Special
Balanced
DTier
70Speed · Below Avg

Stats & Training

Sp. Atk and HP 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
HP90
B
Attack55
D
Defense65
C
Sp. Atk95
B
Sp. Def85
C
Speed70
C
Total460
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
Levitate
Evades ground moves.
Levitate grants Ground immunity
EV Yield
HPAtkDefSpA+2SpDSpe
Special Attack training target
Pokedex Entries
No Sun Moon entries available

It becomes active on nights with a full moon, so it is said to have some link to the lunar phases.

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
4xCritical
None
2xWeak
WaterGrassGroundBugGhostDarkSteel
½xResist
NormalFirePoisonFlyingPsychic
¼xResist
None
0xImmune
Ground
STAB (6)
FireIceFlyingBugFightingPoison
How to Beat Lunatone in Sun & Moon (Best Counters)
Excadrill
Excadrill
GroundSteel
A
Ground is super effective against LunatoneView Excadrill →

Sun & Moon 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

Sun & Moon Lunatone Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 7.

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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
—5010025Psychic
Lv 1
Harden
D——30Normal
Lv 1
Moonblast
C9510015Fairy
Lv 1
Power Gem
C8010020Rock
Lv 1
Psyshock
C8010010Psychic
Lv 1
Rock Throw
—509015Rock
Lv 1
Tackle
—4010035Normal
Lv 5
Hypnosis
C—6020Psychic
Lv 9
Rock Polish
C——20Rock
Lv 13
Psywave
——10015Psychic
Lv 17
Embargo
——10015Dark
Lv 21
Rock Slide
D759010Rock
Lv 25
Cosmic Power
D——20Psychic
Lv 29
Psychic
B9010010Psychic
Lv 33
Heal Block
——10015Psychic
Lv 37
Stone Edge
C100805Rock
Lv 41
Future Sight
B12010010Psychic
Lv 45
Explosion
B2501005Normal
Lv 49
Magic Room
———10Psychic

TM Moves

TM
TM62
Acrobatics
D5510015Flying
TM14
Blizzard
C110705Ice
TM78
Bulldoze
D6010020Ground
TM04
Calm Mind
C——20Psychic
TM57
Charge Beam
D509010Electric
TM100
Confide
D——20Normal
TM32
Double Team
———15Normal
TM85
Dream Eater
B10010015Psychic
TM26
Earthquake
D10010010Ground
TM63
Embargo
——10015Dark
TM64
Explosion
B2501005Normal
TM42
Facade
D7010020Normal
TM21
Frustration
D—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
C9010010Ice
TM16
Light Screen
C——30Psychic
TM17
Protect+4
C——10Normal
TM77
Psych Up
C——10Normal
TM29
Psychic
B9010010Psychic
TM03
Psyshock
C8010010Psychic
TM18
Rain Dance
C——5Water
TM33
Reflect
C——20Psychic
TM44
Rest
C——10Psychic
TM27
Return
D—10020Normal
TM69
Rock Polish
C——20Rock
TM80
Rock Slide
D759010Rock
TM39
Rock Tomb
D609515Rock
TM48
Round
D6010015Normal
TM20
Safeguard
C——25Normal
TM37
Sandstorm
D——10Rock
TM30
Shadow Ball
C8010015Ghost
TM88
Sleep Talk
C——10Normal
TM23
Smack Down
D5010015Rock
TM71
Stone Edge
C100805Rock
TM90
Substitute
C——10Normal
TM87
Swagger
D—8515Normal
TM06
Toxic
C—9010Poison
TM92
Trick Room-7
C——5Psychic

Egg Moves

Lunatone doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Lunatone can't learn any Tutor moves

Transfer Moves

Gen
Gen 4
Ancient Power
C601005Rock
Gen 3
Body Slam
D8510015Normal
Gen 3
Defense Curl
D——40Normal
Gen 3
Double-Edge
C12010015Normal
Gen 4
Endure+4
C——10Normal
Gen 6
Flash
D—10020Normal
Gen 3
Mimic
D——10Normal
Gen 4
Natural Gift
——10015Normal
Gen 4
Rollout
D309020Rock
Gen 6
Secret Power
—7010020Normal
Gen 4
Swift
D60—20Normal

How to Get Lunatone in Sun & Moon

Lunatone can't be caught in Sun & Moon. 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.

Also found in:

SapphireDiamondPlatinum

Lunatone Guide

  • In Sun & Moon, Levitate changes the entire equation for Lunatone. The 460 BST doesn't tell the full story. Ranked D-Tier.

  • In Sun & Moon, 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.

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

  • Base 70 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. On offense, Lunatone is a special attacker with base 95 Sp. Atk. Defensively? Enough bulk to take a hit or two.

  • For Sun & Moon, Lunatone has answers, but so do you. Super-effective STAB from faster Pokemon is the simplest answer. Water, Grass, and Ground-type attackers hit hardest.

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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