Pokémon · Mega Evolution

Cresselia

Mega Evolution

Phantasmal Flames · #39 · Uncommon · 2025

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Card facts

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Set position: 39 / 130
Release year: 2025
Rarity: Uncommon
HP: 120
Subtype: Basic
Retreat cost: 1 energy
Regulation mark: I
Illustrator: Raita Kazama
Pokédex #: 488
Series: Mega Evolution

Card analysis

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Primary role: Search / Tutor
Damage efficiency: 90 damage; 30 per Energy
Prize liability: 1 Prize given up; Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
Setup: Basic; Plays straight down — no evolution needed

Also does

Attacker

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.
Currently Standard-legal — usable in the main rotating format.

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; 1.6 copies on average · 5 decks

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About this card

HP: 120Type:PPsychicSubtype: Basic

"Shiny particles are released from its wings like a veil. It is said to represent the crescent moon."

PSwelling Light

Search your deck for up to 2 Basic Psychic Energy cards and attach them to this Pokémon. Then, shuffle your deck.

PPCAurora Beam — 90

Weakness:D×2

Resistance:F-30

Retreat cost:C

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

expandedLegal

standardLegal

unlimitedLegal

Upcoming events

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Tournaments and releases relevant to Cresselia or Phantasmal Flames.

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⚡ Surge's TCG Vault Winner Takes All Live BO3 #19

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Aug 14, 2026

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Amyverse Webcam Wonders #23 💙 $10 Cash Prize!

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Aug 15, 2026

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Darksiders - Baltimore Prep - 120 Codes!

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Recent tournament results

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Tournaments from the past 30 days where Cresselia was legal.

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Nightshades Premier Circuit Challenge #22 25 Codes

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Turtwig Den Revival Series World Championship

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KSM's Great Ball Event #4

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Friendly Online Tournament

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Oceania Open! | Season 3 - Week 7

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Torneo Relámpago ⚡ #68 PTCG Live

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Tournament play

Decklist data from the past 30 days of competitive Pokémon TCG tournaments (sourced from Limitless TCG).

Recent decks

ran Cresselia

Tournaments scanned

310

past 30 days

Competitive note

Occasional competitive appearance.

1 top-cut deck · best finish 5th

Top decks running Cresselia

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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.

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Updated 2026/07/09

Variant	Low	Mid	High	Market	Direct Low
Normal	$0.01	$0.15	$19.98	$0.04	$0.01
Reverse Holofoil	$0.01	$0.20	$19.98	$0.14	$0.01

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 $0.04; 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 "Phantasmal Flames" in the Mega Evolution series, released in 2025.

What rarity is Cresselia?

Cresselia is a Uncommon card in the Phantasmal Flames set.