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Team Aqua's Lanturn

Team Magma vs Team Aqua / #28/95

Team Aqua's Lanturn

Printed language: English · Pokémon

Set (printed edition)
Team Magma vs Team Aqua
Rarity (source)
Uncommon
Illustrator
Jungo Suzuki
Source reference
ex4-28

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About the species

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.

This account describes the species in the video games. It does not describe its Trainer’s history or that of this copy, and does not identify the depicted form or sex.

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)
Lightning
Stage (source)
Stage1
Pokédex number
171
Retreat cost
1 Energy
Weakness (source)
Fighting ×2
Resistance (source)
Metal -30

Printed card text — English

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Abilities

Auxiliary Light

Poke-POWER

Once during your turn (before your attack), you may attach a basic Energy card from your hand to Team Aqua's Lanturn. Put 2 damage counters on Team Aqua's Lanturn. This power can't be used if Team Aqua's Lanturn is affected by a Special Condition.

Attacks

Lightning Ball

Cost: Lightning · Colorless · Colorless

Damage: 50

Documented variants

Versions reported by the source; identification for sales still needs verification.

  • Normal
  • Reverse
  • normal · standard
  • reverse · standard

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