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[[Category:Fighting/Steel-type Pokémon]][[Category:Generation IV Pokémon]] [[Category:Blue Pokémon]]

[[Category:Fighting/Steel-type Pokémon]][[Category:Generation IV Pokémon]] [[Category:Blue Pokémon]]

Lucario (Japanese: ルカリオ Rucario) is a Fighting/Steel-type Pokémon. Lucario is usually very polite and modest. Some species of it can even talk, using Telepathy, are very powerful, and are considered by many the strongest Fighting-type Pokémon in the games. According to legend, in the old times Lucario were teachers to humans and taught the first Martial Arts to them.

Appearance

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Lucario

Lucario is a jackal-like Pokémon that nears four feet in height (3'11" exactly). It stands on two feet like its pre-evolved form Riolu. Lucario looks somewhat like a dog/wolf-like Pokémon. Also a kangroo in some points. Though similar in appearance to Riolu, Lucario has some notable differences. It's forepaws are black and it has large pointed spikes in place of the oval shaped bumps on Riolu. There is also a third spike in the middle of its chest. Lucario's ears and muzzle are longer in comparison to Riolu but it retains the black "mask" and red eyes. The "mask" also has an added upper stripe. It also has four black appendages on the back of its head opposed to Riolu, who only had two and were previously located on the side of its head. Additionally, Lucario's torso is covered in yellow fur.

Known as the Aura Pokémon, Lucario are sensitive to a special type of energy called aura. The black appendages on the back of its head are used to detect the auras of creatures and objects around it. With its ability to sense the auras in all things around it, it can navigate and track through telepathic methods. They can also guide the waves of an aura in an offensive manner to create small balls of energy such as Aura Sphere. Lucario are also able to understand human speech; it is said that Lucario can also speak it, though only Sir Aaron's Lucario has been shown to do so and only through telepathy. Lucario has a high attack stat and is very fast.

In the anime

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Gym Leader Maylene and her Lucario

Lucario's first appearance in an episode from the main series was in Lost Leader Strategy!, under the ownership of Maylene, the Veilstone City Gym Leader. Maylene's Lucario was used again in the next two episodes Crossing the Battle Line! and A Triple Fighting Chance!, where Maylene battled Dawn in a match and Ash in a Gym Battle.

Another Lucario was used by Riley on Iron Island, being the only Steel type on the island who could resist the machine that Team Galactic was using to drive Steel type Pokemon crazy. Lucario's resistance to the machine was due to a combination of willpower and its strong connection to Aura.

Lucario also makes a small cameo in the opening theme songs "Unbeatable," "Battle Frontier," and "Together".

Movies

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Lucario as seen in Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew.

Lucario has a lead role in the movie Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew. Lucario is considered a legend from olden times to the town where he appears in front of Ash Ketchum and his friends, and mistakes Ash for his old friend Sir Aaron due to his similar aura. At one time in the past, Lucario was going to try and help Sir Aaron save a castle, but Aaron trapped him in his Aura staff which made him think that Sir Aaron had betrayed him.

Voiced By: Japanese: Daisuke Namikawa/ English: Sean Schemmel

Evolution

Lucario is the evolved form of Riolu. Riolu evolves into Lucario by leveling up with high happiness during the day. Lucario can evolve into its mega form in Pokémon X/Y, during battle, with the item Lucarionite.

Game Info

Game Locations

Locations
Version(s) Area(s) Rarity
Diamond and Pearl Evolve Riolu None
Platinum Evolve Riolu None
HeartGold and SoulSilver Evolve Riolu None
Black and White Evolve Riolu None
Black 2 and White 2 Evolve Riolu None

Pokédex Entries

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Level Up Moves

Level Move Type Cat. Pwr. Acc. PP
1 Dark Pulse Dark Special 80 100% 15
1 Quick Attack Normal Physical 40 100% 30
1 Foresight Normal Status - - 40
1 Detect Fighting Status - - 5
1 Metal Claw Steel Physical 50 95% 35
6 Counter Fighting Physical 100% 20
11 Force Palm Fighting Physical 60 100% 10
15 Feint Normal Physical 50 100% 10
19 Bone Rush Ground Physical 25 80% 10
24 Metal Sound Steel Status 85% 40
29 Me First Normal Status 20
33 Swords Dance Normal Status 30
37 Aura Sphere Fighting Special 90 20
42 Close Combat Fighting Physical 120 100% 5
60 Dragon Pulse Dragon Special 90 100% 10
65 ExtremeSpeed Normal Physical 80 100% 5
66 Kinesis Psychic Physical 80 200% 10
  • Moves in Bold text show that the move receives a STAB.

