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Table of contents

• Overview and stats
• PvE and PvP analysis
• Moves and best movesets
• CP chart
• Pokédex information
• Evolution chart
• Mega boosts
• Power-up costs
• Family and forms
• Size information
• Encounter data
• Sprites
• Pokédex entries
• Frequently asked questions

Shadow Cresselia is a Legendary Psychic-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO. It reaches 2,857 CP and is weak to Bug, Dark, and Ghost-type moves. Its recommended moveset is Confusion / Future Sight. It is boosted by Windy weather. Its shiny form is available.

Shadow Cresselia Stats and Max CP

Shadow Cresselia's Tier Ranking & Meta Analysis

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PvE Analysis

Shadow Cresselia PvE Analysis

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Recommended moves

• Psychic Attacker:ConfusionFuture Sight

Even with the welcome attacking boost, Shadow Cresselia just isn't strong enough for Raids. It doesn't compete in any way with the various powerhouses present in the Psychic typing.

PvP Analysis

Shadow Cresselia PvP Analysis

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Recommended moves

• Great League:Psycho CutGrass Knot*Moonblast
• Ultra League:Psycho CutGrass Knot*Moonblast
• Master League:ConfusionMoonblastGrass Knot*

🔵 Great League

Shadow Cresselia masquerades as a pseudo Grass type in PvP, punishing Water types (except Feraligatr and Empoleon) with Grass Knot while also taking out Dragons and Fighting types with Moonblast. Other notable targets include Wigglytuff, Togekiss, and Stunfisk.

Needless to say, it struggles against Steel types and Fire types, but it's still tanky enough to sustain damage for a while.

It is more of a sidegrade to regular Cresselia, beating the likes of Charjabug, Dedenne, and Florges, while losing out to Jellicent, Shadow Steelix, Furret, and Fearow (which the regular beats). The boosted damage is definitely appreciated, and it establishes Shadow Cresselia as a premier Great League addition.

🟡 Ultra League

Shadow Cresselia is at its best in the Ultra League, overshadowing regular Cresselia with impressive new wins such as Giratina Altered, Guzzlord, Jellicent, and even beating regular Cresselia itself. It is, in general, very dominant against Water (not Empoleon and Feraligatr), Fighting, Dragon (not Zygarde Complete), and Poison types.

In fact, Shadow Cresselia is strong enough to eliminate Cobalion, Togekiss, Florges, and Armored Mewtwo.

Struggles against Steel and Fire types continue, but that can be attended to with a good team. Overall, Shadow Cresselia is a dominant Pokémon in the Ultra League that is absolutely worth the investment! 📈

🟣 Master League

The Master League is bit of an overdrive for Shadow Cresselia, lacking the power needed to beat the many powerhouses in this platform.

Raid Attacker

Not ranked

Psychic-type

D#93

Great League

C#362

Ultra League

A#46

Master League

F#219

Shadow Cresselia Type Chart

Shadow Cresselia takes increased damage from:

Bug160.0%

Dark160.0%

Ghost160.0%

Shadow Cresselia takes reduced damage from:

Fighting62.5%

Psychic62.5%

Shadow Cresselia best moveset

Confusion + Future Sight

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Confusion

Future Sight

Shadow Cresselia's best Psychic-type moveset is Confusion / Future Sight, with 11.07 DPS and 364.9 TDO. These moves are boosted by Windy weather. Shadow Cresselia ranks #93 (D Tier) as a Psychic attacker with that moveset.

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#	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	eDPS	DPS	TDO
1.	Confusion	Future Sight	10.32	11.07	364.9
2.	Psycho Cut	Future Sight	10.28	11.03	363.6
3.	Confusion	Grass Knot*	10.27	11.02	363.3
4.	Psycho Cut	Grass Knot*	10.09	10.83	356.8
5.	Confusion	Moonblast	9.01	9.67	318.6
6.	Psycho Cut	Moonblast	8.55	9.18	302.5
7.	Confusion	Aurora Beam	8.39	9.01	297.1
8.	Psycho Cut	Aurora Beam	7.88	8.46	278.8

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Fast Attacks

• Psycho Cut470.5s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  • 160.0%
  • • Fighting
    • Poison

  • 62.5%
  • • Steel
    • Psychic

  • 39.1%
  • • Dark

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	4
  Energy	7
  Weather boost	Windy
  Duration	0.5s
  Damage window	0.3s - 0.5s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	4
  Energy	9

  
  

  Effects

  Psycho Cut has no special effects.

