Lunatone
RockPsychic
Best attacking moveset: Psywave and Psychic, worth 10.7 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Lunatone can learn 12 combinations. Psywave with Psychic does the most damage per second of them, at level 40 with a perfect attack stat. Same-type moves get the 1.2× bonus, and the cycle assumes the charged attack fires the moment it has the energy.
Stats and moves come straight from the game's own data files. Every number on this page is a raid and gym number, not a PvP one.
Type matchups
| Fast attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Confusion | Psychic | 19 | 1.5s | +14 |
| Psywave | Psychic | 4 | 0.5s | +7 |
| Rock Throw | Rock | 13 | 1.0s | +8 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moonblast | Fairy | 130 | 4.0s | -100 |
| Psychic | Psychic | 95 | 3.0s | -50 |
| Rock Slide | Rock | 75 | 2.5s | -50 |
| Weather Ball Ice | Ice | 55 | 1.5s | -33 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Lunatone has been released. Players have found it from: wild, raid, research, photobomb.
Numbers
| Max CP | 2,631 at level 50, 2,327 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 1,330 CP at level 20, or 1,662 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 1,261 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 178 attack · 153 defense · 207 stamina |
What it costs
| Second charged move | 50,000 Stardust and 50 Candy |
|---|---|
| Buddy distance | 3 km per Candy |
| Size | 0.99 m and 168 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Lunatone does not have one best moveset, it has 4. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Fighting, Poison, Flying.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Fighting | Psywave + Psychic | 16.2 |
| Poison | Psywave + Psychic | 16.2 |
| Rock Throw + Rock Slide | 14.9 | |
| Bug | Rock Throw + Rock Slide | 14.9 |
| Fire | Rock Throw + Rock Slide | 14.9 |
| Ice | Rock Throw + Rock Slide | 14.9 |
| Ground | Psywave + Weather Ball Ice | 13.5 |
| Grass | Psywave + Weather Ball Ice | 13.5 |
| Dragon | Psywave + Weather Ball Ice | 13.5 |
| Normal | Psywave + Psychic | 10.7 |
| Rock | Psywave + Psychic | 10.7 |
| Ghost | Psywave + Psychic | 10.7 |
| Water | Psywave + Psychic | 10.7 |
| Electric | Psywave + Psychic | 10.7 |
| Fairy | Psywave + Psychic | 10.7 |
| Dark | Rock Throw + Moonblast | 10.7 |
| Psychic | Rock Throw + Rock Slide | 9.5 |
| Steel | Psywave + Psychic | 6.9 |
Same maths as the headline number, run once per defending type: level 40, perfect attack IV, and the target's own type taken into account. Sorted by damage, so the top of this table is what Lunatone is actually for.
Counters: what beats Lunatone
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Kartana | GrassSteel | Fury Cutter + Leaf Blade | 35.5 |
 Blacephalon | FireGhost | Astonish + Shadow Ball | 35.0 |
 Pheromosa | BugFighting | Bug Bite + Bug Buzz | 33.7 |
 Metagross | SteelPsychic | Fury Cutter + Meteor Mash Legacy | 33.4 |
 Inteleon | Water | Water Gun + Hydro Cannon Legacy | 31.7 |
 Kyogre | Water | Waterfall + Origin Pulse Legacy | 31.5 |
 Darkrai | Dark | Snarl + Shadow Ball | 31.5 |
 Chandelure | GhostFire | Hex + Shadow Ball | 31.2 |
 Tinkaton | FairySteel | Fairy Wind + Gigaton Hammer Legacy | 31.2 |
 Gengar | GhostPoison | Lick + Shadow Ball Legacy | 31.2 |
Ranked by damage per second against Lunatone's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.