[SET]
name: Utility
move 1: Lunar Dance
move 2: Ice Beam
move 3: Thunder Wave
move 4: Moonlight
item: Eject Button / Rocky Helmet
tera type: Steel / Fairy
ability: Levitate
nature: Bold
evs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
ivs: 0 Atk
[SET COMMENTS]
Cresselia leverages its fantastic bulk and support options to have an interesting niche in the tier, checking threats such as Zamazenta and Iron Valiant while supporting its teammates with paralysis and Lunar Dance support. Lunar Dance is crucial on this set, allowing Cresselia to knock itself out in a pinch, escaping bad matchups like Kingambit and Gholdengo, while healing an ally to full health. Ice Beam allows Cresselia to super effectively hit Pokemon such as Dragonite, Landorus-T, and Gliscor. Moonblast is an alternative option, letting Cresselia to not be walled by Dark-types such as Darkrai and Samurott-Hisui. Cresselia can also opt to use Psychic as a STAB attack, allowing it to better deal with Pokemon like Zamazenta and Great Tusk. Thunder Wave serves to cripple foes that Cresselia couldn't otherwise deal with, such as Ogerpon-Wellspring, Dragapult, Darkrai and Tornadus-T. Moonlight serves as recovery, allowing Cresselia to consistently check Pokemon such as Great Tusk. Eject Button allows Cresselia to pivot once, preventing momentum from getting loss from pivoting traditionally. Eject Button being a consumable item has the additional benefit of weakening Knock Off from strong attackers such as Swords Dance Gliscor and Meowscarada. Rocky Helmet is an alternative choice, punishing attacks such as Rapid Spin from Great Tusk and Iron Treads, Flip Turn from Alomomola, and the ever-present U-Turn from Pokemon like Landorus-T, Corviknight, Cinderance and Moltres. It also prevents Ice Beam Cresselia from losing to Iron Defence Zamazenta, since Cresselia cannot deal meaningful damage otherwise. Steel is the preferred terastillization option, turning Cresselia's weakness to U-Turn into a resistance and making it immune to Toxic while also synergising well with its ability Levitate, allowing Cresselia to wall Pokemon such as Kyurem and Gliscor while having a positive match-up into Dragonite. Tera Fairy is another option, allowing Cresselia to still resist U-Turn while also resisting Dark-type moves such as the prevalent Knock Offs of the tier and Darkrai's Dark Pulse, while also boosting Moonblast's damage.
Cresselia best fits on fast paced teams that appreciate its support options, while making up for its general passivity. It notably synergises well with sun teams, with the setters Torkoal and Ninetales being very susceptible to entry hazard chip, while sun abusers such as Life Orb Venusaur, Great Tusk, Raging Bolt and Walking Wake get regularly chipped down by trading HP and taking hazards, thus Lunar Dance support is very much coveted. Eject Button is the preferred item choice as it allows Cresselia to perform the role of a safe pivot, giving a free switch to the aforementioned sun abusers, invaluable with the limited sun turns. In return, the weather boosts Cresselia's healing to absurd levels, healing 66% of its health with Moonlight under the sun, allowing it stay continually healthy until its Lunar Dance is needed. Cresselia synergises well with teams other than weather teams. Dark-types such as Kingambit, Darkrai, and Hisuian Samurott all appreciates Cresselia's ability to check Fighting-type Pokemon like Zamazenta and Iron Valiant. In return, Dark-type Pokemon support Cresselia by resisting the Dark- and Ghost-type moves that it is weak to, such as Shadow Ball from Gholdengo and Dragapult, and Knock off from Pokemon like Samurott-Hisui and Tyranitar. Ogerpon-Wellspring appreciates Cresselia's ability to paralyse foes that would usually outspeed it, such as Cinderance, Dragapult, Tornadus-T and Booster Speed Iron Moth, as well as Lunar Dance support, since Ogerpon-Wellspring is susceptible to entry hazard damage and chip damage. Particularly, Cresselia helps by having ways to hit the Dragon-types that can switch in on and threaten Ogerpon-Wellspring, with Ice Beam for Dragonite and Hydrapple, and Moonblast for Kyurem. Cresselia also helps in the Ogerpon-Wellspring mirror match, tanking its STAB moves and crippling it in return with Thunder Wave. In return, Ogerpon-Wellspring can deal with the bulky Ground-type Pokemon that can switch-in on Thunder Wave and shrug off Cresselia's attacks, such as Ting-Lu, Iron Treads and Ursaluna. Cresselia also makes for a great partner for Raging Bolt, as it can switch in on the Ground-type attacks, such as Great Tusk's Headlong Rush and Earthquake from Pokemon such as Gliscor and Dragonite, that Raging Bolt is weak to. Paralysis support allows Raging Bolt to outspeed opposing Dragon-types like Dragapult, Kyurem, and Walking Wake, allowing it to eliminate them with Dragon-type STAB. Thunder Wave can also slow down other opponents, such as Enamorus, Iron Valiant, and Zamazenta, removing Raging Bolt's reliance on Thunderclap. In return, Raging Bolt can check Zapdos, which can block Thunder Wave, and bulky Water-types that don't mind Paralysis, such as Alomomola and Dondozo. Cresselia is on the passive side, which leaves it vulnerable to being setup fodder for Pokemon such as Gholdengo, Raging Bolt and Substitute Zamazenta. Pokemon that deal with such threats are greatly appreciated by Cresselia, such as Encore Iron Valiant, Roar Zamazenta and Whirlwind Ting-Lu. In a similar vein, Kingambit can easily set-up on Cresselia and threaten it with its Dark- STAB, so allies that check it such as Great Tusk and Zamazenta are valuable.
