Battle profile
#0448 · Generation 4
Lucario
The Aura Pokémon
It has the ability to sense the auras of all things. It understands human speech.
Traits
Abilities
Steadfast
The Pokémon raises its Speed stat every time it flinches.
Inner Focus
The Pokémon's force of will prevents it from flinching or being intimidated.
Justified
HiddenWhen the Pokémon is hit by a damaging Dark-type move, it raises its Attack stat.
Battle matchups
Type effectiveness
Damage matchups for Lucario based on its Fighting and Steel typing. Abilities may change some matchups.
Weak against
Takes increased damage
Resists
Takes reduced damage
Immune to
Takes no damage
Evolution family
Evolution chain
Learnset
Level-up moves
Moves Lucario learns by gaining levels in Pokemon Nova.
| Level | Move | Type | Category | Power | Accuracy | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evolution | Aura Sphere The user lets loose a pulse of aura power from deep within its body at the target. This attack never misses. | Fighting | Special | 80 | — | 20 |
| 1 | Life Dew The user scatters mysterious water around and restores the HP of itself and its ally Pokémon currently in the battle. | Water | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 1 | Rock Smash The user attacks with a punch that can shatter a rock. This may also lower the target's Defense stat. | Fighting | Physical | 40 | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Vacuum Wave The user whirls its fists to send a wave of pure vacuum at the target. This move always goes first. | Fighting | Special | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 1 | Screech An earsplitting screech harshly lowers the target's Defense stat. | Normal | Status | — | 85 | 40 |
| 1 | Helping Hand The user assists an ally by boosting the power of that ally's attack. | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 1 | Copycat The user mimics the move used immediately before it. The move fails if no other move has been used yet. | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 1 | Final Gambit The user risks everything to attack the target. The user faints but inflicts damage equal to its own HP. | Fighting | Special | 1 | 100 | 5 |
| 1 | Reversal An all-out attack that becomes more powerful the less HP the user has. | Fighting | Physical | 1 | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Quick Attack The user lunges at the target to inflict damage, moving at blinding speed. This move always goes first. | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 1 | Detect This move enables the user to protect itself from all attacks. Its chance of failing rises if it is used in succession. | Fighting | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 1 | Feint This attack can hit a target using a move such as Protect or Detect. This also lifts the effects of those moves. | Normal | Physical | 30 | 100 | 10 |
| 1 | Metal Claw The target is raked with steel claws. This may also raise the user's Attack stat. | Steel | Physical | 50 | 95 | 35 |
| 12 | Counter A retaliatory attack that counters any physical attack, inflicting double the damage taken by the user. | Fighting | Physical | 1 | 100 | 20 |
| 16 | Work Up The user is roused, and its Attack and Sp. Atk stats are raised. | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 20 | Force Palm The target is attacked with a shock wave. This may also leave the target with paralysis. | Fighting | Physical | 60 | 100 | 10 |
| 24 | Calm Mind The user quietly focuses its mind and calms its spirit to raise its Sp. Atk and Sp. Def stats. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 28 | Metal Sound A horrible sound like scraping metal harshly lowers the target's Sp. Def stat. | Steel | Status | — | 85 | 40 |
| 32 | Quick Guard The user protects itself and its allies from priority moves. | Fighting | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 36 | Bone Rush The user attacks by striking the target with a hard bone. This move hits two to five times in a row. | Ground | Physical | 25 | 90 | 10 |
| 40 | Swords Dance A frenetic dance to uplift the fighting spirit. This sharply raises the user's Attack stat. | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 44 | Heal Pulse The user emits a healing pulse that restores the target's HP by up to half its max HP. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 48 | Meteor Mash The target is hit with a hard punch fired like a meteor. This may also raise the user's Attack stat. | Steel | Physical | 90 | 90 | 10 |
