Competitive Information for Lanturn [Ruby/Sapphire]
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 Ruby/Sapphire 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 Ruby/Sapphire generation metagame.
Lanturn is a pretty decent Water and Electric-typed Pokemon. It's almost common to find yourself dealing with Lanturn when battling in the 3rd generation meta. Lanturn is typically seen in the UU tier (Underused). Lanturn's only type-related weaknesses are Grass and Ground.
Item: Leftovers / Lum Berry
Ability: Volt Absorb
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 40 Hp / 252 SpA / 216 SpD
Moveset:
- Surf
- Thunderbolt
- Rest
- Sleep Talk
Special Tank Lanturn (Popular/Trending)
Lanturn is a stupendous Special Tank. This moveset attempts to take a decent amount of hits from special attacks while dealing some decent damage. Back 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 it's health every turn. With Volt Absorb, Lanturn heals 1/4 its max hp when hit by a damaging electric move; immunity.
♦ Thunderbolt is a special STAB-boosted 95-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Rest is a status move (Lanturn sleeps 2 turns and restores hp and status).
♦ Sleep Talk is a status move (Lanturn must be asleep. uses another known move).
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Item: Silk Scarf
Ability: Volt Absorb
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Frustration
- Protect
- Thunder Wave
- Toxic
Physical Sweeper Lanturn (Volt Absorb)
Lanturn is popular Physical Sweeper. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Years before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Volt Absorb, Lanturn heals 1/4 its max hp when hit by a damaging electric move; immunity.
♦ Frustration is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Lanturn this turn).
♦ Thunder Wave is a status move (paralyzes the target).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target).
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Item: Mystic Water
Ability: Volt Absorb
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Surf / Waterfall
- Thunderbolt / Spark
- Ice Beam
- Protect
Special Sweeper Lanturn (Volt Absorb)
Lanturn is a phenomenal Special Sweeper. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. In the old days prior to Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Volt Absorb, Lanturn heals 1/4 its max hp when hit by a damaging electric move; immunity.
♦ Waterfall is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move that deals a large 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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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Lanturn? These builds have been optimized for Ruby/Sapphire 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 Ruby/Sapphire generation metagame.
Item: Silk Scarf
Ability: Volt Absorb
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Frustration
- Protect
- Thunder Wave
- Toxic
Doubles Physical Sweeper Lanturn (Volt Absorb)
Lanturn is an interesting Physical Sweeper. It's 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. With Volt Absorb, Lanturn heals 1/4 its max hp when hit by a damaging electric move; immunity.
♦ Frustration is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Lanturn this turn).
♦ Thunder Wave is a status move (paralyzes the target).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target).
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Item: Mystic Water
Ability: Volt Absorb
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Surf / Waterfall
- Thunderbolt / Spark
- Ice Beam
- Protect
Doubles Special Sweeper Lanturn (Volt Absorb)
Lanturn is an outstanding Special Sweeper. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Don't forget before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Volt Absorb, Lanturn heals 1/4 its max hp when hit by a damaging electric move; immunity.
♦ Waterfall is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move that deals a great 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
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 Ruby/Sapphire. 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 RS 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
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
- Moves that inflict status: Thunder Wave, Toxic
Moves that boost Lanturn's stats
- Amnesia
- Charge
Most notable and possible best moves for Lanturn
- Hydro Pump
- Hydro Pump
- Ice Beam
- Protect
- Rest
- Sleep Talk
- Surf
- Thunderbolt
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Lanturn in Ruby and Sapphire
- Modest Nature ( 40/0/0/252/216/0/ )
- Modest Nature ( 0/0/4/252/252/0/ )
- Optimize Lanturn's EV spread for Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire
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