Lucario can be obtained in: X (Gift – Tower of mastery), Y (Gift – Tower of mastery), Sun (Sos Encounter – Poni grove), Moon (Sos Encounter – Poni grove), Ultra Sun (Sos Encounter – Poni grove), Ultra Moon (Sos Encounter – Poni grove). In other games, trade or transfer via Pokemon HOME.

#448 Lucario

fighting steel

Height1.2 m(3'11")

Weight54 kg(119.0 lbs)

Gender♂ 87.5%♀ 12.5%

Gen 4

Lucario Evolution

RioluLevel 1

LucarioFriendship 160+, at day

Lucario MegaMega Stone

Lucario's Detailed Stats

Stat	Base	EVs	Total
HP	70		281
Attack	110		256
Defense	70		176
Sp. Atk	115		266
Sp. Def	70		176
Speed	90		216
		0/508	1371

Type Effectiveness

2xdamage

fire fighting ground

1xdamage

water electric flying psychic ghost fairy

0.5xdamage

normal grass ice dragon dark steel

0.25xdamage

bug rock

0xdamage

poison

Lucario Abilities

Steadfast

Raises Speed one stage upon flinching.

Inner Focus

Prevents flinching.

JustifiedHidden

Raises Attack one stage upon taking damage from a Dark move.

View Lucario Competitive StrategySets, counters, usage stats, tier placement, and team building guides

