Mixed
Wallbreaker
CTier
70Speed · Below Avg

Stats & Training

Luxray's built around physical offense. Attack leads the charge, Speed pays for it. Tough to catch, worth 3 Attack EVs. Follows a 1.06M XP medium-slow curve.

Base Stats
High
HP80
C
Attack120
A
Defense79
C
Sp. Atk95
B
Sp. Def79
C
Speed70
C
Total523
Details
Catch Rate
Challenging45 / 255
Growth Rate
Medium Slow1.06M XP
Height1.4 m
4'07"Average
Weight42.0 kg
92.6 lbsLight
Base XP262
High Yield
Abilities
Rivalry
Increases damage inflicted to 1.25× against Pokémon of the same gender, but decreases damage to 0.75× against the opposite gender.
IntimidateNiche
Lowers opponents' Attack one stage upon entering battle.
GutsHATop Pick
Increases Attack to 1.5× with a major status ailment.
EV Yield
HPAtk+3DefSpASpDSpe
Strong Attack training target
Pokedex Entries

It has eyes that can see through anything. It spots and captures prey hiding behind objects.

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.

Luxray Weakness and Resistance Chart
DamageTypes
2x (Weak)Ground
0.5x (Resist)Electric, Flying, Steel
Type ChartGood
1Weak
3Resist
0Immune
Score+1
4xCritical
None
2xWeak
Ground
½xResist
ElectricFlyingSteel
¼xResist
None
0xImmune
None
STAB (2)
WaterFlying
How to Beat Luxray in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl (Best Counters)

In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Excadrill can KO Luxray with Earthquake (136-160%). Garchomp threatens a KO with Earthquake (132-156%).

Excadrill
Excadrill
GroundSteel
A
Recommended Build
AbilityMold Breaker
ItemLeftovers
NatureJolly
Moves
  • EarthquakeSTAB
  • Rapid Spin
  • Iron Head
  • Swords Dance
Damage vs Luxray
Earthquake 2x
136-160%KO
Rapid Spin
23-27%
View Excadrill builds →

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Evolution

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

3 Forms
Shinx
#403Shinx
15
Level 15
Luxio
#404Luxio
30
Level 30
Luxray
#405Luxray
Stat Comparison 3 Stages
Shinx
Electric
Luxio
Electric
Luxray
Electric
HP
45
60+15
80+20
ATK
65
85+20
120+35
DEF
34
49+15
79+30
SP.ATK
40
60+20
95+35
SP.DEF
34
49+15
79+30
SPE
45
60+15
70+10
BST
263D-Tier
363D-Tier+100
523C-Tier+160
ROLE
Balanced
Balanced
Wallbreaker
TYPE
Physical
Physical
Physical

Breeding

Very Easy

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.

Egg Groups
Ground
Gender
♂50.0%♀50.0%
Hatch Time
20 cycles·5,140 steps
Quick~5 min with Flame Body
Egg Moves
13moves
Breed With (best first)
raichupikachunidokinggolduckampharosrhydondewgongarbokquagsirenidorinofarfetchdflaaffy
12 of 131·

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Luxray Best Moveset

Luxray spreads damage across 2 coverage types. Flame Orb provides self-burn for Guts activation to maximize each hit, and max Attack and Speed EVs push the math. Guts ties the set together while Dark and Normal coverage prevents safe switch-ins.

Best Build

Experimental
Ability
Guts
Item
Flame Orb
Best Nature for Luxray
Jolly+SPE

Luxray best EVs are Attack and Speed

EVs

Physical Sweeper Moveset

  • Wild ChargeSTAB
  • ThunderSTAB
  • CrunchCoverage
  • FacadeCoverage

Recommended Teammates

Arcanine
ArcanineGood

Moves

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.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Charge
D——20Electric
Lv 1
Electric Terrain
D——10Electric
Lv 1
Leer
D—10030Normal
Lv 1
Tackle
D4010035Normal
Lv 1
Thunder Shock
—4010030Electric
Lv 12
Bite
C6010025Dark
Lv 18
Spark
—6510020Electric
Lv 24
Roar-6
C——20Normal
Lv 33
Volt Switch
C7010020Electric
Lv 40
Scary Face
——10010Normal
Lv 48
Thunder Wave
C—9020Electric
Lv 56
Crunch
S8010015Dark
Lv 64
Discharge
B8010015Electric
Lv 72
Swagger
D—8515Normal
Lv 80
Wild Charge
S9010015Electric

