Riley's Lucario

Riley's Lucario ゲンのルカリオ Gen's Lucario

Riley's Lucario

Debuts in Steeling Peace of Mind! Caught at Sinnoh Gender Unknown Ability Unknown Current location With Riley

This Pokémon has not evolved.

Voice actor Japanese English As Lucario Daisuke Sakaguchi Bill Rogers

Riley's Lucario (Japanese: ゲンのルカリオ Gen's Lucario) is the primary and, in the anime, currently only known Pokémon owned by Riley.

In the anime

Lucario debuted in Steeling Peace of Mind! at Iron Island. When Ash and his friends traveled there after being contacted by Barry, they found the local Steel-type Pokémon fighting brutally against each other and the other Pokémon on the island. When a crazed Aggron attacked Ash, Riley stepped in and had Lucario attack it with Close Combat. Despite being a Steel-type as well, Lucario wasn't affected like the others of its type due to its strong aura.

Riley informed Ash that like his Lucario, he could use Aura. Together they found the source of the problem: A machine operated under Mars's command that was using the Spear Key to create low frequency waves which tortured the Steel-type Pokémon. Lucario attempted to read the Aura coming out of the machine, but at that time, Mars placed the Spear Key into a pillar at the ruins the squadron was excavating. The beam that launched out of the pillar's tip overwhelmed Lucario and caused it to rebel against Riley, even breaking its Poké Ball in half when he tried to recall it.

Even then, however, Lucario wasn't completely under the machine's influence and tried to destroy the machine but couldn't do it. Ash managed to finish the job and destroy the machine and Lucario and the other Steel-types were brought back to their senses. When Mars realized her plan was shot, she fled and attempted to blow up Iron Island with bombs, but her efforts were thwarted when both Riley and Lucario used their Auras to contain the blast and send it flying.

Moves used

Using Bone Rush	Move	First used in
	Aura Sphere	Steeling Peace of Mind!
	Close Combat	Steeling Peace of Mind!
	Bone Rush	Saving the World From Ruins!
	Protect	Saving the World From Ruins!
Moves used recently are in bold and have been italicized unless all moves all fit this case.
An x shows that the move cannot be legitimately learned by this Pokémon in the games.

In the games

When the player teams up with Riley at Iron Island, Lucario is the Pokémon he will use in double battles against wild Pokémon and enemy Trainers.

Later, when Riley can be found as a double battle partner in the Battle Tower, Lucario is one of the potential Pokémon he may use, and in Pokémon Platinum, he will use Lucario at the Battleground as well.

Diamond and Pearl

At Iron Island

Lucario ♂ Lv.34	Fighting  Steel
	Held item: None
	Ability: Steadfast
Moves
Metal Claw	Steel	Physical
Bone Rush	Ground	Physical
Force Palm	Fighting	Physical
Quick Attack	Normal	Physical

Platinum

At Iron Island

Lucario ♂ Lv.41	Fighting  Steel
	Held item: None
	Ability: Steadfast
Moves
Metal Claw	Steel	Physical
Bone Rush	Ground	Physical
Force Palm	Fighting	Physical
Quick Attack	Normal	Physical

At the Battleground

Lucario ♂ Lv.65	Fighting  Steel
	Held item: Sitrus Berry
	Ability: Steadfast
Moves
Close Combat	Fighting	Physical
Blaze Kick	Fire	Physical
ExtremeSpeed	Normal	Physical
Bone Rush	Ground	Physical

Trivia

• At the Battle Tower, Riley's Lucario is the only Pokémon owned by the five potential double battle partners to have also been used by its Trainer in the Trainer's initial appearance.

Related articles

For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Lucario.