Is Lunala Good in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Playthrough?
Psychic/Ghost box legendary for Ultra Moon. Mandatory story catch during the Necrozma climax. Lunala fuses with Necrozma as Dawn Wings Necrozma. Ghost immunity to Normal and Fighting shuts down Hala entirely. Psychic handles Mallow and Hala. Usable for the E4 the moment you catch it.
Solgaleo resists most of Ilima's coverage and hits back hard.
Lunala has the type edge here and should clean up Ilima's team.
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Solgaleo has the type edge here and should clean up Hala's team.
Lunala resists most of Hala's coverage and hits back hard.
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Solgaleo has the type edge here and should clean up Lana's team.
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Lunala has the type edge here and should clean up Lana's team.
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Solgaleo has the type edge here and should clean up Kiawe's team.
Lunala resists most of Kiawe's coverage and hits back hard.
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Solgaleo has the type edge here and should clean up Mallow's team.
Lunala has the type edge here and should clean up Mallow's team.
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Solgaleo resists most of Olivia's coverage and hits back hard.
Lunala has the type edge here and should clean up Olivia's team.
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Solgaleo trades roughly evenly with Sophocles's team.
Lunala has the type edge here and should clean up Sophocles's team.
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Solgaleo resists most of Acerola's coverage and hits back hard.
Lunala resists most of Acerola's coverage and hits back hard.
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Solgaleo has the type edge here and should clean up Nanu's team.
Lunala has the type edge here and should clean up Nanu's team.
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Solgaleo has the type edge here and should clean up Mina's team.
Lunala resists most of Mina's coverage and hits back hard.
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Solgaleo has the type edge here and should clean up Hapu's team.
Lunala resists most of Hapu's coverage and hits back hard.
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Solgaleo trades roughly evenly with Molayne's team.
Lunala has the type edge here and should clean up Molayne's team.
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Solgaleo resists most of Olivia's coverage and hits back hard.
Lunala has the type edge here and should clean up Olivia's team.
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Solgaleo has the type edge here and should clean up Acerola's team.
Lunala resists most of Acerola's coverage and hits back hard.
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Solgaleo has the type edge here and should clean up Kahili's team.
Lunala has the type edge here and should clean up Kahili's team.
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Solgaleo has the type edge here and should clean up Kukui's team.
Lunala trades roughly evenly with Kukui's team.
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Solgaleo is given to you as a gift on Mahalo Trail at Lv 60. From Lillie after defeating Gladion. Received as a gift at mahalo trail
Lunala is given to you as a gift on Mahalo Trail at Lv 60. From Lillie after defeating Gladion. Received as a gift at mahalo trail
Cosmog is given to you as a gift on Lake of the Sunne at Lv 5. Reverse world; requires Solgaleo in party. Post-game. Visit the Lake of the Sunne/Moone with Solgaleo or Lunala in your party during the opposite time of day. Cosmog joins automatically
How to Get Lunala in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon
Lunala is handed to you at Mahalo Trail. No encounter rates or random spawns involved, so there's nothing to grind. Check the location details below for the exact conditions to trigger it.
How to Obtain Lunala in USUM
The path to Lunala starts with Cosmog at Lv. 5-60 via gift encounters. 2 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.
