Is Lunatone Good in Ruby & Sapphire Playthrough?
Sapphire only, Meteor Falls. Rock/Psychic with AbilityLevitate for Ground immunity. Lunatone's Special Attack handles Brawly and the mid-game trainers. The Levitate removes one of Rock's biggest weaknesses. Sapphire exclusive with a unique defensive profile.
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 trades roughly evenly with 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 Wallace'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 Steven's team.
Catchable
Catch Lunatone on Meteor Falls (walking, Lv 14-18, uncommon).
Recommended Moves
- After Brawly
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 10Abandoned Ship
- LV 19PsychicHypnosisPower —Accuracy 60%PP 20
- 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
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Seafloor Cavern
- LV 43PsychicFuture SightPower 120Accuracy 90%PP 15
- LV 49NormalExplosionPower 250Accuracy 100%PP 5
Ruby & Sapphire Lunatone Locations
Lunatone is Sapphire-side only. Eight spots mixing grass and surf at a single fossil-rich cavern, levels 5 to 39. Ruby gets Solrock in the very same spot, so the two split cleanly by version.
Wild Lunatone may be holding when caught:
Moon Stone (5% chance) Makes certain species of Pokemon evolve.1 location to catch Lunatone
Encountered via Surfing, tall grass encounters
Badge 3Best Locations to Catch Lunatone in Ruby & Sapphire
You can find Lunatone through 8 walking and surfing encounters at Lv. 5-39. The list is sorted by game progression, so the earliest accessible spots show up first.
How to Get Shiny Lunatone in Ruby & Sapphire
Lunatone haunts Meteor Falls in Sapphire, so walk or surf its caverns and eye every one you cross for a shiny. Compare Shiny Lunatone odds across every game
Shiny Lunatone Evolution
Does Not EvolveRuby & Sapphire Shiny Lunatone Calculator
2 MethodsBoth methods here share the same odds, about 1 in 8,192 on each try. Pick whichever fits how you play.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
Breeding: Hatch eggs of this line; each egg rolls at the base shiny rate (no Masuda before Gen IV).
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 864-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 2,357-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 5,678-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 18,862-- | -- |
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.
For time estimates and charm math, open the Ruby & Sapphire shiny odds calculator with Lunatone already selected.
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 |
- 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
 Cacturne GrassDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lunatone View Cacturne builds →Feint Attack 2x64-76% Absorb 2x22-27% Pin Missile 2x13-16% | ||
 Pelipper Water | C | |
Obtain MethodDewford Town Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lunatone View Pelipper builds →Surf 2x82-97% Thief 2x25-30% Steel Wing 2x32-38% | ||
 Breloom GrassFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lunatone View Breloom builds →Iron Tail 2x92-109%KO Mega Drain 2x28-33% | ||
 Skarmory Steel | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lunatone View Skarmory builds →Steel Wing 2x67-79% Thief 2x13-16% | ||
 Lairon SteelRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lunatone View Lairon builds →Iron Tail 2x103-121%KO Dig 2x40-48% | ||
 Volbeat Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lunatone View Volbeat builds →Signal Beam 2x67-79% Thief 2x15-18% | ||
 Mightyena Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lunatone View Mightyena builds →Iron Tail 2x69-81% Bite 2x38-45% Dig 2x40-48% | ||
 Azumarill Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Azurill (Petalburg City Surfing) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lunatone View Azumarill builds →Surf 2x59-70% Iron Tail 2x44-53% Dig 2x27-32% | ||
 Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lunatone View Shiftry builds →Dig 2x45-55% Thief 2x35-42% Bullet Seed 2x12-15% | ||
 Marshtomp WaterGround | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Mudkip (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lunatone View Marshtomp builds →Surf 2x59-70% Dig 2x62-73% Iron Tail 2x65-77% | ||
 Grovyle Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Treecko (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lunatone View Grovyle builds →Leaf Blade 2x59-70% Iron Tail 2x55-65% Dig 2x34-40% Pursuit 2x23-28% | ||
 Tropius Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lunatone View Tropius builds →Magical Leaf 2x43-52% Steel Wing 2x39-46% | ||
 Lombre WaterGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lunatone View Lombre builds →Surf 2x59-70% Thief 2x18-22% Absorb 2x15-18% Astonish 2x15-18% | ||
 Sandslash Ground | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lunatone View Sandslash builds →Dig 2x69-82% Iron Tail 2x74-87% Thief 2x15-18% | ||
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 onlyRS Lunatone Best Moveset
Rock/Psychic with 95 Sp. Atk firing MovePsychic and MoveIce Beam for coverage, plus Ground immunity through AbilityLevitate. MoveCalm Mind boosts Sp. Atk and Sp. Def. Held ItemLeftovers sustains. Calm Mind attacker benefiting from Rock's sandstorm Sp. Def boost.
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 Psychic 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
LUNATONE was discovered at a location where a meteorite fell. As a result, some people theorize that this POKéMON came from space. However, no one has been able to prove this theory so far.
LUNATONE becomes active around the time of the full moon. Instead of walking, it moves by floating in midair. The POKéMON’s intimidating red eyes cause all those who see it to become transfixed with fear.
Lunatone Ruby & Sapphire Guide
- Why can't I find Lunatone in Ruby?
Lunatone is exclusive to Pokemon Sapphire. Ruby players have to trade for one.
See the Locations section above for where to find Lunatone in Sapphire.
Yes. Wild Lunatone in Ruby & Sapphire can hold Moon Stone (5%). Use Thief (TM46) or Covet to swipe the held item without affecting your catch chance. Quickest way to farm rare items like Moon Stone.
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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