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Hero in a half shell
[OVERVIEW]
Cresselia has a valuable niche in the DOU metagame as both a bulky Trick Room setter and Calm Mind sweeper. Cresselia's extremely high natural bulk and access to reliable recovery alows it consistently switch in against many of the tiers strongest attackers such as Landorus and Naganadel and set up Trick Room for its allies as well as give it opportunities to set up Calm Mind. Cresselia's Calm Mind set, due to it's aforementioned bulk is able break through teams at are not properly equipped to handle it. The Calm Mind set is however quite vunerable to being shut down by Toxic due to how long it can Cresselia to accrue the boosts required to actually threaten the opposing team. Furthermore, there are other set up sweepers suck as Zygarde and Kyurem-Black who have a more immediate offensive presence. Stakataka and Volcanion are good teammates for Cresselia on Trick Room teams as they appreciate Cresselia setting Trick Room for them as well as it being able to check Landorus and Zygarde. Urshifu pairs up well with Cresselia's Calm Mind set as it is able to beat the Pokemon that Cresselia is unable to break through while also making up for its immediate passivity. Unfortunately Cresselia suffers from a lack of immediate offensive presence due to its meagre Special Attack Stat meaning it requires multiple Calm Mind boosts before it can deal any significant damage. Cresseila also faces competition from Porygon2 as a bulky Trick Room setter, who unlike Cresselia, can provide immediate offensive pressure thanks to its ability Download and a considerably higher Special Attack stat. Though in exchange for offensive pressure, Cresselia is able to set up Trick Room much more reliably against Urshifu-R.
[SET]
name: Trick Room
move 1: Trick Room
move 2: Ice Beam
move 3: Moonlight
move 4: Toxic
item: Safety Goggles
ability: Levitate
nature: Bold
evs: 252 HP / 184 Def / 72 SpD
[SET COMMENTS]
* Cresselia uses Trick Room to support itself and its teammates by turning their low Speed to their advantage.
* Ice Beam is a good coverage move that allows Cresseila to hit Landorus-I and Zygarde for significant damage. Though it is otherwise ineffective due to Cresselia's low Special Attack.
* Moonlight allows Cresselia to increase it's longevity and set up Trick Room multiple times throughout the game.
* Toxic allows Cresseila to effectively stall other Pokemon in conjunction with Moonlight.
* Safety Goggles eliminates one of the most common counterplay options to Trick Room as it makes Cresselia immune to Spore.
* 184 Defence allows Cresselia to survive two Surging Strikes from Choice Band Urshifu-R. the remaining EVs are put into boosting its Special Defense.
[SET]
name: Calm Mind
move 1: Calm Mind
move 2: Psychic
move 3: Icy Wind / Ice Beam
move 4: Moonlight
item: Electric Seed / Grassy Seed
ability: Levitate
nature: Bold
evs: 252 HP / 184 Def / 72 SpD
[SET COMMENTS]
* Cresselia uses Calm Mind to counteract it's low special attack and increase it's already very high Special Defence to turn it into a dangerous setup sweeper that is difficult to remove. In conjunction with Moonlight Cresselia can become near impossible to KO
*Psychic is Cresselia's only STAB move and acts as a way for it to deal damage to targets that resist Ice beam such as Urshifu-R which it can OHKO after a boost.
* Ice Beam and Icy wave are good coverage moves that allow Cresseila to OHKO Landorus-I and Zygarde after a boost.
Grassy and Electric seed help boost Cresselia's longevity by boosting its Defence.
* 184 Defence allows Cresselia to survive two Surging Strikes from Choice Band Urshifu-R. the remaining EVs are put into boosting its Special Defense.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
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Mental Herb makes the most common counterplay to Trick room, Taunt useless for one turn which can potentially make setting it up easier,
and Expert Belt allows Cresselia to OHKO Lando-I with Ice Beam and OHKO Urshifu with Psychic. Sitrus Berry gives Cressila more longevity but these items do leave Cresselia susceptible to Spore and Sleep powder. 184 Defence allows Cresselia to survive two Surging Strikes from Urshifu-R.
[CREDITS]
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Cresselia has a valuable niche in the DOU metagame as both a bulky Trick Room setter and Calm Mind sweeper. Cresselia's extremely high natural bulk and access to reliable recovery alows it consistently switch in against many of the tiers strongest attackers such as Landorus and Naganadel and set up Trick Room for its allies as well as give it opportunities to set up Calm Mind. Cresselia's Calm Mind set, due to it's aforementioned bulk is able break through teams at are not properly equipped to handle it. The Calm Mind set is however quite vunerable to being shut down by Toxic due to how long it can Cresselia to accrue the boosts required to actually threaten the opposing team. Furthermore, there are other set up sweepers suck as Zygarde and Kyurem-Black who have a more immediate offensive presence. Stakataka and Volcanion are good teammates for Cresselia on Trick Room teams as they appreciate Cresselia setting Trick Room for them as well as it being able to check Landorus and Zygarde. Urshifu pairs up well with Cresselia's Calm Mind set as it is able to beat the Pokemon that Cresselia is unable to break through while also making up for its immediate passivity. Unfortunately Cresselia suffers from a lack of immediate offensive presence due to its meagre Special Attack Stat meaning it requires multiple Calm Mind boosts before it can deal any significant damage. Cresseila also faces competition from Porygon2 as a bulky Trick Room setter, who unlike Cresselia, can provide immediate offensive pressure thanks to its ability Download and a considerably higher Special Attack stat. Though in exchange for offensive pressure, Cresselia is able to set up Trick Room much more reliably against Urshifu-R.
[SET]
name: Trick Room
move 1: Trick Room
move 2: Ice Beam
move 3: Moonlight
move 4: Toxic
item: Safety Goggles
ability: Levitate
nature: Bold
evs: 252 HP / 184 Def / 72 SpD
[SET COMMENTS]
* Cresselia uses Trick Room to support itself and its teammates by turning their low Speed to their advantage.
* Ice Beam is a good coverage move that allows Cresseila to hit Landorus-I and Zygarde for significant damage. Though it is otherwise ineffective due to Cresselia's low Special Attack.
* Moonlight allows Cresselia to increase it's longevity and set up Trick Room multiple times throughout the game.
* Toxic allows Cresseila to effectively stall other Pokemon in conjunction with Moonlight.
* Safety Goggles eliminates one of the most common counterplay options to Trick Room as it makes Cresselia immune to Spore.
* 184 Defence allows Cresselia to survive two Surging Strikes from Choice Band Urshifu-R. the remaining EVs are put into boosting its Special Defense.
[SET]
name: Calm Mind
move 1: Calm Mind
move 2: Psychic
move 3: Icy Wind / Ice Beam
move 4: Moonlight
item: Electric Seed / Grassy Seed
ability: Levitate
nature: Bold
evs: 252 HP / 184 Def / 72 SpD
[SET COMMENTS]
* Cresselia uses Calm Mind to counteract it's low special attack and increase it's already very high Special Defence to turn it into a dangerous setup sweeper that is difficult to remove. In conjunction with Moonlight Cresselia can become near impossible to KO
*Psychic is Cresselia's only STAB move and acts as a way for it to deal damage to targets that resist Ice beam such as Urshifu-R which it can OHKO after a boost.
* Ice Beam and Icy wave are good coverage moves that allow Cresseila to OHKO Landorus-I and Zygarde after a boost.
Grassy and Electric seed help boost Cresselia's longevity by boosting its Defence.
* 184 Defence allows Cresselia to survive two Surging Strikes from Choice Band Urshifu-R. the remaining EVs are put into boosting its Special Defense.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
Mental Herb makes the most common counterplay to Trick room, Taunt useless for one turn which can potentially make setting it up easier,
and Expert Belt allows Cresselia to OHKO Lando-I with Ice Beam and OHKO Urshifu with Psychic. Sitrus Berry gives Cressila more longevity but these items do leave Cresselia susceptible to Spore and Sleep powder. 184 Defence allows Cresselia to survive two Surging Strikes from Urshifu-R.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[username1, userid1]]
- Quality checked by: [[username1, userid1], [username2, userid2]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]
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