No. 488 · Sinnoh · Psychic
Cresseliacards
Cresselia is a Psychic-type Pokémon introduced in Sinnoh, number 488 in the National Pokédex. Its cards run from 2007 to 2026. Its cards are ordered by the art, the best first, rather than by set.
- Cards
- 21
- Sets
- 16
- Printed
- 2007–2026
- Illustrators
- 20
- Sightings
- 3
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The strongest Cresselia art
01/06Cresselia
Illustration rare
02/06Darkrai & Cresselia LEGEND
None
03/06Darkrai & Cresselia LEGEND
LEGEND
04/06Cresselia-EX
Ultra Rare
05/06Cresselia
Common
06/06Cresselia-EX
Rare
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Which is the better picture?
Two Cresselia cards, side by side.
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Cresselia by scene
Where its cards are set. Each opens a search of just those Cresselia cards, the artwork that shows it most first.
How Cresselia gets drawn
Cresselia is usually drawn wondrous, mysterious and ethereal, sometimes dreamy, at night, under moonlight.
Across 21 Cresselia artworks, each picture counted once, next to how every other Pokémon is drawn.
2007–2026
Cresselia through the years
Its strongest card of each year it was printed.
2007 DP Black Star Promos
2008 Majestic Dawn- 2010 Triumphant
- 2012 Boundaries Crossed
2015 BREAKthrough
2018 Ultra Prism
2019 SWSH Black Star Promos
2021 Chilling Reign
2022 Lost Origin- 2024 Shrouded Fable
- 2025 Phantasmal Flames
- 2026 30th Classic Collection
Cresselia sightingsspotted in 3 other cards
Cards where Cresselia turns up in someone else's picture: behind them, beside them, or hiding.
Every Cresselia card
21 cards, strongest artwork first.
Cresselia in numbers
- Cards
- 21
- Sets
- 16since DP Black Star Promos
- Illustrators
- 20most by Shinji Higuchi + Noriko Takaya
- Printed
- 2007–2026
- Printed as
- Basic, LV.X
- Sightings
- 3in other cards' art
- HP on card
- 70–170
They span 16 sets, from DP Black Star Promos to 30th Classic Collection. 20 illustrators have drawn it, most often Shinji Higuchi + Noriko Takaya, 5ban Graphics and Hideaki Hakozaki. It has been printed as Basic and LV.X.
Who draws Cresselia
20 illustrators, by how many they have drawn.
Where it has been printed
16 sets, by how many Cresselia cards each holds.
- 30th Classic Collection2
- Boundaries Crossed2
Great Encounters2- Shrouded Fable2
- Triumphant2
- 30th Celebration1
BREAKthrough1
Chilling Reign1
DP Black Star Promos1
Evolving Skies1
Lost Origin1
Majestic Dawn1
Rarity
Questions
- How many Cresselia cards are there?
- There are 21 Cresselia cards, printed between 2007 and 2026 across 16 sets, alternate arts and reprints included.
- Which Cresselia card has the best artwork?
- That's how this page is ordered: the strongest Cresselia art first, however common or rare the card.
- Who illustrates Cresselia cards?
- 20 illustrators have drawn Cresselia. Shinji Higuchi + Noriko Takaya has done the most at 2, followed by 5ban Graphics and Hideaki Hakozaki.
- What was the first Cresselia card?
- Its earliest printing in the catalog comes from DP Black Star Promos, released in 2007. 4 of its 21 cards are Rare.
