In Legends: Arceus, 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. Wild Charge with Flame Orb is the standard set.

What is Luxray weak to?

In Legends: Arceus, 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.

What is the best ability for Luxray?

In Legends: Arceus, 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.

What role does Luxray play in battle?

In Legends: Arceus, 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.

What are the best moves for Luxray?

In Legends: Arceus, run Wild Charge, Thunder, Crunch, and Facade on Luxray. Wild Charge is the most common pick at 25% usage. Thunder provides reliable STAB damage.

Luxray - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

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

Attack120

Defense79

Sp. Atk95

Sp. Def79

Speed70

Total523

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging45 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Slow1.06M XP

Height1.4 m

Weight42.0 kg

Base XP262

Abilities

Rivalry

Increases damage inflicted to 1.25× against Pokémon of the same gender, but decreases damage to 0.75× against the opposite gender.

IntimidateNiche

Lowers opponents' Attack one stage upon entering battle.

GutsHATop Pick

Increases Attack to 1.5× with a major status ailment.

EV Yield

HPAtk+3DefSpASpDSpe

Strong Attack training target

Pokedex Entries

They form packs, each having one male as leader. Legends say that when Luxray’s two eyes shimmer with gold, the Pokémon can see through anything.

Legends: Arceus

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
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Ground
0.5x (Resist)	Electric, Flying, Steel

Type ChartGood

1Weak

3Resist

0Immune

Score+1

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Ground

½xResist

Electric Flying Steel

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (2)

Water Flying

How to Beat Luxray in Legends: Arceus (Best Counters)

Gastrodon WaterGround	B
Available Move Moves Mud-SlapLv. 1 Damage vs Luxray Mud-Slap 2x 29-38% View Gastrodon builds →
Rhyperior GroundRock	B
Upcoming Move Moves BulldozeLv. 6 Learns Bulldoze at Level 6 View Rhyperior builds →
Graveler RockGround	C
Upcoming Move Moves Mud-SlapLv. 9 Learns Mud-Slap at Level 9 View Graveler builds →

Legends: Arceus 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

#403Shinx

Level 15

#404Luxio

Level 30

#405Luxray

Stat Comparison 3 Stages

Shinx

Electric

Luxio

Electric

Luxray

Electric

60+15

80+20

ATK

85+20

120+35

DEF

49+15

79+30

SP.ATK

60+20

95+35

SP.DEF

49+15

79+30

SPE

60+15

70+10

BST

263D-Tier

363D-Tier+100

523C-Tier+160

ROLE

Balanced

Wallbreaker

TYPE

Physical

Breeding is not available in this game

Legends: Arceus Luxray Best Moveset

Luxray spreads damage across 2 coverage types. Flame Orb provides self-burn for Guts activation to maximize each hit, and max Attack and Speed EVs push the math. Guts ties the set together while Dark and Normal coverage prevents safe switch-ins.

Best Build

Legends: Arceus uses different battle mechanics.

Competitive build content is not applicable for this game. Select a main series game for builds.

Moves

Luxray's movepool balances level-up moves with TM options. Consistent STAB comes from Thunder and Wild Charge, and Normal and Dark coverage and more keeps opponents from switching in for free. No major gaps here.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Quick Attack+1

D4010030Normal

Lv 5

Thunder Shock

—4010030Electric

Lv 9

Bite

C6010025Dark

Lv 15

Thunder Fang

S659515Electric

Lv 21

Thunder Wave

C—9020Electric

Lv 29

Crunch

S8010015Dark

Lv 37

Wild Charge

S9010015Electric

Lv 47

Thunder

S1107010Electric

TM Moves

Luxray can't learn any TM moves

Egg Moves

Luxray doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Baby-Doll Eyes+1

S—10030Fairy

Tutor

Charge Beam

C509010Electric

Tutor

Fire Fang

A659515Fire

Tutor

Giga Impact

B150905Normal

Tutor

Hyper Beam

B150905Normal

Tutor

Ice Fang

S659515Ice

Tutor

Iron Tail

C1007515Steel

Tutor

Play Rough

B909010Fairy

Tutor

Rest

C——10Psychic

Tutor

Snarl

D559515Dark

Tutor

Swift

D60—20Normal

Tutor

Thunder Fang

S659515Electric

Tutor

Thunderbolt

S9010015Electric

Tutor

Wild Charge

S9010015Electric

How to Get Luxray in Legends: Arceus

Luxray appears at decent spawn rates across 5 spots in mid-game routes. Sort by Best below if you want the highest rate, or Earliest if you want the quickest access point in your playthrough.

Where To Catch Luxray in Legends: Arceus

Shinx is your first catch on the way to Luxray. You'll find walking encounters from walking across 11 total spots in the chain.

Step 1Catch Shinx
Aspiration Hill
Grass
Uncommon
Floaro Gardens
Grass Forest
Uncommon
Oreburrow Tunnel
Grass Cave
Uncommon
Train until Level 15
Step 2Catch or Evolve Luxio
Floaro Gardens
Grass Forest
Uncommon
Oreburrow Tunnel
Grass Cave
Uncommon
Sandgem Flats
Grass Desert
Uncommon
or evolve from Shinx (Step 1)
Train until Level 30
Step 3Luxray ✓
Cloudcap Pass
Grass Sky
Uncommon
Heavenward Lookout
Grass
Uncommon
Sacred Plaza
Grass Facility
Uncommon
Sandgem Flats
Grass Desert
Uncommon
Sonorous Path
Grass Route
Uncommon
or evolve from Luxio (Step 2)

Luxray Guide

In Legends: Arceus, 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. Wild Charge with Flame Orb is the standard set.
In Legends: Arceus, 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 Legends: Arceus, 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 Legends: Arceus, 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 Legends: Arceus, run Wild Charge, Thunder, Crunch, and Facade on Luxray. Wild Charge is the most common pick at 25% usage. Thunder provides reliable STAB damage.

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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