Is Shinx Good in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Playthrough?
Route 202 catch, same as original DP. Luxray is the main Electric-type for players who don't visit the Underground. AbilityIntimidate gives it team utility beyond just Electric coverage.
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 Shinx in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl
high spawn rates in early-game routes across 18 locations. Shinx's one of the easier catches on the list. Knock it out fast and save your time for harder targets.
Where To Catch Shinx in BDSP
The path to Shinx starts with Shinx at Lv. 3-46 via walking encounters. 2 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.
Step 1Shinx ✓Route 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 into 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 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 |
What is Shinx Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Shinx
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Excadrill can KO Shinx with Earthquake (184-217%).
 Excadrill GroundSteel | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySandrush ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Shinx View Excadrill builds →Earthquake 2x184-217%KO Rapid Spin31-36% | ||
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 131 breeding partners from the Ground egg group. Pass egg moves like Baby-Doll Eyes, Double Kick, Eerie Impulse and 10 more to offspring.
BDSP Shinx Best Moveset
65 Attack with AbilityIntimidate from the secondary slot and hidden AbilityGuts for status-powered boosts. Electric pre-evo at 45/45 Speed can't compete. The moveset waits for Luxray where 120 Attack gives the physical Electric TermStab real teeth.
Best Build
Shinx best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Attacker Moveset
- Crunch
- Psychic Fangs
- Facade
- Spark
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
You'll want to breed for Baby-Doll Eyes and Double Kick 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
Base Stats
All of its fur dazzles if danger is sensed. It flees while the foe is momentarily blinded.
Its forelegs have a muscle-based system of generating electricity. Its body shines when it is in danger.
Shinx Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Guide
For Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, 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