Is Lunatone Good in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Playthrough?
Rock/Psychic with AbilityLevitate for Ground immunity. Handles Kiawe with Rock and Hala with Psychic. The special focus and Ground immunity give it a different angle from other Rock-types. Slow, though.
Lunatone has the type edge here and should clean up Ilima's team.
Lunatone has the type edge here and should clean up Hala's team.
Lunatone has the type edge here and should clean up Lana's team.
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Lunatone resists most of Kiawe's coverage and hits back hard.
Lunatone has the type edge here and should clean up Mallow's team.
Lunatone has the type edge here and should clean up Olivia's team.
Lunatone trades roughly evenly with Sophocles's team.
Lunatone has the type edge here and should clean up Acerola's team.
Lunatone trades roughly evenly with Nanu's team.
Lunatone has the type edge here and should clean up Mina's team.
Lunatone trades roughly evenly with Hapu's team.
Molayne's team hits Lunatone's weaknesses hard.
Lunatone trades roughly evenly with Olivia's team.
Lunatone has the type edge here and should clean up Acerola's team.
Lunatone has the type edge here and should clean up Kahili's team.
Lunatone trades roughly evenly with Kukui's team.
Lunatone 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 Lunatone in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon
No wild encounters for Lunatone in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon. It's available in Ruby & Sapphire, Diamond & Pearl, or Platinum and can be transferred over. The details below show where to find it.
Lunatone is not available as a wild encounter in this game.
Also Obtainable In:
Pokemon transfers only go forward through generations, never backward. Direct cross-gen trades aren't supported.
Lunatone Weakness
Water, Grass, Ground, Bug, Ghost, Dark, and Steel moves hit Lunatone for super-effective damage. 5 resistances help offset the weaknesses. Levitate grants an additional Ground immunity, reshaping the matchup chart.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Water, Grass, Ground, Bug, Ghost, Dark, Steel |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Normal, Fire, Poison, Flying, Psychic |
What is Lunatone Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Lunatone
 Slowking WaterPsychic | C | |
 Petilil Grass | C | |
 Murkrow Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lunatone View Murkrow builds →Thief 2x56-66% Astonish 2x19-24% | ||
 Inkay DarkPsychic | D | |
 Sableye DarkGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lunatone View Sableye builds →Thief 2x51-61% Shadow Sneak 2x37-46% | ||
 Vaporeon Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
 Grovyle Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lunatone View Grovyle builds →Mega Drain 2x55-65% Pursuit 2x22-26% Fury Cutter 2x22-26% | ||
Slowking WaterPsychic | C | |
 Popplio Water | D | |
Obtain MethodRoute 1 Gift | ||
 Dartrix Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Rowlet (Route 1 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lunatone View Dartrix builds →Razor Leaf 2x45-54% Ominous Wind 2x26-31% | ||
Vaporeon Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
Grovyle Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lunatone View Grovyle builds →Mega Drain 2x60-71% Pursuit 2x24-28% Fury Cutter 2x24-28% | ||
Slowking WaterPsychic | C | |
 Brionne Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Popplio (Route 1 Gift) | ||
Dartrix Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Rowlet (Route 1 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lunatone View Dartrix builds →Razor Leaf 2x49-58% Ominous Wind 2x28-33% | ||
Vaporeon Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
Grovyle Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lunatone View Grovyle builds →Energy Ball 2x63-75% Pursuit 2x20-24% Fury Cutter 2x20-24% | ||
 Ivysaur GrassPoison | C | |
Brionne Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Popplio (Route 1 Gift) | ||
Dartrix Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Rowlet (Route 1 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lunatone View Dartrix builds →Energy Ball 2x57-68% Ominous Wind 2x26-31% | ||
Vaporeon Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
Grovyle Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lunatone View Grovyle builds →Energy Ball 2x65-77% Pursuit 2x21-25% Fury Cutter 2x21-25% | ||
Ivysaur GrassPoison | C | |
 Ariados BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lunatone View Ariados builds →Leech Life 2x73-87% Sucker Punch 2x43-52% Smart Strike 2x43-52% Shadow Sneak 2x26-31% | ||
 Starmie WaterPsychic | B | |
 Aegislash SteelGhost | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lunatone View Aegislash builds →Iron Head 2x47-56% Shadow Claw 2x43-51% Night Slash 2x29-34% Fury Cutter 2x17-20% | ||
 Primarina WaterFairy | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Popplio (Route 1 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lunatone View Primarina builds →Sparkling Aria 2x88-104%KO Energy Ball 2x58-69% Shadow Ball 2x53-63% | ||
 Decidueye GrassGhost | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Rowlet (Route 1 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lunatone View Decidueye builds →Leaf Storm 2x105-125%KO Phantom Force 2x95-112%KO U-turn 2x50-59% Steel Wing 2x50-59% | ||
 Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lunatone View Venusaur builds →Petal Dance 2x97-114%KO Bulldoze 2x34-41% | ||
 Golisopod BugWater | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Wimpod (Dividing Peak Tunnel Interact Encounter) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lunatone View Golisopod builds →First Impression 2x108-127%KO Razor Shell 2x91-107%KO Sucker Punch 2x56-66% Shadow Claw 2x56-66% | ||
