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Lucario

363 appearances (Regulation M-A)
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Unranked
Forms: Mega Lucario
Lucario
Fighting Steel
HP 70
Atk 110
Def 70
Sp.Atk 115
Sp.Def 70
Speed 90
Total 525
Weight 119 lbs.
Steadfast
When the Pokémon flinches, its Speed stat is boosted by 1 stage.
Inner Focus
The Pokémon never flinches when attacked and is unaffected by Intimidate.
Justified
When the Pokémon takes damage from a Dark-type move, its Attack stat is boosted by 1 stage.

Type effectiveness

Weakness · 2×
Fire Fighting Ground
Resistance · ½×
Normal Grass Ice Dragon Dark Steel
Resistance · ¼×
Bug Rock
Immunity · 0×
Poison

Meta Builds

Meta Popular

Builds ranked by competitive performance — higher placement at larger events scores more.

#1
Inner Focus Lucarionite
100.0 52.1% WR · 57 teams
Bullet Punch Close Combat Meteor Mash Protect
Team
Lucario
Lucario
Inner Focus · Lucarionite
100%
Garchomp
Garchomp
Rough Skin · White Herb
42%
Whimsicott
Whimsicott
Prankster · Focus Sash
39%
Incineroar
Incineroar
Intimidate · Sitrus Berry
30%
Wash Rotom
Wash Rotom
Levitate · Leftovers
28%
Basculegion
Basculegion
Adaptability · Choice Scarf
23%
The Grand Champions Festival · TooMuchDog (#119) · 11–4
Sinistcha
Sinistcha
Hospitality Occa Berry
Matcha Gotcha Shadow Ball Rage Powder Trick Room
Pelipper
Pelipper
Drizzle Focus Sash
Weather Ball Hurricane Protect Tailwind
Basculegion
Basculegion
Adaptability Choice Scarf
Wave Crash Last Respects Flip Turn Aqua Jet
Kingambit
Kingambit
Defiant Chople Berry
Kowtow Cleave Sucker Punch Protect Low Kick
Gardevoir
Gardevoir
Trace Gardevoirite
Hyper Voice Psychic Protect Hyper Beam
Lucario
Lucario
Inner Focus Lucarionite
Close Combat Meteor Mash Protect Bullet Punch
#2
Inner Focus Lucarionite
83.2 48.8% WR · 15 teams
Close Combat Detect Extreme Speed Meteor Mash
Team
Lucario
Lucario
Inner Focus · Lucarionite
100%
Whimsicott
Whimsicott
Prankster · Mental Herb
53%
Ceruledge
Ceruledge
Flash Fire · Sitrus Berry
47%
Manectric
Manectric
Lightning Rod · Manectite
47%
Ninetales [Alolan Form]
Ninetales [Alolan Form]
Snow Warning · Focus Sash
47%
Gyarados
Gyarados
Intimidate · Leftovers
47%
Pokemon Champions First Tour $500 Prize Pool · M. Khoa Nguyễn (#78) · 6–3
Talonflame
Talonflame
Gale Wings Sharp Beak
Dual Wingbeat Flare Blitz Tailwind Quick Guard
Meowscarada
Meowscarada
Overgrow Focus Sash
Flower Trick Knock Off Sucker Punch Protect
Milotic
Milotic
Competitive Leftovers
Scald Ice Beam Helping Hand Protect
Lucario
Lucario
Inner Focus Lucarionite
Close Combat Meteor Mash Extreme Speed Detect
Garchomp
Garchomp
Rough Skin Soft Sand
Earthquake Dragon Claw Rock Slide Protect
Gardevoir
Gardevoir
Telepathy Gardevoirite
Hyper Voice Psyshock Trick Room Protect
#3
Inner Focus Lucarionite
78.7 44.9% WR · 19 teams
Aura Sphere Flash Cannon Protect Vacuum Wave
Team
Lucario
Lucario
Inner Focus · Lucarionite
100%
Incineroar
Incineroar
Intimidate · Sitrus Berry
58%
Garchomp
Garchomp
Rough Skin · Soft Sand
37%
Aerodactyl
Aerodactyl
Unnerve · Focus Sash
32%
Tyranitar
Tyranitar
Sand Stream · Hard Stone
32%
Whimsicott
Whimsicott
Prankster · Focus Sash
21%
Pokemon Champions First Tour $500 Prize Pool · StormVGC (#67) · 6–3
Palafin
Palafin
Zero to Hero Mystic Water
Wave Crash Jet Punch Bulk Up Protect
Incineroar
Incineroar
Intimidate Leftovers
Fake Out Throat Chop Parting Shot Flare Blitz
Sinistcha
Sinistcha
Hospitality Sitrus Berry
Trick Room Rage Powder Matcha Gotcha Imprison
Raichu
Raichu
Lightning Rod Focus Sash
Fake Out Helping Hand Encore Volt Switch
Dragonite
Dragonite
Inner Focus Lum Berry
Tailwind Dual Wingbeat Dragon Claw Protect
Lucario
Lucario
Inner Focus Lucarionite
Aura Sphere Vacuum Wave Flash Cannon Protect
#4
Inner Focus Lucarionite
76.6 43.8% WR · 24 teams
Bullet Punch Close Combat Detect Meteor Mash
Team
Lucario
Lucario
Inner Focus · Lucarionite
100%
Garchomp
Garchomp
Rough Skin · White Herb
42%
Basculegion
Basculegion
Adaptability · Choice Scarf
38%
Incineroar
Incineroar
Intimidate · Chople Berry
38%
Aerodactyl
Aerodactyl
Unnerve · Focus Sash
29%
Milotic
Milotic
Competitive · Leftovers
21%
HeroicTitan’s VGC Battle Arena · Clintoap (#2) · 9–2
Umbreon
Umbreon
Inner Focus Leftovers
Foul Play Snarl Yawn Detect
Charizard
Charizard
Solar Power Charizardite Y
Solar Beam Air Slash Heat Wave Protect
Sneasler
Sneasler
Unburden White Herb
Close Combat Dire Claw Coaching Fake Out
Dragapult
Dragapult
Clear Body Dragon Fang
Dragon Darts Phantom Force Protect Sucker Punch
Whimsicott
Whimsicott
Prankster Focus Sash
Moonblast Sunny Day Tailwind Protect
Lucario
Lucario
Inner Focus Lucarionite
Meteor Mash Detect Bullet Punch Close Combat
#5
Inner Focus Lucarionite
76.3 46.7% WR · 10 teams
Aura Sphere Detect Flash Cannon Vacuum Wave
Team
Lucario
Lucario
Inner Focus · Lucarionite
100%
Incineroar
Incineroar
Intimidate · Sitrus Berry
60%
Basculegion
Basculegion
Adaptability · Choice Scarf
40%
Aerodactyl
Aerodactyl
Unnerve · Aerodactylite
40%
Garchomp
Garchomp
Rough Skin · Choice Scarf
40%
Kingambit
Kingambit
Defiant · Black Glasses
30%
The Grand Champions Festival · Vitrovius (#833) · 6–3
Garchomp
Garchomp
Sand Veil White Herb
Earthquake Rock Slide Protect Dragon Claw
Tyranitar
Tyranitar
Sand Stream Tyranitarite
Knock Off Rock Slide Low Kick Protect
Wash Rotom
Wash Rotom
Levitate Choice Scarf
Thunderbolt Trick Electroweb Hydro Pump
Lucario
Lucario
Inner Focus Lucarionite
Aura Sphere Flash Cannon Vacuum Wave Detect
Farigiraf
Farigiraf
Armor Tail Sitrus Berry
Trick Room Imprison Protect Psychic
Corviknight
Corviknight
Mirror Armor Leftovers
Brave Bird Iron Defense Tailwind Body Press

