In Sword & Shield, 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 Sword & Shield, 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 Sword & Shield, 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 Sword & Shield, 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 Sword & Shield, 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

Luxray can see through solid objects. It will instantly spot prey trying to hide behind walls, even if the walls are thick.

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 Sword & Shield (Best Counters)

In Sword & Shield, Excadrill can KO Luxray with Earthquake (136-160%). Garchomp threatens a KO with Earthquake (132-156%).

Excadrill GroundSteel	A
Recommended Build AbilityMold Breaker ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves EarthquakeSTAB Rapid Spin Iron Head Swords Dance Damage vs Luxray Earthquake 2x 136-160%KO Rapid Spin 23-27% View Excadrill builds →
Garchomp DragonGround	A
Recommended Build AbilityRough Skin ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves EarthquakeSTAB Swords Dance Scale Shot Stealth Rock Damage vs Luxray Earthquake 2x 132-156%KO View Garchomp builds →

Sword & Shield 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

Very Easy

Breed with Luxray to get Shinx eggs easily using 152 partners from the Ground egg group. Notable egg moves include Baby-Doll Eyes, Double Kick, Howl 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)

Sword & Shield 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

Experimental

Ability

Guts

Item

Flame Orb

Best Nature for Luxray

Jolly+SPE

Luxray best EVs are Attack and Speed

EVs

Atk

Spe

Physical Sweeper Moveset

Wild ChargeSTAB
ThunderSTAB
CrunchCoverage
FacadeCoverage

Recommended Teammates

LiepardGood

ArcanineGood

Moves

Without breeding, Luxray misses out on Baby-Doll Eyes and Double Kick. That's 7 egg moves adding depth that the base kit lacks. STAB comes from Thunder and Wild Charge, with coverage across 8 types rounding things out.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Charge

D——20Electric

Lv 1

Electric Terrain

D——10Electric

Lv 1

Leer

D—10030Normal

Lv 1

Tackle

D4010035Normal

Lv 1

Thunder Shock

—4010030Electric

Lv 12

Bite

C6010025Dark

Lv 18

Spark

—6510020Electric

Lv 24

Roar-6

C——20Normal

Lv 33

Volt Switch

C7010020Electric

Lv 40

Scary Face

——10010Normal

Lv 48

Thunder Wave

C—9020Electric

Lv 56

Crunch

S8010015Dark

Lv 64

Discharge

B8010015Electric

Lv 72

Swagger

D—8515Normal

Lv 80

Wild Charge

S9010015Electric

TM Moves

TR12

Agility

C——30Psychic

TM31

Attract

C—10015Normal

TR32

Crunch

S8010015Dark

TM93

Eerie Impulse

D—10015Electric

TM90

Electric Terrain

D——10Electric

TR80

Electro Ball

D—10010Electric

TR26

Endure+4

C——10Normal

TM39

Facade

A7010020Normal

TM47

Fake Tears

S—10020Dark

TM68

Fire Fang

A659515Fire

TM09

Giga Impact

B150905Normal

TM41

Helping Hand+5

C——20Normal

TM08

Hyper Beam

B150905Normal

TM67

Ice Fang

S659515Ice

TR31

Iron Tail

C1007515Steel

TM17

Light Screen

C——30Psychic

TR90

Play Rough

B909010Fairy

TM25

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TR97

Psychic Fangs

C8510010Psychic

TM33

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM21

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM76

Round

D6010015Normal

TM26

Scary Face

——10010Normal

TR27

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM85

Snarl

D559515Dark

TM24

Snore

—5010015Normal

TR20

Substitute

C——10Normal

TR39

Superpower

B1201005Fighting

TM40

Swift

D60—20Normal

TM23

Thief

C6010025Dark

TR95

Throat Chop

C8010015Dark

TR09

Thunder

S1107010Electric

TM66

Thunder Fang

S659515Electric

TM14

Thunder Wave

C—9020Electric

TR08

Thunderbolt

S9010015Electric

TM80

Volt Switch

C7010020Electric

TR86

Wild Charge

S9010015Electric

Egg Moves

Egg

Baby-Doll Eyes+1

S—10030Fairy

Egg

Double Kick

D3010030Fighting

Egg

Howl

D——40Normal

Egg

Night Slash

C7010015Dark

Egg

Quick Attack+1

D4010030Normal

Egg

Shock Wave

C60—20Electric

Egg

Take Down

C908520Normal

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Rising Voltage

C7010020Electric

How to Get Luxray in Sword & Shield

Luxray doesn't appear wild. Catch Shinx instead, it shows up at decent rates. Evolve it at level 30 to get Luxray. The 3-stage chain is mapped in the step cards below.

How to Obtain Luxray in Sword & Shield

To get Luxray, start by catching Shinx through walking encounters at Lv. 10-24. The chain covers 1 catchable stage before reaching the final form.

Step 1Catch Shinx
Challenge Beach
SwordOverworld Lv.10-15 Water
20%Early
Thunderstorm
Challenge Beach
SwordOverworld Lv.10-15 Water
20%Early
Raining
Challenge Beach
ShieldOverworld Lv.10-15 Water
20%Early
Thunderstorm
Challenge Beach
ShieldOverworld Lv.10-15 Water
20%Early
Raining
Challenge Road
ShieldOverworld Lv.10-15 Route
20%Early
Thunderstorm
Challenge Road
ShieldOverworld Lv.10-15 Route
20%Early
Raining
Potbottom Desert
ShieldOverworld Lv.10-15 Desert
20%Early
Raining
Training Lowlands
ShieldOverworld Lv.10-15
20%Early
Raining
Training Lowlands
ShieldOverworld Lv.10-15
20%Early
Thunderstorm
Training Lowlands
SwordOverworld Lv.13-18
20%Early
Thunderstorm
Training Lowlands
SwordOverworld Lv.13-18
20%Early
Raining
Challenge Beach
ShieldGrass Lv.13-18 Water
15%Early
Thunderstorm
Challenge Beach
ShieldGrass Lv.13-18 Water
15%Early
Raining
Challenge Beach
SwordGrass Lv.13-18 Water
15%Early
Thunderstorm
Challenge Beach
SwordGrass Lv.13-18 Water
15%Early
Raining
Challenge Road
SwordOverworld Lv.16-21 Route
20%Mid
Thunderstorm
Challenge Road
SwordOverworld Lv.16-21 Route
20%Mid
Raining
Potbottom Desert
SwordOverworld Lv.19-24 Desert
20%Mid
Raining
Training Lowlands
SwordGrass Lv.16-21
15%Mid
Raining
Training Lowlands
ShieldGrass Lv.16-21
15%Mid
Thunderstorm
Training Lowlands
ShieldGrass Lv.16-21
15%Mid
Raining
Training Lowlands
SwordGrass Lv.16-21
15%Mid
Thunderstorm
Challenge Road
SwordGrass Lv.19-24 Route
15%Mid
Thunderstorm
Challenge Road
SwordGrass Lv.19-24 Route
15%Mid
Raining
Challenge Road
ShieldGrass Lv.19-24 Route
15%Mid
Thunderstorm
Challenge Road
ShieldGrass Lv.19-24 Route
15%Mid
Raining
Train until Level 15
Step 2Evolve into Luxio
Train until Level 30
Step 3Luxray ✓

Luxray Guide

In Sword & Shield, 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 Sword & Shield, 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 Sword & Shield, 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 Sword & Shield, 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 Sword & Shield, 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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