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#0405 · GENERATION 4

Luxray Build Guide

Electric

Physical attacker and pivot

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Starter moveset

Generation 9 · casual singles · base form

ITEMHeavy-Duty Boots

ABILITYIntimidate

NATUREAdamant

Wild Charge

Crunch

Ice Fang

Volt Switch

How to play

Intimidate can lower an eligible opponent’s Attack on entry. Attack a favorable target or use Volt Switch to bring in a teammate when the move can hit.

Watch out for

Key risk. Wild Charge causes recoil and Ice Fang can miss. Volt Switch is special and is included mainly for switching utility; Ground immunity blocks its damage and switch. Intimidate does not weaken special attackers.

About this example

This editorial starting point is not a ranked-format recommendation or a legality check. It does not specify EVs or Tera type. Moves, items and abilities here do not change the builder score.

BATTLE PLAN

When to attack, set up or switch

Intimidate can lower an eligible opponent’s Attack on entry. Attack a favorable target or use Volt Switch to bring in a teammate when the move can hit.

A Ground type switches in

Electric moves cannot touch a Ground type, so both Wild Charge and Volt Switch are dead against it at once — the pivot that works on everything else is the one that stops here. Crunch and Ice Fang are what Luxray has left.

The burn on the matchup is physical

Use the entry to drop the incoming attacker’s Attack before it hits, which is worth a turn against a setup sweeper and worth nothing against the special attacker on the other side of the switch.

You want to leave the field

Volt Switch only brings a teammate in if the attack connects, so a Ground immunity costs the switch as well as the damage, and Wild Charge recoil is paid whether or not the target faints. Heavy-Duty Boots keep hazards off the calculation; they do not keep direct hits off it.

What does a safe pivot mean?

A teammate uses a switching move to bring Luxray in. A slower pivot may take the opponent’s hit first. Turn order and the opponent’s move still matter.

ITEM & ABILITY

How this build works

Intimidate lowers an eligible opponent’s Attack the moment Luxray enters, which is a one-turn discount on physical damage and nothing at all against a special attacker. Wild Charge is the payoff and charges recoil, while Volt Switch is a special move kept here for the switch rather than the damage.

Watch the tradeoff. Wild Charge causes recoil and Ice Fang can miss. Volt Switch is special and is included mainly for switching utility; Ground immunity blocks its damage and switch. Intimidate does not weaken special attackers.

These battle mechanics do not change the builder’s type-and-base-stat score. The tool does not simulate moves, abilities, held items or damage.

COMPARE YOUR OPTIONS

Luxray or Electivire?

Electivire offers Motor Drive and different coverage instead of Intimidate.

Base stats · standard forms in the local Generation 9 dataset
Stat	Luxray	Electivire
HP	80	75
Attack	120	123
Defense	79	67
Sp. Attack	95	95
Sp. Defense	79	85
Speed	70	95

Base stats are not final battle stats. Level, nature, IVs, EVs and battle effects affect the result. Check availability in your game before choosing an alternative.

Teammate ideas

A Flying teammate covers Ground attacks. A special attacker and recovery support help complement this physical pivot.

Corviknight

Ground immunity and U-turn provide complementary switching options.

Read Corviknight guide →Compare teammates →

Milotic

Adds special damage and direct recovery alongside a recoil attacker.

Read Milotic guide →Compare teammates →

These are typing-based starting pairs, not a complete competitive team. Check the remaining four slots and your game’s rules.

Compare computed teammate suggestions →

Alternative: Electivire

Electivire offers Motor Drive and different coverage instead of Intimidate.

Read Electivire guide →

Try Electivire →

Type matchups

Weak to

Ground2×

Resistances and immunities

Electric0.5×Flying0.5×Steel0.5×

Typing only. Abilities, items and battle effects can change these matchups.

HP80

Attack120

Defense79

Sp. Attack95

Sp. Defense79

Speed70

Evolution chain

Shinx#403
Level 15
Luxio#404
Level 30
Luxray#405

Standard main-series evolution conditions. Regional forms and games with special evolution systems can differ.

Build your Luxray team

Start with Luxray. Add teammates and compare your type-and-base-stat score.

Gen 9 · National Dex · Casual Settings & scope

GameFormat

Format scope · casual planning

Base species #001–1025, using Generation 9 data. A casual planning pool, not a VGC, ranked, or Showdown National Dex legality validator. Regional, Mega and alternate forms are not included yet.

SLOT 01#405

Luxray

Electric

SLOT 02

SLOT 03

SLOT 04

SLOT 05

SLOT 06

Understand your team

Offense79

Defense64

Coverage11

Synergy8

Types & base stats only · Not a win probability.

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Key insights

Ground attacks threaten 1 of 1 teammates, with no teammate resisting them by type.
Your own types can hit 2 of 18 single-type targets super effectively. Actual move coverage can differ.
No teammate has a base Speed of 100 or higher. Consider adding a faster option.

Detailed type analysis · all 18 types

Incoming damage assumes typing only. 0× = immune, ½× / ¼× = resistant, 2× / 4× = weak. Resistance counts include immunities.

Incoming damage by attacking type
Attack	Luxray	Weak	Resist
Normal	1×	0	0
Fire	1×	0	0
Water	1×	0	0
Electric	½×	0	1
Grass	1×	0	0
Ice	1×	0	0
Fighting	1×	0	0
Poison	1×	0	0
Ground	2×	1	0
Flying	½×	0	1
Psychic	1×	0	0
Bug	1×	0	0
Rock	1×	0	0
Ghost	1×	0	0
Dragon	1×	0	0
Dark	1×	0	0
Steel	½×	0	1
Fairy	1×	0	0

Offensive type coverage

Against single-type targets, using only same-type attacks. This is not coverage against every dual-type species.

NormalNeutral

FireNeutral

Water✓ Super effective

ElectricResisted

GrassResisted

IceNeutral

FightingNeutral

PoisonNeutral

GroundImmune target

Flying✓ Super effective

PsychicNeutral

BugNeutral

RockNeutral

GhostNeutral

DragonResisted

DarkNeutral

SteelNeutral

FairyNeutral

How is the score calculated?

Offense (25%): neutral-or-better type coverage and strongest attacking base stats. Defense (30%): team resistances, unprotected and repeated weaknesses, and 4× vulnerabilities. Coverage (25%): fraction of 18 single-type targets hit super effectively by your own types. Synergy (20%): teammates resisting each other’s weaknesses, physical/special/bulk stat signals and base Speed ≥100. Scores are rounded to 0–100; the total uses the displayed subscores.

Rating bands: Excellent ≥80, Good ≥65, Fair ≥45, Poor below 45. An empty team has no rating.

Small teams are provisional and are not given a separate completion bonus. Adding a Pokémon can lower the score if it creates new weaknesses or lowers averages. These initial heuristics have not been calibrated against battle outcomes.