Lanturn counters

Gen 6 NU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

Lanturn
#0171 Lanturn
WaterElectric
USAGE 20.4% #5
ABILITYVolt Absorb
BASE STATS
HP 125
ATK 58
DEF 58
SPA 76
SPD 76
SPE 67
BST460
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
GrassGround
½×
FireWaterIceFlying
¼×
Steel
Moves
Volt Switch 95.7% Scald 95.7% Heal Bell 57.0% Ice Beam 44.9% Toxic 35.0% Hidden Power Fire 19.6% Hidden Power Grass 10.7% Thunder Wave 9.6%
Items
Leftovers 55.5% Assault Vest 35.4% Choice Scarf 4.8% Life Orb 4.3% Choice Specs 0.0% Shuca Berry 0.0% nothing 0.0% Rocky Helmet 0.0%
Abilities
Volt Absorb99.9%Water Absorb0.1%
Common Teammates
Mesprit45.5%Archeops44.0%Skuntank43.9%Steelix39.4%Rhydon34.8%Xatu24.3%Pinsir24.3%Shiftry24.1%
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Ranked #5 with 20.45% usage. Sorted by reliability score.