Is Lunatone Good in Emerald Playthrough?
Both Lunatone and Solrock are available in Emerald, ending the RS version split. Rock/Psychic with AbilityLevitate for Ground immunity. Lunatone leans Special. Handles Brawly through Psychic and contributes against Winona. Levitate removes Rock's worst weakness.
Lunatone has the type edge here and should clean up Roxanne's team.
Lunatone has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Lunatone trades roughly evenly with Wattson's team.
Lunatone resists most of Flannery's coverage and hits back hard.
Lunatone has the type edge here and should clean up Norman's team.
Lunatone has the type edge here and should clean up Winona's team.
Lunatone trades roughly evenly with Tate & Liza's team.
Lunatone trades roughly evenly with Juan's team.
Lunatone trades roughly evenly with Sidney's team.
Lunatone trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
Lunatone has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Lunatone has the type edge here and should clean up Drake's team.
Lunatone trades roughly evenly with Wallace's team.
Trade
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.
Recommended Moves
- After Norman
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- LV 37PsychicPsychicPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Tate & Liza
- TM04PsychicCalm MindPower —Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Tate & Liza
- TUTORNormalDouble-EdgePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Sootopolis City
- LV 43PsychicFuture SightPower 120Accuracy 90%PP 15
- LV 49NormalExplosionPower 250Accuracy 100%PP 5
- Post-Game
- TUTORPsychicDream EaterPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
- TUTORRockRock SlidePower 113Accuracy 90%PP 10Battle Frontier
- TUTORNormalBody SlamPower 85Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
- TUTORNormalSwiftPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 20Battle Frontier
How to Get Lunatone in Emerald
Lunatone is cut from the Emerald wild, while its mirror Solrock keeps the Meteor Falls rocks. Emerald made the moon rock a trade from Sapphire, so you import one to round out the pair.
Lunatone cannot be caught in the wild in Emerald, but you can still get it via these paths:
Catch in the wild and trade from these games:
Then trade to Emerald.
Also Obtainable In:
Pokemon transfers only go forward through generations, never backward. Direct cross-gen trades aren't supported.
How to Get Shiny Lunatone in Emerald
Lunatone belongs to Sapphire rather than Emerald, so link up and trade one across from that version, where it hovers through the depths of Meteor Falls, bringing your shiny home to finish the pair. See every game where Shiny Lunatone can be hunted
Shiny Lunatone Evolution
Does Not EvolveLunatone 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 |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Lunatone Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Lunatone
 Kyogre Water | S | |
Obtain MethodMarine Cave Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lunatone View Kyogre builds →Hydro Pump 2x152-179%KO Earthquake 2x74-87% | ||
 Metagross SteelPsychic | S | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Beldum (Mossdeep City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lunatone View Metagross builds →Meteor Mash 2x129-152%KO Earthquake 2x95-113%KO Shadow Ball 2x77-90% Pursuit 2x24-28% | ||
 Heracross BugFighting | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lunatone View Heracross builds →Megahorn 2x160-188%KO Earthquake 2x89-106%KO Thief 2x13-15% | ||
 Cacturne GrassDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lunatone View Cacturne builds →Solar Beam 2x120-142%KO Feint Attack 2x61-72% Pin Missile 2x13-15% | ||
 Sceptile Grass | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Treecko (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lunatone View Sceptile builds →Solar Beam 2x111-131%KO Earthquake 2x65-76% Iron Tail 2x65-76% Pursuit 2x26-30% | ||
 Groudon Ground | S | |
Obtain MethodTerra Cave Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lunatone View Groudon builds →Earthquake 2x157-185%KO Solar Beam 2x71-84% Iron Tail 2x105-124%KO | ||
 Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lunatone View Shiftry builds →Solar Beam 2x98-116%KO Shadow Ball 2x60-70% Dig 2x45-53% Thief 2x34-41% | ||
 Banette Ghost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lunatone View Banette builds →Shadow Ball 2x99-118%KO Feint Attack 2x31-37% | ||
 Sunflora Grass | C | |
 Ludicolo WaterGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lunatone View Ludicolo builds →Solar Beam 2x98-116%KO Surf 2x78-92% Thief 2x23-27% Astonish 2x18-21% | ||
 Meganium Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chikorita (Littleroot Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lunatone View Meganium builds →Solar Beam 2x92-109%KO Earthquake 2x63-74% Iron Tail 2x63-74% | ||
 Bellossom Grass | C | |
 Cradily RockGrass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Lileep (Rustboro City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lunatone View Cradily builds →Solar Beam 2x91-107%KO Earthquake 2x62-73% Astonish 2x20-23% | ||
 Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lunatone View Absol builds →Shadow Ball 2x74-87% Iron Tail 2x92-109%KO Bite 2x43-51% Water Pulse 2x29-34% | ||
Lunatone Evolutions
Lunatone is what you get. No evolutions, but it breeds through one egg group with no compatible partners. Its eggs take an average time to hatch. 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 onlyE Lunatone Best Moveset
Rock/Psychic typing and AbilityLevitate remove the Ground weakness that holds most Rock types back, giving Lunatone a unique defensive profile. The moveset runs special Psychic and Rock TermStab from 95 base Sp. Atk while supporting the team with MoveHypnosis.
Best Build
Lunatone best EVs are HP and Defense
Wall Moveset
- Baton Pass
- Ice Beam
- Hypnosis
- Cosmic Power
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Level-up moves are just the starting point for Lunatone. TMs unlock Normal and Ground coverage and more and turn a straightforward STAB kit around Future Sight and Dream Eater into something with actual 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 23 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
It becomes very active on the night of a full moon. This POKéMON was first discovered 40 years ago at the site of a meteor strike.
Lunatone Emerald Guide
Lunatone isn't catchable in Emerald. Catch one in Sapphire, then trade it to Emerald.
In Emerald, Lunatone is one of the stronger picks around. It rates A-Tier for this generation, and the Rock/Psychic typing with 440 BST covers a lot of matchups.
In Emerald, use Lunatone as a balanced. Splits damage between physical and special. Speed is middling,
For Emerald, run Modest on Lunatone. +Sp. Atk is what matters, and the -Attack cut doesn't hurt this set. Fits the balanced role.
Game Availability
Available in 14 titles since its debut in Ruby & Sapphire, Lunatone spans 7 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 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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