[Updated] What's the Best Team for Cresselia?
The Optimal Composition, Tested In-Game
Pokémon Sleep | A Free-to-Play Player's Deep Dive
Cresselia's Ingredients
Mr. Mime alone can cover the Snoozy Tomato role, so prioritize Warming Ginger and Soothing Cacao instead.
Recommended Teammates for Cresselia
The strongest Healer in the game. That said, Cresselia's own move also restores energy, so your team can end up overflowing with energy. If that happens, swap in Dedenne or another Pokémon instead.
The best Berry-type among Psychic-types. Its Fancy Egg contribution is especially valuable.
Its Skill Copy move is excellent — since Cresselia's own move can restore energy, you can maintain energy without relying on Gardevoir. Mr. Mime is also the only Psychic-type Ingredient-specialist, so it's worth building around its Snoozy Tomato output.
A strong secondary Berry-type. Its Moomoo Milk and Honey contributions are great for Dessert Week.
Generates energy with its M-rank Energy Chip Skill. Even stronger if it has the Ingredient Finder S sub-skill.
Best Dish & Team for Salad Week
Apple Yogurt Salad (working translation — official English recipe name unconfirmed)
A completely waste-free ingredient composition.
| Ingredient | Provided By |
|---|---|
| Fancy Apple | Gardevoir, Xatu |
| Fancy Egg | Xatu |
| Moomoo Milk | Musharna, Espeon |
| Snoozy Tomato | Mr. Mime |
Best Dish & Team for Dessert Week
Nervous Scary-Face Pancakes (working translation — official English recipe name unconfirmed)
Stockpile Pumpkin ahead of time and build around Mr. Mime's Snoozy Tomato output. Fill the remaining slot with Dedenne for an extra power boost.
| Ingredient | Provided By |
|---|---|
| Pumpkin | None (use stockpiled supply) |
| Honey | Musharna |
| Fancy Egg | Xatu |
| Snoozy Tomato | Mr. Mime |
Best Dish & Team for Curry Week
Deep Sleep Butter Curry (working translation — official English recipe name unconfirmed)
Curry is Cresselia's weak point. During Curry Week, switch to an energy-focused team with Xatu, Musharna, and Espeon instead. Hopefully a new recipe fixes this gap eventually.
| Ingredient | Provided By |
|---|---|
| Soft Potato | Mr. Mime |
| Snoozy Tomato | Mr. Mime |
| Soothing Cacao | Xatu, Espeon, Cresselia |
| Moomoo Milk | Espeon, Musharna |
📝 Summary
- Running more distinct Psychic-type Pokémon on Cresselia's team strengthens the Berry Burst effect
- Prioritize Warming Ginger and Soothing Cacao for ingredients; let Mr. Mime handle Snoozy Tomato
- Gardevoir tends to push energy into overflow — consider swapping in Dedenne or another Pokémon when that happens
- For Salad Week, Apple Yogurt Salad is the cleanest, most efficient option
- For Dessert Week, Nervous Scary-Face Pancakes let you use up stockpiled Pumpkin
- Curry Week is Cresselia's weak point — switch to an energy-focused team with Xatu, Musharna, and Espeon
More entries in this series — ingredient deep-dives and other Pokémon — are planned for the future.
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