#0448 · Sinnoh · Generation 4

Lucario

Aura Pokémon · Fighting/Steel-type

Lucario is a Fighting/Steel-type Pokémon, the Aura Pokémon, number 448 (#0448) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 4 and comes from the Sinnoh region. It is 1.2 m tall and weighs 54 kg.

Lucario is the Aura Pokémon, a jackal-like Fighting and Steel type that senses aura, the energy given off by every living thing. It reads moods from over 800 metres (half a mile) away, finds enemies it cannot see, and has been a fan favourite since its film debut.

How to pronounce Lucario

Lucario is pronounced loo-KAR-ee-oh. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.

Listen to Lucario said out loud:

In Japanese it is ルカリオ.

Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.

Lore

Biology

Lucario is a bipedal canine with blue and black fur, red eyes and a cream chest. A rounded spike sits on the back of each paw and another on its chest, and four black appendages hang from its head and rise when it reads aura. It is 1.2 m tall and weighs 54 kg. The Pokédex says it can tell how a creature feels from over 800 metres (half a mile) away and can shape aura into explosive spheres.

Behaviour

Lucario can tell what people are thinking, and the Pokédex says it trusts only Trainers who are just at heart. Reading emotions is a burden: it learns things it would rather not know and gets stressed easily. It understands human speech, hunts in packs, and never drops its guard, even asleep.

Habitat

The Pokédex gives no habitat; Bulbapedia says it lives deep in mountains far from people. In Scarlet and Violet it is found in Paldea's North Province and across Kitakami, and in Legends: Z-A in Wild Zone 20.

Powers

Lucario launches Aura Sphere, a homing blast that never misses, and fights with Close Combat, Bone Rush and the lightning-fast Extreme Speed. It can have Steadfast or Inner Focus, with Justified hidden. Mega Lucario pours aura into pure attack; Mega Lucario Z, from the Mega Dimension DLC, cloaks itself in aura to parry blows. With 110 base Attack and 115 base Special Attack it is a fast mixed attacker.

Name origin

Lucario may come from reversing the Japanese spelling of 'orichalcum', a mythical metal, or from 'oracle'. It may also involve the Greek lúkos ('wolf') and the Spanish luchar ('to fight'). The Japanese name is Lucario (ルカリオ).

Design inspiration

Lucario appears to be based on a jackal, which with its mystical side suggests Anubis, the Egyptian god who judged souls. Its aura resembles ideas like qi, and the fur 'shorts' on its legs hint at a martial artist. It could also draw on Ōkuchi-no-Magami, a Japanese wolf god said to see a person's true nature. These are fan readings, not official statements.

Evolution notes

Riolu evolves into Lucario through friendship during the day. Lucario was the first Pokémon to receive two Mega Evolutions in different generations: Mega Lucario (Generation VI) and Mega Lucario Z (Legends: Z-A).

In the games

Korrina's Lucario Mega Evolves atop the Tower of Mastery in X and Y, and in Legends: Z-A's Mega Dimension it becomes Mega Lucario Z. The species debuted in Diamond and Pearl, where the Champion Cynthia uses one. Mystery Dungeon: Red and Blue Rescue Team speaks of Lucario as the greatest rescuer who ever lived.

In the anime

Debuted in the film 'Lucario and the Mystery of Mew' as Sir Aaron's partner, sealed in a staff for 1,000 years and finally giving its life to save the Tree of Beginning. Ash's Riolu evolved in 'Sword and Shield... The Legends Awaken!', and Roy's Shiny Lucario in Horizons can become Mega Lucario Z.

Fun facts

• In the 2020 Pokémon of the Year poll, Lucario was the most popular Generation IV Pokémon with 102,259 votes, second overall behind Greninja.
• Of all the Z Mega Evolutions, only Mega Lucario Z has a signature Ability of its own, Aura Guard.
• Its English name was first revealed on 9 February 2006, in the title of its film.
• Four different anime Trainers have used Mega Lucario, more than any other Mega Evolution.
• A Shiny Lucario's aura is yellow instead of blue, as Roy's shows in Horizons.

Sources: Bulbapedia: Lucario (Pokémon) · Serebii: Lucario (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex)

Base stats

• HP: 70
• Attack: 110
• Defense: 70
• Sp. Atk: 115
• Sp. Def: 70
• Speed: 90

Lucario’s base stat total is 525. Its highest stat is Sp. Atk.

Type matchups

What is Lucario weak to?

Lucario takes extra damage from Fire (2×), Fighting (2×), Ground (2×) moves.

It resists Bug (¼×), Rock (¼×), Normal (½×), Grass (½×), Ice (½×), Dragon (½×), Dark (½×), Steel (½×).

