Lunala
Lunala is a Psychic/Ghost-type Pokémon, the Moone Pokémon, number 792 (#0792) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 7 and comes from the Alola region. It is 4 m tall and weighs 120 kg.
Lunala is the Moone Pokémon, a skeletal winged beast that old writings call the beast that calls the moon. It is the Legendary of Pokémon Moon, and the Pokédex says it drains the light around it and then turns into the full moon.
How to pronounce Lunala
Lunala is pronounced loo-NAH-luh. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.
Listen to Lunala said out loud:
In Japanese it is ルナアーラ.
Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.
Lore
Biology
Lunala looks like a legless, skeletal bat with a crescent-shaped hood, a ribcage torso and a deep blue patch across its upper head showing an ever-changing starscape. It is 4.0 m (13'1") tall and weighs 120.0 kg (264.6 lbs). In its Full Moon phase a light red third eye opens on its forehead, its wings glow bright light blue and spread so their golden parts form a circle.
Behaviour
The Pokédex says Lunala takes in any and all light and converts it into its own energy, covering the brightness of day with a moonless night. It can also call unknown powers and life-forms to our world through openings to other worlds. Bulbapedia says it is a being of light that Necrozma constantly hunts, and that it is fond of the Lunala Treats that Snacksworth makes.
Habitat
The Pokédex says it lives in another world. In Moon it waits at the Altar of the Moone and in Ultra Moon at Mahalo Trail. In Scarlet and Violet it needs a transfer or a trade, and in The Indigo Disk you can meet it at Casseroya Lake after Snacksworth gives you a Lunala Treat. It is unobtainable in Legends: Z-A.
Powers
Its Ability Shadow Shield halves regular damage while it has full HP. Its signature move Moongeist Beam ignores Abilities, and Bulbapedia says only Lunala and Dawn Wings Necrozma can learn it or use the Z-Move Menacing Moonraze Maelstrom. It also learns Moonlight, Night Daze, Phantom Force and Dream Eater. With 137 base HP and 137 Special Attack it is a bulky special attacker.
Name origin
Lunala may join Latin luna, 'moon', and ala, 'wing', and possibly lunula, a word for something crescent-shaped. The Japanese name is Lunala (ルナアーラ).
Design inspiration
Bulbapedia says Lunala appears to be a bat with a moon motif, and its onomatopoeia in Moon, Mahina-pea, may blend the words for moon and bat. It may also echo bat gods and goddesses from Aztec, Mayan, Samoan and Hawaiian myth. These are fan readings, not official statements.
Evolution notes
Lunala evolves from Cosmoem. The Sun Pokédex entry passes on a rumour that it is the female form of Cosmog's evolution.
In the games
Lunala is the box Legendary of Moon, with Solgaleo its counterpart in Sun; both debuted in Sun and Moon. In Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, Necrozma can take it over to become Dawn Wings Necrozma, and in Shield with the Expansion Pass it is a Max Lair Pokémon.
In the anime
Appeared in Ash's dream in 'A Dream Encounter!', where it and Solgaleo appear as the creators of Nebby. In 'Filling the Light with Darkness!' it and Nebby tried to escape Necrozma through an Ultra Wormhole.
Fun facts
- Evolving from Cosmoem, Lunala loses 879.9 kg, the most weight any Pokémon loses on evolution.
- Its base stat total of 680 is shared with Giratina, Dawn Wings Necrozma and Shadow Rider Calyrex, the highest of any Ghost type, according to Bulbapedia.
- A trademark document spelled its romanisation 'Lunaala', with two As before the L, which hints at an earlier naming.
- In Pokémon Journeys, Lunala has the very same cry as Zapdos, as heard in 'A Crackling Raid Battle!'.
Base stats
- HP: 137
- Attack: 113
- Defense: 89
- Sp. Atk: 137
- Sp. Def: 107
- Speed: 97
Lunala’s base stat total is 680. Its highest stat is HP and Sp. Atk.
Type matchups
What is Lunala weak to?
Lunala takes extra damage from Ghost (4×), Dark (4×) moves.
It resists Poison (½×), Psychic (½×).
It is immune to Normal, Fighting moves.
Evolution
What does Lunala evolve from?
Lunala evolves from Cosmoem at level 53.
Lunala is the final stage of its evolution family.
The whole family: Cosmog, Cosmoem, Solgaleo, Lunala.
Abilities
- Shadow Shield: When this Pokémon has full HP, regular damage from moves is halved.
