Lanturn Pokemon Guide

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Lanturn Pokemon Guide

Lanturn is a Water and Electric-type Pokemon from the Johto region, known for its glowing lure, ocean habitat and evolution from Chinchou. This guide covers Lanturn’s stats, best moves, abilities, evolution, shiny form, typing, weaknesses, locations and general competitive overview.

Normal Form

Lanturn

Shiny Form

Shiny Lanturn

Lanturn Description

Lanturn is the evolved form of Chinchou. It is a Water and Electric-type Pokemon that uses its bright lure to illuminate dark ocean depths and attract prey.

Lanturn Quick Facts

Here are the key facts to know about Lanturn, including its type, abilities, height, weight and species information.

Name

Lanturn

National Dex

#0171

Type

Water / Electric

Species

Light Pokemon

Height

3’11” / 1.2 m

120 cm

Weight

49.6 lbs / 22.5 kg

22.5 kg

Abilities

Torrent, Flash Water

Lanturn Stats

Lanturn has a strong HP stat and useful special bulk, making it much sturdier than Chinchou. Its typing and abilities give it a distinct defensive niche in many games.

Lanturn Best Moves Across Pokemon Games

Lanturn’s best moves usually focus on Water and Electric-type damage, pivoting, coverage and status support. These are some of Lanturn’s most useful and recognizable moves across Pokemon games.

Scald

A Water-type attack with a chance to burn the target when available.

Surf

A reliable Water-type attack with strong base power.

Thunderbolt

A reliable Electric-type attack with solid power and accuracy.

Discharge

An Electric-type attack with a chance to paralyze the target.

Volt Switch

A pivot move that lets Lanturn deal damage and switch out.

Ice Beam

A coverage move that can hit Grass, Dragon, Flying and Ground-type Pokemon.

Hydro Pump

A high-power Water-type attack when accuracy risk is acceptable.

Thunder Wave

A status move that can paralyze the target.

Lanturn All Moves

Lanturn can learn Water, Electric, Ice and support moves across different Pokemon games. Use the section below to view Lanturn’s move list by learn method.

Move data shown from: Pokemon Scarlet and Violet

Level-Up Moves

Level	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
Start	Spit Up	Normal	Special	–	100
Start	Stockpile	Normal	Status	–	–
Start	Swallow	Normal	Status	–	–
1	Eerie Impulse	Electric	Status	–	100
1	Electro Ball	Electric	Special	–	100
1	Supersonic	Normal	Status	–	55
1	Thunder Wave	Electric	Status	–	90
1	Water Gun	Water	Special	40	100
12	Bubble Beam	Water	Special	65	100
16	Confuse Ray	Ghost	Status	–	100
20	Spark	Electric	Physical	65	100
24	Charge	Electric	Status	–	–
30	Discharge	Electric	Special	80	100
36	Aqua Ring	Water	Status	–	–
42	Flail	Normal	Physical	–	100
48	Take Down	Normal	Physical	90	85
54	Hydro Pump	Water	Special	110	80

TM Moves

Method	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
TM	Agility	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Amnesia	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Blizzard	Ice	Special	110	70
TM	Charge	Electric	Status	–	–
TM	Charge Beam	Electric	Special	50	90
TM	Chilling Water	Water	Special	50	100
TM	Confuse Ray	Ghost	Status	–	100
TM	Curse	Ghost	Status	–	–
TM	Dazzling Gleam	Fairy	Special	80	100
TM	Double Edge	Normal	Physical	120	100
TM	Eerie Impulse	Electric	Status	–	100
TM	Electric Terrain	Electric	Status	–	–
TM	Electro Ball	Electric	Special	–	100
TM	Electroweb	Electric	Special	55	95
TM	Endure	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100
TM	Flip Turn	Water	Physical	60	100
TM	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90
TM	Hydro Pump	Water	Special	110	80
TM	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90
TM	Ice Beam	Ice	Special	90	100
TM	Icy Wind	Ice	Special	55	95
TM	Liquidation	Water	Physical	85	100
TM	Muddy Water	Water	Special	90	85
TM	Protect	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Psybeam	Psychic	Special	65	100
TM	Rain Dance	Water	Status	–	–
TM	Rest	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Scald	Water	Special	80	100
TM	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Substitute	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Surf	Water	Special	90	100
TM	Take Down	Normal	Physical	90	85
TM	Tera Blast	Normal	Special	80	100
TM	Thunder	Electric	Special	110	70
TM	Thunder Wave	Electric	Status	–	90
TM	Thunderbolt	Electric	Special	90	100
TM	Volt Switch	Electric	Special	70	100
TM	Water Pulse	Water	Special	60	100
TM	Waterfall	Water	Physical	80	100
TM	Whirlpool	Water	Special	35	85
TM	Wild Charge	Electric	Physical	90	100

Egg Moves

Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
Mist	Ice	Status	–	–
Psybeam	Psychic	Special	65	100
Soak	Water	Status	–	100
Sucker Punch	Dark	Physical	70	100
Water Pulse	Water	Special	60	100

Lanturn Typing, Weaknesses and Resistances

Lanturn is a Water and Electric-type Pokemon. This gives it resistances to Water, Fire, Ice, Flying and Steel-type moves, but leaves it weak to Grass and Ground-type moves.

