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This article is about the species. For a specific instance of this species, see Lunala (disambiguation).
Lunala
Moone Pokémon
ルナアーラ
Lunala
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Lunala



Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type
Psychic Ghost
Unknown Unknown
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Ability
Shadow Shield Cacophony
Cacophony
Cacophony
Hidden Ability
Cacophony
Hidden Ability
Cacophony
Cacophony
Gender ratio
Gender unknown
Catch rate
45 (11.9%)
Breeding
Egg Group
Undiscovered
Hatch time
120 cycles
Egg not obtainable
Height
13'01" 4.0 m
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Weight
264.6 lbs. 120.0 kg
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Mega Stone
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Base experience yield
Unknown
Gen. IV
Unknown
IV
306
Leveling rate
Slow
EV yield
Total: 3
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Atk
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Def
3
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Speed
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Pokédex color
Purple
Base friendship
0
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Lunala (Japanese: ルナアーラ Lunala) is a dual-type Psychic/Ghost Legendary Pokémon introduced in Generation VII.

It evolves from Cosmoem when leveled up in Pokémon Moon or Pokémon Ultra Moon starting at level 53. It is one of Cosmog's final forms, the other being Solgaleo.

Along with Solgaleo, it was initially shown, without a name or any data, in May 2016, but information on it was officially revealed on June 2, 2016.

Lunala is a member of the Light trio along with Solgaleo and Necrozma.

Lunala is the game mascot of Pokémon Moon, appearing on the boxart.

Necrozma fuses with Lunala using the N-Lunarizer to become Dawn Wings Necrozma.

Biology

Lunala is a large Pokémon resembling a skeletal, legless bat. It has a short snout, dark pink eyes with white centers, and a deep blue area on its upper head that shows a constantly changing starscape. A rigid, raised hood wraps around its head in a crescent shape and drapes around its neck as well. The outside of the hood is yellow, while the inner part that curves around Lunala's head is a pattern of deep blue and white streaks. Its torso resembles a ribcage with a slightly curved spike on each shoulder and three spikes extending from the bottom toward its tail. Its massive wings resemble a bat's wings with the skeleton exposed, except that Lunala's wings have a total of seven "finger bones": four running through each wing, one running along the edge to the outermost tip, and two pointing upwards that may act as claws that are more functional. The four "bones" in Lunala's wings are only visible in segments. The skin of Lunala's wings is an iridescent deep blue and a light blue light source appears to glow from behind its ribcage. A large, pale yellow crescent connects the outermost tip of each wing to the next two inner tips, and the remaining two innermost tips are adorned by yellow, four-pointed stars. The bottom of Lunala's tail is also lined by a yellow crescent with a ridge running up the middle of the tail towards the ribcage.

When Lunala enters its Full Moon phase, its third eye—a light red symbol of an eye—appears on its forehead and the starscape turns to streaks of light. The skin of its wings glows a bright, light blue. It spreads its wings wide so that the yellow parts on each wing are arranged in a circle with the outermost points of the four-pointed stars disappearing in the transformation.

Known as the "beast that calls the moon," Lunala has long been honored as an emissary of the moon. This Pokémon constantly absorbs light to convert into energy and can obscure daylight with darkness. When it spreads its wings to absorb light and glitters, it resembles a beautiful night sky.[1] It is said to live in another world, which it returns to when it opens its third eye. Lunala can create Ultra Wormholes to travel to and from Ultra Space. Lunala and its counterpart, Solgaleo, can create Cosmog, which it is said to be the female evolution of. It can also influence a Rockruff's evolution into Lycanroc's Midnight form with lunar energy. [2]

Lunala is the only known Pokémon capable of learning the move Moongeist Beam and the exclusive Z-Move Menacing Moonraze Maelstrom.

In the anime

 
Lunala in the anime
 
Full Moon phase Lunala in the anime

Major appearances

Lunala (anime)

A Lunala appeared in Filling the Light with Darkness!, where it and Nebby tried to escape from Necrozma as it pursued them through an Ultra Wormhole. Necrozma later merged with Lunala to become Dawn Wings Necrozma in Full Moon and Many Arms!, but it was later freed and eventually recovered. In The Prism Between Light and Darkness! and Securing the Future!, it participated in the effort to save Nebby and fight Necrozma.

