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Cresselia, the Lunar Pokémon — Psychic-type Pokémon official artwork
psychic
Cresselia
ID:#488Lunar Pokémon
Height
1.5m
Weight
85.6kg
Catch Rate
3
Exp
270
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Cresselia Pokémon Pearl: Moves, Sprites & Locations

Everything you need to know about Cresselia in Pokémon Pearl. On this page you'll find its Pokédex entry straight from the game, all sprite variants including shiny forms, the complete moveset of 50 moves grouped by learning method (level-up, TM/HM, egg, tutor), and every wild encounter location with levels, conditions, and catch rates.

Pokémon Pearl
Sinnoh

Cresselia Pokemon Pearl Pokedex Entry

Cresselia is reminiscent of the crescent moon. It leaves a brilliant line of light in its wake as it flies across the night sky. I daresay it resembles the heavenly maiden who created the Milky Way.

Pokemon Pearl Cresselia Sprites

Cresselia front-facing sprite from Pokémon PearlPrimary
Cresselia back-facing sprite from Pokémon PearlReverse
Cresselia shiny front-facing sprite from Pokémon PearlShiny
Cresselia shiny back-facing sprite from Pokémon PearlShiny Reverse

Pokémon Pearl Cresselia Moveset

Complete registry of moves learned by Cresselia via various methods in Pokémon Pearl.

MoveTypeRequirement
ConfusionpsychicLv. 1
Double TeamnormalLv. 1
SafeguardnormalLv. 11
MisticeLv. 20
Aurora BeamiceLv. 29
Future SightpsychicLv. 38
SlashnormalLv. 47
MoonlightfairyLv. 57
Psycho CutpsychicLv. 66
Psycho ShiftpsychicLv. 75
Lunar DancepsychicLv. 84
PsychicpsychicLv. 93

End of Move Database

Pokémon Pearl Cresselia Locations

Cresselia can only be caught in Pokémon Pearl at Roaming Sinnoh Area, where it appears at Lv. 50 by roaming water with a 25% encounter rate (story progress cure eldritch nightmares).

Roaming Sinnoh Area

2 encounters
  • roaming grass
    Lv. 50
    Story progress cure eldritch nightmares
    25%Frequent
  • roaming water
    Lv. 50
    Story progress cure eldritch nightmares
    25%Frequent