Pokémon · Diamond & Pearl
Cresselia
Great Encounters · #2 · Rare Holo · 2008
Listings
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Market reference
$16.67
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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 / 106
- Release year
- 2008
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- HP
- 80
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Ryo Ueda
- Pokédex #
- 488
- Series
- Diamond & Pearl
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 50 damage
- 16.67 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Strategy & play
How Cresselia plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
- Its main attack (Lunar Dance) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Psychic Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Psychic type, weak to Psychic ×2 — a Psychic attacker doing ≥40 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 — ≥40 damage one-shots it.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 1.6 copies on average · 5 decks
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Ryo Ueda
This card was illustrated by Ryo Ueda.
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."
CMoon Twinkle — 10
If there is any Stadium card in play, remove 2 damage counters from Cresselia.
PPCLunar Dance — 50
You may discard 2 Energy attached to Cresselia. If you do, remove all damage counters from 1 of your Benched Pokémon.
Weakness:P+20
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Tournament play
Decklist data from the past 30 days of competitive Pokémon TCG tournaments (sourced from Limitless TCG).
Recent decks
2
ran Cresselia
Tournaments scanned
307
past 30 days
Competitive note
Occasional competitive appearance.
2 top-cut decks · best finish 3rd
Top decks running Cresselia
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 | $10.00 | $28.00 | $175.90 | $16.67 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $10.27 | $11.27 | $111.00 | $14.12 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €2.00 |
| 7-day average | €3.67 |
| 30-day average | €2.86 |
| Low | €0.40 |
| Trend price | €2.85 |
| Low (excellent+) | €1.80 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.50 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €1.99 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €3.27 |
| reverseHoloSell | €3.39 |
| averageSellPrice | €2.72 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €3.33 |
| Reverse holo trend | €2.94 |
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 $16.67; 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 "Great Encounters" in the Diamond & Pearl series, released in 2008.
What rarity is Cresselia?
Cresselia is a Rare Holo card in the Great Encounters set.
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