Pokémon · Black & White
Luxio
Next Destinies · #45 · Uncommon · 2012
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$0.27
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 45 / 103
- Release year
- 2012
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 80
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Shinx
- Evolves to
- Luxray
- Illustrator
- Naoki Saito
- Pokédex #
- 404
- Series
- Black & White
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 30 damage
- 20 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Strategy & play
How Luxio plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Bite) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- 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.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 2.29 copies on average · 28 decks
- Match win rate
- 36.7%
- -10.6 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.
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."
LQuick Turn — 20×
Flip 2 coins. This attack does 20 damage times the number of heads.
CCBite — 30
Weakness:F×2
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 2026/08/05| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.10 | $0.33 | $19.98 | $0.27 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.30 | $0.75 | $19.98 | $0.88 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/22| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.48 |
| 7-day average | €0.33 |
| 30-day average | €0.24 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.34 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.10 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.99 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.71 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.62 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.22 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.67 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.68 |
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 $0.27; 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 "Next Destinies" in the Black & White series, released in 2012.
What rarity is Luxio?
Luxio is a Uncommon card in the Next Destinies set.
Other Luxio printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