It is immune to Poison moves.

Evolution

What does Lucario evolve from?

Lucario evolves from Riolu (Friendship, during the day).

Lucario is the final stage of its evolution family.

The whole family: Riolu, Lucario.

Forms

• Mega Lucario (Mega): Fighting/Steel-type, base stat total 625 (HP 70, Attack 145, Defense 88, Sp. Atk 140, Sp. Def 70, Speed 112). Ability: Adaptability.
• Mega Lucario Z (Mega): Fighting/Steel-type, base stat total 625 (HP 70, Attack 100, Defense 70, Sp. Atk 164, Sp. Def 70, Speed 151). Ability: Aura Guard.

Abilities

• Steadfast: Raises Speed one stage upon flinching.
• Inner Focus: Prevents flinching.
• Justified (hidden ability): Raises Attack one stage upon taking damage from a Dark move.

Moves

Moves Lucario learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet

“Evo” means Lucario learns the move the moment it evolves: Aura Sphere.

TM moves (61)

Lucario can learn 61 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: Take Down, Agility, Scary Face, Protect, Water Pulse, Low Kick, Trailblaze, Facade, Aerial Ace, Bulldoze, Metal Claw, Swift, Rock Tomb, Low Sweep, Fling, Endure, Sunny Day, Rain Dance, Dig, Brick Break, Zen Headbutt, Shadow Claw, Bulk Up, Body Slam, Thunder Punch, Ice Punch, Sleep Talk, Drain Punch, Metronome, Poison Jab, Rest, Rock Slide, Swords Dance, Flash Cannon, Dark Pulse, Substitute, Iron Defense, Crunch, Aura Sphere, Shadow Ball, Dragon Pulse, Psychic, Calm Mind, Helping Hand, Reversal, Nasty Plot, Earthquake, Stone Edge, Giga Impact, Focus Blast, Hyper Beam, Close Combat, Steel Beam, Tera Blast, Roar, Vacuum Wave, Focus Punch, Psych Up, Coaching, Metal Sound, Upper Hand.

Egg moves (7), which Riolu can hatch knowing:Bite, Bullet Punch, Circle Throw, Cross Chop, Detect, High Jump Kick, Howl.

Breeding & training

• Gender: 87.5% male, 12.5% female.
• Egg groups: Field, Human-Like.
• Egg cycles: 25 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 3,200).
• Catch rate: 45 out of 255.
• Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
• Growth rate: Medium Slow (1,059,860 experience points to reach level 100).
• Defeating it gives 1 Attack and 1 Sp. Atk effort values.
• Base experience yield: 184.

Pokédex entries

A most gallant-looking creature. It emits energy waves and controls them with precision, using them to sense even faraway beings. I have given the name ”aura” to this power. (Legends: Arceus)

It can tell what people are thinking. Only Trainers who have justice in their hearts can earn this Pokémon's trust. (Shield)

It controls waves known as auras, which are powerful enough to pulverize huge rocks. It uses these waves to take down its prey. (Sword)

Lucario reads its opponent's feelings with its aura waves. It finds out things it would rather not know, so it gets stressed out easily. (Ultra Moon)

It concentrates its mental energy and fires off mysterious waves called auras, which can crush boulders of large size to dust. (Ultra Sun)

They can detect the species of a living being— and its emotions—from over half a mile away. They control auras and hunt their prey in packs. (Moon)

Names around the world

Trivia

• Highest Sp. Atk among Fighting types in Gen 4: 115.
• Lightest Steel type in Gen 4: 54 kg.
• Fastest Steel type in Gen 4: 90 Speed, shared with 1 other.
• Taller than 58% of all Pokémon (1.2 m).
• Heavier than 68% of all Pokémon (54 kg).
• Base stat total 525, ranked #189 of 1,025.
• Its best stat is Sp. Atk, ranked #89 of 1,025.
• One of 2 Pokémon that are both Fighting and Steel.
• One of 170 blue Pokémon.
• Number 62 of 107 Pokémon introduced in Generation 4 (Sinnoh).
• Part of an evolution family of 2 Pokémon.
• Can learn 83 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
• Catch rate 45: about 5.9% per Poké Ball at full health.
• Has 2 alternate forms.
• Appears in 12 distinct Pokédex entries.

Sources and fact-checking

• Stats, types, abilities, moves, evolutions, forms and Pokédex entries: PokéAPI open game data.
• Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from Bulbapedia: Lucario (Pokémon), Serebii: Lucario (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
• Pronunciation (loo-KAR-ee-oh): it follows how the English anime, games or official videos say it.

Last checked: 19 October 2026. Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.

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