Lanturn (Pokémon)

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Lanturn ランターン Lantern #171
Artwork from GSC
Type Water Electric Unknown Unknown Blue-Striped Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown	Category Light Pokémon
Abilities Volt Absorb or Illuminate Illuminate Blue-Striped -----	Exp. at Lv. 100 1,250,000
Regional Pokédex numbers Kanto #— Johto #175 Hoenn #182 Sinnoh Unova Not in any regional Pokédex
Regional Browser numbers Fiore R— Almia R— Oblivia
Height 3'11" Imperial 1.2 m Metric 3'11"/1.2 m Red-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m Blue-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m
Weight 49.6 lbs. Imperial 22.5 kg Metric 49.6 lbs./22.5 kg Red-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Blue-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
Dex color Blue	Catch rate 75 (9.8%)
Body style Blue-Striped	Footprint      Blue-Striped
Gender ratio Gender unknown Unknown Gender unknown
Breeding Water 2 group 1 cycles (255 minimum steps)
EV yield HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Base Exp.: 156 Battle Exp.: 1561*
External links {{Links/{{{generation}}}|pokefordex=lanturn|ndex=171|name=Lanturn }}

Lanturn (Japanese: ランターン Lantern) is a Water/Electric-type Pokémon.

Biology

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

In the anime

Lanturn first appeared in EP220. Trainer was using it to play with a Baby Lugia.

Lanturn also appeared under the ownership of Dorian in EP256.

Pokédex entries

Pokémon Gold/Pokémon LeafGreen

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

Pokémon Silver/Pokémon FireRed

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

Pokémon Crystal

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

Pokémon 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.

Pokémon 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.

Pokémon Emerald

The light-emitting orbs on its back are very bright. They are formed from a part of its dorsal fin. This Pokémon illuminates the inky darkness of deep seas.

Game Locations

Base stats

Stat		Range
		At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 125		185 - 232	360 - 454
Attack: 58		56 - 121	108 - 236
Defense: 58		56 - 121	108 - 236
Sp. Atk: 76		72 - 140	141 - 276
Sp. Def: 76		72 - 140	141 - 276
Speed: 67		64 - 130	125 - 256
Total: 460	Other Pokémon with this total
Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature. Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.

Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions in Generation V, this Pokémon is:

Damaged normally by: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying ½× Poison 1× Ground 2× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel ¼× Fire ½× Water ½× Grass 2× Electric 1× Psychic 1× Ice ½× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None

Weak to: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying ½× Poison 1× Ground 2× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel ¼× Fire ½× Water ½× Grass 2× Electric 1× Psychic 1× Ice ½× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None

Immune to: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying ½× Poison 1× Ground 2× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel ¼× Fire ½× Water ½× Grass 2× Electric 1× Psychic 1× Ice ½× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None

Resistant to: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying ½× Poison 1× Ground 2× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel ¼× Fire ½× Water ½× Grass 2× Electric 1× Psychic 1× Ice ½× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None

Learnset

Trivia

Origin

It seems to be based on an anglerfish.

Name origin

Lanturn's name is a misspelling of the word lantern.

In other languages

• German: Lanturn
• French: Lanturn
• Korean: 랜턴 Raenteon

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