Is Shinx Good in Diamond & Pearl Playthrough?
Route 202 Electric-type and the first Electric option in Sinnoh. AbilityIntimidate drops Attack on switch-in. Luxray at 30 handles Crasher Wake and contributes through the E4. Shinx is the beginning of one of Sinnoh's best native teams members.
Roark's typing presses Shinx's defenses.
Luxio trades roughly evenly with Gardenia's team.
Luxio trades roughly evenly with Maylene's team.
Luxio trades roughly evenly with Crasher Wake's team.
Luxray has the type edge here and should clean up Fantina's team.
Luxray trades roughly evenly with 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 trades roughly evenly with Flint's team.
Luxray has the type edge here and should clean up Lucian's team.
Luxray has the type edge here and should clean up Mars's team.
Luxray resists most of Jupiter's coverage and hits back hard.
Luxray has the type edge here and should clean up Saturn's team.
Luxray trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catchable
Catch Shinx on Route 202 (walking, Lv 3-4, common).
Recommended Moves
- LV 17ElectricSparkPower 98Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Gardenia
- TM25ElectricThunderPower 180Accuracy 70%PP 10Lake Valor
- TM24ElectricThunderboltPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Veilstone Game Corner
- TM34ElectricShock WavePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 215
- LV 29DarkCrunchPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 33ElectricThunder FangPower 98Accuracy 95%PP 15
- LV 41ElectricDischargePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- Post-Game
- TM73ElectricThunder WavePower —Accuracy 100%PP 20Exchange Service Corner building in the Battle Park, entered through the Fight Area gatehouse
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Evolve Shinx to Luxio
Shinx evolves into Luxio at Level 15. Your Shinx should hit Level 15 before you reach Gardenia, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- LV 18ElectricSparkPower 98Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Gardenia
- TM25ElectricThunderPower 180Accuracy 70%PP 10Lake Valor
- TM24ElectricThunderboltPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Veilstone Game Corner
- TM34ElectricShock WavePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 215
- LV 33DarkCrunchPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 38ElectricThunder FangPower 98Accuracy 95%PP 15
- LV 48ElectricDischargePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- Post-Game
- TM73ElectricThunder WavePower —Accuracy 100%PP 20Exchange Service Corner building in the Battle Park, entered through the Fight Area gatehouse
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Evolve Luxio to Luxray
Luxio evolves into Luxray at Level 30. Your Luxio should hit Level 30 before you reach Fantina, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 30)
- LV 30ElectricSparkPower 98Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Gardenia
- TM25ElectricThunderPower 180Accuracy 70%PP 10Lake Valor
- TM24ElectricThunderboltPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Veilstone Game Corner
- TM34ElectricShock WavePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 215
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- LV 42ElectricThunder FangPower 98Accuracy 95%PP 15
- LV 56ElectricDischargePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Shinx in Diamond & Pearl
Shinx prowls four early routes, common to uncommon from level 3 up. The flash Pokemon is one of the first Electric-types you can grab, handy against the early water-heavy gyms.
4 locations to catch Shinx
Encountered via tall grass encounters
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Badge 5Where To Catch Shinx in DP
The line opens with Shinx at Lv. 3-28 via walking encounters. 2 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.
- Step 3Evolve into LuxrayBREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Shinx egg.
To plan your throws, open the Diamond & Pearl catch rate calculator with Shinx preloaded.
How to Get Shiny Shinx in Diamond & Pearl
Shinx roams Route 202, Route 203, and Route 204 and the Fuego Ironworks, where a PokeRadar chain brings its shiny to 1 in 200. Compare Shiny Shinx odds across every game
Diamond & Pearl Shiny Shinx Calculator
3 MethodsThe best route is PokeRadar Chain at full boosts, about 1 in 200 on each try. Tune it below.
PokeRadar Chain: Chain shaking-grass patches without breaking the combo. The rate peaks at a chain of 40.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 22-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 58-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 139-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 460-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
For time estimates and charm math, open the Diamond & Pearl shiny odds calculator with Shinx already selected.
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 |
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 Field egg group. Pass egg moves like Fire Fang, Howl, Ice Fang and 3 more to offspring.
DP Shinx Best Moveset
Electric typing at base stats too low to compete. AbilityIntimidate gives some defensive value on the switch, but the moveset has nothing offensive. Luxio, then Luxray.
Best Build
Shinx best EVs are Speed and Attack
Physical Sweeper Moveset
- Ice Fang
- Crunch
- Thunder Wave
- Spark
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
You'll want to breed for Fire Fang and Howl on Shinx. These egg moves aren't just nice to have. Combined with STAB from Thunder and Thunderbolt, 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
26 of 28 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
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 if endangered.
Shinx Diamond & Pearl Guide
For Diamond & 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 6 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 7Let's Go
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
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