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Riolu リオル Riolu #447
File:Art-Rioru.jpg Artwork from Diamond/Pearl
Type Fighting ' Unknown Unknown Blue-Striped Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown	Category Emanation 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 #115 Unova Not in any regional Pokédex
Regional Browser numbers Fiore R— Almia R— Oblivia
Height 2′04″ Imperial 0.7 m Metric 2′04″/0.7 m Red-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m Blue-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m
Weight 44.5 lbs. Imperial 20.2 kg Metric 44.5 lbs./20.2 kg Red-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Blue-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
Dex color Blue	Catch rate 75 (9.8%)
Body style Blue-Striped	Footprint      Blue-Striped
Gender ratio Gender unknown Unknown Gender unknown
Breeding Undiscovered group 1 cycles* (255 minimum steps)
EV yield HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Base Exp.: 72 Battle Exp.: 721*
External links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Riolu (Japanese: リオル Riolu) is a Fighting-type Pokémon.

Biology

Physiology

Riolu is a small, blue, dog-like Pokémon. It's legs and torso are colored black. Riolu's tail is blue and it has a yellow collar. There are rounded bumps on the backs of Riolu's forepaws. Riolu has a black "mask" and red eyes.

Gender differences

None.

Special abilities

Riolu are sensitive to a special type of energy called Aura. Riolu's evolved form Lucario can use these waves to attack, or study these waves to predict the movements of their opponents, and use them to track anyone. However, Rilou does not have the ability to fully use these powers, although it can still emanate these waves to communicate and sense them - albeit only in "ripples" as opposed to the "waves" of energy its evolution can sense and guide. Most notably, it cannot learn Aura Sphere or Detect naturally, two moves that Lucario learns that are often attributed to its wave-guiding powers.

Like almost all Fighting-type Pokémon, Riolu naturally has superhuman strength, stamina, and endurance and is capable of making long journeys on foot in a short amount of time.

Behavior

Habitat

Riolu's habitat is unknown as it is currently only obtained through an egg in the games.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

In the anime

In the manga

In the TCG

Two Riolu cards have been released.

• Diamond & Pearl: Riolu
• POP Series 6: Riolu

One more card has yet to be released.

• Diamond & Pearl Trainer Kit: Riolu

Game data

Pokédex entries

Game locations

It is true that there is only one obtainable Riolu in the game via egg. However, for the purposes of completing your Pokédex, you can view a Riolu owned by a trainer in Oreburgh Gate. You will need the HM moves Rock Smash and Surf. In the same area you can also find the TM for Focus Punch and the item Earth Plate.

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

None

Evolution

Trivia

Riolu is very similar to Togepi in how it is obtained as well as how it evolves. However, it is closer to a concept of a Baby Pokémon than Togepi because its evolution, Lucario, was introduced to the public before it was.

Origin

Riolu appears to be based on the Egyptian god Anubis, who has the head of a jackal.

Name origin

Riolu's name is merely Lucario's with the first syllable placed at the end and the ca part taken out altogether.

External links

• Article on Wikipedia

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