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{{samename|Pokémon whose name is sometimes abbreviated as "Cress" in competitive play|Cresselia (Pokémon)}}

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During the two years between {{game|Black and White|s}} and {{game|Black and White|s|Pokémon Black 2 and White 2|2}}, Cress, along with his brothers, retired from being Gym Leaders to train.

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====In the [[core series]]====

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===Main series===

[[File:Cress anime.png|thumb|250px|left|Cress in the {{pkmn|anime}}]]

He was the second to battle Ash and proceeded to defeat {{AP|Pikachu}}, despite his Panpour's type disadvantage. At the beginning of ''[[BW006|Dreams by the Yard Full!]]'', he and his brothers presented the {{Badge|Trio}} to Ash. Later, he and Chili said goodbye to Cilan, who had decided to travel with Ash and {{an|Iris}}.

Like his brothers, Cress tends to keep his arms in a certain position. In his case, he keeps them crossed in front of his chest.

Cress debuted in ''[[PS469|Welcome to Striaton City!!]]'', where the Striaton Gym was visited by a young Trainer named {{adv|Black}}. Although only Black challenged the Gym, his friends {{adv|Cheren}} and {{adv|Bianca}} were allowed to participate as well. After completing the Gym puzzle, Black, Cheren, and Bianca faced the triplets in a three-on-three "Trio Battle". With their knowledge of type matchups, Cress and his brothers initially held the advantage, even after Chili's {{TP|Chili|Pansear}} was knocked out. Despite this, the battle ended in the Striaton Gym Leaders' loss when Black's [[Bo|Tep]] used {{TP|Cilan|Pansage}}'s fallen leaves to revive its fallen teammates. With only two active Pokémon on the Striaton Gym Leaders' side when the time limit ended, Black and his friends were declared the winners by default and were each awarded a {{Badge|Trio}} as proof of their victory.

In ''[[PS515|The Shadow Triad]]'', Cress, Cilan, and Chili confronted the [[Shadow Triad]] at the [[P2 Laboratory]]. The brothers were given the task of pursuing [[Team Plasma]] if the other Gym Leaders failed to protect the [[Dark Stone]] from them. The Shadow Triad proved to be very strong, and even after they [[evolution|evolved]] their Pokémon, Cress and his brothers were unable to defeat their opponents. The brothers were rescued by [[Kelden|Keldeo]], who had been watching the battle and determined the Gym Leaders to be the better humans. The Shadow Triad took that opportunity to try and capture Keldeo, forcing its mentors, {{DL|Swords of Justice (Adventures)|Cobalion}}, {{DL|Swords of Justice (Adventures)|Virizion}}, and {{DL|Swords of Justice (Adventures)|Terrakion}}, to step in and rescue it, using their swords to send both the Gym Leaders and Shadow Triad flying.

In ''[[PS546|Giant Chasm]]'', Cress and his brothers were seen in [[Opelucid City]] helping people trapped in buildings frozen by the [[Plasma Frigate]].

==Trivia==

==Names==

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* [[a:Category:Cress|Images on the Bulbagarden Archives]]

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