Master League PvP guide
Luxray (Shadow) Pokémon GO – PvP, Best Moves, IVs & Counters
Luxray (Shadow) is a Electric-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO. Its strongest current PvP league is Master League, where it currently ranks #345. Its recommended PvP moveset is Snarl with Wild Charge and Psychic Fangs.
Master League
#345
Situational
Type
Electric
Best Fast Move
Snarl
Charged Moves
Max CP
3,265
Updated for the current Pokémon GO season · September 2026
Rankings, moves and matchup data are updated automatically from the latest available PvP data.ABOUT LUXRAY (SHADOW)
Is Luxray (Shadow) Good in Pokémon GO PvP?
Luxray (Shadow) is currently a situational PvP option in Master League where it is ranked #345.
Luxray (Shadow) PvP Rankings
| League | Rank | PvP Score | Recommended Moves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great League | #768 | 67.2 | Spark, Wild Charge, Psychic Fangs |
| Ultra League | #645 | 65.8 | Snarl, Wild Charge, Psychic Fangs |
| Master LeagueBest | #345 | 47.4 | Snarl, Wild Charge, Psychic Fangs |
Best Moveset for Luxray (Shadow) in Pokémon GO PvP
Fast Move
Strong vs: Ghost, Psychic
Neutral vs: Bug, Dragon, Electric, Fire, Flying, Grass, Ground, Ice, Normal, Poison, Rock, Steel, Water
Weak vs: Dark, Fairy, Fighting
Charged Move · STAB
Strong vs: Flying, Water
Neutral vs: Bug, Dark, Fairy, Fighting, Fire, Ghost, Ice, Normal, Poison, Psychic, Rock, Steel
Weak vs: Dragon, Electric, Grass, Ground
Charged Move
Strong vs: Fighting, Poison
Neutral vs: Bug, Dragon, Electric, Fairy, Fire, Flying, Ghost, Grass, Ground, Ice, Normal, Rock, Water
Weak vs: Dark, Psychic, Steel
The recommended PvP moveset for Luxray (Shadow) is Snarl with Wild Charge and Psychic Fangs.
Alternative movesets
All Fast and Charged Moves currently available to Luxray (Shadow) in the imported game data.
Fast Moves
Fast Move
Strong vs: Dark, Grass, Psychic
Neutral vs: Bug, Dragon, Electric, Ground, Ice, Normal, Rock, Water
Weak vs: Fairy, Fighting, Fire, Flying, Ghost, Poison, Steel
Fast Move
Strong vs: Ghost, Psychic
Neutral vs: Bug, Dragon, Electric, Fire, Flying, Grass, Ground, Ice, Normal, Poison, Rock, Steel, Water
Weak vs: Dark, Fairy, Fighting
Fast Move
Strong vs: Dragon
Neutral vs: Bug, Dark, Electric, Fighting, Fire, Flying, Ghost, Grass, Ground, Ice, Normal, Poison, Psychic, Rock, Water
Weak vs: Fairy, Steel
Fast Move · STAB
Strong vs: Flying, Water
Neutral vs: Bug, Dark, Fairy, Fighting, Fire, Ghost, Ice, Normal, Poison, Psychic, Rock, Steel
Weak vs: Dragon, Electric, Grass, Ground
Fast Move
Strong vs: Dark, Ice, Normal, Rock, Steel
Neutral vs: Dragon, Electric, Fighting, Fire, Grass, Ground, Water
Weak vs: Bug, Fairy, Flying, Ghost, Poison, Psychic
Fast Move
Strong vs: Bug, Grass, Ice, Steel
Neutral vs: Dark, Electric, Fairy, Fighting, Flying, Ghost, Ground, Normal, Poison, Psychic
Weak vs: Dragon, Fire, Rock, Water
Fast Move
Strong vs: Bug, Fighting, Grass
Neutral vs: Dark, Dragon, Fairy, Fire, Flying, Ghost, Ground, Ice, Normal, Poison, Psychic, Water
Weak vs: Electric, Rock, Steel
Fast Move
Strong vs: Ghost, Psychic
Neutral vs: Bug, Dragon, Electric, Fairy, Fighting, Fire, Flying, Grass, Ground, Ice, Poison, Rock, Steel, Water
Weak vs: Dark, Normal
Fast Move
Strong vs: Ground, Rock, Water
Neutral vs: Dark, Electric, Fairy, Fighting, Ghost, Ice, Normal, Psychic
Weak vs: Bug, Dragon, Fire, Flying, Grass, Poison, Steel
Fast Move
Strong vs: Electric, Fire, Poison, Rock, Steel
Neutral vs: Dark, Dragon, Fairy, Fighting, Ghost, Ground, Ice, Normal, Psychic, Water
Weak vs: Bug, Flying, Grass
Fast Move
Strong vs: Dragon, Flying, Grass, Ground
Neutral vs: Bug, Dark, Electric, Fairy, Fighting, Ghost, Normal, Poison, Psychic, Rock
Weak vs: Fire, Ice, Steel, Water
Fast Move
Strong vs: Fairy, Grass
Neutral vs: Bug, Dark, Dragon, Electric, Fighting, Fire, Flying, Ice, Normal, Psychic, Water
Weak vs: Ghost, Ground, Poison, Rock, Steel
Fast Move
Strong vs: Fighting, Poison
Neutral vs: Bug, Dragon, Electric, Fairy, Fire, Flying, Ghost, Grass, Ground, Ice, Normal, Rock, Water
Weak vs: Dark, Psychic, Steel
Fast Move
Strong vs: Bug, Fire, Flying, Ice
Neutral vs: Dark, Dragon, Electric, Fairy, Ghost, Grass, Normal, Poison, Psychic, Rock, Water
Weak vs: Fighting, Ground, Steel
Fast Move
Strong vs: Fairy, Ice, Rock
Neutral vs: Bug, Dark, Dragon, Fighting, Flying, Ghost, Grass, Ground, Normal, Poison, Psychic
Weak vs: Electric, Fire, Steel, Water
Fast Move
Strong vs: Fire, Ground, Rock
Neutral vs: Bug, Dark, Electric, Fairy, Fighting, Flying, Ghost, Ice, Normal, Poison, Psychic, Steel
Weak vs: Dragon, Grass, Water
Fast Move
Strong vs: Ghost, Psychic
Neutral vs: Bug, Dragon, Electric, Fire, Flying, Grass, Ground, Ice, Normal, Poison, Rock, Steel, Water
Weak vs: Dark, Fairy, Fighting
Fast Move · STAB
Strong vs: Flying, Water
Neutral vs: Bug, Dark, Fairy, Fighting, Fire, Ghost, Ice, Normal, Poison, Psychic, Rock, Steel
Weak vs: Dragon, Electric, Grass, Ground
Charged Moves
Charged Move
Strong vs: Ghost, Psychic
Neutral vs: Bug, Dragon, Electric, Fire, Flying, Grass, Ground, Ice, Normal, Poison, Rock, Steel, Water
Weak vs: Dark, Fairy, Fighting
Charged Move
Neutral vs: Bug, Dark, Dragon, Electric, Fairy, Fighting, Fire, Flying, Grass, Ground, Ice, Normal, Poison, Psychic, Water
Weak vs: Ghost, Rock, Steel
Charged Move
Strong vs: Fighting, Poison
Neutral vs: Bug, Dragon, Electric, Fairy, Fire, Flying, Ghost, Grass, Ground, Ice, Normal, Rock, Water
Weak vs: Dark, Psychic, Steel
Charged Move · STAB
Strong vs: Flying, Water
Neutral vs: Bug, Dark, Fairy, Fighting, Fire, Ghost, Ice, Normal, Poison, Psychic, Rock, Steel
Weak vs: Dragon, Electric, Grass, Ground
Luxray (Shadow) PvP Move Counts
Snarl → Wild Charge
4 Fast Moves from empty energy
Repeating count
Snarl → Psychic Fangs
3 Fast Moves from empty energy
Repeating count
Luxray (Shadow) Battle Guide
Matchup values below come from the Master League matchup data in PoGoCoach. A value above 500 means Luxray (Shadow) wins the matchup; below 500 means it loses.
Strong Matchups
Difficult Matchups
Luxray (Shadow) Weaknesses & Resistances
Defensive type multipliers below combine Luxray (Shadow)'s Electric typing using the current Pokémon GO battle type chart.
Weak to
- ground1.6×
Resistant to
- electric0.625×
- 0.625×
- steel0.625×
Best Counters to Luxray (Shadow) in Pokémon GO PvP
Recommended attacks are measured against Luxray (Shadow) in Master League. Charged Move percentages show estimated unshielded damage to Luxray (Shadow)'s league HP.
