Competitive Information for Lanturn [Gold/Silver]
Water / Electric
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Movesets for Singles
Looking for a competitive moveset for Lanturn? These builds are optimized for Gold/Silver Single Battles. The movesets and EVs are designed to maximize damage against common opponents and threats in the Gold/Silver metagame. Check out the expert movesets below to boost your battle performance and dominate your opponents!
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Meet Lanturn, the notable Pokémon of Water and Electric types! It's to see Lanturn show up as a Gold/Silver opponent. There were no known abilities back in the Gold/Silver Pokémon games. Its only type-related weaknesses are Grass and Ground. Check out the movesets listed below to learn more about Lanturn's strategies.
Item: Leftovers / Mystic Water
Moveset:
- Surf / Hydro Pump
- Spark / Thunder Wave
- Confuse Ray
- Rest / Light Screen
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.
♦ 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).
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Item: Gold Berry
Moveset:
- Return / Hyper Beam
- Protect
- Thunder Wave
- Light Screen
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.
♦ 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).
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Item: Mystic Water
Moveset:
- Surf / Waterfall
- Thunderbolt / Spark
- Ice Beam
- Protect
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.
♦ 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).
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Movepool
Want to know what moves Lanturn can learn? Check out the full list of moves available in the Pokemon Gold/Silver generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by type, category, accuracy, and power. Moves in bold get the same-type attack bonus (STAB) when used by Lanturn.
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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: Swagger + Screech
- Moves: Rain dance + Thunder
- Moves: Endure + Flail
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Thunderbolt + Ice beam
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Zap Cannon
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
- Moves that inflict status: Thunder Wave, Toxic
Moves that boost Lanturn's stats
- Curse
Most notable and possible best moves for Lanturn
- Confuse Ray
- Hydro Pump
- Ice Beam
- Light Screen
- Protect
- Rest
- Spark
- Surf
- Thunder
- Thunder Wave
- Thunderbolt
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Lanturn in Gold and Silver
- Serious Nature ( 252/0/252/252/252/252/ )
- Optimize Lanturn's Defensive EV-spread for Pokemon Gold and Silver
Usage Data
Explore the latest analytical usage data for this Pokémon from various VGC and online competitions. We use this data to develop our strategies and movesets. The data is categorized by competition and skill level: top-ranking trainers, mid-level players, and entry-level players.
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