Luxio 52/130 · Diamond & Pearl

Luxio is Pokédex #404, generation 4 (Sinnoh). Luxio is a Stage 1 Lightning Pokémon with 80 HP. The card lists level 19. The card says it evolves from Shinx. In this catalog that name is Shinx (#403). The card lists Luxray, Luxray (#405) under evolves to.

Luxio sits at 52/130 in Diamond & Pearl, position 52 of 130. Before it is 51 Hippopotas, and after it is 53 Machoke. The set belongs to the Diamond & Pearl series. It was released on 1 May 2007. The printed size is 130, and the checklist is the same length. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

The attack Fasten Claws lists 10+ damage. The cost is Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 10 damage plus 30 more damage. Thunder Fang is another attack lists 30 damage. The cost is Lightning, Lightning. Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed. Weakness is Fighting +20. Resistance is Metal -20. The flavor text reads "Its claws loose electricity with enough amperage to cause fainting. They live in small groups."

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 2008 to 2026. The earliest other card is Luxio 62/146 in Legends Awakened (2008). Both list 80 HP. Both list the rarity Uncommon. Naoyo Kimura illustrated that card, and Ken Sugimori illustrated this one. 9 other cards of Luxio list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Ken Sugimori. I count 1,112 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Diamond & Pearl set binder is where a full Diamond & Pearl set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Luxio can fill a slot in Generation 4 binder (Sinnoh). I still need this card.