Luxray #0405 Shadow
| Max CP | L402888L503265L51 (Best Buddy)3304 |
| Buddy Distance | 5 km per Candy |
| Released | Jul 9, 2022Mar 3, 2026 |
| Purification | 5,000 Stardust, 5 Candy |
Type Effectiveness
Luxray takes 160% from Ground moves.
Shadow Luxray is a Electric-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO, weak to Ground.
It reaches 3265 CP at level 50, or 3304 as a Best Buddy.
Its best raid moveset is Snarl with Wild Charge.


Base Stats
Not main-series base stats. Bars scale to 450 / 450 / 500.
Best Movesets
| # | Fast Move | Charged Move | DPS | TDO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DarkSnarl | ElectricWild Charge | 15.9 | 217 | |
| 2 | ElectricSpark | ElectricWild Charge | 15.7 | 214 |
| 3 | FightingHidden Power (Fighting) | ElectricWild Charge | 13.7 | 187 |
| 4 | FlyingHidden Power (Flying) | ElectricWild Charge | 13.7 | 187 |
| 5 | PoisonHidden Power (Poison) | ElectricWild Charge | 13.7 | 187 |
| 6 | GroundHidden Power (Ground) | ElectricWild Charge | 13.7 | 187 |
| 7 | RockHidden Power (Rock) | ElectricWild Charge | 13.7 | 187 |
| 8 | BugHidden Power (Bug) | ElectricWild Charge | 13.7 | 187 |
82 More Pairings
| # | Fast Move | Charged Move | DPS | TDO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | GhostHidden Power (Ghost) | ElectricWild Charge | 13.7 | 187 |
| 10 | SteelHidden Power (Steel) | ElectricWild Charge | 13.7 | 187 |
| 11 | FireHidden Power (Fire) | ElectricWild Charge | 13.7 | 187 |
| 12 | WaterHidden Power (Water) | ElectricWild Charge | 13.7 | 187 |
| 13 | GrassHidden Power (Grass) | ElectricWild Charge | 13.7 | 187 |
| 14 | ElectricHidden Power (Electric) | ElectricWild Charge | 13.7 | 187 |
| 15 | PsychicHidden Power (Psychic) | ElectricWild Charge | 13.7 | 187 |
| 16 | IceHidden Power (Ice) | ElectricWild Charge | 13.7 | 187 |
| 17 | DragonHidden Power (Dragon) | ElectricWild Charge | 13.7 | 187 |
| 18 | DarkHidden Power (Dark) | ElectricWild Charge | 13.7 | 187 |
| 19 | DarkSnarl | NormalHyper Beam | 12.6 | 171 |
| 20 | ElectricSpark | NormalHyper Beam | 12.5 | 170 |
| 21 | DarkSnarl | DarkCrunch | 11.6 | 157 |
| 22 | ElectricSpark | DarkCrunch | 11.5 | 157 |
| 23 | DarkSnarl | PsychicPsychic Fangs | 10.6 | 145 |
| 24 | ElectricSpark | PsychicPsychic Fangs | 10.5 | 143 |
| 25 | FightingHidden Power (Fighting) | NormalHyper Beam | 10.5 | 143 |
| 26 | FlyingHidden Power (Flying) | NormalHyper Beam | 10.5 | 143 |
| 27 | PoisonHidden Power (Poison) | NormalHyper Beam | 10.5 | 143 |
| 28 | GroundHidden Power (Ground) | NormalHyper Beam | 10.5 | 143 |
| 29 | RockHidden Power (Rock) | NormalHyper Beam | 10.5 | 143 |
| 30 | BugHidden Power (Bug) | NormalHyper Beam | 10.5 | 143 |
| 31 | GhostHidden Power (Ghost) | NormalHyper Beam | 10.5 | 143 |
| 32 | SteelHidden Power (Steel) | NormalHyper Beam | 10.5 | 143 |
| 33 | FireHidden Power (Fire) | NormalHyper Beam | 10.5 | 143 |
| 34 | WaterHidden Power (Water) | NormalHyper Beam | 10.5 | 143 |
| 35 | GrassHidden Power (Grass) | NormalHyper Beam | 10.5 | 143 |
| 36 | ElectricHidden Power (Electric) | NormalHyper Beam | 10.5 | 143 |
| 37 | PsychicHidden Power (Psychic) | NormalHyper Beam | 10.5 | 143 |
| 38 | IceHidden Power (Ice) | NormalHyper Beam | 10.5 | 143 |
| 39 | DragonHidden Power (Dragon) | NormalHyper Beam | 10.5 | 143 |
| 40 | DarkHidden Power (Dark) | NormalHyper Beam | 10.5 | 143 |
| 41 | FightingHidden Power (Fighting) | DarkCrunch | 10.5 | 142 |
| 42 | FlyingHidden Power (Flying) | DarkCrunch | 10.5 | 142 |
| 43 | PoisonHidden Power (Poison) | DarkCrunch | 10.5 | 142 |
| 44 | GroundHidden Power (Ground) | DarkCrunch | 10.5 | 142 |
| 45 | RockHidden Power (Rock) | DarkCrunch | 10.5 | 142 |
| 46 | BugHidden Power (Bug) | DarkCrunch | 10.5 | 142 |
| 47 | GhostHidden Power (Ghost) | DarkCrunch | 10.5 | 142 |
| 48 | SteelHidden Power (Steel) | DarkCrunch | 10.5 | 142 |
| 49 | FireHidden Power (Fire) | DarkCrunch | 10.5 | 142 |
| 50 | WaterHidden Power (Water) | DarkCrunch | 10.5 | 142 |
| 51 | GrassHidden Power (Grass) | DarkCrunch | 10.5 | 142 |
| 52 | ElectricHidden Power (Electric) | DarkCrunch | 10.5 | 142 |
| 53 | PsychicHidden Power (Psychic) | DarkCrunch | 10.5 | 142 |
| 54 | IceHidden Power (Ice) | DarkCrunch | 10.5 | 142 |
| 55 | DragonHidden Power (Dragon) | DarkCrunch | 10.5 | 142 |
| 56 | DarkHidden Power (Dark) | DarkCrunch | 10.5 | 142 |
| 57 | FightingHidden Power (Fighting) | PsychicPsychic Fangs | 9.2 | 125 |
| 58 | FlyingHidden Power (Flying) | PsychicPsychic Fangs | 9.2 | 125 |
| 59 | PoisonHidden Power (Poison) | PsychicPsychic Fangs | 9.2 | 125 |
| 60 | GroundHidden Power (Ground) | PsychicPsychic Fangs | 9.2 | 125 |
| 61 | RockHidden Power (Rock) | PsychicPsychic Fangs | 9.2 | 125 |
| 62 | BugHidden Power (Bug) | PsychicPsychic Fangs | 9.2 | 125 |
| 63 | GhostHidden Power (Ghost) | PsychicPsychic Fangs | 9.2 | 125 |
| 64 | SteelHidden Power (Steel) | PsychicPsychic Fangs | 9.2 | 125 |
| 65 | FireHidden Power (Fire) | PsychicPsychic Fangs | 9.2 | 125 |
| 66 | WaterHidden Power (Water) | PsychicPsychic Fangs | 9.2 | 125 |
| 67 | GrassHidden Power (Grass) | PsychicPsychic Fangs | 9.2 | 125 |
| 68 | ElectricHidden Power (Electric) | PsychicPsychic Fangs | 9.2 | 125 |
| 69 | PsychicHidden Power (Psychic) | PsychicPsychic Fangs | 9.2 | 125 |
| 70 | IceHidden Power (Ice) | PsychicPsychic Fangs | 9.2 | 125 |
| 71 | DragonHidden Power (Dragon) | PsychicPsychic Fangs | 9.2 | 125 |
| 72 | DarkHidden Power (Dark) | PsychicPsychic Fangs | 9.2 | 125 |
| 73 | ElectricSpark | NormalFrustrationDon’t Use | 8.0 | 109 |
| 74 | DarkSnarl | NormalFrustrationDon’t Use | 8.0 | 109 |
| 75 | FightingHidden Power (Fighting) | NormalFrustrationDon’t Use | 6.7 | 91 |
| 76 | FlyingHidden Power (Flying) | NormalFrustrationDon’t Use | 6.7 | 91 |
| 77 | PoisonHidden Power (Poison) | NormalFrustrationDon’t Use | 6.7 | 91 |
| 78 | GroundHidden Power (Ground) | NormalFrustrationDon’t Use | 6.7 | 91 |
| 79 | RockHidden Power (Rock) | NormalFrustrationDon’t Use | 6.7 | 91 |
