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Riolu リオル Riolu

File:Riolu.png Riolu

Debuts in Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! Part 1 Gender Male* Ability Steadfast* Nature Serious* Current location In the Lucario Kingdom (anime) With Dawn/Lucas (game)

This Pokémon has not evolved.

Voice actor Japanese English As Riolu Chinami Nishimura

The Aura Sphere Riolu (Japanese: はどうだん リオル Wave Bomb Riolu) is a special Aura Sphere-using Riolu that appeared into two media, in both the Pokémon game Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia and the episodes Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! Part One and Part Two of the Diamond & Pearl series in the anime, starring in those episodes as the main Pokémon.

In the games

Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia

This special Riolu was befriended by Kyle before moving to Almia (revealed in the Ranger Net mission Rescue Kidnapped Riolu), and he seemed obsessed with Riolu beforehand. In the mission Rescue Kidnapped Riolu, Riolu should be saved from Team Dim Sun, as they will use it as weapon to restore them. It seems to have a connection with Kyle using Aura, since he used it to target to Team Dim Sun's hiding place when the lights went off. The Riolu is later captured by the player Kellyn and can be sent to Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, or Platinum.

Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold and SoulSilver

A Riolu can be transferred from Shadows of Almia to a Generation IV game and obtained through Mystery Gift. This male Riolu knows Aura Sphere (which, in the main series, cannot ordinarily be learned by Riolu) and has his Original Trainer registered as Kyle, the character he befriended in Shadows of Almia.

Pokémon Info				Trainer Memo	Battle Moves		Ribbons
Riolu	♂	Dex No.	0447	Serious nature.	Fighting	Aura Sphere	None
Lv. 30		Type		Mar. 20, 2008	Ghost	Shadow Claw
		Fighting		Unknown	Pokémon Ranger	Steel		Bullet Punch
		OT	Kyle	Met at Lv. 30.	Fighting	Drain Punch
		ID No.	03208		There is no limit to this Pokémon's availability. It may be obtained on any date, beginning from when it was released. It was available in many countries.
Item		Ability
None		Steadfast
The date this Pokémon was received is determined by the date on the DS when it was obtained from the Poké Mart.
This Pokémon is English in origin.
Can be obtained with: D P Pt HG SS
Obtained from: PBR Ranch Ra SoA GS Distribution

In the anime

Riolu used to live in the Lucario Kingdom. While it was being tested in a lab, J's henchmen broke in and stole Riolu. Fortunately, it escaped, and tried to attack Ash, and Kellyn blocked it using his Vatonage Styler, and then, on the way J attacked them in an attempt to take Riolu. However Ash escaped with it, however J started a forest fire, and out Riolu in a case. However, it was later freed by Ash, using an Aura Sphere so powerful to stop an Aggron's Hyper Beam. He seemed to have a little Wooden Riolu toy. This episode was inspired by the Ranger Net mission (clearly explained by Kellyn's appearance). He was later moved back to the Lucario Kingdom.

Move used

Using Aura Sphere	Move	First Used In
	Aura Sphere	Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! Part One
An x shows that the move cannot be legitimately known by this Pokémon in the games.
Moves used recently are in bold unless all moves all fit this case.

Trivia

• Riolu and Lucario are the only evolution set that has pre-capture VS. screens for both in Shadows of Almia.
• Although not actually caught, Riolu's OT of Kyle implies how close to Kyle it is.
• Riolu has developed a connection with two humans that helped Kellyn at one point: Kyle in the games and Ash in the anime.

This article is part of Project Anime, a Bulbapedia project that covers all aspects of the Pokémon anime.