Pokémon · Sword & Shield
Luxray
SWSH Black Star Promos · #SWSH023 · Promo · 2019
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Market reference
$81.43
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- SWSH023 / 304
- Release year
- 2019
- Rarity
- Promo
- HP
- 160
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Luxio
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Regulation mark
- D
- Illustrator
- Megumi Higuchi
- Pokédex #
- 405
- Series
- Sword & Shield
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 120 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
Strategy & play
How Luxray plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Head Bolt) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- 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 ≥80 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 — ≥80 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%
- -2.9 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 Megumi Higuchi
This card was illustrated by Megumi Higuchi.
Building around Luxray?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Luxray's ability to see through objects comes in handy when it's scouting for danger."
LRaid — 60+
If this Pokémon evolved from Luxio during this turn, this attack does 100 more damage.
LCHead Bolt — 120
Weakness:F×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Luxray or SWSH Black Star Promos.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Luxray 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 2026/07/17| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $149.99 | $154.50 | $830.40 | $81.43 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/05/14| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €27.98 |
| 7-day average | €28.15 |
| 30-day average | €21.34 |
| Low | €4.30 |
| Trend price | €25.42 |
| Low (excellent+) | €4.30 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €3.45 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €6.08 |
| averageSellPrice | €44.12 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €6.82 |
| Reverse holo trend | €5.65 |
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 $81.43; 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 "SWSH Black Star Promos" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2019.
What rarity is Luxray?
Luxray is a Promo card in the SWSH Black Star Promos set.
Other Luxray printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
