Is Lanturn Good in Diamond & Pearl Playthrough?
Water/Electric with AbilityVolt Absorb for Electric immunity. Chinchou and Lanturn are fished with the Super Rod on Route 220 after the Hall of Fame. A decent pick if you want something different from the standard Water or Electric options.
Lanturn resists most of Roark's coverage and hits back hard.
Gardenia's team hits Lanturn's weaknesses hard.
Lanturn trades roughly evenly with Maylene's team.
Lanturn has the type edge here and should clean up Crasher Wake's team.
Lanturn trades roughly evenly with Fantina's team.
Lanturn has the type edge here and should clean up Byron's team.
Lanturn trades roughly evenly with Candice's team.
Lanturn trades roughly evenly with Volkner's team.
Lanturn trades roughly evenly with Aaron's team.
Lanturn has the type edge here and should clean up Bertha's team.
Lanturn has the type edge here and should clean up Flint's team.
Lanturn trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Lanturn has the type edge here and should clean up Mars's team.
Lanturn resists most of Jupiter's coverage and hits back hard.
Lanturn has the type edge here and should clean up Saturn's team.
Lanturn trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catchable
Catch Lanturn on Route 220 (Super Rod fishing, Lv 20-45, rare).
Recommended Moves
- After Gardenia
- TM25ElectricThunderPower 180Accuracy 70%PP 10Lake Valor
- TM24ElectricThunderboltPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Veilstone Game Corner
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- After Crasher Wake
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Celestic Town
- LV 40ElectricDischargePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Volkner
- HM07WaterWaterfallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Sunyshore City
- LV 52WaterHydro PumpPower 180Accuracy 80%PP 5
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Lanturn in Diamond & Pearl
Lanturn hooks onto the Super Rod at the same route Chinchou swims, but bites rare even there. The thin rate makes fishing one up a grind, so most players evolve a Chinchou instead.
Wild Lanturn may be holding when caught:
Deep Sea Scale (5% chance) Doubles Clamperl’s Special Defense. Traded on a Clamperl: Holder evolves into Gorebyss.1 location to catch Lanturn1 location to catch Chinchou
Encountered via fishing with a Rod
Encountered via fishing with a Rod
Badge 5Catch Chinchou at any of the 1 location below, then level it up to 27 — it evolves into Lanturn.
Badge 5Where To Catch Lanturn in DP
To get Lanturn, start by catching Chinchou through fishing encounters at Lv. 15-25. The chain covers 2 catchable stages before reaching the final form.
- Step 1Catch Chinchou
Want the exact numbers? Work out your catch odds in Diamond & Pearl for Lanturn.
How to Get Shiny Lanturn in Diamond & Pearl
Lanturn evolves from Chinchou, so breed that pre-evo Masuda-style before it evolves. Compare Shiny Lanturn odds across every game
Diamond & Pearl Shiny Lanturn Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route is Masuda Method, about 1 in 1,639 on each try.
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 | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 173-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 472-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 1,136-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 3,773-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
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 Diamond & Pearl shiny odds for Lanturn.
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 |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Lanturn Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Lanturn
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
 Marowak Ground | C | |
 Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
 Gastrodon WaterGround | C | |
 Torterra GrassGround | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Turtwig (Lake Verity Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lanturn View Torterra builds →Wood Hammer 2x109-129%KO Earthquake 2x91-108%KO | ||
 Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lanturn View Shiftry builds →Solar Beam 2x76-90% Dig 2x46-54% | ||
 Abomasnow GrassIce | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lanturn View Abomasnow builds →Wood Hammer 2x96-113%KO Earthquake 2x53-62% | ||
 Cherrim Grass | C | |
 Ludicolo WaterGrass | C | |
 Quagsire WaterGround | C | |
Obtain MethodGreat Marsh Surfing | ||
 Breloom GrassFighting | A | |
 Carnivine Grass | C | |
 Gliscor Ground | B | |
 Sandslash Ground | B | |
Lanturn Evolutions
Lanturn is the evolved form of Chinchou. Breeding produces Chinchou eggs, and they take an average time to hatch. 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
Breeding
Breed with Lanturn to get Chinchou eggs easily using 19 partners from the Water 2 egg group. Notable egg moves include Agility, Amnesia, Flail and 4 more.
DP Lanturn Best Moveset
125 HP combined with Water/Electric typing creates a unique defensive profile that absorbs Electric attacks through AbilityVolt Absorb for free healing. The moveset blocks specific threats and fires back special Water and Electric off 76 Sp. Atk. Not fast or hard-hitting, but very difficult to remove.
Best Build
Lanturn best EVs are HP and Sp. Def
Wall Moveset
- Surf
- Thunder Wave
- Confuse Ray
- Ice Beam
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
You'll want to breed for Agility and Amnesia 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
30 of 32 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
LANTURN’s light can shine up from great depths. It is nicknamed “The Deep-Sea Star.”
Lanturn Diamond & Pearl Guide
Yes. Wild Lanturn in Diamond & Pearl can hold Deep Sea Scale (5%). Use Thief (TM46) or Covet to swipe the held item without affecting your catch chance. Quickest way to farm rare items like Deep Sea Scale.
Yes. Lanturn is a post-game Pokemon. You need to defeat the Elite Four and enter the Hall of Fame first. Lanturn becomes available after the main story is complete in Diamond & Pearl.
In Diamond & Pearl, use Lanturn as a support. Special attacks are the main output. Not the fastest, Surf is the primary attack.
For Diamond & Pearl, run Calm on Lanturn. +Sp. Def is what matters, and the -Attack cut doesn't hurt this set. Fits the support role.
Game Availability
Lanturn first appeared in Gold & Silver and has been available in 17 games across 8 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 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
Winds & Waves
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