Luxray

Gen 4 introduced 3 great Electric-types to compete with legendary powerhouses such as Raikou and Zapdos: enter Electivire, Magnezone and Luxray. Luxray is the worst of the trio, but that doesn’t necessarily mean it’s bad.

It does, in fact, strictly outperform Jolteon, the previous best non-legendary Electric attacker, and has DPS on par with Zapdos, although it lacks a bit in durability. So it’s a perfectly viable alternative, if you want to use it for variety or just because it looks cool (which it really does).

Best PvE Offensive Moveset

• Spark should pair with Wild Charge for some of the best Electric DPS in GO.

• The Dark-type Snarl + Crunch set is inferior even when super effective.

• Electric-type Hidden Power doesn't perform as well as Spark, every other type lacks STAB. 

• Hyper Beam serves no purpose on an offensive Luxray.

• Psychic Fangs is only for PVP. 

Best PvE Defensive Moveset

• Hidden Power is the preferred fast move for its high defensive DPS and surprise typing factor.

• Snarl is superior to Spark on defense, thanks to better damage and coverage.

• Crunch is harder to dodge than Wild Charge and has lower energy cost, but the latter is much more powerful.

• Psychic Fangs is a bit weaker in damage output, but otherwise passable for defense. 

• Luxray probably won’t survive long enough to use Hyper Beam. 

Snarl is generally recommended over Spark for its energy gains. Hidden Power could be chosen for its initially unpredictable typing, but the lack of energy gains and questionable consistency makes it niche at best. 

Wild Charge benefits from STAB and threatens massive damage, but can be risky to use due to its self-debuff. Crunch offers Dark-type coverage and lacks STAB, but can be used without risk of any self-debuffs. Hyper Beam demands too much energy. Psychic Fangs from the Shinx Community Day event gives Luxray a much needed Charge Move that costs low amounts of energy in order to pressure shields with.