Is Lanturn Good in Ruby & Sapphire Playthrough?
AbilityVolt Absorb turns Electric attacks into healing. Water/Electric handles Winona, Wallace, and most Water trainers. Native to Hoenn via underwater encounters. The massive HP and dual coverage make Lanturn one of RS's underrated team options.
Chinchou resists most of Roxanne's coverage and hits back hard.
Chinchou has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Chinchou trades roughly evenly with Wattson's team.
Chinchou resists most of Flannery's coverage and hits back hard.
Norman's typing presses Chinchou's defenses.
Chinchou has the type edge here and should clean up Winona's team.
Lanturn has the type edge here and should clean up Tate & Liza's team.
Lanturn has the type edge here and should clean up Wallace's team.
Lanturn trades roughly evenly with Sidney's team.
Lanturn trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
Lanturn has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Lanturn has the type edge here and should clean up Drake's team.
Lanturn has the type edge here and should clean up Steven's team.
Catch Chinchou on Route 124 (Surf, Lv 20-30, common).
- After Wattson
- TM24ElectricThunderbolt135100%15
- TM13IceIce Beam90100%10
- LV 25ElectricSpark98100%20
- After Norman
- HM03WaterSurf135100%15
- After Winona
- TM25ElectricThunder16570%10
- LV 41WaterHydro Pump16580%5
- After Tate & Liza
- HM08WaterDive120100%10
- HM07WaterWaterfall120100%15
Your Chinchou should hit Level 27 before you reach Tate & Liza, at typical leveling pace.
- STARTING (Lv 27)
- LV 27ElectricThunder Wave—90%20
- After Wattson
- TM24ElectricThunderbolt135100%15
- After Norman
- HM03WaterSurf135100%15
- After Winona
- TM25ElectricThunder16570%10
- TM15NormalHyper Beam15090%5
- After Tate & Liza
- HM08WaterDive120100%10
- HM07WaterWaterfall120100%15
- LV 50WaterHydro Pump16580%5
How to Get Lanturn in Ruby & Sapphire
Lanturn doesn't appear wild. Catch Chinchou instead, it shows up at solid rates. Evolve it at level 27 to get Lanturn. The 2-stage line is mapped in the step cards below.
How to Obtain Lanturn in RS
To get Lanturn, start by catching Chinchou through surfing encounters at Lv. 20-30. The chain covers 1 catchable stage before reaching the final form.
Step 1Catch ChinchouRoute 124 - UnderwaterLv.20-30Surfing on waterRate 30%Route 126 - UnderwaterLv.20-30Surfing on waterRate 30%
Step 2Lanturn ✓BREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Lanturn egg.
Lanturn Weakness
Lanturn's Water/Electric typing leaves it vulnerable to Grass and Ground. It resists 5 types, giving it decent defensive coverage. Volt Absorb grants an additional Electric immunity, reshaping the matchup chart. With 125 HP and balanced defenses, Lanturn can afford to eat a neutral hit or two.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Grass, Ground |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Water, Ice, Flying |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Steel |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Lanturn Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Lanturn
 Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
 Grovyle Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Treecko (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lanturn View Grovyle builds →Leaf Blade 2x45-53% Dig 2x26-31% | ||
 Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
 Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lanturn View Shiftry builds →Dig 2x36-43% Bullet Seed 2x9-11% | ||
 Sandslash Ground | A | |
Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
 Sceptile Grass | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Treecko (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lanturn View Sceptile builds →Solar Beam 2x90-106%KO Dig 2x32-38% | ||
 Cacturne GrassDark | B | |
Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lanturn View Shiftry builds →Solar Beam 2x80-94% Dig 2x36-43% | ||
Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
Sceptile Grass | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Treecko (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lanturn View Sceptile builds →Solar Beam 2x90-106%KO Earthquake 2x51-60% | ||
Cacturne GrassDark | B | |
Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lanturn View Shiftry builds →Solar Beam 2x79-94% Dig 2x35-42% | ||
Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
Sceptile Grass | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Treecko (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lanturn View Sceptile builds →Solar Beam 2x88-103%KO Earthquake 2x51-60% | ||
Cacturne GrassDark | B | |
Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lanturn View Shiftry builds →Solar Beam 2x78-91% Dig 2x35-41% | ||
Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityKeeneye ItemLeftovers NatureCareful Moves View Skarmory builds →
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A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityNatural Cure ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Lanturn View Starmie builds →Rapid Spin9-11% Ice Beam11-13% Thunderbolt22-27% Surf11-13% | ||
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityMagnetpull ItemMagnet NatureModest Moves
Damage vs Lanturn View Magneton builds →Thunderbolt28-33% | ||
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityVoltabsorb ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Lanturn View Jolteon builds →Thunderbolt24-28% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityMarvelscale ItemLeftovers NatureBold Moves
Damage vs Lanturn View Milotic builds →Surf9-11% | ||
Lanturn Evolutions
Lanturn is the evolved form of Chinchou. Breeding produces Chinchou eggs, and they're average hatch time. Evolving from Chinchou gave Lanturn the biggest boost in HP (+50), bringing the total to 460 stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
RS Lanturn Best Moveset
Water/Electric with only two weaknesses and Electric healing through AbilityVolt Absorb for a unique type immunity. MoveSurf and MoveThunderbolt for dual TermStab from 76 Sp. Atk. MoveThunder Wave for paralysis. Held ItemLeftovers sustains 125 HP. Electric immunity on a Water-type.
Best Build
Lanturn best EVs are HP and Sp. Atk
Special Tank Moveset
- Thunderbolt
- Hydro Pump
- Thunder Wave
- Ice Beam
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
You'll want to breed for Amnesia and Flail on Lanturn. These egg moves aren't just nice to have. Combined with STAB from Hydro Pump and Thunder, they expand what Lanturn can actually threaten in practice.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
LANTURN is nicknamed “the deep-sea star” for its illuminated antenna. This POKéMON produces light by causing a chemical reaction between bacteria and its bodily fluids inside the antenna.
LANTURN is known to emit light. If you peer down into the dark sea from a ship at night, you can sometimes see this POKéMON’s light rising from the depths where it swims. It gives the sea an appearance of a starlit night.
Lanturn Ruby & Sapphire Guide
In Ruby & Sapphire, Don't let Lanturn's 460 base stat total fool you. Volt Absorb is what makes it tick. It punches way above its weight class. We rate it C-Tier as a support. Thunderbolt with Leftovers is the standard set.
In Ruby & Sapphire, Run Volt Absorb on Lanturn. It's the ability that defines how you build around it and the main reason it holds a competitive niche. Lanturn also gets Illuminate, but they don't compare.
In Ruby & Sapphire, Lanturn fills the support role. It's a special attacker with base 76 Sp. Atk. At base 67 Speed, it won't be moving first often. And it's enough bulk to take a hit or two.
In Ruby & Sapphire, run Thunderbolt, Hydro Pump, Thunder Wave, and Ice Beam on Lanturn. Thunderbolt is the most common pick at 0% usage. Thunderbolt provides reliable STAB damage.
Game Availability
Lanturn first appeared in Gold & Silver and has been available in 17 games across 9 generations. Obtainable through wild encounters in most titles where it appears.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GSDebut
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves