What is Lunatone weak to?

In Black 2 & White 2, watch for Starmie (Water), Breloom (Grass), and Golem (Ground) when using Lunatone. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Bug, Ghost, Dark, and Steel-type attackers are also a problem. With 7 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter.

Should I use Lunatone?

For Black 2 & White 2, it depends on your team. Lunatone at 440 BST isn't a powerhouse, but the Rock/Psychic coverage might be exactly what you're missing.

In Black 2 & White 2, Levitate changes the entire equation for Lunatone. The 440 BST doesn't tell the full story. Ranked C-Tier. Ice Beam with Choice Scarf is the standard set.

What is the best ability for Lunatone?

Levitate is what you want on Lunatone. Every competitive set worth running is built with that ability in mind.

What are Lunatone's strengths?

Lunatone's best stat is Sp. Atk at base 95. Rock/Psychic typing resists 5 types, so it can switch in safely on a lot of moves.

Lunatone - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Special

Balanced

CTier

70Speed · Below Avg

Stats & Training

Sp. Atk and Sp. Def carry most of Lunatone's stat budget. Attack's the obvious dump stat. Tough to catch and yields 2 Sp. Atk EVs. Follows a fast 800K XP curve.

Base Stats

Above

HP70

Attack55

Defense65

Sp. Atk95

Sp. Def85

Speed70

Total440

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging45 / 255

Growth Rate

Fast800,000 XP

Height1.0 m

Weight168.0 kg

Base XP161

Abilities

LevitateTop Pick

Evades ground moves.

Levitate grants Ground immunity

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpA+2SpDSpe

Special Attack training target

Pokedex Entries

The phase of the moon apparently has some effect on its power. It’s active on the night of a full moon.

Lunatone Weakness

Water, Grass, Ground, Bug, Ghost, Dark, and Steel moves hit Lunatone for super-effective damage. 5 resistances help offset the weaknesses. Levitate grants an additional Ground immunity, reshaping the matchup chart.

Lunatone Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Water, Grass, Ground, Bug, Ghost, Dark, Steel
0.5x (Resist)	Normal, Fire, Poison, Flying, Psychic

Type ChartFragile

7Weak

5Resist

1Immune

Score-9

Gen V Type Chart

Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Water Grass Ground Bug Ghost Dark Steel

½xResist

Normal Fire Poison Flying Psychic

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Ground

STAB (6)

Fire Ice Flying Bug Fighting Poison

How to Beat Lunatone in Black 2 & White 2 (Best Counters)

Excadrill GroundSteel	A
Available Moves Moves EarthquakeLv. 36 DigTM28 X-ScissorTM81 Shadow ClawTM65 Damage vs Lunatone Earthquake 2x 144-170%KO Dig 2x 116-137%KO X-Scissor 2x 77-91% Shadow Claw 2x 68-80% View Excadrill builds →
Cobalion SteelFighting	C
Obtain MethodRoute 13 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Iron HeadLv. 37 X-ScissorTM81 Metal ClawLv. 13 Damage vs Lunatone Iron Head 2x 82-97% X-Scissor 2x 54-65% Metal Claw 2x 52-62% View Cobalion builds →
Krokorok GroundDark	D
Available Moves Moves EarthquakeLv. 48 Foul PlayLv. 40 CrunchLv. 28 DigTM28 Damage vs Lunatone Earthquake 2x 94-112%KO Foul Play 2x 91-108%KO Crunch 2x 77-91% Dig 2x 77-91% View Krokorok builds →
Scraggy DarkFighting	D
Available Moves Moves CrunchLv. 38 DigTM28 Feint AttackLv. 9 SnarlTM95 Damage vs Lunatone Crunch 2x 72-85% Dig 2x 48-57% Feint Attack 2x 54-64% Snarl 2x 24-29% View Scraggy builds →
Pawniard DarkSteel	D
Available Moves Moves DigTM28 X-ScissorTM81 Night SlashLv. 49 Shadow ClawTM65 Damage vs Lunatone Dig 2x 52-62% X-Scissor 2x 52-62% Night Slash 2x 70-83% Shadow Claw 2x 47-55% View Pawniard builds →

Black 2 & White 2 Evolution

Lunatone is what you get. No evolutions, but it breeds through one egg group with no compatible partners. Hatching is average hatch time. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

No Evolution

#337LunatoneDoes not evolve

Breeding

Difficult

Lunatone is genderless and can only breed with Ditto. Part of the Mineral egg group.

