Pokémon · Black & White
Luxio
BW Black Star Promos · #BW34 · Promo · 2011
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$45.61
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- BW34 / 101
- Release year
- 2011
- Rarity
- Promo
- HP
- 80
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Shinx
- Evolves to
- Luxray
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Naoki Saito
- Pokédex #
- 404
- Series
- Black & White
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Bench Damage
- Damage efficiency
- 10 damage
- 10 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Also does
Strategy & play
How Luxio plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Inflicts Confusion — they must flip to attack (tails fails and deals 30 to themselves). Soft, coin-flip disruption.
- Needs Lightning Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Lightning type, weak to Fighting ×2 — a Fighting attacker doing ≥40 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- A Stage 1 — one step up from Shinx; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
- Seen in 0% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 2 copies.
How to beat Luxio
- Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥40 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 2.28 copies on average · 29 decks
- Match win rate
- 35.8%
- -11.5 pts vs the 47.2% field average
Plays well with
Cards most often run alongside this one in tournament decks over the last 180 days — ranked by how distinctive the pairing is.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Naoki Saito
This card was illustrated by Naoki Saito.
Building around Luxio?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Strong electricity courses through the tips of its sharp claws. A light scratch causes fainting in foes."
LDazzle Blast — 10
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Confused.
LCCRandom Spark
This attack does 40 damage to 1 of your opponent's Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
Weakness:F×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Luxio was legal.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $49.99 | $99.99 | $999.90 | $45.61 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/04/18| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €8.50 |
| 7-day average | €5.36 |
| 30-day average | €5.49 |
| Low | €1.09 |
| Trend price | €5.60 |
| Low (excellent+) | €3.00 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €3.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €3.03 |
| averageSellPrice | €5.25 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €2.47 |
| Reverse holo trend | €2.94 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Luxio is real?
Luxio is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Luxio worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Luxio is $45.61; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Luxio from?
Luxio is from the Pokémon set "BW Black Star Promos" in the Black & White series, released in 2011.
What rarity is Luxio?
Luxio is a Promo card in the BW Black Star Promos set.
Other Luxio printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
