Is Lanturn Good in FireRed & LeafGreen Playthrough?
Water/Electric with AbilityVolt Absorb for Electric immunity. Available postgame in FRLG and the unique typing gives Lanturn a niche against Water trainers that Electric alone can't match. Not a story team member, but useful for Sevii Islands content.
Chinchou resists most of Brock's coverage and hits back hard.
Misty's Pokemon outpace and outclass Chinchou here.
Chinchou trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Erika's Pokemon outpace and outclass Chinchou here.
Chinchou trades roughly evenly with Koga's team.
Chinchou trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Chinchou has the type edge here and should clean up Blaine's team.
Chinchou has the type edge here and should clean up Giovanni's team.
Chinchou trades roughly evenly with Lorelei's team.
Chinchou trades roughly evenly with Bruno's team.
Chinchou trades roughly evenly with Agatha's team.
Chinchou trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Chinchou trades roughly evenly with Terry's team.
Lanturn cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. On GBA, cross-region trading unlocks post-game after Celio's Sevii Islands Ruby & Sapphire quest. The Switch re-release supports only one-way transfers out to Pokemon HOME. Alternatively, transfer the pre-evolution and level it up to Lv 27.
- STARTING (Lv 5)
- LV 5ElectricThunder Wave—90%20
- After Erika
- TM25ElectricThunder16570%10
- TM24ElectricThunderbolt135100%15
- TM15NormalHyper Beam15090%5
- After Koga
- HM03WaterSurf135100%15
- LV 50WaterHydro Pump16580%5
- After Giovanni
- TUTORNormalDouble-Edge120100%15
- Post-Game
- HM07WaterWaterfall120100%15
- TM42NormalFacade70100%20
How to Get Lanturn in FireRed & LeafGreen
Lanturn takes two outside steps. Trade a Chinchou in from another Gen 3 game, then level it to 27. The whole chain lives outside Kanto.
How to Obtain Lanturn in FRLG
Step 1Obtain ChinchouCARTRIDGE TRADEfrom Ruby & SapphireAvailableCatch in Ruby & Sapphire via Surfing · Route 124, then trade to the current game via link cable.LATER APPEARANCELATER APPEARANCEHOME TRANSFERNot TradeablePokemon HOME on Switch FireRed & LeafGreen is permanently deposit-only — once it launches, Chinchou can be sent from this game into HOME, but never transferred in.
Step 2Lanturn ✓
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
 Bulbasaur GrassPoison | C | |
Obtain MethodPallet Town Gift | ||
 Exeggutor GrassPsychic | B | |
 Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Bulbasaur (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lanturn View Venusaur builds →Solar Beam 2x82-97% Earthquake 2x48-56% | ||
 Marowak Ground | C | |
 Parasect BugGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lanturn View Parasect builds →Solar Beam 2x55-65% Dig 2x33-39% | ||
 Nidoking PoisonGround | 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
FRLG Lanturn Best Moveset
125 HP creates a surprisingly thick special tank when combined with Water/Electric typing that resists four types. AbilityVolt Absorb heals from Electric moves entirely. The moveset fires MoveSurf and MoveThunderbolt for dual TermStab from the special side at 76 Sp. Atk, modest but backed by incredible staying power.
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
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Lanturn FireRed & LeafGreen Guide
Lanturn isn't catchable in FireRed & LeafGreen. Obtain one in Ruby, Sapphire, or Emerald, then trade it to FireRed & LeafGreen.
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