Pokemon Go Shadow Cresselia: Best moveset for PvP and Raids

The Legendary Cresselia will debut its Shadow variation in Pokemon Go during 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 the many Legendary Pokemon from Gen 4’s Sinnoh region, and it’s a member of the Lunar Duo along with the powerful Darkrai.

The regular form has been available in Pokemon Go since 2018. Still, Shadow Cresselia is set to make its triumphant entry with a Special Research Task during the Adventure Week: Taken Over event that will kick off on August 8, 2024.

Due to this – and the constantly changing meta – here are the best movesets for this Pokemon in both PvP and Raid battles.

Pokemon Go Shadow Cresselia best PvP moveset

The best moveset players can use for Shadow Cresselia in Pokemon Go’s PvP 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.

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Pokemon Go Shadow Cresselia best Raid moveset

Shadow Cresselia’s best moveset for 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.

Pokemon Go Shadow Cresselia all moves

There are two Fast Moves and six Charged Moves that Shadow Cresselia can learn in the game. Here are all of them:

Shadow Cresselia Fast Moves

• Psycho Cut (Psychic/STAB)
• Confusion (Psychic/STAB)

Shadow Cresselia Charged Moves

• Moonblast (Fairy)
• Aurora Beam (Ice)
• Future Sight (Psychic/STAB)
• Grass Knot (Grass/Elite TM)
• Frustration (Normal/Shadow Pokemon)
• Return (Normal/Purified Pokemon)

Those are Shadow Cresselia’s best movesets for PvP and Raids in Pokemon Go. If you’re a fan of Shadow variants, learn everything about Shadow Suicune and Shadow Lugia, so you can take them down fast in their own raids.