Game version
AppearanceStandard
- Height
- 1.4 m
- Weight
- 42.0 kg
Training & breeding details
Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀
Catch rate45(11.9%)Tricky
Base friendship70Standard
Hatch time20 cycles · ~5,355 steps
Growth ratemedium slow
Base EXP235
Base stats
HP
80
Attack
120
Defense
79
Sp. Atk
95
Sp. Def
79
Speed
70
Total
523
Base Stat Total
Abilities
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Competitive movesets
Smogon UniversityBattle-ready sets by tier, straight from Smogon. Pick a generation and format — a “/” means either option works in that slot.
Source: Smogon (via pkmn) · Updated: Oct 6, 2026
Where to find Luxray
Recorded encounter locations across the games. Orre includes Snags, gifts and trades; evolution and other acquisition methods may not appear here.
Isle of Armor (Sword)
Isle of Armor (Shield)
Crown Tundra (Sword)
Crown Tundra (Shield)
Evolution
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Luxray can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
18 of 18
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| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charge Raises the user’s Special Defense by one stage. User’s Electric moves have doubled power next turn. | Electric | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 1 | Electric Terrain For five turns, prevents all Pokémon on the ground from sleeping and strengthens their Electric moves to 1.5× their power. | Electric | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 1 | Leer Lowers the target’s Defense by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 30 |
| 1 | Quick Attack Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 1 | Tackle Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 1 | Thunder Shock Has a chance to paralyze the target. | Electric | Special | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 12 | Bite Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 |
| 15 | Thunder Fang Has a chance to paralyze the target and a chance to make the target flinch. | Electric | Physical | 65 | 95 | 15 |
| 18 | Spark Has a chance to paralyze the target. | Electric | Physical | 65 | 100 | 20 |
| 24 | Roar Immediately ends wild battles. Forces trainers to switch Pokémon. | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 33 | Volt Switch User must switch out after attacking. | Electric | Special | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| 40 | Scary Face Lowers the target’s Speed by two stages. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 10 |
| 47 | Thunder Has a chance to paralyze the target. | Electric | Special | 110 | 70 | 10 |
| 48 | Thunder Wave Paralyzes the target. | Electric | Status | — | 90 | 20 |
| 56 | Crunch Has a chance to lower the target’s Defense by one stage. | Dark | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 64 | Discharge Has a chance to paralyze the target. | Electric | Special | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 72 | Swagger Raises the target’s Attack by two stages and confuses the target. | Normal | Status | — | 85 | 15 |
| 80 | Wild Charge User receives 1/4 the damage it inflicts in recoil. | Electric | Physical | 90 | 100 | 15 |
Sprites & renders
20 sprites & renders for Luxray.
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Cite this page
“Luxray”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/luxray.
Species data from PokéAPI.