Luxio 47/163 · Battle Styles

Battle Styles is a set in the Sword & Shield series. It was released on March 19, 2021. The printed size is 163. This checklist is longer, at 183 cards. Luxio is 47/163, in position 47 of 183 on this checklist. Before it is 46 Shinx, and after it is 48 Luxray. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Luxio is a Stage 1 Rapid Strike 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.

Megumi Higuchi illustrated this card. The same name is on 17 other cards in the catalog.

Luxio (#404) has 20 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 18 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 Megumi Higuchi illustrated this one. 9 other cards of Luxio list a different HP.

The attack Jumping Kick lists no damage number. The cost is Lightning. This attack does 30 damage to 1 of your opponent's Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) Head Bolt is another attack lists 50 damage. The cost is Lightning, Colorless. 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." The regulation mark is E.

I keep a set binder for Battle Styles, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Battle Styles 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.