| 80 | BugHidden Power (Bug) | NormalFrustrationDon’t Use | 6.7 | 91 |
| 81 | GhostHidden Power (Ghost) | NormalFrustrationDon’t Use | 6.7 | 91 |
| 82 | SteelHidden Power (Steel) | NormalFrustrationDon’t Use | 6.7 | 91 |
| 83 | FireHidden Power (Fire) | NormalFrustrationDon’t Use | 6.7 | 91 |
| 84 | WaterHidden Power (Water) | NormalFrustrationDon’t Use | 6.7 | 91 |
| 85 | GrassHidden Power (Grass) | NormalFrustrationDon’t Use | 6.7 | 91 |
| 86 | ElectricHidden Power (Electric) | NormalFrustrationDon’t Use | 6.7 | 91 |
| 87 | PsychicHidden Power (Psychic) | NormalFrustrationDon’t Use | 6.7 | 91 |
| 88 | IceHidden Power (Ice) | NormalFrustrationDon’t Use | 6.7 | 91 |
| 89 | DragonHidden Power (Dragon) | NormalFrustrationDon’t Use | 6.7 | 91 |
| 90 | DarkHidden Power (Dark) | NormalFrustrationDon’t Use | 6.7 | 91 |
Raid damage at level 40, 15/15/15 IVs, no weather boost.
DPS is damage per second, TDO total damage before fainting. For one boss, see the raid counters.
Don’t Use means repeating the fast move does at least as much damage as using this charged move, either because the move is weak or because this Pokémon faints before it pays off.
Moves
Fast Moves
Move | Type | Power | Energy | Time | DPS | EPS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snarl | Dark | 11 | 13 | 1.0s | 11.0 | 13.0 | |
| Hidden Power (Fighting) | Fighting | 15 | 15 | 1.5s | 10.0 | 10.0 | |
| Hidden Power (Flying) | Flying | 15 | 15 | 1.5s | 10.0 | 10.0 | |
| Hidden Power (Poison) | Poison | 15 | 15 | 1.5s | 10.0 | 10.0 | |
| Hidden Power (Ground) | Ground | 15 | 15 | 1.5s | 10.0 | 10.0 | |
| Hidden Power (Rock) | Rock | 15 | 15 | 1.5s | 10.0 | 10.0 | |
| Hidden Power (Bug) | Bug | 15 | 15 | 1.5s | 10.0 | 10.0 | |
| Hidden Power (Ghost) | Ghost | 15 | 15 | 1.5s | 10.0 | 10.0 | |
| Hidden Power (Steel) | Steel | 15 | 15 | 1.5s | 10.0 | 10.0 | |
| Hidden Power (Fire) | Fire | 15 | 15 | 1.5s | 10.0 | 10.0 | |
| Hidden Power (Water) | Water | 15 | 15 | 1.5s | 10.0 | 10.0 | |
| Hidden Power (Grass) | Grass | 15 | 15 | 1.5s | 10.0 | 10.0 | |
| Hidden Power (Electric) | Electric | 15 | 15 | 1.5s | 10.0 | 10.0 | |
| Hidden Power (Psychic) | Psychic | 15 | 15 | 1.5s | 10.0 | 10.0 | |
| Hidden Power (Ice) | Ice | 15 | 15 | 1.5s | 10.0 | 10.0 | |
| Hidden Power (Dragon) | Dragon | 15 | 15 | 1.5s | 10.0 | 10.0 | |
| Hidden Power (Dark) | Dark | 15 | 15 | 1.5s | 10.0 | 10.0 | |
| Spark | Electric | 4 | 6 | 0.5s | 8.0 | 12.0 |
Charged Moves
Move | Type | Power | Energy | Time | DPS | DPE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hyper Beam | Normal | 150 | 100 | 4.0s | 37.5 | 1.50 | |
| Wild Charge | Electric | 90 | 50 | 2.5s | 36.0 | 1.80 | |
| Psychic FangsE | Psychic | 25 | 33 | 1.0s | 25.0 | 0.76 | |
| Crunch | Dark | 65 | 33 | 3.0s | 21.7 | 1.97 | |
| Frustration | Normal | 10 | 33 | 2.0s | 5.0 | 0.30 |
Fast Moves
Move | Type | Power | Energy | Turns | DPT | EPT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hidden Power (Fighting) | Fighting | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3.0 | 2.7 | |
| Hidden Power (Flying) | Flying | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3.0 | 2.7 | |
| Hidden Power (Poison) | Poison | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3.0 | 2.7 | |
| Hidden Power (Ground) | Ground | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3.0 | 2.7 | |
| Hidden Power (Rock) | Rock | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3.0 | 2.7 | |
| Hidden Power (Bug) | Bug | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3.0 | 2.7 | |
| Hidden Power (Ghost) | Ghost | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3.0 | 2.7 | |
| Hidden Power (Steel) | Steel | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3.0 | 2.7 | |
| Hidden Power (Fire) | Fire | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3.0 | 2.7 | |
| Hidden Power (Water) | Water | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3.0 | 2.7 | |
| Hidden Power (Grass) | Grass | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3.0 | 2.7 | |
| Hidden Power (Electric) | Electric | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3.0 | 2.7 | |
| Hidden Power (Psychic) | Psychic | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3.0 | 2.7 | |
| Hidden Power (Ice) | Ice | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3.0 | 2.7 | |
| Hidden Power (Dragon) | Dragon | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3.0 | 2.7 | |
| Hidden Power (Dark) | Dark | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3.0 | 2.7 | |
| Spark | Electric | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2.5 | 3.5 | |
| Snarl | Dark | 5 | 13 | 3 | 1.7 | 4.3 |
Charged Moves
Move | Type | Power | Energy | DPE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wild ChargeLowers its Defense by 2 stages. | Electric | 100 | 45 | 2.22 | |
| Hyper Beam | Normal | 150 | 80 | 1.88 | |
| Crunch20% chance: lowers the opponent’s Defense. | Dark | 70 | 45 | 1.56 | |
| Psychic FangsELowers the opponent’s Defense. | Psychic | 40 | 35 | 1.14 | |
| Frustration | Normal | 10 | 70 | 0.14 |
DPS is damage per second, EPS energy per second and DPE damage per energy.
Evolution Family
Top Counters
As a Tier 5 raid boss. Level 40, 15/15/15, no weather boost.
- 1
Primal GroudonGroundMud ShotGroundPrecipice BladesE39.7 eDPS - 2
Mega GarchompGroundMud ShotGroundEarth PowerE35.2 eDPS - 3
Mega Mewtwo YPsychicPsycho CutPsychicFuture Sight+35.2 eDPS - 4
Shadow RegigigasGroundHidden Power (Ground)NormalCrush GripE34.1 eDPS - 5
Shadow ExcadrillGroundMud-SlapGroundScorching Sands33.7 eDPS - 6
Therian Forme LandorusGroundMud ShotGroundSandsear StormE32.8 eDPS
Stronger than the baseline against 17 of 135 Tier 5 and Mega bosses.
The baseline is the best attacker that isn’t a Mega, Shadow or Legendary. Each number is how much more of the boss’s health this Pokémon takes off than that baseline would. Level 40, 15/15/15, no weather boost.
Mega AerodactylMega RaidElectricSparkElectricWild Charge+0.3% Gainover Lucario
Tapu FiniTier 5 RaidElectricSparkElectricWild Charge+0.3% Gainover Roserade
Mega SlowbroMega RaidDarkSnarlElectricWild Charge+0.3% Gainover Chandelure
Therian Forme TornadusTier 5 RaidElectricSparkElectricWild Charge+0.2% Gainover Glimmora
Therian Forme EnamorusTier 5 RaidElectricSparkElectricWild Charge+0.2% Gainover Glimmora
LugiaTier 5 RaidDarkSnarlElectricWild Charge+0.2% Gainover Tyranitar
CelesteelaTier 5 RaidElectricSparkElectricWild Charge+0.1% Gainover Volcarona
Incarnate Forme EnamorusTier 5 RaidElectricSparkElectricWild Charge+0.1% Gainover Glimmora
CP by Level
Encounter | Level | Guaranteed CP | Max CP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Research | 15 | 118010/10/10 | 123715/15/15 | |
| Raids & Eggs | 20 | 157310/10/10 | 165015/15/15 | |
| Weather-Boosted Raids | 25 | 196710/10/10 | 206315/15/15 | |
| L40 | 40 | 24940/0/0 | 288815/15/15 | |
| L50 | 50 | 28200/0/0 | 326515/15/15 | |
| L51 (Best Buddy) | 51 | 28530/0/0 | 330415/15/15 |
All Power-Up Levels (L15–L51)
Level | 15/15/15 | 0/0/0 |
|---|---|---|
| Level 15 | 1237 | 1069 |
| Level 20 | 1650 | 1425 |
| Level 25 | 2063 | 1781 |
| Level 30 | 2475 | 2138 |
| Level 35 | 2682 | 2316 |
| Level 40 | 2888 | 2494 |
| Level 45 | 3074 | 2654 |
| Level 50 | 3265 | 2820 |
| Level 51 | 3304 | 2853 |
Research, raid and egg catches have at least 10/10/10 IVs. A wild catch can be as low as 0/0/0.
L40 is the cap without XL Candy, L50 with it. L51 is Best Buddy only.
Dex Details
| Second Charged Move | 90 Candy, 90,000 Stardust |
| Height / Weight | 1.4 m / 42 kg |
| Gender Ratio | 50.0%50.0% |
| Trading | Not TradableTransferable |
Abilities, EVs, breeding and learnsets: Luxray in the RotomLabs Pokédex
PvP IV Spreads
Great League
1500 CP Cap| Rank | IVs | CP | Level | % of Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 0/15/12 | 1500 | 19.5 | 100.00% |
| #2 | 0/13/14 | 1498 | 19.5 | 99.66% |
| #3 | 1/12/14 | 1500 | 19.5 | 99.49% |
| #4 | 0/14/12 | 1495 | 19.5 | 99.41% |
| #5 | 0/14/13 | 1499 | 19.5 | 99.41% |
| #6 | 1/13/12 | 1498 | 19.5 | 99.25% |
| #7 | 0/15/11 | 1496 | 19.5 | 99.15% |
| #8 | 4/15/15 | 1498 | 19 | 99.11% |
| #9 | 2/12/12 | 1499 | 19.5 | 99.09% |
| #10 | 0/12/14 | 1494 | 19.5 | 99.07% |
A 15/15/15 ranks #1075 of 4,096, with 95.80% of the best stat product.
Great League Rankings on PvPokeUltra League
2500 CP Cap| Rank | IVs | CP | Level | % of Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 0/15/15 | 2499 | 34.5 | 100.00% |
| #2 | 1/15/13 | 2498 | 34.5 | 99.78% |
| #3 | 0/12/15 | 2497 | 35 | 99.64% |
| #4 | 0/13/14 | 2498 | 35 | 99.59% |
| #5 | 0/14/13 | 2499 | 35 | 99.53% |
| #6 | 1/11/15 | 2500 | 35 | 99.47% |
| #7 | 0/15/11 | 2494 | 35 | 99.47% |
| #8 | 0/15/12 | 2500 | 35 | 99.47% |
| #9 | 2/15/14 | 2495 | 34 | 99.43% |
| #10 | 0/14/15 | 2492 | 34.5 | 99.41% |
A 15/15/15 ranks #1252 of 4,096, with 96.64% of the best stat product.
Ultra League Rankings on PvPokeRanked by stat product at the highest level under the CP cap.
Trades and research have at least 10 in each IV, lucky trades 12. Check your own. This ranks IVs only. For the meta, see PvPoke.

