Is Lumineon Good in Diamond & Pearl Playthrough?
Water with AbilitySwift Swim and nothing else to stand on. Lumineon doesn't threaten any Gym Leader or E4 member. The Water roster in Sinnoh is too deep for Lumineon to justify a team slot. One of Sinnoh's most forgettable Pokemon.
Finneon resists most of Roark's coverage and hits back hard.
Gardenia's team hits Finneon's weaknesses hard.
Finneon trades roughly evenly with Maylene's team.
Crasher Wake's typing presses Finneon's defenses.
Lumineon has the type edge here and should clean up Fantina's team.
Lumineon has the type edge here and should clean up Byron's team.
Lumineon trades roughly evenly with Candice's team.
Lumineon trades roughly evenly with Volkner's team.
Lumineon has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
Lumineon has the type edge here and should clean up Bertha's team.
Lumineon has the type edge here and should clean up Flint's team.
Lumineon trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Lumineon has the type edge here and should clean up Mars's team.
Lumineon has the type edge here and should clean up Jupiter's team.
Lumineon has the type edge here and should clean up Saturn's team.
Lumineon trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catch Finneon
Catch Finneon on Route 205 (Good Rod fishing, Lv 10-25, common).
Recommended Moves
- LV 22WaterWater PulsePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Gardenia
- TM14IceBlizzardPower 120Accuracy 70%PP 5Lake Acuity
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 216
- After Crasher Wake
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Celestic Town
- TM55WaterBrinePower 98Accuracy 100%PP 10Prize for defeating Crasher Wake
- LV 45FlyingBouncePower 85Accuracy 85%PP 5
- After Volkner
- HM07WaterWaterfallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Sunyshore City
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Evolve Finneon to Lumineon
Finneon evolves into Lumineon at Level 31. Your Finneon should hit Level 31 before you reach Fantina, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 31)
- LV 31WaterWater PulsePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Gardenia
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- TM14IceBlizzardPower 120Accuracy 70%PP 5Lake Acuity
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 216
- After Crasher Wake
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Celestic Town
- TM55WaterBrinePower 98Accuracy 100%PP 10Prize for defeating Crasher Wake
- After Volkner
- HM07WaterWaterfallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Sunyshore City
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Lumineon in Diamond & Pearl
Lumineon hooks onto the Super Rod at the same nine spots as Finneon, common to uncommon from level 20 up. The bigger rod lands the glowing adult straight from the water without raising a Finneon.
Wild Lumineon may be holding when caught:
Rindo Berry (5% chance) Held: Consumed when struck by a super-effective Grass-type attack to halve the damage.9 locations to catch Lumineon9 locations to catch Finneon
Encountered via fishing with a Rod
Encountered via fishing with a Rod
Badge 1
Badge 2
Badge 3
Badge 4
Badge 5Catch Finneon at any of the 9 locations below, then level it up to 31 — it evolves into Lumineon.
Badge 1 Badge 2 Badge 3 Badge 4 Badge 5Where To Catch Lumineon in DP
Finneon gets you Lumineon sooner: catch it (before Badge 3) and evolve it at Lv 31. Wild Lumineon needs the Super Rod (after Badge 8).
- Step 2Lumineon ✓Canalave CityLv.20-50Super RodRate 45%Fuego IronworksLv.20-50Super RodRate 45%Iron Island - OutsideLv.20-50Super RodRate 45%Route 205 - SouthLv.20-50Super RodRate 45%or evolve from Finneon (Step 1)
Not landing the catch? Calculate Lumineon catch rates for Diamond & Pearl by ball, status, and HP.
How to Get Shiny Lumineon in Diamond & Pearl
Lumineon grows from Finneon, so breed that pre-evo Masuda-style before it evolves. Compare Shiny Lumineon odds across every game
Diamond & Pearl Shiny Lumineon 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.
Want exact numbers for your session? Calculate your shiny odds in Diamond & Pearl with Lumineon preloaded.
Lumineon Weakness
Electric and Grass moves hit Lumineon for super-effective damage. 4 resistances help offset the weaknesses. Storm Drain grants an additional Water immunity, reshaping the matchup chart. With 69 HP and balanced defenses, Lumineon can afford to eat a neutral hit or two.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Electric, Grass |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Water, Ice, Steel |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Lumineon Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Lumineon
 Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
 Parasect BugGrass | C | |
 Torterra GrassGround | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Turtwig (Lake Verity Gift) | ||
 Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
 Ludicolo WaterGrass | C | |
 Abomasnow GrassIce | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Lumineon View Abomasnow builds →Wood Hammer 2x109-128%KO | ||
 Cherrim Grass | C | |
 Carnivine Grass | C | |
 Breloom GrassFighting | A | |
 Cradily RockGrass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Lileep (Oreburgh City Gift) | ||
 Magnezone ElectricSteel | A | |
 Jolteon Electric | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Hearthome City Gift) | ||
 Manectric Electric | C | |
Lumineon Evolutions
Evolved from Finneon. Lumineon is the final form in this two-stage line. A decent partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs take an average time to hatch. Sp.Def grew the most through evolution (+25 over Finneon), and Lumineon peaks at 460 total stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Lumineon to get Finneon eggs easily using 19 partners from the Water 2 egg group. Notable egg moves include Agility, Aqua Tail, Charm and 5 more.
DP Lumineon Best Moveset
91 Speed and 86 Sp. Def are the standouts, but 69 in most offensive stats leave the moveset without damage. AbilitySwift Swim in rain doubles the already-decent Speed. Functional in rain, useless outside it.
Best Build
Lumineon best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Sweeper Moveset
- Surf
- Ice Beam
- Rain Dance
- Hidden Power Grass
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Don't skip the egg moves. Lumineon picks up Agility and Aqua Tail only through breeding, and both fill gaps the natural movepool can't. STAB runs through Surf and Aqua Tail while Normal and Flying coverage and more adds range.
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
32 of 33 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
It lives on the deep-sea floor. It attracts prey by flashing the patterns on its four tail fins.
To avoid detection by predators, it crawls along the seafloor using the two fins on its chest.
Lumineon Diamond & Pearl Guide
Yes. Wild Lumineon in Diamond & Pearl can hold Rindo Berry (5%). Use Thief (TM46) or Covet to swipe the held item without affecting your catch chance. Quickest way to farm rare items like Rindo Berry.
In Diamond & Pearl, use Lumineon as a pivot. Special attacks are the main output. Speed is middling, Surf is the primary attack.
For Diamond & Pearl, run Timid on Lumineon. +Speed is what matters, and the -Attack cut doesn't hurt this set. Fits the pivot role.
Game Availability
Available in 12 titles since its debut in Diamond & Pearl, Lumineon spans 6 generations of Pokemon games. It's accessible through wild encounters in a solid number of games.
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 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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