TM/HM Moves

TM/HM Move Type Cat. Pwr. Acc. PP
TM01 Focus Punch Fighting Physical 150 100% 20
TM03 Water Pulse Water Special 60 100% 20
TM04 Calm Mind Psychic Status 20
TM05 Roar Normal Status 100% 20
TM06 Toxic Poison Status 85% 10
TM08 Bulk Up Fighting Status 20
TM10 Hidden Power Normal Special 100% 15
TM11 Sunny Day Fire Status 5
TM15 Hyper Beam Normal Special 150 90% 5
TM17 Protect Normal Status 10
TM18 Rain Dance Water Status 5
TM21 Frustration Normal Physical 100% 20
TM23 Iron Tail Steel Physical 100 75% 15
TM26 Earthquake Ground Physical 100 100% 10
TM27 Return Normal Physical 100% 20
TM28 Dig Ground Physical 80 100% 10
TM29 Psychic Psychic Special 90 100% 10
TM30 Shadow Ball Ghost Special 80 100% 15
TM31 Brick Break Fighting Physical 75 100% 15
TM32 Double Team Normal Status 15
TM39 Rock Tomb Rock Physical 50 80% 10
TM42 Facade Normal Physical 70 100% 20
TM43 Secret Power Normal Physical 70 100% 20
TM44 Rest Psychic Status 10
TM45 Attract Normal Status 100% 15
TM52 Focus Blast Fighting Special 120 70% 5
TM56 Fling Dark Physical 100% 10
TM58 Endure Normal Status 10
TM59 Dragon Pulse Dragon Special 90 100%
TM60 Drain Punch Fighting Physical 60 100%
TM65 Shadow Claw Ghost Physical 70 100% 15
TM66 Payback Dark Physical 50 100% 10
TM68 Giga Impact Normal Physical 150 90% 5
TM71 Stone Edge Rock Physical 100 80% 5
TM75 Swords Dance Normal Status 30
TM78 Captivate Normal Status 100% 20
TM79 Dark Pulse Dark Special 80 100% 15
TM80 Rock Slide Rock Physical 75 90% 10
TM82 Sleep Talk Normal Status 10
TM83 Natural Gift Normal Physical 100% 15
TM84 Poison Jab Poison Physical 80 100% 20
TM87 Swagger Normal Status 90% 15
TM90 Substitute Normal Status 10
TM91 Flash Cannon Steel Special 80 100%
HM04 Strength Normal Physical 80 100%
HM06 Rock Smash Fighting Physical 40 100% 15
HM08 Rock Climb Normal Physical 90 85% 20
  • Moves in bold text show that the move receives a STAB.

Sprites

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Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Lucario is also available as an unlockable character in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. It is unlocked when it is met in the Subspace Emissary, or by playing a certain amount of VS matches. Most of its attacks are imbued with aura. Ironically, Lucario does not use any moves like Metal Claw, but uses its down smash in a fashion similar to Dark Pulse.

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Lucario's appearance in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

Lucario's attacks in Brawl are:

Subspace Emissary

Lucario's appearance in the story mode The Subspace Emissary is fairly late in the game. Lucario meditates atop an icy peak when he is approached by Meta Knight, who has climbed the mountain alongside the Ice Climbers to reach his stolen ship the Halberd, which is approaching. Lucario challenges Meta Knight to a fight, but the two of them become friends afterwards, and Lucario joins Meta Knight in Infiltrating the Halberd, where he discovers Solid Snake hiding in a cardboard box. Meta Knight then gets ready to fight Snake, but Lucario senses that Snake is a good guy, and halts Meta Knight from attacking Snake. Lucario also senses enemies nearby and Snake quickly joins the duo.

Lucario is next seen fighting a false Peach and a false Zelda made from shadow bugs. Meta Knight, Lucario, and Snake defeat the false princesses and set the real ones free. Lucario also aids Fox, Falco, Zelda, Peach, and Snake battle Duon on the Halberd bridge while Meta Knight tries to reclaim the ship.

