Note: Pokemon with the Levitate ability are immune to Ground attacks.
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Lunatone? 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.
Lunatone is a fabulous Rock and Psychic-typed Pokemon. It's a pretty standard sight to see Lunatone out in the 3rd generation battlefield. Lunatone is typically seen in the UU tier (Underused). Lunatone is weak to Bug, Dark, Ghost, Grass, Ground, Steel, and Water-typed attacks.
Lunatone is an astounding Special Sweeper. The purpose of this moveset is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Years before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Levitate, Lunatone is immune to ground; gravity/ingrain/smack down/iron ball nullify it.
♦ Psychic is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage). ♦ Confusion is a special STAB-boosted 50-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to confuse the target). ♦ Ice Beam is a special 95-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target). ♦ Calm Mind is a status move (raises your Lunatone's special attack and special defense by 1 stage). ♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Lunatone? 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.
Lunatone is an extraordinary Special Sweeper. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. In the dark days prior to Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Levitate, Lunatone is immune to ground; gravity/ingrain/smack down/iron ball nullify it.
♦ Psychic is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage). ♦ Confusion is a special STAB-boosted 50-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to confuse the target). ♦ Ice Beam is a special 95-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target). ♦ Calm Mind is a status move (raises your Lunatone's special attack and special defense by 1 stage). ♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Lunatone 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 Lunatone 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 Lunatone
Moves: Defense curl + Rollout
Moves: Swagger + Psych up
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 inflict status: Toxic, Hypnosis
Moves that boost Lunatone's stats
Calm Mind
Cosmic Power
Defense Curl
Harden
Most notable and possible best moves for Lunatone
Baton Pass
Earthquake
Ice Beam
Light Screen
Protect
Reflect
Rest
Toxic
Common Effort Values for Lunatone in Ruby and Sapphire
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