Egg Groups

Mineral

Gender

Genderless

Ditto only

Hatch Time

25 cycles·6,425 steps

Moderate~6 min with Flame Body

Black 2 & White 2 Lunatone Best Moveset

Prediction matters here. Choice Scarf means Lunatone can't change moves after clicking, but the payoff is speed patching through item lock. Max Sp. Atk and Speed EVs with Levitate back that up. The remaining moves prevents free switches.

Best Build

Experimental

Special Revenge Killer

Ability

Levitate

Item

Choice ScarfSPEED

Best Nature for Lunatone

Timid+SPE

Lunatone best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed

EVs

SpA

SpD

Spe

Special Revenge Killer Moveset

Ice Beam
Stealth RockSTAB
Earth Power
PsychicSTAB

Recommended Teammates

TyranitarExcellent

LatiosExcellent

TentacruelExcellent

Moves

Level-up moves are just the starting point for Lunatone. TMs unlock coverage across 9 types and turn a straightforward STAB kit around Future Sight and Stone Edge into something with actual range.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Confusion

C5010025Psychic

Lv 1

Harden

———30Normal

Lv 1

Tackle

D5010035Normal

Lv 5

Rock Throw

—509015Rock

Lv 9

Hypnosis

——6020Psychic

Lv 13

Rock Polish

D——20Rock

Lv 17

Psywave

——8015Psychic

Lv 21

Embargo

D—10015Dark

Lv 25

Rock Slide

D759010Rock

Lv 29

Cosmic Power

D——20Psychic

Lv 33

Psychic

S9010010Psychic

Lv 37

Heal Block

——10015Psychic

Lv 41

Stone Edge

C100805Rock

Lv 45

Future Sight

B10010010Psychic

Lv 49

Explosion

B2501005Normal

Lv 53

Magic Room

———10Psychic

TM Moves

TM62

Acrobatics

D5510015Flying

TM14

Blizzard

C120705Ice

TM78

Bulldoze

D6010020Ground

TM04

Calm Mind

C——20Psychic

TM57

Charge Beam

D509010Electric

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM85

Dream Eater

—10010015Psychic

TM26

Earthquake

D10010010Ground

TM63

Embargo

D—10015Dark

TM64

Explosion

B2501005Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM70

Flash

D—10020Normal

TM21

Frustration

——10020Normal

TM68

Giga Impact

C150905Normal

TM86

Grass Knot

D—10020Grass

TM74

Gyro Ball

D—1005Steel

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM15

Hyper Beam

B150905Normal

TM13

Ice Beam

S9510010Ice

TM16

Light Screen

C——30Psychic

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM77

Psych Up

———10Normal

TM29

Psychic

S9010010Psychic

TM03

Psyshock

C8010010Psychic

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM33

Reflect

C——20Psychic

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM69

Rock Polish

D——20Rock

TM80

Rock Slide

D759010Rock

TM39

Rock Tomb

—609510Rock

TM48

Round

—6010015Normal

TM20

Safeguard

D——25Normal

TM37

Sandstorm

D——10Rock

TM30

Shadow Ball

C8010015Ghost

TM23

Smack Down

—5010015Rock

TM71

Stone Edge

C100805Rock

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM19

Telekinesis

———15Psychic

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

TM92

Trick Room-7

C——5Psychic

Egg Moves

Lunatone doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Earth Power

S9010010Ground

Tutor

Gravity

———5Psychic

Tutor

Helping Hand+5

———20Normal

Tutor

Icy Wind

D559515Ice

Tutor

Iron Head

D8010015Steel

Tutor

Magic Coat+4

D——15Psychic

Tutor

Magic Room

———10Psychic

Tutor

Pain Split

C——20Normal

Tutor

Recycle

D——10Normal

Tutor

Signal Beam

C7510015Bug

Tutor

Skill Swap

———10Psychic

Tutor

Sleep Talk

D——10Normal

Tutor

Snore

—4010015Normal

Tutor

Stealth Rock

S——20Rock

Tutor

Zen Headbutt

D809015Psychic

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 4

Ancient Power

C601005Rock

Gen 3

Body Slam

D8510015Normal

Gen 3

Defense Curl

———40Normal

Gen 3

Double-Edge

C12010015Normal

Gen 4

Endure+4

D——10Normal

Gen 3

Mimic

———10Normal

Gen 4

Natural Gift

——10015Normal

Gen 4

Rollout

—309020Rock

Gen 4

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

Gen 4

Swift

—60—20Normal

Black 2 & White 2 Lunatone Locations

A solid number of locations for Lunatone with decent spawn rates across late-game routes. The sort toggle below swaps between best odds and earliest access, so you can approach it based on where you are in the game.

