Game ⇓ | Flavour Text ⇓ |
| Gold | The light it emits is so bright that it can illuminate the sea's surface from a depth of over three miles. |
| Silver | It blinds prey with an intense burst of light, then swallows the immobilized prey in a single gulp. |
| Crystal | This POKéMON uses the bright part of its body, which changed from a dorsal fin, to lure prey. |
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| Ruby/Sapphire | LANTURN is known to emit light. If you peer down into the dark sea from a ship at night, you can sometimes see this POKéMON’s light rising from the depths where it swims. It gives the sea an appearance of a starlit night. |
| Emerald | The light-emitting orbs on its back are very bright. They are formed from a part of its dorsal fin. This POKéMON illuminates the inky darkness of deep seas. |
| FireRed | It blinds prey with an intense burst of light, then swallows the immobilized prey in a single gulp. |
| Leaf Green | The light it emits is so bright that it can illuminate the sea’s surface from a depth of over three miles. |
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| Diamond/Pearl | LANTURN’s light can shine up from great depths. It is nicknamed “The Deep-Sea Star.” |
| Platinum | LANTURN’s light can shine up from great depths. It is nicknamed “The Deep-Sea Star.” |
| Heart Gold | The light it emits is so bright that it can illuminate the sea’s surface from a depth of over three miles. |
| Soul Silver | It blinds prey with an intense burst of light. With the prey incapacitated, the Pokémon swallows it in a single gulp. |
| Black | Lanturn's light can shine up from great depths. It is nicknamed “The Deep-Sea Star." |
| White | Lanturn's light can shine up from great depths. It is nicknamed “The Deep-Sea Star." |
