Lunala

ルナアーラ

Runaa'ara

Generation

Generation VII

Pokédex

Index

Kalos

N/A

Evolves

From

Cosmoem

Into

None

Lunala (ルナアーラ Runaa'ara) is a Psychic/Ghost-type Legendary Pokémon introduced in Generation VII. It is the mascot for Pokémon Moon. It is Solgaleo's counterpart and one of the two evolved forms of Cosmoem. It is a member of the Light Trio alongside Solgaleo and Necrozma.

Biology

Physiology

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" through 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 point of the four-pointed stars disappearing in the transformation.

Natural abilities

Known as the "beast that calls the moon," Lunala has long been honored as an emissary of the moon (月の騎士 tsuki no kishi, lit. "knight 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.

Lunala is the only known Pokémon capable of learning the move Moongeist Beam.

Evolution

Lunala is the evolution of Cosmoem exclusive to Pokémon Moon, Pokémon Ultra Moon and Pokemon Shield (The Crown Tundra) starting at Level 53.

Game info

Locations

Locations
Version(s)	Area(s)	Rarity
Sun and Moon	Altar of the Moone/Evolve Cosmoem (Moon only)	One
Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon	Mahalo Trail/Evolve Cosmoem (Ultra Moon Only)	One
Sword and Shield	Trade	None
SWSH The Crown Tundra	Evolve Cosmoem^SH Dynamax Adventures^SH	One One

Pokédex entries

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.
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.
Shield
It steals the light from its surroundings and then becomes the full moon, showering its own light across the night sky.

Stats

Lunala's Stats
HP	137
Attack	113
Defense	89
Sp. Atk	137
Sp. Def	107
Speed	97
Total	680

Learnset

Leveling

LevelingGeneration VII
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Category
1	Moongeist Beam	100	100%	5	Ghost	Special
1	Cosmic Power	—	—%	20	Psychic	Status
1	Hypnosis	—	60%	20	Normal	Status
1	Teleport	—	—%	20	Psychic	Status
1	Confusion	50	100%	25	Psychic	Special
7	Night Shade	—	100%	15	Ghost	Special
13	Confuse Ray	—	100%	10	Ghost	Status
19	Air Slash	75	95%	15	Flying	Special
23	Shadow Ball	80	100%	15	Ghost	Special
31	Moonlight	—	—%	5	Fairy	Status
37	Night Daze	85	95%	10	Dark	Special
43	Magic Coat	—	—%	15	Psychic	Status
47	Moonblast	95	100%	15	Fairy	Special
59	Dream Eater	100	100%	15	Psychic	Special
61	Phantom Force	90	100%	10	Ghost	Physical
67	Wide Guard	—	—%	10	Rock	Status
73	Hyper Beam	150	90%	5	Normal	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

TMs and HMs Generation VII
TM/HM	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.
TM01	Work Up	—	—%	30	Normal	Status
TM03	Psyshock	80	100%	10	Psychic	Special
TM04	Calm Mind	—	—%	20	Psychic	Status
TM05	Roar	—	—%	20	Normal	Status
TM06	Toxic	—	90%	10	Poison	Status
TM10	Hidden Power	60	100%	15	Normal	Special
TM11	Sunny Day	—	—%	5	Fire	Status
TM13	Ice Beam	90	100%	10	Ice	Special
TM14	Blizzard	110	70%	5	Ice	Special
TM15	Hyper Beam	150	90%	5	Normal	Special
TM16	Light Screen	—	—%	30	Psychic	Status
TM17	Protect	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM19	Roost	—	—%	10	Flying	Status
TM20	Safeguard	—	—%	25	Normal	Status
TM21	Frustration	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM22	Solar Beam	120	100%	10	Grass	Special
TM24	Thunderbolt	90	100%	15	Electric	Special
TM25	Thunder	110	70%	10	Electric	Special
TM27	Return	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM29	Psychic	90	100%	10	Psychic	Special
TM30	Shadow Ball	80	100%	15	Ghost	Special
TM32	Double Team	—	—%	15	Normal	Status
TM33	Reflect	—	—%	20	Psychic	Status
TM40	Aerial Ace	60	—%	20	Flying	Physical
TM42	Facade	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM44	Rest	—	—%	10	Psychic	Status
TM48	Round	60	100%	15	Normal	Special
TM52	Focus Blast	120	70%	5	Fighting	Special
TM57	Charge Beam	50	90%	10	Electric	Special
TM58	Sky Drop	60	100%	10	Flying	Physical
TM61	Will-O-Wisp	—	85%	15	Fire	Status
TM62	Acrobatics	55	100%	15	Flying	Physical
TM65	Shadow Claw	70	100%	15	Ghost	Physical
TM68	Giga Impact	150	90%	5	Normal	Physical
TM73	Thunder Wave	—	90%	20	Electric	Physical
TM76	Fly	90	95%	15	Flying	Physical
TM77	Psych Up	—	100%	10	Normal	Status
TM85	Dream Eater	100	100%	15	Psychic	Special
TM87	Swagger	—	85%	15	Normal	Status
TM88	Sleep Talk	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM90	Substitute	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM92	Trick Room	—	100%	5	Psychic	Status
TM99	Dazzling Gleam	80	100%	10	Fairy	Special
TM100	Confide	—	—%	20	Normal	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.

Breeding

Lunala learns no moves via breeding.

Tutoring

Tutoring Generation VII
Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Category
Defog ^USUM	—	—%	15	Flying	Status
Heat Wave ^USUM	95	90%	10	Fire	Special
Icy Wind ^USUM	55	95%	15	Ice	Special
Magic Coat ^USUM	—	—%	15	Psychic	Status
Magic Room ^USUM	—	—%	10	Psychic	Status
Shock Wave ^USUM	60	—%	20	Electric	Special
Signal Beam ^USUM	75	100%	15	Bug	Special
Sky Attack ^USUM	140	90%	5	Flying	Physical
Snore ^USUM	50	100%	15	Normal	Special
Spite ^USUM	—	100%	10	Ghost	Status
Tailwind ^USUM	—	—%	15	Flying	Status
Telekinesis ^USUM	—	—%	15	Psychic	Status
Trick ^USUM	—	100%	10	Psychic	Status
Wonder Room ^USUM	—	—%	10	Psychic	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

Lunala in the anime.
Lunala's Full Moon Phase form.
Lunala in its Dawn Wings form

Main article: Lunala (anime)

Trivia

Ironically, while Lunala is the incarnation of night and darkness it is 4x weak to Dark-types. It shares this trait with Solgaleo, who despite symbolizing the sun is weak against Fire-types.
The Pokédex entry for Sun states it as a female, while it is actually genderless.
Lunala draws comparisons to Maleficent, a character from Disney's 1959 movie, Sleeping Beauty.
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.

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 off of 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 (Lation 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

← Solgaleo | Lunala | Nihilego →