| 52 | Dragon Pulse The target is attacked with a shock wave generated by the user's gaping mouth. | Dragon | Special | 85 | 100 | 10 |
| 56 | Extreme Speed The user charges the target at blinding speed. This move always goes first. | Normal | Physical | 80 | 100 | 5 |
| 60 | Close Combat The user attacks by fighting the target up close without guarding itself. This also lowers the user's Defense and Sp. Def stats. | Fighting | Physical | 120 | 100 | 5 |
Breeding learnset
Egg moves
0 moves available
Breeding learnset
Egg moves
0 moves available
No egg moves are available for Lucario.
Extended learnset
Compatible moves
96 moves available
Extended learnset
Compatible moves
96 moves available
- Aerial Ace PhysicalFlying
- Agility StatusPsychic
- Attract StatusNormal
- Aura Sphere SpecialFighting
- Blaze Kick PhysicalFire
- Body Slam PhysicalNormal
- Brick Break PhysicalFighting
- Bulk Up StatusFighting
- Bulldoze PhysicalGround
- Calm Mind StatusPsychic
- Captivate StatusNormal
- Close Combat PhysicalFighting
- Coaching StatusFighting
- Confide StatusNormal
- Crunch PhysicalDark
- Dark Pulse SpecialDark
- Dig PhysicalGround
- Double Team StatusNormal
- Dragon Pulse SpecialDragon
- Drain Punch PhysicalFighting
- Dual Chop PhysicalDragon
- Earthquake PhysicalGround
- Endure StatusNormal
- Facade PhysicalNormal
- Flash Cannon SpecialSteel
- Fling PhysicalDark
- Focus Blast SpecialFighting
- Focus Energy StatusNormal
- Focus Punch PhysicalFighting
- Frustration PhysicalNormal
- Fury Cutter PhysicalBug
- Giga Impact PhysicalNormal
- Headbutt PhysicalNormal
- Helping Hand StatusNormal
- Hidden Power SpecialNormal
- Hone Claws StatusDark
- Hyper Beam SpecialNormal
- Ice Punch PhysicalIce
- Iron Defense StatusSteel
- Iron Tail PhysicalSteel
- Laser Focus StatusNormal
- Low Kick PhysicalFighting
- Low Sweep PhysicalFighting
- Magnet Rise StatusElectric
- Mega Kick PhysicalNormal
- Mega Punch PhysicalNormal
- Metal Claw PhysicalSteel
- Metal Sound StatusSteel
- Metronome StatusNormal
- Mimic StatusNormal
- Nasty Plot StatusDark
- Natural Gift PhysicalNormal
- Payback PhysicalDark
- Poison Jab PhysicalPoison
- Power-Up Punch PhysicalFighting
- Protect StatusNormal
- Psychic SpecialPsychic
- Psych Up StatusNormal
- Rain Dance StatusWater
- Rest StatusPsychic
- Retaliate PhysicalNormal
- Return PhysicalNormal
- Revenge PhysicalFighting
- Reversal PhysicalFighting
- Roar StatusNormal
- Rock Climb PhysicalNormal
- Rock Slide PhysicalRock
- Rock Smash PhysicalFighting
- Rock Tomb PhysicalRock
- Role Play StatusPsychic
- Round SpecialNormal
- Scary Face StatusNormal
- Screech StatusNormal
- Secret Power PhysicalNormal
- Shadow Ball SpecialGhost
- Shadow Claw PhysicalGhost
- Sleep Talk StatusNormal
- Snore SpecialNormal
- Steel Beam SpecialSteel
- Stone Edge PhysicalRock
- Strength PhysicalNormal
- Substitute StatusNormal
- Sunny Day StatusFire
- Swagger StatusNormal
- Swift SpecialNormal
- Swords Dance StatusNormal
- Take Down PhysicalNormal
- Tera Blast SpecialNormal
- Terrain Pulse SpecialNormal
- Thunder Punch PhysicalElectric
- Trailblaze PhysicalGrass
- Upper Hand PhysicalFighting
- Vacuum Wave SpecialFighting
- Water Pulse SpecialWater
- Work Up StatusNormal
- Zen Headbutt PhysicalPsychic
Species information
Training and breeding
- Growth rate
- Parabolic
- Gender ratio
- Female One Eighth
- Egg groups
- Field, Humanlike
- Hatch steps
- 6,400
- Base happiness
- 50
- Color
- Blue
- Shape
- Bipedal Tail
- Habitat
- None
Alternate appearances
Lucario forms
Choose a form to compare its appearance, typing, stats, and abilities.

Lucario
Base stats
Total 525Abilities
The Pokémon raises its Speed stat every time it flinches.
The Pokémon's force of will prevents it from flinching or being intimidated.
When the Pokémon is hit by a damaging Dark-type move, it raises its Attack stat.

Mega Lucario
Base stats
Total 625Abilities
Powers up the Pokémon's moves that are the same type as it.

Mega Lucario Z
Base stats
Total 625Abilities
The Pokémon raises its Speed stat every time it flinches.
The Pokémon's force of will prevents it from flinching or being intimidated.
When the Pokémon is hit by a damaging Dark-type move, it raises its Attack stat.