Is Luxio Good in Platinum Playthrough?
Shinx evolves at level 15. AbilityRivalry still active. Luxio handles Wake's Water gym if needed and contributes through the mid-game. Luxray at 30 is close and worth waiting for.
Roark's Pokemon outpace and outclass Shinx here.
Gardenia's typing presses Luxio's defenses.
Luxio trades roughly evenly with Fantina's team.
Luxray has the type edge here and should clean up Maylene's team.
Luxray has the type edge here and should clean up Crasher Wake's team.
Byron's team hits Luxray's weaknesses hard.
Luxray trades roughly evenly with Candice's team.
Volkner's typing presses Luxray's defenses.
Luxray has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
Bertha's team hits Luxray's weaknesses hard.
Luxray trades roughly evenly with Flint's team.
Luxray trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Luxray resists most of Jupiter's coverage and hits back hard.
Luxray has the type edge here and should clean up Mars's team.
Luxray has the type edge here and should clean up Saturn's team.
Luxray trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catch Shinx
Catch Shinx on Route 202 (walking, Lv 3-4, common).
Recommended Moves
- LV 13ElectricSparkPower 98Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Fantina
- TM25ElectricThunderPower 180Accuracy 70%PP 10Lake Valor
- TM24ElectricThunderboltPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Veilstone Game Corner
- TM34ElectricShock WavePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 215
- LV 29ElectricThunder FangPower 98Accuracy 95%PP 15
- LV 33DarkCrunchPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 41ElectricDischargePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- Post-Game
- TM73ElectricThunder WavePower —Accuracy 100%PP 20Exchange Service Corner counter at the Battle Frontier, which you enter from the Fight Area
- TUTORBugSignal BeamPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15Survival Area
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Evolve Shinx to Luxio
Shinx evolves into Luxio at Level 15. Your Shinx should hit Level 15 before you reach Gardenia, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 15)
- LV 15ElectricSparkPower 98Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Fantina
- TM25ElectricThunderPower 180Accuracy 70%PP 10Lake Valor
- TM24ElectricThunderboltPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Veilstone Game Corner
- TM34ElectricShock WavePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 215
- LV 33ElectricThunder FangPower 98Accuracy 95%PP 15
- LV 38DarkCrunchPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 48ElectricDischargePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- Post-Game
- TM73ElectricThunder WavePower —Accuracy 100%PP 20Exchange Service Corner counter at the Battle Frontier, which you enter from the Fight Area
- TUTORBugSignal BeamPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15Survival Area
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Evolve Luxio to Luxray
Luxio evolves into Luxray at Level 30. Your Luxio should hit Level 30 before you reach Maylene, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 30)
- LV 30ElectricSparkPower 98Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Fantina
- TM25ElectricThunderPower 180Accuracy 70%PP 10Lake Valor
- TM24ElectricThunderboltPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Veilstone Game Corner
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- LV 35ElectricThunder FangPower 98Accuracy 95%PP 15
- LV 56ElectricDischargePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- Post-Game
- TUTORFightingSuperpowerPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 5Survival Area
- TUTORBugSignal BeamPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15Survival Area
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Luxio in Platinum
Luxio barely appears in the wild, with a single uncommon grass patch on Route 222 in the high thirties. Most players just evolve a Shinx at level 15 instead of waiting for that one late spot to deliver.
1 location to catch Luxio4 locations to catch Shinx
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 8Catch Shinx at any of the 4 locations below, then level it up to 15 — it evolves into Luxio.
Badge 1
Badge 2Where To Catch Luxio in Pt
Available earlier: catch Shinx at the very start and evolve it at Lv 15. Wild Luxio first appears at Route 222 (after Badge 7).
- Step 3Evolve into LuxrayBREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Shinx egg.
Bring the right balls: check Luxio catch odds in the Platinum Catch Rate Calculator before you throw.
How to Get Shiny Luxio in Platinum
Luxio turns up on Route 222, so chain it to 40 for a shiny, or evolve a chained Shinx. Compare Shiny Luxio odds across every game
Platinum Shiny Luxio Calculator
3 MethodsThe best route is PokeRadar Chain at full boosts, about 1 in 200 on each try. Tune it below.
PokeRadar Chain: Chain shaking-grass patches without breaking the combo. The rate peaks at a chain of 40.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 22-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 58-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 139-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 460-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
Planning a longer hunt? Set up Luxio in the Platinum Shiny Odds Calculator to compare every method side by side.
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 |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Luxio Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Luxio
 Garchomp DragonGround | S | |
 Rhydon GroundRock | C | |
 Marowak Ground | C | |
 Torterra GrassGround | C | |
 Gliscor Ground | B | |
 Sandslash Ground | B | |
 Hippowdon Ground | B | |
 Mamoswine IceGround | B | |
 Donphan Ground | B | |
 Steelix SteelGround | B | |
 Quagsire WaterGround | C | |
Obtain MethodGreat Marsh Surfing | ||
 Graveler RockGround | C | |
 Gastrodon WaterGround | C | |
Obtain MethodCanalave City Surfing | ||
 Pupitar RockGround | C | |
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 Field egg group. Notable egg moves include Fire Fang, Howl, Ice Fang and 3 more.
Pt Luxio Best Moveset
85 Attack with AbilityIntimidate support makes the moveset functional for a mid-stage. 60 Speed is average, and the evolution to Luxray adds the real power. Machamp at 130 Attack is the goal.
Best Build
Luxio best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Sweeper Moveset
- Crunch
- Protect
- Thunderbolt
- Thunder Wave
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Egg moves make a real difference. Luxio gets Fire Fang and Howl exclusively through breeding, filling gaps that TMs and level-up can't touch. Coverage across 7 types rounds out the picture alongside Thunder and Thunderbolt.
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
26 of 28 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
Strong electricity courses through the tips of its sharp claws. A light scratch causes fainting in foes.
Luxio Platinum Guide
In Platinum, 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.
In Platinum, Luxio plays as a balanced. Not the fastest, so pick your spots carefully. Thunderbolt is the primary attack.
In Platinum, Adamant is the go-to nature for Luxio. That's +Attack / -Sp. Atk. Pair it with 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe EVs. Fits the balanced role.
In Platinum, Luxio pairs best with Charmeleon, Lairon, and Gastly. Charmeleon has Good synergy and covers what Luxio can't handle on its own.
Game Availability
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.
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 7Let's Go
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
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