In Emerald, Don't let Lanturn's 460 base stat total fool you. Volt Absorb is what makes it tick. It punches way above its weight class. We rate it C-Tier as a support. Thunderbolt with Leftovers is the standard set.

What is Lanturn weak to?

In Emerald, watch for Exeggutor (Grass) and Golem (Ground) when using Lanturn. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Only 2 weaknesses means fewer dedicated counters to worry about.

What is the best ability for Lanturn?

In Emerald, Run Volt Absorb on Lanturn. It's the ability that defines how you build around it and the main reason it holds a competitive niche. Lanturn also gets Illuminate and Water Absorb, but they don't compare.

What role does Lanturn play in battle?

In Emerald, Lanturn fills the support role. It's a special attacker with base 76 Sp. Atk. At base 67 Speed, it won't be moving first often. And it's enough bulk to take a hit or two.

What are the best moves for Lanturn?

In Emerald, run Thunderbolt, Hydro Pump, Thunder Wave, and Ice Beam on Lanturn. Thunderbolt is the most common pick at 20% usage. Thunderbolt provides reliable STAB damage.

Lanturn - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Special

Support

CTier

67Speed · Below Avg

Stats & Training

Lanturn's spread is anchored by HP, with special bulk backing it up. Attack is the clear weak point. Worth 2 HP EVs per KO, and the slow 1.25M XP grind keeps leveling painless.

Base Stats

Above

HP125

Attack58

Defense58

Sp. Atk76

Sp. Def76

Speed67

Total460

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging75 / 255

Growth Rate

Slow1.25M XP

Height1.2 m

Weight22.5 kg

Base XP161

Abilities

Volt AbsorbTop Pick

Absorbs electric moves, healing for 1/4 max HP.

Illuminate

Doubles the wild encounter rate.

Water AbsorbHANot in game

Absorbs water moves, healing for 1/4 max HP.

Volt Absorb grants Electric immunity · Water Absorb grants Water immunity

EV Yield

HP+2AtkDefSpASpDSpe

HP training target

Pokedex Entries

The light-emitting orbs on its back are very bright. They are formed from a part of its dorsal fin. This POKéMON illuminates the inky darkness of deep seas.

Emerald

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.

Lanturn Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Grass, Ground
0.5x (Resist)	Fire, Water, Ice, Flying
0.25x (Resist)	Steel

Type ChartGood

2Weak

5Resist

2Immune

Score+2

Gen III Type Chart

Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Grass Ground

½xResist

Fire Water Ice Flying

¼xResist

Steel

0xImmune

Electric Water

STAB (5)

Fire Ground Rock Water Flying

How to Beat Lanturn in Emerald (Best Counters)

In Emerald, Magneton's Thunderbolt hits Lanturn for 42-50%. Claydol deals 79-93% with Earthquake.

StarmieResists Water, recovers with Recover, cures status via Natural Cure WaterPsychic	A
Recommended Build AbilityNatural Cure ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves Rapid Spin Ice Beam Thunderbolt SurfSTAB Damage vs Lanturn Rapid Spin 9-11% Ice Beam 11-13% Thunderbolt 22-27% Surf 17-20% View Starmie builds →
MagnetonResists Electric, wears down with Toxic, sturdy guarantees survival ElectricSteel	A
Recommended Build AbilityMagnetpull ItemMagnet NatureModest Moves ThunderboltSTAB Hidden Power Fire ToxicUtility Thunder Wave Damage vs Lanturn Thunderbolt 42-50% View Magneton builds →
Claydol GroundPsychic	A
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves Rapid Spin EarthquakeSTAB Explosion PsychicSTAB Damage vs Lanturn Rapid Spin 13-16% Earthquake 2x 79-93% Explosion 66-77% Psychic 19-22% View Claydol builds →
MoltresOutspeeds FireFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves Hidden Power Grass Will O Wisp FlamethrowerSTAB RoarUtility Damage vs Lanturn Flamethrower 20-23% View Moltres builds →
CharizardOutspeeds FireFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilityBlaze ItemLeftovers NatureHasty Moves Fire Blast Hidden Power Grass SubstituteUtility Focus Punch Damage vs Lanturn Fire Blast 22-26% View Charizard builds →

Emerald Evolution

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

2 Forms

#170Chinchou

Level 27

#171Lanturn

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Chinchou

WaterElectric

Lanturn

WaterElectric

125+50

ATK

58+20

DEF

58+20

SP.ATK

76+20

SP.DEF

76+20

SPE

BST

330B-Tier

460B-Tier+130

ROLE

Balanced

Support

TYPE

Utility

Special

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed with Lanturn to get Chinchou eggs easily using 17 partners from the Water2 egg group. Notable egg moves include Amnesia, Flail, Screech.

