Shadow Cresselia (Pokémon GO)

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Giratina

Phione

#488

1633

2041

Attacker Rank

F Tier

F Tier

GO Battle LeaguePvP Rankings

Great LeagueGreat

2/15/13 · L20 · CP 1500

F Tier

#292

Ultra LeagueUltra

0/13/15 · L37.5 · CP 2499

A Tier

#46

Master LeagueMaster

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 3230

D Tier

#215

Normal

Shiny

Shadow Cresselia

#488

Psychic

Attack

152

Top 63.2%

Defense

258

Top 2.3%

Stamina

260

Top 2.7%

Total

670

Pokédex details

LegendaryShiny available

Rocket Grunts

Lv. 8

554 -644 CP

0/0/0 - 15/15/15

Rocket Grunts (WB)

Lv. 13

951 -1061 CP

4/4/4 - 15/15/15

Shadow Raids

Lv. 20

1494 -1633 CP

6/6/6 - 15/15/15

Shadow Raids (WB)

Lv. 25

1867 -2041 CP

6/6/6 - 15/15/15

Max CP

Lv. 50

3230 CP

The IV floor for Rocket Grunts is 0/0/0, or 4/4/4 when weather boosted. Shadow Raids use a 6/6/6 IV floor. The hundo CP is always 15/15/15.

How rare is a hundo? See odds by encounter type

It's Super Effective

Damage multipliers Shadow Cresselia takes from each attacking type, sorted from worst weakness to best resistance.

Weak to

Bug

160%

Ghost

160%

Dark

160%

Resists

Fighting

62.5%

Psychic

62.5%

Best Moves

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Every fast and charged move combo Shadow Cresselia can learn, ranked by simulated raid DPS.

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Confusion
Grass Knot
10.57
209.4
1418.7s
9.44
2
Psycho Cut
Future Sight
10.49
207.7
1430.4s
9.31
3
Confusion
Future Sight
10.47
207.3
1432.8s
9.30
4
Psycho Cut
Grass Knot
10.44
206.8
1436.8s
9.28
5
Confusion
Moonblast
9.13
180.9
1642.5s
8.15
6
Psycho Cut
Moonblast
8.72
172.6
1721.0s
7.76
7
Confusion
Aurora Beam
8.58
169.8
1749.2s
7.64
8
Psycho Cut
Aurora Beam
8.11
160.6
1850.0s
7.22

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Best Counters

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These are the top ten counters to defeat Shadow Cresselia in a raid.

Pokémon

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Mega Houndoom
Snarl
Dark Pulse+
31.82
1301.7
11.5
471.4s
30.10
2
Necrozma Dawn Wings
Shadow Claw
Moongeist Beam
30.25
1047.4
14.3
495.9s
28.33
3
Mega Gengar
Lick
Shadow Ball
30.03
572.8
26.2
499.6s
26.33
4
Mega Mewtwo Y
Psycho Cut
Shadow Ball
27.24
1084.0
13.8
550.6s
25.84
5
Shadow Darkrai
Snarl
Foul Play
28.48
756.0
19.8
526.6s
25.76
6
Mega Tyranitar
Bite
Brutal Swing
26.59
1462.3
10.3
564.1s
25.38
7
Mega Beedrill
Bug Bite
Fell Stinger+
29.47
464.6
32.3
509.0s
25.33
8
Shadow Tyranitar
Bite
Brutal Swing
26.32
925.3
16.2
570.0s
24.43
9
Mega Mewtwo X
Psycho Cut
Shadow Ball
26.49
745.9
20.1
566.3s
24.35
10
Shadow Chandelure
Hex
Shadow Ball
27.23
558.3
26.9
550.9s
24.23

Go Battle League

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Recommended movesets, best IV spreads, and PvP traits for Shadow Cresselia in each Pokémon GO Battle League.

Best moveset

Psycho Cut

Fast Charge

Grass Knot

General

Moonblast

Debuff

Rank 1 IVs

1500

2/15/13

IV (A/D/S) · Lv. 20

92.00

Attack

163.09

Defense

163

Stat Product · 2,445,690

Attack

Defense

Top IV spreads

IV (A/D/S)	Level	CP	% of Rank 1
2/15/13	20	1500	100.00%
1/15/15	20	1496	99.96%
2/13/15	20	1500	99.88%
0/13/8	20.5	1498	99.81%
0/8/13	20.5	1498	99.79%
0/11/10	20.5	1498	99.69%
0/6/15	20.5	1498	99.63%
2/14/14	20	1500	99.63%
2/14/13	20	1497	99.63%
1/14/15	20	1493	99.59%
0/14/7	20.5	1498	99.56%
0/9/12	20.5	1498	99.55%
2/12/15	20	1497	99.51%
0/12/9	20.5	1498	99.44%
0/12/8	20.5	1495	99.44%
0/7/14	20.5	1498	99.41%
0/7/13	20.5	1495	99.41%
2/15/12	20	1497	99.39%
1/10/8	20.5	1499	99.36%
1/15/14	20	1493	99.35%
1/15/13	20	1490	99.35%
1/15/3	20.5	1499	99.34%
0/10/11	20.5	1498	99.32%
0/10/10	20.5	1495	99.32%
1/5/13	20.5	1499	99.31%
0/15/6	20.5	1498	99.31%
0/15/5	20.5	1495	99.31%
0/15/15	20	1486	99.31%
2/13/14	20	1497	99.27%
2/13/13	20	1494	99.27%
0/5/15	20.5	1495	99.26%
1/13/5	20.5	1499	99.23%
1/13/15	20	1490	99.23%
1/8/10	20.5	1499	99.22%
0/13/7	20.5	1495	99.20%
0/8/12	20.5	1495	99.18%
3/11/13	20	1499	99.17%
1/3/15	20.5	1499	99.15%
2/11/15	20	1494	99.14%
1/11/7	20.5	1499	99.11%
1/6/12	20.5	1499	99.08%
0/11/9	20.5	1495	99.08%
0/11/8	20.5	1492	99.08%
3/14/10	20	1499	99.05%
3/9/15	20	1498	99.04%
0/6/14	20.5	1495	99.03%
0/6/13	20.5	1492	99.03%
2/14/12	20	1494	99.02%
1/14/14	20	1490	98.99%
1/14/13	20	1487	98.99%

Top 50 Great League spreads for wild-caught IVs, powered up to Level 50. Select a spread to preview its stats.

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Traits (3)

Moves

Every fast and charged attack Shadow Cresselia can learn in Pokémon GO, including legacy and elite TM moves.

Fast Attacks

Confusion
19
14
1.5s
12.67
Psycho Cut
4
7
0.5s
8

Charged Attacks

Aurora Beam
80
-50
3.5s
22.86
Future Sight
115
-100
2.5s
46
Grass Knot
90
-50
2.5s
36
Moonblast
130
-100
4.0s
32.5

Family

All of the Pokémon related to Cresselia including its evolutions, shadow versions, regional forms, and Dynamax and Gigantamax forms.

Cresselia

#488

Shadow Cresselia

#488

Backgrounds

All backgrounds

Shadow Cresselia has 2 backgrounds in Pokémon GO.

GO Wild Area 2025 Global

Nov 15, 2025

GO Wild Area 2025 Nagasaki

Nov 7, 2025

Mega Boost

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These Mega and Primal Pokémon provide a 1.3× damage boost to Psychic-type attacks when active in raids. Catching Shadow Cresselia with one of these active will increase your XP and candy rewards.

Mega Alakazam #65

Boosts:

Mega Slowbro #80

Boosts:

Mega Starmie #121

Boosts:

Mega Mewtwo X #150

Boosts:

Mega Mewtwo Y #150

Boosts:

Mega Gardevoir #282

Boosts:

Mega Medicham #308

Boosts:

Mega Metagross #376

Boosts:

Mega Latias #380

Boosts:

Mega Latios #381

Boosts:

Mega Rayquaza #384

Boosts:

Mega Gallade #475

Boosts:

Mega Delphox #655

Boosts:

Mega Malamar #687

Boosts:

Size

Ranges from 0.735 m to 2.325 m tall, averaging 1.5 m.

Size	Lower bound	Upper bound
XXS	0.735 m 2'05"	0.75 m 2'06"
XS	0.75 m 2'06"	1.125 m 3'08"
M	1.125 m 3'08"	1.875 m 6'02"
XL	1.875 m 6'02"	2.25 m 7'05"
XXL	2.25 m 7'05"	2.325 m 7'08"

XXS

0.735 m

2'05"

0.75 m

2'06"

0.75 m

2'06"

1.125 m

3'08"

1.125 m

3'08"

1.875 m

6'02"

1.875 m

6'02"

2.25 m

7'05"

XXL

2.25 m

7'05"

2.325 m

7'08"

Catch Screen

How this Pokémon moves and dodges on the catch screen.

Movement	Hovering
Movement timer	10s
Jump time	0.9s
Attack probability	10%
Attack timer	29s
Dodge probability	15%
Dodge duration	1s
Dodge distance	0.5
Min action frequency	0.2s
Max action frequency	1.6s

Hundo CP

This chart shows the maximum Combat Power for Shadow Cresselia at each level, with perfect 15/15/15 Individual Values (IVs). See hundo odds by encounter type.