Best Locations to Catch Lunatone in Black 2 & White 2

Lunatone appears in 20 walking locations at Lv. 36-51 across Black 2 and White 2. Not all encounters show up in every version, so check which ones match your game.

Route 13

Black 2Grass Lv.36 Route

UncommonLate

Any

Route 13

White 2Grass Lv.36 Route

UncommonLate

Any

Route 13

Black 2Grass Lv.40 Route

UncommonLate

AnyDouble grass

Route 13

White 2Grass Lv.40 Route

UncommonLate

AnyDouble grass

Route 22

Black 2Grass Lv.41 Route

UncommonLate

Any

Route 22

White 2Grass Lv.41 Route

UncommonLate

Any

Giant Chasm - Outside

Black 2Grass Lv.45 Ice

UncommonLate

Any

Giant Chasm - Outside

White 2Grass Lv.45 Ice

UncommonLate

Any

Giant Chasm - Cave

Black 2Grass Lv.46 Ice

UncommonPost

Any

Giant Chasm - Cave

White 2Grass Lv.46 Ice

UncommonPost

Any

Giant Chasm - Inner Cave

Black 2Grass Lv.46 Ice

UncommonPost

Any

Giant Chasm - Inner Cave

White 2Grass Lv.46 Ice

UncommonPost

Any

Giant Chasm - Plains

Black 2Grass Lv.46 Ice

UncommonPost

Any

Giant Chasm - Plains

White 2Grass Lv.46 Ice

UncommonPost

Any

Route 22

Black 2Grass Lv.46 Route

UncommonPost

AnyDouble grass

Route 22

White 2Grass Lv.46 Route

UncommonPost

AnyDouble grass

Giant Chasm - Outside

Black 2Grass Lv.50 Ice

UncommonPost

AnyDouble grass

Giant Chasm - Outside

White 2Grass Lv.50 Ice

UncommonPost

AnyDouble grass

Giant Chasm - Plains

Black 2Grass Lv.51 Ice

UncommonPost

AnyDouble grass

Giant Chasm - Plains

White 2Grass Lv.51 Ice

UncommonPost

AnyDouble grass

Lunatone Guide

In Black 2 & White 2, watch for Starmie (Water), Breloom (Grass), and Golem (Ground) when using Lunatone. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Bug, Ghost, Dark, and Steel-type attackers are also a problem. With 7 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter.
For Black 2 & White 2, it depends on your team. Lunatone at 440 BST isn't a powerhouse, but the Rock/Psychic coverage might be exactly what you're missing.
In Black 2 & White 2, Levitate changes the entire equation for Lunatone. The 440 BST doesn't tell the full story. Ranked C-Tier. Ice Beam with Choice Scarf is the standard set.
Levitate is what you want on Lunatone. Every competitive set worth running is built with that ability in mind.
Lunatone's best stat is Sp. Atk at base 95. Rock/Psychic typing resists 5 types, so it can switch in safely on a lot of moves.

Game Availability

Available in 14 titles since its debut in Ruby & Sapphire, Lunatone spans 8 generations of Pokemon games. It's accessible through wild encounters in a solid number of games.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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Snivy Grass	D
Obtain MethodAspertia City Gift TM Move Moves Energy BallTM53 Damage vs Lunatone Energy Ball 2x 74-91% View Snivy builds →
Purrloin Dark	D
Upcoming Move Moves PursuitLv. 15 Learns Pursuit at Level 15 View Purrloin builds →
Oshawott Water	D
Obtain MethodAspertia City Gift Upcoming Move Moves Water GunLv. 7 Learns Water Gun at Level 7 View Oshawott builds →

