Mega Lucario (Pokémon GO) - Best Movesets, Counters, Evolutions and CP

Pokémon type

Fighting

Steel

Stronger attack types vs. Lucario

160%

63%

39%

Weaker attack types

Best moveset for Mega Lucario

The best moves for Mega Lucario are Force Palm and Aura Sphere when attacking Pokémon in Gyms. This move combination has the highest total DPS and is also the best moveset for PVP battles.

Offense

Force Palm Elite TM

12dps

Aura Sphere

60dps

Defense

Force Palm Elite TM

12dps

Aura Sphere

60dps

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Evolution

There are currently a total of 3 Pokémon in the Riolu family, including 1 Mega Pokémon.

Riolu

Lucario

Mega Lucario

Evolving Mega Lucario costs 200 Mega Energy the first time, and 40 Mega Energy every time after.

Forms

There are 2 different forms of Lucario:

Normal

Mega Evolution

Standard game images

There is a very low chance that you can get a shiny Mega Lucario, which would have the following appearance:

Summary

Mega Lucario is a Fighting & Steel Pokémon. It is vulnerable to Fighting, Ground and Fire moves. Lucario's strongest moveset is Force Palm & Aura Sphere and it has a Max CP of 4,325.

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

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

Main move	Damage	EPS	DPS
Flash Cannon	100	-40	48
Shadow Ball	100	-16.7	33.3
Thunder Punch	50	-16.5	25
Close Combat	105	-40	50.4
Blaze Kick	40	-33	40
Power-Up Punch	50	-16.5	30
Aura Sphere	100	-25	60

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

All movesets

Offensive

Defensive

Quickmove	Mainmove	DPS	Relative
Force Palm 12 dps	Aura Sphere 60 dps	30.4	112%
Counter 15.6 dps	Aura Sphere 60 dps	27.3	100%
Bullet Punch 12 dps	Aura Sphere 60 dps	26.6	97%
Force Palm 12 dps	Shadow Ball 33.3 dps	22.3	82%
Force Palm 12 dps	Close Combat 50.4 dps	21.7	80%
Counter 15.6 dps	Shadow Ball 33.3 dps	21.5	79%
Force Palm 12 dps	Flash Cannon 48 dps	21.1	77%
Force Palm 12 dps	Blaze Kick 40 dps	21.1	77%
Counter 15.6 dps	Close Combat 50.4 dps	20.9	77%
Counter 15.6 dps	Blaze Kick 40 dps	20.8	76%
Force Palm 12 dps	Power-Up Punch 30 dps	20.7	76%
Counter 15.6 dps	Power-Up Punch 30 dps	20.6	75%
Counter 15.6 dps	Flash Cannon 48 dps	20.5	75%
Bullet Punch 12 dps	Shadow Ball 33.3 dps	20.4	75%
Bullet Punch 12 dps	Close Combat 50.4 dps	19.7	72%
Bullet Punch 12 dps	Flash Cannon 48 dps	19.2	70%
Bullet Punch 12 dps	Power-Up Punch 30 dps	19.2	70%
Counter 15.6 dps	Thunder Punch 25 dps	18.8	69%
Bullet Punch 12 dps	Blaze Kick 40 dps	18.8	69%
Force Palm 12 dps	Thunder Punch 25 dps	18.3	67%
Bullet Punch 12 dps	Thunder Punch 25 dps	17.2	63%

Quickmove	Mainmove	DPS	Relative
Force Palm 12 dps	Aura Sphere 60 dps	30.4	111%
Counter 15.6 dps	Aura Sphere 60 dps	27.3	100%
Force Palm 12 dps	Shadow Ball 33.3 dps	22.3	94%
Bullet Punch 12 dps	Aura Sphere 60 dps	26.6	90%
Force Palm 12 dps	Power-Up Punch 30 dps	20.7	83%
Force Palm 12 dps	Close Combat 50.4 dps	21.7	83%
Counter 15.6 dps	Shadow Ball 33.3 dps	21.5	81%
Force Palm 12 dps	Flash Cannon 48 dps	21.1	80%
Bullet Punch 12 dps	Shadow Ball 33.3 dps	20.4	79%
Counter 15.6 dps	Power-Up Punch 30 dps	20.6	75%
Bullet Punch 12 dps	Power-Up Punch 30 dps	19.2	74%
Force Palm 12 dps	Thunder Punch 25 dps	18.3	73%
Counter 15.6 dps	Close Combat 50.4 dps	20.9	72%
Bullet Punch 12 dps	Close Combat 50.4 dps	19.7	71%
Counter 15.6 dps	Flash Cannon 48 dps	20.5	71%
Force Palm 12 dps	Blaze Kick 40 dps	21.1	70%
Bullet Punch 12 dps	Flash Cannon 48 dps	19.2	70%
Counter 15.6 dps	Thunder Punch 25 dps	18.8	69%
Counter 15.6 dps	Blaze Kick 40 dps	20.8	69%
Bullet Punch 12 dps	Thunder Punch 25 dps	17.2	66%
Bullet Punch 12 dps	Blaze Kick 40 dps	18.8	62%

Counters & Raids

What counters Mega Lucario?

The 5 strongest Pokémon you can use to defeat Mega Lucario are:

Blacephalon,
Lucario,
Reshiram,
Landorus (Therian),
Pheromosa.

Mega Lucario is a Fighting/Steel type Pokémon, which makes it weak against Fighting, Ground and Fire moves.

These moves are calculated using type advantages / disadvantages, and including STAB. Click here for more info »

Stats & IVs

Base stats

Attack		310
Defense		175
Stamina		172

Max HP

Level 40

147

Size

Height	1.3 m
Weight	57.5 kg

Other

Base capture rate	?
Base flee rate	?
Buddy walk distance	?

Max CP

Level 15 Research encounters	1,639
Level 20 Max hatched / raids	2,186
Level 30 Max wild	3,279
Level 40	3,826
Level 50	4,325

Max CP with weather boost

Level 25 (raids)	2,733
Level 35 (wild)	3,552