Mixed
Wallbreaker
CTier
70Speed · Below Avg

Stats & Training

Luxray's built around physical offense. Attack leads the charge, Speed pays for it. Tough to catch, worth 3 Attack EVs. Follows a 1.06M XP medium-slow curve.

Base Stats
High
HP80
C
Attack120
A
Defense79
C
Sp. Atk95
B
Sp. Def79
C
Speed70
C
Total523
Details
Catch Rate
Challenging45 / 255
Growth Rate
Medium Slow1.06M XP
Height1.4 m
4'07"Average
Weight42.0 kg
92.6 lbsLight
Base XP262
High Yield
Abilities
RivalryNiche
Increases damage inflicted to 1.25× against Pokémon of the same gender, but decreases damage to 0.75× against the opposite gender.
IntimidateTop Pick
Lowers opponents' Attack one stage upon entering battle.
GutsHANot in game
Increases Attack to 1.5× with a major status ailment.
EV Yield
HPAtk+3DefSpASpDSpe
Strong Attack training target
Pokedex Entries

LUXRAY’s ability to see through objects comes in handy when it’s scouting for danger.

Luxray Weakness

Ground moves hit Luxray for super-effective damage. Its Electric typing keeps the defensive matchups simple. With 80 HP and balanced defenses, Luxray can afford to eat a neutral hit or two.

Luxray Weakness and Resistance Chart
DamageTypes
2x (Weak)Ground
0.5x (Resist)Electric, Flying, Steel
Type ChartGood
1Weak
3Resist
0Immune
Score+1
Gen IV Type Chart
  • Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
  • Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
4xCritical
None
2xWeak
Ground
½xResist
ElectricFlyingSteel
¼xResist
None
0xImmune
None
STAB (2)
WaterFlying
How to Beat Luxray in HeartGold & SoulSilver (Best Counters)

In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Flygon can KO Luxray with Earthquake (111-130%).

Flygon
Flygon
GroundDragon
A
Recommended Build
AbilityLevitate
ItemChoice Scarf
NatureJolly
Moves
  • EarthquakeSTAB
  • OutrageSTAB
  • U Turn
  • Thunder Punch
Damage vs Luxray
Earthquake 2x
111-130%KO
Outrage
66-78%
U Turn
26-30%
View Flygon builds →

HeartGold & SoulSilver Evolution

Luxray is the final form in a three-stage chain from Shinx through Luxio. Breeding this form produces Shinx eggs (average hatch time). Evolving from Shinx gave Luxray the biggest boost in Attack (+55), bringing the total to 523 stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

3 Forms
Shinx
#403Shinx
15
Level 15
Luxio
#404Luxio
30
Level 30
Luxray
#405Luxray
Stat Comparison 3 Stages
Shinx
Electric
Luxio
Electric
Luxray
Electric
HP
45
60+15
80+20
ATK
65
85+20
120+35
DEF
34
49+15
79+30
SP.ATK
40
60+20
95+35
SP.DEF
34
49+15
79+30
SPE
45
60+15
70+10
BST
263D-Tier
363D-Tier+100
523C-Tier+160
ROLE
Balanced
Balanced
Wallbreaker
TYPE
Physical
Physical
Physical

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed with Luxray to get Shinx eggs easily using 131 partners from the Ground egg group. Notable egg moves include Fire Fang, Howl, Ice Fang and 4 more.

Egg Groups
Ground
Gender
♂50.0%♀50.0%
Hatch Time
20 cycles·5,140 steps
Quick~5 min with Flame Body
Egg Moves
7moves
Breed With (best first)
raichupikachunidokinggolduckampharosrhydondewgongarbokquagsirenidorinofarfetchdflaaffy
12 of 131·

HeartGold & SoulSilver Luxray Best Moveset

Luxray's locked into one move per switch-in with Choice Scarf, trading flexibility for speed patching through item lock. Crunch is the go-to spam option, with Dark coverage keeping switch-ins honest.

Best Build

Experimental
Physical Revenge Killer
Ability
Intimidate
Item
Choice ScarfSPEED
Best Nature for Luxray
Adamant+ATK

Luxray best EVs are Attack and Speed

EVs

Physical Revenge Killer Moveset

  • CrunchCoverage
  • Ice Fang
  • Thunder FangSTAB
  • Fire Fang

Recommended Teammates

Infernape
InfernapeGood
Lucario
LucarioDecent
Staraptor
StaraptorDecent

Moves

Without breeding, Luxray misses out on Fire Fang and Howl. That's 7 egg moves adding depth that the base kit lacks. STAB comes from Thunder and Thunderbolt, with coverage across 8 types rounding things out.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Charge
———20Electric
Lv 1
Leer
——10030Normal
Lv 1
Tackle
—3510035Normal
Lv 5
Leer
——10030Normal
Lv 9
Charge
———20Electric
Lv 13
Spark
—6510020Electric
Lv 18
Bite
C6010025Dark
Lv 23
Roar-6
C——20Normal
Lv 28
Swagger
——9015Normal
Lv 35
Thunder Fang
A659515Electric
Lv 42
Crunch
S8010015Dark
Lv 49
Scary Face
D—9010Normal
Lv 56
Discharge
C8010015Electric

