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Lunatone ルナトーン Lunatone
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Type	Rock / Psychic
Species	Meteorite Pokémon
Height	3′03″ (1.0m)
Weight	370.4 lbs. (168.0kg)
Ability	Levitate
Egg group	Mineral
Time to hatch	6,400 steps
Effort yield	2 SpA
Exp. yield	150 base exp.
Lv100 at	800,000 exp.
Gender	—
Pokédex color	Yellow
Catch rate	45
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Lunatone (Japanese: ルナトーン Lunatone) is a Rock/Psychic-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 4 In the TCG 5 Game data 5.1 NPC appearances 5.2 Pokédex entries 5.3 Game locations 5.3.1 In side games 5.4 Base stats 5.5 Type effectiveness 5.6 Learnset 5.6.1 By leveling up 5.6.2 By TM/HM 5.6.3 By breeding 5.6.4 By tutoring 5.6.5 Special moves 5.7 Side game data 5.8 Evolution 5.9 Sprites 5.10 Trivia 5.10.1 Origin 5.10.1.1 Name origin 5.11 In other languages 6 External links

Biology

Physiology

Lunatone is a Pokémon that originally came from space. They originally came to earth within meteorites and have since adapted to life on earth quite nicely. Being an inorganic Pokémon, it isn't preyed upon, nor does it need to prey on others, as it derives all its energy from moonlight. It uses telekinesis to float in mid-air and is capable of reading the thoughts of other lifeforms like most psychic types. It is even capable of brainwashing, but only does this when it feels threatened and is usually a last resort.

Gender differences

Lunatone is genderless.

Special abilities

Lunatone's ability, Levitate, allows it to avoid Ground-type moves such as Earthquake or Magnitude.

Behavior

Lunatone's power and health seems to be tied directly to the phases of the moon. When there is a full moon, Lunatone is at the peak of its strength. Presumably when there is a new moon, Lunatone is all but defenseless.

Habitat

Lunatone seems to prefer caves.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

In the anime

Lunatone first appeared in Crazy as a Lunatone. A pair of thieves calling themselves the PMC was after it due to wanting to get their hands on another outer-space Pokémon.

Liza and her Lunatone debuted in It's Still Rocket Roll to Me along Tate and his Solrock. Ash Ketchum's Gym battle against Tate and Liza and their Meteorite Pokémon was in the following episode.

In the manga

In the TCG

Main article: Lunatone (TCG)

Game data

NPC appearances

• Pokémon Trozei!: Lunatone is the symbol of the Phobos Battalion.

Pokédex entries

Gen	Game	Pokédex entry
III	Ruby	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.
	Sapphire	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.
	Emerald	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.
	FireRed	Its health ebbs and flows with the lunar cycle. It brims with power when exposed to the light of the full moon.
	LeafGreen	Its health ebbs and flows with the lunar cycle. It brims with power when exposed to the light of the full moon.
IV	Diamond	Because it turns active on nights of the full moon, it is said to have some link to the lunar phases.
	Pearl	Because it turns active on nights of the full moon, it is said to have some link to the lunar phases.

Game locations

Gen	Game	Rarity	Location
III	Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire	Uncommon	Meteor Falls (Sapphire only)
	Pokémon Emerald	None	Trade
	Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen	None	Trade
	Pokémon Colosseum	None	Trade
	Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness	One	Phenac Stadium (Shadow)
IV	Pokémon Diamond and Pearl	Uncommon	Verity Lakefront, Lake Verity, Lake Acuity, Lake Valor, Mt. Coronet, Sendoff Spring, Turnback Cave (dongle method: Sapphire)
	Pokémon Platinum		Unknown
	Pal Park		Mountain

In side games

Game	Location
Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire	Cave (Sapphire Field)
Pokémon Trozei!	Phobosphere Endless Level 7 Forever Level 7 Mr. Who's Den
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon	Sky Tower (1F-11F) Mt. Faraway (1F-5F) Solar Cave (8F-12F) Joyous Tower (80F-87F)

Base stats

HP:	70
Attack:	55
Defense:	65
SpAtk:	95
SpDef:	85
Speed:	70

Type effectiveness

Weakness	Resistance
Bug: 2× Ghost: 2× Steel: 2× Grass: 2× Water: 2× Dark: 2×	Normal: ½× Flying: ½× Poison: ½× Ground: 0× Fire: ½× Psychic: ½×	Fighting: 1× Rock: 1× Electric: 1× Ice: 1× Dragon: 1×

Note: If Skill Swap, Gastro Acid or Gravity is used, or an Iron Ball is held, the effectiveness of Ground will be 2×.

Learnset

By leveling up

Level	Generation III	Generation IV
Start	Tackle Harden	Tackle Harden Confusion
7	Confusion
9		Rock Throw
12		Hypnosis
13	Rock Throw
19	Hypnosis
20		Rock Polish
23		Psywave
25	Psywave
31	Cosmic Power	Embargo
34		Cosmic Power
37	Psychic
42		Heal Block
43	Future Sight
45		Psychic
49	Explosion
53		Future Sight
56		Explosion

By TM/HM

#	Generation III	Generation IV
TM04	Calm Mind	Calm Mind
TM06	Toxic	Toxic
TM10	Hidden Power	Hidden Power
TM13	Ice Beam	Ice Beam
TM14	Blizzard	Blizzard
TM15	Hyper Beam	Hyper Beam
TM16	Light Screen	Light Screen
TM17	Protect	Protect
TM18	Rain Dance	Rain Dance
TM20	Safeguard	Safeguard
TM21	Frustration	Frustration
TM26	Earthquake	Earthquake
TM27	Return	Return
TM29	Psychic	Psychic
TM30	Shadow Ball	Shadow Ball
TM32	Double Team	Double Team
TM33	Reflect	Reflect
TM37	Sandstorm	Sandstorm
TM39	Rock Tomb	Rock Tomb
TM42	Facade	Facade
TM43	Secret Power	Secret Power
TM44	Rest	Rest
TM48	Skill Swap	Skill Swap
TM57		Charge Beam
TM58		Endure
TM63		Embargo
TM64		Explosion
TM67		Recycle
TM68		Giga Impact
TM69		Rock Polish
TM70		Flash
TM71		Stone Edge
TM74		Gyro Ball
TM76		Stealth Rock
TM77		Psych Up
TM80		Rock Slide
TM82		Sleep Talk
TM83		Natural Gift
TM85		Dream Eater
TM86		Grass Knot
TM87		Swagger
TM90		Substitute
TM92		Trick Room
HM05	Flash

By breeding

Lunatone cannot learn any moves by breeding.

By tutoring

Special moves

In Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness, Lunatone knows Shadow Wave, Shadow Shed and Shadow Sky as a Shadow Pokémon, and learns Baton Pass after being purified.

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire
	Acquisition: Catch
Pokémon Trozei!
	Rarity: Common
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon
Body size: 1	Recruit Rate: 5%	Friend Area: Mt. Moonview
Phrases
51%-100% HP	The power of the moon is my power.
26%-50% HP	My HP is half already...
1%-25% HP	No... The moon's power fails to reach me...
Level Up	Leveled up! The moon's power rises.

Evolution

Basic Lunatone

Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow	Red (Ja)	Green	Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation I.
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal			Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation II.
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald	FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
	Image:Spr 3r 337.png			Image:Spr 3f 337.png
	Image:Spr 3r 337 s.png		Image:Spr 3e 337 s.gif	Image:Spr 3f 337 s.png		Image:Spr b g3 337 s.png
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum			Back
	Image:Spr 4d 337.png		Image:Spr 4p 337.png
			Image:Spr 4p 337 s.png			Image:Spr b g4 337 s.png

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

Trivia

• Despite being based on a moon, it is incapable of learning Moonlight.

Origin

Lunatone is based on a meteorite shaped like a crescent moon.

Name origin

Lunatone's name is a combination of the Latin luna, meaning moon, and tone, meaning shade or light, referring to not only this Pokémon's appearance but also its affinity for moonlight. It could also be a combination of luna and stone, simply referring to a moon-shaped rock. Its German name, Lunastein, comes from luna and Stein. Its French name, Seleroc, comes from Selene, a Greek lunar deity, and roc.

In other languages

• German: Lunastein
• French: Seleroc
• Korean: 루나톤 Lunatone

External links

• Article on Wikipedia

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