Competitive Information for Lunala [Sword/Shield]
Psychic / Ghost
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Lunala? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sword/Shield 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 Sword/Shield generation metagame.
Lunala is an interesting Psychic and Ghost-typed Pokemon. It's frequent to see Lunala show up as a Sword/Shield opponent. Lunala is considered strong enough to compete with Uber tiered Pokemon. Lunala's only type-related weaknesses are Dark and Ghost.
Item: Colbur Berry / Kasib Berry
Ability: Shadow Shield
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Poltergeist / Shadow Claw
- Psycho Cut
- Sky Attack / Dual Wingbeat
- Facade / Giga Impact
Physical Sweeper Lunala (Shadow Shield)
Lunala is a legendary Physical Sweeper for single battles. It attempts 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. With a Colbur Berry equipped to it, halves damage taken from a supereffective dark-type attack then the Colbur Berry gets consumed. With a Kasib Berry equipped to it, halves damage taken from a supereffective ghost-type attack then the Kasib Berry gets consumed.
◆ Shadow Claw is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
◆ Psycho Cut is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Psychic-type move (high critical hit ratio).
◆ Sky Attack is a physical 140-base power Flying-type move (charges, then hits turn 2. 30% flinch. High crit).
◆ Dual Wingbeat is a physical 40-base power Flying-type move (hits 2 times in one turn).
◆ Facade is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Lunala is burn/poison/paralyzed).
◆ Giga Impact is a physical 150-base power Normal-type move (Lunala cannot move next turn).
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Item: Colbur Berry / Kasib Berry
Ability: Shadow Shield
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Moongeist Beam / Shadow Ball
- Psychic / Psyshock
- Moonblast
- Ice Beam
Special Sweeper Lunala (Shadow Shield)
Lunala is a legendary Special Sweeper for single battles. It tries 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. With a Colbur Berry equipped to it, halves damage taken from a supereffective dark-type attack then the Colbur Berry gets consumed. With a Kasib Berry equipped to it, halves damage taken from a supereffective ghost-type attack then the Kasib Berry gets consumed.
◆ 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 Sword/Shield 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 Sword/Shield generation metagame.
Item: Power Herb
Ability: Shadow Shield
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 220 Hp / 4 Def / 108 SpA / 116 SpD / 60 Spe
Moveset:
- Moongeist Beam
- Meteor Beam
- Trick Room
- Protect
Doubles Special Wall Lunala (Popular VGC)
Lunala is a legendary Special Wall for double battles. This particular build was popular during recent competitions. It tries to take a nice amount of hits from special attacks while dealing some decent damage. With Shadow Shield, if Lunala is at full hp damage taken from attacks is halved. With a Power Herb equipped to it, Lunala's two-turn moves complete in one turn (except sky drop) then the Power Herb gets consumed.
◆ Meteor Beam is a special 120-base power Rock-type move (raises Lunala's special attack by 1 stage on turn 1. Hits turn 2).
◆ Trick Room is a status move (goes last. For 5 turns, turn order is reversed).
◆ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Lunala this turn).
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Item: Colbur Berry / Kasib Berry
Ability: Shadow Shield
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Poltergeist / Shadow Claw
- Psycho Cut
- Sky Attack / Dual Wingbeat
- Facade / Giga Impact
Doubles Physical Sweeper Lunala (Shadow Shield)
Lunala is a legendary Physical Sweeper for double battles. The purpose of this moveset is 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. With a Colbur Berry equipped to it, halves damage taken from a supereffective dark-type attack then the Colbur Berry gets consumed. With a Kasib Berry equipped to it, halves damage taken from a supereffective ghost-type attack then the Kasib Berry gets consumed.
◆ Shadow Claw is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
◆ Psycho Cut is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Psychic-type move (high critical hit ratio).
◆ Sky Attack is a physical 140-base power Flying-type move (charges, then hits turn 2. 30% flinch. High crit).
◆ Dual Wingbeat is a physical 40-base power Flying-type move (hits 2 times in one turn).
◆ Facade is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Lunala is burn/poison/paralyzed).
◆ Giga Impact is a physical 150-base power Normal-type move (Lunala cannot move next turn).
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Item: Colbur Berry / Kasib Berry
Ability: Shadow Shield
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Heat Wave
- Dazzling Gleam / Moonblast
- Moongeist Beam / Shadow Ball
- Psychic / Expanding Force
Doubles Special Sweeper Lunala (Shadow Shield)
Lunala is a legendary Special Sweeper for double battles. 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. With a Colbur Berry equipped to it, halves damage taken from a supereffective dark-type attack then the Colbur Berry gets consumed. With a Kasib Berry equipped to it, halves damage taken from a supereffective ghost-type attack then the Kasib Berry gets consumed.
◆ 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).
◆ Expanding Force is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (Lunala on psychic terrain: 1.5x power, hits foes).
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Item: Colbur Berry / Kasib Berry
Ability: Shadow Shield
Nature: Brave (+Atk, -Spe)
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 for single battles. With Shadow Shield, if Lunala is at full hp damage taken from attacks is halved. With a Colbur Berry equipped to it, halves damage taken from a supereffective dark-type attack then the Colbur Berry gets consumed. With a Kasib Berry equipped to it, halves damage taken from a supereffective ghost-type attack then the Kasib Berry gets consumed.
◆ 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.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Lunala can perform in Sword/Shield. 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 SS 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
- Move: Meteor Beam + Item: Power Herb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Magic Coat, Helping Hand, Wide Guard
- Moves that Break Screens: Defog
- Moves that inflict status (and combo with the move Hex): Thunder Wave, Toxic, Hypnosis, Will-O-Wisp
Moves that boost Lunala's stats
- Agility
- Calm Mind
- Charge Beam
- Cosmic Power
- Meteor Beam
- 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 Sword and Shield
- Adamant Nature ( 0/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Modest Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252 )
- Optimize Lunala's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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