Is Lumineon Good in HeartGold & SoulSilver Playthrough?
Finneon evolves at level 31. Water with AbilitySwift Swim. Decent special Defense but outclassed by every other Water option in HGSS. Breed-only for a forgettable result.
Lumineon has the type edge here and should clean up Falkner's team.
Lumineon has the type edge here and should clean up Bugsy's team.
Lumineon trades roughly evenly with Whitney's team.
Lumineon has the type edge here and should clean up Morty's team.
Chuck's typing presses Lumineon's defenses.
Lumineon has the type edge here and should clean up Jasmine's team.
Lumineon trades roughly evenly with Pryce's team.
Clair's typing presses Lumineon's defenses.
Lumineon resists most of Brock's coverage and hits back hard.
Lumineon trades roughly evenly with Misty's team.
Lumineon trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Lumineon trades roughly evenly with Erika's team.
Lumineon has the type edge here and should clean up Janine's team.
Lumineon has the type edge here and should clean up Sabrina's team.
Lumineon resists most of Blaine's coverage and hits back hard.
Lumineon has the type edge here and should clean up Blue's team.
Lumineon has the type edge here and should clean up Will's team.
Lumineon has the type edge here and should clean up Koga's team.
Lumineon has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Lumineon has the type edge here and should clean up Karen's team.
Lumineon has the type edge here and should clean up Lance's team.
Trade
Lumineon 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. Alternatively, transfer the pre-evolution and level it up to Lv 31.
Recommended Moves
- After Bugsy
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- TM14IceBlizzardPower 120Accuracy 70%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 10Goldenrod Game Corner
- After Whitney
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Gift from a Kimono Girl in the Ecruteak Dance Theater
- LV 22WaterWater PulsePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Pryce
- HM07WaterWaterfallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Item ball on Ice Path 1F
- After Jasmine
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Lake of Rage
- LV 53FlyingBouncePower 85Accuracy 85%PP 5
How to Get Lumineon in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Lumineon can't be caught in HeartGold & SoulSilver. Transfer Finneon in from Diamond & Pearl or Platinum, then evolve it into Lumineon. The step cards below show each evolution.
How to Obtain Lumineon in HGSS
- Step 1Obtain FinneonCARTRIDGE TRADEfrom Diamond & PearlAvailableCatch in Diamond & Pearl via Good rod · Route 218, then trade to the current game via link cable.CARTRIDGE TRADEfrom PlatinumAvailableCatch in Platinum via Good rod · Iron Island, then trade to the current game via link cable.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Black & WhiteNot TradeableAppears in Black & White via Super rod · P2 Laboratory. 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 Super rod · Route 17. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire via Walking · Route 131 · DexNav chain. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
- Step 2Lumineon ✓
How to Get Shiny Lumineon in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Lumineon evolves from Finneon, so breed that base form Masuda-style at 1 in 1,638 and raise it once it shines. Compare Shiny Lumineon odds across every game
HeartGold & SoulSilver Shiny Lumineon Calculator
1 MethodThe only route here 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.
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 HeartGold & SoulSilver 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
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
 Sceptile Grass | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Treecko (Silph Co Gift) | ||
 Parasect BugGrass | C | |
 Cacturne GrassDark | B | |
 Tangrowth Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lumineon View Tangrowth builds →Solar Beam 2x116-136%KO Shock Wave 2x39-46% | ||
 Victreebel GrassPoison | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Lumineon View Victreebel builds →Leaf Storm 2x123-145%KO | ||
 Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Bulbasaur (Pallet Town Gift) | ||
 Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
 Raikou Electric | B | |
 Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
 Ludicolo WaterGrass | C | |
 Carnivine Grass | C | |
 Breloom GrassFighting | A | |
 Meganium Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chikorita (New Bark Town Gift) | ||
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.
HGSS Lumineon Best Moveset
91 Speed and 86 Sp. Def, both above average but 69 everywhere else. AbilitySwift Swim in rain doubles that Speed, but no offensive stat backs it up. Outruns everything in rain and threatens nothing.
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 can pick up Agility and Aqua Tail through breeding, and both are worth planning a breed around. STAB runs through Surf and Aqua Tail while coverage across 8 types 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
All 22 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
LUMINEON swimming in the darkness of the deep sea look like stars shining in the night sky.
Lumineon HeartGold & SoulSilver Guide
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, use Lumineon as a pivot. Special attacks are the main output. Speed is middling, Surf is the primary attack.
For HeartGold & SoulSilver, 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
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