Competitive Information for Lanturn [Gold/Silver]
Bug
Dark
Dragon
Electric
Fighting
Fire
Flying
Ghost
Grass
0.5x
0.5x
2x
Ground
Ice
Normal
Poison
Psychic
Rock
Steel
Water
2x
0.5x
0.25x
0.5x
¼x
½x
2x
4x
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Lanturn? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Gold/Silver 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 Gold/Silver generation metagame.
Common team mates for Lanturn in Pokemon Gold/Silver:
MiltankDragoniteRaikouMeganiumChanseyMisdreavusSkarmoryMagnetonElectrodeElectabuzz
MiltankDragoniteRaikouMeganiumChanseyMisdreavusSkarmoryMagnetonElectrodeElectabuzz
Lanturn is an astounding Water and Electric-typed Pokemon. It's super common to see Lanturn show up as a Gold/Silver opponent. There were no known abilities back in the Gold/Silver Pokemon games. Lanturn's only type-related weaknesses are Grass and Ground.
Species: Lanturn
Item: Leftovers / Mystic Water
Moveset:
- Surf / Hydro Pump
- Spark / Thunder Wave
- Confuse Ray
- Rest / Light Screen
Item: Leftovers / Mystic Water
Moveset:
- Surf / Hydro Pump
- Spark / Thunder Wave
- Confuse Ray
- Rest / Light Screen
Support Lanturn (Popular/Trending)
Lanturn is a wonderful Support. Remember before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Lanturn last longer regaining it's HP every turn.
♦ Surf is a special STAB-boosted 95-base power Water-type move that deals a substantial amount of damage.
♦ Hydro Pump is a special STAB-boosted 120-base power Water-type move that deals a colossal amount of damage.
♦ Spark is a special STAB-boosted 65-base power Electric-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Thunder Wave is a status move (paralyzes the target).
♦ Confuse Ray is a status move (confuses the target).
♦ Rest is a status move (Lanturn sleeps 2 turns and restores hp and status).
♦ Light Screen is a status move (for 5 turns, your Lanturn's party has doubled special defense).
♦ Hydro Pump is a special STAB-boosted 120-base power Water-type move that deals a colossal amount of damage.
♦ Spark is a special STAB-boosted 65-base power Electric-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Thunder Wave is a status move (paralyzes the target).
♦ Confuse Ray is a status move (confuses the target).
♦ Rest is a status move (Lanturn sleeps 2 turns and restores hp and status).
♦ Light Screen is a status move (for 5 turns, your Lanturn's party has doubled special defense).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Species: Lanturn
Item: Gold Berry
Moveset:
- Return / Hyper Beam
- Protect
- Thunder Wave
- Light Screen
Item: Gold Berry
Moveset:
- Return / Hyper Beam
- Protect
- Thunder Wave
- Light Screen
Physical Sweeper Lanturn (Retro)
Lanturn is pretty popular Physical Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type.
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Hyper Beam is a physical 150-base power Normal-type move (Lanturn cannot move next turn).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Lanturn this turn).
♦ Thunder Wave is a status move (paralyzes the target).
♦ Light Screen is a status move (for 5 turns, your Lanturn's party has doubled special defense).
♦ Hyper Beam is a physical 150-base power Normal-type move (Lanturn cannot move next turn).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Lanturn this turn).
♦ Thunder Wave is a status move (paralyzes the target).
♦ Light Screen is a status move (for 5 turns, your Lanturn's party has doubled special defense).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Species: Lanturn
Item: Mystic Water
Moveset:
- Surf / Waterfall
- Thunderbolt / Spark
- Ice Beam
- Protect
Item: Mystic Water
Moveset:
- Surf / Waterfall
- Thunderbolt / Spark
- Ice Beam
- Protect
Special Sweeper Lanturn (Retro)
Lanturn is a decent Special Sweeper. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. In the dark days before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type.
♦ Surf is a special STAB-boosted 95-base power Water-type move that deals a great amount of damage.
♦ Waterfall is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move that deals a good amount of damage.
♦ Thunderbolt is a special STAB-boosted 95-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Spark is a special STAB-boosted 65-base power Electric-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 95-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Lanturn this turn).
♦ Waterfall is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move that deals a good amount of damage.
♦ Thunderbolt is a special STAB-boosted 95-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Spark is a special STAB-boosted 65-base power Electric-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 95-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Lanturn this turn).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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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.
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Note: The damage listed here under Versus is not actually calculated using the in-game damage formula. It is simply calculated using typing weaknesses and resistances from the selected type-matchup modifier along with STAB (if applied) to help sort through and give a general idea as to how powerful certain moves might be towards that selected typing after modifiers are applied. Several moves listed here may have additional effects that might alter actual damage output which are not factored on this specific list. Use damage calculators to find actual damage amounts.
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Lanturn can perform in Gold/Silver. 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 GS Move and Ability Combos for Lanturn
- Moves: Rain dance + Thunder
- Moves: Endure + Flail
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Thunderbolt + Ice beam
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Zap Cannon
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
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