Is Luxray Good in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Playthrough?
Sinnoh's native Electric-type. AbilityIntimidate lowers Attack on switch-in, which is rare for an Electric Pokemon. Handles Crasher Wake, Byron's Magneton, and Cynthia's Milotic. Physical Attack at 120 is strong, but the Special movepool is better for Electric coverage. Reusable TMs help bridge that gap. A Sinnoh staple that earns its spot from Route 202 through the Champion fight.
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 Luxray in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl
No wild encounters for Luxray. The 3-stage chain runs through Shinx, which you can catch at solid rates from the locations below. Evolve at level 30 once you've got the levels.
How to Obtain Luxray in BDSP
The path to Luxray starts with Shinx at Lv. 3-46 via walking encounters. 2 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.
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 2Catch or Evolve LuxioFuego 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 3Luxray ✓
Luxray Weakness
Ground moves hit Luxray for super-effective damage. Its Electric typing keeps the defensive matchups simple. With 80 HP and balanced defenses, Luxray can afford to eat a neutral hit or two.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Ground |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Electric, Flying, Steel |
What is Luxray Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Luxray
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Garchomp can KO Luxray with Earthquake (101-119%).
 Garchomp DragonGround | S | |
Recommended Build AbilityRough Skin ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Luxray View Garchomp builds →Earthquake 2x101-119%KO | ||
Luxray Evolutions
Luxray is the final form in a three-stage chain from Shinx through Luxio. Breeding this form produces Shinx eggs (average hatch time). Evolving from Shinx gave Luxray the biggest boost in Attack (+55), bringing the total to 523 stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Luxray 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 Luxray Best Moveset
120 Attack with AbilityIntimidate cutting physical damage on entry and hidden AbilityGuts turning status into raw power. Electric TermStab behind that Attack is strong. Dropped from C-tier to D because 70 Speed means going after most threats and 80/79/79 bulk is ordinary. The Attack is real but the format outran it.
Best Build
Luxray best EVs are Defense and Speed
Bulky Support Moveset
- Ice Fang
- Thunderbolt
- Baby Doll Eyes
- Fake Tears
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Without breeding, Luxray misses out on Baby-Doll Eyes and Double Kick. That's 13 egg moves adding depth that the base kit lacks. STAB comes from Thunder and Wild Charge, with Normal and Dark coverage and more rounding things out.
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
It has eyes that can see through anything. It spots and captures prey hiding behind objects.
When its eyes gleam gold, it can spot hiding prey—even those taking shelter behind a wall.
Luxray Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Guide
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Don't let Luxray's 523 base stat total fool you. Intimidate is what makes it tick. It punches way above its weight class. We rate it C-Tier as a wallbreaker. Ice Fang with Air Balloon is the standard set.
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, watch for Rhydon (Ground) when using Luxray. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Only 1 weakness means fewer dedicated counters to worry about.
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Run Intimidate on Luxray. It's the ability that defines how you build around it and the main reason it holds a competitive niche. Luxray also gets Rivalry and Guts, but they don't compare.
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Luxray fills the wallbreaker role. It's a mixed attacker with base 120 Attack and 95 Sp. Atk. Base 70 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. And it's enough bulk to take a hit or two.
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, run Ice Fang, Thunderbolt, Babydolleyes, and Faketears on Luxray. Ice Fang is the most common pick at 0% usage. Thunderbolt provides reliable STAB damage.
Game Availability
Luxray first appeared in Diamond & Pearl and has been available in 13 games across 7 generations. Obtainable through wild encounters in most titles where it appears.
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