Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Lucario

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Lucario is a new B Tier Fighting Steel Type Aura Pokémon, with a 1 Attack, 1 Special Attack EV Yield. Lucario has a chance of having Steadfast, Inner Focus, and Justified as an Ability, and based on 525 Total Base Stats; we recommend a Mild Nature for Lucario in Pokemon SV.

Stats
Abilities

Lucario Stats

Lucario highest IV stat is Special Attack (115) and the lowest being Def (70).


Rank	Value	Stat
F	70	HP
A	110	Atk
E	70	Def
S	115	Sp.Atk
E	70	Sp.Def
D	90	Speed
B	525	Total

Pokedex

Pokemon Stats

Lucario Abilities


Abilities	Description
Steadfast Ability 1	Raises Speed each time the Pokémon flinches.
Justified Hidden Ability	Justified raises the ability-bearer's Attack by one stage when hit by a damaging Dark-type move.

Guide
Breeding

Lucario Guide

Lucario has a 1 Attack, 1 Special Attack EV Yield, which means the best nature to have with Lucario is a Mild nature due to the highest IV stat being Special Attack.


Lucario	Detail
Wild Held Item	None
Best Nature	Mild ↑ +10% Special Attack ↓ -10% Defense
Weak To	2x 2x 2x
Resistance To	1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 0 1/4 1/4
Catch Rate	45 (5.9% with PokéBall, full HP)
EV Yield	1 Attack, 1 Special Attack

Breeding Lucario

Lucario can breed with pokemon who share the Field, Human-Like Egg Group.


Lucario	Value
Egg Groups	Field Human-Like
Gender	87.5% male / 12.5% female

How To Evolve Lucario in Pokemon Scarlet & Violet

Riolu Regular Evolution requires high Friendship, Daytime to evolve into Lucario.

Lucario Regular Evolution

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Riolu
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Lucario

The Lucario Regular Evolution biggest stat increase will be the SpAtk stat.


Evolutions	Total	HP	Atk	Def	Sp.Atk	Sp.Def	Speed
Riolu	285	40	70	40	35	40	60
Stat Increase	+240	+30	+40	+30	+80	+30	+30
Lucario	525	70	110	70	115	70	90

Evolutions Chart

Where To Find Lucario Locations in Pokemon SV

Lucario has 2 spawn locations in pokemon scarlet and violet. You can find the evolved form Riolu appearing at level 45 - 65, within the South Province (Area Four), South Province (Area Six), North Province (Area One), North Province (Area Two) location.

Lucario Locations


Location	How To Catch	Pokemon Spawns
South Province (Area Four)	Rare 10% Mountain (20%) Biome Grass (20%) Biome	Riolu Lv. 12 - 40
South Province (Area Four) South Province (Area Six) North Province (Area One) North Province (Area Two)	Very Rare 1% Rocky (3%) Biome Mountain (3%) Biome	Lucario Lv. 45 - 65

Wild Lucario Tera Type Location


Tera Pokemon	Moves
Dalizapa Passage Lucario Lv.75 Ice Tera Type	Bullet Punch Close Combat Ice Punch Meteor Mash

Locations List

Pokemon SV Lucario Weakness

Lucario is a Fighting Steel Type pokemon. This will cause Lucario to take More Damage from Fighting, Ground, Fire type moves, and Less Damage from Dark, Normal, Steel, Grass, Ice, Dragon, Poison, Rock, Bug type moves.

Lucario Type Weakness Chart
Damage Taken	Types
+400% Damage From
+200% Damage From	Fighting 2x Ground 2x Fire 2x
-50% Less Damage From	Dark 1/2 Normal 1/2 Steel 1/2 Grass 1/2 Ice 1/2 Dragon 1/2
-75% Less Damage From	Rock 1/4 Bug 1/4
Immune to Damage From	Poison 0

What pokemon is Lucario Weak Against?

Increased Damage


Tier	Pokemon	Damage Taken Based on Move Type
S	Arcanine	+200%
S	Great Tusk Donphan	+200%
S	Iron Hands Hariyama	+200%
S	Iron Valiant Gallade	+200%
S	Sandy Shocks Magneton	+200%
A	Quaquaval	+200%
A	Skeledirge	+200%
A	Annihilape	+200%

What pokemon is Lucario Resistant Against?

