Lunala
| Lunala | |
|---|---|
  Lunala's official artwork fromPokémon Sun and Moon. | |
| Games | Ultimate |
| Move | Moongeist Beam |
| Rarity | 12/1463 |
| Article on Bulbapedia | Lunala (Pokémon) |
Lunala (ルナアーラ,Lunala) is a LegendaryPokémon from the Alola region.
Origin[edit]
Lunala is a Psychic/Ghost-type Legendary Pokémon introduced inGeneration VII, and is categorized within the Pokédex at #792 as the "Moone Pokémon". It serves as the mascot forPokémon Moon. It evolves fromCosmoem when leveled up inPokémon Moon,Pokémon Ultra Moon,Pokémon Shield, orPokémon Violet starting at level 53. It is one ofCosmog's final forms, the other beingSolgaleo.Necrozma fuses with Lunala using theN-Lunarizer to become Dawn Wings Necrozma.
Moongeist Beam is Lunala'ssignature move. It has 100 power and 100% accuracy and allows its user to ignore the target's Abilities when dealing damage.
InSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]
As aPoké Ball Pokémon[edit]
| “ | This Pokémon shoots a powerful light beam through the stage! | ” |
| —Super Smash Blog,Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Official Site | ||
Once summoned, Lunala teleports to the background of the stage, readying its signature move, Moongeist Beam (シャドーレイ,Shadow Ray), a large, lingering damage-dealing laser; it will fire a laser at an opponent before dragging it upwards towards the top of the screen. It repeats this process 3 times before flying away. It can only aim at grounded opponents, otherwise aiming at the last point on the ground the opponent was on before entering the air.
On most stages, Lunala has a spawn chance of12/1463 from Poké Balls and40/842 from Master Balls. It has a modified spawn weight on the following stages (actual chances may vary based on changes to other Pokémon):
- Poké Balls 12 → 0:3D Land,75m,Prism Tower,Tomodachi Life,Unova Pokémon League, andWrecking Crew.
- Master Balls 40 → 0: 3D Land, 75m, Prism Tower,The Great Cave Offensive, Tomodachi Life, Unova Pokémon League, and Wrecking Crew.
- Master Balls 40 → 60:Pokémon Stadium 2.
Lunala cannot be summoned on the following stages in a standard versus match (applies only to the base form unless noted otherwise):
- 3D Land
- 75m (all)
- Balloon Fight (all)
- Brinstar Depths
- Delfino Plaza
- Dracula's Castle (all)
- Dream Land (all)
- Dream Land GB (all)
- Duck Hunt (all)
- Flat Zone X (all)
- Frigate Orpheon (all)
- Gamer (all)
- Golden Plains
- Green Hill Zone (all)
- Hanenbow (all)
- Hollow Bastion (all)
- King of Fighters Stadium
- Luigi's Mansion
- Mario Bros.
- Mementos
- Midgar
- Minecraft World
- Mishima Dojo (all)
- Mushroom Kingdom II (all)
- Mushroomy Kingdom
- Mute City SNES (all)
- New Donk City Hall
- New Pork City
- Norfair
- Onett
- Pac-Land (all)
- Palutena's Temple
- Paper Mario
- PictoChat 2
- Prism Tower
- Rainbow Cruise
- Shadow Moses Island
- Spring Stadium
- Summit
- Super Happy Tree (all)
- Super Mario Maker (all)
- Temple
- The Great Cave Offensive (all)
- Tomodachi Life
- Umbra Clock Tower (all)
- WarioWare, Inc. (all)
- Wii Fit Studio (all)
- Wrecking Crew
- Yoshi's Island (all)
Spirit[edit]
Lunala also appears as an Ace-classprimary spirit. InAdventure Mode: World of Light, its spirit is called as part ofDharkon's reinforcements inThe Final Battle after the firstMaster Hand is defeated.
Lunala's Spirit Battle uses a GoldRidley puppet fighter with 160 HP and is fought on theBattlefield form ofLuigi's Mansion. Ridley starts with a Poké Ball that contains Lunala.
| No. | Image | Name | Type | Class | Slots | Base | Max | Base | Max | Base | Max | Ability | Series |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 558 |  | Lunala |  | ★★★ | 3 | 2934 | 8825 | 880 | 2647 | 2054 | 6178 | No Effect | Pokémon Series |
Gallery[edit]
Lunala's official artwork fromUltimate.
Alternate artwork of Lunala.
Dark Samus next to Lunala.
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
 Japanese | ルナアーラ,Lunala |
 English | Lunala |
 French | Lunala |
 German | Lunala |
 Spanish | Lunala |
 Italian | Lunala |
 Chinese | 露奈雅拉 |
 Korean | 루나아라,Lunala |
 Dutch | Lunala |
 Russian | Лунала |
Trivia[edit]
- Lunala is unable to be summoned on 49 stages, making it the most limited Poké Ball Pokémon inUltimate alongsideMarshadow.
- Counting Omega and Battlefield forms, Lunala is the most limited Poké Ball Pokémon with 95 stage restrictions.
- The noise Lunala makes when summoned includes the sound of Mothra's cry from theGodzilla film franchise; this is similar toPalkia inSuper Smash Bros. Brawl andSuper Smash Bros. 4, who uses stock sound effects of Godzilla and King Ghidorah's roar.
- Lunala's roar is not heard in the game's Sound Test.
