Lunala (ルナアーラ, Runaa'ara?) (loo-NAH-luh[1]) is a Psychic/Ghost-type Legendary Pokémon introduced in Generation VII. It is the mascot for . It is Solgaleo's counterpart. Lunala is a member of the Light Trio alongside Solgaleo and Necrozma.
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Biology[]
Physiology[]
Lunala is a large Pokémon resembling a skeletal legless bat that is mainly flat in shape. It has a short snout, dark pink eyes with white centers, and a deep purple area on its upper head that shows a constantly changing starscape.
A rigid raised hood wraps around its head in a crescent shape, resembling a crescent moon or bat ears, 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" through Lunala's wings are only visible in segments.
The skin of Lunala's wings is an iridescent deep purple, 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 celestial membrane 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 point of the four-pointed stars disappearing in the transformation.
Behavior[]
Lunala has a calm and ghostly, mysterious demeanor, contrasting its counterpart Solgaleo's bold and fiery personality. If needed, it opens Ultra Wormholes to travel through Ultra Space, through the celestial dimensions. Like Solgaleo, it opposes Necrozma, and resists becoming absorbed and fused with it, willingly fighting it off, and flying away with its long and powerful wings. It will fire beams of moonlight to battle its opponents. It appears to be friendly toward Solgaleo (different than some main series legendaries, which are known to display enmity toward each other).
Natural abilities[]
Known as the "beast that calls the moon," Lunala has long been honored as an emissary of the moon (月の化身 tsuki no kishi, lit. "incarnation of the moon"). This Pokémon constantly absorbs light to convert into energy. When it spreads its wings to absorb light and glitters, it resembles a beautiful night sky. Lunala can create Ultra Wormholes to travel to and from Ultra Space. Lunala and its counterpart, Solgaleo, can create Cosmog. It can also influence a Rockruff's evolution into Lycanroc's Midnight form with lunar energy.
Evolution[]
Lunala evolves from Cosmoem in , Pokémon Ultra Moon, Pokémon Shield Expansion Pass, and Pokémon Violet starting at level 53 and is one of two final evolution of Cosmoem, the other being Solgaleo.
Game data[]
Locations[]
| Game(s) | Location(s) |
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| Pokémon Sun | Trade |
| Pokémon Moon | Altar of the Moone/Evolve Cosmoem |
| Pokémon Ultra Sun | Trade |
| Pokémon Ultra Moon | Mahalo Trail/Evolve Cosmoem |
| Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield | Trade, from version 1.3.0 onward |
| Pokémon Shield Expansion Pass |
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| Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet | Trade, from version 3.0.0 onward |
| Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet: The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero (The Indigo Disk) | Casseroya Lake, after obtaing the Lunala Treat from Lunala Treat (Group Quest in Scarlet and Solo Quest in Violet) |
Pokédex entries[]
| Games | No. | Entries |
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| Pokémon Sun | It is said to be a female evolution of Cosmog. When its third eye activates, away it flies to another world. | ' |
| Pokémon Moon | Said to live in another world, this Pokémon devours light, drawing the moonless dark veil of night over the brightness of day. | ' |
| Pokémon 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.” | ' |
| Pokémon Ultra Moon | It sometimes summons unknown powers and life-forms here to this world from holes that lead to other worlds. | ' |
| Pokémon Sword | Known as the Beast That Calls the Moon, this Pokémon lives by taking in any and all light and converting it into its own energy. | ' |
| Pokémon Shield | It steals the light from its surroundings and then becomes the full moon, showering its own light across the night sky. | ' |
Stats[]
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| Total | 680
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Learnset[]
Leveling[]
| LevelingGeneration VII | |||||||||
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| Level | Move | Power | Accuracy | PP | Type | Cat. | |||
| 1 | Moongeist Beam | 100 | 100% | 5 |  Ghost
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Special | |||
| 1 | Cosmic Power | — | —% | 20 |  Psychic
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Status | |||
| 1 | Hypnosis | — | 60% | 20 |  Normal
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Status | |||
| 1 | Teleport | — | —% | 20 | Psychic
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Status | |||
| 1 | Confusion | 50 | 100% | 25 | Psychic
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Special | |||
| 7 | Night Shade | — | 100% | 15 | Ghost
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Special | |||
