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musiquepkmn
It fulfills a small niche on balance as a mon that can switch in and set up rocks on Heatran, as well as being a nice stop to Dragonite, which is a mon that is often hard to deal with for many balance teams with mons like Clefable, Heatran, and Glowking
musiquepkmn
Many balance teams also struggle with Nidoking (if they don't have a Blissey), and Lunatone is one of the best switch ins to Nidoking. It also can fulfill small roles against Zapdos, Moltres, and other walls that struggle with it's rock typing + levitate.
musiquepkmn
Some options for the last slot are also Toxic and Magic Coat
musiquepkmn
You may want to fit an aromatherapy cleric like Clefable somewhere on your team. Clef and Lunatone have great synergy too as Lunatone switches in to Heatran, and Clef can heal off Lunatone's Toxic, as well as some Clef being able to wishport
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