Reduced Damage


Tier	Pokemon	Damage Taken Based on Move Type
S	Iron Thorns Tyranitar	-75%
S	Dragonite	-50%
S	Goodra	-50%
S	Baxcalibur	-50%
S	Chien-Pao	-50%
S	Dragapult	-50%
S	Slaking	-50%
S	Wo-Chien	-50%

Pokemon Weaknesses

Best Moves for Lucario in Scarlet and Violet

Lucario Best Moves to use when choosing a Moveset, includes leveling moves such as Meteor Mash and TM Moves like Focus Blast, and Giga Impact.


Unlock	Move	Description
Egg	High Jump Kick Fighting	Tier: S Tier Power: 130 Acc: 90 PP: 10 Physical Effect: The target is attacked with a knee kick from a jump. If this move misses, the user takes damage instead.
TM 170	Steel Beam Steel	Tier: S Tier Power: 140 Acc: 95 PP: 5 Special Effect: The user fires a beam of steel that it collected from its entire body. This also damages the user.
TM 167	Close Combat Fighting	Tier: A Tier Power: 120 Acc: 100 PP: 5 Physical Effect: The user fights the target up close, inflicting damage without guarding itself. This also lowers the user's Defense and Sp. Def stats.
TM 158	Focus Blast Fighting	Tier: A Tier Power: 120 Acc: 70 PP: 5 Special Effect: The user heightens its mental focus and unleashes its power. This may also lower the target's Sp. Def stat.
Egg	Cross Chop Fighting	Tier: B Tier Power: 100 Acc: 80 PP: 5 Physical Effect: The user delivers a double chop with its forearms crossed. This move has a heightened chance of landing a critical hit.

List of Lucario Moves in

Lucario can learn 26 Moves from Leveling Up and 54 TM Moves. Moves like Extreme Speed which, Lucario will learn by reaching level 56. You can also learn TM tutor moves such as Focus Blast, Giga Impact and Hyper Beam.

Lv Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves

Lucario Level Up Moves

List of the 26 Moves Lucario can learn from leveling up.


Lv	Move	Description
Lv.1	Copycat Normal	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 20 Status Effect: The user mimics the move used immediately before it. This move fails if no other move has been used yet.
Lv.1	Detect Fighting	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 5 Status Effect: This move enables the user to protect itself from all attacks. Its chance of failing rises if it is used in succession.
Lv.1	Feint Normal	Tier: E Tier Power: 30 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Physical Effect: This attack can hit a target using a move such as Protect or Detect. This also lifts the effects of those moves.
Lv.1	Final Gambit Fighting	Tier: F Tier Power: 1 Acc: 100 PP: 5 Special Effect: The user risks everything to attack the target. The user faints but inflicts damage equal to its own HP.
Lv.1	Helping Hand Normal	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 20 Status Effect: The user assists an ally by boosting the power of that ally's attack.
Lv.1	Life Dew Water	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 10 Status Effect: The user scatters mysterious water around and restores the HP of itself and its ally Pokemon currently in the battle.
Lv.1	Metal Claw Steel	Tier: D Tier Power: 50 Acc: 95 PP: 35 Physical Effect: The target is raked with steel claws. This may also boost the user's Attack stat.
Lv.1	Quick Attack Normal	Tier: E Tier Power: 40 Acc: 100 PP: 30 Physical Effect: The user lunges at the target to inflict damage, moving at blinding speed. This move always goes first.
Lv.1	Reversal Fighting	Tier: F Tier Power: 1 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Physical Effect: An all-out attack that becomes more powerful the less HP the user has.
Lv.1	Rock Smash Fighting	Tier: E Tier Power: 40 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Physical Effect: The user attacks with a punch. This may also lower the target's Defense stat.
Lv.1	Screech Normal	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 85 PP: 40 Status Effect: An earsplitting screech harshly lowers the target's Defense stat.
Lv.1	Vacuum Wave Fighting	Tier: E Tier Power: 40 Acc: 100 PP: 30 Special Effect: The user whirls its fists to send a wave of pure vacuum at the target. This move always goes first.
Lv.12	Counter Fighting	Tier: F Tier Power: 1 Acc: 100 PP: 20 Physical Effect: A retaliatory attack that counters any physical move, inflicting double the damage taken.
Lv.16	Work Up Normal	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 30 Status Effect: The user is roused, and its Attack and Sp. Atk stats are boosted.
Lv.20	Force Palm Fighting	Tier: D Tier Power: 60 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Physical Effect: The target is attacked with a shock wave. This may also leave the target with paralysis.
Lv.24	Calm Mind Psychic	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 20 Status Effect: The user quietly focuses its mind and calms its spirit to boost its Sp. Atk and Sp. Def stats.
Lv.28	Metal Sound Steel	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 85 PP: 40 Status Effect: A horrible sound like scraping metal harshly lowers the target's Sp. Def stat.
Lv.32	Quick Guard Fighting	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 15 Status Effect: The user protects itself and its allies from priority moves.
Lv.36	Bone Rush Ground	Tier: F Tier Power: 25 Acc: 90 PP: 10 Physical Effect: The user attacks by striking the target with a hard bone. This move hits two to five times in a row.
Lv.40	Swords Dance Normal	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 20 Status Effect: A frenetic dance to uplift the fighting spirit. This sharply boosts the user's Attack stat.
Lv.44	Heal Pulse Psychic	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 10 Status Effect: The user emits a healing pulse that restores the target's HP by up to half its max HP.
Lv.48	Meteor Mash Steel	Tier: C Tier Power: 90 Acc: 90 PP: 10 Physical Effect: The target is hit with a hard punch fired like a meteor. This may also boost the user's Attack stat.
Lv.52	Dragon Pulse Dragon	Tier: D Tier Power: 85 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Special Effect: The target is attacked with a shock wave generated by the user's gaping mouth.
Lv.56	Extreme Speed Normal	Tier: D Tier Power: 80 Acc: 100 PP: 5 Physical Effect: The user charges the target at blinding speed. This move always goes first.
Lv.60	Close Combat Fighting	Tier: A Tier Power: 120 Acc: 100 PP: 5 Physical Effect: The user fights the target up close, inflicting damage without guarding itself. This also lowers the user's Defense and Sp. Def stats.
Lv.Evolution	Aura Sphere Fighting	Tier: C Tier Power: 80 Acc: 101 PP: 20 Special Effect: The user lets loose a pulse of aura power from deep within its body at the target. This attack never misses.

