Competitive Information for Lanturn [Diamond/Pearl]
Water / Electric
Abilities:
Note: Pokemon with the Volt Absorb ability are immune to Electric attacks.
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Lanturn? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Diamond/Pearl 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 Diamond/Pearl generation metagame.
Lanturn is a sensational Water and Electric-typed Pokemon. Lanturn are common Pokemon to see in the DP metagame. Lanturn is typically seen in the UU tier (Underused). Lanturn's only type-related weaknesses are Grass and Ground.
Item: Shell Bell / Life Orb
Ability: Volt Absorb
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Aqua Tail / Waterfall
- Double-Edge / Return
- Spark
- Sucker Punch
Physical Sweeper Lanturn (Volt Absorb)
Lanturn is a remarkable Physical Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Lanturn's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Volt Absorb, Lanturn heals 1/4 of its max hp when hit by electric moves; electric immunity.
♦ Waterfall is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/3 recoil).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Spark is a physical STAB-boosted 65-base power Electric-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Sucker Punch is a physical priority-increased 80-base power Dark-type move (usually goes first. fails if target is not attacking).
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Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Volt Absorb
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Surf / Bubble Beam
- Thunderbolt / Discharge
- Ice Beam / Icy Wind
- Signal Beam
Special Sweeper Lanturn (Volt Absorb)
Lanturn is a notable Special Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Lanturn's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Lanturn's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Volt Absorb, Lanturn heals 1/4 of its max hp when hit by electric moves; electric immunity.
♦ Bubble Beam is a special STAB-boosted 65-base power Water-type move (10% chance to lower the target's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Thunderbolt is a special STAB-boosted 95-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Discharge is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Electric-type move (30% chance to paralyze adjacent pokemon).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 95-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Icy Wind is a special 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
♦ Signal Beam is a special 75-base power Bug-type move (10% chance to confuse the target).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Lanturn? These builds have been optimized for Diamond/Pearl 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 Diamond/Pearl generation metagame.
Item: Shell Bell / Life Orb
Ability: Volt Absorb
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Aqua Tail / Waterfall
- Double-Edge / Return
- Spark
- Sucker Punch
Doubles Physical Sweeper Lanturn (Volt Absorb)
Lanturn is a phenomenal Physical Sweeper. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Lanturn's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Volt Absorb, Lanturn heals 1/4 of its max hp when hit by electric moves; electric immunity.
♦ Waterfall is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/3 recoil).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Spark is a physical STAB-boosted 65-base power Electric-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Sucker Punch is a physical priority-increased 80-base power Dark-type move (usually goes first. fails if target is not attacking).
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Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Volt Absorb
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Surf / Bubble Beam
- Discharge / Thunderbolt
- Icy Wind / Ice Beam
- Signal Beam
Doubles Special Sweeper Lanturn (Volt Absorb)
Lanturn is an interesting Special Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Lanturn's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Lanturn's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Volt Absorb, Lanturn heals 1/4 of its max hp when hit by electric moves; electric immunity.
♦ Bubble Beam is a special STAB-boosted 65-base power Water-type move (10% chance to lower the target's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Discharge is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Electric-type move (30% chance to paralyze adjacent pokemon).
♦ Thunderbolt is a special STAB-boosted 95-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze 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).
♦ Signal Beam is a special 75-base power Bug-type move (10% chance to confuse the target).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Lanturn 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 Lanturn can perform in Diamond/Pearl. 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 DP Move and Ability Combos for Lanturn
- Moves: Swagger + Screech
- Moves: Rain dance + Thunder
- Moves: Endure + Flail
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Thunderbolt + Ice beam
- Moves: Stockpile + Spit up
- Moves: Stockpile + Swallow
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Sucker Punch
- Moves that inflict status: Thunder Wave, Toxic
Moves that boost Lanturn's stats
- Agility
- Amnesia
- Charge
- Charge Beam
- Stockpile
Most notable and possible best moves for Lanturn
- Hydro Pump
- Ice Beam
- Protect
- Rest
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Lanturn in Diamond and Pearl
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