Is Luxio Good in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Playthrough?
Evolve to Luxray at level 30. Luxio handles Wake if you need it before the evolution.
Roark's team hits Shinx's weaknesses hard.
Luxio trades roughly evenly with Gardenia's team.
Luxio trades roughly evenly with Maylene's team.
Luxio has the type edge here and should clean up Crasher Wake's team.
Luxray has the type edge here and should clean up Fantina's team.
Luxray has the type edge here and should clean up Byron's team.
Luxray has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
Luxray trades roughly evenly with Volkner's team.
Luxray has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
Luxray trades roughly evenly with Bertha's team.
Luxray has the type edge here and should clean up Flint's team.
Luxray has the type edge here and should clean up Lucian's team.
Luxray trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catch Shinx on Route 202 (walking, Lv 3-4, common).
Your Shinx should hit Level 15 before you reach Gardenia, at typical leveling pace.
Your Luxio should hit Level 30 before you reach Fantina, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Luxio in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl
10 encounter spots for Luxio at moderate rates starting from mid-game routes. Best and Earliest sort options below help narrow down your approach based on odds vs. Accessibility.
Where To Catch Luxio in BDSP
To get Luxio, start by catching Shinx through walking encounters at Lv. 3-46. The chain covers 2 catchable stages before reaching the final form.
Step 1Catch ShinxRoute 202Lv.3-4GrassRate 30%Route 203Lv.4-5GrassRate 25%Route 204 - SouthLv.4-5GrassRate 15%Route 204 - NorthLv.6-7GrassRate 15%Grassland CaveLv.16-20CaveSpacious CaveLv.16-20CaveSunlit CavernLv.16-20CaveWhiteout CaveLv.16-20CaveFuego IronworksLv.28FloorRate 10%
Step 2Luxio ✓Fuego IronworksLv.29FloorRate 10%Grassland CaveLv.42-46CaveRequires Icicle BadgeSpacious CaveLv.42-46CaveRequires Icicle BadgeSunlit CavernLv.42-46CaveRequires Icicle BadgeWhiteout CaveLv.42-46CaveRequires Icicle Badgeor evolve from Shinx (Step 1)
Step 3Evolve into Luxray
Luxio Weakness
Luxio is weak to Ground. Not many exploitable gaps in the Electric typing defensive chart. Luxio's Electric typing only leaves 1 gap to cover.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Ground |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Electric, Flying, Steel |
What is Luxio Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Luxio
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Landorus's Rock Slide hits Luxio for 38-45%.
 Landorus Ground | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySheerforce ItemLife Orb NatureNaive Moves
Damage vs Luxio View Landorus builds →Rock Slide38-45% | ||
Luxio Evolutions
Luxio sits between Shinx and Luxray in this three-stage line. Not the final form yet. For breeding, average hatch time with a massive partner pool via one egg group. Attack has grown the most so far (+20), but there's still another 160 stats to gain in the final evolution. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Luxio to get Shinx eggs easily using 131 partners from the Ground egg group. Notable egg moves include Baby-Doll Eyes, Double Kick, Eerie Impulse and 10 more.
BDSP Luxio Best Moveset
85 Attack with AbilityIntimidate and hidden AbilityGuts boosting Attack through status. Electric TermStab at 60/60 across Sp. Atk and Speed gives the middle evolution some identity. One step from Luxray.
Best Build
Luxio best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Sweeper Moveset
- Thunder
- Thunder Wave
- Wild Charge
- Protect
Moves List
Egg moves make a real difference. Luxio gets Baby-Doll Eyes and Double Kick exclusively through breeding, filling gaps that TMs and level-up can't touch. Normal and Dark coverage and more rounds out the picture alongside Thunder and Wild Charge.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
Its claws loose electricity with enough amperage to cause opponents to faint. It lives in small groups.
It rests its forelegs on others to communicate with rhythmic electric pulses from its claws.
Luxio Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Guide
At 363 BST, Luxio is firmly in pre-evolution territory. Evolve it into Luxray before bringing it to any serious fight.
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Luxio's biggest threats include Golem (Ground), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Only 1 weakness means fewer dedicated counters to worry about.
Luxio gets Intimidate, Rivalry, and Guts. But Intimidate is the one that matters. It's the centerpiece of every viable set. Build around that.
Luxio is a mixed attacker with base 85 Attack and 60 Sp. Atk. Fragile, can't afford to take many hits, too. Speed tells the real story. At base 60 Speed, it won't be moving first often.
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, For a casual playthrough, Luxio works as a placeholder. Electric coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Luxray. That's where the stats start mattering.
Game Availability
Debuting in Diamond & Pearl, Luxio appears in 13 games across 7 generations. A reliable presence in a solid number of games, typically found through catching or hatching as a base form.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DPDebut
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves