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General
Abilities
- Volt Absorb
- Damage from Electric moves instead heals up to 1/4 of this Pokémon's max HP.
- Illuminate
- If this Pokémon is first on your belt, the chance of a wild encounter rises.
Dex Numbers
- Generation
GSC
Kanto- 171
Johto- 175
Hoenn- 182
Sinnoh- n/a
Names
- Japanese
- ランターン
- Romaji
- Rantaan
Flavor
- Height
- 3'11.2" or 1.2 m
- Weight
- 49.6 lb or 22.5 kg
- Species
- Light
- Color
- blue
- Cry
- mp3 here
Habitat
- Pawprint

Misc
- R/B/Y code
- n/a
Breeding
- Gender
½ male; ½ female (code: 127 or 0x7f)- Breeding groups
- 12: Water 2
- Steps to hatch
- 5,120
- Compatible with
- 11 families; 19 total Pokémon
In the Wild
- Base EXP
- 156 or 0x9c
- Capture rate
- 75 or 0x4b
- Base happiness
- 70 or 0x46
- Growth rate
- slow
- Effort points
- 2 HP
- Wild held items
- DeepSeaScale (5%)
Evolution Chain
Comparison of this evolution chain
| Basic | Stage 1 |
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Stats
| Stat | Base | Max Stat | %ile | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L50 | L100 | |||
| HP | 232 | 454 | 97 | |
| Attack | 110 | 215 | 30.6 | |
| Defense | 110 | 215 | 38.3 | |
| Special Attack | 128 | 251 | 63.9 | |
| Special Defense | 128 | 251 | 64.5 | |
| Speed | 119 | 233 | 54.4 | |
| Average | - | - | 62.3 | |
Flavor
All versions' flavor text and sprites
LANTURN's light can shine up from great depths. It is nicknamed "The Deep-Sea Star."
Locations
Sorry, Pearl players! Only Diamond for the moment.
| Area | Section | Level | Method |
|---|---|---|---|
| Route 220 | 20 - 45 | 5%
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Move List
Lanturn's Special Attack is higher, so it will inflict more damage with special (
) moves.
Lanturn gets the STAB from
and
moves.
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Move | Type | Dmg | PP | Power | Acc.* | Pri. | Description | |
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| -- | -- | -- | Bubble | ![]() |
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30 | 20 | 100% | Has a 10% chance to lower the target's Speed. | ||
| -- | Supersonic | ![]() |
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20 | -- | 55% | Confuses the target. | ||||
| -- | -- | -- | Thunder Wave | ![]() |
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20 | -- | 100% | Paralyzes the target. | ||
| -- | 5 | -- | Supersonic | ![]() |
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20 | -- | 55% | Confuses the target. | ||
| 6 | Thunder Wave | ![]() |
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20 | -- | 100% | Paralyzes the target. | ||||
| 13 | 13 | 9 | Flail | ![]() |
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15 | varies | 100% | Inflicts more damage when the user has less HP remaining, with a maximum of 200 power. | ||
| 17 | 17 | 12 | Water Gun | ![]() |
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25 | 40 | 100% | Inflicts regular damage. | ||
| 17 | Confuse Ray | ![]() |
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10 | -- | 100% | Confuses the target. | ||||
| 25 | 25 | 20 | Spark | ![]() |
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20 | 65 | 100% | Has a 30% chance to Paralyze the target. | ||
| 23 | Take Down | ![]() |
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20 | 90 | 85% | User receives 1/4 the damage it inflicts in recoil. | ||||
| 27 | Spit Up | ![]() |
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10 | varies | 100% | Power is equal to 100 times the amount of energy Stockpiled. | ||||
| 27 | Stockpile | ![]() |
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20 | -- | 100% | Stores energy up to three times for use with Spit Up and Swallow. | ||||
| 27 | Swallow | ![]() |
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10 | -- | 100% | Recovers 1/4 HP after one Stockpile, 1/2 HP after two Stockpiles, or full HP after three Stockpiles. | ||||
| 30 | BubbleBeam | ![]() |
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20 | 65 | 100% | Has a 10% chance to lower the target's Speed. | ||||
| 33 | 32 | Confuse Ray | ![]() |
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10 | -- | 100% | Confuses the target. | |||
| 35 | Signal Beam | ![]() |
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15 | 75 | 100% | Has a 10% chance to Confuse the target. | ||||
| 40 | Discharge | ![]() |
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15 | 80 | 100% | Has a 30% chance to Paralyze the target. | ||||
| 45 | 43 | Take Down | ![]() |
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20 | 90 | 85% | User receives 1/4 the damage it inflicts in recoil. | |||
| 47 | Aqua Ring | ![]() |
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20 | -- | 0% | Restores 1/16 of the user's max HP every turn. | ||||
| 53 | 50 | 52 | Hydro Pump | ![]() |
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5 | 120 | 80% | Inflicts regular damage. | ||
| 61 | 57 | Charge | ![]() |
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20 | -- | 100% | Raises the user's Special Defense. User's Electric moves inflict double damage next turn. | |||
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Double-Edge | ![]() |
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15 | 120 | 100% | User receives 1/3 the damage inflicted in recoil. | ||||
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Ice Beam | ![]() |
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10 | 95 | 100% | Has a 10% chance to Freeze the target. | ||||
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Thunderbolt | ![]() |
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15 | 95 | 100% | Has a 10% chance to Paralyze the target. | ||||
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Thunder Wave | ![]() |
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20 | -- | 100% | Paralyzes the target. | ||||
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Mimic | ![]() |
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10 | -- | 100% | Copies the target's last used move. | ||||
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Substitute | ![]() |
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10 | -- | 100% | Transfers 1/4 of the user's max HP into a doll, protecting the user from further damage or status changes until it breaks. | ||||
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Snore | ![]() |
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15 | 40 | 100% | Has a 30% chance to make the target Flinch. Only works if the user is Sleeping. | ||||
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Endure | ![]() |
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10 | -- | 100% | 3 | Goes first. Prevents the user's HP from lowering below 1 this turn. | |||
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Swagger | ![]() |
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15 | -- | 90% | Raises the target's Attack by two levels and Confuses the target. | ||||
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Sleep Talk | ![]() |
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10 | -- | 100% | Randomly uses one of the user's other three moves. Only works if the user is Sleeping. | ||||
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45 | 45 | 45 | Attract | ![]() |
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15 | -- | 100% | Target falls in love if it has the opposite gender, and has a 50% chance to refuse attacking the user. | |
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14 | 14 | Blizzard | ![]() |
