Lanturn
Lanturn is a Water/Electric-type Pokémon, the Light Pokémon, number 171 (#0171) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 2 and comes from the Johto region. It is 1.2 m tall and weighs 22.5 kg.
Lanturn is the Light Pokémon, a deep-sea anglerfish whose glow is so bright that the Pokédex says it lights up the sea surface from over 5 km (3 miles) down. Peer down from a ship at night and, the Pokédex says, that glow makes the sea look starlit.
How to pronounce Lanturn
Lanturn is pronounced LAN-turn. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.
Listen to Lanturn said out loud:
In Japanese it is ランターン (Lantern).
Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.
Lore
Biology
Lanturn is a blue, anglerfish-like Pokémon with red eyes inside a yellow mask-like marking and a tail fin with a jagged yellow lower half. A Y-shaped antenna on its back, a modified dorsal fin, ends in two glowing orbs. It is 1.2 m long and weighs 22.5 kg. The Pokédex says bacteria living in the antennae make the light by reacting with Lanturn's bodily fluids, and Bulbapedia notes the nickname 'the Deep-Sea Star'.
Behaviour
Lanturn dazzles its prey with a flash of light and swallows it whole. Another Pokédex entry says it follows the flash with an electric attack.
Habitat
The Pokédex habitat is the sea, and Bulbapedia says Lanturn inhabits the depths of the ocean. In Scarlet and Violet it is found only in the Canyon Biome of The Indigo Disk.
Powers
Its Abilities are Volt Absorb and Illuminate, with Water Absorb hidden. It knows Stockpile, Spit Up and Swallow on evolving, and fights with Discharge, Hydro Pump, Eerie Impulse and Confuse Ray, with Aqua Ring at level 36. Its base 125 HP and balanced 76 and 76 special stats make it a bulky Water and Electric type.
Name origin
Lanturn may combine 'lantern' with 'turn', as in turning on a light. The Japanese name is Lantern (ランターン), which is simply the English word for the same object.
Design inspiration
Like Chinchou, Lanturn looks like an anglerfish, specifically the footballfish, and Bulbapedia says it also resembles a dolphin in places. These are fan readings.
Evolution notes
Lanturn evolves from Chinchou at level 27.
In the games
Lanturn is a Super Rod catch in Gold and Silver, where it first appeared. In Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon it appears in SOS battles on Akala, and in Scarlet and Violet it shows up in 4-star Tera Raid Battles at Blueberry Academy. It is not available in Legends: Z-A.
In the anime
Oliver's Lanturn debuted in 'The Mystery is History' and befriended a baby Lugia nicknamed Silver. In 'Lapras of Luxury', Naomi's Lanturn uses Supersonic to help her find Lapras that are singing.
Fun facts
- In Emerald, Cooltrainer Dianne's Lanturn on Victory Road knows Earthquake, a move Lanturn cannot learn.
- In Pokémon Adventures, Misty uses a Lanturn to fight Suicune at Tohjo Falls in the chapter 'Lovely Lanturn'.
- Bulbapedia says Lanturn competes with Lumineon for its prey Starmie, and lists Frillish and Sharpedo among its natural predators.
Base stats
- HP: 125
- Attack: 58
- Defense: 58
- Sp. Atk: 76
- Sp. Def: 76
- Speed: 67
Lanturn’s base stat total is 460. Its highest stat is HP.
Type matchups
What is Lanturn weak to?
Lanturn takes extra damage from Grass (2×), Ground (2×) moves.
It resists Steel (¼×), Fire (½×), Water (½×), Ice (½×), Flying (½×).
Evolution
What does Lanturn evolve from?
Lanturn evolves from Chinchou at level 27.
Lanturn is the final stage of its evolution family.
The whole family: Chinchou, Lanturn.
Abilities
- Volt Absorb: Absorbs Electric moves, healing for 1/4 max HP.
- Illuminate: Doubles the wild encounter rate.
- Water Absorb (hidden ability): Absorbs Water moves, healing for 1/4 max HP.
