Luxio sits in the middle of its evolution line — stronger than Shinx but not yet at full power. Most trainers push through to Luxray as fast as possible. Known as the Spark Pokemon. Flexible enough to run physical or special sets.
Everything pushes toward physical damage here. Luxio's Attack does the work, Defense pays the price. But you're still getting 2 Attack EVs per KO. Common in the wild, on a 1.06M XP medium-slow curve.
Proudly uses its electrified claws as weapons. It seems to be a gracious Pokémon, evenly sharing the spoils of the hunt with others of its kind.
Luxio Weakness
GoodLuxio is weak to Ground-type moves. Not many exploitable gaps in the Electric typing defensive chart. Luxio's Electric typing only leaves 1 gap to cover.
Luxio sits between Shinx and Luxray in this three-stage line. Not the final form yet. For breeding, average hatch time with plenty of partners 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.
How to Evolve
Breed with Luxio to get Shinx eggs easily using 69 partners from the Ground egg group.
Best Build
Legends: Arceus uses different battle mechanics.
Competitive build content is not applicable for this game. Select a main series game for builds.
The offense anchors on Thunder and Wild Charge, with Normal and Dark coverage and more adding reach. It's a workable movepool for Luxio that handles most situations. Wild Charge and Thunder give it enough punch where it matters.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
decent spawn rates for Luxio across 3 locations in mid-game routes. Nothing complicated. Check the sorted list below, compare the top few options, and head to whichever is closest.
Where To Catch Luxio in Legends: Arceus
The path to Luxio starts with Shinx at walking via walking encounters. 2 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.
Step 1Catch ShinxEASYAspiration HillGrassUncommonEASYFloaro GardensGrassUncommonForestEASYOreburrow TunnelGrassUncommonCave
Step 2Luxio ✓EASYFloaro GardensGrassUncommonForestEASYOreburrow TunnelGrassUncommonCaveEASYSandgem FlatsGrassUncommonDesertor evolve from Shinx (Step 1)
At 363 BST, Luxio is firmly in pre-evolution territory. Evolve it into Luxray before bringing it to any serious fight.
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 physical attacker with base 85 Attack. Fragile — can't afford to take many hits, too. But the speed tells the real story — at base 60 Speed, it won't be moving first often.
Luxio appears in 13 games, including Platinum, HeartGold & SoulSilver, and Diamond & Pearl.
Debuting in Diamond & Pearl, Luxio appears in 13 games across 6 generations. A reliable presence in a solid number of games, typically found through catching or hatching as a base form.
- Gen IY
Yellow - Gen IRB
Red & Blue - Gen IIGS
Gold & Silver - Gen IIC
Crystal - Gen IIIRS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen IIIFRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen IIIE
Emerald - Gen IVPt
Platinum - Gen IVHGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen IVDPDebut
Diamond & Pearl - Gen VBW
Black & White - Gen VB2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen VIXY
X & Y - Gen VIORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen VIIUSUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen VIISM
Sun & Moon - Gen VIILGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen VIIISwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen VIIIPLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen VIIIBDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen IXSV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen IXLZA
Legends: Z-A