Lucario Moves

Move▲	Type▲	Cat.▲	Pow▲	Acc▲	Method▲	Description
Quick Attack	normal	physical	40	100	Level 1	The user lunges at the target to inflict damage, moving at blinding speed. This move always goes first.
Screech	normal	status	–	85	Level 1	An earsplitting screech harshly lowers the target's Defense stat.
Reversal	fighting	physical	–	100	Level 1	An all-out attack that becomes more powerful the less HP the user has.
Detect	fighting	status	–	–	Level 1	This move enables the user to protect itself from all attacks. Its chance of failing rises if it is used in succession.
Metal Claw	steel	physical	50	95	Level 1	The target is raked with steel claws. This may also boost the user's Attack stat.
Rock Smash	fighting	physical	40	100	Level 1	The user attacks with a punch. This may also lower the target's Defense stat.
Helping Hand	normal	status	–	–	Level 1	The user assists an ally by boosting the power of that ally's attack.
Feint	normal	physical	30	100	Level 1	This attack can hit a target using a move such as Protect or Detect. This also lifts the effects of those moves.
Copycat	normal	status	–	–	Level 1	The user mimics the move used immediately before it. The move fails if no other move has been used yet.
Aura Sphere	fighting	special	80	–	Level 1	The user lets loose a pulse of aura power from deep within its body at the target. This attack never misses.
Vacuum Wave	fighting	special	40	100	Level 1	The user whirls its fists to send a wave of pure vacuum at the target. This move always goes first.
Final Gambit	fighting	special	–	100	Level 1	The user risks everything to attack the target. The user faints but inflicts damage equal to its own HP.
Life Dew	water	status	–	–	Level 1	The user scatters mysterious water around and restores the HP of itself and its ally Pokémon currently in the battle.
Counter	fighting	physical	–	100	Level 12	A retaliatory attack that counters any physical move, inflicting double the damage taken.
Work Up	normal	status	–	–	Level 16	The user is roused, and its Attack and Sp. Atk stats are boosted.
Force Palm	fighting	physical	60	100	Level 20	The target is attacked with a shock wave. This may also leave the target with paralysis.
Calm Mind	psychic	status	–	–	Level 24	The user quietly focuses its mind and calms its spirit to boost its Sp. Atk and Sp. Def stats.
Metal Sound	steel	status	–	85	Level 28	A horrible sound like scraping metal harshly lowers the target's Sp. Def stat.
Quick Guard	fighting	status	–	–	Level 32	The user protects itself and its allies from priority moves.
Bone Rush	ground	physical	25	90	Level 36	The user attacks by striking the target with a hard bone. This move hits two to five times in a row.
Swords Dance	normal	status	–	–	Level 40	A frenetic dance to uplift the fighting spirit. This sharply boosts the user's Attack stat.
Heal Pulse	psychic	status	–	–	Level 44	The user emits a healing pulse that restores the target's HP by up to half its max HP.
Meteor Mash	steel	physical	90	90	Level 48	The target is hit with a hard punch fired like a meteor. This may also boost the user’s Attack stat.
Dragon Pulse	dragon	special	85	100	Level 52	The target is attacked with a shock wave generated by the user's gaping mouth.
Extreme Speed	normal	physical	80	100	Level 56	The user charges the target at blinding speed. This move always goes first.
Close Combat	fighting	physical	120	100	Level 60	The user fights the target up close, inflicting damage without guarding itself. This also lowers the user's Defense and Sp. Def stats.
Aerial Ace	flying	physical	60	–	TM	The user confounds the target with speed, then slashes. This attack never misses.
Agility	psychic	status	–	–	TM	The user relaxes and lightens its body to move faster. This sharply boosts its Speed stat.
Body Slam	normal	physical	85	100	TM	The user attacks by dropping onto the target with its full body weight. This may also leave the target with paralysis.
Brick Break	fighting	physical	75	100	TM	The user attacks with a swift chop. This move can also break barriers, such as Light Screen and Reflect.
Bulk Up	fighting	status	–	–	TM	The user tenses its muscles to bulk up its body, boosting its Attack and Defense stats.
Bulldoze	ground	physical	60	100	TM	The user strikes everything around it by stomping down on the ground. This lowers the Speed stats of those hit.
Coaching	fighting	status	–	–	TM	The user properly coaches its ally Pokémon, boosting their Attack and Defense stats.
Crunch	dark	physical	80	100	TM	The user crunches up the target with sharp fangs. This may also lower the target's Defense stat.
Dark Pulse	dark	special	80	100	TM	The user releases a horrible aura imbued with ill intent. This may also make the target flinch.
Dig	ground	physical	80	100	TM	The user burrows into the ground on the first turn, then attacks on the next turn.
Drain Punch	fighting	physical	75	100	TM	The user attacks with an energy-draining punch. The user's HP is restored by up to half the damage taken by the target.
Earthquake	ground	physical	100	100	TM	The user sets off an earthquake that strikes every Pokémon around it.
Endure	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user endures any attack with at least 1 HP. This move's chance of failing rises if used in succession.
Facade	normal	physical	70	100	TM	This move's power is doubled if the user is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.
Flash Cannon	steel	special	80	100	TM	The user gathers all its light energy and releases it at once. This may also lower the target's Sp. Def stat.
Fling	dark	physical	–	100	TM	The user flings its held item at the target to attack. This move's power and effects depend on the item.
Focus Blast	fighting	special	120	70	TM	The user heightens its mental focus and unleashes its power. This may also lower the target's Sp. Def stat.
Focus Punch	fighting	physical	150	100	TM	The user focuses its mind before launching a punch. This move fails if the user is hit before using the move.
Giga Impact	normal	physical	150	90	TM	The user charges at the target using every bit of its power. The user can't move on the next turn.
Hyper Beam	normal	special	150	90	TM	The target is attacked with a powerful beam. The user can't move on the next turn.
Ice Punch	ice	physical	75	100	TM	The target is attacked with an icy punch. This may also leave the target frozen.
Iron Defense	steel	status	–	–	TM	The user hardens its body's surface like iron, sharply boosting its Defense stat.
Low Kick	fighting	physical	–	100	TM	A powerful low kick that makes the target fall over. The heavier the target, the greater the move's power.
Low Sweep	fighting	physical	65	100	TM	The user makes a swift attack on the target's legs, which lowers the target's Speed stat.
Metronome	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user waggles a finger and stimulates its brain into randomly using nearly any move.
Nasty Plot	dark	status	–	–	TM	The user stimulates its brain by thinking bad thoughts. This sharply boosts the user's Sp. Atk stat.
Poison Jab	poison	physical	80	100	TM	The target is stabbed with a tentacle, an arm, or the like steeped in poison. This may also poison the target.
Protect	normal	status	–	–	TM	This move enables the user to protect itself from all attacks. Its chance of failing rises if it is used in succession.
Psych Up	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user hypnotizes itself into copying any stat change made by the target.
Psychic	psychic	special	90	100	TM	The target is hit with a strong telekinetic force to inflict damage. This may also lower the target’s Sp. Def stat.
Rain Dance	water	status	–	–	TM	The user summons a heavy rain that falls for five turns, powering up Water-type attacks. The rain also lowers the power of Fire-type attacks.
Rest	psychic	status	–	–	TM	The user goes to sleep for two turns. This fully restores the user's HP and cures any status conditions.
Roar	normal	status	–	–	TM	The target is scared off, and a different Pokémon is dragged out. In the wild, this ends a battle against a single Pokémon.
Rock Slide	rock	physical	75	90	TM	Large boulders are hurled at opposing Pokémon to inflict damage. This may also make the opposing Pokémon flinch.
Rock Tomb	rock	physical	60	95	TM	The user hurls boulders at the target to inflict damage. This also lowers the target's Speed stat by cutting off its movement.
Scary Face	normal	status	–	100	TM	The user frightens the target with a scary face to harshly lower its Speed stat.
Shadow Ball	ghost	special	80	100	TM	The user attacks by hurling a shadowy blob at the target. This may also lower the target’s Sp. Def stat.
Shadow Claw	ghost	physical	70	100	TM	The user attacks by slashing the target with a sharp claw made from shadows. This move has a heightened chance of landing a critical hit.
Sleep Talk	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user randomly uses one of the moves it knows. This move can only be used while the user is asleep.
Steel Beam	steel	special	140	95	TM	The user fires a beam of steel that it collected from its entire body. This also damages the user.
Stone Edge	rock	physical	100	80	TM	The user stabs the target with sharpened stones. This move has a heightened chance of landing a critical hit.
Substitute	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user creates a substitute for itself using some of its own HP. The substitute serves as the user's decoy.
Sunny Day	fire	status	–	–	TM	The user intensifies the sun for five turns, powering up Fire-type attacks. The sunlight also lowers the power of Water-type attacks.
Swift	normal	special	60	–	TM	Star-shaped rays are shot at opposing Pokémon. This attack never misses.
Take Down	normal	physical	90	85	TM	A reckless full-body charge attack for slamming into the target. This also damages the user a little.
Tera Blast	normal	special	80	100	TM	If the user has Terastallized, it unleashes energy of its Tera Type. This move inflicts damage using the Attack or Sp. Atk stat—whichever is higher for the user.
Thunder Punch	electric	physical	75	100	TM	The target is attacked with an electrified punch. This may also leave the target with paralysis.
Trailblaze	grass	physical	50	100	TM	The user attacks suddenly as if leaping out from tall grass. The user's nimble footwork boosts its Speed stat.
Upper Hand	fighting	physical	65	100	TM	The user reacts to the target's movement and strikes with the heel of its palm, making the target flinch. This move fails if the target is not readying a priority move.
Water Pulse	water	special	60	100	TM	The user attacks the target with a pulsing blast of water. This may also confuse the target.
Zen Headbutt	psychic	physical	80	90	TM	The user focuses its willpower to its head and attacks the target. This may also make the target flinch.

