
Cresselia (F) @ Rocky Helmet / Leftovers
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 HP / 144 Def / 112 SpD
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Ice Beam
- Thunder Wave
- Moonlight
- Lunar Dance
Thanks to its great bulk, immunity to Ground, and unique utility, Cresselia has the chance to shine on Psychic teams! Lunar Dance lets Cresselia give a second chance to the less-survivable members of Psychic teams, like Tapu Lele and Victini, which also appreciate it spreading paralysis. Ice Beam allows Cresselia to effectively check Ground- and Dragon-types like Landorus-T, Garchomp, and Dragonite. Thunder Wave debilitates common switch-ins to Ice Beam such as Celesteela, Tornadus-T, and Heatran. This combination allows Cresselia to be makes Cresselia very effective against Flying teams, which greatly threaten Psychic with Pokemon like Tornadus-T and Galarian Moltres. Some good partners for Cresselia are Slowbro and Galarian Slowking, which form a solid defensive core that appreciates Cresselia handling threats such as Nidoking and Zeraora. Cosmic Power Mew is another partner that loves Lunar Dance, as it can have a second chance of sweeping if it takes Toxic.
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