Minor appearances

Lunala debuted alongside Solgaleo in Ash's dream in A Dream Encounter!. It reappeared in flashbacks in Faba's Revenge! and Revealing the Stuff of Legend!, and also in a fantasy in Tough Guy Trials!.

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Main article: Nebby

Lunala debuted as a silhouette in a fantasy in PASM24.

Lunala physically debuted in PASM25, where Nebby evolved into it at the Poni Altar with the power of the Moon Flute.

In the TCG

Main article: Lunala (TCG)

Other appearances

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Lunala appears as a Pokémon summoned from the Poké Ball. It enters its Full Moon phase and attacks using its signature move Moongeist Beam.

Game data

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VII.
Generation VII Alola
SM: #292
Alola
USUM: #390
Kanto
#—
This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!‎.
Sun It is said to be a female evolution of Cosmog. When its third eye activates, away it flies to another world.
Moon Said to live in another world, this Pokémon devours light, drawing the moonless dark veil of night over the brightness of day.
Ultra Sun Records of it exist in writings from long, long ago, where it was known by the name “the beast that calls the moon.”
Ultra Moon It sometimes summons unknown powers and life-forms here to this world from holes that lead to other worlds.


Game locations

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VII.
Generation VII
Sun
Trade
Moon
Altar of the Moone (only one)
Ultra Sun
Trade
Ultra Moon
Mahalo Trail (only one)


In side games

Held items

Stats

Base stats

Stat Range
At Lv. 50 At Lv. 100
137
197 - 244 384 - 478
113
106 - 181 207 - 357
89
84 - 155 164 - 304
137
127 - 207 251 - 410
107
100 - 174 197 - 344
97
91 - 163 179 - 322
Total:
680
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 IX, this Pokémon is:
Damaged
normally by:
Normal
Fighting
Flying
Poison ½×
Ground
Rock
Bug
Ghost
Steel
Fire
Water
Grass
Electric
Psychic ½×
Ice
Dragon
Dark
Fairy
None
Weak to:
Normal
Fighting
Flying
Poison ½×
Ground
Rock
Bug
Ghost
Steel
Fire
Water
Grass
Electric
Psychic ½×
Ice
Dragon
Dark
Fairy
None
Immune to:
Normal
Fighting
Flying
Poison ½×
Ground
Rock
Bug
Ghost
Steel
Fire
Water
Grass
Electric
Psychic ½×
Ice
Dragon
Dark
Fairy
None
Resistant to:
Normal
Fighting
Flying
Poison ½×
Ground
Rock
Bug
Ghost
Steel
Fire
Water
Grass
Electric
Psychic ½×
Ice
Dragon
Dark
Fairy
None
Notes:

Learnset

By leveling up

Generation VII
Other generations:
VIII - IX
 Level   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP
011 Moongeist Beam Ghost Special 100100 100100% 5
011 Cosmic Power Psychic Status 0000 00——% 20
011 Hypnosis Psychic Status 0000 06060% 20
011 Teleport Psychic Status 0000 00——% 20
011 Confusion Psychic Special 05050 100100% 25
Evo.Evo. Moongeist Beam Ghost Special 100100 100100% 5
077 Night Shade Ghost Special 0000 100100% 15
1313 Confuse Ray Ghost Status 0000 100100% 10
1919 Air Slash Flying Special 07575 09595% 15
2323 Shadow Ball Ghost Special 08080 100100% 15
3131 Moonlight Fairy Status 0000 00——% 5
3737 Night Daze Dark Special 08585 09595% 10
4343 Magic Coat Psychic Status 0000 00——% 15
4747 Moonblast Fairy Special 09595 100100% 15
5959 Dream Eater Psychic Special 100100 100100% 15
6161 Phantom Force Ghost Physical 09090 100100% 10
6767 Wide Guard Rock Status 0000 00——% 10
7373 Hyper Beam Normal Special 150150 09090% 5
  • Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Lunala
  • Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Lunala