Tournament Stats

Submissions that don't match in-game data (typos, renamed moves or abilities) are discarded during import, so the counts here can differ from the total appearance count above.

Most Common Teammates

Incineroar
Incineroar
Fire Dark
31.1% usage · WR 42.1%
Garchomp
Garchomp
Dragon Ground
30.6% usage · WR 47.2%
Whimsicott
Whimsicott
Grass Fairy
21.8% usage · WR 43.6%
Basculegion
Basculegion
Water Ghost
18.7% usage · WR 47.7%
Aerodactyl
Aerodactyl
Rock Flying
17.4% usage · WR 42.9%
Wash Rotom
Wash Rotom
Electric Water
16.3% usage · WR 42.2%
Sinistcha
Sinistcha
Grass Ghost
14.9% usage · WR 42.3%
Farigiraf
Farigiraf
Normal Psychic
12.4% usage · WR 44.1%

Most Common Moves

Close Combat
229 (63.1%)
Protect
194 (53.4%)
Meteor Mash
193 (53.2%)
Bullet Punch
153 (42.1%)
Aura Sphere
113 (31.1%)
Flash Cannon
98 (27.0%)
Detect
76 (20.9%)
Vacuum Wave
65 (17.9%)
Extreme Speed
42 (11.6%)
Final Gambit
36 (9.9%)

Most Common Items

Lucarionite Lucarionite
282 (77.7%)
Choice Scarf Choice Scarf
36 (9.9%)
Focus Sash Focus Sash
13 (3.6%)
Lum Berry Lum Berry
5 (1.4%)
Black Belt Black Belt
5 (1.4%)
White Herb White Herb
4 (1.1%)
Quick Claw Quick Claw
4 (1.1%)
Shuca Berry Shuca Berry
3 (0.8%)
No item
2 (0.6%)
Focus Band Focus Band
1 (0.3%)

Most Common Abilities

Inner Focus
331 (91.2%)
Justified
12 (3.3%)
Steadfast
10 (2.8%)
Adaptability (not precise)
10 (2.8%)

Learnable Moves

Move Type Cat. Pow Acc PP
Aerial Ace Flying Physical 60 101 20
Agility Psychic Status - 101 20
Aura Sphere Fighting Special 80 101 20
Bite Dark Physical 60 100 20
Blaze Kick Fire Physical 85 90 12
Body Slam Normal Physical 85 100 16
Bone Rush Ground Physical 30 90 12
Brick Break Fighting Physical 75 100 16
Bulk Up Fighting Status - 101 20
Bulldoze Ground Physical 60 100 20
Bullet Punch Steel Physical 40 100 20
Calm Mind Psychic Status - 101 20
Circle Throw Fighting Physical 60 90 12
Close Combat Fighting Physical 120 100 8
Coaching Fighting Status - 101 12
Copycat Normal Status - 101 20
Counter Fighting Physical 1 100 20
Cross Chop Fighting Physical 100 80 8
Crunch Dark Physical 80 100 16
Dark Pulse Dark Special 80 100 16
Detect Fighting Status - 101 8
Dig Ground Physical 80 100 12
Dragon Pulse Dragon Special 85 100 12
Drain Punch Fighting Physical 75 100 12
Earthquake Ground Physical 100 100 12
Endure Normal Status - 101 12
Extreme Speed Normal Physical 80 100 8
Facade Normal Physical 70 100 20
Feint Normal Physical 30 100 12
Final Gambit Fighting Special 1 100 8
Flash Cannon Steel Special 80 100 12
Fling Dark Physical 1 100 12
Focus Blast Fighting Special 120 70 8
Focus Energy Normal Status - 101 20
Focus Punch Fighting Physical 150 100 20
Giga Impact Normal Physical 150 90 8
Heal Pulse Psychic Status - 101 12
Helping Hand Normal Status - 101 20
High Jump Kick Fighting Physical 130 90 12
Howl Normal Status - 101 20
Hyper Beam Normal Special 150 90 8
Ice Punch Ice Physical 75 100 16
Move Type Cat. Pow Acc PP
Iron Defense Steel Status - 101 16
Iron Tail Steel Physical 100 75 16
Life Dew Water Status - 101 12
Low Kick Fighting Physical 1 100 20
Low Sweep Fighting Physical 65 100 20
Mega Kick Normal Physical 120 75 8
Metal Sound Steel Status - 85 20
Meteor Mash Steel Physical 90 90 12
Nasty Plot Dark Status - 101 20
Payback Dark Physical 50 100 12
Poison Jab Poison Physical 80 100 20
Protect Normal Status - 101 8
Psych Up Normal Status - 101 12
Psychic Psychic Special 90 100 12
Quick Attack Normal Physical 40 100 20
Quick Guard Fighting Status - 101 16
Rain Dance Water Status - 101 8
Rest Psychic Status - 101 8
Reversal Fighting Physical 1 100 16
Roar Normal Status - 101 20
Rock Slide Rock Physical 75 90 12
Rock Tomb Rock Physical 60 95 16
Round Normal Special 60 100 16
Scary Face Normal Status - 100 12
Screech Normal Status - 85 20
Shadow Ball Ghost Special 80 100 16
Shadow Claw Ghost Physical 70 100 16
Sleep Talk Normal Status - 101 12
Snore Normal Special 50 100 16
Steel Beam Steel Special 140 95 8
Stone Edge Rock Physical 100 80 8
Substitute Normal Status - 101 12
Sunny Day Fire Status - 101 8
Swords Dance Normal Status - 101 20
Terrain Pulse Normal Special 50 100 12
Thunder Punch Electric Physical 75 100 16
Trailblaze Grass Physical 50 100 20
Upper Hand Fighting Physical 65 100 16
Vacuum Wave Fighting Special 40 100 20
Water Pulse Water Special 60 100 20
Zen Headbutt Psychic Physical 80 90 16

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#10 RegiCat Rookidee VGC Cup 4-2-0
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