[SET CREDITS]
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name: Utility
move 1: Lunar Dance
move 2: Ice Beam
move 3: Thunder Wave
move 4: Moonlight
item: Eject Button / Rocky Helmet
tera type: Steel / Fairy
ability: Levitate
nature: Bold
evs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
ivs: 0 Atk
[SET COMMENTS]
Cresselia leverages its fantastic bulk and support options to have an interesting niche in the tier, checking threats such as Zamazenta and Iron Valiant while supporting its teammates with paralysis and Lunar Dance support. Lunar Dance is crucial on this set, allowing Cresselia to knock itself out in a pinch, escaping bad matchups like Kingambit and Gholdengo, while healing an ally to full health. Ice Beam allows Cresselia to super effectively hit Pokemon such as Dragonite, Landorus-T, and Gliscor. Moonblast is an alternative option, letting Cresselia to not be walled by Dark-types such as Darkrai and Samurott-Hisui. Cresselia can also opt to use Psychic as a STAB attack, allowing it to better deal with Pokemon like Zamazenta and Great Tusk. Thunder Wave serves to cripple foes that Cresselia couldn't otherwise deal with, such as Ogerpon-Wellspring, Dragapult, Darkrai and Tornadus-T. Moonlight serves as recovery, allowing Cresselia to consistently check Pokemon such as Great Tusk. Eject Button allows Cresselia to pivot once, preventing momentum from getting loss from pivoting traditionally. Eject Button being a consumable item has the additional benefit of weakening Knock Off from strong attackers such as Swords Dance Gliscor and Meowscarada. Rocky Helmet is an alternative choice, punishing attacks such as Rapid Spin from Great Tusk and Iron Treads, Flip Turn from Alomomola, and the ever-present U-Turn from Pokemon like Landorus-T, Corviknight, Cinderance and Moltres. It also prevents Ice Beam Cresselia from losing to Iron Defence Zamazenta, since Cresselia cannot deal meaningful damage otherwise. Steel is the preferred terastillization option, turning Cresselia's weakness to U-Turn into a resistance and making it immune to Toxic while also synergising well with its ability Levitate, allowing Cresselia to wall Pokemon such as Kyurem and Gliscor while having a positive match-up into Dragonite. Tera Fairy is another option, allowing Cresselia to still resist U-Turn while also resisting Dark-type moves such as the prevalent Knock Offs of the tier and Darkrai's Dark Pulse, while also boosting Moonblast's damage.
Cresselia best fits on fast paced teams that appreciate its support options, while making up for its general passivity. It notably synergises well with sun teams, with the setters Torkoal and Ninetales being very susceptible to entry hazard chip, while sun abusers such as Life Orb Venusaur, Great Tusk, Raging Bolt and Walking Wake get regularly chipped down by trading HP and taking hazards, thus Lunar Dance support is very much coveted. Eject Button is the preferred item choice as it allows Cresselia to perform the role of a safe pivot, giving a free switch to the aforementioned sun abusers, invaluable with the limited sun turns. In return, the weather boosts Cresselia's healing to absurd levels, healing 66% of its health with Moonlight under the sun, allowing it stay continually healthy until its Lunar Dance is needed. Cresselia synergises well with teams other than weather teams. Dark-types such as Kingambit, Darkrai, and Hisuian Samurott all appreciates Cresselia's ability to check Fighting-type Pokemon like Zamazenta and Iron Valiant. In return, Dark-type Pokemon support Cresselia by resisting the Dark- and Ghost-type moves that it is weak to, such as Shadow Ball from Gholdengo and Dragapult, and Knock off from Pokemon like Samurott-Hisui and Tyranitar. Ogerpon-Wellspring appreciates Cresselia's ability to paralyse foes that would usually outspeed it, such as Cinderance, Dragapult, Tornadus-T and Booster Speed Iron Moth, as well as Lunar Dance support, since Ogerpon-Wellspring is susceptible to entry hazard damage and chip damage. Particularly, Cresselia helps by having ways to hit the Dragon-types that can switch in on and threaten Ogerpon-Wellspring, with Ice Beam for Dragonite and Hydrapple, and Moonblast for Kyurem. Cresselia also helps in the Ogerpon-Wellspring mirror match, tanking its STAB moves and crippling it in return with Thunder Wave. In return, Ogerpon-Wellspring can deal with the bulky Ground-type Pokemon that can switch-in on Thunder Wave and shrug off Cresselia's attacks, such as Ting-Lu, Iron Treads and Ursaluna. Cresselia also makes for a great partner for Raging Bolt, as it can switch in on the Ground-type attacks, such as Great Tusk's Headlong Rush and Earthquake from Pokemon such as Gliscor and Dragonite, that Raging Bolt is weak to. Paralysis support allows Raging Bolt to outspeed opposing Dragon-types like Dragapult, Kyurem, and Walking Wake, allowing it to eliminate them with Dragon-type STAB. Thunder Wave can also slow down other opponents, such as Enamorus, Iron Valiant, and Zamazenta, removing Raging Bolt's reliance on Thunderclap. In return, Raging Bolt can check Zapdos, which can block Thunder Wave, and bulky Water-types that don't mind Paralysis, such as Alomomola and Dondozo. Cresselia is on the passive side, which leaves it vulnerable to being setup fodder for Pokemon such as Gholdengo, Raging Bolt and Substitute Zamazenta. Pokemon that deal with such threats are greatly appreciated by Cresselia, such as Encore Iron Valiant, Roar Zamazenta and Whirlwind Ting-Lu. In a similar vein, Kingambit can easily set-up on Cresselia and threaten it with its Dark- STAB, so allies that check it such as Great Tusk and Zamazenta are valuable.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/hittite-jumpscare.658341/
Quality checked by:
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https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/kd458.633798/
Grammar checked by:
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