By TM/HM

Generation VII
Other generations:
VIII - IX
   TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP 
TM01  TM01 Work Up Normal Status 0000 00—}}—% 30
TM03  TM03 Psyshock Psychic Special 08080 100}}100% 10
TM04  TM04 Calm Mind Psychic Status 0000 00—}}—% 20
TM05  TM05 Roar Normal Status 0000 00—}}—% 20
TM06  TM06 Toxic Poison Status 0000 090}}90% 10
TM10  TM10 Hidden Power Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15
TM11  TM11 Sunny Day Fire Status 0000 00—}}—% 5
TM13  TM13 Ice Beam Ice Special 09090 100}}100% 10
TM14  TM14 Blizzard Ice Special 110110 070}}70% 5
TM15  TM15 Hyper Beam Normal Special 150150 090}}90% 5
TM16  TM16 Light Screen Psychic Status 0000 00—}}—% 30
TM17  TM17 Protect Normal Status 0000 00—}}—% 10
TM19  TM19 Roost Flying Status 0000 00—}}—% 10
TM20  TM20 Safeguard Normal Status 0000 00—}}—% 25
TM21  TM21 Frustration Normal Physical 0000 100}}100% 20
TM22  TM22 Solar Beam Grass Special 120120 100}}100% 10
TM24  TM24 Thunderbolt Electric Special 09090 100}}100% 15
TM25  TM25 Thunder Electric Special 110110 070}}70% 10
TM27  TM27 Return Normal Physical 0000 100}}100% 20
TM29  TM29 Psychic Psychic Special 09090 100}}100% 10
TM30  TM30 Shadow Ball Ghost Special 08080 100}}100% 15
TM32  TM32 Double Team Normal Status 0000 00—}}—% 15
TM33  TM33 Reflect Psychic Status 0000 00—}}—% 20
TM40  TM40 Aerial Ace Flying Physical 06060 00—}}—% 20
TM42  TM42 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20
TM44  TM44 Rest Psychic Status 0000 00—}}—% 10
TM48  TM48 Round Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15
TM52  TM52 Focus Blast Fighting Special 120120 070}}70% 5
TM57  TM57 Charge Beam Electric Special 05050 090}}90% 10
TM58  TM58 Sky Drop Flying Physical 06060 100}}100% 10
TM61  TM61 Will-O-Wisp Fire Status 0000 085}}85% 15
TM62  TM62 Acrobatics Flying Physical 05555 100}}100% 15
TM65  TM65 Shadow Claw Ghost Physical 07070 100}}100% 15
TM68  TM68 Giga Impact Normal Physical 150150 090}}90% 5
TM73  TM73 Thunder Wave Electric Status 0000 090}}90% 20
TM76  TM76 Fly Flying Physical 09090 095}}95% 15
TM77  TM77 Psych Up Normal Status 0000 00—}}—% 10
TM85  TM85 Dream Eater Psychic Special 100100 100}}100% 15
TM87  TM87 Swagger Normal Status 0000 085}}85% 15
TM88  TM88 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000 00—}}—% 10
TM90  TM90 Substitute Normal Status 0000 00—}}—% 10
TM92  TM92 Trick Room Psychic Status 0000 00—}}—% 5
TM99  TM99 Dazzling Gleam Fairy Special 08080 100}}100% 10
XTM100  TM100 Confide Normal Status 0000 00—}}—% 20
  • Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Lunala
  • Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Lunala

By breeding

Generation VII
Other generations:
VIII - IX
 Parent   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP 
This Pokémon learns no moves by breeding.
  • Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Lunala in Generation VII
  • Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation.
  • Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Lunala in that game.
  • Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Lunala
  • Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Lunala