Lucario TM Moves

List of the 54 Moves Lucario can learn from Technical Machines (TMs).


TM	Move	Description
TM 001	Take Down Normal	Tier: D Tier Power: 90 Acc: 85 PP: 20 Physical Effect: A reckless full-body charge attack for slamming into the target. This also damages the user a little.
TM 004	Agility Psychic	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 30 Status Effect: The user relaxes and lightens its body to move faster. This sharply boosts its Speed stat.
TM 006	Scary Face Normal	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Status Effect: The user frightens the target with a scary face to harshly lower its Speed stat.
TM 007	Protect Normal	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 10 Status Effect: This move enables the user to protect itself from all attacks. Its chance of failing rises if it is used in succession.
TM 011	Water Pulse Water	Tier: E Tier Power: 60 Acc: 100 PP: 20 Special Effect: The user attacks the target with a pulsing blast of water. This may also confuse the target.
TM 012	Low Kick Fighting	Tier: F Tier Power: 1 Acc: 100 PP: 20 Physical Effect: A powerful low kick that makes the target fall over. The heavier the target, the greater the move's power.
TM 020	Trailblaze Grass	Tier: E Tier Power: 50 Acc: 100 PP: 20 Physical Effect: The user attacks suddenly as if leaping out from tall grass. The user's nimble footwork boosts its Speed stat.
TM 025	Facade Normal	Tier: D Tier Power: 70 Acc: 100 PP: 20 Physical Effect: This move's power is doubled if the user is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.
TM 027	Aerial Ace Flying	Tier: E Tier Power: 60 Acc: 101 PP: 20 Physical Effect: The user confounds the target with speed, then slashes. This attack never misses.
TM 028	Bulldoze Ground	Tier: E Tier Power: 60 Acc: 100 PP: 20 Physical Effect: The user strikes everything around it by stomping down on the ground. This lowers the Speed stats of those hit.
TM 031	Metal Claw Steel	Tier: D Tier Power: 50 Acc: 95 PP: 35 Physical Effect: The target is raked with steel claws. This may also boost the user's Attack stat.
TM 032	Swift Normal	Tier: E Tier Power: 60 Acc: 101 PP: 20 Special Effect: Star-shaped rays are shot at opposing Pokemon. This attack never misses.
TM 036	Rock Tomb Rock	Tier: E Tier Power: 60 Acc: 95 PP: 15 Physical Effect: The user hurls boulders at the target to inflict damage. This also lowers the target's Speed stat by cutting off its movement.
TM 039	Low Sweep Fighting	Tier: D Tier Power: 65 Acc: 100 PP: 20 Physical Effect: The user makes a swift attack on the target's legs, which lowers the target's Speed stat.
TM 043	Fling Dark	Tier: F Tier Power: 1 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Physical Effect: The user flings its held item at the target to attack. This move's power and effects depend on the item.
TM 047	Endure Normal	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 10 Status Effect: The user endures any attack with at least 1 HP. This move's chance of failing rises if used in succession.
TM 049	Sunny Day Fire	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 5 Status Effect: The user intensifies the sun for five turns, powering up Fire-type attacks. The sunlight also lowers the power of Water-type attacks.
TM 050	Rain Dance Water	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 5 Status Effect: The user summons a heavy rain that falls for five turns, powering up Water-type attacks. The rain also lowers the power of Fire-type attacks.
TM 055	Dig Ground	Tier: D Tier Power: 80 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Physical Effect: The user burrows into the ground on the first turn, then attacks on the next turn.
TM 058	Brick Break Fighting	Tier: C Tier Power: 75 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Physical Effect: The user attacks with a swift chop. This move can also break barriers, such as Light Screen and Reflect.
TM 059	Zen Headbutt Psychic	Tier: D Tier Power: 80 Acc: 90 PP: 15 Physical Effect: The user focuses its willpower to its head and attacks the target. This may also make the target flinch.
TM 061	Shadow Claw Ghost	Tier: D Tier Power: 70 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Physical Effect: The user attacks by slashing the target with a sharp claw made from shadows. This move has a heightened chance of landing a critical hit.
TM 064	Bulk Up Fighting	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 20 Status Effect: The user tenses its muscles to bulk up its body, boosting its Attack and Defense stats.
TM 066	Body Slam Normal	Tier: D Tier Power: 85 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Physical Effect: The user attacks by dropping onto the target with its full body weight. This may also leave the target with paralysis.
TM 068	Thunder Punch Electric	Tier: D Tier Power: 75 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Physical Effect: The target is attacked with an electrified punch. This may also leave the target with paralysis.
TM 069	Ice Punch Ice	Tier: D Tier Power: 75 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Physical Effect: The target is attacked with an icy punch. This may also leave the target frozen.
TM 070	Sleep Talk Normal	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 10 Status Effect: The user randomly uses one of the moves it knows. This move can only be used while the user is asleep.
