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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

uu
Baton Pass
Item
Leftovers / Petaya Berry
Nature
Calm
EVs
HP 252
SpD 28
Spe 228
Rock Polish
Moves
Shadow Ball / Grass Knot / Baton Pass
Item
Life Orb
Nature
Modest
EVs
HP 28
SpA 252
Spe 228
Trick Room
Item
Leftovers / Focus Sash
Nature
Brave
EVs
HP 252
Atk 252
SpD 4

Strategy Overview

Lunatone has had a rough road since its introduction in ADV. It has a very unique typing, a great ability, and an expansive movepool, but it lacks any exceptional stats with which to abuse its good qualities. Add that to the fact that its typing brings with it a whole slew of weaknesses, the absence of a good special Rock-type STAB, and the fact that Lunatone is directly outclassed by its counterpart, Solrock, and there seems to be little reason to use it all. While Lunatone's lower Attack stat compared to Solrock does make for a weaker Explosion, its higher Special Defense and Special Attack do provide it with a niche in the UU metagame. Play to Lunatone's strengths and the results just may surprise you.

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc