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Cresselia

Sword & Shield

Evolving Skies · #228 · Rare Secret · 2021

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Card facts

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Set position: 228 / 237
Release year: 2021
Rarity: Rare Secret
HP: 120
Subtype: Basic
Retreat cost: 1 energy
Regulation mark: E
Illustrator: Toyste Beach
Pokédex #: 488
Series: Sword & Shield

Card analysis

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Primary role: Search / Tutor
Damage efficiency: 30 damage; 15 per Energy
Prize liability: 1 Prize given up; Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
Setup: Basic; Plays straight down — no evolution needed

Also does

AttackerEnergy Acceleration

Strategy & play

How Cresselia plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.

Not a main attacker — its job is search / tutoring. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
Needs Psychic Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
Psychic type, weak to Darkness ×2 — a Darkness attacker doing ≥60 effectively one-shots it.
A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.

How to beat Cresselia

Exploit its Darkness weakness — ≥60 damage one-shots it.
KO it to choke their draw / search engine.

Competitive performance

From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.

Meta inclusion: 0% of decks; 1.5 copies on average · 6 decks

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About this card

HP: 120Type:PPsychicSubtype: Basic

"Those who sleep holding Cresselia's feather are assured of joyful dreams. It is said to represent the crescent moon."

PCrescent Glow

Search your deck for a Psychic Energy card and attach it to 1 of your Pokémon. If you go second and it's your first turn, instead search for up to 3 Psychic Energy cards and attach them to 1 of your Pokémon. Then, shuffle your deck.

PPPhoton Laser — 30+

If you have at least 5 Energy in play, this attack does 90 more damage.

Weakness:D×2

Resistance:F-30

Retreat cost:C

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

expandedLegal

standardLegal

unlimitedLegal

Recent tournament results

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Tournaments from the past 30 days where Cresselia was legal.

tournament

4to Torneo Tropical Beach

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today

tournament

The Wild Area Expanded #7 - 18 Codes

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2 weeks ago

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The Wild Area Expanded #6 - 18 Codes

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3 weeks ago

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The Wild Area Expanded #5 - 18 Codes

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4 weeks ago

Pricing reference

Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.

TCGPlayer (USD)

Updated 2026/07/16

Variant	Low	Mid	High	Market	Direct Low
Holofoil	$10.02	$14.40	$97.50	$12.93	$16.99

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2025/11/18

Variant	Price
1-day average	€16.35
7-day average	€12.32
30-day average	€13.90
Low	€9.80
Trend price	€13.61
Low (excellent+)	€9.80
averageSellPrice	€12.29

Frequently asked

How can I tell if my Cresselia is real?

Cresselia is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.

What is Cresselia worth?

As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Cresselia is $12.93; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.

What set is Cresselia from?

Cresselia is from the Pokémon set "Evolving Skies" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2021.

What rarity is Cresselia?

Cresselia is a Rare Secret card in the Evolving Skies set.