Is Finneon Good in Sun & Moon Playthrough?
Wild in Alola's waters. Finneon evolves into Lumineon, which has decent looks and terrible stats. More of a Pokedex entry than a team member.
Finneon has the type edge here and should bring the Totem Gumshoos down.
Finneon trades roughly evenly with Hala's team.
The Totem Wishiwashi's typing presses Finneon's defenses.
Finneon has the type edge here and should bring the Totem Salazzle down.
The Totem Lurantis hits Finneon's weaknesses hard.
Finneon has the type edge here and should clean up Olivia's team.
The Totem Vikavolt hits Finneon's weaknesses hard.
Lumineon trades roughly evenly with the Totem Mimikyu.
Lumineon trades roughly evenly with Nanu's team.
Lumineon trades roughly evenly with Hapu's team.
Lumineon trades roughly evenly with the Totem Kommo-o.
Lumineon trades roughly evenly with Hala's team.
Lumineon has the type edge here and should clean up Olivia's team.
Lumineon trades roughly evenly with Acerola's team.
Lumineon trades roughly evenly with Kahili's team.
Kukui's team hits Lumineon's weaknesses hard.
Catchable
Catch Finneon on Route 1 (Surf, Lv 15-18).
Evolve Finneon to Lumineon
Finneon evolves into Lumineon at Level 31. Your Finneon should hit Level 31 before you reach Acerola, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Finneon in Sun & Moon
A common sight while surfing, Finneon flits just beneath the surface across many of Alola's channels and bays, the finned fish turning up from level 14 to 33.
Where To Catch Finneon in SM
The line opens with Finneon at Lv. 14-33 via surfing encounters. 2 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.
- Step 1Finneon ✓Brooklet Hill - Totem's DenLv.14-17Surfing on waterRate 40%Hau'oli City - BeachfrontLv.15-18Surfing on waterRate 40%Kala'e BayLv.15-18Surfing on waterRate 40%Melemele SeaLv.15-18Surfing on waterRate 40%Route 1 - Hau'oli OutskirtsLv.15-18Surfing on waterRate 40%Secluded ShoreLv.27-30Surfing on waterRate 40%Route 14Lv.28-31Surfing on waterRate 40%Route 15Lv.30-33Surfing on waterRate 40%Route 7Lv.16-19Surfing on waterRate 30%Hano BeachLv.21-24Surfing on waterRate 30%Ula'ula BeachLv.27-30Surfing on water
- Step 2Catch or Evolve into Lumineonor evolve from Finneon (Step 1)
Want the exact numbers? Work out your catch odds in Sun & Moon for Finneon.
How to Get Shiny Finneon in Sun & Moon
Finneon glimmers under the surf at Hano Beach, so battle one and keep its SOS allies coming to push its shiny chances higher. Compare Shiny Finneon odds across every game
Sun & Moon Shiny Finneon Calculator
3 MethodsThe best route is SOS Chaining at full boosts, about 1 in 274 on each try. Tune it below.
SOS Chaining: Leave one ally fainted and force endless calls. Bonus rolls step up at 11, 21, and 31 calls.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters |
|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 29 |
| 25%one in four | 79 |
| 50%coin flip | 190 |
| 90%very likely | 630 |
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
Curious how fast a hunt could go? Work out your Sun & Moon shiny odds for Finneon.
Finneon Weakness
Finneon is weak to Electric and Grass. It resists 4 types, giving it decent defensive coverage. Storm Drain grants an additional Water immunity, reshaping the matchup chart.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Electric, Grass |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Water, Ice, Steel |
What is Finneon Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Finneon
 Victreebel GrassPoison | C | |
 Parasect BugGrass | C | |
 Lilligant Grass | C | |
 Meganium Grass | C | |
 Vikavolt BugElectric | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Finneon View Vikavolt builds →Thunderbolt 2x167-198%KO Energy Ball 2x112-132%KO | ||
 Jolteon Electric | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
 Togedemaru ElectricSteel | C | |
 Magnezone ElectricSteel | B | |
 Raichu Electric | C | |
 Dartrix Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Rowlet (Iki Town Gift) | ||
 Luxray Electric | C | |
 Whimsicott GrassFairy | C | |
 Electabuzz Electric | C | |
 Shiinotic GrassFairy | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Finneon View Shiinotic builds →Energy Ball 2x113-134%KO Charge Beam 2x44-52% | ||
Finneon Evolutions
Finneon evolves into Lumineon. It's a two-stage chain with the method shown below. A decent partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs take an average time to hatch. Evolving adds up to 130 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Finneon easily with 25 breeding partners from the Water 2 egg group. Pass egg moves like Agility, Aqua Tail, Aurora Beam and 8 more to offspring.
SM Finneon Best Moveset
Water at 49 offenses with AbilitySwift Swim doubling Speed in rain and AbilityStorm Drain absorbing Water for Sp. Atk. AbilityWater Veil blocks burns. The moveset fires at pre-evolution power. Lumineon one evolution away adds moderate stats.
Best Build
Finneon best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Sweeper Moveset
- Scald
- Defog
- Hidden Power Fighting
- Icy Wind
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breeding opens up real options for Finneon. Agility and Aqua Tail come exclusively from egg moves, and they're worth the effort. The rest of the kit covers basics through Surf and Aqua Tail and coverage across 8 types.
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
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
It absorbs sunlight with the pink areas of its skin, which then shine. This appears to be a form of camouflage.
Its double tail fins propel its energetic jumps. When it breaks the surface of the sea, Wingull swoop down to grab it on the fly.
Finneon Sun & Moon Guide
In Sun & Moon, Finneon does the job early-game if you need a Water type on your team. Evolve it into Lumineon before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.
Game Availability
Finneon first appeared in Diamond & Pearl and has been available in 12 games across 6 generations. Obtainable through catching or hatching as a base form in most titles where it appears.
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Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
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FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DPDebut
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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 7Let's Go
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
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