In Sun & Moon, Contrary changes the entire equation for Lurantis. The 480 BST doesn't tell the full story. Ranked C-Tier as an attacker. Superpower with Sitrus Berry is the standard set.

What is Lurantis weak to?

In Sun & Moon, Lurantis's biggest threats include Volcarona (Fire), Lapras (Ice), and Gengar (Poison), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Flying and Bug-type attackers are also a problem. With 5 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter.

What is the best ability for Lurantis?

Contrary is what you want on Lurantis. Every competitive set worth running is built with that ability in mind. The alternatives (Leaf Guard) work on paper but Contrary is what makes Lurantis worth using.

What role does Lurantis play in battle?

Base 45 Speed is low. Priority moves or Trick Room are the way to go. On offense, Lurantis is a physical attacker with base 105 Attack. Defensively? Enough bulk to take a hit or two. Best used as an attacker.

What are the best moves for Lurantis?

For Sun & Moon, the core moveset is Superpower, Leafblade, Knock Off, and Protect. Superpower leads at 24% usage. This set covers the attacker role with a mix of damage and utility.

Lurantis - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Attacker

CTier

45Speed · Slow

Stats & Training

Attack and Defense carry most of Lurantis's stat budget. Speed's the obvious dump stat. Moderately hard to find and yields 2 Attack EVs. Follows a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats

Above

HP70

Attack105

Defense90

Sp. Atk80

Sp. Def90

Speed45

Total480

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging75 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height0.9 m

Weight18.5 kg

Base XP168

Abilities

Leaf GuardNiche

Protects against major status ailments during strong sunlight.

ContraryHATop Pick

Inverts stat changes.

EV Yield

HPAtk+2DefSpASpDSpe

Attack training target

Pokedex Entries

It requires a lot of effort to maintain Lurantis’s vivid coloring, but some collectors enjoy this work and treat it as their hobby.

Lurantis Weakness

Type-wise, Lurantis takes extra damage from Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, and Bug. 4 resistances help offset the weaknesses. That's a lot of weak spots to cover so team support is important.

Lurantis Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, Bug
0.5x (Resist)	Water, Electric, Grass, Ground

Type ChartFragile

5Weak

4Resist

0Immune

Score-6

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Fire Ice Poison Flying Bug

½xResist

Water Electric Grass Ground

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (3)

Water Ground Rock

How to Beat Lurantis in Sun & Moon (Best Counters)

Incineroar FireDark	A
Obtain MethodEvolve Litten (Iki Town Gift) Available Moves Moves Flare BlitzLv. 55 FlamethrowerLv. 44 Fire FangLv. 15 AcrobaticsTM62 Damage vs Lurantis Flare Blitz 2x 116-137%KO Flamethrower 2x 66-79% Fire Fang 2x 65-77% Acrobatics 2x 36-43% View Incineroar builds →
Salamence DragonFlying	B
Available Moves Moves FlyLv. 1 FlamethrowerLv. 49 Fire FangLv. 1 EmberLv. 4 Damage vs Lurantis Fly 2x 100-118%KO Flamethrower 2x 56-66% Fire Fang 2x 49-58% Ember 2x 26-30% View Salamence builds →
Nihilego RockPoison	B
Available Moves Moves VenoshockLv. 23 Clear SmogLv. 7 AcidLv. 1 Acid SprayLv. 47 Damage vs Lurantis Venoshock 2x 70-83% Clear Smog 2x 54-64% Acid 2x 43-52% Acid Spray 2x 43-52% View Nihilego builds →
Typhlosion Fire	C
Available Moves Moves EruptionLv. 1 Burn UpLv. 74 InfernoLv. 56 FlamethrowerLv. 48 Damage vs Lurantis Eruption 2x 139-163%KO Burn Up 2x 121-143%KO Inferno 2x 93-110%KO Flamethrower 2x 84-99% View Typhlosion builds →
Braviary NormalFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Brave BirdLv. 63 Air SlashLv. 41 Wing AttackLv. 10 Aerial AceLv. 23 Damage vs Lurantis Brave Bird 2x 123-145%KO Air Slash 2x 43-52% Wing Attack 2x 63-74% Aerial Ace 2x 63-74% View Braviary builds →

Sun & Moon Evolution

Evolved from Fomantis. Lurantis is the final form in this two-stage line. Plenty of partners for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time. Defense grew the most through evolution (+55 over Fomantis), and Lurantis peaks at 480 total stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#753Fomantis

Level 34 (Day)

#754Lurantis

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Fomantis

Grass

Lurantis

Grass

70+30

ATK

105+50

DEF

90+55

SP.ATK

80+30

SP.DEF

90+55

SPE

45+10

BST

250D-Tier

480C-Tier+230

ROLE

Balanced

Attacker

TYPE

Utility

Physical

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed with Lurantis to get Fomantis eggs easily using 67 partners from the Plant egg group. Notable egg moves include Aromatherapy, Defog, Giga Drain and 2 more.

Egg Groups

Plant

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

5moves

Breed With (best first)

Sun & Moon Lurantis Best Moveset

Nothing fancy here. Lurantis builds around Sitrus Berry for a one-time health recovery at low HP, Brave nature for the right stat lean, and max HP and Attack EVs. Contrary does its job quietly.

