Is Lopunny Good in Sun & Moon Playthrough?
Lopunny needs importing. No Mega Stone means no Fighting typing from AbilityScrappy. Base Lopunny is pure Normal with nothing that Tauros can't do natively.
Buneary has the type edge here and should clean up Ilima's team.
Buneary has the type edge here and should clean up Hala's team.
Buneary has the type edge here and should clean up Lana's team.
Buneary resists most of Kiawe's coverage and hits back hard.
Buneary has the type edge here and should clean up Mallow's team.
Buneary trades roughly evenly with Olivia's team.
Buneary has the type edge here and should clean up Sophocles's team.
Acerola's typing presses Buneary's defenses.
Buneary trades roughly evenly with Nanu's team.
Buneary trades roughly evenly with Totem Kommo-o's team.
Buneary trades roughly evenly with Hapu's team.
Buneary trades roughly evenly with Hala's team.
Buneary trades roughly evenly with Olivia's team.
Buneary trades roughly evenly with Acerola's team.
Buneary trades roughly evenly with Kahili's team.
Lopunny cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
How to Get Lopunny in Sun & Moon
No wild encounters for Lopunny in Sun & Moon. Bring Buneary over from Diamond & Pearl, HeartGold & SoulSilver, or Sword & Shield, then level through the stages. Each step in the chain is laid out below.
How to Obtain Lopunny in SM
Step 1Obtain BunearyBREEDINGAvailableLeave Lopunny with a compatible partner at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Buneary egg.CARTRIDGE TRADEAvailableCatch in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon via Walking · Route 1, then trade to the current game via link cable.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Diamond & PearlNot TradeableAppears in Diamond & Pearl via Walking · Eterna Forest. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in HeartGold & SoulSilver via Walking · Route 25 · Swarm active. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Black 2 & White 2Not TradeableAppears in Black 2 & White 2 via Walking · Castelia City. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire via Walking · Safari Zone · DexNav chain. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Sword & ShieldNot TradeableAppears in Sword & Shield via Overworld · Fields of Honor · Sandstorm. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
Step 2Lopunny ✓
Lopunny Weakness
Lopunny is weak to Fighting, Flying, Psychic, and Fairy. On the flip side, it's immune to Ghost-type moves entirely. Not too many gaps in the chart, 4 weaknesses to account for.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fighting, Flying, Psychic, Fairy |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Bug, Rock, Dark |
| 0x (Immune) | Ghost |
What is Lopunny Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Lopunny
 Salamence Dragon | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lopunny View Salamence builds →Fly 2x108-129%KO Brick Break 2x61-73% | ||
 Crabrawler Fighting | C | |
 Drifloon Ghost | C | |
 Mankey Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lopunny View Mankey builds →Brick Break 2x61-73% Acrobatics 2x31-37% | ||
 Oricorio Fire | C | |
 Espeon Psychic | B | |
Salamence Dragon | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lopunny View Salamence builds →Fly 2x106-126%KO Brick Break 2x60-71% | ||
Drifloon Ghost | C | |
Crabrawler Fighting | C | |
Mankey Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lopunny View Mankey builds →Brick Break 2x61-73% Acrobatics 2x29-35% | ||
Espeon Psychic | B | |
Salamence Dragon | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lopunny View Salamence builds →Fly 2x99-116%KO Brick Break 2x55-66% | ||
Drifloon Ghost | C | |
Mankey Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lopunny View Mankey builds →Cross Chop 2x72-85% Acrobatics 2x27-33% | ||
 Kadabra Psychic | B | |
 Passimian Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lopunny View Passimian builds →Brick Break 2x78-92% Acrobatics 2x38-44% | ||
Espeon Psychic | B | |
Salamence Dragon | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lopunny View Salamence builds →Fly 2x99-117%KO Brick Break 2x56-67% | ||
Drifloon Ghost | C | |
Mankey Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lopunny View Mankey builds →Cross Chop 2x74-88% Acrobatics 2x28-33% | ||
Espeon Psychic | B | |
Drifloon Ghost | C | |
Passimian Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lopunny View Passimian builds →Brick Break 2x73-86% Acrobatics 2x38-45% | ||
Salamence Dragon | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lopunny View Salamence builds →Fly 2x99-116%KO Brick Break 2x55-65% | ||
Kadabra Psychic | B | |
Espeon Psychic | B | |
 Drifblim Ghost | C | |
 Toucannon Normal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lopunny View Toucannon builds →Beak Blast 2x103-122%KO Brick Break 2x51-61% | ||
Passimian Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lopunny View Passimian builds →Brick Break 2x78-92% Aerial Ace 2x42-50% | ||
 Bewear NormalFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lopunny View Bewear builds →Brick Break 2x80-95% Aerial Ace 2x44-51% | ||
Espeon Psychic | B | |
Drifblim Ghost | C | |
 Primeape Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lopunny View Primeape builds →Close Combat 2x105-124%KO Aerial Ace 2x36-43% | ||
Toucannon Normal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lopunny View Toucannon builds →Beak Blast 2x98-116%KO Brick Break 2x50-59% | ||
Bewear NormalFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lopunny View Bewear builds →Hammer Arm 2x103-122%KO Aerial Ace 2x41-49% | ||
Espeon Psychic | B | |
Kadabra Psychic | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Lopunny View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x117-138%KO | ||
Drifblim Ghost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lopunny View Drifblim builds →Fly 2x64-76% Psychic 2x46-55% | ||
Passimian Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lopunny View Passimian builds →Close Combat 2x119-140%KO Aerial Ace 2x40-47% | ||
 Reuniclus Psychic | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lopunny View Reuniclus builds →Future Sight 2x121-142%KO Focus Blast 2x80-95% | ||
 Lunala PsychicGhost | S | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cosmog (Lake Of The Moone Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lopunny View Lunala builds →Dream Eater 2x109-129%KO Moonblast 2x69-82% Focus Blast 2x88-103%KO Air Slash 2x55-65% | ||
 Necrozma Psychic | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lopunny View Necrozma builds →Prismatic Laser 2x163-192%KO Brick Break 2x45-54% Aerial Ace 2x36-43% | ||
 Conkeldurr Fighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Lopunny View Conkeldurr builds →Focus Punch 2x170-200%KO | ||
Espeon Psychic | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lopunny View Espeon builds →Future Sight 2x125-148%KO Dazzling Gleam 2x56-66% | ||
Kadabra Psychic | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lopunny View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x117-138%KO Dazzling Gleam 2x52-61% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemAssault Vest NatureModest Moves
Damage vs Lopunny View Eelektross builds →Flamethrower19-23% Giga Drain16-19% Volt Switch15-18% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Lopunny View Mesprit builds →Ice Beam18-21% Psyshock 2x31-37% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityStamina ItemLeftovers NatureSassy Moves
Damage vs Lopunny View Mudsdale builds →Earthquake28-33% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityIronfist ItemAssault Vest NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Lopunny View Hitmonchan builds →Drain Punch 2x49-58% Mach Punch 2x26-31% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityPrankster ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Lopunny View Sableye builds →Knock Off8-10% | ||
Lopunny Evolutions
Lopunny is what Buneary becomes. Breed it for Buneary eggs (average hatch time). A massive partner pool for breeding via two egg groups. Eggs are average hatch time. The evolution from Buneary pushed Lopunny to 580 total stats. Attack saw the largest single gain at +70. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Lopunny to get Buneary eggs easily using 218 partners from the Ground and Humanshape egg groups.
SM Lopunny Best Moveset
Mega Lopunny adds Fighting typing with AbilityScrappy hitting Ghost types through Normal and Fighting TermStab. 136 Attack at 135 Speed fires before nearly everything. MoveFake Out adds free chip damage. Z-MoveHigh Jump Kick fires a one-time nuke. The moveset has the Mega Scrappy speed but relies entirely on the Mega form for competitive relevance.
Best Build
Lopunny best EVs are HP and Speed
Wall Moveset
- Switcheroo
- Healing Wish
- Toxic
- Encore
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The level-up pool tells the story here. Lopunny learns Jump Kick and High Jump Kick naturally, plus enough variety that TMs feel like bonuses. Coverage across 9 types extends the reach beyond that.
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
Reminder Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
Lopunny Sun & Moon Guide
In Sun & Moon, Lopunny works as a sweeper with 580 BST behind it. B-Tier on our list: a solid option in Sun & Moon for the right team. Switcheroo with Assault Vest is the standard set.
In Sun & Moon, yes. Mega Lopunny is the evolved form, sitting at 680 BST. Big power spike over base Lopunny (580). Equip the Mega Stone and it transforms in battle.
In Sun & Moon, Lopunny's biggest threats include Machamp (Fighting), Aerodactyl (Flying), and Espeon (Psychic), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Fairy-type attackers are also a problem.
Scrappy is the go-to ability for Lopunny. It lets the Pokémon's normal and fighting moves hit ghost Pokémon. It's Lopunny's only ability.
Lopunny is a physical attacker with base 136 Attack. Enough bulk to take a hit or two, too. Speed tells the real story. Base 135 Speed lets it outrun most of the field. Fits the sweeper role.
Game Availability
Available since Diamond & Pearl, Lopunny appears in 13 games spanning 7 generations. Beyond its original form, it gained a Mega form in Generation 6.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DPDebut
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORASMega
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