Moves
Moves Lunala learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet
| Level | Move | Type | Category | Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evo | Moongeist Beam | Ghost | Special | 100 |
| 1 | Confusion | Psychic | Special | 50 |
| 1 | Hypnosis | Psychic | Status | — |
| 1 | Teleport | Psychic | Status | — |
| 1 | Cosmic Power | Psychic | Status | — |
| 7 | Night Shade | Ghost | Special | — |
| 14 | Confuse Ray | Ghost | Status | — |
| 21 | Air Slash | Flying | Special | 75 |
| 28 | Shadow Ball | Ghost | Special | 80 |
| 35 | Moonlight | Fairy | Status | — |
| 42 | Night Daze | Dark | Special | 85 |
| 49 | Psychic | Psychic | Special | 90 |
| 56 | Moonblast | Fairy | Special | 95 |
| 63 | Phantom Force | Ghost | Physical | 90 |
| 70 | Dream Eater | Psychic | Special | 100 |
| 77 | Wide Guard | Rock | Status | — |
“Evo” means Lunala learns the move the moment it evolves: Moongeist Beam.
TM moves (51)
Lunala can learn 51 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: Agility, Scary Face, Protect, Acrobatics, Confuse Ray, Charge Beam, Facade, Aerial Ace, Hex, Swift, Icy Wind, Night Shade, Endure, Sunny Day, Rain Dance, Psyshock, Shadow Claw, Air Slash, Sleep Talk, Reflect, Light Screen, Dazzling Gleam, Rest, Fly, Substitute, Will-O-Wisp, Trick, Tailwind, Shadow Ball, Heat Wave, Psychic, Thunderbolt, Calm Mind, Helping Hand, Ice Beam, Blizzard, Phantom Force, Giga Impact, Focus Blast, Trick Room, Hyper Beam, Thunder, Solar Beam, Tera Blast, Spite, Dual Wingbeat, Poltergeist, Psych Up, Future Sight, Expanding Force, Meteor Beam.
Breeding & training
- Gender: genderless.
- Egg groups: Undiscovered.
- Egg cycles: 120 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 15,360).
- Catch rate: 45 out of 255.
- Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 0.
- Growth rate: Slow (1,250,000 experience points to reach level 100).
- Defeating it gives 3 Sp. Atk effort values.
- Base experience yield: 306.
Pokédex entries
It steals the light from its surroundings and then becomes the full moon, showering its own light across the night sky. (Shield)
Known as the Beast That Calls the Moon, this Pokémon lives by taking in any and all light and converting it into its own energy. (Sword)
It sometimes summons unknown powers and life-forms here to this world from holes that lead to other worlds. (Ultra Moon)
Records of it exist in writings from long, long ago, where it was known by the name “the beast that calls the moon.” (Ultra Sun)
Said to live in another world, this Pokémon devours light, drawing the moonless dark veil of night over the brightness of day. (Moon)
It is said to be a female evolution of Cosmog. When its third eye activates, away it flies to another world. (Sun)
Names around the world
| Japanese | ルナアーラ |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Lunala |
| French | Lunala |
| German | Lunala |
| Spanish | Lunala |
| Italian | Lunala |
| Korean | 루나아라 |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 露奈雅拉 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 露奈雅拉 |
Trivia
- Highest base stat total among Ghost types: 680, shared with 1 other.
- Highest base stat total among Gen 7 Pokémon: 680, shared with 1 other.
- Tallest Psychic type in Gen 7: 4 m.
- Fastest Psychic type in Gen 7: 97 Speed, shared with 1 other.
- Highest HP among Psychic types in Gen 7: 137, shared with 1 other.
- Highest Sp. Atk among Psychic types in Gen 7: 137.
- Highest base stat total among Psychic types in Gen 7: 680, shared with 1 other.
- Tallest Ghost type in Gen 7: 4 m.
- Highest HP among Ghost types in Gen 7: 137.
- Highest Sp. Def among Ghost types in Gen 7: 107.
- Highest base stat total among Ghost types in Gen 7: 680.
- Taller than 98% of all Pokémon (4 m).
- Heavier than 86% of all Pokémon (120 kg).
- Base stat total 680, ranked #3 of 1,025.
- Its best stat is Sp. Atk, ranked #17 of 1,025.
- One of 2 Pokémon that are both Psychic and Ghost.
- One of 87 purple Pokémon.
- Number 71 of 88 Pokémon introduced in Generation 7 (Alola).
- Part of an evolution family of 4 Pokémon.
- Can learn 61 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
- Catch rate 45: about 5.9% per Poké Ball at full health.
- Appears in 6 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: Lunala (Pokémon), Serebii: Lunala (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
- Pronunciation (loo-NAH-luh): 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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