Cresselia
クレセリア Crecelia
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Artwork from D/P
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HP
0
| Atk
0
| Def
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| Sp.Atk
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| Sp.Def
3
| Speed
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| Exp.
210
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Cresselia (Japanese: クレセリア Crecelia) is a Psychic-type legendary Pokémon.
It is not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon.
Biology
Physiology
Cresselia has a blue, swan-like body with a yellow underside, and two magenta tufts that form an arc across her chest. The yellow ornaments on the sides of her head give her head the appearance of a crescent moon. Cresselia also has glowing, pink, ring-like wings on her sides and back with paw like protrusions resting on Cresselia's chest.
Gender differences
Cresselia is a female-only species with no male counterpart, but rather a genderless counterpart.
Special abilities
Cresselia has the power to dispel the nightmares, including ones induced by Darkrai, and in return induce pleasant dreams. She can also heal psychological scars if the sufferer looks at her. Some fans say Cresselia is the "Sandman" of the Pokémon world.
Cresselia is the only known Pokémon that learns Lunar Dance.
Behavior
She appears to be gentle, worrying for the ill and giving peace to those tormented by Darkrai. However, as seen in the anime, she can be quite hostile towards her counterpart, Darkrai.
In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness, her opposition to Darkrai becomes clearly evident, with the story showing scenes of Cresselia chasing it.
Habitat
Cresselia lives at Fullmoon Island. It also travels around the Pokémon world, dispelling the terrible nightmares others suffer and chasing Darkrai.
Diet
- Main article: Pokémon food
In the anime
A Cresselia first appeared in a short cameo in the beginning of Giratina and the Sky Warrior.
Cresselia made her debut appearance in the anime in Sleepless in Pre-Battle. Cresselia normally comes to its shrine on Fullmoon Island during a certain time of the year when a Darkrai also comes by to cause nightmares. It may also leave its feathers, which people find to help stop the nightmares. It the episode, Cresselia helps Ash and the other residents of Canalave City get better sleep by stopping Darkrai.
Pokédex entries
| Episode
| Pokémon
| Pokédex
| Entry
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| DP104
| Cresselia
| Dawn's Pokédex
| Cresselia, the Lunar Pokémon. Shining particles are released from Cresselia's wings like a veil, and it is said to represent the crescent moon.
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| This concludes the entries from the Diamond & Pearl series.
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In the TCG
- Main article: Cresselia (TCG)
Other appearances
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Cresselia appears on the Spear Pillar stage as one of three Pokémon who appear in the center (the others being Dialga and Palkia). Cresselia acts completely different than the other two in terms of attacks she uses. She'll often shoot Psycho Cuts around the field, and sometimes shoot one large Psycho Cut as if it were a boomerang, hitting anyone that touches it.
Trophy Information
A Lunar Pokémon. Cresselia appears on Fullmoon Island and, once discovered, flies around different areas of Sinnoh. Its signature move, Lunar Dance, causes Cresselia to faint but recovers all the HP and cures the status conditions of the next Pokémon its Trainer sends out. Cresselia excels at recovery techniques and is unusual in that it appears only in female form.
Game data
NPC appearances
Pokédex entries
| Gen
| Game
| Pokédex entry
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| I
| This Pokémon was not available in Generation I.
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| II
| This Pokémon was not available in Generation II.
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| III
| This Pokémon was not available in Generation III.
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| IV
| Diamond
| Shiny particles are released from its wings like a veil. It is said to represent the crescent moon.
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| Pearl
| Shiny particles are released from its wings like a veil. It is said to represent the crescent moon.
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| Platinum
| On nights around the quarter moon, the aurora from its tail extends and undulates beautifully.
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| HeartGold
| クレセリアの はねを もって ねると たのしい ゆめが みられると いう。 みかづきのけしん と よばれている。
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| SoulSilver
| クレセリアの はねを もって ねると たのしい ゆめが みられると いう。 みかづきのけしん と よばれている。
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Game locations
In side games
Stats
Base stats
| Stat
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| At Lv. 50
| At Lv. 100
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| 180 - 227
| 350 - 444
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| 67 - 134
| 130 - 262
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| 112 - 189
| 220 - 372
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| 72 - 139
| 139 - 273
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| 121 - 200
| 238 - 394
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| 81 - 150
| 157 - 295
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- Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and a hindering nature.
- Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and a helpful nature.
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Pokéthlon stats
Type effectiveness
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Learnset
Side game data
Evolution
Sprites
Trivia
- When Cresselia is encountered, the music is the same as an ordinary wild Pokémon, instead of a legendary Pokémon theme. She shares this trait with Shaymin, Latias, and Latios.
- Cresselia can be seen as an opposite of Darkrai, as Darkrai causes nightmares, where Cresselia prevents them. Also, their islands are shaped and named opposite of each other, and their types are frequently known as opposites.
- Furthermore, in the TCG, one of the attacks on Darkrai 3/106 of Great Encounters, Darkness Pursuit, has a base damage of 100 if Cresselia is the opposing Pokémon. Otherwise, it deals 50 damage.
- Cresselia is one of three legendary Pokémon that has a definite gender, the other two being Latias (a female-only species) and Latios (a male-only species).
- Tower Tycoon Palmer, Cheryl, and Buck all own a Cresselia; they use these at the Battle Tower.
- Cresselia is the last Pokémon in National Pokédex order as of Generation IV with a definite type of Psychic-type, due to Arceus's ability, Multitype.
- Cresselia's three main colors (pink, yellow and blue) are the same as the main colors of the Lake guardians.
- Cresselia is the second Pokémon with information about it relating it to an aurora, the first being Deoxys.
- In Deoxys's case, it can project aurora-like light patterns, as shown in Destiny Deoxys, while in Cresselia's case, it can release aurora-like particles from its tail, and can learn Aurora Beam.
- Cresselia is one of two non-water types that can learn Aurora Beam; with the other being Delibird.
- Cresselia also learns Psychic in the highest level of any Pokémon (93).
Origin
Cresselia is based after a swan with features of heavenly bodies such as a crescent moon-shaped head and rings like Saturn's around its body.
Cresselia shares characteristics with Sarimanok, a colorful being from Philippine mythology.
Name origin
Her name is derived from crescent, referring to a phase of the moon. The selia in her name may be derived from Selene, the Greek goddess of the Moon.
In other languages
Body size: 1
( Psychic )
(None)
For other sprites and images, please see Cresselia images on Bulbagarden Archives.