TM 073	Drain Punch Fighting	Tier: C Tier Power: 75 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Physical Effect: The user attacks with an energy-draining punch. The user's HP is restored by up to half the damage taken by the target.
TM 080	Metronome Normal	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 10 Status Effect: The user waggles a finger and stimulates its brain into randomly using nearly any move.
TM 083	Poison Jab Poison	Tier: D Tier Power: 80 Acc: 100 PP: 20 Physical Effect: The target is stabbed with a tentacle, an arm, or the like steeped in poison. This may also poison the target.
TM 085	Rest Psychic	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 5 Status Effect: The user goes to sleep for two turns. This fully restores the user's HP and cures any status conditions.
TM 086	Rock Slide Rock	Tier: D Tier Power: 75 Acc: 90 PP: 10 Physical Effect: Large boulders are hurled at opposing Pokemon to inflict damage. This may also make the opposing Pokemon flinch.
TM 088	Swords Dance Normal	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 20 Status Effect: A frenetic dance to uplift the fighting spirit. This sharply boosts the user's Attack stat.
TM 093	Flash Cannon Steel	Tier: C Tier Power: 80 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Special Effect: The user gathers all its light energy and releases it at once. This may also lower the target's Sp. Def stat.
TM 094	Dark Pulse Dark	Tier: D Tier Power: 80 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Special Effect: The user releases a horrible aura imbued with ill intent. This may also make the target flinch.
TM 103	Substitute Normal	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 10 Status Effect: The user creates a substitute for itself using some of its own HP. The substitute serves as the user's decoy.
TM 104	Iron Defense Steel	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 15 Status Effect: The user hardens its body's surface like iron, sharply boosting its Defense stat.
TM 108	Crunch Dark	Tier: D Tier Power: 80 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Physical Effect: The user crunches up the target with sharp fangs. This may also lower the target's Defense stat.
TM 112	Aura Sphere Fighting	Tier: C Tier Power: 80 Acc: 101 PP: 20 Special Effect: The user lets loose a pulse of aura power from deep within its body at the target. This attack never misses.
TM 114	Shadow Ball Ghost	Tier: D Tier Power: 80 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Special Effect: The user attacks by hurling a shadowy blob at the target. This may also lower the target's Sp. Def stat.
TM 115	Dragon Pulse Dragon	Tier: D Tier Power: 85 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Special Effect: The target is attacked with a shock wave generated by the user's gaping mouth.
TM 120	Psychic Psychic	Tier: D Tier Power: 90 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Special Effect: The target is hit with a strong telekinetic force to inflict damage. This may also lower the target's Sp. Def stat.
TM 129	Calm Mind Psychic	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 20 Status Effect: The user quietly focuses its mind and calms its spirit to boost its Sp. Atk and Sp. Def stats.
TM 130	Helping Hand Normal	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 20 Status Effect: The user assists an ally by boosting the power of that ally's attack.
TM 134	Reversal Fighting	Tier: F Tier Power: 1 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Physical Effect: An all-out attack that becomes more powerful the less HP the user has.
TM 140	Nasty Plot Dark	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 20 Status Effect: The user stimulates its brain by thinking bad thoughts. This sharply boosts the user's Sp. Atk stat.
TM 149	Earthquake Ground	Tier: D Tier Power: 100 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Physical Effect: The user sets off an earthquake that strikes every Pokemon around it.
TM 150	Stone Edge Rock	Tier: D Tier Power: 100 Acc: 80 PP: 5 Physical Effect: The user stabs the target with sharpened stones. This move has a heightened chance of landing a critical hit.
TM 152	Giga Impact Normal	Tier: B Tier Power: 150 Acc: 90 PP: 5 Physical Effect: The user charges at the target using every bit of its power. The user can't move on the next turn.
TM 158	Focus Blast Fighting	Tier: A Tier Power: 120 Acc: 70 PP: 5 Special Effect: The user heightens its mental focus and unleashes its power. This may also lower the target's Sp. Def stat.
TM 163	Hyper Beam Normal	Tier: B Tier Power: 150 Acc: 90 PP: 5 Special Effect: The target is attacked with a powerful beam. The user can't move on the next turn.
TM 167	Close Combat Fighting	Tier: A Tier Power: 120 Acc: 100 PP: 5 Physical Effect: The user fights the target up close, inflicting damage without guarding itself. This also lowers the user's Defense and Sp. Def stats.
TM 170	Steel Beam Steel	Tier: S Tier Power: 140 Acc: 95 PP: 5 Special Effect: The user fires a beam of steel that it collected from its entire body. This also damages the user.
TM 171	Tera Blast Normal	Tier: D Tier Power: 80 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Special Effect: If the user has Terastallized, it unleashes energy of its Tera Type. This move inflicts damage using the Attack or Sp. Atk stat, whichever is higher for the user.