Lunala Weakness
Lunala is weak to Ghost and Dark. Watch out for Ghost and Dark attacks, those deal 4x damage. On the flip side, it's immune to Normal and Fighting-type moves entirely. Lunala's overall bulk (137/89/107) lets it take a hit or two from most weaknesses before going down.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 4x (Critical) | Ghost, Dark |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Poison, Psychic |
| 0x (Immune) | Normal, Fighting |
What is Lunala Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Lunala
 Vullaby Dark | C | |
 Murkrow Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lunala View Murkrow builds →Thief 4x76-89% Astonish 4x27-32% | ||
 Sableye DarkGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lunala View Sableye builds →Thief 4x69-81% Shadow Sneak 4x47-57% | ||
 Inkay DarkPsychic | D | |
 Zorua Dark | C | |
 Umbreon Dark | B | |
Murkrow Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lunala View Murkrow builds →Thief 4x67-79% Astonish 4x23-28% | ||
Vullaby Dark | C | |
Inkay DarkPsychic | D | |
Sableye DarkGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lunala View Sableye builds →Feint Attack 4x62-73% Shadow Sneak 4x45-55% | ||
Umbreon Dark | B | |
Murkrow Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lunala View Murkrow builds →Thief 4x73-86% Astonish 4x25-31% | ||
Vullaby Dark | C | |
Inkay DarkPsychic | D | |
Sableye DarkGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lunala View Sableye builds →Feint Attack 4x67-79% Shadow Sneak 4x49-59% | ||
Umbreon Dark | B | |
Murkrow Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lunala View Murkrow builds →Thief 4x66-79% Astonish 4x25-30% | ||
Vullaby Dark | C | |
Inkay DarkPsychic | D | |
Sableye DarkGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lunala View Sableye builds →Feint Attack 4x62-73% Shadow Sneak 4x42-50% | ||
Umbreon Dark | B | |
 Drifblim Ghost | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Drifloon (Route 1 Interact Encounter) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lunala View Drifblim builds →Hex 4x66-78% Thief 4x44-52% | ||
Murkrow Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lunala View Murkrow builds →Assurance 4x70-83% Astonish 4x24-29% | ||
Sableye DarkGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lunala View Sableye builds →Knock Off 4x66-78% Shadow Sneak 4x46-54% | ||
Vullaby Dark | C | |
 Incineroar FireDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lunala View Incineroar builds →Darkest Lariat 4x118-139%KO Shadow Claw 4x65-77% | ||
 Honchkrow Dark | B | |
Obtain MethodPoke Pelago Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lunala View Honchkrow builds →Sucker Punch 4x105-123%KO Shadow Ball 4x60-72% | ||
 Zoroark Dark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lunala View Zoroark builds →Foul Play 4x121-143%KO Shadow Ball 4x68-79% | ||
 Aegislash SteelGhost | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lunala View Aegislash builds →Shadow Claw 4x54-64% Night Slash 4x36-42% | ||
 Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lunala View Absol builds →Night Slash 4x108-127%KO Shadow Claw 4x72-85% | ||
Incineroar FireDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lunala View Incineroar builds →Darkest Lariat 4x114-134%KO Shadow Claw 4x61-72% | ||
 Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lunala View Krookodile builds →Foul Play 4x127-150%KO Shadow Claw 4x63-74% | ||
 Pangoro FightingDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lunala View Pangoro builds →Crunch 4x114-134%KO Shadow Claw 4x66-79% | ||
Honchkrow Dark | B | |
Obtain MethodPoke Pelago Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lunala View Honchkrow builds →Sucker Punch 4x100-118%KO Shadow Ball 4x57-68% | ||
Zoroark Dark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lunala View Zoroark builds →Foul Play 4x116-137%KO Shadow Ball 4x63-74% | ||
Honchkrow Dark | B | |
Obtain MethodPoke Pelago Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lunala View Honchkrow builds →Foul Play 4x134-158%KO Shadow Ball 4x57-67% | ||
Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lunala View Krookodile builds →Foul Play 4x127-150%KO Shadow Claw 4x62-74% | ||
Incineroar FireDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lunala View Incineroar builds →Darkest Lariat 4x112-132%KO Shadow Claw 4x61-72% | ||
Pangoro FightingDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lunala View Pangoro builds →Crunch 4x112-132%KO Shadow Claw 4x65-77% | ||
 Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lunala View Chandelure builds →Shadow Ball 4x109-129%KO Thief 4x31-37% | ||
Honchkrow Dark | B | |
Obtain MethodPoke Pelago Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lunala View Honchkrow builds →Foul Play 4x136-160%KO Shadow Ball 4x56-66% | ||
 Giratina GhostDragon | S | |
Obtain MethodUltra Space Wilds Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lunala View Giratina builds →Shadow Force 4x142-167%KO Dark Pulse 4x55-64% | ||
Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lunala View Krookodile builds →Foul Play 4x129-152%KO Shadow Claw 4x63-75% | ||
Incineroar FireDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lunala View Incineroar builds →Darkest Lariat 4x114-134%KO Shadow Claw 4x62-73% | ||
Pangoro FightingDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lunala View Pangoro builds →Crunch 4x114-134%KO Shadow Claw 4x67-79% | ||
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, Mewtwo can KO Lunala with Shadow Ball (117-138%). Tapu Lele's Moonblast hits Lunala for 35-42%.
