Luxray Pokemon Guide

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Luxray Pokemon Guide

Luxray is a Electric-type Pokemon. This guide covers Luxray’s stats, best moves, abilities, evolution, shiny form, typing, weaknesses, locations and competitive overview information.

Normal Form

Luxray

Shiny Form

Shiny Luxray

Last Updated: May 2026 | Page Status: This Luxray guide supports current Pokemon games, Pokemon Champions and future updates. Location, moves and availability details will be updated as new Pokemon game data becomes available.

Luxray Guide Contents

Description	Quick Facts
Stats	Best Moves
All Moves	Weaknesses
Evolution	Locations
Abilities	FAQ

Luxray Description

Luxray is the final evolution of Shinx and Luxio. It is an Electric-type Pokemon known for its high Attack stat, intense eyesight, Intimidate support and strong physical Electric-type moves.

Competitive Overview

Is Luxray Good in Competitive?

Luxray can be useful in casual and some competitive formats as a physical Electric-type attacker with Intimidate or Guts. It pressures Water and Flying-type Pokemon while also offering Dark-type coverage.

Luxray’s biggest strengths are high Attack, strong physical coverage and useful abilities. Its biggest issue is middling Speed, which can make it harder to sweep without support.

Luxray Quick Facts

Here are the key facts to know about Luxray, including its type, abilities, height, weight and species information.

Name

Luxray

National Dex

#0405

Type

Electric

Species

Gleam Eyes Pokemon

Height

4’07” / 1.4 m

140 cm

Weight

92.6 lbs / 42.0 kg

42.0 kg

Abilities

Rivalry, Intimidate, Guts

Luxray Stats

Luxray has a strong Attack stat and decent bulk, but its Speed is only moderate compared with many offensive Pokemon.

Attack

120

Defense

Special Attack

Special Defense

Speed

Luxray Best Moves Across Pokemon Games

These are some of Luxray’s most useful and recognizable moves across Pokemon games.

Electric type Pokemon icon

Wild Charge

Luxray’s strongest common physical Electric-type attack.

Electric type Pokemon icon

Thunder Fang

A physical Electric-type move with flinch and paralysis chances.

Dark type Pokemon icon

Crunch

Strong Dark-type coverage against Psychic and Ghost-type Pokemon.

Normal type Pokemon icon

Facade

Pairs well with Guts in games and formats where that strategy is available.

Electric type Pokemon icon

Volt Switch

Momentum utility that lets Luxray pivot out.

Fighting type Pokemon icon

Superpower

Coverage against Rock, Steel, Ice and Dark-type Pokemon in games where available.

Normal type Pokemon icon

Quick Attack

Priority damage for finishing weakened opponents.

Electric type Pokemon icon

Thunder Wave

Speed control that supports Luxray and its teammates.

Luxray All Moves

Use the section below to view Luxray’s move list by learn method.

Move data shown from: Pokemon Scarlet and Violet

Level-Up Moves

Level	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
1	Charge	Electric	Status	–	–
1	Electric Terrain	Electric	Status	–	–
1	Leer	Normal	Status	–	100
1	Tackle	Normal	Physical	40	100
1	Thunder Shock	Electric	Special	40	100
12	Bite	Dark	Physical	60	100
18	Spark	Electric	Physical	65	100
24	Roar	Normal	Status	–	–
33	Volt Switch	Electric	Special	70	100
40	Scary Face	Normal	Status	–	100
48	Thunder Wave	Electric	Status	–	90
56	Crunch	Dark	Physical	80	100
64	Discharge	Electric	Special	80	100
72	Swagger	Normal	Status	–	85
80	Wild Charge	Electric	Physical	90	100

TM Moves

Method	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
TM	Agility	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Body Slam	Normal	Physical	85	100
TM	Charge	Electric	Status	–	–
TM	Charge Beam	Electric	Special	50	90
TM	Confuse Ray	Ghost	Status	–	100
TM	Crunch	Dark	Physical	80	100
TM	Double Edge	Normal	Physical	120	100
TM	Eerie Impulse	Electric	Status	–	100
TM	Electric Terrain	Electric	Status	–	–
TM	Electro Ball	Electric	Special	–	100
TM	Electroweb	Electric	Special	55	95
TM	Endure	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100
TM	Fake Tears	Dark	Status	–	100
TM	Fire Fang	Fire	Physical	65	95
TM	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90
TM	Helping Hand	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90
TM	Ice Fang	Ice	Physical	65	95
TM	Light Screen	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Play Rough	Fairy	Physical	90	90
TM	Protect	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Psychic Fangs	Psychic	Physical	85	100
TM	Rain Dance	Water	Status	–	–
TM	Rest	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Roar	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Scary Face	Normal	Status	–	100
TM	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Snarl	Dark	Special	55	95
TM	Substitute	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	–	–
TM	Supercell Slam	Electric	Physical	100	95
TM	Swift	Normal	Special	60	–
TM	Take Down	Normal	Physical	90	85
TM	Tera Blast	Normal	Special	80	100
TM	Thief	Dark	Physical	60	100
TM	Throat Chop	Dark	Physical	80	100
TM	Thunder	Electric	Special	110	70
TM	Thunder Fang	Electric	Physical	65	95
TM	Thunder Wave	Electric	Status	–	90
TM	Thunderbolt	Electric	Special	90	100
TM	Trailblaze	Grass	Physical	50	100
TM	Volt Switch	Electric	Special	70	100
TM	Wild Charge	Electric	Physical	90	100

Luxray Typing, Weaknesses and Resistances

Luxray is a Electric-type Pokemon. Its weaknesses, resistances and immunities are listed below.

