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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 — 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. Its 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 is incredibly rare in the wild. It's so rare that the general location of Riolu dwellings are largely unknown.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

In the anime

In the manga

In the Pokémon Special manga, Maylene has a Riolu. It is seen using Drain Punch against Pearl's Monferno, who Berlitz borrowed in order to fight her.

In the TCG

Main article: Riolu (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

Game locations

Base Stats

Type effectiveness

Template:DP type effectiveness

Learnset

Template:Learnset intro

By leveling up

Generation IV
Lv.	Move	Type	Cat.
Start	Quick Attack
	Foresight
	Endure
6	Counter
11	Force Palm
15	Feint
19	Reversal
24	Screech
29	Copycat

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

Sprite

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow		Red (Ja)	Green	Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation I.
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal				Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation II.
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald		FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation III.
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum		HeartGold	SoulSilver	Back
V	Black	White	Black 2	White 2			Back

For other sprites and images, please see Riolu images on Bulbagarden Archives.

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. Another similarity is that their fully evolved forms are able to learn Aura Sphere and are the only non-legendary Pokémon capable of learning the move.
• Riolu is the only Pure Template:Type2 Pokémon whose evolution is not, as Lucario is Fighting/Steel.

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 name with the last syllable placed in the front and the ca part taken out altogether.

External links

• Article on Wikipedia

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