S | ||
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemLife Orb NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Lunala View Mewtwo builds →Psystrike18-21% Ice Beam33-39% Shadow Ball 4x117-138%KO | ||
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityPsychic Surge ItemChoice Specs NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Lunala View Tapu Lele builds →Moonblast35-42% Psyshock15-18% Psychic17-20% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityJustified ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Lunala View Keldeo builds →Scald20-23% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilitySturdy ItemRocky Helmet NatureImpish Moves View Skarmory builds →
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C | ||
Recommended Build AbilitySturdy ItemLeftovers NatureImpish Moves View Forretress builds →
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Lunala Evolutions
Lunala is the final form from Cosmog's chain, reached at level 53. A Psychic/Ghost legendary with 680 stats, it can't breed. Lunala and Solgaleo share the same 680 total stats, but they're distributed differently. Check the comparison below to see where each one specializes. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
USUM Lunala Best Moveset
137 Sp. Atk at 97 Speed with AbilityShadow Shield halving damage at full HP. Psychic/Ghost TermStab from 137 Sp. Atk hits at enormous power. MoveMoongeist Beam ignores opposing abilities. The moveset holds S-tier through Shadow Shield guaranteeing a free action and ability-ignoring Ghost power.
Best Build
Lunala best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Sweeper Moveset
- Moongeist Beam
- Moonblast
- Ice Beam
- Psyshock
Moves List
The TM pool is where it gets interesting. Coverage across 10 types means almost nothing walls Lunala cleanly, with Moongeist Beam and Dream Eater anchoring the STAB side. Matchup flexibility isn't a problem.
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
Base Stats
Records of it exist in writings from long, long ago, where it was known by the name “the beast that calls the moon.”
It sometimes summons unknown powers and life-forms here to this world from holes that lead to other worlds.
Lunala Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Guide
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, Lunala is a Legendary Pokemon rated S-Tier. At 680 BST, it hits hard. It excels as a wallbreaker. Moongeistbeam with Lunaliumz is the standard set.
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, Lunala's biggest threats include Dusknoir (Ghost) and Absol (Dark), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Dusknoir is the most dangerous since Ghost moves deal 4x damage. Only 2 weaknesses means fewer dedicated counters to worry about. Lunala has enough bulk to absorb a hit, but don't push the matchup. Pivot to a teammate that resists.
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, Run Shadow Shield on Lunala. It's the ability that defines how you build around it and the main reason it holds a competitive niche. Shadow Shield synergizes with Lunala's base 107 Sp.Def, letting it soak special attacks as a pivot.
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, Lunala fills the wallbreaker role. It's a special attacker with base 137 Sp. Atk. Base 97 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. And it's tanky enough to absorb a few hits.
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, the best way to handle Lunala: Status moves (Toxic, Will-O-Wisp) wear it down. Setup sweepers can use it as a boost opportunity. Physical attackers can break through.
Game Availability
Lunala has appeared in 4 games since Sun & Moon, spanning 4 generations. As a Legendary, it's typically a one-per-save encounter tied to the story or post-game content.
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 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 7SMDebut
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