Lanturn can be obtained in: Gold (Super Rod – New bark town, Johto sea route 41, Kanto sea route 20, Cinnabar island, Vermilion city), Silver (Super Rod – New bark town, Johto sea route 41, Kanto sea route 20, Cinnabar island, Vermilion city), Crystal (Super Rod – New bark town, Johto sea route 41, Kanto sea route 20, Cinnabar island, Vermilion city), Diamond (Super Rod – Sinnoh sea route 220), Pearl (Super Rod – Sinnoh sea route 220), HeartGold (Super Rod – New bark town, Johto sea route 41, Johto route 47, Kanto sea route 20, Cinnabar island), SoulSilver (Super Rod – New bark town, Johto sea route 41, Johto route 47, Kanto sea route 20, Cinnabar island), Black (Fishing Spot – Driftveil city), White (Fishing Spot – Driftveil city), Black 2 (Fishing Spot – Undella bay), White 2 (Fishing Spot – Undella bay), X (Super Rod – Shalour city, Azure bay), Y (Super Rod – Shalour city, Azure bay), Ultra Sun (Sos From Bubbling Spot, Sos Encounter – Alola route 8 main, Akala outskirts), Ultra Moon (Sos From Bubbling Spot, Sos Encounter – Alola route 8 main, Akala outskirts). In other games, trade or transfer via Pokemon HOME.

#171 Lanturn

water electric

Height1.2 m(3'11")

Weight22.5 kg(49.6 lbs)

Gender♂ 50%♀ 50%

Gen 2

Lanturn Evolution

ChinchouLevel 1

LanturnLevel 27

Lanturn's Detailed Stats

Stat	Base	EVs	Total
HP	125		391
Attack	58		152
Defense	58		152
Sp. Atk	76		188
Sp. Def	76		188
Speed	67		170
		0/508	1241

Type Effectiveness

2xdamage

grass ground

1xdamage

normal electric fighting poison psychic bug rock ghost dragon dark fairy

0.5xdamage

fire water ice flying

0.25xdamage

steel

Lanturn Abilities

Volt Absorb

Absorbs Electric moves, healing for 1/4 max HP.

Illuminate

Doubles the wild encounter rate.

Water AbsorbHidden

Absorbs Water moves, healing for 1/4 max HP.

