Is Cresselia viable in Gen 9 National Dex?

Cresselia is ranked #59 in Gen 9 National Dex with 2.85% usage according to Smogon Jul 2026 - Sep 2026 data.

What beats Cresselia in Gen 9 National Dex?

Gholdengo has the strongest conservative score in this observed Jul 2026 - Sep 2026 sample. The target was knocked out or switched out in 88.9% of 26.7643563078295 relevant encounters. Standard error is 6.1 points. Sets and switch conditions can change the result.

How are Cresselia matchup checks ranked in Gen 9 National Dex?

They are ranked by p minus four standard errors. Here, p is the observed fraction of relevant encounters where Cresselia was knocked out or switched out. This is not a set-specific battle guarantee.

Cresselia counters

Gen 9 National Dex · Smogon source period Jul 2026 - Sep 2026

#0488 Cresselia

Psychic

USAGE 2.9% #59

ABILITYLevitate

BASE STATS

HP 120

ATK 70

DEF 110

SPA 75

SPD 120

SPE 85

BST580

TYPE MATCHUPS

2×

BugGhostDark

½×

FightingPsychic

Moves

Lunar Dance 89.4% Moonlight 70.2% Ice Beam 60.2% Trick Room 55.5% Thunder Wave 36.4% Moonblast 23.2% Trick 14.2% Reflect 9.5%

Items

Rocky Helmet 39.2% Mental Herb 15.6% Choice Scarf 14.1% Light Clay 9.5% Eject Button 7.3% Leftovers 5.6% Colbur Berry 2.4% Covert Cloak 1.7%

Abilities

Levitate100.0%

Common Teammates

Marowak-Alola25.4%

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Explore Cresselia + Gholdengo teams 65 score Explore Cresselia + Kingambit teams 50 score Explore Cresselia + Alomomola teams -8 score

Leading observed checks

Open a matchup for a separate set-based damage estimate, or browse uploaded teams with both Pokémon.

Team core to explore

Cresselia + Ursaluna 53.0% teammate usage Explore teams →

Checks & Counters

Observed target KO or switch rate is upstream p: the fraction of relevant encounters where the target was knocked out or switched out. Standard error is upstream d. The conservative score is p − 4d. These ladder observations do not prove a set-specific counter.

How to read this table

Use encounter count and standard error to judge the sample. Damage estimates below use inferred sets and remain separate from the observed ladder metric.

# Checker Encounters Conservative score Target KO or switch rate

Gholdengo

SteelGhost OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

26.764

64.6

88.9% Standard error 6.08 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Gholdengo Shadow Ball vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Cresselia: 186-222 (41.8 - 50%) -- 0.4% chance to 2HKO

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Melmetal

Steel DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

26.161

57.4

85.2% Standard error 6.94 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Cresselia Moonblast vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Melmetal: 37-44 (7.8 - 9.2%)

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Kingambit

DarkSteel DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

20.564

50.3

83.2% Standard error 8.24 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Cresselia Moonblast vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Kingambit: 63-75 (15.5 - 18.5%) -- possible 6HKO

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Alomomola

Water SOFT CHECK View matchup

23.593

-8.3

29.2% Standard error 9.36 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Alomomola Knock Off (97.5 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Cresselia: 148-176 (33.3 - 39.6%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

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Ranked #59 with 2.85% usage. Sorted by conservative score.