Lucario

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• Base stats
• Evolution chart
• Pokédex entries
• Moves learned
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Lucario is a Fighting/Steel type Pokémon introduced in Generation 4.

Lucario is a bipedal canine-like Pokémon. It is blue and black in color with red eyes. It has round spikes protruding from the back of each forepaw and a third on its chest, as well as two pairs of aura sensors that are appendages hanging down from the back of its head.

Lucario is based on the mythical creature Anubis, the jackal-headed god associated with mummification and the afterlife in ancient Egyptian religion.

Lucario has a Mega Evolution, available in Generation 6 games.

Evolution chart

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Fighting · Steel

Lucario changes

• In Generation 4, Lucario has a base experience yield of 204.
• In Generations 4-7, Lucario has a base Friendship value of 70.

Pokédex entries

Lucario

Mega Lucario

Moves learned by Lucario

• In other generations
• 4
• 5
• 6
• 7
• 8
• 9

Scarlet/Violet Legends: Arceus

Moves learnt by level up

Lucario learns the following moves in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
1	Copycat	Normal		—	—
1	Detect	Fighting		—	—
1	Feint	Normal		30	100
1	Final Gambit	Fighting		—	100
1	Helping Hand	Normal		—	—
1	Life Dew	Water		—	—
1	Metal Claw	Steel		50	95
1	Quick Attack	Normal		40	100
1	Reversal	Fighting		—	100
1	Rock Smash	Fighting		40	100
1	Screech	Normal		—	85
1	Vacuum Wave	Fighting		40	100
12	Counter	Fighting		—	100
16	Work Up	Normal		—	—
20	Force Palm	Fighting		60	100
24	Calm Mind	Psychic		—	—
28	Metal Sound	Steel		—	85
32	Quick Guard	Fighting		—	—
36	Bone Rush	Ground		25	90
40	Swords Dance	Normal		—	—
44	Heal Pulse	Psychic		—	—
48	Meteor Mash	Steel		90	90
52	Dragon Pulse	Dragon		85	100
56	Extreme Speed	Normal		80	100
60	Close Combat	Fighting		120	100

Moves learnt on evolution

Lucario learns the following moves when it evolves in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet (regardless of level).

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Aura Sphere	Fighting		80	∞

Egg moves

Lucario learns the following moves via breeding or picnics in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet. Details and compatible parents can be found on the Lucario gen 9 learnset page.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Bite	Dark		60	100
Bullet Punch	Steel		40	100
Circle Throw	Fighting		60	90
Cross Chop	Fighting		100	80
Detect	Fighting		—	—
High Jump Kick	Fighting		130	90
Howl	Normal		—	—

Moves learnt by TM

Lucario is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet:

TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
01	Take Down	Normal		90	85
04	Agility	Psychic		—	—
06	Scary Face	Normal		—	100
07	Protect	Normal		—	—
11	Water Pulse	Water		60	100
12	Low Kick	Fighting		—	100
20	Trailblaze	Grass		50	100
25	Facade	Normal		70	100
27	Aerial Ace	Flying		60	∞
28	Bulldoze	Ground		60	100
31	Metal Claw	Steel		50	95
32	Swift	Normal		60	∞
36	Rock Tomb	Rock		60	95
39	Low Sweep	Fighting		65	100
43	Fling	Dark		—	100
47	Endure	Normal		—	—
49	Sunny Day	Fire		—	—
50	Rain Dance	Water		—	—
55	Dig	Ground		80	100
58	Brick Break	Fighting		75	100
59	Zen Headbutt	Psychic		80	90
61	Shadow Claw	Ghost		70	100
64	Bulk Up	Fighting		—	—
66	Body Slam	Normal		85	100
68	Thunder Punch	Electric		75	100
69	Ice Punch	Ice		75	100
70	Sleep Talk	Normal		—	—
73	Drain Punch	Fighting		75	100
80	Metronome	Normal		—	—
83	Poison Jab	Poison		80	100
85	Rest	Psychic		—	—
86	Rock Slide	Rock		75	90
88	Swords Dance	Normal		—	—
93	Flash Cannon	Steel		80	100
94	Dark Pulse	Dark		80	100
103	Substitute	Normal		—	—
104	Iron Defense	Steel		—	—
108	Crunch	Dark		80	100
112	Aura Sphere	Fighting		80	∞
114	Shadow Ball	Ghost		80	100
115	Dragon Pulse	Dragon		85	100
120	Psychic	Psychic		90	100
129	Calm Mind	Psychic		—	—
130	Helping Hand	Normal		—	—
134	Reversal	Fighting		—	100
140	Nasty Plot	Dark		—	—
149	Earthquake	Ground		100	100
150	Stone Edge	Rock		100	80
152	Giga Impact	Normal		150	90
158	Focus Blast	Fighting		120	70
163	Hyper Beam	Normal		150	90
167	Close Combat	Fighting		120	100
170	Steel Beam	Steel		140	95
171	Tera Blast	Normal		80	100
172	Roar	Normal		—	—
184	Vacuum Wave	Fighting		40	100
192	Focus Punch	Fighting		150	100
203	Psych Up	Normal		—	—
213	Coaching	Fighting		—	—
223	Metal Sound	Steel		—	85
229	Upper Hand	Fighting		65	100

Moves learnt by level up

Lucario learns the following moves in Pokémon Legends: Arceus at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
1	Rock Smash	Fighting		40	100
5	Bullet Punch	Steel		40	100
9	Bite	Dark		60	100
15	Iron Defense	Steel		—	—
19	Mach Punch	Fighting		40	100
21	Aura Sphere	Fighting		80	∞
29	Crunch	Dark		80	100
37	Bulk Up	Fighting		—	—
40	Dragon Pulse	Dragon		85	100
47	Close Combat	Fighting		120	100

Move Tutor moves

Lucario can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Legends: Arceus from move tutors:

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Bulk Up	Fighting		—	—
Bulldoze	Ground		60	100
Calm Mind	Psychic		—	—
Dark Pulse	Dark		80	100
Drain Punch	Fighting		75	100
Flash Cannon	Steel		80	100
Focus Energy	Normal		—	—
Giga Impact	Normal		150	90
Hyper Beam	Normal		150	90
Ice Punch	Ice		75	100
Iron Tail	Steel		100	75
Poison Jab	Poison		80	100
Psychic	Psychic		90	100
Rest	Psychic		—	—
Rock Slide	Rock		75	90
Rock Smash	Fighting		40	100
Shadow Ball	Ghost		80	100
Shadow Claw	Ghost		70	100
Steel Beam	Steel		140	95
Stone Edge	Rock		100	80
Swift	Normal		60	∞
Thunder Punch	Electric		75	100
Water Pulse	Water		60	100
Zen Headbutt	Psychic		80	90

• In other generations
• 4
• 5
• 6
• 7
• 8
• 9

Lucario sprites

Type	Generation 4	Generation 5	Generation 6	Generation 7	Generation 8	Generation 9
Normal
Shiny					—	—

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