Pokemon of The Week #1 - Cresselia!

Subject: Pokemon of The Week #1 - Cresselia! Thu Jan 28, 2010 6:24 am

Cresselia!

A lot of mess has been about after Cresselia's move down to UU, but from what I have heard from a reliable source, Cresselia will be in OU again soon enough Smile

Cresselia is one of the best defensive Pokemon in the entire Metagame, boasting a formidable 120 Base HP, 120 Base Defence and a 130 Base Special Defence! The only thing that hinders this Pokemon is the fact that while it is a great Pokemon, Taunt shuts down most of its sets Sad

Cresselia - The Lunar Pokemon

Pokemon Platinum Pokedex Entry - On nights around the quarter moon, the aurora from its tail extends and undulates beautifully.

Ability - Levitate

Pokedex #488

Psychic Type

EV Yield - 0/0/0/0/0/3 (HP/Att/Def/Speed/Sp.A/Sp.D)

Height - 4'11" (1.5m) Weight - 188.7 lbs. (85.6kg)

What's so good about it - Cresselia is the only Pokemon (Other than Smeargle via Sketch) to learn Lunar Dance! Cresselia is Rivals with Darkrai, and is able to dispel the nightmares caused by Darkrai. In Pokemon Diamond/Pearl/Platinum, the only way to get a Lunar Wing is via Cresselia!

Stats:

HP:
Base Stat - 120
Min-Max stat at Level 50 - 180-227
Min-Max stat at Level 100 - 350-444

Att:
Base Stat - 70
Min-Max stat at Level 50 - 67-134
Min-Max stat at Level 100 - 130-262

Def:
Base Stat - 120
Min-Max stat at Level 50 - 112-189
Min-Max stat at Level 100 - 220-372

Spe:
Base Stat - 85
Min-Max stat at Level 50 - 81-150
Min-Max stat at Level 100 - 157-295

Sp.A:
Base Stat - 75
Min-Max stat at Level 50 - 72-139
Min-Max stat at Level 100 - 139-273

Sp.D:
Base Stat - 130
Min-Max stat at Level 50 - 121-200
Min-Max stat at Level 100 - 238-394

Total Base Stat: 600

Pokethlon Stats:

Speed - 2/4
Power - 2/3
Technique - 3/5
Stamina - 4/5
Jump - 4/5

Total - 15/22

Now to the sets!!

Standard Smogon Set First!

Calm Mind Set

Cresselia @Leftovers
Levitate
Modest
252 HP, 252 Sp.Att, 4 Speed (26 Att IV for HP Fire, 22 for HP Fighting)

> Calm Mind
> Psychic
> Hidden Power Fire / Hidden Power Fighting
> Moonlight

Cresselia can also take an offensive approach by using Calm Mind. Her bulkiness allows her to easily set up several boosts and proceed to outlast the opponent while dealing damage.

Calm Mind begins the set, boosting Cresselia's poor Special Attack to acceptable levels, along with boosting her already impressive Special Defense. Psychic is a STAB source, dealing plenty of damage to anything that doesn't resist it. Hidden Power Fire is used as a second attack, hitting mainly Scizor along with other Steel-type Pokemon that resist Psychic. Hidden Power Fighting is still viable if you cannot remove Tyranitar and provides acceptable coverage along with Psychic. Ice Beam may be used only for Latias, but you're better off having eliminated her first so she can't Calm Mind along Cresselia or Trick her a Choice item. Moonlight rounds out the set, providing instant recovery so Cresselia can continue using Calm Mind and recover off any potential damage.

Depending on which Hidden Power type you use, Cresselia will have problems with either Scizor and Steel-type Pokemon or Tyranitar. With Hidden Power Fire, Tyranitar will be the main issue, being immune to Psychic and taking barely any damage from Hidden Power Fire. With Hidden Power Fighting, Scizor can come in and easily U-turn or Pursuit Cresselia for massive damage. It also means that most Steel-type Pokemon will be hit for neutral damage. A lure is appreciated in order to take down the problems Cresselia has. Latias can lure both Scizor and Tyranitar, KOing them either Grass Knot or Hidden Power Fire. A Life Orb Rain Dance Latias can also be used to net a swift KO on Tyranitar as long as you Rain Dance on the switch. This also allows Moonlight to be fully effective after the rain wears off. But you must be careful, as this will cause Hidden Power Fire to deal half damage. Protect or Substitute Gengar can also be a good teammate to Cresselia, KOing Scizor with Hidden Power Fire and Tyranitar with Focus Blast. However, similarly to Latias, it adds an additional Ghost- and Dark-type weakness.

