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Luxray

Pokémon · Black & White

Luxray

Black & White

Next Destinies · #46 · Rare Holo · 2012

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Market reference

$2.14

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Card facts

Quick reference for collectors and graders.

Set position
46 / 103
Release year
2012
Rarity
Rare Holo
HP
140
Subtype
Stage 2
Evolves from
Luxio
Retreat cost
1 energy
Illustrator
Shin Nagasawa
Pokédex #
405
Series
Black & White

Card analysis

Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.

Primary role
Bench Damage
Damage efficiency
80 damage
60 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

Attacker

Strategy & play

How Luxray plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.

  • Its main attack (Crunch) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 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 ≥70 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 — ≥70 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

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About this card

HP: 140Type:LLightningSubtype: Stage 2Evolves from: Luxio

"It can see clearly through walls to track down its prey and seek its lost young."

LFlash Impact — 60

Does 20 damage to 1 of your Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)

LLCCrunch — 80

Flip a coin. If heads, discard an Energy attached to the Defending Pokémon.

Weakness:F×2

Retreat cost:C

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

expandedLegal
unlimitedLegal

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 2026/06/30
VariantLowMidHighMarketDirect Low
Holofoil$1.12$2.09$28.00$2.14
Reverse Holofoil$1.25$2.75$38.10$3.21

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2026/02/22
VariantPrice
1-day average€2.00
7-day average€1.60
30-day average€2.02
Low€0.05
Trend price€1.52
Low (excellent+)€0.15
Reverse holo low€0.20
reverseHoloAvg1€5.00
Reverse holo 7-day€2.85
reverseHoloSell€2.27
averageSellPrice€1.97
Reverse holo 30-day€2.74
Reverse holo trend€2.62

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 $2.14; 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 "Next Destinies" in the Black & White series, released in 2012.

What rarity is Luxray?

Luxray is a Rare Holo card in the Next Destinies set.