Lanturn (Pokémon)

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Lanturn (Japanese: ランターン Lantern) is a dual-type introduced in Generation II.
It evolves from starting at level 27.
==Biology==
Lanturn is a blue that resembles an . It has big, red eyes with a yellow mask-like marking around it and small, light blue . The lower half of its tailfin is yellow and has jagged edges. On its back is a Y-shaped antenna with a spherical orb at each tip; this antenna is a modification of its dorsal fin. 
Inside its orbs are bacteria that produce light by absorbing Lanturn's bodily fluids. It lures prey using the glow, then blinds them by using an intense flash before it swallows them whole. The flash it creates is visible on the surface from a depth of over three miles (five kilometers). This has earned it the nickname The Deep-Sea Star. Lanturn competes with when catching its prey . and are natural predators of Lanturn. Lanturn inhabits the depths of the .
===Evolution===
Lanturn evolves from .
(For specifics on this Pokémon's Evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)
==Game data==
===Pokédex entries===
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===Held items===
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===Stats===
====Base stats====
====Pokéathlon stats====
===Type effectiveness===
===Learnset===
Lanturn is available in Version 3.0.0+.
====By leveling up====
====By TM====
====By ====
====By a prior Evolution====
===Side game data===
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===Evolution data===
===Sprites===
==In animation==
===Major appearances===
Lanturn debuted in The Mystery is History, under the ownership of , who often uses it to swim underwater. It would also play with a baby nicknamed , which it befriended. It reappeared in A Parent Trapped! and A Promise is a Promise.
In Just Add Water, Dorian used a Lanturn during his against . It went up against and won with a - combination.
In Lapras of Luxury, Naomi's Lanturn used its waves to help her locate a group of by their singing voices.
In Pruning a Passel of Pals!, 's Lanturn competed in the Wallace Cup. It went up against Ash's Buizel in a battle and defeated it.
===Minor appearances===
In The Legend of Thunder!, a Lanturn was swimming in a lake.
In Enlighten Up!, multiple Lanturn were living in Lake Slowpoke.
In Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias, a Trainer's Lanturn competed in the Tour de Alto Mare.
Multiple Lanturn appeared in Destiny Deoxys.
In Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea, multiple Lanturn were present during the final showdown with The Phantom and his crew. They briefly reappeared in a montage in The Rise of Darkrai, which chronicled the preceding nine s.
Multiple Lanturn appeared in Kalos, Where Dreams and Adventures Begin!.
A Lanturn appeared in a fantasy in Clemont's Got a Secret!.
In Going for the Gold!, multiple Lanturn were living in the .
In Securing the Future!, a Lanturn joined the rest of Alola in showering with light so it could return to its .
A Lanturn appeared in Pikachu's Exciting Adventure!.
A Lanturn appeared in As Long as I'm with My Friends.
Two Lanturn appeared in HZ077.
A Lanturn appeared in HZ078.
===Pokédex entries===
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
In Lovely Lanturn, Misty used a Lanturn to fight in the Tohjo Falls.
A Lanturn appeared in The Last Battle XIII as one of the Pokémon sent to participate in the fight in Ilex Forest.
The rented a Lanturn, which was stolen by Guile Hideout in The Final Battle VII.
==In the TCG==
==Trivia==
* Lanturn shares the same with . They are both known as the Light Pokémon.
* Lanturn and its pre-Evolution are the only Pokémon in the .
* In , a trainer in has a Lanturn that knows , despite Lanturn being unable to learn it.
===Origin===
Lanturn appears to be based on an , more specifically the , although it shares some similarities with s.
====Name origin====
Lanturn may be a combination of lantern and turn (as in "turn on the light").
Lantern is literally lantern.
==In other languages==
==External links==
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