TM Moves

TM
TM45
Attract
C—10015Normal
TM57
Charge Beam
C509010Electric
TM32
Double Team
———15Normal
TM58
Endure+4
C——10Normal
TM42
Facade
A7010020Normal
TM70
Flash
——10020Normal
TM68
Giga Impact
B150905Normal
TM15
Hyper Beam
B150905Normal
TM23
Iron Tail
C1007515Steel
TM16
Light Screen
C——30Psychic
TM17
Protect+4
C——10Normal
TM18
Rain Dance
C——5Water
TM44
Rest
C——10Psychic
TM05
Roar-6
C——20Normal
TM34
Shock Wave
C60—20Electric
TM82
Sleep Talk
C——10Normal
TM78
Snarl
D559515Dark
TM96
Strength
—8010015Normal
TM90
Substitute
C——10Normal
TM87
Swagger
D—8515Normal
TM46
Thief
C6010025Dark
TM25
Thunder
S1107010Electric
TM73
Thunder Wave
C—9020Electric
TM24
Thunderbolt
S9010015Electric
TM43
Volt Switch
C7010020Electric

Egg Moves

Egg
Egg
Baby-Doll Eyes+1
S—10030Fairy
Egg
Double Kick
D3010030Fighting
Egg
Eerie Impulse
D—10015Electric
Egg
Fake Tears
S—10020Dark
Egg
Fire Fang
A659515Fire
Egg
Helping Hand+5
C——20Normal
Egg
Howl
D——40Normal
Egg
Ice Fang
S659515Ice
Egg
Night Slash
C7010015Dark
Egg
Quick Attack+1
D4010030Normal
Egg
Swift
D60—20Normal
Egg
Take Down
C908520Normal
Egg
Thunder Fang
S659515Electric

Tutor Moves

Luxray can't learn any Tutor moves

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 Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

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.

  1. Shinx
    Step 1Catch Shinx
    Route 202
    Shining PearlGrass Lv.3-4 Route
    30%Early
    Route 202
    Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.3-4 Route
    30%Early
    Route 203
    Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.4-5 Route
    25%Early
    Route 203
    Shining PearlGrass Lv.4-5 Route
    25%Early
    Route 204 - South
    Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.4-5 Route
    15%Early
    Route 204 - South
    Shining PearlGrass Lv.4-5 Route
    15%Early
    Route 204 - North
    Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.6-7 Route
    15%Early
    Route 204 - North
    Shining PearlGrass Lv.6-7 Route
    15%Early
    Grassland Cave
    Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.16-20 Cave
    Mid
    Grassland Cave
    Shining PearlGrass Lv.16-20 Cave
    Mid
    Spacious Cave
    Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.16-20 Cave
    Mid
    Spacious Cave
    Shining PearlGrass Lv.16-20 Cave
    Mid
    Sunlit Cavern
    Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.16-20 Cave
    Mid
    Sunlit Cavern
    Shining PearlGrass Lv.16-20 Cave
    Mid
    Whiteout Cave
    Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.16-20 Cave
    Mid
    Whiteout Cave
    Shining PearlGrass Lv.16-20 Cave
    Mid
    Fuego Ironworks
    Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.28 Power-plant
    10%Mid
    Fuego Ironworks
    Shining PearlGrass Lv.28 Power-plant
    10%Mid
  2. Luxio
    Step 2Catch or Evolve Luxio
    Fuego Ironworks
    Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.29 Power-plant
    10%Mid
    Fuego Ironworks
    Shining PearlGrass Lv.29 Power-plant
    10%Mid
    Grassland Cave
    Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.42-46 Cave
    Late
    Requires Icicle Badge
    Grassland Cave
    Shining PearlGrass Lv.42-46 Cave
    Late
    Requires Icicle Badge
    Spacious Cave
    Shining PearlGrass Lv.42-46 Cave
    Late
    Requires Icicle Badge
    Spacious Cave
    Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.42-46 Cave
    Late
    Requires Icicle Badge
    Sunlit Cavern
    Shining PearlGrass Lv.42-46 Cave
    Late
    Requires Icicle Badge
    Sunlit Cavern
    Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.42-46 Cave
    Late
    Requires Icicle Badge
    Whiteout Cave
    Shining PearlGrass Lv.42-46 Cave
    Late
    Requires Icicle Badge
    Whiteout Cave
    Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.42-46 Cave
    Late
    Requires Icicle Badge
    or evolve from Shinx (Step 1)
  3. Luxray
    Step 3Luxray ✓

Luxray 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. Wild Charge with Flame Orb 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 Wild Charge, Thunder, Crunch, and Facade on Luxray. Wild Charge is the most common pick at 25% usage. Thunder 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.

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