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Lanturn ランターン Lantern
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Type	Water / Electric
Species	Light Pokémon
Height	3′11″ (1.2m)
Weight	49.6 lbs. (22.5kg)
Abilities	Volt Absorb
	Illuminate
Egg group	Water 2
Time to hatch	5,120 steps
Effort yield	2 HP
Exp. yield	156 base exp.
Lv100 at	1,250,000 exp.
Gender	50% ♀ / 50% ♂
Pokédex color	Blue
Catch rate	75
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Lanturn (Japanese: ランターン Lantern) is a Water/Electric-type Pokémon.

Contents 1 Biology 1.1 Physiology 1.1.1 Gender differences 1.1.2 Special abilities 1.2 Behavior 1.3 Habitat 1.4 Diet 2 In the anime 3 In the manga 3.1 In the Pokémon Special manga 4 In the TCG 5 Game data 5.1 Pokédex entries 5.2 Game locations 5.2.1 In side games 5.3 Base stats 5.4 Type effectiveness 5.5 Learnset 5.5.1 By leveling up 5.5.2 By TM/HM 5.5.3 By breeding 5.5.4 By tutoring 5.5.5 Special moves 5.6 Side game data 5.7 Evolution 5.8 Sprites 5.9 Trivia 5.9.1 Origin 5.9.1.1 Name origin 5.10 In other languages 6 External links

Biology

Physiology

Gender differences

None.

Special abilities

Behavior

Habitat

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

In the anime

Lanturn first appeared in The Mystery is History. Its trainer Oliver was using it to play with a Baby Lugia.

Lanturn also appeared under the ownership of Dorian in Just Add Water.

One also appeared under Kaito's ownership in DP078 while participating in the Wallace Cup. It defeated Ash's Buizel.

In the manga

In the Pokémon Special manga

In Volume 12, Misty uses a Lanturn to fight Suicune in the Tohjo Falls.

In the TCG

Main article: Lanturn (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

Gen	Game	Pokédex entry
II	Gold	The light it emits is so bright that it can illuminate the sea's surface from a depth of over three miles.
	Silver	It blinds prey with an intense burst of light, then swallows the immobilized prey in a single gulp.
	Crystal	This Pokémon uses the bright part of its body, which changed from a dorsal fin, to lure prey.
	Stadium 2	The light it emits is so bright that it can illuminate the sea's surface from a depth of over three miles.
III	Ruby	Lanturn is nicknamed "the deep-sea star" for its illuminated antenna. This Pokémon produces light by causing a chemical reaction between bacteria and its bodily fluids inside the antenna.
	Sapphire	Lanturn is known to emit light. If you peer down into the dark sea from a ship at night, you can sometimes see this Pokémon's light rising from the depths where it swims. It gives the sea an appearance of a starlit night.
	Emerald	The light-emitting orbs on its back are very bright. They are formed from a part of its dorsal fin. This Pokémon illuminates the inky darkness of deep seas.
	FireRed	It blinds prey with an intense burst of light, then swallows the immobilized prey in a single gulp.
	LeafGreen	The light it emits is so bright that it can illuminate the sea's surface from a depth of over three miles.
IV	Diamond	Lanturn's light can shine up from great depths. It is nicknamed "The Deep-Sea Star."
	Pearl	Lanturn's light can shine up from great depths. It is nicknamed "The Deep-Sea Star."

Game locations

Gen	Game	Rarity	Location
II	Pokémon Gold and Silver	Rare	Routes 26 and 27, New Bark Town, Union Cave, Olivine City, Pallet Town, Vermilion City, Cinnabar Island
	Pokémon Crystal	Rare	Routes 26 and 27, New Bark Town, Union Cave, Olivine City, Pallet Town, Vermilion City, Cinnabar Island
III	Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire	None	Evolve Chinchou
	Pokémon Emerald	None	Evolve Chinchou
	Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen	None	Trade
	Pokémon Colosseum	None	Trade
	Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness	None	Trade
IV	Pokémon Diamond and Pearl	Uncommon	Route 220 (fishing)
	Pokémon Platinum		Unknown
	Pal Park		Sea

In side games

Game	Location
Pokémon Channel	Secret Cove
Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire	Evolve from Chinchou
Pokémon Trozei!	Secret Storage 13 Mr. Who's Den
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon	Evolve from Chinchou
Pokémon Ranger Batonnage	Wailord Lake

Base stats

HP:	125
Attack:	58
Defense:	58
SpAtk:	76
SpDef:	76
Speed:	67

Type effectiveness

Weakness	Resistance
Ground: 2× Grass: 2×	Flying: ½× Steel: ¼× Fire: ½× Water: ½× Ice: ½×	Normal: 1× Fighting: 1× Poison: 1× Rock: 1× Bug: 1× Ghost: 1× Electric: 1× Psychic: 1× Dragon: 1× Dark: 1×

Note: If Lanturn has Volt Absorb, the effectiveness of Electric attacks will be 0×.