Lucario Egg Moves

List of the 7 Moves Lucario can learn from being hatched from an egg.


Move	Description
High Jump Kick Fighting	Tier: S Tier Power: 130 Acc: 90 PP: 10 Physical Effect: The target is attacked with a knee kick from a jump. If this move misses, the user takes damage instead.
Cross Chop Fighting	Tier: B Tier Power: 100 Acc: 80 PP: 5 Physical Effect: The user delivers a double chop with its forearms crossed. This move has a heightened chance of landing a critical hit.
Circle Throw Fighting	Tier: D Tier Power: 60 Acc: 90 PP: 10 Physical Effect: The target is thrown, and a different Pokemon is dragged out. In the wild, this ends a battle against a single Pokemon.
Bite Dark	Tier: E Tier Power: 60 Acc: 100 PP: 25 Physical Effect: The target is bitten with viciously sharp fangs. This may also make the target flinch.
Bullet Punch Steel	Tier: E Tier Power: 40 Acc: 100 PP: 30 Physical Effect: The user strikes the target with tough punches as fast as bullets. This move always goes first.
Detect Fighting	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 5 Status Effect: This move enables the user to protect itself from all attacks. Its chance of failing rises if it is used in succession.
Howl Normal	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 40 Status Effect: The user howls loudly to rouse itself and its allies. This boosts their Attack stats.

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