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lucario
#448

Lucario

Aura Pokémon

FightingSteel

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

Base Stats

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

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Forms

Evolution Chain

lucario Lucario Happiness 160

Moves

Locations

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

Physical Wallbreaker
Item
Life Orb
Ability
Tough Claws
Nature
Adamant / Jolly
EVs
Atk 252
Def 4
Spe 252
-ate Speed Abuser
Item
Life Orb
Ability
Refrigerate
Nature
Adamant / Jolly
EVs
Atk 252
Def 4
Spe 252
Special Setup Sweeper
Moves
Aura Sphere / Focus Blast
Vacuum Wave / Dark Pulse
Item
Life Orb
Ability
Adaptability / Sheer Force
Nature
Modest / Timid
EVs
Def 4
SpA 252
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Lucario has both excellent physical and special attacking stats, giving it the role of an unpredictable offensive presence. Access to Extreme Speed gives it powerful priority, making it a perfect candidate to take advantage of Refrigerate, further increasing the number of roles it can fill. Having both Swords Dance and Nasty Plot allows Lucario to become incredibly strong with both physical and special sets. With access to solid coverage moves like Dark Pulse and Crunch, Lucario is difficult to check, and its 4x resistance to Stealth Rock allows it to switch in often. However, Lucario has a mediocre Speed stat that causes it to lose to many offensive threats. It also has poor bulk, leaving it especially vulnerable to being revenge killed. Its secondary typing gives it several key weaknesses in the AAA metagame, without providing good STAB moves. Overall, Lucario is a strong attacker that has great boosting and priority moves that provide it with the versatility to fill several roles excellently.

Most Used Moves

Crunch
63.2%

Most Used Items

Life Orb
91.2%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc