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Cresselia

Gen 9 RU usage profile · rank #39
september 2026 · 20.8K battles
Cresselia
psychicPokédex entry ↗
Usage · September 2026
5.5%
Cresselia is ranked #39 in Gen 9 RU, carried by 1,705 teams
TierC · top 60 of the format
Ladder rank#39 of 198
Raw count1,705
Viability ceiling89
Month on month-0.40pp
13 month peak5.9%
FormatGen 9 RU
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sets and counters from 20.8K battles
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 580
HP
120
Atk
70
Def
110
SpA
75
SpD
120
Spe
85
Usage over time5.5%▼ 0.40pppeak 5.9% · Aug '26
3.44.55.66.7Sep '25Oct '25Dec '25Feb '26Apr '26Jun '26Aug '26Sep '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history

Most used set

21.1% of Cresselia teams
HP
252
Atk
0
Def
120
SpA
0
SpD
0
Spe
136
NatureBold
AbilityLevitate · 100.0%
ItemLeftovers · 68.9%
Tera typePoison · 48.1%
Moves
Moonblast95.3%
Calm Mind84.9%
Moonlight50.6%
Lunar Blessing48.3%

Alternative spreads

over 5% usage
Modest80 HP / 28 Def / 252 SpA / 148 Spe18.2%
Modest96 HP / 92 Def / 176 SpA / 144 Spe15.0%

Moves

8 tracked
Moonblast95.3%
Calm Mind84.9%
Moonlight50.6%
Lunar Blessing48.3%
Stored Power42.0%
Psyshock35.7%
Thunder Wave12.0%
Lunar Dance11.6%

Items

Leftovers68.9%
Rocky Helmet13.2%
Covert Cloak5.6%
Lum Berry5.5%
Mental Herb2.6%

Tera types

Poison48.1%
Fairy33.6%
Dragon7.2%
Electric5.6%
Ghost3.0%

Abilities

Levitate100.0%

EV spreads

top 6
Bold252 HP / 120 Def / 136 Spe21.1%
Modest80 HP / 28 Def / 252 SpA / 148 Spe18.2%
Modest96 HP / 92 Def / 176 SpA / 144 Spe15.0%
Bold252 HP / 100 Def / 20 SpA / 136 Spe6.6%
Bold116 HP / 216 SpA / 176 Spe5.7%
Modest28 HP / 252 SpA / 228 Spe5.4%

Top teammates

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Best Cresselia build for Gen 9 RU

The set above is the one Gen 9 RU players run most often, taken from 20,763 battles in September 2026. Cresselia sits at rank #39 with 5.5% usage, which puts it in C tier, down 0.40 points on the month before.

These are usage numbers, not a recommendation from a council. A move at 90% is close to mandatory; anything under 30% is a tech pick that answers a specific matchup. Read the spreads the same way: the top spread is the safe default, and the alternatives usually trade bulk for speed or the other way round.

The checks and counters table is generated from real games rather than a type chart, so it accounts for items, Tera choices, and how often the matchup ends in a switch instead of a knockout.

Related
Gen 9 RU tier listEvery ranked Pokémon↗Cresselia Pokédex entryStats, moves, evolutions↗All formatsSmogon and VGC tier lists↗Damage calculatorRun this set through the calc↗Team builderCoverage and weaknesses↗