Best Build

Experimental

Ability

Contrary

Item

Sitrus BerryRECOVERY

Best Nature for Lurantis

Brave+ATK

Lurantis best EVs are HP and Attack

EVs

Atk

SpD

Doubles Physical Tank Moveset

SuperpowerCoverage
Leaf BladeSTAB
Knock Off
ProtectFAST +4

Recommended Teammates

IncineroarDecent

DusclopsDecent

Moves

The egg pool carries weight here. Aromatherapy and Defog aren't available any other way for Lurantis, and they meaningfully change what it threatens. Stack those on top of Leaf Storm and Solar Blade for solid options.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Fury Cutter

D409520Bug

Lv 1

Growth

D——20Normal

Lv 1

Leafage

—4010040Grass

Lv 1

Petal Blizzard

B9010015Grass

Lv 1

Razor Leaf

C559525Grass

Lv 1

X-Scissor

C8010015Bug

Lv 5

Leafage

—4010040Grass

Lv 10

Razor Leaf

C559525Grass

Lv 14

Growth

D——20Normal

Lv 19

Ingrain

D——20Grass

Lv 23

Leaf Blade

S9010015Grass

Lv 28

Synthesis

B——5Grass

Lv 32

Slash

C7010020Normal

Lv 40

Sweet Scent

——10020Normal

Lv 47

Solar Blade

—12510010Grass

Lv 55

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM Moves

TM40

Aerial Ace

C60—20Flying

TM45

Attract

C—10015Normal

TM31

Brick Break

C7510015Fighting

TM100

Confide

D——20Normal

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM53

Energy Ball

C9010010Grass

TM42

Facade

C7010020Normal

TM54

False Swipe

—4010040Normal

TM56

Fling

D—10010Dark

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM68

Giga Impact

B150905Normal

TM86

Grass Knot

D—10020Grass

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM15

Hyper Beam

C150905Normal

TM28

Leech Life

B8010010Bug

TM47

Low Sweep

—6510020Fighting

TM96

Nature Power

D——20Normal

TM66

Payback

—5010010Dark

TM84

Poison Jab

A8010020Poison

TM17

Protect+4

A——10Normal

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM48

Round

D6010015Normal

TM20

Safeguard

C——25Normal

TM88

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM22

Solar Beam

B20010010Grass

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

D—8515Normal

TM75

Swords Dance

C——20Normal

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

TM81

X-Scissor

C8010015Bug

Egg Moves

Egg

Aromatherapy

C——5Grass

Egg

Defog

B——15Flying

Egg

Giga Drain

C7510010Grass

Egg

Leaf Storm

A130905Grass

Egg

Weather Ball

D5010010Normal

Tutor Moves

Lurantis can't learn any Tutor moves

Reminder Moves

Rem

Solar Beam

B20010010Grass

How to Get Lurantis in Sun & Moon

You're catching Fomantis first, not Lurantis. Fomantis appears at solid rates in the encounters below. The step cards map the full 2-stage line with evolution methods between each stage.

How to Obtain Lurantis in Sun & Moon

The path to Lurantis starts with Fomantis at Lv. 13-21 via walking encounters. 1 catchable stage total, with locations listed for each one below.

Step 1Catch Fomantis
Route 5
SunGrass Lv.13-16 Route
20%Early
Route 5
MoonGrass Lv.13-16 Route
20%Early
Lush Jungle - West
SunGrass Lv.18-21 Forest
100%Mid
Shaking spot
Lush Jungle - West
MoonGrass Lv.18-21 Forest
100%Mid
Shaking spot
Lush Jungle - North
MoonGrass Lv.18-21 Forest
30%Mid
Lush Jungle - North
SunGrass Lv.18-21 Forest
30%Mid
Lush Jungle - South
MoonGrass Lv.18-21 Forest
20%Mid
Lush Jungle - South
SunGrass Lv.18-21 Forest
20%Mid
Lush Jungle - West
SunGrass Lv.18-21 Forest
20%Mid
Lush Jungle - West
MoonGrass Lv.18-21 Forest
20%Mid
Train until Level 34
Step 2Lurantis ✓

Lurantis Guide

In Sun & Moon, Contrary changes the entire equation for Lurantis. The 480 BST doesn't tell the full story. Ranked C-Tier as an attacker. Superpower with Sitrus Berry is the standard set.
In Sun & Moon, Lurantis's biggest threats include Volcarona (Fire), Lapras (Ice), and Gengar (Poison), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Flying and Bug-type attackers are also a problem. With 5 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter.
Contrary is what you want on Lurantis. Every competitive set worth running is built with that ability in mind. The alternatives (Leaf Guard) work on paper but Contrary is what makes Lurantis worth using.
Base 45 Speed is low. Priority moves or Trick Room are the way to go. On offense, Lurantis is a physical attacker with base 105 Attack. Defensively? Enough bulk to take a hit or two. Best used as an attacker.
For Sun & Moon, the core moveset is Superpower, Leafblade, Knock Off, and Protect. Superpower leads at 24% usage. This set covers the attacker role with a mix of damage and utility.

Game Availability

Lurantis joined the series in Sun & Moon and has been available in 4 titles so far. With 4 generations of appearances, it's established itself despite the later start.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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