Ursaluna

Ursaluna is the final stage of the Teddiursa evolutionary line: Ursaring evolves into this species when it comes into contact with a peat bog in Hisui under a full moon. This change explains its Ground typing and its peat-covered body, which allows it to move through marshy areas and manipulate that material with great strength.

Its appearance is based on a very large brown bear, with its back raised like a small hill and a mark on its forehead that resembles a full moon between clouds. It has a highly developed sense of smell. It uses it to locate missing objects and people, a trait that contrasts with the sheer power of its paws and claws.

In Hisui, a particular specimen serves as a mount and helps with travelling through the Crimson Mirelands. In the present day, the species is uncommon. This connection with the moon also appears in its Japanese name, ガチグマ —Gachiguma—, formed from terms related to the round moon and the bear.

Ursaluna does have a defined competitive role: a bulky physical attacker and wallbreaker, especially on Trick Room teams. Its HP is 130, its Attack reaches 140 and its Defense is 105, while its Special Attack is only 45, its Special Defense is 80 and its Speed is 50. It takes physical hits well and returns the damage with tremendous force, but special attackers and almost any faster opponent make the matchup much harder.

Guts is the ability that defines how it plays: it raises its Attack if it suffers a status condition. Burn stops being a reliable answer and also powers up Facade, whose damage increases when the user is burned, poisoned or paralyzed. Bulletproof grants immunity to bombs and certain projectiles, but has a more specific use; Unnerve prevents the opponent from using Berries.

Ground and Normal give it access to two STAB moves that are very difficult to resist together. Earthquake and Facade are its main attacks, while Close Combat breaks through targets that withstand that combination. Swords Dance lets it take advantage of a forced switch. In doubles, Trick Room fixes its Speed and gives it turns to attack first, although Fake Out, Taunt, Intimidate, Water-, Grass-, Ice- and Fighting-type attacks, and burn damage greatly reduce its margin for error.

Ursaluna belongs to the Field Egg Group. It has a gender ratio of 50% female and takes 20 cycles to hatch, equivalent to approximately 5355 steps. It is a breedable species, so obtaining an Egg involves leaving a compatible Pokémon at the Nursery or the equivalent system in the relevant game.

Its evolution requires a specific condition. First, Teddiursa must evolve into Ursaring upon reaching level 30. After that, a Peat Block must be used on Ursaring during a full moon. It is not enough to use the item at any point in the lunar cycle.

Its catch rate is 75. It is not an effortless catch: weakening it and using status conditions or suitable Poké Balls is advisable when it appears. In Pokémon Legends: Arceus, the evolution is tied to Hisui's peat bogs and the full moon, while in Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet it can also be bred from specimens obtained in those games.