By tutoring

Generation VII
Other generations:
VIII - IX
 Game   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP 
S M US UM Defog Flying Status —% 15
S M US UM Heat Wave Fire Special 95 90% 10
S M US UM Icy Wind Ice Special 55 95% 15
S M US UM Magic Coat Psychic Status —% 15
S M US UM Magic Room Psychic Status —% 10
S M US UM Shock Wave Electric Special 60 —% 20
S M US UM Signal Beam Bug Special 75 100% 15
S M US UM Sky Attack Flying Physical 140 90% 5
S M US UM Snore Normal Special 50 100% 15
S M US UM Spite Ghost Status 100% 10
S M US UM Tailwind Flying Status —% 15
S M US UM Telekinesis Psychic Status —% 15
S M US UM Trick Psychic Status 100% 10
S M US UM Wonder Room Psychic Status —% 10
  • A black or white abbreviation in a colored box indicates that Lunala can be tutored the move in that game
  • A colored abbreviation in a white box indicates that Lunala cannot be tutored the move in that game
  • Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Lunala
  • Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Lunala

By a prior evolution

Generation VII
Other generations:
VIII - IX
 Stage   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP 
  Splash Normal Status —% 40
  • Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Lunala
  • Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Lunala

Side game data

Pokémon Shuffle
 
Ghost
  Attack Power: 80 - 145   20

#734
 

Phantom Combo
Increases damage done by any Ghost types in the combo.


Evolution

 
Unevolved
Cosmog
 Psychic 
 
Level 43
 
First evolution
Cosmoem
 Psychic 
 
Level 53
in Pokémon Moon or Ultra Moon

 
Second evolution
Lunala
 Psychic  Ghost 


Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VII.
Generation VII
Sun Moon Ultra Sun Ultra Moon
Front Back Front Back
  For other sprites and images, please see Lunala images on the Bulbagarden Archives.


Trivia

  • In Pokémon Sun and Moon, Lunala has a base experience yield of 136.
  • Lunala and its counterpart Solgaleo are the only Legendary version mascots of a generation's primary pair of games with a base stat under 90. In Lunala's case, this is its Defense.
  • Lunala loses the most weight of any Pokémon after evolution, weighing 879.9 kilograms less than Cosmoem.
  • Lunala is tied with Giratina and Dawn Wings Necrozma for the highest base stat total of all Ghost-type Pokémon.
  • Lunala's Japanese name and its romanization were revealed in a tweet of their trademark on March 22, 2016.

Origin

Lunala appears to be based on a bat with a Moon motif. In particular, it might reference the two known Hawaiian bat species, the still living Hawaiian hoary bat and the extinct Synemporion, or the ghost bat.

It could also be based on Itzpapalotl, a skeletal Aztec goddess and star demon, often depicted with bladed bat wings; Camazotz, a Mayan bat god that was associated with the night, death, and sacrifice; Leutogi, a Samoan protector bat goddess; and Pe'a-pe'a-makawalu, an eight-eyed bat that Hawaiian demigod Maui snatched eyes from. This may also be a basis for Lunala's auxiliary eye in Full Moon phase.

Name origin

Lunala may be a combination of luna (Latin for moon) and ala (Latin for wing).

Lunala's verbal cry in Pokémon Moon, "Mahina-pea", is based on the words mahina (Hawaiian for moon) and ʻōpeʻapeʻa (Hawaiian for bat). In addition, mahina piha is Hawaiian for full moon.

In other languages

Language Title Meaning
  Japanese ルナアーラ Lunala From luna and ala.
  French Lunala Same as English name
  Spanish Lunala Same as English name
  German Lunala Same as English name
  Italian Lunala Same as English name
  Korean 루나아라 Lunala Transliteration of its Japanese name
  Mandarin Chinese 露奈雅拉 Lùnàiyǎlā Transliteration of Japanese name
  Cantonese Chinese 露奈雅拉 Louhnoihngáhlāai Mandarin-based transliteration of Japanese name


Full Moon phase

Language Title
  Japanese フルムーンフェーズ Full Moon phase
Chinese Cantonese 滿月狀態 Múhnyuht Johngtaai
Mandarin 滿月狀態 / 满月状态 Mǎnyuè Zhuàngtài
  Czech Full Moon Phase
  French Phase Pleine Lune
  German Vollmondphase
  Hungarian Full Moon alak
  Italian Fase luna piena
  Korean 풀문페이즈 Pul Mun Peijeu
  Polish Full Moon Phase
  Russian Фаза Полная Луна Faza Polnaya Luna
  Spanish Fase Luna Llena


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Notes

External links

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