Lunala
Lunala-Origin.png
Pokémon (universe)
Lunala's official artwork from Pokémon Sun and Moon.
Games Ultimate
Move Moongeist Beam
Article on Bulbapedia Lunala (Pokémon)

Lunala (ルナアーラ, Lunala) is a Legendary Pokémon from the Alola region.

Origin

Lunala is a Psychic/Ghost-type Legendary Pokémon introduced in Generation VII, and is categorized within the Pokédex at #792 as the "Moone Pokémon". It serves as the mascot for Pokémon Moon. It evolves from Cosmoem when leveled up in Pokémon Moon, Pokémon Ultra Moon, or Pokémon Shield starting at level 53. It is one of Cosmog's final forms, the other being Solgaleo.

Moongeist Beam is Lunala's signature move. It has 100 power and 100% accuracy and allows its user to ignore the target's Abilities when dealing damage.

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

As a Poké Ball Pokémon

This Pokémon shoots a powerful light beam through the stage!
Super Smash Blog, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Official Site
 
Lunala using Moongeist Beam.

Once summoned, Lunala teleports to the background of the stage, readying its signature move, Moongeist Beam (シャドーレイ, Shadow Ray), a large, lingering damage-dealing laser; it will fire a laser at an opponent before dragging it upwards towards the top of the screen. It repeats this process multiple times before flying away.

Unlike many other Pokémon, Lunala cannot be summoned on many stages, presumably due to background obstructions, moving background characters, or the stage having a 2D or scrolling nature, which interferes with Lunala's visibility.

These stages include: 3D Land, 75m, Balloon Fight, Brinstar Depths, Delfino Plaza, Dracula's Castle, Dream Land, Dream Land GB, Duck Hunt, Flat Zone X, Frigate Orpheon, Gamer, Golden Plains, Green Hill Zone, Hanenbow, Hollow Bastion, King of Fighters Stadium, Luigi's Mansion, Mario Bros., Mementos, Midgar, Minecraft World, Mishima Dojo, Mushroom Kingdom II, Mushroomy Kingdom, Mute City SNES, New Donk City Hall, New Pork City, Norfair, Onett, Pac-Land, Palutena's Temple, Paper Mario, PictoChat 2, Prism Tower, Shadow Moses Island, Spring Stadium, Super Happy Tree, Super Mario Maker, Temple, The Great Cave Offensive, Tomodachi Life, Umbra Clock Tower, WarioWare Inc., Wii Fit Studio and Wrecking Crew

Spirit

No. Image Name Type Class Slots Base   Max   Base   Max   Base   Max   Ability Series
558 Lunala
 
★★★ 3 2934 8825 880 2647 2054 6178 No Effect Pokémon Series

Gallery

Names in other languages

Language Name
  Japanese ルナアーラ, Lunala
  English Lunala
  French Lunala
  German Lunala
  Spanish Lunala
  Italian Lunala
  Chinese 露奈雅拉
  Korean 루나아라, Lunala
  Dutch Lunala
  Russian Лунала

Trivia

  • The noise Lunala makes when summoned includes the sound of Mothra's cry from the Godzilla film franchise; this is similar to Palkia in Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Super Smash Bros. 4, who uses stock sound effects of Godzilla and King Ghidorah's roar.
    • Due to copyright reasons, Lunala's roar is not heard in the game's sound clips.