| 13 | Confuse Ray | — | 100% | 10 | Ghost
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Status | |||
| 19 | Air Slash | 75 | 95% | 15 |  Flying
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Special | |||
| 23 | Shadow Ball | 80 | 100% | 15 | Ghost
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Special | |||
| 31 | Moonlight | — | —% | 5 |  Fairy
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Status | |||
| 37 | Night Daze | 85 | 95% | 10 |  Dark
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Special | |||
| 43 | Magic Coat | — | —% | 15 | Psychic
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Status | |||
| 47 | Moonblast | 95 | 100% | 15 | Fairy
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Special | |||
| 59 | Dream Eater | 100 | 100% | 15 | Psychic
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Special | |||
| 61 | Phantom Force | 90 | 100% | 10 | Ghost
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Physical | |||
| 67 | Wide Guard | — | —% | 10 |  Rock
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Status | |||
| 73 | Hyper Beam | 150 | 90% | 5 | Normal
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Special | |||
| Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. | |||||||||
TM[]
Breeding[]
| Lunala learns no moves via breeding. |
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Tutoring[]
| Tutoring Generation VII | |||||||||
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| Move | Power | Accuracy | PP | Type | Cat. | ||||
| Defog USUM | — | —% | 15 | Flying
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Status | ||||
| Heat Wave USUM | 95 | 90% | 10 |  Fire
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Special | ||||
| Icy Wind USUM | 55 | 95% | 15 |  Ice
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Special | ||||
| Magic Coat USUM | — | —% | 15 | Psychic
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Status | ||||
| Magic Room USUM | — | —% | 10 | Psychic
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Status | ||||
| Shock Wave USUM | 60 | —% | 20 |  Electric
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Special | ||||
| Signal Beam USUM | 75 | 100% | 15 |  Bug
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Special | ||||
| Sky Attack USUM | 140 | 90% | 5 | Flying
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Physical | ||||
| Snore USUM | 50 | 100% | 15 | Normal
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Special | ||||
| Spite USUM | — | 100% | 10 | Ghost
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Status | ||||
| Tailwind USUM | — | —% | 15 | Flying
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Status | ||||
| Telekinesis USUM | — | —% | 15 | Psychic
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Status | ||||
| Trick USUM | — | 100% | 10 | Psychic
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Status | ||||
| Wonder Room USUM | — | —% | 10 | Psychic
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Status | ||||
| Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. | |||||||||
Sprites[]
Appearances[]
Anime[]
Trivia[]
- Ironically, though Lunala symbolizes the night it is weak against it is 4x weak against Dark-type attacks. It shares this trait with Solgaleo, who despite symbolizing the sun is weak against Fire-type attacks despite symbolizing the sun.
- 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.
- In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Lunala is one of the Pokémon that can be freed from Poké Balls. During this time, it uses the move Moongeist Beam.
- Lunala can be seen as a parallel to its fellow Box Art Legendary Pokémon Solgaleo:
- Both are version exclusive (Solgaleo is naturally found in Sun, Ultra Sun, Sword, and Scarlet while Lunala is naturally found in Moon, Ultra Moon, Shield, and Violet).
- Both represent light-giving celestial body (Solgaleo representing the sun and Lunala representing the moon).
Origin[]
Lunala is based off a bat with a crescent moon motif, as well as a symbolism of bats with their cultural association to the night. It might also be based on Camazotz, a bat-like god of the Moon. Its Ghost-type and bat-like appearance may also be based on the ghost bat. Its Shiny coloration is based on the blood-red hue of a lunar eclipse.
Etymology[]
Lunala comes from lunar (Latin for "Moon") and ala (Latin for "wing"). It could also come from luna (Moon) and lunula (something crescent shaped).
Its verbal cry in Pokémon Moon, "Mahina-pea", comes from mahina (Hawaiian for "Moon") and 'ōpe'ape'a (Hawaiian for "bat").
Gallery[]
References[]
- ^ Silvestri, Cris (2018). Pokémon: Super Deluxe Essential Handbook [Book]. p. 284. Scholastic. ISBN 978-1338230895.
See also[]
- Pokémon.com Pokédex
- Legendary Pokémon data
- The Pokémon Database
- Pokémon Dream Pokédex data
- Psypokes Psydex data
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