- Attack
- 152
- Defense
- 258
- HP
- 260
100% CP
- Shadow RaidsLv20
- 1,633
- min 1,494
- Weather boostLv25
- 2,041
- min 1,867
- MaxLv50
- 3,230
- Lv40 2,857
At a glance
Basics
Shadow Cresselia is a Psychic-type Pokémon. Its 100% IV CP is 1,633 at level 20 (Shadow Raids), 2,041 at weather-boosted level 25 and up to 3,230 at level 50. It is weak to Bug/Ghost/Dark attacks (1.6×). It resists Fighting/Psychic attacks. In raids, Psycho Cut + Future Sight is its strongest moveset (level 40, 100% IVs). As your buddy, it earns 1 Candy every 20 km you walk together.
- Category
- Lunar Pokémon
- Buddy distance
- 20 km
- Second Charged Attack
- 120,000 Stardust · 120 Candy
- Max CP · Lv50 / Lv51 (Best Buddy)
- 3,230 / 3,269
- Shadow modifiers
- Attack ×1.2, Defense ×0.83 in battle (not shown in CP)
Those who sleep holding Cresselia's feather are assured of joyful dreams. It is said to represent the crescent moon.
All values are for Pokémon GO; main-series values are not listed. The Pokédex entry is the game's own English text.
Related tips
- Shadow Pokémon: when to purifyShadow Pokémon have 1.2× Attack but also take more damage, and they cost 1.2× Stardust and Candy to power up.
- Beating raids alone (how to use the solo simulator)Anyone can solo a 1-star raid, and six powered-up Pokémon of the boss's weakness types can solo a 3-star. 5-star raids usually need several players.
- How to read IVs and appraisalsIVs run from 0 to 15 for each of Attack, Defense and HP, and appraisal stars are set by the sum of the three (0–45).
Best movesetsLv40 · 15/15/15 IVs
- 1
Psycho CutFuture SightBest100% efficiency11.7TDO 505 - 2ConfusionFuture Sight97% efficiency11.3TDO 490
- 3Psycho Cut
Grass Knot*95% efficiency11.0TDO 478 - 4ConfusionGrass Knot*94% efficiency10.9TDO 473
- 5Confusion
Moonblast84% efficiency9.8TDO 423
Top 5 of 8 movesets.
Raid and Gym efficiency against an ordinary neutral 5-star boss. DPS is damage per second, TDO is total damage dealt before fainting, and efficiency compares (DPS³ × TDO)^¼ with the top moveset. Shadow modifiers (1.2× Attack, 0.83× Defense) are included. Against a specific boss, moves of the types it's weak to do more. * Exclusive moves require an Elite TM.
Learnable moves
Fast Attack2
| Moves | Power | Energy | DPS | EPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psycho CutBestPsychic · 0.5s · STAB | 4 | +7 | 9.6 | 14 |
| ConfusionPsychic · 1.5s · STAB | 19 | +14 | 15.2 | 9.3 |
Charged Attack4
| Moves | Power | Energy | DPS | DPE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Future SightBestPsychic · 2.5s · STAB | 115 | 100 | 55.2 | 1.38 |
| Grass Knot*Grass · 2.5s | 90 | 50 | 36 | 1.8 |
| MoonblastFairy · 4s | 130 | 100 | 32.5 | 1.3 |
 Aurora BeamIce · 3.5s | 80 | 50 | 22.9 | 1.6 |
- DPS is damage per second, EPS energy per second and DPE damage per energy. A Charged Attack costing 100 energy uses 1 bar, 50 uses 2 bars and 33 uses 3 bars.
- STAB (same-type attack bonus) applies to moves of the Pokémon's own type, which deal 1.2× damage (included in DPS, DPT and DPE).
- * Exclusive move: a move that was only available during events such as Community Day. It now requires an Elite TM.
Calculate with your Pokémon
Move the sliders or enter a CP and Shadow Cresselia's stats, move performance and power-up cost update instantly.
Enter the CP shown in the game to find the closest level for these IVs.
- Actual Attack
- 119.7
- Actual Defense
- 135.9
- Actual HP
- 164
Actual stat = (base stat + IV) × level multiplier. Shadow ×1.2 Attack and ×0.83 Defense are included (not in the in-game CP). Level 51 is the Best Buddy boost.
Move performance at these stats
ConfusionFuture SightBest100% efficiencyThis is the best moveset at these stats. That's 78% of the same moveset's DPS at Lv40 with 15/15/15.
Raid calculation against a neutral 5-star boss. * Exclusive moves need an Elite TM.
Power-up cost
- Stardust
- 270,000
- Candy
- 312
- Candy XL
- 0
Lv 20 → 40: 40 power-ups, CP 2,857 after
Based on the game's power-up cost table. Shadow costs 1.2× and purified 0.9× (rounded up per power-up); Lucky Pokémon pay half the Stardust. Event bonuses are not included.
IV rankings by leagueBy stat product
| Rank | Attack | Defense | HP | Level | CP | vs. #1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 20 | 1,500 | 100.0% |
| 2 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 1,496 | 100.0% |
| 3 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 20 | 1,500 | 99.9% |
| 4 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 20.5 | 1,498 | 99.8% |
| 5 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 20.5 | 1,498 | 99.8% |
| 6 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 20.5 | 1,498 | 99.7% |
| 7 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 20.5 | 1,498 | 99.6% |
| 8 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 1,500 | 99.6% |
| 9 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 20 | 1,497 | 99.6% |
| 10 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 1,493 | 99.6% |
Stat product = Attack × Defense × HP (up to level 50, excluding Best Buddy). It shows how long a Pokémon lasts under the same CP cap and doesn't include move matchups.
Evolution
Damage takenGO multipliers
- ×1.6
Bug
Ghost
Dark - ×0.625
FightingPsychic
Show all 18 types
Normal×1
Fire×1
Water×1
Electric×1- Grass×1
- Ice×1
- Fighting×0.625
Poison×1
Ground×1
Flying×1- Psychic×0.625
- Bug×1.6
Rock×1- Ghost×1.6
Dragon×1- Dark×1.6
Steel×1- Fairy×1
Offensive matchupsBased on learnable moves