Learnset

Lanturn is capable of learning the following moves (from its evolution onwards):
NOTE: Moves in bold are damage moves to which STAB apply.

By leveling up

Level	Generation II	Generation III	Generation IV
27			Stockpile Swallow Spit Up
30			BubbleBeam
32		Confuse Ray
33	Confuse Ray
35			Signal Beam
40			Discharge
43		Take Down
45	Take Down
47			Aqua Ring
50		Hydro Pump
52			Hydro Pump
53	Hydro Pump
57			Charge
61		Charge

By TM/HM

#	Generation II	Generation III	Generation IV
TM03	Curse	Water Pulse	Water Pulse
TM06	Toxic	Toxic	Toxic
TM07	Zap Cannon	Hail	Hail
TM10	Hidden Power	Hidden Power	Hidden Power
TM13	Snore	Ice Beam	Ice Beam
TM14		Blizzard	Blizzard
TM15	Hyper Beam	Hyper Beam	Hyper Beam
TM17	Protect	Protect	Protect
TM18	Rain Dance	Rain Dance	Rain Dance
TM20	Endure
TM21	Frustration	Frustration	Frustration
TM24		Thunderbolt	Thunderbolt
TM25	Thunder	Thunder	Thunder
TM27	Return	Return	Return
TM32	Double Team	Double Team	Double Team
TM34	Swagger	Shock Wave	Shock Wave
TM35	Sleep Talk
TM39			Rock Tomb
TM42		Facade	Facade
TM43		Secret Power	Secret Power
TM44	Rest	Rest	Rest
TM45	Attract	Attract	Attract
TM55			Brine
TM57			Charge Beam
TM58			Endure
TM68			Giga Impact
TM70			Flash
TM73			Thunder Wave
TM78			Captivate
TM82			Sleep Talk
TM83			Natural Gift
TM87			Swagger
TM90			Substitute
HM03	Surf	Surf	Surf
HM05	Flash	Flash
HM06	Whirlpool
HM07	Waterfall	Waterfall	Waterfall
HM08		Dive

By breeding

• Agility
• Amnesia
• Mist
• Psybeam
• Screech

By tutoring

Special moves

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire
	Acquisition: Evolve
Pokémon Trozei!
	Rarity: Rare
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon
Body size: 1	Recruit Rate: Evolve	Friend Area: Deep-Sea Floor
Phrases
51%-100% HP	Am I too bright? Sorry, sorry.
26%-50% HP	I'm getting down to about half HP now.
1%-25% HP	That's it... I can't light my lamps anymore...
Level Up	Leveled up! My lamps blaze even brighter!
Pokémon Ranger Batonnage
Group:	Poké Assist: Recharge	Field Move: Recharge x4

Evolution

Basic Chinchou

Level 27 Lanturn

Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow	Red (Ja)	Green	Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation I.
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal			Back
			Image:Spr 2c 171.gif
			Image:Spr 2c 171 s.gif			Image:Spr b g2 171 s.png
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald	FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
	Image:Spr 3r 171.png			Image:Spr 3f 171.png
	Image:Spr 3r 171 s.png		Image:Spr 3e 171 s.gif	Image:Spr 3f 171 s.png		Image:Spr b g3 171 s.png
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum			Back
	Image:Spr 4d 171.png		Image:Spr 4p 171.png
			Image:Spr 4p 171 s.png			Image:Spr b g4 171 s.png

For other sprites and images, please see Lanturn images on Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• Its fins had different colors than its body in Generation II.
• Lanturn's base Speed is the same as Chinchou's.

Origin

It seems to be based on an anglerfish.

Name origin

Lanturn's name is a misspelling of the word lantern.

In other languages

• German: Lanturn
• French: Lanturn
• Korean: 랜턴 Raenteon

External links

• Article on Wikipedia

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