TM Moves

TM
TM45
Attract
——10015Normal
TM78
Captivate
——10020Normal
TM57
Charge Beam
C509010Electric
TM32
Double Team
———15Normal
TM58
Endure+4
———10Normal
TM42
Facade
C7010020Normal
TM70
Flash
D—10020Normal
TM21
Frustration
D—10020Normal
TM68
Giga Impact
B150905Normal
TM10
Hidden Power
—6010015Normal
TM15
Hyper Beam
B150905Normal
TM23
Iron Tail
C1007515Steel
TM16
Light Screen
C——30Psychic
TM83
Natural Gift
D—10015Normal
TM17
Protect+4
C——10Normal
TM18
Rain Dance
C——5Water
TM44
Rest
C——10Psychic
TM27
Return
D—10020Normal
TM05
Roar-6
C——20Normal
TM43
Secret Power
—7010020Normal
TM34
Shock Wave
C60—20Electric
TM82
Sleep Talk
C——10Normal
HM04
Strength
C8010015Normal
TM90
Substitute
C——10Normal
TM87
Swagger
——9015Normal
TM46
Thief
—6010025Dark
TM25
Thunder
C1207010Electric
TM73
Thunder Wave
C—10020Electric
TM24
Thunderbolt
B9510015Electric
TM06
Toxic
C—8510Poison

Egg Moves

Egg
Egg
Fire Fang
A659515Fire
Egg
Howl
———40Normal
Egg
Ice Fang
S659515Ice
Egg
Night Slash
C7010015Dark
Egg
Quick Attack+1
D4010030Normal
Egg
Take Down
—908520Normal
Egg
Thunder Fang
A659515Electric

Tutor Moves

Tut
Tutor
Fury Cutter
—109520Bug
Tutor
Headbutt
C7010015Normal
Tutor
Magnet Rise
D——10Electric
Tutor
Mud-Slap
D2010010Ground
Tutor
Signal Beam
C7510015Bug
Tutor
Snore
D4010015Normal
Tutor
Superpower
B1201005Fighting
Tutor
Swift
—60—20Normal

How to Get Luxray in HeartGold & SoulSilver

Can't catch Luxray directly. Start with Shinx at solid rates from the locations below, then evolve at level 30. The 3-stage chain from Shinx to Luxray is where the leveling time goes.

How to Obtain Luxray in HeartGold & SoulSilver

Shinx is your first catch on the way to Luxray. You'll find walking encounters from Lv. 2-29 across 44 total spots in the chain.

