Message #164996

[B~T]

Actually, use Serebii.

Smogon assumes that stats have 31 IVs.

Serebii uses all possible ranges for HP.

Thus, SkullKeepa's Blissey has average HP.
TODAY'S POKEMON IS...

LANTURN!!!

Type: WATER/ELECTRIC
Ability: Volt Absorb - Recovers HP when hit by an Electric move, including Thunder Wave
          Illuminate: Increases wild Pokemon encounters, it does nothing in battling.
Tier:  UU
Stats:

HP	125
Atck	58
Def	58
Sp. Atck	76
Sp. Def	76
Speed	67

Author's Opinion: Lanturn is actually a decent Special Sponge. In fact, it is viable in both UU and OU, although it does better performance in UU, being one of the best counters to Starmie, since it resists eerything, including Grass Knot (Base 40 Power, FYI, 50 pounds). It also counters the ever-so-common Bulky Waters in OU and UU that do not have Water and Ground as their types.  

Also, when I mention specific sets in a section, its movew|movex|movey|movez/alternatemovea, where "|" represents a move, while "/" represents an alternate move in a moveslot.

Recommended Movesets:
Nature: Calm
Ability: Volt Absorb
Item: Leftovers
EVs: 40 HP/136 Sp. Attack/252 Sp. Defense/80 Speed *credit to Smogon for EVs, since I'm too lazy to find it by myself, and the fact that I do not know Lanturn well.
~ Surf
~ Thunderbolt/Discharge/Thunder Wave
~ Ice Beam/Confuse Ray
~ Thunder Wave/Toxic

This set can use the Dudebot clause Parafusion, or act as a Special Wall. For a special wall, go with Surf|Thunderbolt|Ice Beam|Thunder Wave/Toxic. For the Dudebot set, Go with Surf|Discharge/Thunderbolt|Confuse Ray|Thunder Wave/Ice Beam. If you decide to have Discharge, then ditch Thunder Wave and go with Ice Beam. If you like power at the cost of accuracy, it is possible to replace Discharge for Thunder.

For the Special Wall set, Thunder Wave or Toxic is up to you. Thunder Wave cripples sweepers while Toxic cripples walls.

Countering Lanturn:

Swampert does a good job at dealing with it, firing off Earthquakes to hit its poor Defenses. Quagsire is special since it resists its Water moves completely and shares the same story as Swampert. Same with Gastrodon. And maybe Whiscash, even if it is inferior.

Since Lanturn is inclined to be a Special threat, Blissey and Snorlax wall it. Other Special walls that aren;t weak to its moves do a good job at walling it.

If you are a Grass type with decent Special defense *stares at Tangrowth*, then it is a counter.

Electivire can absorb its moves and fire Earthquakes.

Dugtrio can revenge kill it with Earthquake.



News and Improvements Section:
Hello, this is, uh, the news section.

August 7, 2009.
With his suggestion, I will add the Tier section to make things a lot helpful. It will be between the ability and stat sections. I will also link to previous reviews to make things a lot convenient in the section below. They will be listed alphabetically. Oh, and not to mention that this is also the first time I added the News Section .

August 11, 2009
Added separate section for the previous reviews.

August 12, 2009
Recolored Flying type.

August 20, 2009
Recolored Dragon type.

August 29, 2009
Recolored Water Type.

Previous Reviews:
Aerodactyl: Here
Alakazam: Here
Arcanine: Here
Blaziken: Here
Dusknoir: Here
Feraligatr: Here
Gallade: Here
Gyarados: Here
Lucario: Here
Meganium: Here
Milotic: Here
Salamence: Here
Scizor: Here
Skarmory: Here
Swampert: Here
Typhlosion: Here
Umbreon: Here