Lunatone (Pokémon)

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Lunatone (Japanese: ルナトーン Lunatone) is a dual-type introduced in Generation III.
It is not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon, but it is considered to be a counterpart of .
==Biology==
Lunatone is a cream-colored, rock with a crescent moon shape. In the center of the crescent is a pointed, beak-like structure. It has deep-set, red eyes, which can cause paralyzing fear or induce sleep.
Lunatone lives in and becomes active under a full moon. The moon increases its power, and its health is tied to the lunar phases. Using its psychic powers, Lunatone floats through the air. It was first discovered at the site of a meteor crash. There's a theory that Lunatone may have originated from outer space.
==Game data==
===NPC appearances===
* : Lunatone is the symbol of the Phobos Battalion.
===Pokédex entries===
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===Game locations===
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====In events====
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===Held items===
In , Lunatone can only be found in the .
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===Stats===
====Base stats====
======Generations III-VI======
======Generation VII onward======
====Pokéathlon stats====
===Type effectiveness===
===Learnset===
Lunatone is available in and .
====By leveling up====
====By TM/TR====
====By ====
====By tutoring====
====By transfer from another generation====
===Side game data===
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===Evolution data===
===Sprites===
==In animation==
===Main series===
====Major appearances====
=====Liza's Lunatone=====
In It's Still Rocket Roll to Me! and Solid as a Solrock, Liza owns a Lunatone, which battled alongside Tate's Solrock against Ash's Pikachu and during a Gym . It was eventually defeated due to Ash's use of .
=====Other=====
Lunatone made its animated series debut in Crazy as a Lunatone. The Pokémon Mystery Club was after it because they wanted to get their hands on an outer-space Pokémon.
====Minor appearances====
Lunatone debuted in the opening sequence of Destiny Deoxys.
A Lunatone appeared in the opening sequence of Lucario and the Mystery of Mew.
In Dawn's Early Night!, a 's Lunatone competed alongside a for the Double Performance required during the .
A Lunatone appeared in the opening sequence of Zoroark: Master of Illusions.
In a flashback in Trials of a Budding Master!, a Trainer's Lunatone battled Ash in a World Coronation Series match.
In A Midsummer Night's Light!, James pulled a Lunatone from the Rocket Prize Master.
In The Mew from Here!, a Lunatone was seen on Faraway Island.
====Pokédex entries====
===Pokémon Generations===
A soldier's Lunatone appeared in The Redemption, during a fantasy of a story from the past. It was one of the many Pokémon fighting in the great war of Kalos 3,000 years previously.
===GOTCHA!===
====Liza's Lunatone====
A Lunatone briefly appeared in GOTCHA!, under the ownership of Liza.
==In the manga==
===Let's Play the Pokémon Card Game XY!===
Manabu used a Lunatone in Let's Play the Pokémon Card Game XY!.
===Pokémon Adventures===
As in the , one of Liza's main Pokémon is a Lunatone that the twins use in conjunction with in Double Battles. It first appeared in I'm Always Grumpig First Thing in the Morning II.
A Lunatone appeared in a fantasy in Double Trouble with Dialga and Palkia IV.
A Lunatone appeared in a flashback in Flabébé Blooms.
==In the TCG==
==Trivia==
* Lunatone shares its with its counterpart . They are both known as the Meteorite Pokémon.
* Lunatone and Solrock have nearly identical base stats, with only the physical and special stats switched.
* In the "Items" section of the DP Official Guide Book, Lunatone's name is misspelled as "Lunastone".
===Origin===
Lunatone seems to be based on a , as well as a . It might also pull from depictions of the , a figure imagined from the patterns on the moon's surface, especially those of the crescent moon.
====Name origin====
Lunatone may be a combination of luna (Latin for moon) and stone.
==In other languages==
==Related articles==
* Liza's Lunatone
==External links==
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Category:Pokémon whose base stats changed in Generation VII
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