Lucario
Aura Pokémon
It has the ability to sense the auras of all things. It understands human speech.
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Strategy Overview
Do not be fooled by Lucario's seemingly underwhelming base 110 Attack (by Uber standards). Thanks to access to moves such as Swords Dance and Close Combat, Lucario is fully capable of smashing through Uber teams. Additionally, Lucario has a superb defensive typing that gives it a Dragon-type resistance, a 4x resistance to Dark-type attacks and Stealth Rock, as well as an immunity to Toxic Spikes.
Lucario's potent offenses, however, is offset by middling Speed and rather meager defenses, which are rendered even weaker in the immensely threatening Uber environment. Extreme Speed largely compensates for the former. The latter, however, can be worked around only by playing to Lucario's resistances or by placing a Wobbuffet on your team to provide support. Furthermore, in order to assure that the sweeping sets are not taken down prematurely, Lucario should either weaken its counters early with Close Combat or be provided with sufficient entry hazard support. Follow these guidelines, and Lucario can certainly crush teams with its mighty Close Combat!
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