Cresselia Trio Raid Guide

The top counter for this raid by a mile, Mega Tyranitar may not quite manage to top the DPS charts for this raid, but it makes up for that with tremendous TDO! Mega Tyranitar not only sits near the top of the damage charts, but it lasts for a very long time, outright forcing Cresselia to battle it for a prolonged period of time. 

While substantially less bulky than Mega Tyranitar, especially when faced with Cresselia's strong Psychic Type moves, Mega Gengar carves its own niche as the DPS king for this raid. Nothing can quite compare to this toxic ghost's onslaught, as it cuts huge amounts of HP off of Cresselia in short order. It works especially well against Moonblast thanks to its Fairy resistance, but becomes a bit iffier when Cresselia is packing Confusion in particular. 

Mega Banette basically has Gengar's TDO and Mega Tyranitar's DPS, so it's pretty much the worst of both worlds. That said, both of these Mega Evolutions are still genuinely great, so Mega Banette still manages to sit in a good position!

Mega Rayquaza just can't keep its nose out of raids. Even when fighting with neutral damage, it just has to show up and out-perform the majority of the competition without breaking a sweat.

Mega Rayquaza actually has a great mix of DPS and TDO, and is a universally useful raid option here. The one major problem is the fact that it lacks a relevant Mega boost, so it does little for the team. It's behind the options above, but it's still great if you've already Mega Evolved your Rayquaza and don't want to expend additional resources.

A great middle-ground option, Mega Houndoom resists Aurora Beam and only takes neutral damage from Moonblast while also sporting the customary double-resistance to Psychic Type attacks. It's a solid TDO Mega Evolution that has a good matchup regardless of Cresselia's moveset.

A bit of an underwhelming option in comparison to the other Dark Type options on offer, but still decent in its own right.

Another solid TDO option, Mega Gyarados can put in good numbers while on the field, but its DPS is a bit on the low side. All-in-al, it's generally a worse Mega Tyranitar.

Mega Pinsir is the best bug for this raid, for what that may be work. It's not the worst of the Mega Evolutions, but Bug remains a very under-powered type that can't compete with the Ghost and Dark titans that run rampant.

Mega Beedrill is not going to last for long, though it can work for a bit of damage.

In much the same way that Mega Tyranitar is the top Mega counter, Shadow Tyranitar is the top non-Shadow option. The best general option for this raid, it tears Cresselia down very quickly and stays on the field for a long time.

This lantern packs a major punch, and is easily among the best of the non-Mega Ghosts for this raid, arguably the outright best. If you're lucky enough to have a good Shadow Chandelure, then definitely bring it along for the ride.

While not as bulky as some other counters on this list, Shadow Weavile's Dark typing does its longevity some major favors against Psychic Type movesets, as does its Ice typing against Aurora Beam. 

A powerful generalist counter that can put major pain on Cresselia with Shadow Ball, Shadow Mewtwo is a solid average attacker for this raid that puts in great work despite only having resisted Fast Moves.

While not on a par with its Shadow forme, Tyranitar is still a classic threat that puts in great work.

One of the top ghosts, Chandelure works especially well against Aurora Beam and Moonblast.

It's easy to overlook Gholdengo, but it's got a great standing thanks to its solid stat-line and great typing that makes it very much worthwhile.

Good, but pretty under-powered for a Shadow.

One of the better Dark Types overall, Darkrai has a solid performance that unfortunately still falls behind Tyranitar. Here's hoping for Dark Void soon!

One of the true classic Ghosts, Giratina has great performance despite being weak to Moonblast and Aurora Beam.

A good, vanilla Ghost type. However, it's not good enough to really stand out in any regard.

Hoopa - Confined is a ghost that resists Psychic Type moves... and that's about all that's really worth mentioning about it.

Easily among the best bugs, but bugs still fall short of the competition in most cases.

Well, it double resists Psychic this time, but its lack of a Dark Type moveset results in disappointing performance relative to its tremendous attack stat.

Pinsir exists.

Shadow Gengar has one of the absolute highest DPS totals for this raid, allowing it to very quickly cut huge gashes into Cresselia. However, it also has low bulk, a weakness to Psychic Type moves, and a Shadow boost, all coming together to make Shadow Gengar very frail. Honestly, it might not even be worth utilizing against Confusion.

Pheromosa packs a punch, but it's unlikely to see its first Charged Move if facing down Confusion.