‹ #447 Riolu

Lucario

#448 (Sinnoh)

#449 Hippopotas ›

Pokémon type

Fighting

Steel

Boosted in Cloudy and Snow weather

Lucario weaknesses

Lucario is weak to Fighting, Ground and Fire-type moves.

160%

Resistances

Lucario is resistant to Normal, Steel, Grass, Ice, Dragon and Dark-type moves, and doubly resistant to Poison, Rock and Bug-type moves.

63%

39%

Best moveset for Lucario

The best moves for Lucario are Force Palm and Aura Sphere when attacking Pokémon in Gyms. This move combination has the highest total DPS. In Trainer Battles, Force Palm and Close Combat deal the most damage per turn.

Attacking

Force Palm Elite TM

12DPS

Aura Sphere

60DPS

Defending

Force Palm Elite TM

12DPS

Aura Sphere

60DPS

Trainer Battles

Force Palm Elite TM

3.3EPT

Close Combat

2.67DPE

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Evolution calculator »

Evolution

There are 3 Pokémon in the Riolu family, including 1 Mega Pokémon. Lucario evolves from Riolu for 50 Candy, and temporarily into Mega Lucario.

Riolu

Lucario

Mega Lucario

Evolving Mega Lucario costs 200 Mega Energy the first time. Doing it again during the rest period that follows costs up to 40 Mega Energy, and less at higher Mega Levels.

Forms

There are 2 different forms of Lucario:

Normal

Mega Evolution

Game images

Lucario, with the shiny version on the right. There is a very low chance of getting a shiny one.

Events

Road to Kalos

23rd Feb

Pokémon TCG: Mega Lucario ex Release Celebration

Regional

7th Nov 2025

Summary

Lucario is a Fighting & Steel Pokémon which evolves from Riolu. It is weak to Fighting, Ground and Fire moves. Lucario's best moveset is Force Palm & Aura Sphere and it has a Max CP of 3,056.

About

"Lucario reads its opponent's feelings with its aura waves. It finds out things it would rather not know, so it gets stressed out easily."

Moves & Movesets

All moves

Raids

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Damage	EPS	DPS
Counter	13	9	15.6
Bullet Punch	10	11	12
Force Palm Elite TM	10	16	12

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Aura Sphere	100	2	2.4
Meteor Mash	100	2	2.4
Shadow Ball	100	2	2
Power-Up Punch	50	3	1.82
Thunder Punch	50	3	1.52
Close Combat	105	1	1.26
Blaze Kick	40	3	1.21
Flash Cannon	100	1	1.2

Quick move	Damage	Turns	DPT	EPT
Bullet Punch	7	2	4.2	3.5
Force Palm Elite TM	13	3	5.2	3.3
Counter	8	2	4.8	3

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Close Combat ▼▼ def	100	45	2.67
Meteor Mash	100	45	2.67
Aura Sphere	80	40	2.4
Flash Cannon	110	65	2.03
Shadow Ball	90	50	1.8
Blaze Kick	60	35	1.71
Thunder Punch	60	40	1.5
Power-Up Punch ▲ att	20	35	0.69

The moves highlighted in green benefit from the Same Type Attack Bonus, and deal 20% more damage.

All movesets

Attacking

Defending

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Force Palm Elite TM 12 DPS	Aura Sphere 60 DPS	17.3	112%
Force Palm Elite TM 12 DPS	Meteor Mash 48 DPS	15.8	102%
Counter 15.6 DPS	Aura Sphere 60 DPS	15.5	100%
Bullet Punch 12 DPS	Aura Sphere 60 DPS	15.1	97%
Counter 15.6 DPS	Meteor Mash 48 DPS	14.5	94%
Bullet Punch 12 DPS	Meteor Mash 48 DPS	14	91%
Force Palm Elite TM 12 DPS	Close Combat 50.4 DPS	12.8	82%
Force Palm Elite TM 12 DPS	Shadow Ball 33.3 DPS	12.7	82%
Counter 15.6 DPS	Close Combat 50.4 DPS	12.4	80%
Counter 15.6 DPS	Shadow Ball 33.3 DPS	12.4	80%
Force Palm Elite TM 12 DPS	Flash Cannon 48 DPS	12.4	80%
Counter 15.6 DPS	Flash Cannon 48 DPS	12.2	79%
Force Palm Elite TM 12 DPS	Blaze Kick 40 DPS	12.2	78%
Counter 15.6 DPS	Blaze Kick 40 DPS	12	77%
Force Palm Elite TM 12 DPS	Power-Up Punch 30 DPS	11.9	77%
Counter 15.6 DPS	Power-Up Punch 30 DPS	11.8	76%
Bullet Punch 12 DPS	Shadow Ball 33.3 DPS	11.7	75%
Bullet Punch 12 DPS	Close Combat 50.4 DPS	11.4	74%
Bullet Punch 12 DPS	Flash Cannon 48 DPS	11.2	72%
Bullet Punch 12 DPS	Power-Up Punch 30 DPS	11	71%
Bullet Punch 12 DPS	Blaze Kick 40 DPS	11	71%
Counter 15.6 DPS	Thunder Punch 25 DPS	10.8	70%
Force Palm Elite TM 12 DPS	Thunder Punch 25 DPS	10.5	68%
Bullet Punch 12 DPS	Thunder Punch 25 DPS	9.9	64%

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Force Palm Elite TM 12 DPS	Aura Sphere 60 DPS	6.5	115%
Force Palm Elite TM 12 DPS	Meteor Mash 48 DPS	6.3	111%
Counter 15.6 DPS	Aura Sphere 60 DPS	5.7	100%
Bullet Punch 12 DPS	Aura Sphere 60 DPS	5.6	99%
Counter 15.6 DPS	Meteor Mash 48 DPS	5.5	98%
Bullet Punch 12 DPS	Meteor Mash 48 DPS	5.4	96%
Force Palm Elite TM 12 DPS	Shadow Ball 33.3 DPS	5.3	94%
Counter 15.6 DPS	Shadow Ball 33.3 DPS	4.9	86%
Bullet Punch 12 DPS	Shadow Ball 33.3 DPS	4.7	83%
Force Palm Elite TM 12 DPS	Power-Up Punch 30 DPS	4.7	83%
Counter 15.6 DPS	Power-Up Punch 30 DPS	4.5	79%
Force Palm Elite TM 12 DPS	Close Combat 50.4 DPS	4.5	79%
Counter 15.6 DPS	Close Combat 50.4 DPS	4.3	77%
Force Palm Elite TM 12 DPS	Flash Cannon 48 DPS	4.3	77%
Counter 15.6 DPS	Flash Cannon 48 DPS	4.3	75%
Bullet Punch 12 DPS	Power-Up Punch 30 DPS	4.2	74%
Force Palm Elite TM 12 DPS	Thunder Punch 25 DPS	4.1	73%
Counter 15.6 DPS	Thunder Punch 25 DPS	4.1	72%
Force Palm Elite TM 12 DPS	Blaze Kick 40 DPS	4	71%
Counter 15.6 DPS	Blaze Kick 40 DPS	4	70%
Bullet Punch 12 DPS	Close Combat 50.4 DPS	4	70%
Bullet Punch 12 DPS	Flash Cannon 48 DPS	3.9	68%
Bullet Punch 12 DPS	Thunder Punch 25 DPS	3.8	67%
Bullet Punch 12 DPS	Blaze Kick 40 DPS	3.7	64%

Quick move	Main move	Turns	DPT	Relative
Force Palm Elite TM 3.3 EPT	Close Combat ▼▼ def 2.67 DPE	15	14.1	104%
Force Palm Elite TM 3.3 EPT	Meteor Mash 2.67 DPE	15	14.1	104%
Bullet Punch 3.5 EPT	Close Combat ▼▼ def 2.67 DPE	14	13.5	100%
Bullet Punch 3.5 EPT	Meteor Mash 2.67 DPE	14	13.5	100%
Force Palm Elite TM 3.3 EPT	Aura Sphere 2.4 DPE	12	13.2	98%
Counter 3 EPT	Close Combat ▼▼ def 2.67 DPE	16	12.8	95%
Counter 3 EPT	Meteor Mash 2.67 DPE	16	12.8	95%
Bullet Punch 3.5 EPT	Aura Sphere 2.4 DPE	12	12.6	93%
Counter 3 EPT	Aura Sphere 2.4 DPE	14	12	89%
Force Palm Elite TM 3.3 EPT	Flash Cannon 2.03 DPE	21	12	88%
Bullet Punch 3.5 EPT	Flash Cannon 2.03 DPE	20	11.3	84%
Force Palm Elite TM 3.3 EPT	Shadow Ball 1.8 DPE	15	11.2	83%
Force Palm Elite TM 3.3 EPT	Blaze Kick 1.71 DPE	12	10.9	81%
Counter 3 EPT	Flash Cannon 2.03 DPE	22	10.9	80%
Bullet Punch 3.5 EPT	Shadow Ball 1.8 DPE	16	10.5	78%
Counter 3 EPT	Shadow Ball 1.8 DPE	18	10.2	75%
Bullet Punch 3.5 EPT	Blaze Kick 1.71 DPE	10	10.2	75%
Force Palm Elite TM 3.3 EPT	Thunder Punch 1.5 DPE	12	10.2	75%
Counter 3 EPT	Blaze Kick 1.71 DPE	12	9.9	73%
Bullet Punch 3.5 EPT	Thunder Punch 1.5 DPE	12	9.5	70%
Counter 3 EPT	Thunder Punch 1.5 DPE	14	9.3	69%
Force Palm Elite TM 3.3 EPT	Power-Up Punch ▲ att 0.69 DPE	12	7.5	55%
Counter 3 EPT	Power-Up Punch ▲ att 0.69 DPE	12	6.9	51%
Bullet Punch 3.5 EPT	Power-Up Punch ▲ att 0.69 DPE	10	6.6	49%

A rough guide only. Turns is how many turns of Fast Attacks it takes to reach the Charged Attack; DPT is the damage per turn over repeated Fast and Charged Attacks, from move power and STAB. It leaves out shields, stat changes and matchups.

Counters & Raids

Top Lucario counters

For the full ranking, the boss's moves and a raid simulator, see best Lucario Raid Counters »

Pokémon Moveset Trainers

1
Reshiram (Shadow)

Fire Fang

Fusion Flare

0.46
2
Keldeo (Resolute Form)

Low Kick

Secret Sword

0.47
3
Blaziken (Shadow)

Counter

Aura Sphere

0.5
4
Blacephalon

Incinerate

Mind Blown

0.5
5
Heatran (Shadow)

Fire Spin

Magma Storm

0.52

The best Mega or Primal to bring is Mega Mewtwo X with Counter and Dynamic Punch+.

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Stats & IVs

Base stats

Attack		236
Defense		144
Stamina		172

Max HP

Level 40	147
Level 50	157

Average size

Height	1.2 m
Weight	54 kg

Second charged move cost

Stardust	75,000
Candy	75

Other

Buddy walk distance

5 km

Max CP

Level 15 Research encounters	1,158
Level 20 Max hatched / raids	1,544
Level 30 Max wild	2,317
Level 40	2,703
Level 50	3,056

Max CP with weather boost

Level 25 (raids)	1,930
Level 35 (wild)	2,510