Luxio 42/159 · Crown Zenith

Crown Zenith is a set in the Sword & Shield series. It was released on 20 January 2023. The printed size is 159. This checklist is longer, at 160 cards. Luxio is 42/159, in position 42 of 160 on this checklist. Before it is 41 Luxio, and after it is 43 Luxray. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Luxio is a Stage 1 Lightning Pokémon with 90 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.

Eri Yamaki illustrated this card. The same name is on 39 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). That card lists 80 HP, and this one lists 90 HP. Both list the rarity Uncommon. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Eri Yamaki illustrated this one. 12 other cards of Luxio list a different HP.

The attack Shorting Spark lists no damage number. The cost is Lightning. This attack does 90 damage to each of your opponent's Pokémon that has a Pokémon Tool attached. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) Bite is another attack lists 40 damage. The cost is Lightning, Colorless. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "By joining its tail with that of another Luxio, this Pokémon can receive some of the other Luxio's electricity and power up its own electric blasts." The regulation mark is F.

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