Type

Electric

Weaknesses

Ground

Resistances

Electric, Flying, Steel

Immunity

None

Luxray Abilities

Luxray’s abilities give it different battle roles depending on the game and format.

Rivalry

Changes damage based on the target’s gender in games where the effect applies.

Intimidate

Lowers the opposing Pokemon’s Attack when entering battle.

Guts

Boosts Attack when affected by a status condition.

Luxray Evolution

The Luxray evolution line is shown below.

Stage 1

Shinx

Starting form

Stage 2

Luxio

Evolves from Shinx at Level 15

Stage 3

Luxray

Evolves from Luxio at Level 30

Where to Find Luxray in Pokemon Games

Luxray’s availability changes depending on the Pokemon game. Use the dropdowns below for game-by-game location notes.

Generation 1: Pokemon Red, Blue and Yellow

Game	Where to Find Luxray
Pokemon Red	Not available in this game.
Pokemon Blue	Not available in this game.
Pokemon Yellow	Not available in this game.

Generation 2: Pokemon Gold, Silver and Crystal

Game	Where to Find Luxray
Pokemon Gold	Not available in this game.
Pokemon Silver	Not available in this game.
Pokemon Crystal	Not available in this game.

Generation 3: Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, FireRed and LeafGreen

Game	Where to Find Luxray
Pokemon Ruby	Trade or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Sapphire	Trade or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Emerald	Trade or migrate from another game.
Pokemon FireRed	Trade or migrate from another game.
Pokemon LeafGreen	Trade or migrate from another game.

Generation 4: Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold and SoulSilver

Game	Where to Find Luxray
Pokemon Diamond	Evolve Luxio at Level 30.
Pokemon Pearl	Evolve Luxio at Level 30.
Pokemon Platinum	Evolve Luxio at Level 30.
Pokemon HeartGold	Trade or migrate from another game.
Pokemon SoulSilver	Trade or migrate from another game.

Generation 5: Black, White, Black 2 and White 2

Game	Where to Find Luxray
Pokemon Black	Trade or migrate from another game.
Pokemon White	Trade or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Black 2	Trade or migrate from another game.
Pokemon White 2	Trade or migrate from another game.

Generation 6: X, Y, Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

Game	Where to Find Luxray
Pokemon X	Trade or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Y	Trade or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Omega Ruby	Trade or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Alpha Sapphire	Trade or migrate from another game.

Generation 7: Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, Ultra Moon and Let’s Go

Game	Where to Find Luxray
Pokemon Sun	Trade or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Moon	Trade or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Ultra Sun	Trade or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Ultra Moon	Trade or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Let’s Go Pikachu	Not available in this game.
Pokemon Let’s Go Eevee	Not available in this game.

Generation 8: Sword, Shield, Brilliant Diamond, Shining Pearl and Legends: Arceus

Game	Where to Find Luxray
Pokemon Sword	Not available in this game.
Pokemon Shield	Not available in this game.
Pokemon Brilliant Diamond	Evolve Luxio at Level 30 or find in select Grand Underground areas depending on version.
Pokemon Shining Pearl	Evolve Luxio at Level 30 or find in select Grand Underground areas depending on version.
Pokemon Legends: Arceus	Sacred Plaza, Sonorous Path, Cloudcap Pass and other Coronet Highlands areas.

Generation 9: Scarlet, Violet and Legends Z-A

Game	Where to Find Luxray
Pokemon Scarlet	Found in South Province, East Province, North Province and other Paldea areas depending on version and encounter data.
Pokemon Violet	Found in South Province, East Province, North Province and other Paldea areas depending on version and encounter data.
Pokemon Legends Z-A	Location data not yet available.

Generation 10: Pokemon Winds and Waves

Game	Where to Find Luxray
Pokemon Winds and Waves	Coming soon once official location, encounter or transfer information is confirmed.

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Luxray FAQ

Here are quick answers to common questions about Luxray. This FAQ is visible on-page content only and does not use FAQ schema markup.

What type is Luxray?

Luxray is a Electric-type Pokemon.

What is Luxray weak against?

Luxray is weak to Ground-type moves.

What does Luxray evolve from?

Evolves from Luxio at Level 30

What are Luxray’s abilities?

Luxray’s abilities are Rivalry, Intimidate, Guts.

What are Luxray’s best moves?

Luxray’s useful moves often include Wild Charge, Thunder Fang, Crunch, Facade.

Is Luxray good in Pokemon?

How do you get Luxray?

Luxray can be found, evolved, transferred or traded depending on the Pokemon game.

Is shiny Luxray available?

Yes, shiny Luxray is available in Pokemon games that support shiny encounters or transfers for this Pokemon.

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