Competitive Information for Lunala [Sun/Moon]


Psychic / Ghost
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Lunala? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sun/Moon 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 Sun/Moon generation metagame.
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Lunala is pretty popular Psychic and Ghost-typed Pokemon. Lunala is a not-uncommon Pokemon to see in Generation 7. Lunala is considered strong enough to compete with Uber tiered Pokemon. Lunala's only type-related weaknesses are Dark and Ghost.
Item: Ghostium Z / Colbur Berry
Ability: Shadow Shield
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Shadow Claw / Phantom Force
- Return / Facade
- Sky Attack / Sky Drop
- Moonlight
Physical Sweeper Lunala (Shadow Shield)
Lunala is a legendary Physical Sweeper. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Shadow Shield, if Lunala is at full hp damage taken from attacks is halved. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction.
♦ Phantom Force is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Ghost-type move (disappears turn 1. hits turn 2. breaks protection).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Facade is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Lunala is burn/poison/paralyzed).
♦ Sky Attack is a physical 140-base power Flying-type move (charges, then hits turn 2. 30% flinch. high crit).
♦ Sky Drop is a physical 60-base power Flying-type move (Lunala and foe fly up turn 1. damages on turn 2).
♦ Moonlight is a status move (heals your Lunala by a weather-dependent amount).
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Item: Ghostium Z / Colbur Berry
Ability: Shadow Shield
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Moongeist Beam / Shadow Ball
- Psychic / Psyshock
- Moonblast
- Ice Beam
Special Sweeper Lunala (Shadow Shield)
Lunala is a legendary Special Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. With Shadow Shield, if Lunala is at full hp damage taken from attacks is halved.
♦ Shadow Ball is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Psychic is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Psyshock is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (damages target based on defense, not special defense).
♦ Moonblast is a special 95-base power Fairy-type move (30% chance to lower the target's special attack by 1 stage).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 90-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Lunala? These builds have been optimized for Sun/Moon 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 Sun/Moon generation metagame.
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Item: Ghostium Z / Colbur Berry
Ability: Shadow Shield
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Shadow Claw / Phantom Force
- Return / Facade
- Sky Attack / Sky Drop
- Moonlight
Doubles Physical Sweeper Lunala (Shadow Shield)
Lunala is a legendary Physical Sweeper. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Shadow Shield, if Lunala is at full hp damage taken from attacks is halved. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction.
♦ Phantom Force is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Ghost-type move (disappears turn 1. hits turn 2. breaks protection).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Facade is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Lunala is burn/poison/paralyzed).
♦ Sky Attack is a physical 140-base power Flying-type move (charges, then hits turn 2. 30% flinch. high crit).
♦ Sky Drop is a physical 60-base power Flying-type move (Lunala and foe fly up turn 1. damages on turn 2).
♦ Moonlight is a status move (heals your Lunala by a weather-dependent amount).
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Item: Firium Z / Colbur Berry
Ability: Shadow Shield
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Heat Wave
- Dazzling Gleam / Moonblast
- Moongeist Beam / Shadow Ball
- Psychic / Psyshock
Doubles Special Sweeper Lunala (Shadow Shield)
Lunala is a legendary Special Sweeper. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. With Shadow Shield, if Lunala is at full hp damage taken from attacks is halved.
♦ Dazzling Gleam is a special 80-base power Fairy-type move (no additional effect. hits adjacent foes).
♦ Moonblast is a special 95-base power Fairy-type move (30% chance to lower the target's special attack by 1 stage).
♦ Moongeist Beam is a special STAB-boosted 100-base power Ghost-type move (ignores the abilities of other pokemon).
♦ Shadow Ball is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Psychic is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Psyshock is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (damages target based on defense, not special defense).
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Item: Ghostium Z / Colbur Berry
Ability: Shadow Shield
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 180 Hp / 252 Atk / 76 Def
Moveset:
- Moongeist Beam / Shadow Ball
- Psychic / Psyshock
- Moonblast
- Trick Room
Offensive Trick Room Lunala (Shadow Shield)
Lunala is a legendary Offensive Trick Room. With Shadow Shield, if Lunala is at full hp damage taken from attacks is halved.
♦ Shadow Ball is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Psychic is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Psyshock is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (damages target based on defense, not special defense).
♦ Moonblast is a special 95-base power Fairy-type move (30% chance to lower the target's special attack by 1 stage).
♦ Trick Room is a status move (goes last. for 5 turns, turn order is reversed).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Lunala 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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Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Lunala can perform in Sun/Moon. 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 SM Move and Ability Combos for Lunala
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Swagger + Psych up
- 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
- Move: Acrobatics + Item: Red Card
- Move: Acrobatics + Item: Flying Gem
- Moves with Priority: Protect, Magic Coat, Wide Guard
- Moves that Break Screens: Defog
- Moves that inflict status: Thunder Wave, Toxic, Hypnosis, Will-O-Wisp
Moves that boost Lunala's stats
- Calm Mind
- Charge Beam
- Cosmic Power
- Work Up
Most notable and possible best moves for Lunala
- Ice Beam
- Light Screen
- Protect
- Reflect
- Rest
- Roost
- Teleport
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Lunala in Sun and Moon
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