  1. Shinx
    Step 1Catch Shinx
    Route 29
    SoulSilverGrass Lv.2-3 Route
    40%Early
    Radio: Sinnoh Sound
    Route 29
    HeartGoldGrass Lv.2-3 Route
    40%Early
    Radio: Sinnoh Sound
    Route 46
    SoulSilverGrass Lv.2-3 Route
    40%Early
    Radio: Sinnoh Sound
    Route 46
    HeartGoldGrass Lv.2-3 Route
    40%Early
    Radio: Sinnoh Sound
    Route 33
    SoulSilverGrass Lv.6-7 Route
    40%Early
    Radio: Sinnoh Sound
    Route 33
    HeartGoldGrass Lv.6-7 Route
    40%Early
    Radio: Sinnoh Sound
    National Park
    SoulSilverGrass Lv.10-12 Facility
    40%Early
    Radio: Sinnoh Sound
    National Park
    HeartGoldGrass Lv.10-12 Facility
    40%Early
    Radio: Sinnoh Sound
    Route 36
    SoulSilverGrass Lv.12-13 Route
    40%Early
    Radio: Sinnoh Sound
    Route 36
    HeartGoldGrass Lv.12-13 Route
    40%Early
    Radio: Sinnoh Sound
    Route 37
    SoulSilverGrass Lv.13-15 Route
    40%Early
    Radio: Sinnoh Sound
    Route 37
    HeartGoldGrass Lv.13-15 Route
    40%Early
    Radio: Sinnoh Sound
    Route 1
    SoulSilverGrass Lv.2-3 Route
    CommonEarly
    Radio: Sinnoh Sound
    Route 1
    HeartGoldGrass Lv.2-3 Route
    CommonEarly
    Radio: Sinnoh Sound
    Route 2 - North
    SoulSilverGrass Lv.3-5 Route
    CommonEarly
    Radio: Sinnoh Sound
    Route 2 - North
    HeartGoldGrass Lv.3-5 Route
    CommonEarly
    Radio: Sinnoh Sound
    Route 2 - South
    SoulSilverGrass Lv.3-5 Route
    CommonEarly
    Radio: Sinnoh Sound
    Route 2 - South
    HeartGoldGrass Lv.3-5 Route
    CommonEarly
    Radio: Sinnoh Sound
    Route 3
    SoulSilverGrass Lv.5-8 Route
    CommonEarly
    Radio: Sinnoh Sound
    Route 3
    HeartGoldGrass Lv.5-8 Route
    CommonEarly
    Radio: Sinnoh Sound
    Route 5
    SoulSilverGrass Lv.13-14 Route
    CommonEarly
    Radio: Sinnoh Sound
    Route 5
    HeartGoldGrass Lv.13-14 Route
    CommonEarly
    Radio: Sinnoh Sound
    Route 11
    HeartGoldGrass Lv.14-15 Route
    CommonEarly
    Radio: Sinnoh Sound
    Route 11
    SoulSilverGrass Lv.14-15 Route
    CommonEarly
    Radio: Sinnoh Sound
    Route 8
    SoulSilverGrass Lv.15-19 Route
    CommonEarly
    Radio: Sinnoh Sound
    Route 8
    HeartGoldGrass Lv.15-19 Route
    CommonEarly
    Radio: Sinnoh Sound
    Route 38
    SoulSilverGrass Lv.16 Route
    40%Mid
    Radio: Sinnoh Sound
    Route 38
    HeartGoldGrass Lv.16 Route
    40%Mid
    Radio: Sinnoh Sound
    Route 39
    SoulSilverGrass Lv.16-17 Route
    40%Mid
    Radio: Sinnoh Sound
    Route 39
    HeartGoldGrass Lv.16-17 Route
    40%Mid
    Radio: Sinnoh Sound
    Route 7
    SoulSilverGrass Lv.17-18 Route
    CommonMid
    Radio: Sinnoh Sound
    Route 7
    HeartGoldGrass Lv.17-18 Route
    CommonMid
    Radio: Sinnoh Sound
    Route 48
    SoulSilverGrass Lv.20-24 Route
    CommonMid
    Radio: Sinnoh Sound
    Route 48
    HeartGoldGrass Lv.20-24 Route
    CommonMid
    Radio: Sinnoh Sound
    Route 14
    SoulSilverGrass Lv.23-25 Route
    CommonMid
    Radio: Sinnoh Sound
    Route 14
    HeartGoldGrass Lv.23-25 Route
    CommonMid
    Radio: Sinnoh Sound
    Route 15
    SoulSilverGrass Lv.23-25 Route
    CommonMid
    Radio: Sinnoh Sound
    Route 15
    HeartGoldGrass Lv.23-25 Route
    CommonMid
    Radio: Sinnoh Sound
    Route 16
    SoulSilverGrass Lv.26-28 Route
    CommonMid
    Radio: Sinnoh Sound
    Route 16
    HeartGoldGrass Lv.26-28 Route
    CommonMid
    Radio: Sinnoh Sound
    Route 18
    SoulSilverGrass Lv.26-28 Route
    CommonMid
    Radio: Sinnoh Sound
    Route 18
    HeartGoldGrass Lv.26-28 Route
    CommonMid
    Radio: Sinnoh Sound
    Route 17
    SoulSilverGrass Lv.27-29 Route
    CommonMid
    Radio: Sinnoh Sound
    Route 17
    HeartGoldGrass Lv.27-29 Route
    CommonMid
    Radio: Sinnoh Sound
  2. Luxio
    Step 2Evolve into Luxio
  3. Luxray
    Step 3Luxray ✓

Luxray Guide

  • In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Don't let Luxray's 523 base stat total fool you. Intimidate is what makes it tick. It punches way above its weight class. We rate it C-Tier as a wallbreaker. Crunch with Choice Scarf is the standard set.

  • In HeartGold & SoulSilver, watch for Rhydon (Ground) when using Luxray. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Only 1 weakness means fewer dedicated counters to worry about.

  • In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Run Intimidate on Luxray. It's the ability that defines how you build around it and the main reason it holds a competitive niche. Luxray also gets Rivalry and Guts, but they don't compare.

  • In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Luxray fills the wallbreaker role. It's a mixed attacker with base 120 Attack and 95 Sp. Atk. Base 70 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. And it's enough bulk to take a hit or two.

  • In HeartGold & SoulSilver, run Crunch, Ice Fang, Thunder Fang, and Fire Fang on Luxray. Crunch is the most common pick at 21% usage. This set covers the wallbreaker role with a mix of damage and utility.

Game Availability

Luxray first appeared in Diamond & Pearl and has been available in 13 games across 7 generations. Obtainable through wild encounters in most titles where it appears.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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