After this he joins the others to battle Master Hand in subspace. However it is revealed that a powerful creature named Tabuu had been manipulating Master Hand and his associates. He then uses his off waves to turn all heroes into trophies (except Ganondorf (he used a different attack to beat him), Bowser (who was betrayed by Ganondorf), Master Hand (who is defeated by Tabuu but is not turned into a trophy) and anyone who is already a trophy.). After this King Dedede's pins brings back Luigi and Ness (who bring King Dedede back) and Kirby, who is separate from them but comes back because he ate one of King Dedede's pins. After this King Dedede convinces Bowser to help them, Link and Zelda (if found) bring back Ganondorf who goes to fight Tabuu and Wario (who is sucked into subspace as a trophy earlier in the game (after he is defeated by Lucas and Red) and though he doesn't cleary understand he goes to the great maze aswell (if saved)).If Lucario is saved he will go to the great maze to battle the heroes shadow clones (of every hero who is in subspace excluding Sheik (another form used by Zelda), Zero Suit Samus (Samus is wearing her powersuit when she enters subspace) and Red's Squirtle and Ivysaur (when used he always starts with Charizard in story mode)), any bosses that have been fought and Tabuu himself. After they make it to Tabuu he is weakened by the destruction of his wings (by Sonic) which prevents him from turning everyone into trophys. When defeated Tabuu is destroyed and the world returns (except the floating isle because so many bombs went off in one area, so close together).

Quotes

Lucario is able to seemingly speak English in Super Smash Bros. Brawl and oddly doesn't say its name like other Pokémon as it is actually using telepathy to communicate through its thoughts.

  • "Watch the power of Aura!, rawahhhh!"-using his final smash
  • "It's not over!"
  • "Behold the Aura!"
  • "The Aura is mine!"

Origins

Lucario's name possibly derives from a part of the word orichalcum in Japanese, when spelled backwards. Orichalcum is a legendary metal and might have a relation to Lucario, since it is a Steel-type Pokémon. Lucario's appearance may be based on the Egyptian god of death, Anubis, who has a jackal head.

Trivia

  • Lucario is the first non-legendary Pokémon to be in a central role in a Pokémon movie, the second being Zoroark.
  • Lucario is the only Pokémon other than Cubone, its evolved form, Marowak, and Mandibuzz to learn a bone-based attack. It creates a bone-shaped object from aura to use the attacks.
  • Lucario is the only non-legendary Pokémon to appear in the opening of the movie, Rise of Darkrai.
  • Lucario is the second playable Pokémon to speak English, the first being Mewtwo in Super Smash Bros. Melee (the English version of the game removed Mewtwo's spoken lines).
  • Prior to Generation V, no other Pokémon had the same type combination as Lucario. Another one was introduced in Generation V.
  • Lucario is the only non-legendary boss in Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia to guard a gem. It appears in the mission: "Get the Blue Gem!".
  • Lucario is one of the few Pokémon in the anime that actually died and it is also interesting to note that all of the other Pokemon that died were Legendary. The first was Celebi in Pokémon 4ever, but was later brought back to life by many other Celebi. The second was Latios in Pokémon: Heroes (however, he was seen flying with Latias at the end credits) and Lucario was the third. Darkrai was apparently the fourth (but it was seen standing on top of a tower during the final seconds of The Rise of Darkrai). So really, Lucario is the first Pokémon that actually dies in the anime and stays dead.
  • Though Lucario more physically resembles a dog or type of canine, it has a few cat-like traits. For example, Lucario has slit eyes, like most house cats have. It's also possible that it has retractile claws, as it can learn attacks such as Metal Claw, Hone Claws, and Shadow Claw. It's agility and balance matches that of felines. In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, it is shown perched on a very thin piece of ice, then agily jumps down, landing on its feet.
  • It is based on Anubis (an Egyptian god of death who was believed to have the head of a jackal).
  • In the Pokemon Mystery Dungeon series, due to Pokémon having both of their abilities if they have multiple ones, Lucario's Inner Focus ability prevents flinching which does prevent Lucario's other ability, Steadfast, from activating in this matter; however, if Lucario eats a X-eye seed, the crossed-eyed effect will still activate Steadfast.
  • Lucario is the only dual-type Pokémon that isn't a Psychic type that can learn Heal Pulse.
  • Although most Steel types have higher Attack than Special Attack, most Fighting types have higher Attack than Special Attack, and prior to Generation IV, all Steel type moves and Fighting type moves were physical, Lucario actually has higher base Special Attack than Attack. The other Steel/Fighting Pokémon has a base Attack and Special Attack of 90.
  • Although it was only obtainable via the Pokétransfer or evolving a Riolu caught in the Challenger's Cave in the Black and White games, in Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 it's pre-evolution, Riolu, is obtainable in the wild before the National Pokédex in Floccesy Ranch. It's Unova Pokédex number is #34, while Riolu's is #33. If one has a Lucario in B&W 2, provided it has a balance of good moves, certain battles may become easier to win than if a starter is used, such as the battle with Black Kyurem/White Kyurem.
  • Lucario is one out of the four Steel-type Pokémon to speak English in the anime, or five if Arceus's Steel-type form is counted.

Gallery

See also

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