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The purpose of Lanturn in the games, anime and manga, as with all other Pokémon, is to battle both wild Pokémon, untamed creatures encountered while the player passes through various environments, and tamed Pokémon owned by Pokémon trainers.

The name Lanturn is a corruption of the word lantern, because Lanturn, like a lantern, emits light. Stone lantern in a Chinese Garden A chōchin invites customers into an okonomiyaki restaurant in Japan A lantern is a portable lighting device used to illuminate broad areas. ...

Biological characteristics

This anglerfish/dolphin-like Pokémon uses the bright part of its body, which gradually evolved from a dorsal fin, to lure prey. The light it emits is so bright that it can illuminate the sea's surface from a depth of over 3 miles. It uses this light to attract and blind prey, and then swallow the immobilized prey in a single gulp. The light is also useful for Lanturn to navigate through the deep, murky waters. Suborders Antennarioidei Lophioidei Ogcocephalioidei See text for families. ... Genera See article below. ...

The light from its antenna is produced by bacterial symbiosis. Bioluminescent bacteria in Lanturn's antenna cause a chemical reaction with Lanturn's bodily fluids to create the bright light. Meat Ants harvest Leaf Hoppers for their honey dew. ...

Lanturn is nicknamed the "deep-sea star" as its light is so bright that, even from the bottom of the ocean, a large number of Lanturn make the ocean look like a starry night-sky.

In the video games

In Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald, Chinchou can be found in the seaweed in the underwater routes 126 and 124. Pokémon Ruby and Pokémon Sapphire, released in Japan as Pocket Monsters Ruby and Pocket Monsters Sapphire ), released on March 17, 2003 in North America for the Game Boy Advance, mark the beginning of the third generation in the Pokémon series of RPGs. ... This article needs additional references or sources to facilitate its verification. ...

In Pokémon Gold and Silver, Lanturn can be found on routes 20, 21, 26, 27, 41 and while fishing in Cinnabar Island, New Bark Town, Olivine City, Pallet Town, or Vermilion City. This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

Lanturn is considered a fairly flexible Pokémon capable of many different movesets and has been viewed as a good addition to any team for both its water and electric capabilities. As a Special Tank, it can withstand special attacks, especially with its high base HP, slowly whittling away at the opponent's HP.

In Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, Lanturn can also learn Signal Beam, (a Bug Type Special Move) making it cover it's weakness against grass types, although Ice Beam would be more used than Signal Beam. Pokémon Diamond , Pocket Monsters Diamond) and Pokémon Pearl , Pocket Monsters Pearl) are the two fourth-generation Pokémon role-playing video games developed by Game Freak and published by Nintendo. ...

In the animé

In the episodes The Mystery is History, A Parent Trapped, and A Promise is a Promise, a Lanturn was used to sneak onto Team Rocket's underwater base and free Lugia. It also made an appearance in Lapras of Luxury where it was used to find Lapras as a radar, similar to Zubat's supersonic. Lugia ) is a fictional character in the Pokémon franchise. ...

In other properties

In the card game

Lanturn has had many appearances in the Pokémon Trading Card Game, particularly because it is a treasurable Lightning-type Pokémon that blends Lightning and Water elements. It has made all the following stage-1 appearances, Lightning-type unless stated otherwise: This article is about the card game. ...

• Neo Genesis
• Neo Revelation
• Neo Destiny (as Light Lanturn)
• Aquapolis
• Aquapolis (as a Water-type)
• EX Team Magma vs. Team Aqua (as Team Aqua’s Lanturn)
• EX Hidden Legends
• EX Delta Species
• EX Legend Maker
• EX Power Keepers (as a electric-type)

References

• The following games and their instruction manuals: Pokémon Red, Green, and Blue; Pokémon Yellow; Pokémon Stadium and Pokémon Stadium 2; Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal; Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald; Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen; Pokémon Colosseum and Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness

Publications

• Barbo, Maria. The Official Pokémon Handbook. Scholastic Publishing, 1999. ISBN 0-439-15404-9.
• Loe, Casey, ed. Pokémon Special Pikachu Edition Official Perfect Guide. Sunnydale, CA: Empire 21 Publishing, 1999. ISBN 1-930206-15-1.
• Nintendo Power. Official Nintendo Pokémon FireRed & Pokémon LeafGreen Player’s Guide. Nintendo of America Inc., August 2004. ISBN 1-930206-50-X
• Mylonas, Eric. Pokémon Pokédex Collector’s Edition: Prima’s Official Pokémon Guide. Prima Games, September 21 2004. ISBN 0-7615-4761-4
• Nintendo Power. Official Nintendo Pokémon Emerald Version Player’s Guide. Nintendo of America Inc., April 2005. ISBN 1-930206-58-5

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External links

• Official Pokémon website
• Bulbapedia (a Pokémon-centric Wiki)’s article about Lanturn as a species
• Lanturn’s fourth-generation Pokédex entry at Serebii.net
• Pokémon Dungeon Pokédex entry, full of statistics analysis
• PsyPoke - Lanturn Pokédex entry and Usage Overview
• Smogon.com - Lanturn Tactical Data
• WikiKnowledge.net’s entry for Lanturn Previously hosted by Wikibooks