Competitive Information for Lumineon [Black/White]
Water
Abilities:
Note: Pokemon with the Storm Drain ability are immune to Water attacks.
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Lumineon? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Black/White Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Black/White generation metagame.
Lumineon is a decent Water-typed Pokemon. It's pretty standard to find yourself dealing with Lumineon when battling in the 5th generation meta. Lumineon's only type-related weaknesses are Electric and Grass.
Item: Life Orb / Mystic Water
Ability: Storm Drain
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Aqua Tail / Waterfall
- Frustration / Return
- U-turn
- Payback
Physical Sweeper Lumineon (Storm Drain)
Lumineon is a decent Physical Sweeper. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Lumineon's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Storm Drain, Lumineon draws water moves to itself to raise sp. atk by 1; water immunity.
♦ Waterfall is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Frustration is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ U-turn is a physical 70-base power Bug-type move (Lumineon switches out after damaging the target).
♦ Payback is a physical 50-base power Dark-type move (power doubles if your Lumineon moves after the target).
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Item: Life Orb / Mystic Water
Ability: Storm Drain
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Surf / Scald
- Ice Beam / Aurora Beam
- Signal Beam / Silver Wind
- Hyper Beam / Round
Special Sweeper Lumineon (Storm Drain)
Lumineon is a stupendous Special Sweeper. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Lumineon's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Storm Drain, Lumineon draws water moves to itself to raise sp. atk by 1; water immunity.
♦ Scald is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (30% chance to burn the target).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 95-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Aurora Beam is a special 65-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to lower the target's attack by 1 stage).
♦ Signal Beam is a special 75-base power Bug-type move (10% chance to confuse the target).
♦ Silver Wind is a special 60-base power Bug-type move (10% chance to raise all stats by 1 stage (not acc/eva)).
♦ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Lumineon cannot move next turn).
♦ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
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Item: Life Orb
Ability: Storm Drain
Nature: Bashful
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 SpA
Moveset:
- Aqua Tail / Return
- Brine
- Secret Power
- Ice Beam
Lumineon Mixed Sweeper (Neon Mix)
Lumineon is a sensational Mixed Sweeper. Life Orb boosts the power of Lumineon's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Storm Drain, Lumineon draws water moves to itself to raise sp. atk by 1; water immunity.
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Brine is a special STAB-boosted 65-base power Water-type move (power doubles if the target's hp is 50% or less).
♦ Secret Power is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (effect varies with terrain. (30% chance acc -1)).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 95-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Lumineon? These builds have been optimized for Black/White Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Black/White generation metagame.
Item: Life Orb / Mystic Water
Ability: Storm Drain
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Aqua Tail / Waterfall
- Frustration / Return
- U-turn
- Payback
Doubles Physical Sweeper Lumineon (Storm Drain)
Lumineon is a wonderful Physical Sweeper. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Lumineon's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Storm Drain, Lumineon draws water moves to itself to raise sp. atk by 1; water immunity.
♦ Waterfall is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Frustration is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ U-turn is a physical 70-base power Bug-type move (Lumineon switches out after damaging the target).
♦ Payback is a physical 50-base power Dark-type move (power doubles if your Lumineon moves after the target).
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Item: Life Orb / Mystic Water
Ability: Storm Drain
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Surf / Scald
- Icy Wind / Ice Beam
- Air Cutter
- Twister
Doubles Special Sweeper Lumineon (Storm Drain)
Lumineon is a notable Special Sweeper. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Lumineon's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Storm Drain, Lumineon draws water moves to itself to raise sp. atk by 1; water immunity.
♦ Scald is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (30% chance to burn the target).
♦ Icy Wind is a special 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 95-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Air Cutter is a special 55-base power Flying-type move (high critical hit ratio. hits adjacent foes).
♦ Twister is a special 40-base power Dragon-type move (20% chance to flinch the foes).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Lumineon learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Lumineon can perform in Black/White. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive BW Move and Ability Combos for Lumineon
- Moves: Swagger + Psych up
- Moves: Endure + Flail
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
- Moves that Break Screens: Defog
- Moves that inflict status: Scald, Toxic
Moves that boost Lumineon's stats
- Agility
- Ominous Wind
- Silver Wind
Most notable and possible best moves for Lumineon
- Ice Beam
- Protect
- Rest
- Scald
- Toxic
- U-turn
Common Effort Values for Lumineon in Black and White
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