Without Levitate, Lunatone wouldn't see any competitive play. With it? It gives it a Ground immunity, turning modest base stats into a real offensive threat. Rock/Psychic is solid coverage on top of that. Needs some investment to avoid getting outsped.
Sp. Atk and HP carry most of Lunatone's stat budget. Attack's the obvious dump stat. Tough to catch and yields 2 Sp. Atk EVs. Follows a fast 800K XP curve.
It becomes active on nights with a full moon, so it is said to have some link to the lunar phases.
Lunatone Weakness
FragileWater, Grass, Ground, Bug, Ghost, Dark, and Steel-type moves hit Lunatone for super-effective damage. 5 resistances help offset the weaknesses. Levitate grants an additional Ground immunity, reshaping the matchup chart.
Lunatone is what you get. No evolutions, but it breeds through one egg group with plenty of partners. Hatching is average hatch time.
How to Evolve
Breed Lunatone (with patience) with 84 breeding partners from the Mineral egg group.
Ditto only
The recommended build leans into Lunatone's strengths as a special attacker. Expert Belt provides a super-effective damage boost without item lock, and max Sp. Atk without Speed EVs back that up. Levitate rounds out the package.
Best Build
Best Lunatone Moveset
- Earth Power
- Reflect
- Psychic
- Ice Beam
Recommended Teammates
Level-up moves are just the starting point for Lunatone. TMs unlock coverage across 8 types and turn a straightforward STAB kit around Future Sight and Stone Edge into something with actual range.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Level-up moves are just the starting point for Lunatone. TMs unlock coverage across 8 types and turn a straightforward STAB kit around Future Sight and Meteor Beam into something with actual range.
Coverage runs deep. Lunatone can hit 10 types beyond STAB, including Fairy and Normal. The offense anchors on Future Sight and Stone Edge while TMs handle everything else.
Level-up moves are just the starting point for Lunatone. TMs unlock coverage across 9 types and turn a straightforward STAB kit around Future Sight and Stone Edge into something with actual range.
Lunatone starts showing up in endgame routes at moderate rates across 4 encounter spots. The list below is sorted so you can pick what fits your current progress without scrolling through everything.
Best Locations
Walking encounters at Lv. 58-63 across 4 spots for Lunatone. Sorted by progression so you can see what's reachable at your current point in the game.
A few locations for Lunatone with high spawn rates across late-game routes. The sort toggle below swaps between best odds and earliest access, so you can approach it based on where you are in the game.
Best Locations
No wild encounters for Lunatone in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon. It's available in Sapphire, Diamond, or Platinum and can be transferred over. The details below show where to find it.
Levitate changes the entire equation for Lunatone. The 460 BST doesn't tell the full story. Ranked C-Tier.
Lunatone doesn't evolve and has no evolutionary line. It's a Rock/Psychic-type Pokemon with a 460 base stat total.
Levitate is what you want on Lunatone. Every competitive set worth running is built with that ability in mind.
Base 70 Speed is workable — faster than some, slower than many. On offense, Lunatone is a special attacker with base 95 Sp. Atk. Defensively? Enough bulk to take a hit or two.
Lunatone appears in 14 games, including Ruby & Sapphire, FireRed & LeafGreen, and Emerald.
Available in 14 titles since its debut in Ruby & Sapphire, Lunatone spans 7 generations of Pokemon games. It's accessible through wild encounters in a solid number of games.
- Gen IY
Yellow - Gen IRB
Red & Blue - Gen IIGS
Gold & Silver - Gen IIC
Crystal - Gen IIIRSDebut
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen IIIFRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen IIIE
Emerald - Gen IVPt
Platinum - Gen IVHGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen IVDP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen VBW
Black & White - Gen VB2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen VIXY
X & Y - Gen VIORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen VIIUSUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen VIISM
Sun & Moon - Gen VIILGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen VIIISwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen VIIIPLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen VIIIBDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen IXSV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen IXLZA
Legends: Z-A