Lanturn

Printed language: German · Pokémon

Set (printed edition): Neo Revelation
Rarity (source): Ungewöhnlich
Illustrator: Kagemaru Himeno
Source reference: neo3-32

CARDEX BACKGROUND

The Pokémon’s story

Lanturn illuminates the ocean depths with the antenna on its head. Bacteria there react with its bodily fluids and produce light visible even from the surface. It uses this to dazzle prey before delivering an electric shock. Sailors looking at the sea at night may mistake these lights for underwater stars. Its nickname, the “Deep-Sea Star”, thus comes from a hunting tool becoming a distant spectacle.

Background on the species in the video games; its forms and card versions may have appeared later.

A detail worth noticing

Pokémon Sword states that Lanturn’s light remains visible at the surface while it swims 5,000 metres deep. Pokémon Ultra Sun attributes this brightness to bacteria in its antenna. In the Pokédex, the phenomenon relies on a relationship with other living beings.

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Card details

HP: 80
Type (source): Elektro
Stage (source): Rang 1
Evolves from (printed name): Lampi
Pokédex number: 171
Retreat cost: 2 Energy
Weakness (source): Kampf ×2

Printed card text — German

Quoted source text is retained in the card’s printed language so this exact printing can be identified. The CarDex background above is translated into English.

Description from the source

Es blendet seine Beute mit einem starken Blitz und schluckt sie dann in einem Bissen ganz herunter.

Abilities

Abtauchen

Pokemon Power

Du kannst immer einmal in deinem Zug (vor deinem Angriff) Lanturns Typ bis zum Ende deines Zuges in {W} umwandeln. Diese Fähigkeit kann nicht verwendet werden, falls Lanturn schläft, verwirrt oder gelähmt ist. Wenn Lanturn einschläft, verwirrt oder gelähmt wird, nachdem du diese Fähigkeit verwendet hast, wechselt sein Typ wieder zurück zu {L}.

Attacks

Blendendes Licht

Cost: Elektro · Farblos · Farblos

Damage: 30

Wirf eine Münze. Bei „Kopf“ ist das verteidigende Pokémon jetzt gelähmt.

Documented variants

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Normal
First Edition
Normal · Standard
Normal · Standard · 1. Auflage

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