Lanturn Card Collection: Your Fish Binder Checklist
Discover the best Lanturn Pokémon cards to collect. Cute picks, rare finds, set history, and binder layout tips in one guide.
2024-04-02
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Popularity Rank: #290
Fan survey data
Blended rank from two r/pokemon "favourite Pokémon" surveys, weighted 60/40 toward the 2025 results (u/Jawnysparklez; u/mamamia1001 2019).
2025 survey: #344
2019 survey: #201
#290 / 1025
Pokédex details
National Dex
#0171
Height
1.2 m
Weight
22.5 kg
Capture rate
75 / 255
Generation
Gen II
Gender ratio
50% male, 50% female
Hatch steps
5,100 steps
Base happiness
70
Growth rate
Slow
Color
Blue
Habitat
Sea
Shape
Fish
What makes Lanturn so likeable
Three fast, fan-friendly reasons Lanturn stands out — no lore dump, just the vibe.
- Cheerful personality in-game — Lanturn feels upbeat even before you pick a favourite card.
- Bright, sparky energy — Lanturn pops on-page without needing a loud holo.
- A staple in our Fish crowd — Lanturn is one of those picks collectors nod at immediately.
Pokémon TCG cards
Recent cards featuring Lanturn from the Trading Card Game, newest first.
Wisdom of Sea and Sky
Two Star
Wisdom of Sea and Sky
Two Star
Wisdom of Sea and Sky
Four Diamond
Stellar Crown
Uncommon
Paldean Fates
Uncommon
Silver Tempest
Uncommon
Evolving Skies
Uncommon
Sword & Shield
Rare
Cosmic Eclipse
Rare
Lost Thunder
Rare
Celestial Storm
Uncommon
Sun & Moon
Rare
Showing 12 of 29 loaded cards · card data from TCGdex with pokemontcg.io as backup · images via Scrydex when needed
Laying out a Lanturn page that photographs well
Binder geometry for Lanturn: where the eye should land first and what can stay in the background.
Cards to anchor your spread
TCG picks for collectors — pair these with a printed scene below.
Lanturn #H15 (Aquapolis) by Yuka Morii is essential — her signature clay-art style gives Lanturn an irresistibly handcrafted charm.
Lanturn #21 (Aquapolis) by Yuka Morii is essential — her signature clay-art style gives Lanturn an irresistibly handcrafted charm.
Lanturn #72 (Cosmic Eclipse) is a promo worth chasing — alternate art that stands out on any Lanturn binder page.
Species art references
Character renders for colour matching, pose ideas, and silhouette checks.
Official artwork
Match card holo colours and keep the species silhouette consistent across pockets.
HOME render
Modern pose reference when you want a cleaner, upright character layout.
Dream World vector
Simple line-and-fill shape — handy for tracing pocket placement before you print.
Shiny palette
Alternate colourway for accent pockets or shiny-themed spreads.
Art via PokéAPI/sprites (open source).
Lanturn mini binder spread
A seeded two-page 3×3 binder mockup using Lanturn chase cards and Michi Method scene art for display planning.
Left page
Aquapolis
Rare Holo
Aquapolis
Rare
Cosmic Eclipse
Rare
Wisdom of Sea and Sky
Two Star
Wisdom of Sea and Sky
Two Star
Wisdom of Sea and Sky
Four Diamond
Stellar Crown
Uncommon
Right page
Paldean Fates
Uncommon
Silver Tempest
Uncommon
Evolving Skies
Uncommon
Sword & Shield
Rare
Lost Thunder
Rare
Celestial Storm
Uncommon
Sun & Moon
Rare
Start with a background that echoes Lanturn's water and electric, then place your chase holo in the top-left anchor slot. Secondary copies can step down in rarity toward the edges so the spread breathes in photos.
Michi Method scene examples
Illustration picks when dedicated scene art is not cached yet — card frames may still show.
Scene wallpaper — Lanturn
Scene art via Wallhaven — Scene wallpaper — Lanturn
Scene wallpaper — Lanturn
Scene art via Wallhaven — Scene wallpaper — Lanturn
Find more scene art
Curated galleries and search links — we do not hotlink Pinterest or ArtStation results.
Pokémon and character names are trademarks of Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK.
Additional tips
- Lanturn's cheerful base temperament invites playful sticker sleeves or washi — don't force a grimdark layout unless the art demands it.
- Keep a "swap tray" of mid-value Lanturn duplicates beside the binder — trades move faster when the page is already curated.
- Lead with your strongest Lanturn single, then echo it with a secondary spread featuring Chinchou, Alomomola, and Arrokuda so the page reads as a story, not a checklist.
- Hunt bilingual or alt-language copies when Lanturn lettering or embossing outshines the English print — especially if you trade with collectors who search native names.
Abilities, moves & metagame notes
Optional competitive context for Lanturn. Display collectors can skip straight to the backstory below.
Base stats
In-game numbers for Lanturn — useful context beside abilities and moves.
HP
125
Attack
58
Defense
58
Sp. Atk
76
Sp. Def
76
Speed
67
Total: 460
Players file Lanturn around tier "PU" while Ability Volt Absorb (Absorbs Electric moves, healing for 1/4 max HP.) shapes the fantasy — chase art that stages that payoff, not just the highest number on the slab.
- Water/Electric typings invite clash lighting or split backgrounds — lean into that tension on-page.
- Hidden Ability Water Absorb is the deep-cut hunt — call it out when you sell or trade so buyers know you are curating, not flipping random holos.
3D battle sprites
Animated Showdown-style models for Lanturn — normal and shiny.
Sprites via Project Pokémon. Pokémon and character names are trademarks of Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK.
Backstory & Lore
A short write-up on Lanturn, weaving together Pokédex notes, species lore, and evolution context.
The light it emits is so bright that it can illuminate the sea's surface from a depth of over three miles.
It blinds prey with an intense burst of light, then swallows the immobilized prey in a single gulp.
This POKéMON uses the bright part of its body, which changed from a dorsal fin, to lure prey.
Collectors still read Chinchou and Lanturn fastest left-to-right; matching illustration eras across those stages matters more than cramming every rarity onto one page.
A second dex beat (Alpha Sapphire) frames Lanturn as lanturn is known to emit light.. Rotating that line on a sticky note beside the page keeps the spread feeling lived-in.
Name in other languages
Common localized names collectors may search for.
German
Lanturn
Spanish
Lanturn
French
Lanturn
Italian
Lanturn
Japanese
ランターン
Japanese (Romaji)
Lantern
Korean
랜턴
Chinese (Simplified)
电灯怪
Chinese (Traditional)
電燈怪
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