  See Psycho Cut details page ↗
• Confusion19141.5s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  • 160.0%
  • • Fighting
    • Poison

  • 62.5%
  • • Steel
    • Psychic

  • 39.1%
  • • Dark

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	19
  Energy	14
  Weather boost	Windy
  Duration	1.5s
  Damage window	0.5s - 1.5s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	16
  Energy	14

  
  

  Effects

  Confusion has no special effects.

  See Confusion details page ↗

Charged Attacks

• Moonblast1301004.0s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  • 160.0%
  • • Fighting
    • Dragon
    • Dark

  • 62.5%
  • • Poison
    • Steel
    • Fire

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	130
  Energy	100
  Weather boost	Cloudy
  Duration	4.0s
  Damage window	2.3s - 3.8s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	90
  Energy	50

  
  

  Effects

  Special

  Moonblast has a 10.0% chance to:

  • Decrease Target's Attack by 20.0%

  See Moonblast details page ↗
• Grass Knot *90502.5s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  • 160.0%
  • • Ground
    • Rock
    • Water

  • 62.5%
  • • Flying
    • Poison
    • Bug
    • Steel
    • Fire
    • Grass
    • Dragon

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	90
  Energy	50
  Weather boost	Sunny
  Duration	2.5s
  Damage window	1.6s - 2.5s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	90
  Energy	50

  
  

  Effects

  Grass Knot has no special effects.

  See Grass Knot details page ↗
• Aurora Beam80503.5s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  • 160.0%
  • • Flying
    • Ground
    • Grass
    • Dragon

  • 62.5%
  • • Steel
    • Fire
    • Water
    • Ice

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	80
  Energy	50
  Weather boost	Snow
  Duration	3.5s
  Damage window	3.3s - 3.5s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	80
  Energy	60

  
  

  Effects

  Aurora Beam has no special effects.

  See Aurora Beam details page ↗
• Frustration10332.0s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  • 62.5%
  • • Rock
    • Steel

  • 39.1%
  • • Ghost

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	10
  Energy	33
  Weather boost	Partly Cloudy
  Duration	2.0s
  Damage window	1.0s - 1.8s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	10
  Energy	70

  
  

  Effects

  Frustration has no special effects.

  See Frustration details page ↗
• Future Sight1151002.5s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  • 160.0%
  • • Fighting
    • Poison

  • 62.5%
  • • Steel
    • Psychic

  • 39.1%
  • • Dark

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	115
  Energy	100
  Weather boost	Windy
  Duration	2.5s
  Damage window	1.2s - 2.5s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	110
  Energy	65

  
  

  Effects

  Future Sight has no special effects.

  See Future Sight details page ↗

More information

The following chart shows Shadow Cresselia's DPS and TDO for every fast and charged attack combination. This chart is useful for comparing the relative strength of Shadow Cresselia's movesets. You can change the weather and the opposing Pokémon to see how it affects the rankings.

Legacy Elite Fast and Charged Attacks can only be obtained during special events, or by using an Elite Fast TM or an Elite Charged TM. Legacy moves are marked with an asterisk (*). The table above provides information on different moves Shadow Cresselia has in Pokémon GO, along with their corresponding DPS (Damage per Second) and TDO (Total Damage Output).

Shadow Cresselia CP Chart

Shadow Cresselia reaches a maximum of 2,857 CP at Level 50. Raid encounters have 1,494–1,633 CP, rising to 1,867–2,041 CP when weather boosted. Field and Special Research encounters have 1,166–1,224 CP.