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	40 CP	27	2204 CP
2	126 CP	28	2286 CP
3	212 CP	29	2368 CP
4	299 CP	30	2449 CP
5	385 CP	31	2490 CP
6	471 CP	32	2531 CP
7	558 CP	33	2572 CP
8	644 CP	34	2613 CP
9	730 CP	35	2653 CP
10	816 CP	36	2694 CP
11	898 CP	37	2735 CP
12	980 CP	38	2776 CP
13	1061 CP	39	2817 CP
14	1143 CP	40	2857 CP
15	1224 CP	41	2894 CP
16	1306 CP	42	2930 CP
17	1388 CP	43	2967 CP
18	1469 CP	44	3004 CP
19	1551 CP	45	3041 CP
20	1633 CP	46	3078 CP
21	1714 CP	47	3116 CP
22	1796 CP	48	3154 CP
23	1878 CP	49	3192 CP
24	1959 CP	50	3230 CP
25	2041 CP	51	3269 CP
26	2123 CP

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	40 CP	18	1469 CP	35	2653 CP
2	126 CP	19	1551 CP	36	2694 CP
3	212 CP	20	1633 CP	37	2735 CP
4	299 CP	21	1714 CP	38	2776 CP
5	385 CP	22	1796 CP	39	2817 CP
6	471 CP	23	1878 CP	40	2857 CP
7	558 CP	24	1959 CP	41	2894 CP
8	644 CP	25	2041 CP	42	2930 CP
9	730 CP	26	2123 CP	43	2967 CP
10	816 CP	27	2204 CP	44	3004 CP
11	898 CP	28	2286 CP	45	3041 CP
12	980 CP	29	2368 CP	46	3078 CP
13	1061 CP	30	2449 CP	47	3116 CP
14	1143 CP	31	2490 CP	48	3154 CP
15	1224 CP	32	2531 CP	49	3192 CP
16	1306 CP	33	2572 CP	50	3230 CP
17	1388 CP	34	2613 CP	51	3269 CP

Level Up

Total Stardust, Candy, and Candy XL to power Shadow Cresselia up to each level from level 1.


50.0	624,000	406	360
40.0	324,000	406	-
35.0	218,400	262	-
30.0	144,000	180	-
25.0	91,200	132	-
20.0	54,000	94	-
15.0	28,320	64	-
10.0	12,000	36	-
5.0	2,880	16	-


1.5	240	2	-
2.0	480	4	-
2.5	720	6	-
3.0	960	8	-
3.5	1,440	10	-
4.0	1,920	12	-
4.5	2,400	14	-
5.0	2,880	16	-
5.5	3,600	18	-
6.0	4,320	20	-
6.5	5,040	22	-
7.0	5,760	24	-
7.5	6,720	26	-
8.0	7,680	28	-
8.5	8,640	30	-
9.0	9,600	32	-
9.5	10,800	34	-
10.0	12,000	36	-
10.5	13,200	38	-
11.0	14,400	40	-
11.5	15,960	43	-
12.0	17,520	46	-
12.5	19,080	49	-
13.0	20,640	52	-
13.5	22,560	55	-
14.0	24,480	58	-
14.5	26,400	61	-
15.0	28,320	64	-
15.5	30,600	67	-
16.0	32,880	70	-
16.5	35,160	73	-
17.0	37,440	76	-
17.5	40,080	79	-
18.0	42,720	82	-
18.5	45,360	85	-
19.0	48,000	88	-
19.5	51,000	91	-
20.0	54,000	94	-
20.5	57,000	97	-
21.0	60,000	100	-
21.5	63,600	104	-
22.0	67,200	108	-
22.5	70,800	112	-
23.0	74,400	116	-
23.5	78,600	120	-
24.0	82,800	124	-
24.5	87,000	128	-
25.0	91,200	132	-
25.5	96,000	136	-
26.0	100,800	140	-
26.5	105,600	145	-
27.0	110,400	150	-
27.5	115,800	155	-
28.0	121,200	160	-
28.5	126,600	165	-
29.0	132,000	170	-
29.5	138,000	175	-
30.0	144,000	180	-
30.5	150,000	185	-
31.0	156,000	190	-
31.5	163,200	198	-
32.0	170,400	206	-
32.5	177,600	214	-
33.0	184,800	222	-
33.5	193,200	232	-
34.0	201,600	242	-
34.5	210,000	252	-
35.0	218,400	262	-
35.5	228,000	274	-
36.0	237,600	286	-
36.5	247,200	298	-
37.0	256,800	310	-
37.5	267,600	325	-
38.0	278,400	340	-
38.5	289,200	355	-
39.0	300,000	370	-
39.5	312,000	388	-
40.0	324,000	406	-
40.5	336,000	406	12
41.0	348,000	406	24
41.5	361,200	406	36
42.0	374,400	406	48
42.5	387,600	406	63
43.0	400,800	406	78
43.5	415,200	406	93
44.0	429,600	406	108
44.5	444,000	406	126
45.0	458,400	406	144
45.5	474,000	406	162
46.0	489,600	406	180
46.5	505,200	406	201
47.0	520,800	406	222
47.5	537,600	406	243
48.0	554,400	406	264
48.5	571,200	406	288
49.0	588,000	406	312
49.5	606,000	406	336
50.0	624,000	406	360

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