LUXIO

are one of the fictional species of Pokémon creatures from the multi-billion-dollar Pokemon Franchise Approaches 150 Million Games Sold ''Pokémon'' media franchise—a collection of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards, and other media created by Satoshi Tajiri. The purpose of Luxio in the games, anime, and manga, as with all other Pokémon, is to battle both wild Pokémon—untamed creatures encountered while the player passes through various environments—and tamed Pokémon owned by Pokémon trainers. ''Pokémon Ruby'' and ''Pokémon Sapphire'' Review (page 1) ''Ign.com''. URL Accessed June 1, 2006.
Luxio's name is a portmanteau of the words ''lux'', the SI unit of illuminance and the Latin word for light, and ''Leo'', the Latin word for lion. It could also come from the word Luxor, if the name Shinx comes from sphinx.

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Biological characteristics

In the video games

References

External links

Biological characteristics

Luxio is sometimes referred to as looking like a young Lion. It has a black mane around its face, unlike its pre-evolution, Shinx. It also has two yellow rings around each of its front legs, whereas Shinx only has one around each. The tufts of hair in a male Luxio's mane are longer than those of the female. Similar to Shinx, the portions of blue on a Luxio's hind legs are longer for females.

In the video games

Luxio first appeared in ''Pokémon Diamond'' and ''Pearl'', and evolves from Shinx at level 15, and eventually into Luxray at level 30.

References

External links

★ Official Pokémon website

★ Luxio as a species on Bulbapedia (a Pokémon-centric wiki)

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★ PsyPoke Pokédex entry