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lucario
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Lucario

Aura Pokémon

FightingSteel

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

Base Stats

HP 70
Attack 110
Defense 70
Sp. Atk 115
Sp. Def 70
Speed 90
Total 525

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Evolution Chain

lucario Lucario Happiness 160

Moves

Details

Category Aura Pokémon
Height 1.2 m
Weight 54.0 kg
Base Exp 184
Growth Rate Medium Slow
Capture Rate 45
Base Happiness 70
Gender 87.5% ♂ / 12.5% ♀
Habitat
Egg Groups Ground ,Humanshape

Sprites

lucario Front Front
lucario Back Back
lucario Front Shiny Front Shiny
lucario Back Shiny Back Shiny
lucario Official Art Official Art
lucario Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

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Physical Attacker
Moves
Crunch / Ice Punch
Detect / Follow Me
Item
Life Orb / Chople Berry
Ability
Inner Focus
Nature
Adamant / Jolly
EVs
HP 4
Atk 252
Spe 252
Special Attacker
Moves
Dark Pulse / Hidden Power Ice
Follow Me / Detect
Item
Life Orb / Chople Berry
Ability
Inner Focus
Nature
Modest / Timid
EVs
HP 4
SpA 252
Spe 252
Support
Moves
Helping Hand / Heal Pulse / Detect
Item
Sitrus Berry / Chople Berry
Ability
Inner Focus
Nature
Careful
EVs
HP 252
Def 4
SpD 252

Strategy Overview

Lucario is certainly an oddball in the circle of Fighting-types. It can use special and physical attacks to great effect, courtesy of its great offensive stats, and while at first glance it is subpar defensively, its typing lets it survive more onslaughts than one would imagine at first. Lucario's movepool gives it a lot of room to work with as well; the highlights of its unique movepool include the rare Follow Me, Heal Pulse, and plenty of priority moves. These combine to make Lucario a versatile threat. However, its base 90 Speed is somewhat lacking when compared to common Pokemon, such as Terrakion, and its defenses are overshadowed by bulkier Fighting-types, such as Hitmontop and Conkeldurr. Given this, Lucario isn't the kind of Pokemon that can be slapped on a team without any thought behind it. Rather, it is best used as the glue for a team. Keep this at the back of your mind and play Lucario to its strengths, and your opponent will wish they never crossed the aura guardian.

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc