**To use Lanturn effectively in the current VGC format, leverage its Water/Electric type typing and build around its top-performing movesets.** Lanturn appears as a prominent choice in the current Pokémon Champions format, with usage data pulled from competitive teams, tournament results and Showdown-ready pastes tracked by MetaVGC. This page brings together its most common moveset, nature, ability, item, teammates and type weaknesses so you can judge where Lanturn fits in a VGC team.

The most common build highlights Volt Absorb, Leftovers and Calm 22/0/21/0/23/0. Its frequent moves include Protect, Soak, Volt Switch, Icy Wind, Thunder Wave, and Scald. Treat those choices as a data-backed starting point: they show what players are bringing, while EV spreads, Tera Type and the final move slot should still respond to your expected matchups.

Defensively, Lanturn has important weaknesses to grass 2x, ground 2x. That matters during teambuilding because a strong composition needs ways to cover those attacks without giving up offensive pressure. Partners such as Pelipper, Mimikyu, Basculegion-F, Araquanid, and Eelektross appear often because they can add positioning, type coverage, speed control or safer switches into common checks.

MetaVGC tracks recent teams using Lanturn. Open the Lanturn teams page to compare complete structures, copy Showdown pastes and see how players combine Lanturn with other Pokémon in the active format.