Mixed
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
C
Attack55
D
Defense65
C
Sp. Atk95
B
Sp. Def85
C
Speed70
C
Total440
Details
Catch Rate
Challenging45 / 255
Growth Rate
Fast800,000 XP
Height1.0 m
3'03"Small
Weight168.0 kg
370.4 lbsHeavy
Base XP161
Average
Abilities
LevitateTop Pick
Evades ground moves.
Levitate grants Ground immunity
EV Yield
HPAtkDefSpA+2SpDSpe
Special Attack training target
Pokedex Entries

It becomes very active on the night of a full moon. This POKéMON was first discovered 40 years ago at the site of a meteor strike.

Emerald

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
DamageTypes
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 III Type Chart
  • Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
  • Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
4xCritical
None
2xWeak
WaterGrassGroundBugGhostDarkSteel
½xResist
NormalFirePoisonFlyingPsychic
¼xResist
None
0xImmune
Ground
STAB (6)
FireIceFlyingBugFightingPoison
How to Beat Lunatone in Emerald (Best Counters)

In Emerald, Claydol's Earthquake hits Lunatone for 71-84%. Magneton's Thunderbolt hits Lunatone for 51-60%. Starmie deals 82-97% with Surf.

Claydol
ClaydolResists Rock, threatens with Earthquake, outspeeds
GroundPsychic
A
Recommended Build
AbilityLevitate
ItemLeftovers
NatureAdamant
Moves
  • Rapid Spin
  • EarthquakeSTAB
  • Explosion
  • PsychicSTAB
Damage vs Lunatone
Rapid Spin
6-7%
Earthquake 2x
71-84%
Explosion
29-34%
Psychic
11-13%
View Claydol builds →

Emerald 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
Lunatone
#337LunatoneDoes not evolve

Breeding

Difficult

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

Egg Groups
Mineral
Gender
GenderlessDittoDitto only
Hatch Time
25 cycles·6,425 steps
Moderate~6 min with Flame Body

Emerald Lunatone Best Moveset

The build revolves around Baton Pass for safe pivoting. Levitate and Leftovers support Lunatone's hit-and-run approach, with max HP and Defense EVs making sure each pivot actually threatens. Utility options adds versatility.

Best Build

Solid pick
Wall
Ability
Levitate
Item
LeftoversSUSTAIN
Best Nature for Lunatone
Modest+SPA

Lunatone best EVs are HP and Defense

EVs

Wall Moveset

  • Baton Pass
  • Ice Beam
  • HypnosisUtility
  • Cosmic PowerSTAB

Recommended Teammates

Marowak
MarowakDecent
Primeape
PrimeapeDecent

Moves

Level-up moves are just the starting point for Lunatone. TMs unlock Normal and Ground coverage and more and turn a straightforward STAB kit around Future Sight and Dream Eater into something with actual range.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Harden
D——30Normal
Lv 1
Tackle
—3510035Normal
Lv 7
Confusion
—5010025Psychic
Lv 13
Rock Throw
—509015Rock
Lv 19
Hypnosis
A—6020Psychic
Lv 25
Psywave
——8015Psychic
Lv 31
Cosmic Power
A——20Psychic
Lv 37
Psychic
B9010010Psychic
Lv 43
Future Sight
—12010010Psychic
Lv 49
Explosion
B2501005Normal

TM Moves

TM
TM04
Calm Mind
A——20Psychic
TM32
Double Team
———15Normal
TM26
Earthquake
D10010010Ground
TM42
Facade
D7010020Normal
HM05
Flash
——7020Normal
TM21
Frustration
——10020Normal
TM10
Hidden Power
—6010015Normal
TM15
Hyper Beam
B150905Normal
TM13
Ice Beam
S9510010Ice
TM16
Light Screen
C——30Psychic
TM17
Protect+4
C——10Normal
TM29
Psychic
B9010010Psychic
TM18
Rain Dance
C——5Water
TM33
Reflect
D——20Psychic
TM44
Rest
C——10Psychic
TM27
Return
D—10020Normal
TM39
Rock Tomb
—609510Rock
TM20
Safeguard
D——25Normal
TM37
Sandstorm
———10Rock
TM43
Secret Power
—7010020Normal
TM30
Shadow Ball
C8010015Ghost
TM48
Skill Swap
———10Psychic
TM06
Toxic
C—8510Poison

Egg Moves

Lunatone doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Tut
Tutor
Body Slam
D8510015Normal
Tutor
Defense Curl
———40Normal
Tutor
Double-Edge
C12010015Normal
Tutor
Dream Eater
—10010015Psychic
Tutor
Endure+4
D——10Normal
Tutor
Explosion
B2501005Normal
Tutor
Mimic
———10Normal
Tutor
Psych Up
D——10Normal
Tutor
Rock Slide
D759010Rock
Tutor
Rollout
—309020Rock
Tutor
Sleep Talk
D——10Normal
Tutor
Snore
—4010015Normal
Tutor
Substitute
C——10Normal
Tutor
Swagger
——9015Normal
Tutor
Swift
—60—20Normal

How to Get Lunatone in Emerald

Lunatone can't be caught in Emerald. Bring it over from Sapphire, Diamond, or Platinum instead. The encounter info below covers the source games.

Lunatone is not available as a wild encounter in this game.

Catch in the wild in:

SapphireWalking · Meteor Falls

Then trade to Emerald.

Also found in:

DiamondPlatinum

Lunatone Guide

  • In Emerald, 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 Emerald, 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 Emerald, Levitate changes the entire equation for Lunatone. The 440 BST doesn't tell the full story. Ranked C-Tier. Baton Pass with Leftovers 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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