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lunatone
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Lunatone

Meteorite Pokémon

RockPsychic

Because it turns active on nights of the full moon, it is said to have some link to the lunar phases.

Base Stats

HP 90
Attack 55
Defense 65
Sp. Atk 95
Sp. Def 85
Speed 70
Total 460

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Held Items

Evolution Chain

Moves

Locations

Details

Category Meteorite Pokémon
Height 1.0 m
Weight 168.0 kg
Base Exp 161
Growth Rate Fast
Capture Rate 45
Base Happiness 70
Gender Genderless
Habitat Cave
Egg Groups Mineral

Sprites

lunatone Front Front
lunatone Back Back
lunatone Front Shiny Front Shiny
lunatone Back Shiny Back Shiny
lunatone Official Art Official Art
lunatone Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

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Utility
Item
Leftovers
Nature
Calm
EVs
HP 252
SpA 4
SpD 252
Rock Polish
Item
Life Orb
Nature
Modest
EVs
HP 4
SpA 252
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Lunatone has an interesting typing and a decent ability in Levitate but struggles to carve itself a notable niche in NU. It has low physical bulk, leaving it vulnerable to the Normal- and Flying-types that most other Rock-type Pokemon check with ease and also increasing its weakness to Pursuit trapping. It is mostly outclassed by the likes of Metang, Golem, and even Solrock, as they all beat a greater variety of threats. However, Lunatone distinguishes itself by being one of the best counters to most variants of Charizard, as it can take hits from them and hit back with a super effective STAB attack, while also having access to reliable recovery.

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc