2x27-32% | ||
Mandibuzz Dark | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 4 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cresselia View Mandibuzz builds →Dark Pulse 2x26-30% U-turn 2x17-20% Shadow Ball 2x17-20% | ||
Pinsir Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cresselia View Pinsir builds →X-Scissor 2x48-57% Thief 2x17-20% | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cresselia View Heracross builds →Megahorn 2x71-84% Night Slash 2x28-33% Shadow Claw 2x28-33% | ||
Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cresselia View Absol builds →Night Slash 2x43-51% X-Scissor 2x33-39% Shadow Claw 2x29-34% | ||
Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cresselia View Krookodile builds →Foul Play 2x54-63% Shadow Claw 2x27-32% | ||
Mandibuzz Dark | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 4 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cresselia View Mandibuzz builds →Dark Pulse 2x26-30% U-turn 2x17-20% Shadow Ball 2x17-20% | ||
 Drapion PoisonDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cresselia View Drapion builds →Crunch 2x37-44% X-Scissor 2x25-29% Shadow Ball 2x19-22% | ||
 Tyranitar RockDark | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cresselia View Tyranitar builds →Crunch 2x51-60% Shadow Claw 2x29-35% | ||
Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cresselia View Krookodile builds →Foul Play 2x54-63% Shadow Claw 2x26-31% | ||
 Hydreigon DarkDragon | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cresselia View Hydreigon builds →Crunch 2x41-48% U-turn 2x24-28% | ||
Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cresselia View Absol builds →Sucker Punch 2x49-58% X-Scissor 2x33-39% Shadow Claw 2x29-34% | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cresselia View Heracross builds →Megahorn 2x71-83% Night Slash 2x28-33% Shadow Claw 2x28-33% | ||
In Black 2 & White 2, Latios's Draco Meteor hits Cresselia for 41-48%.
S | ||
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemChoice Specs NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Cresselia View Latios builds →Draco Meteor41-48% Surf28-33% Dragon Pulse27-32% | ||
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityGuts ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Cresselia View Conkeldurr builds →Drain Punch7-8% Mach Punch4-4% | ||
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityMultiscale ItemLum Berry NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Cresselia View Dragonite builds →Extreme Speed14-17% Outrage21-25% | ||
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityJustified ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Cresselia View Keldeo builds →Hydro Pump23-27% Surf19-22% Scald17-20% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityJustified ItemFocus Sash NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Cresselia View Terrakion builds →Close Combat9-11% Stone Edge16-19% | ||
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
B2W2 Cresselia Best Moveset
120 HP with 110/120 defenses absorb attacks from both sides, and AbilityLevitate removes Ground weakness. MoveCalm Mind boosts Sp. Atk and Sp. Def, making the moveset harder to break each turn. Opponents need Taunt or a strong physical Dark attacker to prevent the stacking. 75 Sp. Atk fires Psychic TermStab behind the boosts.
Best Build
Cresselia best EVs are Defense and HP
Wall Moveset
- Ice Beam
- Moonlight
- Toxic
- Psychic
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
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
On nights around the quarter moon, the aurora from its tail extends and undulates beautifully.
Cresselia Black 2 & White 2 Guide
In Black 2 & White 2, Cresselia is a Legendary Pokemon rated B-Tier. At 590 BST, it hits hard. It excels as a wall. Ice Beam with Leftovers is the standard set.
Cresselia is a static encounter at Unova Marvelous Bridge in Black 2 & White 2. Cresselia appears at level 68. Prerequisite: Requires Lunar Wing. Save before the encounter. These one-shot Pokemon don't respawn if you knock them out or run out of Poke Balls.
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.
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