Cresselia Raid Guide
Psychic
The best counters, weaknesses, and catch CP for beating Cresselia in Pokémon GO raids — computed from every attacker's stats and movepool in our imported game-data snapshot (dated below the counter table).
Catch CP (L20)
1555–1633
Raid IV floor is 10 — 1633 means a 100% IV catch.
Weather-boosted (L25)
1944–2041
Boosted in Windy weather.
Top weakness
BugGhostDark
Bug hits ×1.60.
Best counters
All viable counters — ranked by DPS³×TDOSuper-effective charged moves only
All movesetsRegular movesets (no Elite TM)
#1
Mega Tyranitar
Bite + Brutal Swing
Dark21.7 DPS1991 TDO
#2Mega Gengar
Hex + Shadow Ball
Ghost25.0 DPS1197 TDO
#3Mega Heracross
Struggle Bug + Megahorn
Bug21.3 DPS1367 TDO
#4Mega Banette
Hex + Shadow Ball
Ghost22.6 DPS919 TDO
#5Mega Houndoom
Snarl + Foul Play
Dark20.7 DPS1116 TDO
#6Mega Pinsir
Fury Cutter + X Scissor
Bug20.1 DPS1158 TDO
#7Mega Salamence
Bite + Brutal Swing
Dark18.2 DPS1471 TDO
#8Lunala
Shadow Claw + Shadow Ball
Ghost18.4 DPS1389 TDO
#9Mega Gyarados
Bite + Crunch
Dark18.1 DPS1438 TDO
#10Mega Scizor
Fury Cutter + X Scissor
Bug19.0 DPS1237 TDO
#11Blacephalon
Astonish + Shadow Ball
Ghost22.1 DPS745 TDO
#12Mega Alakazam
Psycho Cut + Shadow Ball
Ghost20.3 DPS954 TDO
DPS and estimated total damage output (TDO) are computed against Cresselia's actual typing and Tier-5 boss stats — each attacker's best fast + charged pairing, ranked by the combined DPS³ × TDO score. Legacy / Elite-TM movesets are excluded. This is per-boss matchup math, not the neutral-target tier list. Full formula on the methodology page.
Source: pogoapi.net · Data snapshot: Aug 24, 2026 · 10,016 rows · Methodology
Weaknesses
Bug×1.60
Ghost×1.60
Dark×1.60
Cresselia's moves
PsychicConfusion
fastPsychicPsycho Cut
fastFairyMoonblast
chargedPsychicFuturesight
chargedGrassGrass Knot
chargedIceAurora Beam
chargedDodge when the screen flashes — the charged moves above are what hit hardest.