Max CP	2857 CP
	Level 50, 15/15/15 IVs
Research	1166 CP - 1224 CP
	Level 15, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
Eggs	1555 CP - 1633 CP
	Level 20, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
Raids	1494 CP - 1633 CP
	Level 20, 6/6/6 minimum IVs
	1867 CP - 2041 CP
	Weather boosted, Level 25, 6/6/6 minimum IVs

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• Field and Special Research encounters are always Level 15. IVs range from 10 (min) to 15 (max). Field Research encounters have a 10/10/10 IV floor.
• Pokémon hatched from Eggs are always Level 20. IVs range from 10 (min) to 15 (max). Egg Hatches have a 10/10/10 IV floor.
• Raid Bosses caught without weather boost are always Level 20. IVs range from 6 (min) to 15 (max). Raid Catches have a 6/6/6 IV floor.
  • 😈 Shadow Pokémon have 6/6/6 IV floor in raids.
• Raid Bosses caught with weather boost are always Level 25. IVs range from 6 (min) to 15 (max). Weather boosted Raid Catches have a 6/6/6 IV floor.
  • 😈 Shadow Pokémon have 6/6/6 IV floor in raids.
• Wild encounters range from Level 1 to Level 30 Pokémon. Their IVs range from 0 (min) to 15 (max) for each stat.
• Weather Boosted wild Pokémon encounters get a 5 Level boost, bringing their Level range to Level 6 to Level 35. In addition, they have a guaranteed minimum IV value of 4 for each stat, resulting in a 4/4/4 IV floor.

Max Combat Power per Level chart

Shadow Cresselia Max CP per level chart. This table shows maximum Combat Power values from Level 1 to Level 50. CP Calculator

Pokédex information

Pokédex Number	#488
Height	1.5 m
Weight	85.6 kg
Region	Generation 4
Can be traded	Allowed
Buddy distance	20 km
Released	Yes
Shiny released	Yes
Pokémon Home transfer	Allowed
Base Flee Rate	0%
Catch rewards	3 100
Additional Move Cost	100 100000

Evolution Chart

Shadow Cresselia has no evolutions in Pokémon GO.

▾How to purify Shadow Cresselia

Purification cost	20 Candy
	20000 Stardust
Shadow Charged Attack	Frustration
Purified Charged Attack	Return

Mega Pokémon that boost Shadow Cresselia

A list of Mega Pokémon that boost Shadow Cresselia's Psychic-type moves, Candy, and Candy XL from catching Shadow Cresselia.

Psychic

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Mega and Primal Raid Bonus –Mega Pokémon boost the attack power of all other Pokémon when battling in Raid Battles by 10%. Attacks that share their type with the Mega Pokémon's type(s) receive a 30% boost. However, these bonuses do not stack if there are multiple Mega-Evolved Pokémon battling simultaneously; only the higher boost will be applied.

Mega and Primal Catch Bonus –While a Pokémon is Mega-Evolved, additional XP and Candy is granted when catching a Pokémon that shares a type with it, or for any raid boss caught. These do not stack with each other. Additionally, High and Max Level Mega-Evolved Pokémon grant an increased chance to obtain Candy XL when catching a Pokémon that shares a type with it.

Note on Primal Kyogre, Primal Groudon, and Mega Rayquaza

• Primal Kyogre boosts Water-, Electric- and Bug-type attacks and Pokémon.
• Primal Groudon boosts Fire-, Grass- and Ground-type attacks and Pokémon.
• Mega Rayquaza boosts Flying-, Dragon- and Psychic-type attacks and Pokémon.

Power-up costs

	Stardust	Candy	Candy XL
LVL 50	624,000	406	360
LVL 40	336,000	406	12
LVL 35	228,000	274	-
LVL 30	150,000	185	-
LVL 25	96,000	136	-
LVL 20	57,000	97	-
LVL 15	30,600	67	-
LVL 10	13,200	38	-
LVL 5	3,600	18	-

Shadow Cresselia Power Up costs in Pokémon GO. The table shows the total Stardust, Candy, and Candy XL required to power up Shadow Cresselia from Level 1 to Level 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, and 50. It will cost you 624,000 Stardust, 406 Candy, and 360 Candy XL to fully power up Shadow Cresselia in Pokémon GO.

A list of Pokémon that are somehow related to Shadow Cresselia in Pokémon GO. Includes evolutions, regional, and form variations.

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Sprites

Regular and Shiny Shadow Cresselia

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Shadow Cresselia high resolution sprites

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