Is Shinx Good in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Playthrough?
Breed-only. Luxray's AbilityIntimidate and 120 Attack are appealing, but Manectric covers Electric natively and has a Mega. The import isn't needed.
Shinx trades roughly evenly with Roxanne's team.
Shinx trades roughly evenly with Brawly's team.
Wattson's typing presses Shinx's defenses.
Shinx trades roughly evenly with Flannery's team.
Norman's typing presses Shinx's defenses.
Shinx has the type edge here and should clean up Winona's team.
Shinx trades roughly evenly with Tate & Liza's team.
Shinx trades roughly evenly with Wallace's team.
Shinx trades roughly evenly with Sidney's team.
Shinx trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
Shinx trades roughly evenly with Glacia's team.
Shinx trades roughly evenly with Drake's team.
Shinx trades roughly evenly with Steven's team.
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 Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
No wild encounters for Shinx. The 3-stage chain runs through Shinx, which you can catch in the wild from the locations below. Evolve at level 30 once you've got the levels.
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
 Nincada BugGround | C | |
 Rhydon GroundRock | B | |
 Torterra GrassGround | C | |
 Flygon GroundDragon | C | |
 Donphan Ground | B | |
 Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
Rhydon GroundRock | B | |
Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
Torterra GrassGround | C | |
 Sandslash Ground | C | |
Donphan Ground | B | |
Rhydon GroundRock | B | |
 Garchomp DragonGround | S | |
 Excadrill GroundSteel | S | |
Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
Torterra GrassGround | C | |
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Excadrill can KO Shinx with Earthquake (331-390%).
Excadrill GroundSteel | S | |
Recommended Build AbilityMold Breaker ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Shinx View Excadrill builds →Earthquake 2x331-390%KO Rapid Spin55-65% | ||
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 200 breeding partners from the Ground egg group. Pass egg moves like Double Kick, Eerie Impulse, Fake Tears and 11 more to offspring.
ORAS Shinx Best Moveset
Electric at 65 Attack. AbilityIntimidate drops opponent Attack on entry. AbilityGuts as a hidden ability boosts Attack through status. The moveset fires at pre-evolution power. Luxray two evolutions away adds 120 Attack.
Best Build
Shinx best EVs are Sp. Def
Pivot Moveset
- Crunch
- Thief
- Volt Switch
- Ice Fang
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
You'll want to breed for Double Kick and Eerie Impulse 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.
All of its fur dazzles if danger is sensed. It flees while the foe is momentarily blinded.
Shinx Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Guide
For Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, 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