Lucario Sprites

Normal

Shiny

Back

Back Shiny

Pokedex Entries

Diamond

It has the ability to sense the auras of all things. It understands human speech.

Pearl

By catching the aura emanating from others, it can read their thoughts and movements.

Platinum

A well-trained one can sense auras to identify and take in the feelings of creatures over half a mile away.

HeartGold

It’s said that no foe can remain invisible to LUCARIO, since it can detect auras. Even foes it could not otherwise see.

Black 2

By reading the auras of all things, it can tell how others are feeling from over half a mile away.

In Other Languages

Lucario's Japanese name is Lucario (ルカリオ). Here are all the official names for Lucario across different languages:

JapaneseルカリオLucario

Korean루카리오

Chinese (Traditional)路卡利歐

FrenchLucario

GermanLucario

SpanishLucario

ItalianLucario

Chinese (Simplified)路卡利欧

Lucario Breeding

Species

Aura Pokémon

Egg Groups

Ground Humanshape

Hatch Time6,400 steps(25 cycles)

Gender DifferencesNone

Misc Data

Catch Rate45

Base Friendship70

Growth RateMedium Slow

Base Experience184

How to Get Lucario

Lucario is not catchable in the wild – it is typically obtained through gifts, events, or in-game trades. Here is how to obtain Lucario in every game where it is available:

Regional Pokedex Numbers