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Lucario ルカリオ Lucario #448
File:Art-Lucario.jpg Artwork from Diamond/Pearl
Type Fighting Steel Unknown Unknown Blue-Striped Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown	Category Aura Pokémon
Abilities Steadfast or Inner Focus Inner Focus Blue-Striped -----	Exp. at Lv. 100 1,059,860
Regional Pokédex numbers Kanto #— Johto #— Hoenn Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "—". Sinnoh #116 Unova Not in any regional Pokédex
Regional Browser numbers Fiore R— Almia R— Oblivia
Height 3′11″ Imperial 1.2 m Metric 3′11″/1.2 m Red-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m Blue-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m
Weight 119.0 lbs. Imperial 54.0 kg Metric 119.0 lbs./54.0 kg Red-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Blue-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
Dex color Blue	Catch rate 45 (5.9%)
Body style Blue-Striped	Footprint      Blue-Striped
Gender ratio Gender unknown Unknown Gender unknown
Breeding Ground and Humanshape groups 1 cycles (255 minimum steps)
EV yield HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Base Exp.: 204 Battle Exp.: 2041*
External links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Lucario (Japanese: ルカリオ Lucario) is a Fighting/Steel-type Pokémon.

Lucario evolves from Riolu by leveling up during the day if its Happiness has reached a certain point.

Biology

Physiology

Gender differences

None.

Special abilities

Lucario are sensitive to a special type of energy called Aura (Hadou 波導 or literally Wave Guidance). Every object in the world exhibits waves of aura, in a concept similar to Ki or Chakra. Lucario can study these waves to predict the movements of their opponents, and use them to track anyone. Lucario can also guide the waves offensively to create explosive balls of Aura energy (as shown in the attack Aura Sphere). Lucario can also understand human speech, and is able to speak it (like some other Pokémon such as Manaphy and Team Rocket's Meowth).

Behavior

Habitat

Lucario usually live deep in mountains far from people to improve their skills.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

The Lucario in Lucario and the Mystery of Mew was shown eating berries and was introduced to chocolate by Max.

In the anime

In the Pokémon movie Lucario and the Mystery of Mew, Lucario is considered a legend from olden times to the town where it appears in front of Ash Ketchum and his friends.

Lucario also makes a cameo in the theme songs Battle Frontier and Together.

In the manga

In the TCG

Three Lucario cards have been released.

• Diamond & Pearl: Lucario
• Mysterious Treasures: Lucario Lv.X
• POP Series 6: Lucario
• Diamond & Pearl Trainer Kit: Lucario

One more cards have yet to be released.

• DP Black Star Promos: Lucario Lv.X

Other appearances

Game data

NPC appearances

• Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Lucario is seen as the greatest rescue leader of all time, and his adventures have become legendary. While the player never meets Lucario, Alakazam tells the player that his goal is to become closer to Lucario's greatness. Earning 15,000 Rescue Points will put the player in the top rank - the Lucario rank - at which point the Lucario statue will be displayed outside the rescue base.

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

Base stats

Type effectiveness

Template:DP type effectiveness

Learnset

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By leveling up

By TM/HM

By breeding

• Agility
• Bite
• Blaze Kick
• Bullet Punch
• Cross Chop
• Crunch
• Detect
• Hi Jump Kick
• Iron Defense
• Low Kick
• Mind Reader
• Sky Uppercut
• Vacuum Wave

By tutoring

Evolution

Trivia

• Lucario's English name was revealed on February 9, 2006, when the title for the movie Lucario and the Mystery of Mew was announced.
• Before Pokémon Diamond and Pearl were released, many believed Lucario to be a legendary Pokémon, based on its starring role in Lucario and the Mystery of Mew. This has since been proven untrue, as it is readily available in the Generation IV games, and even evolves from a Pokémon, Riolu.
• This makes it the first non-legendary Pokémon to be in a central role in a Pokémon movie.

Origin

Lucario appears to be based on the Egyptian god Anubis, who has the head of a jackal. It also seems to be based on an Egyptian boxer. Boxing is a sport that is believed to have origins in Egypt. The black appendages on the back of its head are used to detect the auras of creatures and objects around it. While Lucario reads aura, it closes its eyes, and thus the appendages and the way they look "tied" around its face appear to be based on someone being blindfolded.

Name origin

Lucario's name may be a corrupted, backward version of oracle. It may also be a reference to Cairo, Egypt.

In other languages

Related articles

• Riolu
• Sir Aaron
• Lucario and the Mystery of Mew

External links

• Article on Wikipedia
• Wave Guiding Hero, the fanlisting for Lucario at The Anime Fanlistings Network

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