Pokémon · Diamond & Pearl
Cresselia
Majestic Dawn · #2 · Rare Holo · 2008
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$12.95
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 2 / 100
- Release year
- 2008
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- HP
- 70
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Mitsuhiro Arita
- Pokédex #
- 488
- Series
- Diamond & Pearl
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Card Selection
- Damage efficiency
- 40 damage
- 13.33 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Also does
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 card selection. 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 Psychic ×2 — a Psychic attacker doing ≥35 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 Psychic weakness — ≥35 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
- 1.67 copies on average · 6 decks
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Mitsuhiro Arita
This card was illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita.
Building around Cresselia?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Shiny particles are released from its wings like a veil. It is said to represent the crescent moon."
CFuture Sight
Look at the top 5 cards of either player's deck and put them back on top of that player's deck in any order.
PPCHealing Light — 40
Remove 1 damage counter from each of your Pokémon.
Weakness:P+20
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
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 2026/07/03| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $10.92 | $27.45 | $299.00 | $12.95 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $12.57 | $22.40 | $159.90 | $14.99 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €5.99 |
| 7-day average | €5.85 |
| 30-day average | €5.06 |
| Low | €0.75 |
| Trend price | €5.81 |
| Low (excellent+) | €2.50 |
| Reverse holo low | €1.00 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €1.14 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €4.68 |
| reverseHoloSell | €4.87 |
| averageSellPrice | €5.43 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €3.32 |
| Reverse holo trend | €4.08 |
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 $12.95; 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 "Majestic Dawn" in the Diamond & Pearl series, released in 2008.
What rarity is Cresselia?
Cresselia is a Rare Holo card in the Majestic Dawn set.
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