Lunatone (Pokémon)
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| Lunatone ルナトーン Lunatone | |
 Artwork from R/S/E | |
| Types | Rock/Psychic |
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| Species | Meteorite Pokémon |
| National Dex | #337 |
| Johto Dex | #— |
| Hoenn Dex | #125 |
| Sinnoh Dex | #— |
| Fiore Browser | R— |
| Almia Browser | R— |
| 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. |
| Lv. 100 at | 800,000 exp. |
| Gender | — |
| Pokédex color | Yellow |
| Catch rate | 45 |
| Footprint | 
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Lunatone (Japanese: ルナトーン Lunatone) is a dual-type Rock/Psychic Pokémon.
It is not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon.
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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. Its red eyes also fill the onlooker with fear.
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 defenseless. It is capable of reading the minds of other lifeforms.
Habitat
Lunatone seems to prefer caves.
Diet
- Main article: Pokémon food
This Pokémon has no need to feed since it derives all it's energy from moonlight.
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 her 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. | |
| Platinum | Currently unknown |
Game locations
| Gen | Game | Rarity | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| III | Ruby | Sapphire | Uncommon | Meteor Falls |
| Emerald | None | Trade | ||
| FireRed | LeafGreen | None | Trade | |
| Colosseum | None | Trade | ||
| XD | One | Phenac Stadium (Shadow) | ||
| IV | Diamond | Pearl | Dongle | Verity Lakefront, Lake Verity, Lake Acuity, Lake Valor, Mt. Coronet, Sendoff Spring, Turnback Cave (Sapphire) |
| Platinum | None | Trade | ||
| 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 (Red and Blue) | Sky Tower (1F-11F) Mt. Faraway (1F-5F) Solar Cave (8F-12F) Joyous Tower (80F-87F) |
| Pokémon Mystery Dungeon (Time and Darkness) | Deep Spacial Rift (B6-B9) |
Base stats
| HP: | 70 | |
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| Attack: | 55 | |
| Defense: | 65 | |
| SpAtk: | 95 | |
| SpDef: | 85 | |
| Speed: | 70 |
Type effectiveness
| Weak to | Resistant to | Immune to | Normal effectiveness |
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Notes:
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Learnset
By leveling up
| Generation IV Other generation learnsets: III | ||||||||
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| Level | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Contest | Appeal |
| Start | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 35 | 95% | 35 | Tough | 3 ♥♥♥
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| Start | Harden | Normal | Status | — | —% | 30 | Tough | 2 ♥♥
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| Start | Confusion | Psychic | Special | 50 | 100% | 25 | Smart | 3 ♥♥♥
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| 9 | Rock Throw | Rock | Physical | 50 | 90% | 15 | Tough | 3 ♥♥♥
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| 12 | Hypnosis | Psychic | Status | — | 70% | 20 | Smart | 2 ♥♥
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| 20 | Rock Polish | Rock | Status | — | —% | 30 | Tough | 2 ♥♥
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| 23 | Psywave | Psychic | Special | — | 80% | 15 | Smart | 3 ♥♥♥
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| 31 | Embargo | Dark | Status | — | 100% | 15 | Cute | 2 ♥♥
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| 34 | Cosmic Power | Psychic | Status | — | —% | 20 | Cool | 0 |
| 42 | Heal Block | Psychic | Status | — | 100% | 15 | Cute | 2 ♥♥
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| 45 | Psychic | Psychic | Special | 90 | 100% | 10 | Smart | 2 ♥♥
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| 53 | Future Sight | Psychic | Special | 80 | 90% | 15 | Smart | 2 ♥♥
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| 56 | Explosion | Normal | Physical | 250 | 100% | 5 | Beauty | 0 |
| Bold indicates a move that gets STAB Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only from an evolution of this Pokémon | ||||||||
By TM/HM
By breeding
None.
