Luxio 44/99 · Next Destinies

Next Destinies is a set in the Black & White series. It was released on February 8, 2012. The printed size is 99. This checklist is longer, at 103 cards. Luxio is 44/99, in position 44 of 103 on this checklist. Before it is 43 Shinx, and after it is 45 Luxio. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Luxio is a Stage 1 Lightning Pokémon with 80 HP. In the Pokédex this is Luxio (#404), generation 4 (Sinnoh). The card says it evolves from Shinx. In this catalog that name is Shinx (#403). The card lists Luxray, Luxray (#405) under evolves to.

Kouki Saitou illustrated this card. The same name is on 652 other cards in the catalog.

Luxio (#404) has 20 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 19 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2007 to 2026. The earliest other card is Luxio 52/130 in Diamond & Pearl (2007). Both list 80 HP. Both list the rarity Uncommon. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Kouki Saitou illustrated this one. 9 other cards of Luxio list a different HP.

The attack Jump On lists 20+ damage. The cost is Lightning. Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 30 more damage. Wild Charge is another attack lists 60 damage. The cost is Lightning, Colorless, Colorless. This Pokémon does 10 damage to itself. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "Strong electricity courses through the tips of its sharp claws. A light scratch causes fainting in foes."

I keep a set binder for Next Destinies, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Next Destinies set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Luxio can fill a slot in Generation 4 binder (Sinnoh). I still need this card.