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This is a guide to movesets and best builds for using Lurantis in competitive play for the games Pokemon Scarlet and Violet (SV). Read on for tips on the best Nature, EV spreads, Movesets, Tera Type, and Held Items to use with Lurantis, as well as its strengths and weaknesses.
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Lurantis
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| Abilities | ||
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Leaf Guard Contrary (Hidden) |
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| Weak to: | ||
| (2x) | ||
| Damaged Normally By: |
(1x) | |
| Resists: | (0.5x) | |
| Ability Name | Description | |
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| Leaf Guard | The user prevents status conditions under sunny weather. | |
| Contrary (Hidden) |
Moves that changes stats now have the opposite effect. | |
| Stat | Value | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| HP | 70 | 383 |
| Atk | 105 | 174 |
| Def | 90 | 192 |
| SpAtk | 80 | 301 |
| SpDef | 90 | 176 |
| Speed | 45 | 621 |
| Total | 480 | 364 |
| Stat | Max | 0Nat | 0EV | -Nat | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP | 177 | 177 | 145 | 145 | 130 |
| Atk | 172 | 157 | 125 | 112 | 99 |
| Def | 156 | 142 | 110 | 99 | 85 |
| SpAtk | 145 | 132 | 100 | 90 | 76 |
| SpDef | 156 | 142 | 110 | 99 | 85 |
| Spd | 106 | 97 | 65 | 58 | 45 |
| Best Natures | ||
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| Adamant (+Atk, -Sp. Atk) |
Brave (+Atk, -Spe) |
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| Build Name | Recommendation |
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| Contrary | ★★★★ |
| Nature | Relaxed (+Def, -Spe) |
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| EV Spread | HP 252 / Def 252 / Sp. Def 4 |
| Final Stat Values | HP 177 / Atk 125 / Def 156 / Sp. Atk 100 / Sp. Def 111 / Spe 58 |
| Ability | Contrary |
| Tera Type |
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| Held Item | Sitrus Berry |
| Moveset | ・
Leaf Storm
・ Superpower ・ Tera Blast ・ Synthesis |
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| Ability | Held Item | |
| Contrary |
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The Ability chosen for this build is Contrary. This lets Lurantis boost its stats whenever it uses one of its attacking moves instead of its stats getting lowered.
The item chosen for this build is a Sitrus Berry. This gives Lurantis a more immediate form of healing so it doesn't need to use Synthesis as often.
| Leaf Storm | Superpower |
| Tera Blast | Synthesis |
Leaf Storm is its best Grass-type STAB move since it boosts Lurantis' Sp. Atk by two stages instead of it getting lowered thanks to Contrary.
Super Power is its main coverage move that boosts its Attack and Defense, similar to Leaf Storm.
Tera Blast also benefits from Contrary by boosting its Attack and Sp. Atk when Lurantis is Terastallized and it's used against Terastallized opponents.
Synthesis lets Lurantis heal back some of its lost health, making it stick around in battle longer.
| Stellar Tera Type Matchup | ||
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| Weak to: | ||
| (2x) | ||
| Damaged Normally By: |
(1x) | |
| Resists: | (0.5x) | |
Stellar is the best Tera Type for this build because Tera Blast also benefits from Contrary under the right circumstances.
Note that even though it is a Stellar Type, it keeps the defensive properties of its regular Grass typing.
Stellar Tera Type Match-Ups Explained
A full 252 EVs are placed in Lurantis' HP and Defense to make it as physically bulky as possible. The extra 4 EVs are put into its Sp. Def to help round out its bulk.
A Relaxed nature is preferred to minimize the damage it takes from physical attacks while also making sure that none of its offensive stats are lowered.
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Giga Drain
or Leech Life |
Gives Lurantis other forms of healing to help it stay alive longer in battle, especially after Leaf Storm and Superpower boosts respectively. |
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| Knock Off | A good utility option since it removes the opponent's held item. |
| Skitter Smack | Further punishes physical attackers by reducing their Attack stat by one stage. |
| Item: Punching Glove | Leaf Storm 186 ~ 218 (105.6 ~ 123.8%) Guaranteed OHKO |
| Item: Focus Sash | Superpower 96 ~ 114 (54.5 ~ 64.7%) Guaranteed 2HKO |
| Item: Choice Scarf | Gholdengo is Terastallized Tera Blast 98 ~ 118 (60.1 ~ 72.3%) Guaranteed 2HKO |
| Item: Punching Glove | Surging Strikes 45 ~ 54 (25.4 ~ 30.5%) Around 5HKO after Sitrus Berry healing |
| Item: Hearthflame Mask | +1 Wood Hammer 67-79 (37.8 - 44.6%) Possible 3HKO after Sitrus Berry healing |
| Item: Assault Vest | Earth Power 61-73 (34.4 - 41.2%) Guaranteed 4HKO after Sitrus Berry healing |
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While Lurantis has okay HP and balanced defenses, it is still very slow making it prone to getting knocked out by faster Pokemon.
Either eliminate faster opponents first or have an ally that can support Lurantis so that it can safely boost its stats.
Unless Lurantis has Sp. Def investment, it has no other way to boost its Sp. Def stat. Try to avoid or knock out the opponent's special attackers so that Lurantis doesn't get OHKO'd and lose its buffs.
Lurantis appreciates teammates who can support it with Screens or moves like Follow Me and Trick Room so that it can become a threatening boosted attacker.
| Screens Support | Mixed Attacker | Physical Attacker |
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Alolan Ninetales
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Lurantis
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Ogerpon (Cornerstone Mask)
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Alolan Ninetales is a great support for Lurantis since it can use Aurora Veil to set up Screens and reduce the damage its allies take.
Once Screens have been set up, Lurantis can come in and more easily tank hits while it is setting up Leaf Storm and Superpower boosts with Contrary.
Finally, Cornerstone Ogerpon is used because of its Rock-typing that counters most of Lurantis' weaknesses.
Do note however that these three Pokemon are susceptible to Poison-types, so make sure to save your Terastallization to help deal with those Pokemon.
| Pokemon | Description |
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Gouging Fire
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Ranking: ★★★★★
・Heavily resists Leaf Storm and comfortably tanks a Superpower. ・Can also boost its stats with Scale Shot and Dragon Dance. ▶️ Gouging Fire Best Movesets |
Dragonite
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Ranking: ★★★★
・Can easily tank Lurantis' attacks, especially with Multiscale active. ・Needs a Flying Tera Blast or Fire Punch to do decent damage. ▶️ Dragonite Best Movesets |
Ogerpon (Hearthflame Mask)
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Ranking: ★★★★
・Heavily resists Leaf Storm and comfortably tanks a Superpower. ・Ivy Cudgel has a higher chance to crit, ignoring any Screens or Def boosts it has. ・Slightly worse than Gouging Fire. ▶️ Hearthflame Ogerpon Best Movesets |

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