Pokémon · POP
Luxray
POP Series 8 · #3 · Rare · 2008
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Market reference
$34.94
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 3 / 17
- Release year
- 2008
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 120
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Luxio
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Ken Sugimori
- Pokédex #
- 405
- Series
- POP
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 120 damage
- 30 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
Strategy & play
How Luxray plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Thunder) needs 4 Energy — a turn-4 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Hits for 120 — one-shots small Basics and support Pokémon, but trades down into the format’s big attackers.
- 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).
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
- 2 copies on average · 1 decks
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Ken Sugimori
This card was illustrated by Ken Sugimori.
Building around Luxray?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"When its eyes gleam gold, it can spot hiding prey–even those taking shelter behind a wall."
Poké-Body: Intimidating Fang
As long as Luxray is your Active Pokémon, any damage done by an opponent's attack is reduced by 10 (before applying Weakness and Resistance).
LLLCThunder — 120
Flip a coin. If tails, Luxray does 40 damage to itself.
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 2026/06/18| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $115.00 | $117.98 | $157.00 | $13.58 | — |
| Holofoil | $9.00 | $34.95 | $175.93 | $34.94 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/18| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €13.99 |
| 7-day average | €8.70 |
| 30-day average | €5.35 |
| Low | €0.30 |
| Trend price | €6.40 |
| Low (excellent+) | €1.90 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €2.40 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €5.47 |
| averageSellPrice | €5.73 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €2.38 |
| Reverse holo trend | €9.48 |
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 $34.94; 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 "POP Series 8" in the POP series, released in 2008.
What rarity is Luxray?
Luxray is a Rare card in the POP Series 8 set.
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Other Luxray printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
