Lanturn in Pokémon GO

Type	Water / Electric
Pokédex number	#171
Base Attack / Defense / Stamina	146 / 137 / 268
Max CP, level 40 / 50 / 51	2,085 / 2,357 / 2,385
Max HP, level 50	237
Buddy distance	3 km per Candy
Second Charged Attack	50,000 Stardust and 50 Candy
Height / weight	1.19 m / 22.5 kg

Lanturn evolution

Pokémon GO has no evolution levels: a Pokémon evolves when you spend Candy on it (sometimes with an item or a task), at any level.

Lanturn evolves from Chinchou for 50 Chinchou Candy.

Lanturn is the last stage of its family: it does not evolve further.

Family: Chinchou · Lanturn

Lanturn CP by level

Combat Power with perfect stats (15/15/15) and with 10/10/10. Players find that raid, egg and research catches never have a stat below 10; that floor is their measurement, not a number in the game data.

Level	CP 15/15/15	CP 10/10/10	HP 15/15/15	Note
15	893	844	146	research rewards are at most level 15 (game master)
20	1,191	1,125	169	eggs hatch at most level 20 (game master); raid catches are level 20 (players’ measurement)
25	1,489	1,406	189	raid catches in weather that boosts the boss’s type are level 25 (players’ measurement)
30	1,787	1,688	207	wild Pokémon are at most level 30 (game master)
35	1,936	1,829	215
40	2,085	1,969	223
45	2,219	2,096	230
50	2,357	2,226	237
51	2,385	2,253	239	best buddy bonus on a level 50 Pokémon

Lanturn best moveset

Ranked by damage per second over one cycle of fast attacks and one charged attack. Assumptions: Lanturn at level 40 with 15/15/15, a target with 180 Defense taking neutral damage, no weather boost, and the energy Lanturn gains from being hit left out.

Fast attack	Charged attack	Damage per second
Water Gun	Hydro Pump	8.7
Water Gun	Surf	8.6
Water Gun	Thunderbolt	8.5
Water Gun	Thunder	8.2
Spark	Hydro Pump	7.7

Fast attacks

Move	Type	Power	Energy	Time	Power / s
Charge Beam	Electric	7	14	1 s	7.0	same type, ×1.2
Spark	Electric	4	6	0.5 s	8.0	same type, ×1.2
Water Gun	Water	5	5	0.5 s	10.0	same type, ×1.2

Charged attacks

Move	Type	Power	Energy cost	Time	Power / s
Hydro Pump	Water	135	100	3.5 s	38.6	same type, ×1.2
Surf	Water	60	50	1.5 s	40.0	same type, ×1.2
Thunder	Electric	100	100	2.5 s	40.0	same type, ×1.2
Thunderbolt	Electric	80	50	2.5 s	32.0	same type, ×1.2

Lanturn weaknesses and resistances

Damage multipliers for each attack type against Water / Electric. Pokémon GO uses ×1.6 for super effective and ×0.625 for not very effective, multiplied for two types.

Attack type	Damage
Grass	×1.6
Ground	×1.6
Steel	×0.39
Fire	×0.625
Flying	×0.625
Ice	×0.625
Water	×0.625

Lanturn CP calculator

Level Attack IV Defense IV HP IV

CP 2,085 · HP 223

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Sources: stats, moves, evolution costs and the CP multiplier for each level are from the Pokémon GO game master as published by PokeMiners (commit 8e227be, data of 28 August 2026). Which Pokémon are in the game: pogoapi.net (list of 31 January 2026). CP = ⌊(Attack+IV) × √(Defense+IV) × √(Stamina+IV) × CPM² / 10⌋, checked against pogoapi.net’s max CP table for 888 Pokémon. Raid catch levels and the 10/10/10 floor are players’ measurements; they are not in the game data. Pokémon and Pokémon GO are trademarks of their owners; this page is not affiliated with or endorsed by Niantic, Scopely, Nintendo, Creatures, GAME FREAK or The Pokémon Company.