Is Shinx Good in Black 2 & White 2 Playthrough?
Transfer only. Electric with AbilityIntimidate. Luxray at 30 has strong Attack and AbilityIntimidate. BW2 has Mareep from the start and Magnemite in Virbank. Not a needed import.
Shinx has the type edge here and should clean up Cheren's team.
Shinx trades roughly evenly with Roxie's team.
Shinx trades roughly evenly with Burgh's team.
Elesa's typing presses Shinx's defenses.
Clay's team hits Shinx's weaknesses hard.
Shinx has the type edge here and should clean up Skyla's team.
Drayden's team hits Shinx's weaknesses hard.
Shinx has the type edge here and should clean up Marlon's team.
Shinx trades roughly evenly with Shauntal's team.
Grimsley's team hits Shinx's weaknesses hard.
Shinx trades roughly evenly with Caitlin's team.
Marshal's team hits Shinx's weaknesses hard.
Iris's team hits Shinx's weaknesses hard.
Shinx cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
How to Get Shinx in Black 2 & White 2
Shinx isn't available in the wild in Black 2 & White 2. Start by transferring Shinx from Diamond & Pearl, Platinum, or HeartGold & SoulSilver. The evolution path from Shinx to Shinx is covered in the steps below.
How to Obtain Shinx in B2W2
Step 1Shinx ✓LATER APPEARANCEfrom Diamond & PearlNot TradeableAppears in Diamond & Pearl via Walking · Route 203. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom PlatinumNot TradeableAppears in Platinum via Walking · Route 202. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in HeartGold & SoulSilver via Walking · Route 46 · Radio: Sinnoh Sound. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
Step 2Evolve into Luxio
Step 3Evolve into Luxray
Shinx Weakness
Shinx's Electric typing leaves it vulnerable to Ground. Few weaknesses and 3 resistances make the typing clean. Just 1 weak spot to worry about, which keeps teambuilding straightforward.
| 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 Shinx Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Shinx
 Excadrill GroundSteel | A | |
 Sandslash Ground | C | |
 Gliscor Ground | B | |
 Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
 Camerupt FireGround | C | |
Excadrill GroundSteel | A | |
Sandslash Ground | C | |
Gliscor Ground | B | |
Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
Camerupt FireGround | C | |
Excadrill GroundSteel | A | |
Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
Gliscor Ground | B | |
Sandslash Ground | C | |
 Mamoswine IceGround | B | |
In Black 2 & White 2, Excadrill can KO Shinx with Earthquake (328-386%).
Excadrill GroundSteel | A | |
Recommended Build AbilitySandforce ItemChoice Scarf NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Shinx View Excadrill builds →Earthquake 2x328-386%KO Rapid Spin55-65% Rock Slide82-97% | ||
Shinx Evolutions
Three stages ahead. Shinx grows into Luxio, then pushes on to Luxray. Check the evolution methods below. For breeding, average hatch time with a massive partner pool via one egg group. The evolved forms gain up to 260 total stats over Shinx. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Shinx easily with 181 breeding partners from the Ground egg group. Pass egg moves like Double Kick, Fire Fang, Helping Hand and 9 more to offspring.
B2W2 Shinx Best Moveset
Electric at 65 Attack with AbilityIntimidate dropping opposing Attack on the switch. AbilityGuts as a hidden ability turns status into a power boost. The moveset previews Luxray's physical Electric identity. Two evolutions away.
Best Build
Shinx best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Sweeper Moveset
- Crunch
- Wild Charge
- Fire Fang
- Ice Fang
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
You'll want to breed for Double Kick and Fire Fang on Shinx. These egg moves aren't just nice to have. Combined with STAB from Thunder and Wild Charge, they expand what Shinx can actually threaten in practice.
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
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
The extension and contraction of its muscles generates electricity. It glows when in trouble.
Shinx Black 2 & White 2 Guide
For Black 2 & White 2, you can run Shinx through the first few routes without issues. 263 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Luxio as fast as you can.
Game Availability
Available in 13 titles since its debut in Diamond & Pearl, Shinx spans 7 generations of Pokemon games. It's accessible through catching or hatching as a base form in a solid number of games.
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