Type

Water / Electric

Weaknesses

Grass and Ground

Resistances

Water, Fire, Ice, Flying and Steel

Immunity

None

Lanturn Abilities

Lanturn’s abilities can absorb Electric-type or Water-type attacks, while Illuminate affects wild encounter behavior in some games.

Lanturn Evolution

Lanturn evolves from Chinchou. The full Lanturn evolution line is Chinchou and Lanturn.

Stage 1

Chinchou

Starting form

Stage 2

Lanturn

Evolves from Chinchou at Level 27

Where to Find Lanturn in Pokemon Games

Lanturn’s availability changes depending on the Pokemon game. In many games, Lanturn is found in ocean areas, obtained by evolving Chinchou at Level 27, or transferred from another game.

Generation 2: Pokemon Gold, Silver and Crystal

Game	Where to Find Lanturn
Pokemon Gold	Found in supported water routes and ocean areas, or evolve Chinchou at Level 27.
Pokemon Silver	Found in supported water routes and ocean areas, or evolve Chinchou at Level 27.
Pokemon Crystal	Found in supported water routes and ocean areas, or evolve Chinchou at Level 27.

Generation 3: Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, WaterRed and LeafGreen

Game	Where to Find Lanturn
Pokemon Ruby	Trade or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Sapphire	Trade or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Emerald	Found in supported water routes and ocean areas, or evolve Chinchou at Level 27.
Pokemon WaterRed	Trade or migrate from another game.
Pokemon LeafGreen	Trade or migrate from another game.

Generation 4: Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold and SoulSilver

Game	Where to Find Lanturn
Pokemon Diamond	Trade or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Pearl	Trade or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Platinum	Trade or migrate from another game.
Pokemon HeartGold	Found in supported water routes and ocean areas, or evolve Chinchou at Level 27.
Pokemon SoulSilver	Found in supported water routes and ocean areas, or evolve Chinchou at Level 27.

Generation 5: Black, White, Black 2 and White 2

Game	Where to Find Lanturn
Pokemon Black	Evolve Chinchou at Level 27, or trade or transfer from another game.
Pokemon White	Evolve Chinchou at Level 27, or trade or transfer from another game.
Pokemon Black 2	Evolve Chinchou at Level 27, or trade or transfer from another game.
Pokemon White 2	Evolve Chinchou at Level 27, or trade or transfer from another game.

Generation 6: X, Y, Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

Game	Where to Find Lanturn
Pokemon X	Evolve Chinchou at Level 27, or trade or transfer from another game.
Pokemon Y	Evolve Chinchou at Level 27, or trade or transfer from another game.
Pokemon Omega Ruby	Found in supported water routes and ocean areas, or evolve Chinchou at Level 27.
Pokemon Alpha Sapphire	Found in supported water routes and ocean areas, or evolve Chinchou at Level 27.

Generation 7: Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, Ultra Moon and Let’s Go

Game	Where to Find Lanturn
Pokemon Sun	Found in supported water routes and ocean areas, or evolve Chinchou at Level 27.
Pokemon Moon	Found in supported water routes and ocean areas, or evolve Chinchou at Level 27.
Pokemon Ultra Sun	Evolve Chinchou at Level 27, or trade or transfer from another game.
Pokemon Ultra Moon	Evolve Chinchou at Level 27, or trade or transfer from another game.
Pokemon Let’s Go Pikachu	Not available in this game.
Pokemon Let’s Go Eevee	Not available in this game.

Generation 8: Sword, Shield, Brilliant Diamond, Shining Pearl and Legends: Arceus

Game	Where to Find Lanturn
Pokemon Sword	Not available in this game.
Pokemon Shield	Not available in this game.
Pokemon Brilliant Diamond	Evolve Chinchou at Level 27, or trade or transfer from another game.
Pokemon Shining Pearl	Evolve Chinchou at Level 27, or trade or transfer from another game.
Pokemon Legends: Arceus	Not available in this game.

Generation 9: Scarlet, Violet and Legends Z-A

Game	Where to Find Lanturn
Pokemon Scarlet	Transfer when supported.
Pokemon Violet	Transfer when supported.
Pokemon Legends Z-A	Evolves from Lanturn at Level 14. Can also appear as a wild Pokemon in 3-Star Hyperspace Wild Zones.

Generation 10: Pokemon Winds and Waves

Game	Where to Find Lanturn
Pokemon Winds and Waves	Coming soon once official location, encounter or transfer information is confirmed.

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