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 has the type edge here and should clean up Gardenia's team.
Cresselia has the type edge here and should clean up Fantina's team.
Cresselia has the type edge here and should clean up Maylene's team.
Cresselia has the type edge here and should clean up Crasher Wake's team.
Cresselia trades roughly evenly with 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 Jupiter's team.
Cresselia has the type edge here and should clean up Mars's team.
Cresselia has the type edge here and should clean up Saturn's team.
Cresselia trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catchable
Catch Cresselia on Roaming Sinnoh (walking, Lv 50, limited). After encountering at Fullmoon Island.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 50)
- LV 50PsychicFuture SightPower 120Accuracy 90%PP 15
- After Fantina
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Veilstone Department Store
- After Maylene
- TUTORPsychicZen HeadbuttPower 120Accuracy 90%PP 15Route 212
- After Candice
- TM85PsychicDream EaterPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 15Valor Lakefront
- LV 66PsychicPsycho CutPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20
- Post-Game
- TM53GrassEnergy BallPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 226
- TUTORBugSignal BeamPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15Survival Area
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
- TM73ElectricThunder WavePower —Accuracy 100%PP 20Exchange Service Corner counter at the Battle Frontier, which you enter from the Fight Area
- LV 93PsychicPsychicPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10
Platinum Cresselia Locations
Cresselia first appears on Fullmoon Island, then takes off and roams Sinnoh like the lake sprite Mesprit. Tracking the lunar swan across the region, with its catch rate of 3, is the slow part of adding it.
Best Locations to Catch Cresselia in Platinum
How to Get Shiny Cresselia in Platinum
Cresselia starts roaming after you find it on Fullmoon Island, so save before that meeting and soft reset until the shiny appears. Compare Shiny Cresselia odds across every game
Shiny Cresselia Evolution
Does Not EvolvePlatinum Shiny Cresselia Calculator
1 MethodThe only route here is Full Odds, about 1 in 8,192 on each try.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 864-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 2,357-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 5,678-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 18,862-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
Want exact numbers for your session? Calculate your shiny odds in Platinum with Cresselia preloaded.
Cresselia Weakness
Cresselia is weak to Bug, Ghost, and Dark. Levitate grants an additional Ground immunity, reshaping the matchup chart. Cresselia's overall bulk (120/120/130) 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
 Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cresselia View Absol builds →Sucker Punch 2x51-60% X-Scissor 2x34-40% Shadow Claw 2x30-36% | ||
 Weavile DarkIce | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cresselia View Weavile builds →Night Slash 2x42-49% X-Scissor 2x32-38% Shadow Claw 2x28-33% | ||
 Spiritomb GhostDark | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 209 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cresselia View Spiritomb builds →Sucker Punch 2x39-46% Shadow Ball 2x36-43% Silver Wind 2x18-22% | ||
 Drapion PoisonDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cresselia View Drapion builds →Crunch 2x37-45% X-Scissor 2x25-30% Shadow Ball 2x17-21% | ||
 Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cresselia View Shiftry builds →Feint Attack 2x31-37% X-Scissor 2x28-33% Shadow Ball 2x23-28% | ||
 Armaldo RockBug | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Anorith (Oreburgh City Gift) | ||
 Houndoom DarkFire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cresselia View Houndoom builds →Shadow Ball 2x28-33% Bite 2x29-34% | ||
 Scyther Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cresselia View Scyther builds →X-Scissor 2x44-52% Night Slash 2x26-31% | ||
 Giratina GhostDragon | S | |
Obtain MethodDistortion World Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cresselia View Giratina builds →Shadow Force 2x61-72% Silver Wind 2x20-24% Payback 2x17-21% | ||
 Gengar GhostPoison | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cresselia View Gengar builds →Shadow Ball 2x48-57% Dark Pulse 2x32-38% | ||
 Parasect BugGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cresselia View Parasect builds →X-Scissor 2x39-46% Thief 2x14-16% | ||
 Sableye DarkGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cresselia View Sableye builds →Shadow Claw 2x29-34% Feint Attack 2x25-29% | ||
 Kricketune Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cresselia View Kricketune builds →X-Scissor 2x36-43% Night Slash 2x22-26% | ||
 Beedrill BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cresselia View Beedrill builds →X-Scissor 2x37-45% Assurance 2x16-19% | ||
Cresselia Evolutions
Cresselia is a powerhouse with 600 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
34 of 38 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
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 plays as a wall. Speed is middling, so pick your spots carefully. Psychic is the primary attack.
In Platinum, Relaxed is the go-to nature for Cresselia. That's +Defense / -Speed. Pair it with 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD EVs. 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 7Let's Go
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
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