Egg Groups

Water2

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

3moves

Breed With (best first)

Emerald Lanturn Best Moveset

This build takes hits and hits back. Leftovers provides passive recovery each turn, Voltabsorb supports the gameplan, and max HP and Sp. Atk EVs mean Lanturn doesn't crumble to chip damage. Plus the remaining moves backing it up.

Best Build

Solid pick

Special Tank

Ability

Volt Absorb

Item

LeftoversSUSTAIN

Best Nature for Lanturn

Modest+SPA

Lanturn best EVs are HP and Sp. Atk

EVs

SpA

SpD

Special Tank Moveset

ThunderboltSTAB
Hydro PumpSTAB
Thunder WaveSTAB
Ice Beam

Recommended Teammates

GyaradosDecent

TyranitarDecent

SkarmoryDecent

Moves

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.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Bubble

—2010030Water

Lv 1

Supersonic

——5520Normal

Lv 1

Thunder Wave

A—10020Electric

Lv 5

Supersonic

——5520Normal

Lv 13

Flail

D—10015Normal

Lv 17

Water Gun

—4010025Water

Lv 25

Spark

D6510020Electric

Lv 32

Confuse Ray

D—10010Ghost

Lv 43

Take Down

D908520Normal

Lv 50

Hydro Pump

S120805Water

Lv 61

Charge

———20Electric

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

——10015Normal

TM14

Blizzard

D120705Ice

HM08

Dive

—6010010Water

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

HM05

Flash

——7020Normal

TM21

Frustration

——10020Normal

TM07

Hail

———10Ice

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM15

Hyper Beam

C150905Normal

TM13

Ice Beam

A9510010Ice

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM43

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

TM34

Shock Wave

—60—20Electric

HM03

Surf

B9510015Water

TM25

Thunder

B1207010Electric

TM24

Thunderbolt

S9510015Electric

TM06

Toxic

B—8510Poison

TM03

Water Pulse

—6010020Water

HM07

Waterfall

C8010015Water

Egg Moves

Egg

Amnesia

D——20Psychic

Egg

Flail

D—10015Normal

Egg

Screech

D—8540Normal

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Double-Edge

C12010015Normal

Tutor

Endure+4

D——10Normal

Tutor

Mimic

———10Normal

Tutor

Sleep Talk

D——10Normal

Tutor

Snore

—4010015Normal

Tutor

Substitute

B——10Normal

Tutor

Swagger

——9015Normal

Tutor

Thunder Wave

A—10020Electric

How to Get Lanturn in Emerald

No wild encounters for Lanturn. The 2-stage line runs through Chinchou, which you can catch at solid rates from the locations below. Evolve at level 27 once you've got the levels.

How to Obtain Lanturn in Emerald

Step 1Catch Chinchou
Route 124 - Underwater
Surfing on water Lv.20-30 Route
30%Mid
Route 126 - Underwater
Surfing on water Lv.20-30 Route
30%Mid
Train until Level 27
Step 2Lanturn ✓

Lanturn Guide

In Emerald, Don't let Lanturn's 460 base stat total fool you. Volt Absorb is what makes it tick. It punches way above its weight class. We rate it C-Tier as a support. Thunderbolt with Leftovers is the standard set.
In Emerald, watch for Exeggutor (Grass) and Golem (Ground) when using Lanturn. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Only 2 weaknesses means fewer dedicated counters to worry about.
In Emerald, Run Volt Absorb on Lanturn. It's the ability that defines how you build around it and the main reason it holds a competitive niche. Lanturn also gets Illuminate and Water Absorb, but they don't compare.
In Emerald, Lanturn fills the support role. It's a special attacker with base 76 Sp. Atk. At base 67 Speed, it won't be moving first often. And it's enough bulk to take a hit or two.
In Emerald, run Thunderbolt, Hydro Pump, Thunder Wave, and Ice Beam on Lanturn. Thunderbolt is the most common pick at 20% usage. Thunderbolt provides reliable STAB damage.

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

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