Cresselia Raid Guide

Cresselia

Cresselia is a Tier 5 Legendary Raid Boss in Pokemon GO (33794 Combat Power). The best Cresselia counters are strong Ghost Dark and Bug type Pokemon. Shiny Cresselia is available in Pokémon GO.

Cresselia can have the following CP values when caught in the post-raid capture encounter:

• 1555 – 1633 CP in normal weather conditions
• 1944 – 2041 CP  in Windy weather

Cresselia can be duoed by 2 level 40 trainers running teams of Mega Beedrill / and Shadow Claw Gengars with Fog weather and best friend boosts. Realistically 3-5 high-level players can tackle a Cresselia with proper counters, and 6-20 lower level players can handle one.

If you complete a Cresselia raid during its raid hour on February 20th 2024 and February 24th 2024, Cresselia will know the elite move Grass Knot Grass.

Best Cresselia Counters

Let’s check out the top raid counters for Cresselia:

#	Attacker	Fast Move	Charge Move	Faints	TTW
1.	Tyranitar (Mega)	Bite Dark	Brutal Swing Dark	12	659s
2.	Gengar (Mega)	Lick Ghost	Shadow Ball Ghost	23	624s
3.	Tyranitar (Shadow)	Bite Dark	Brutal Swing Dark	18	673s
4.	Chandelure (Shadow)	Hex Ghost	Shadow Ball Ghost	24	686s
5.	Banette (Mega)	Shadow Claw Ghost	Shadow Ball Ghost	27	696s
6.	Houndoom (Mega)	Snarl Dark	Foul Play Dark	14	748s
7.	Gengar (Shadow)	Lick Ghost	Shadow Ball Ghost	38	716s
8.	Rayquaza (Mega)	Dragon Tail Dragon	Dragon Ascent Flying	21	743s
9.	Cursola (Shadow)	Hex Ghost	Shadow Ball Ghost	31	747s
10.	Mewtwo (Shadow)	Psycho Cut Psychic	Shadow Ball Ghost	21	772s
11.	Weavile (Shadow)	Snarl Dark	Foul Play Dark	25	767s
12.	Tyranitar	Bite Dark	Brutal Swing Dark	18	796s
13.	Gholdengo	Hex Ghost	Shadow Ball Ghost	15	825s
14.	Hydreigon	Bite Dark	Brutal Swing Dark	22	791s
15.	Scizor (Mega)	Fury Cutter Bug	X-Scissor Bug	14	848s
16.	Gyarados (Mega)	Bite Dark	Crunch Dark	16	831s
17.	Pinsir (Mega)	Bug Bite Bug	X-Scissor Bug	22	799s
18.	Alakazam (Mega)	Psycho Cut Psychic	Shadow Ball Ghost	23	800s
19.	Giratina (Origin)	Shadow Claw Ghost	Shadow Force Ghost	19	822s
20.	Darkrai	Snarl Dark	Shadow Ball Ghost	22	817s
21.	Houndoom (Shadow)	Snarl Dark	Foul Play Dark	23	812s
22.	Chandelure	Hex Ghost	Shadow Ball Ghost	24	808s
23.	Volcarona	Bug Bite Bug	Bug Buzz Bug	19	839s
24.	Absol (Mega)	Snarl Dark	Dark Pulse Dark	31	800s
25.	Scizor (Shadow)	Fury Cutter Bug	X-Scissor Bug	21	846s
26.	Gardevoir (Mega)	Magical Leaf Grass	Shadow Ball Ghost	21	861s
27.	Honchkrow (Shadow)	Snarl Dark	Dark Pulse Dark	34	829s
28.	Hoopa (Confined)	Astonish Ghost	Shadow Ball Ghost	24	854s
29.	Hoopa (Unbound)	Astonish Ghost	Shadow Ball Ghost	22	863s
30.	Gengar	Lick Ghost	Shadow Ball Ghost	38	834s

Cresselia Stats

Cresselia Psychic
Max CP at lvl 40 2857
Max CP at lvl 50 3230
ATK 152		DEF 258		HP 260
Weak to			Resistances
Ghost Bug Dark			Psychic Fighting

Cresselia moves analysis

Legacy Elite Fast and Charge Attacks can only be obtained during special events, or by using an Elite Fast TM or an Elite Charge TM. Legacy moves are marked with an asterisk (*). Complete Cresselia raids during its February 2024 Raid Hours to catch a Cresselia that knows the charged attack Grass Knot.

Weather Effects

Cresselia is boosted by Windy weather, while being more vulnerable in Fog and Rainy weather.