Lanturn
Light Pokémon
Lanturn’s light can shine up from great depths. It is nicknamed “The Deep-Sea Star.”
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Strategy Overview
Water
Thanks to Volt Absorb, Lanturn has a rare Electric immunity, which is essential for all Water teams to function reliably. It's also unique in that its low weight makes it relatively unthreatened by Grass Knot, making it the only Electric-immune Pokemon able to beat Thundurus and Substitute Rotom-W. To complement its immunity, Lanturn has fantastic mixed bulk, primarily due to its massive HP stat, and can switch into many special attacks safely. It's packed with many support options such as being able to spread burns with Scald, poison with Toxic, and even paralysis with Thunder Wave. Lanturn is also the only viable user of Heal Bell, which makes it a necessity for any defensive team, and is therefore difficult to take down via status. Lanturn is slow but uses that to its advantage by bringing a slow Volt Switch to the table, which helps it escape bad situations and pivot teammates in safely. It does lack reliable recovery, though, making it very easily worn down with no way to substantially heal. Lanturn has disappointing Special Attack, Defense, and Special Defense, making it more of a very weak pivot than a wall. Setup sweepers that don't fear Scald burns, such as Lum Berry Bisharp, can easily take advantage of Lanturn's lack of power. Lanturn is also weak to Ground-type attacks, which many other utility options on Water teams are weak to as well, making it somewhat difficult to have good type synergy.
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