Pokémon · Diamond & Pearl
Luxray
Diamond & Pearl · #7 · Rare Holo · 2007
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$23.86
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 7 / 130
- Release year
- 2007
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- HP
- 120
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Luxio
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Mikiko Takeda
- Pokédex #
- 405
- Series
- Diamond & Pearl
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Disruption
- Damage efficiency
- 80 damage
- 20 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 2
- Needs its evolution line or Rare Candy to set up
Also does
Strategy & play
How Luxray plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Lightning Star) needs 4 Energy — a turn-4 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Lightning Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Lightning type, weak to Fighting ×2 — a Fighting attacker doing ≥60 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- A Stage 2 — without Rare Candy you lose ~2 turns setting it up, and it’s gust-bait before it’s online (you must draw Luxio first).
- Seen in 0% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 1 copy.
How to beat Luxray
- Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥60 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 1.05 copies on average · 20 decks
- Match win rate
- 44.3%
- -3.0 pts vs the 47.3% 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.
Illustrated by Mikiko Takeda
Building around Luxray?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It has eyes that can see through anything. It spots and captures prey hiding behind objects."
Poké-Power: Gleam Eyes
Once during your turn, when you play Luxray from your hand to evolve 1 of your Pokémon, you may look at your opponent's hand. If your opponent's Bench isn't full, choose 1 Basic Pokémon from your opponent's hand, and put it onto his or her Bench. Then, switch it with the Defending Pokémon.
LLLLLightning Star — 80
Move all Lightning Energy attached to Luxray to 1 of your Benched Pokémon. (Ignore this effect if you don't have any Benched Pokémon.)
Weakness:F+30
Resistance:M-20
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
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 2026/07/04| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $11.00 | $35.99 | $107.80 | $23.86 | $89.86 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $15.00 | $28.25 | $513.00 | $16.48 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €3.50 |
| 7-day average | €2.50 |
| 30-day average | €5.66 |
| Low | €0.35 |
| Trend price | €4.65 |
| Low (excellent+) | €1.99 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.35 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €3.80 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €3.90 |
| reverseHoloSell | €2.91 |
| averageSellPrice | €4.89 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €3.57 |
| Reverse holo trend | €4.95 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Luxray is real?
Luxray 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 Luxray worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Luxray is $23.86; 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 Luxray from?
Luxray is from the Pokémon set "Diamond & Pearl" in the Diamond & Pearl series, released in 2007.
What rarity is Luxray?
Luxray is a Rare Holo card in the Diamond & Pearl set.
Other Luxray printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