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Lanturn Moves

Move▲	Type▲	Cat.▲	Pow▲	Acc▲	Method▲	Description
Supersonic	normal	status	–	55	Level 1	The user generates odd sound waves from its body that confuse the target.
Water Gun	water	special	40	100	Level 1	The target is blasted with a forceful shot of water.
Thunder Wave	electric	status	–	90	Level 1	The user launches a weak jolt of electricity that paralyzes the target.
Stockpile	normal	status	–	–	Level 1	The user stores power and boosts its Defense and Sp. Def stats. This move can be used up to three times.
Spit Up	normal	special	–	100	Level 1	The power stored using the move Stockpile is released at once in an attack. The more power is stored, the greater the move's power.
Swallow	normal	status	–	–	Level 1	The power stored using the move Stockpile is absorbed by the user to restore its own HP. The more power is stored, the more HP is restored.
Electro Ball	electric	special	–	100	Level 1	The user hurls an electric orb at the target. The faster the user is than the target, the greater the move's power.
Eerie Impulse	electric	status	–	100	Level 1	The user's body generates an eerie impulse. Exposing the target to it harshly lowers the target's Sp. Atk stat.
Bubble Beam	water	special	65	100	Level 12	A spray of bubbles is forcefully ejected at the target. This may also lower the target's Speed stat.
Confuse Ray	ghost	status	–	100	Level 16	The target is exposed to a sinister ray that causes confusion.
Spark	electric	physical	65	100	Level 20	The user attacks the target with an electrically charged tackle. This may also leave the target with paralysis.
Charge	electric	status	–	–	Level 24	The user becomes charged, boosting the power of the next Electric-type move it uses. This also boosts the user's Sp. Def stat.
Discharge	electric	special	80	100	Level 30	The user strikes everything around it by letting loose a flare of electricity. This may also leave those hit by the attack with paralysis.
Aqua Ring	water	status	–	–	Level 36	The user envelops itself in a veil made of water. It regains some HP every turn.
Flail	normal	physical	–	100	Level 42	The user flails about aimlessly to attack. The less HP the user has, the greater the move's power.
Take Down	normal	physical	90	85	Level 48	A reckless full-body charge attack for slamming into the target. This also damages the user a little.
Hydro Pump	water	special	110	80	Level 54	The target is blasted by a huge volume of water launched under great pressure.
Agility	psychic	status	–	–	TM	The user relaxes and lightens its body to move faster. This sharply boosts its Speed stat.
Amnesia	psychic	status	–	–	TM	The user temporarily empties its mind to forget its concerns. This sharply boosts the user's Sp. Def stat.
Blizzard	ice	special	110	70	TM	A howling blizzard is summoned to strike opposing Pokémon. This may also leave the opposing Pokémon frozen.
Charge Beam	electric	special	50	90	TM	The user attacks the target with an electric charge. The residual electricity may also boost the user's Sp. Atk stat.
Chilling Water	water	special	50	100	TM	The user attacks the target by showering it with water that's so cold it saps the target's power. This also lowers the target's Attack stat.
Curse	ghost	status	–	–	TM	A move that has different effects depending on whether the user is a Ghost type or not.
Dazzling Gleam	fairy	special	80	100	TM	The user damages opposing Pokémon by emitting a powerful flash.
Double Edge	normal	physical	120	100	TM	A reckless life-risking tackle in which the user rushes the target. This also damages the user quite a lot.
Electric Terrain	electric	status	–	–	TM	The user turns the ground into Electric Terrain for five turns, powering up Electric-type moves. Pokémon on the ground can no longer fall asleep.
Electroweb	electric	special	55	95	TM	The user captures opposing Pokémon in an electric net to inflict damage. This also lowers their Speed stats.
Endure	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user endures any attack with at least 1 HP. This move's chance of failing rises if used in succession.
Facade	normal	physical	70	100	TM	This move's power is doubled if the user is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.
Flip Turn	water	physical	60	100	TM	After making its attack, the user rushes back to switch places with a party Pokémon in waiting.
Giga Impact	normal	physical	150	90	TM	The user charges at the target using every bit of its power. The user can't move on the next turn.
Hyper Beam	normal	special	150	90	TM	The target is attacked with a powerful beam. The user can't move on the next turn.
Ice Beam	ice	special	90	100	TM	The target is struck with an icy-cold beam of energy. This may also leave the target frozen.
Icy Wind	ice	special	55	95	TM	The user attacks with a gust of chilled air. This also lowers opposing Pokémon's Speed stats.
Liquidation	water	physical	85	100	TM	The user slams into the target using a full-force blast of water. This may also lower the target's Defense stat.
Muddy Water	water	special	90	85	TM	The user attacks by shooting muddy water at opposing Pokémon. This may also lower their accuracy.
Protect	normal	status	–	–	TM	This move enables the user to protect itself from all attacks. Its chance of failing rises if it is used in succession.
Rain Dance	water	status	–	–	TM	The user summons a heavy rain that falls for five turns, powering up Water-type attacks. The rain also lowers the power of Fire-type attacks.
Rest	psychic	status	–	–	TM	The user goes to sleep for two turns. This fully restores the user's HP and cures any status conditions.
Scald	water	special	80	100	TM	The user attacks by shooting boiling hot water at the target. This may also leave the target with a burn.
Sleep Talk	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user randomly uses one of the moves it knows. This move can only be used while the user is asleep.
Substitute	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user creates a substitute for itself using some of its own HP. The substitute serves as the user's decoy.
Surf	water	special	90	100	TM	The user attacks everything around it by swamping its surroundings with a giant wave.
Tera Blast	normal	special	80	100	TM	If the user has Terastallized, it unleashes energy of its Tera Type. This move inflicts damage using the Attack or Sp. Atk stat—whichever is higher for the user.
Thunder	electric	special	110	70	TM	A wicked thunderbolt is dropped on the target to inflict damage. This may also leave the target with paralysis.
Thunderbolt	electric	special	90	100	TM	The user attacks the target with a strong electric blast. This may also leave the target with paralysis.
Volt Switch	electric	special	70	100	TM	After making its attack, the user rushes back to switch places with a party Pokémon in waiting.
Waterfall	water	physical	80	100	TM	The user charges at the target and may make it flinch.
Whirlpool	water	special	35	85	TM	The user traps the target inside a violent, swirling whirlpool that inflicts damage for four to five turns.
Wild Charge	electric	physical	90	100	TM	The user shrouds itself in electricity and smashes into its target. This also damages the user a little.
Mist	ice	status	–	–	Egg	The user cloaks itself and its allies in a white mist that prevents any of their stats from being lowered for five turns.
Psybeam	psychic	special	65	100	Egg	The target is attacked with a peculiar ray. This may also confuse the target.
Soak	water	status	–	100	Egg	The user shoots a torrent of water that changes the target's type to Water.
Sucker Punch	dark	physical	70	100	Egg	This move enables the user to attack first. This move fails if the target is not readying an attack.
Water Pulse	water	special	60	100	Egg	The user attacks the target with a pulsing blast of water. This may also confuse the target.

Lanturn Sprites

Normal

Shiny

Back

Back Shiny

Pokedex Entries

Gold

The light it emits is so bright that it can illuminate the sea's surface from a depth of over three miles.

Silver

It blinds prey with an intense burst of light, then swallows the immobilized prey in a single gulp.

Crystal

This POKéMON uses the bright part of its body, which changed from a dorsal fin, to lure prey.

Ruby

LANTURN is nicknamed “the deep-sea star” for its illuminated antenna. This POKéMON produces light by causing a chemical reaction between bacteria and its bodily fluids inside the antenna.

Sapphire

LANTURN is known to emit light. If you peer down into the dark sea from a ship at night, you can sometimes see this POKéMON’s light rising from the depths where it swims. It gives the sea an appearance of a starlit night.

In Other Languages

Lanturn's Japanese name is Lantern (ランターン). Here are all the official names for Lanturn across different languages:

JapaneseランターンLantern

Korean랜턴

Chinese (Traditional)電燈怪

FrenchLanturn

GermanLanturn

SpanishLanturn

ItalianLanturn

Chinese (Simplified)电灯怪

Lanturn Breeding

Species

Light Pokémon

Egg Groups

Water2

Hatch Time5,120 steps(20 cycles)

Gender DifferencesNone

Misc Data

Catch Rate75

Base Friendship70

Growth RateSlow

Base Experience161

How to Get Lanturn

Lanturn is not catchable in the wild – it is typically obtained through gifts, events, or in-game trades. Here is how to obtain Lanturn in every game where it is available:

Regional Pokedex Numbers