As for other ideal Pokemon, Magnezone can trap and KO Scizor with either Thunderbolt or Hidden Power Fire. Scizor can take Crunches from Tyranitar and Bullet Punch or U-turn out, while Gliscor can take any of Tyranitar's attacks and hit it back with a STAB Earthquake. As for residual damage, Toxic Spikes support is also appreciated, as Cresselia's impressive bulk allows residual damage to build up. Roserade can set them up at the beginning of the game, while Forretress's Steel-typing allows it to soak up Dark- and Bug-type attacks. Unlike the previous sets, Cresselia can set up along with opposing Pokemon; however, a revenge killer might still be useful for any physically based sweepers. Jirachi and Rotom-H once again are reliable in taking down these Pokemon.

The current EV spread is used for Hidden Power Fire. 252 HP EVs allow for maximum bulkiness, while 252 Special Attack EVs along with a Modest nature allow for maximum damage. 4 Speed EVs allow you to speed tie with other 4 Speed Suicune and Cresselia. If you are using Hidden Power Fighting, go with an EV spread of 188 HP / 252 SpA / 68 Spe to outspeed maximum Speed Adamant Tyranitar. A 22 Attack IV is needed for a suitable Hidden Power Fighting.

(This whole passage was from Smogon! I claim nothing for it)

Now to newly tried and tested sets!

Attracted?

Cresselia @Leftovers
Levitate
Bold
252 HP, 156 Sp.Def, 100 Def

> Substitute
> Attract
> Psychic / Ice Beam / Toxic
> Protect

This set is nigh on totally shut down by Taunt, so I suggest it as a late game annoyer or after you have beat down your opponent's Taunters!

Now, this set is mainly based as a Toxic Staller, but if you choose to drop Toxic, the other options could prove decent with their coverage/Hax Chances. Make sure you get up that Substitute only after using Attract, so you can keep it for longer! Protect is used to get Leftovers healing and in conjunction with Toxic and Attract, it can completely destroy anything that isn't a Steel or Poison Type (Poison is taken care of if you carry Psychic though.)

All in all this set is great in conjunction with a Pokemon with Confuse Ray to add to the Stalling fun!

Weather Lead!

Cresselia @Heat Rock/Damp Rock
Levitate
Bold
252 HP, 176 Sp.Def, 80 Def

> Rain Dance / Sunny Day
> Light Screen / Thunder Wave / Toxic
> Reflect / Psycho Shift
> Thunder Wave / Charge Beam / Psychic / Psycho Shift / Toxic

Yeah I know, "OMG WTF CRESS LEAD!!! U R NUTS!!!!" .... Well, maybe I am, but if you are confused why Cresselia would be used to lead, think how confused your opponents are gonna be.. Even after the Rain Dance/Sunny Day, they will know your team, but not have a clue about this Pokemon, and even if they do, you can keep them guessing with the multiple move options!

Dual Screen for the extreme bulk this Set will get afterwards! Psycho Shift incase you get Toxic'd or Thunder Wave'd and you don't carry the moves yourself! Thunder Wave and Toxic for abvious reasons, Charge Beam for the Sp.Att boosts, Psychic for the Powerful STAB!

Now, always set up the Weather first turn, so that if you are hit by a lucky crit, you will have the thing that will boost your team-mates stats, or help them pick up KO's!

Beam Me Up!!!

Cresselia @Choice Specs
Levitate
Timid
252 Sp.A, 252 Spe, 4 HP

> Ice Beam
> Charge Beam
> Psychic
> Trick / Signal Beam / Shadow Ball

This set is based on the "Bolt/Beam" combo, but this is the "Beam/Beam" combo! If you choose Signal Beam, you get the Beam/Beam/Beam combo Razz

Anyways, Ice Beam and Charge Beam for the formidable Coverage it posseses, while Psychic posseses the STAB of this set!

Signal Beam can take care of Psychics, Dark types, Shadow Ball covers your Ghosts and Psychics, while Trick takes care of Physical Sweepers or Pokemon who enjoy setting up!

The EV's given allow Cresselia to hit 295 Speed..

I hope you enjoyed my first PoTW, and I am looking to pick up a bit of help for this! Enjoy using the sets to annoy your opponents a little!

Subject: Re: Pokemon of The Week #1 - Cresselia! Fri Jan 29, 2010 8:27 pm

like i said on the missing numbers, im willing to help any way i can!

Subject: Re: Pokemon of The Week #1 - Cresselia! Sat Jan 30, 2010 4:01 am

Thank you Saxman, but remember, if you are helping here and there, we will be doing two completely different sets Smile

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