Is Luxio Good in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Playthrough?
From a traded Shinx, Luxio brings AbilityIntimidate and growing Electric power. Gets to Luxray at 30, but Manectric hits harder and evolves from a native Electrike.
Shinx trades roughly evenly with Roxanne's team.
Shinx has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Shinx trades roughly evenly with Wattson's team.
Shinx trades roughly evenly with Flannery's team.
Norman's typing presses Shinx's defenses.
Luxray resists most of Winona's coverage and hits back hard.
Luxray has the type edge here and should clean up Tate & Liza's team.
Luxray has the type edge here and should clean up Wallace's team.
Luxray has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Luxray has the type edge here and should clean up Phoebe's team.
Luxray has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Luxray has the type edge here and should clean up Drake's team.
Luxray trades roughly evenly with Steven's team.
Catch Luxio on Route 118 (walking, Lv 24, common). DexNav.
Your Shinx should hit Level 30 before you reach Winona, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Luxio in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
Luxio appears at high spawn rates across 2 spots in mid-game routes. Sort by Best below if you want the highest rate, or Earliest if you want the quickest access point in your playthrough.
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
 Nincada BugGround | C | |
 Rhydon GroundRock | B | |
 Torterra GrassGround | C | |
 Flygon GroundDragon | C | |
 Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
 Donphan Ground | B | |
Rhydon GroundRock | B | |
Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
Torterra GrassGround | C | |
 Sandslash Ground | C | |
Flygon GroundDragon | C | |
Rhydon GroundRock | B | |
 Garchomp DragonGround | S | |
 Excadrill GroundSteel | S | |
Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
Torterra GrassGround | C | |
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Landorus can KO Luxio with Explosion (206-243%).
 Landorus Ground | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySandforce ItemLife Orb NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Luxio View Landorus builds →Explosion206-243%KO | ||
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 200 partners from the Ground egg group. Notable egg moves include Double Kick, Eerie Impulse, Fake Tears and 11 more.
ORAS Luxio Best Moveset
Electric at 85 Attack with AbilityIntimidate and AbilityGuts as a hidden ability. The moveset fires at mid-stage power. Luxray one evolution away adds 120 Attack but the 70 Speed remains a problem.
Best Build
Luxio best EVs are Attack and HP
Physical Attacker Moveset
- Crunch
- Fire Fang
- Wild Charge
- Ice Fang
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Egg moves make a real difference. Luxio gets Double Kick and Eerie Impulse exclusively through breeding, filling gaps that TMs and level-up can't touch. Coverage across 8 types 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
Reminder Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
Its claws loose electricity with enough amperage to cause fainting. They live in small groups.
Strong electricity courses through the tips of its sharp claws. A light scratch causes fainting in foes.
Luxio Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Guide
At 363 BST, Luxio is firmly in pre-evolution territory. Evolve it into Luxray before bringing it to any serious fight.
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, 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 Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, 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