By tutoring
| Generation III and IV Other generation learnsets: III | ||||||||||||||
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| Game | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Contest | Appeal | ||||||
| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | AncientPower | Rock | Special | 60 | 100% | 5 | Tough | 2 ♥♥
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| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | Body Slam | Normal | Physical | 85 | 100% | 15 | Tough | 3 ♥♥♥
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| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | Defense Curl | Normal | Status | — | —% | 40 | Cute | 2 ♥♥
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| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | Double-Edge | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100% | 15 | Tough | 0 |
| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | Dream Eater | Psychic | Special | 100 | 100% | 15 | Smart | 1 ♥
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| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | Earth Power | Ground | Special | 90 | 100% | 10 | Smart | 0 |
| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | Endure | Normal | Status | — | —% | 10 | Tough | 2 ♥♥
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| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | Explosion | Normal | Physical | 250 | 100% | 5 | Beauty | 0 |
| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | Helping Hand | Normal | Status | — | —% | 20 | Smart | 1 ♥
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| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | Iron Head | Steel | Physical | 80 | 100% | 15 | Tough | 2 ♥♥
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| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | Mimic | Normal | Status | — | —% | 10 | Cute | 0 |
| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | Psych Up | Normal | Status | — | —% | 10 | Smart | 0 |
| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | Rock Slide | Rock | Physical | 75 | 90% | 10 | Tough | 3 ♥♥♥
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| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | Rollout | Rock | Physical | 30 | 90% | 20 | Tough | 2 ♥♥
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| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | Selfdestruct | Normal | Physical | 200 | 100% | 5 | Beauty | 0 |
| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | Signal Beam | Bug | Special | 75 | 100% | 15 | Beauty | 0 |
| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | — | —% | 10 | Cute | 3 ♥♥♥
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| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | Snore | Normal | Special | 40 | 100% | 15 | Cool | 3 ♥♥♥
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| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | Substitute | Normal | Status | — | —% | 10 | Smart | 1 ♥
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| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | Swagger | Normal | Status | — | 90% | 15 | Cute | 2 ♥♥
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| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | Swift | Normal | Special | 60 | —% | 20 | Cool | 2 ♥♥
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| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | Zen Headbutt | Psychic | Physical | 80 | 90% | 15 | Beauty | 2 ♥♥
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| Bold indicates a move that gets STAB Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only from an evolution of this Pokémon A colored initial indicates that the move is not available to be tutored in this game, while a colored background indicates that the move is available. | ||||||||||||||
Special moves
| Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness | ||||
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| Shadow moves | Level 25+ | Purified moves | ||
| Shadow Wave | ??? | 
| Baton Pass | Normal |
| Shadow Shed | ??? | Psychic | Psychic | |
| Shadow Sky | ??? | Rain Dance | Water | |
| -- | Rock Tomb | Rock | ||
Side game data
| Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire | ||
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| Acquisition: Catch | 
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| Pokémon Trozei! | ||
| Rarity: Common |
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| Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team | ||
| 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. | |
| Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness | ||
 Body size: 1
| Recruit Rate: 6.4% | IQ Group: F |
Evolution
| Does not evolve | ||
| Lunatone Rock Psychic | ||
Sprites
| Gen | Game | |||||
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| 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 |
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| 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 4p 337.png | 
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| Image:Spr 4p 337 s.png | 
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For other sprites and images, please see Lunatone images on Bulbagarden Archives.Trivia
- Lunatone shares the same species name with its counterpart Solrock. They are both known as Meteorite Pokémon.
- Lunatone's pupils were small slits in its R/S/E and FR/LG sprites, but in D/P, the pupils are slightly more open.
- In the "Items" section of the DP Official Guide Book, Lunatone's name is misspelled as Lunastone.
- Despite being a moon-like Pokémon, and what was shown in AG087, Lunatone cannot learn Moonlight.
- Without its ability, this Pokémon and its counterpart Solrock are the only Pokémon that have seven weaknesses and are not partially Grass-type or doubly weak/resistant to anything. Other Pokémon that have seven weaknesses include Celebi, Exeggcute, Exeggutor, Snover and Abomasnow.
- Lunatone and Solrock have some similarities to Unown and the Baltoy and Bronzor lines in that they are Psychic-type, have Levitate, and like caves and ruins.
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 stone. Its German name, Lunastein, comes from luna