Cresselia 2/106 · Great Encounters

Cresselia is Pokédex #488, generation 4 (Sinnoh). Cresselia is a Basic Psychic Pokémon with 80 HP. The card lists level 48.

Cresselia sits at 2/106 in Great Encounters, position 2 of 106. Before it is 1 Blaziken, and after it is 3 Darkrai. The set belongs to the Diamond & Pearl series. It was released on February 1, 2008. The printed size is 106, and the checklist is the same length. The listed rarity is Rare Holo.

The attack Moon Twinkle lists 10 damage. The cost is Colorless. If there is any Stadium card in play, remove 2 damage counters from Cresselia. Lunar Dance is another attack lists 50 damage. The cost is Psychic, Psychic, Colorless. You may discard 2 Energy attached to Cresselia. If you do, remove all damage counters from 1 of your Benched Pokémon. Weakness is Psychic +20. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "Shiny particles are released from its wings like a veil. It is said to represent the crescent moon."

Cresselia (#488) has 20 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 16 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2007 to 2026. The earliest other card is Cresselia DP51/56 in DP Black Star Promos (2007). That card lists 90 HP, and this one lists 80 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Rare Holo. Wataru Kawahara illustrated that card, and Ryo Ueda illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 2, and here it is 1. 20 other cards of Cresselia list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Ryo Ueda. I count 462 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Great Encounters set binder is where a full Great Encounters set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Cresselia can fill a slot in Generation 4 binder (Sinnoh). I still need this card.