Pokemon Go Shadow Cresselia best PvP moveset
The Legendary Cresselia will debut its Shadow variation inPokemon Goduring a new Team GO Rocket takeover, so here’s a breakdown of its best movesets in case you manage to snatch one.
Cresselia is one of themany Legendary Pokemonfrom Gen 4’s Sinnoh region, and it’s a member of the Lunar Duo along with thepowerful Darkrai.
Due to this – and the constantly changing meta – here are the best movesets for thisPokemonin both PvP and Raid battles.
The best moveset players can use for Shadow Cresselia in Pokemon Go’sPvP consists of Psycho Cut as a Fast Move and Moonlight as a Charged Move, with 8.55 damage per second and a total damage output of 445.3.
Psycho Cut’s fast energy gain allows Shadow Cresselia to reach its Charged Move faster, so pick this attack over its other Fast Move, Confusion. As for the Charged Move, Moonlight is a cheaper move that widens Shadow Cresselia’s coverage, so go with it.
If you can go for a second Charged Move, you can either pick Grass Knot or Future Sight. Grass Knot provides great coverage against Water types and deals a lot of damage, while Future Sight allows you to fully exploit the STAB, though it’s quite expensive.
Shadow Cresselia’s best movesetfor Raids is Confusion as a Fast Move and Future Sight as a Charged Move.
Even though is way more expensive, Confusion is a much stronger move than Psycho Cut, so go with it for Raid encounters.
For the Charged Move, pick Future Sight as it is a very powerful nuke that can benefit from STAB and even deal extra damage if paired with Confusion.
There are two Fast Moves and six Charged Moves that Shadow Cresselia can learnin the game. Here are all of them:
Those are Shadow Cresselia’s best movesets for PvP and Raids in Pokemon Go. If you’re a fan of Shadow variants, learn everything aboutShadow SuicuneandShadow Lugia, so you can take them down fast in their own raids.
Chris Studley was a Games Writer on Dexerto’s US team, specializing in sports games such as EA SPORTS FC, Madden, NHL, EA College Football, NBA 2K, and MLB The Show. He’s also a big Pokemon fan with bylines at Gamepur and Sports Gamers Online.