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5 | 120 | 70% | Has a 10% chance to Freeze the target. Chance to hit becomes 100% during Hail. | ||
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55 | Brine | ![]() |
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10 | 65 | 100% | Inflicts double damage against Pokemon that have less than half their max HP remaining. | |||
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78 | Captivate | ![]() |
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20 | -- | 100% | Lowers the target's Special Attack by two levels if it is the opposite gender. | |||
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57 | Charge Beam | ![]() |
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10 | 50 | 90% | Has a 70% chance to raise the user's Special Attack. | |||
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03 | Curse | ![]() |
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10 | -- | 100% | Ghosts pay half their max HP to hurt the target every turn. Others decrease Speed but raise Attack and Defense. | |||
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H8 | Dive | ![]() |
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10 | 80 | 100% | User dives underwater, dodging all attacks, and hits next turn. | |||
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32 | 32 | 32 | Double Team | ![]() |
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15 | -- | 100% | Raises the user's Evasion. | |
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20 | 58 | Endure | ![]() |
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10 | -- | 100% | 3 | Goes first. Prevents the user's HP from lowering below 1 this turn. | |
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42 | 42 | Facade | ![]() |
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20 | 70 | 100% | Power doubles if user is Burned, Paralyzed, or Poisoned. | ||
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H5 | H5 | 70 | Flash | ![]() |
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20 | -- | 100% | Lowers the target's Accuracy. | |
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21 | 21 | 21 | Frustration | ![]() |
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20 | varies | 100% | Power increases as Happiness decreases, up to a maximum of 102. | |
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68 | Giga Impact | ![]() |
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5 | 150 | 90% | User foregoes its next turn to recharge. | |||
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07 | 07 | Hail | ![]() |
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10 | -- | 100% | Changes the weather to a hailstorm for five turns. | ||
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10 | 10 | 10 | Hidden Power | ![]() |
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15 | varies | 100% | Power and type depend upon user's IVs. Power can range from 30 to 70. | |
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15 | 15 | 15 | Hyper Beam | ![]() |
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5 | 150 | 90% | User foregoes its next turn to recharge. | |
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13 | 13 | Ice Beam | ![]() |
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10 | 95 | 100% | Has a 10% chance to Freeze the target. | ||
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83 | Natural Gift | ![]() |
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15 | varies | 100% | Power and type depend on the held berry. | |||
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17 | 17 | 17 | Protect | ![]() |
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10 | -- | 0% | 3 | Goes first. Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn. |
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18 | 18 | 18 | Rain Dance | ![]() |
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5 | -- | 0% | Changes the weather to rain for five turns. | |
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44 | 44 | 44 | Rest | ![]() |
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10 | -- | 100% | User Sleeps, completely healing itself. | |
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27 | 27 | 27 | Return | ![]() |
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20 | varies | 100% | Power increases with Happiness, up to a maximum of 102. | |
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43 | 43 | Secret Power | ![]() |
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20 | 70 | 100% | Has a 30% chance to inflict a status effect which depends upon the terrain. | ||
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34 | 34 | Shock Wave | ![]() |
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20 | 60 | 100% | Never misses. | ||
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35 | 82 | Sleep Talk | ![]() |
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10 | -- | 100% | Randomly uses one of the user's other three moves. Only works if the user is Sleeping. | ||
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13 | Snore | ![]() |
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15 | 40 | 100% | Has a 30% chance to make the target Flinch. Only works if the user is Sleeping. | |||
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90 | Substitute | ![]() |
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10 | -- | 100% | Transfers 1/4 of the user's max HP into a doll, protecting the user from further damage or status changes until it breaks. | |||
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H3 | H3 | H3 | Surf | ![]() |
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15 | 95 | 100% | Inflicts regular damage. | |
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34 | 87 | Swagger | ![]() |
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15 | -- | 90% | Raises the target's Attack by two levels and Confuses the target. | ||
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25 | 25 | 25 | Thunder | ![]() |
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10 | 120 | 70% | Has a 30% chance to Paralyze the target. | |
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73 | Thunder Wave | ![]() |
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20 | -- | 100% | Paralyzes the target. | |||
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24 | 24 | Thunderbolt | ![]() |
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15 | 95 | 100% | Has a 10% chance to Paralyze the target. | ||
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06 | 06 | 06 | Toxic | ![]() |
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10 | -- | 85% | Badly Poisons the target, inflicting more damage every turn. | |
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03 | 03 | Water Pulse | ![]() |
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20 | 60 | 100% | Has a 20% chance to Confuse the target. | ||
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H7 | H7 | H7 | Waterfall | ![]() |
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15 | 80 | 100% | Has a 20% chance to make the target Flinch. | |
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H6 | Whirlpool | ![]() |
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15 | 15 | 70% | Prevents the target from leaving battle and inflicts 1/16 its max HP in damage for 2-5 turns. | |||
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07 | Zap Cannon | ![]() |
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5 | 120 | 50% | Has a 100% chance to Paralyze the target. | |||
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