Purrloin Dark	D
TM Move Moves ThiefTM46 Damage vs Lunatone Thief 2x 47-57% View Purrloin builds →
Psyduck Water	D
Available Move Moves Water GunLv. 8 Damage vs Lunatone Water Gun 2x 32-38% View Psyduck builds →
Sewaddle BugGrass	D
Available Moves Moves Energy BallTM53 Bug BiteLv. 8 Damage vs Lunatone Energy Ball 2x 47-57% Bug Bite 2x 47-57% View Sewaddle builds →
Snivy Grass	D
Obtain MethodAspertia City Gift Available Moves Moves Energy BallTM53 Vine WhipLv. 7 Damage vs Lunatone Energy Ball 2x 53-64% Vine Whip 2x 32-38% View Snivy builds →
Oshawott Water	D
Obtain MethodAspertia City Gift Available Move Moves Water GunLv. 7 Damage vs Lunatone Water Gun 2x 32-38% View Oshawott builds →

Whimsicott Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Energy BallTM53 ThiefTM46 Mega DrainLv. 1 Damage vs Lunatone Energy Ball 2x 70-84% Thief 2x 36-43% Mega Drain 2x 33-39% View Whimsicott builds →
Lilligant Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Energy BallTM53 Mega DrainLv. 1 Damage vs Lunatone Energy Ball 2x 87-103%KO Mega Drain 2x 41-49% View Lilligant builds →
Magnemite ElectricSteel	D
Available Move Moves Magnet BombLv. 18 Damage vs Lunatone Magnet Bomb 2x 36-44% View Magnemite builds →
Purrloin Dark	D
Available Moves Moves ThiefTM46 PursuitLv. 15 Damage vs Lunatone Thief 2x 41-49% Pursuit 2x 28-34% View Purrloin builds →
Psyduck Water	D
Available Moves Moves Water PulseLv. 18 Water GunLv. 8 Damage vs Lunatone Water Pulse 2x 41-49% Water Gun 2x 28-34% View Psyduck builds →

Krokorok GroundDark	D
Available Moves Moves CrunchLv. 28 DigTM28 BiteLv. 4 AssuranceLv. 16 Damage vs Lunatone Crunch 2x 78-92% Dig 2x 78-92% Bite 2x 58-69% Assurance 2x 58-69% View Krokorok builds →
Scraggy DarkFighting	D
Available Moves Moves DigTM28 Feint AttackLv. 9 PaybackLv. 23 Damage vs Lunatone Dig 2x 48-57% Feint Attack 2x 56-66% Payback 2x 47-56% View Scraggy builds →
Magnemite ElectricSteel	D
Available Moves Moves Mirror ShotLv. 25 Magnet BombLv. 18 Damage vs Lunatone Mirror Shot 2x 58-69% Magnet Bomb 2x 36-43% View Magnemite builds →
Baltoy GroundPsychic	D
Available Moves Moves DigTM28 Mud-SlapLv. 7 Damage vs Lunatone Dig 2x 49-59% Mud-Slap 2x 13-16% View Baltoy builds →
Purrloin Dark	D
Available Moves Moves AssuranceLv. 28 ThiefTM46 PursuitLv. 15 Damage vs Lunatone Assurance 2x 42-49% Thief 2x 42-49% Pursuit 2x 31-36% View Purrloin builds →

Sandslash Ground	C
Available Moves Moves DigTM28 ThiefTM46 BulldozeTM78 Fury CutterLv. 14 Damage vs Lunatone Dig 2x 87-103%KO Thief 2x 44-53% Bulldoze 2x 67-79% Fury Cutter 2x 29-35% View Sandslash builds →
Krokorok GroundDark	D
Available Moves Moves CrunchLv. 28 DigTM28 BiteLv. 4 AssuranceLv. 16 Damage vs Lunatone Crunch 2x 75-88% Dig 2x 75-88% Bite 2x 57-68% Assurance 2x 57-68% View Krokorok builds →
Scraggy DarkFighting	D
Available Moves Moves DigTM28 Feint AttackLv. 9 SnarlTM95 PaybackLv. 23 Damage vs Lunatone Dig 2x 46-55% Feint Attack 2x 55-65% Snarl 2x 25-29% Payback 2x 44-53% View Scraggy builds →
Magnemite ElectricSteel	D
Available Moves Moves Mirror ShotLv. 25 Magnet BombLv. 18 Damage vs Lunatone Mirror Shot 2x 57-68% Magnet Bomb 2x 32-38% View Magnemite builds →
Baltoy GroundPsychic	D
Available Moves Moves DigTM28 BulldozeTM78 Mud-SlapLv. 7 Damage vs Lunatone Dig 2x 47-56% Bulldoze 2x 34-41% Mud-Slap 2x 12-15% View Baltoy builds →