Aegislash SteelGhost | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lunatone View Aegislash builds →Iron Head 2x47-55% Shadow Claw 2x40-47% Night Slash 2x27-32% Fury Cutter 2x16-19% | ||
Ivysaur GrassPoison | C | |
 Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lunatone View Krookodile builds →Foul Play 2x105-123%KO Dig 2x89-105%KO Shadow Claw 2x51-60% | ||
Primarina WaterFairy | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Popplio (Route 1 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lunatone View Primarina builds →Sparkling Aria 2x85-101%KO Energy Ball 2x57-67% Shadow Ball 2x51-60% | ||
 Torterra GrassGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lunatone View Torterra builds →Wood Hammer 2x124-146%KO Earthquake 2x103-121%KO Bite 2x42-49% | ||
 Solgaleo PsychicSteel | S | |
Obtain MethodMahalo Trail Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lunatone View Solgaleo builds →Solar Beam 2x113-133%KO Sunsteel Strike 2x125-147%KO Crunch 2x67-79% Bulldoze 2x51-60% | ||
 Sceptile Grass | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lunatone View Sceptile builds →Solar Beam 2x160-188%KO X-Scissor 2x45-53% Night Slash 2x39-46% Bulldoze 2x34-41% | ||
 Lilligant Grass | C | |
Decidueye GrassGhost | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Rowlet (Route 1 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lunatone View Decidueye builds →Solar Beam 2x154-181%KO Phantom Force 2x92-108%KO U-turn 2x48-56% Sucker Punch 2x48-56% | ||
Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lunatone View Venusaur builds →Solar Beam 2x154-181%KO Bulldoze 2x33-40% | ||
Solgaleo PsychicSteel | S | |
Obtain MethodMahalo Trail Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lunatone View Solgaleo builds →Solar Beam 2x115-136%KO Sunsteel Strike 2x127-150%KO Earthquake 2x85-100%KO Crunch 2x68-80% | ||
 Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lunatone View Exeggutor builds →Solar Beam 2x189-222%KO Thief 2x37-44% Infestation 2x13-16% | ||
Sceptile Grass | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lunatone View Sceptile builds →Solar Beam 2x162-191%KO Earthquake 2x57-67% X-Scissor 2x45-54% Night Slash 2x40-47% | ||
Lilligant Grass | C | |
Decidueye GrassGhost | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Rowlet (Route 1 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lunatone View Decidueye builds →Solar Beam 2x156-184%KO Phantom Force 2x92-109%KO U-turn 2x48-57% Sucker Punch 2x48-57% | ||
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, Excadrill can KO Lunatone with Earthquake (95-112%). Mudsdale deals 50-59% with Earthquake.
 Excadrill GroundSteel | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityMold Breaker ItemFocus Sash NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Lunatone View Excadrill builds →Earthquake 2x95-112%KO Rapid Spin8-9% | ||
 Breloom GrassFighting | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityTechnician ItemFocus Sash NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Lunatone View Breloom builds →Mach Punch19-22% Bullet Seed 2x24-28% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityStamina ItemLeftovers NatureSassy Moves
Damage vs Lunatone View Mudsdale builds →Earthquake 2x50-59% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Lunatone View Mesprit builds →Ice Beam24-29% Psyshock11-13% Shadow Ball 2x43-51% | ||
 Swampert WaterGround | C | |
Recommended Build AbilityTorrent ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Lunatone View Swampert builds →Earthquake 2x90-107%KO Waterfall 2x72-85% Scald 2x39-46% | ||
Lunatone Evolutions
Lunatone is what you get. No evolutions, but it breeds through one egg group with no compatible partners. Hatching is average hatch time. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Lunatone is genderless and can only breed with Ditto. Part of the Mineral egg group.
Ditto onlyUSUM Lunatone Best Moveset
Rock/Psychic at 95 Sp. Atk with AbilityLevitate granting Ground immunity. Dual TermStab provides decent coverage. But 90/65/85 bulk and 70 Speed leave the moveset caught between offense and defense without excelling at either. D-tier through moderate stats spread too thin.
Best Build
Lunatone best EVs are HP and Defense
Bulky Support Moveset
- Power Gem
- Psychic
- Earth Power
- Moonblast
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Coverage runs deep. Lunatone can hit 10 types beyond STAB, including Fairy and Normal. The offense anchors on Future Sight and Stone Edge while TMs handle everything else.
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
Base Stats
Lunatone Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Guide
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, Levitate changes the entire equation for Lunatone. The 460 BST doesn't tell the full story. Ranked C-Tier. Power Gem with Leftovers is the standard set.
Levitate is what you want on Lunatone. Every competitive set worth running is built with that ability in mind.
Base 70 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. On offense, Lunatone is a special attacker with base 95 Sp. Atk. Defensively? Enough bulk to take a hit or two.
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, run Power Gem, Psychic, Earthpower, and Moonblast on Lunatone. Power Gem is the most common pick at 0% usage. Psychic provides reliable STAB damage.
Game Availability
Available in 14 titles since its debut in Ruby & Sapphire, Lunatone spans 8 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 3RSDebut
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 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