Moves
Moves Lanturn learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet
| Level | Move | Type | Category | Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evo | Swallow | Normal | Status | — |
| Evo | Spit Up | Normal | Special | — |
| Evo | Stockpile | Normal | Status | — |
| 1 | Eerie Impulse | Electric | Status | — |
| 1 | Supersonic | Normal | Status | — |
| 1 | Water Gun | Water | Special | 40 |
| 1 | Thunder Wave | Electric | Status | — |
| 1 | Electro Ball | Electric | Special | — |
| 12 | Bubble Beam | Water | Special | 65 |
| 16 | Confuse Ray | Ghost | Status | — |
| 20 | Spark | Electric | Physical | 65 |
| 24 | Charge | Electric | Status | — |
| 30 | Discharge | Electric | Special | 80 |
| 36 | Aqua Ring | Water | Status | — |
| 42 | Flail | Normal | Physical | — |
| 48 | Take Down | Normal | Physical | 90 |
| 54 | Hydro Pump | Water | Special | 110 |
“Evo” means Lanturn learns the move the moment it evolves: Swallow, Spit Up and Stockpile.
TM moves (42)
Lanturn can learn 42 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: Take Down, Agility, Protect, Water Pulse, Psybeam, Confuse Ray, Chilling Water, Charge Beam, Facade, Icy Wind, Endure, Volt Switch, Rain Dance, Sleep Talk, Electro Ball, Waterfall, Dazzling Gleam, Thunder Wave, Rest, Eerie Impulse, Substitute, Liquidation, Surf, Thunderbolt, Amnesia, Ice Beam, Electric Terrain, Hydro Pump, Blizzard, Wild Charge, Giga Impact, Hyper Beam, Thunder, Tera Blast, Charge, Scald, Flip Turn, Double-Edge, Whirlpool, Muddy Water, Electroweb, Curse.
Egg moves (5):Mist, Psybeam, Soak, Sucker Punch, Water Pulse.
Breeding & training
- Gender: 50% male, 50% female.
- Egg groups: Water 2.
- Egg cycles: 20 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 2,560).
- Catch rate: 75 out of 255.
- Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
- Growth rate: Slow (1,250,000 experience points to reach level 100).
- Defeating it gives 2 HP effort values.
- Base experience yield: 161.
Pokédex entries
This Pokémon flashes a bright light that blinds its prey. This creates an opening for it to deliver an electrical attack. (Moon, Shield)
The light it emits is so bright that it can illuminate the sea's surface from a depth of over three miles. (Gold, LeafGreen, HeartGold, Sword)
It lives far down in the depths of the ocean. It blinds its prey with light, using the moment they're dazzled to swallow them whole. (Ultra Moon)
When the bacteria living inside its antennae absorb Lanturn's bodily fluids, a strong luminescent effect is produced. (Ultra Sun)
Should you peer into the ocean at night and see a light shining like the stars, that is Lanturn. (Sun)
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. (Sapphire, Alpha Sapphire)
Names around the world
| Japanese | ランターン |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Lantern |
| French | Lanturn |
| German | Lanturn |
| Spanish | Lanturn |
| Italian | Lanturn |
| Korean | 랜턴 |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 电灯怪 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 電燈怪 |
Trivia
- Highest HP among Water types in Gen 2: 125.
- Highest HP among Electric types in Gen 2: 125.
- Taller than 58% of all Pokémon (1.2 m).
- Heavier than 45% of all Pokémon (22.5 kg).
- Base stat total 460, ranked #477 of 1,025.
- Its best stat is HP, ranked #30 of 1,025.
- One of 2 Pokémon that are both Water and Electric.
- One of 170 blue Pokémon.
- Number 20 of 100 Pokémon introduced in Generation 2 (Johto).
- Part of an evolution family of 2 Pokémon.
- Can learn 55 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
- Catch rate 75: about 9.8% per Poké Ball at full health.
- Appears in 12 distinct Pokédex entries.
Sources and fact-checking
- Stats, types, abilities, moves, evolutions, forms and Pokédex entries: PokéAPI open game data.
- Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from Bulbapedia: Lanturn (Pokémon), Serebii: Lanturn (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
- Pronunciation (LAN-turn): it follows how the English anime, games or official videos say it.
Last checked: . Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.
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