Master League
Recommended attacks
- Dragon Breathdragon
Fast Move
Neutral
- Aqua Tailwater
Charged Move
Neutral
53% HP
- Spacial Renddragon
Charged Move
Neutral
91% HP
Master League
Recommended attacks
- Metal Clawsteel
Fast Move
Resisted
- Close Combatfighting
Charged Move
Neutral
92% HP
- Behemoth Bladesteel
Charged Move
Resisted
69% HP
Master League
Recommended attacks
- Geomancyfairy
Fast Move
Neutral
- Close Combatfighting
Charged Move
Neutral
70% HP
- Moonblastfairy
Charged Move
Neutral
76% HP
Master League
Recommended attacks
- Dragon Breathdragon
Fast Move
Neutral
- Roar of Timedragon
Charged Move
Neutral
136% HP
- Iron Headsteel
Charged Move
Resisted
48% HP
Master League
Recommended attacks
- Dragon Breathdragon
Fast Move
Neutral
- Outragedragon
Charged Move
Neutral
102% HP
- Fusion Boltelectric
Charged Move
Resisted
52% HP
Ratings are shown from Luxray (Shadow)'s perspective: the lower the value, the harder the matchup is for Luxray (Shadow).
Best Teammates for Luxray (Shadow) in Pokémon GO PvP
Good teammates for Luxray (Shadow) should help cover some of its most difficult matchups while adding useful coverage against the current Master League meta.
Covers 5 of Luxray (Shadow)'s 5 hardest current matchups.
Covers 4 of Luxray (Shadow)'s 5 hardest current matchups.
Covers 4 of Luxray (Shadow)'s 5 hardest current matchups.
Covers 3 of Luxray (Shadow)'s 5 hardest current matchups.
Covers 4 of Luxray (Shadow)'s 5 hardest current matchups.
Teammates are calculated from the current Master League rankings and matchup data, and update automatically with each PvP data import.
Best PvP IVs for Luxray (Shadow)
| League | Rank | IVs | CP | Level | Stat Product |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great League | #1 | 0/15/12 | 1,500 | 19.5 | 1,642,745 |
| #2 | 0/13/14 | 1,498 | 19.5 | 1,637,174 | |
| #3 | 1/12/14 | 1,500 | 19.5 | 1,634,502 | |
| #4 | 0/14/12 | 1,495 | 19.5 | 1,633,138 | |
| #5 | 0/14/13 | 1,499 | 19.5 | 1,633,138 | |
| Ultra League | #1 | 0/15/15 | 2,499 | 34.5 | 3,538,965 |
| #2 | 1/15/13 | 2,498 | 34.5 | 3,531,288 | |
| #3 | 0/12/15 | 2,497 | 35 | 3,526,424 | |
| #4 | 0/13/14 | 2,498 | 35 | 3,524,675 | |
| #5 | 0/14/13 | 2,499 | 35 | 3,522,656 | |
| Master League | #1 | 15/15/15 | 3,265 | 50 | 5,129,680 |
| #2 | 14/15/15 | 3,252 | 50 | 5,108,912 | |
| #3 | 15/15/14 | 3,257 | 50 | 5,099,856 | |
| #4 | 15/14/15 | 3,255 | 50 | 5,099,681 | |
| #5 | 13/15/15 | 3,238 | 50 | 5,088,144 |
Luxray (Shadow) Stats in Pokémon GO
Luxray (Shadow)'s real battle stats in each league, at the CP cap and that league's best IV combination.
Great League
Luxray (Shadow) 0/15/12 (Best IV)
- Level
- 19.5
- CP
- 1,500
- Attack
- 136.9
- Defense
- 100.9
- HP
- 119
Ultra League
Luxray (Shadow) 0/15/15 (Best IV)
- Level
- 34.5
- CP
- 2,499
- Attack
- 176
- Defense
- 129.7
- HP
- 155
Master League
Luxray (Shadow) 15/15/15 (Best IV)
- Level
- 50
- CP
- 3,265
- Attack
- 207.6
- Defense
- 143.7
- HP
- 172
Luxray (Shadow) Evolution
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Luxray (Shadow) Pokémon GO PvP FAQ
What is the best moveset for Luxray (Shadow) in Pokémon GO PvP?
Luxray (Shadow)'s recommended PvP moveset is Snarl with Wild Charge and Psychic Fangs.
Is Luxray (Shadow) good in Pokémon GO PvP?
Luxray (Shadow) is currently a situational PvP option in Master League, where it is ranked #345.
What counters Luxray (Shadow) in Pokémon GO PvP?
Palkia (Origin), Zacian (Crowned Sword) and Xerneas are among the strongest current counters to Luxray (Shadow) in Master League.
What is Luxray (Shadow) weak to in Pokémon GO?
Luxray (Shadow) is weak to Ground (1.6×).