Is Luxray Good in Sword & Shield Playthrough?
Luxray's 120 Attack is impressive for an Electric-type, but most Electric moves run off Special Attack. Wild Charge and Thunder Fang give it physical options, both with drawbacks (recoil and low power). AbilityIntimidate provides team utility. Handles Nessa and contributes against Raihan's Flying types. Competent, not elite.
Milo's typing presses Shinx's defenses.
Shinx has the type edge here and should clean up Nessa's team.
Kabu's typing presses Shinx's defenses.
Bea's typing presses Shinx's defenses.
Shinx trades roughly evenly with Opal's team.
Shinx trades roughly evenly with Gordie's team.
Shinx trades roughly evenly with Piers's team.
Raihan's team hits Shinx's weaknesses hard.
Bede's typing presses Shinx's defenses.
Luxray trades roughly evenly with Leon's team.
Catch Shinx on Challenge Beach (walking, Lv 13-18). Raining.
Your Shinx should hit Level 30 before you reach Leon, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Luxray in Sword & Shield
Luxray doesn't appear wild. Catch Shinx instead, it shows up at decent rates. Evolve it at level 30 to get Luxray. The 3-stage chain is mapped in the step cards below.
How to Obtain Luxray in SwSh
To get Luxray, start by catching Shinx through walking encounters at Lv. 10-24. The chain covers 1 catchable stage before reaching the final form.
Step 1Catch ShinxChallenge BeachLv.10-15OverworldRate 20%ThunderstormChallenge BeachLv.10-15OverworldRate 20%RainingChallenge RoadLv.10-15OverworldShieldRate 20%RainingChallenge RoadLv.10-15OverworldShieldRate 20%ThunderstormPotbottom DesertLv.10-15OverworldShieldRate 20%RainingTraining LowlandsLv.10-15OverworldShieldRate 20%ThunderstormTraining LowlandsLv.10-15OverworldShieldRate 20%RainingTraining LowlandsLv.13-18OverworldSwordRate 20%ThunderstormTraining LowlandsLv.13-18OverworldSwordRate 20%RainingChallenge BeachLv.13-18GrassRate 15%RainingChallenge BeachLv.13-18GrassRate 15%ThunderstormChallenge RoadLv.16-21OverworldSwordRate 20%RainingChallenge RoadLv.16-21OverworldSwordRate 20%ThunderstormPotbottom DesertLv.19-24OverworldSwordRate 20%RainingTraining LowlandsLv.16-21GrassRate 15%RainingTraining LowlandsLv.16-21GrassRate 15%ThunderstormChallenge RoadLv.19-24GrassRate 15%ThunderstormChallenge RoadLv.19-24GrassRate 15%Raining
Step 2Evolve into LuxioBREEDINGAvailableLeave Luxray with a compatible partner at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Luxio egg.
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
 Excadrill GroundSteel | B | |
 Hippowdon Ground | B | |
 Mudsdale Ground | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Luxray View Mudsdale builds →High Horsepower 2x103-121%KO | ||
 Mamoswine IceGround | B | |
 Sandaconda Ground | B | |
Excadrill GroundSteel | B | |
Hippowdon Ground | B | |
Mudsdale Ground | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Luxray View Mudsdale builds →High Horsepower 2x103-123%KO | ||
Mamoswine IceGround | B | |
Sandaconda Ground | B | |
Excadrill GroundSteel | B | |
 Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
Hippowdon Ground | B | |
 Rhydon GroundRock | C | |
Sandaconda Ground | B | |
Excadrill GroundSteel | B | |
Sandaconda Ground | B | |
Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
Hippowdon Ground | B | |
 Garchomp DragonGround | S | |
Excadrill GroundSteel | B | |
Sandaconda Ground | B | |
Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
Hippowdon Ground | B | |
Garchomp DragonGround | S | |
In Sword & Shield, 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 152 partners from the Ground egg group. Notable egg moves include Baby-Doll Eyes, Double Kick, Howl and 4 more.
SwSh Luxray Best Moveset
120 Attack with AbilityIntimidate for Attack drops on entry gives the moveset physical power plus defensive utility. But Electric typing on a physical attacker is awkward since most Electric moves use Sp. Atk. MoveWild Charge provides physical Electric TermStab at recoil cost. D-tier because 70 Speed loses critical matchups.
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 7 egg moves adding depth that the base kit lacks. STAB comes from Thunder and Wild Charge, with coverage across 8 types 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
Luxray can see through solid objects. It will instantly spot prey trying to hide behind walls, even if the walls are thick.
Seeing through solid objects uses up a lot of Luxray’s electricity, so the Pokémon sleeps for long periods of time to store up energy.
Luxray Sword & Shield Guide
In Sword & Shield, 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 Sword & Shield, 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 Sword & Shield, 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 Sword & Shield, 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 Sword & Shield, 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