Luxio
Electric
Best attacking moveset: Bite and Wild Charge, worth 9.1 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Luxio can learn 6 combinations. Bite with Wild Charge does the most damage per second of them, at level 40 with a perfect attack stat. Same-type moves get the 1.2× bonus, and the cycle assumes the charged attack fires the moment it has the energy.
Stats and moves come straight from the game's own data files. Every number on this page is a raid and gym number, not a PvP one.
Type matchups
| Fast attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bite | Dark | 6 | 0.5s | +4 |
| Spark | Electric | 4 | 0.5s | +6 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crunch | Dark | 65 | 3.0s | -33 |
| Thunderbolt | Electric | 80 | 2.5s | -50 |
| Wild Charge | Electric | 90 | 2.5s | -50 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Luxio has been released. Players have found it from: wild, research, evolution, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 1,680 at level 50, 1,486 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 849 CP at level 20, or 1,061 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 793 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 159 attack · 95 defense · 155 stamina |
What it costs
| Candy to evolve | 25 Candy |
|---|---|
| Second charged move | 75,000 Stardust and 75 Candy |
| Buddy distance | 5 km per Candy |
| Purify a Shadow one | 5,000 Stardust and 5 Candy |
| Size | 0.9 m and 30.5 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Luxio does not have one best moveset, it has 3. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Flying, Water, Ghost.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Spark + Wild Charge | 13.8 | |
| Water | Spark + Wild Charge | 13.8 |
| Ghost | Bite + Wild Charge | 10.5 |
| Psychic | Bite + Wild Charge | 10.5 |
| Normal | Bite + Wild Charge | 9.1 |
| Poison | Bite + Wild Charge | 9.1 |
| Rock | Bite + Wild Charge | 9.1 |
| Bug | Bite + Wild Charge | 9.1 |
| Steel | Bite + Wild Charge | 9.1 |
| Fire | Bite + Wild Charge | 9.1 |
| Ice | Bite + Wild Charge | 9.1 |
| Fighting | Spark + Wild Charge | 8.8 |
| Dark | Spark + Wild Charge | 8.8 |
| Fairy | Spark + Wild Charge | 8.8 |
| Grass | Bite + Wild Charge | 7.3 |
| Electric | Bite + Wild Charge | 7.3 |
| Dragon | Bite + Wild Charge | 7.3 |
| Ground | Bite + Crunch | 7.0 |
Same maths as the headline number, run once per defending type: level 40, perfect attack IV, and the target's own type taken into account. Sorted by damage, so the top of this table is what Luxio is actually for.
Counters: what beats Luxio
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Groudon | Ground | Mud Shot + Precipice Blades Legacy | 47.2 |
 Eternatus | PoisonDragon | Poison Jab + Dynamax Cannon Legacy | 45.5 |
 Excadrill | GroundSteel | Mud Slap + Earthquake | 44.8 |
 Mamoswine | IceGround | Mud Slap + High Horsepower | 44.0 |
 Regigigas | Normal | Hidden Power + Crush Grip Legacy | 42.5 |
 Rhyperior | GroundRock | Mud Slap + Earthquake | 42.5 |
 Garchomp | DragonGround | Mud Shot + Earthquake | 42.1 |
 Landorus | Ground | Mud Shot + Earth Power | 41.9 |
 Blacephalon | FireGhost | Incinerate + Mind Blown Legacy | 41.3 |
 Krookodile | GroundDark | Mud Slap + Earthquake | 40.5 |
Ranked by damage per second against Luxio's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.