Competitive Information for Lumineon [X/Y]
Water
Abilities:
Note: Pokemon with the Storm Drain ability are immune to Water attacks.
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Lumineon? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in X/Y 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 X/Y generation metagame.
Lumineon is an extraordinary Water-typed Pokemon. It's common to see Lumineon show up as a X/Y opponent. Lumineon's only type-related weaknesses are Electric and Grass.
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Storm Drain
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Aqua Tail / Waterfall
- Return / Secret Power
- U-turn
- Payback
Physical Sweeper Lumineon (Storm Drain)
Lumineon is a marvelous Physical Sweeper. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Lumineon's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Lumineon's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Storm Drain, Lumineon draws water moves to itself to raise sp. atk by 1; water immunity.
♦ Waterfall is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Secret Power is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (effect varies with terrain. (30% paralysis chance)).
♦ U-turn is a physical 70-base power Bug-type move (Lumineon switches out after damaging the target).
♦ Payback is a physical 50-base power Dark-type move (power doubles if your Lumineon moves after the target).
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Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Storm Drain
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Surf / Scald
- Ice Beam / Aurora Beam
- Signal Beam / Silver Wind
- Air Cutter
Special Sweeper Lumineon (Storm Drain)
Lumineon is a fabulous Special Sweeper. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Lumineon's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Lumineon's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Storm Drain, Lumineon draws water moves to itself to raise sp. atk by 1; water immunity.
♦ Scald is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (30% chance to burn the target. thaws target).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 90-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Aurora Beam is a special 65-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to lower the target's attack by 1 stage).
♦ Signal Beam is a special 75-base power Bug-type move (10% chance to confuse the target).
♦ Silver Wind is a special 60-base power Bug-type move (10% chance to raise all stats by 1 stage (not acc/eva)).
♦ Air Cutter is a special 60-base power Flying-type move (high critical hit ratio. hits adjacent foes).
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Item: Life Orb
Ability: Storm Drain
Nature: Bashful
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 SpA
Moveset:
- Aqua Tail / Return
- Brine
- Secret Power
- Ice Beam
Lumineon Mixed Sweeper (Neon Mix)
Lumineon is pretty popular Mixed Sweeper. Life Orb boosts the power of Lumineon's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Storm Drain, Lumineon draws water moves to itself to raise sp. atk by 1; water immunity.
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Brine is a special STAB-boosted 65-base power Water-type move (power doubles if the target's hp is 50% or less).
♦ Secret Power is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (effect varies with terrain. (30% paralysis chance)).
♦ 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 Lumineon? These builds have been optimized for X/Y 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 X/Y generation metagame.
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Storm Drain
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Aqua Tail / Waterfall
- Return / Secret Power
- U-turn
- Payback
Doubles Physical Sweeper Lumineon (Storm Drain)
Lumineon is a wonderful Physical Sweeper. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Lumineon's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Lumineon's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Storm Drain, Lumineon draws water moves to itself to raise sp. atk by 1; water immunity.
♦ Waterfall is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Secret Power is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (effect varies with terrain. (30% paralysis chance)).
♦ U-turn is a physical 70-base power Bug-type move (Lumineon switches out after damaging the target).
♦ Payback is a physical 50-base power Dark-type move (power doubles if your Lumineon moves after the target).
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Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Storm Drain
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Surf / Scald
- Air Cutter
- Icy Wind / Ice Beam
- Twister
Doubles Special Sweeper Lumineon (Storm Drain)
Lumineon is a wonderful Special Sweeper. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Lumineon's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Lumineon's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Storm Drain, Lumineon draws water moves to itself to raise sp. atk by 1; water immunity.
♦ Scald is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (30% chance to burn the target. thaws target).
♦ Air Cutter is a special 60-base power Flying-type move (high critical hit ratio. hits adjacent foes).
♦ Icy Wind is a special 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 90-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Twister is a special 40-base power Dragon-type move (20% chance to flinch the foes).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Lumineon 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 Lumineon can perform in X/Y. 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 XY Move and Ability Combos for Lumineon
- Moves: Swagger + Psych up
- Moves: Endure + Flail
- 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 Break Screens: Defog
- Moves that inflict status: Scald, Toxic
Moves that boost Lumineon's stats
- Agility
- Ominous Wind
- Silver Wind
Most notable and possible best moves for Lumineon
- Ice Beam
- Protect
- Rest
- Scald
- Toxic
- U-turn
Common Effort Values for Lumineon in X and Y
- Adamant Nature ( 0/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Modest Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252 )
- Optimize Lumineon's EV spread for Pokemon X and Y
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