The basics.

Name: Shinx (English), Kolink (Japanese)
Type: Electric
Species: Flash Pokemon
Pokédex: #017, #403 (National)
Height: 1'08" / 0.5m
Weight: 20.9lbs / 9.5kg
Abilities: Rivalry - Intimidate - Guts (Hidden Ability)
Damage Taken: Is weak against Ground-type attacks, takes normal damage from Normal, Fighting, Poison, Rock, Bu, Ghost, Fire, Water, Grass, Psychic, Ice, Dragon, Dark, and Fairy-type attacks, resistant to damage from Electric, Flying, andSteel-type attacks, not immune to anything.

Shinx is a Generation IV Pokemon which makes its debut in Pokemon Diamond/Pearl for the Nintendo DS. It is a Electric-type, and it has two more forms of evolution with Luxio at levle 15 and Luxray at level 30. Shinx can be both male and female and their genders can be easily identify by the color of the paws and the mane. A female's mane doesn't stick up as much as the males, and all four paws of a female shinx and blue while the hind-paws of a male are black.

Evolution

Level 15

Level 30

Pokedex Entries

Located here is all the information that Pokedex explains about Shinx. Shinx was unavailable prior to Generation IV or any game before Pokemon Pearl/Diamond.

Diamond: All of its fur dazzles if danger is sensed. It flees while the foe is momentarily blinded.
Pearl: Its forelegs have a muscle-based system of generating electricity. Its body shines if endangered.
Platinum: The extension and contraction of its muscles generates electricity. It glows when in trouble.
HeartGold: The extension and contraction of its muscles generates electricity. Its fur glows when it's in trouble.
SoulSilver: The extension and contraction of its muscles generates electricity. Its fur glows when it's in trouble.
Black: The extension and contraction of its muscles generates electricity. It glows when in trouble.
White: The extension and contraction of its muscles generates electricity. It glows when in trouble.
Black 2: The extension and contraction of its muscles generates electricity. It glows when in trouble.
White 2: The extension and contraction of its muscles generates electricity. It glows when in trouble.
X: The extension and contraction of its muscles generates electricity. It glows when in trouble.
Y: All of its fur dazzles if danger is sensed. It flees while the foe is momentarily blinded.
Omega Ruby: The extension and contraction of its muscles generates electricity. It glows when in trouble.
Alpha Sapphire: All of its fur dazzles if danger is sensed. It flees while the foe is momentarily blinded.

To Obtain.

If you are looking to obtain your own Shinx, listed below is the different locations you can try to catch one of your own.

Diamond/Pearl: Routes 202, 203, and Route 204
Platinum: Routes 202, 203, 204, and Valley Windworks
HeartGold/SoulSilver: Routes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 29, 33, 36, 37, 38, 39, 46, 48, National Park
Black/White: White Forest (White only)