Lunatone
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| Lunatone | |
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 National Pokédex Seviper - Lunatone (#337) - Solrock Hoenn Pokédex Seviper - Lunatone (#125) - Solrock |
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| Japanese name | Lunatone |
| Evolves from | None |
| Evolves into | None |
| Generation | Third |
| Species | Meteorite Pokémon |
| Type | Rock / Psychic |
| Height | 3 ft 3 in (1.0 m) |
| Weight | 370.0 lb (168.0 kg) |
| Ability | Levitate |
Lunatone (ルナトーン Runatōn?) is a fictional being of the Pokémon franchise. It is an animate, telekinetic meteorite evocative of the moon.
Its name is a combination of the Latin root luna (moon) and stone. This means that its name translates to "Moon Stone", which is also the name of the item it often carries.
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[edit] Biological characteristics
Lunatone is a floating, sentient meteorite in the iconic shape of a crescent moon. Its body is a stone-like beige color, and it has two large, intimidating eyes, one on either side. It also sports a rather odd, beak-like protuberance in the middle of the crescent.
Lunatone was first discovered forty years ago in Meteor Falls, a cave in Hoenn, its only known habitat. Meteor Falls, as its name suggests, is full of meteorites and the craters left by them as they impacted the planet's surface, suggesting that Lunatone (and Solrock) have their origins in outer space, a theory proven in an episode of the Pokémon Advanced Challenge anime on Kids' WB (in the episode, Crazy as a Lunatone). As one would guess, Lunatone is greatly connected to the moon, and its vitality ebbs and flows depending on the lunar cycle. Lunatone's power and activity is greatest during the full moon, and weakest during the day and when the moon is new. Anyone who looks at its glowing red eyes becomes transfixed with fear.
By looking at Lunatone, it might be connected to Crecelia, another moon pokemon. A difference between the two is that Lunatone has a fierce nature, while Crecelia has an angelic nature.
[edit] In the video games
Lunatone is exclusively available in Pokémon Sapphire, found only in Meteor Falls, and must be traded to other versions to fill up their Pokedex. Sometimes wild Lunatone carry a Moon Stone item.
Lunatone is somewhat strong and durable among wild Pokémon when it is encountered in Meteor Falls in the Sapphire version, the version to which it is exclusive, but it is not very prominent in competitive play. Lunatone holds more influence as a Pokémon carried by Tate and Liza of the Mossdeep Gym, and as a snaggable Shadow Pokémon owned by Cipher admin Snattle in Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness.
[edit] Battle Comparison with Solrock
Lunatone and Solrock are both Meteorite Pokémon and are both found in Meteor Falls in their respective versions of Pokémon. Their Levitate ability guarantees that they will not be hit at all by a ground-type attack such as Earthquake, and their semi-signature move Cosmic Power raises their Defense and Special Defense statistics. The two Pokémon have very different offensive strategies, however.
Both Pokémon have mostly average stats. Lunatone, statistically, has above-average Special Attack and Special Defense statistics and below average Attack and Defense, and the reverse applies for Solrock. The Pokémon have different paths movewise as well; Lunatone learns Hypnosis, Cosmic Power, and Future Sight while Solrock learns Fire Spin, Rock Slide, and Solarbeam. When battling others, Lunatone’s high Special Attack supports its ability to use the strong Psychic move which receives a same-type attack bonus boost from its Psychic-type. It can also be taught Ice Beam.
It's worth noting that whilst Lunatone can learn Calm Mind (a move that raises Special Attack and Defence), Solrock is incapable of learning the Bulk Up move (the opposite of Calm Mind, it raises the physical Attack and Defence of the user).
[edit] In the anime
A wild Lunatone is the featured Pokémon in one episode where it demonstrated its ability to draw energy from the moonlight. It was badly injured when discovered by Nurse Joy, Ash and his friends. Team Rocket also intervened and Jesse tried to catch it, when Ash prevented her from doing so, apparently for no reason other than his age-old feud with Team Rocket.
It was also used by Liza & Tate along with Solrock in Ash's battle in Mossdeep City Gym for the Mindbadge.
[edit] In Other Media
Lunatone has appeared three times in the Pokémon Trading Card Game, all as Basic Pokémon:
- EX Sandstorm (Psychic-type)
- EX Deoxys (Ground-type)
- EX Legend Maker (Psychic-type)
All Lunatone cards carry Poke-powers/Poke-bodies that improve the card’s performance if a Solrock is in play. Under this condition, the Sandstorm card changes into a Dark-type card if that is what the player wants, and the Deoxys card reduces its retreat cost to zero.
[edit] References
- The following games and their instruction manuals: Pokémon Red, Green, and Blue; Pokémon Yellow; Pokémon Stadium and Pokémon Stadium 2; Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal; Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald; Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen; Pokémon Colosseum and Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness
- Publications
- Barbo, Maria. The Official Pokémon Handbook. Scholastic Publishing, 1999. ISBN 0-439-15404-9.
- Loe, Casey, ed. Pokémon Special Pikachu Edition Official Perfect Guide. Sunnydale, CA: Empire 21 Publishing, 1999. ISBN 1-930206-15-1.
- Nintendo Power. Official Nintendo Pokémon FireRed & Pokémon LeafGreen Player’s Guide. Nintendo of America Inc., August 2004. ISBN 1-930206-50-X
- Mylonas, Eric. Pokémon Pokédex Collector’s Edition: Prima’s Official Pokémon Guide. Prima Games, September 21 2004. ISBN 0-7615-4761-4
- Nintendo Power. Official Nintendo Pokémon Emerald Version Player’s Guide. Nintendo of America Inc., April 2005. ISBN 1-930206-58-5
[edit] External links
- Official Pokémon website
- Bulbapedia (a Pokémon-centric Wiki) ’s article about Lunatone as a species
- Lunatone’s fourth-generation Pokédex entry on Serebii.net
- Pokémon Dungeon Pokédex entry, full of statistics analysis
- PsyPoke - Lunatone Pokédex entry and Usage Overview
- Smogon.com - Lunatone Tactical Data
- WikiKnowledge.net’s entry for Lunatone Previously hosted by Wikibooks
