For Platinum, we rate Lucario B-Tier: a solid option in Platinum for the right team. At 525 BST, it fits the cannon role. Close Combat with Life Orb is the standard set.

Does Lucario mega evolve?

Mega Evolution isn't available in Platinum, but Lucario does have a Mega form in Gen 6-7 games (X/Y, ORAS, Sun/Moon). Mega Lucario hits 625 BST.

What is Lucario weak to?

In Platinum, Lucario's biggest threats include Charizard (Fire), Hitmonlee (Fighting), and Swampert (Ground), all carrying super-effective STAB moves.

What is the best ability for Lucario?

Steadfast is the go-to ability for Lucario. It raises Speed one stage upon flinching. Its hidden ability Justified can work in specific setups. Inner Focus is the other option. Pick based on what your team needs.

What role does Lucario play in battle?

Base 90 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. On offense, Lucario is a physical attacker with base 110 Attack. Defensively? Enough bulk to take a hit or two. Best used as a cannon.

Lucario - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Cannon

BTier

90Speed · Above Avg

Stats & Training

The stat budget goes to damage. Sp. Atk and Attack carry the offense, HP doesn't even come close. An Aura Pokemon on a 1.06M XP medium-slow curve, worth 2 Attack and Sp. Atk EVs per KO.

Base Stats

High

HP70

Attack110

Defense70

Sp. Atk115

Sp. Def70

Speed90

Total525

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging45 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Slow1.06M XP

Height1.2 m

Weight54.0 kg

Base XP184

Abilities

SteadfastNiche

Raises Speed one stage upon flinching.

Inner FocusTop Pick

Prevents flinching.

JustifiedHANot in game

Raises Attack one stage upon taking damage from a dark move.

EV Yield

HPAtk+1DefSpA+1SpDSpe

Attack training target

Pokedex Entries

A well-trained one can sense auras to identify and take in the feelings of creatures over half a mile away.

Platinum

Lucario Weakness

Lucario is weak to Fire, Fighting, and Ground. On the flip side, it's immune to Poison-type moves entirely. With 9 resistances, the defensive profile is strong. Lucario leans offensive (base 110 Atk) rather than trying to tank its weaknesses.

Lucario Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Fire, Fighting, Ground
0.5x (Resist)	Normal, Grass, Ice, Ghost, Dragon, Steel
0.25x (Resist)	Bug, Rock, Dark
0x (Immune)	Poison

Type ChartExcellent

3Weak

9Resist

1Immune

Score+9

Gen IV Type Chart

Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Fire Fighting Ground

½xResist

Normal Grass Ice Ghost Dragon Steel

¼xResist

Bug Rock Dark

0xImmune

Poison

STAB (5)

Normal Ice Rock Dark Steel

How to Beat Lucario in Platinum (Best Counters)

In Platinum, Porygon-Z's Thunderbolt hits Lucario for 48-57%.

ClefableIgnores boosts via Unaware, threatens with Seismic Toss Fairy	B
Recommended Build AbilityMagic Guard ItemLeftovers NatureCareful Moves Soft Boiled Seismic Toss Knock Off Thunder Wave Damage vs Lucario Knock Off 4-5% View Clefable builds →
Porygon-Z Normal	B
Recommended Build AbilityDownload ItemChoice Scarf NatureTimid Moves Tri Attack Ice Beam Thunderbolt Dark Pulse Damage vs Lucario Ice Beam 24-28% Thunderbolt 48-57% Dark Pulse 11-12% View Porygon-Z builds →
UmbreonWears down with Toxic, excellent bulk Dark	C
Recommended Build AbilitySynchronize ItemLeftovers NatureCareful Moves WishRecovery PursuitSTAB ProtectPriority Heal Bell Damage vs Lucario Pursuit 4-4% View Umbreon builds →
SmearglePuts to sleep with Spore, threatens with Spikes Normal	C
Recommended Build AbilityOwntempo ItemFocus Sash NatureJolly Moves SporeUtility Stealth Rock ExplosionSTAB SpikesHazard Damage vs Lucario Explosion 38-44% View Smeargle builds →
AbomasnowThreatens with Earthquake GrassIce	C
Recommended Build AbilitySnow Warning ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves Ice Shard Wood Hammer Leech Seed BlizzardSTAB Damage vs Lucario Ice Shard 14-16% Wood Hammer 41-48% Blizzard 23-28% View Abomasnow builds →

Platinum Evolution

Evolved from Riolu. Lucario is the final form in this two-stage line. A massive partner pool for breeding via two egg groups. Eggs are average hatch time. Sp.Atk grew the most through evolution (+80 over Riolu), and Lucario peaks at 525 total stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#447Riolu

High Friendship (Day)

#448Lucario

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Riolu

Fighting

Lucario

FightingSteel

70+30

ATK

110+40

DEF

70+30

SP.ATK

115+80

SP.DEF

70+30

SPE

90+30

BST

285C-Tier

525B-Tier+240

ROLE

Balanced

Cannon

TYPE

Physical

Mixed

Breeding

Moderate

Breed with Lucario to get Riolu eggs using 131 partners from the Ground and Humanshape egg groups. Notable egg moves include Agility, Bite, Blaze Kick and 10 more.

Egg Groups

GroundHumanshape

Gender

♂87.5%♀12.5%

Hatch Time

25 cycles·6,425 steps

Moderate~6 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

13moves

Breed With (best first)

Platinum Lucario Best Moveset

Lucario runs Swords Dance to boost before sweeping. Innerfocus and Adamant nature shape the build, with max Attack and Speed EVs to capitalize after one turn of setup, plus the remaining moves to back it up.

Best Build

Highly recommended

Physical Setup Sweeper

Ability

Inner Focus

Item

Life OrbPOWER

Best Nature for Lucario

Adamant+ATK

Lucario best EVs are Attack and Speed

EVs

Atk

SpD

Spe

Physical Setup Sweeper Moveset

Close CombatSTAB
Extreme Speed
Swords Dance
Bullet PunchSTAB

Recommended Teammates

TyranitarGood

GyaradosDecent

Moves

The TM pool is where it gets interesting. Coverage across 13 types means almost nothing walls Lucario cleanly, with Focus Punch and High Jump Kick anchoring the STAB side. Matchup flexibility isn't a problem.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Dark Pulse

C8010015Dark

Lv 1

Detect+4

D——5Fighting

Lv 1

Foresight

D——40Normal

Lv 1

Metal Claw

—509535Steel

Lv 1

Quick Attack+1

D4010030Normal

Lv 6

Counter-5

D—10020Fighting

Lv 11

Force Palm

—6010010Fighting

Lv 15

Feint+2

—5010010Normal

Lv 19

Bone Rush

—259010Ground

Lv 24

Metal Sound

——8540Steel

Lv 29

Me First

———20Normal

Lv 33

Swords Dance

S——30Normal

Lv 37

Aura Sphere

B90—20Fighting

Lv 42

Close Combat

S1201005Fighting

Lv 47

Dragon Pulse

C9010010Dragon

Lv 51

Extreme Speed+2

S801005Normal

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

——10015Normal

TM31

Brick Break

B7510015Fighting

TM08

Bulk Up

D——20Fighting

TM04

Calm Mind

C——20Psychic

TM78

Captivate

——10020Normal

TM79

Dark Pulse

C8010015Dark

TM28

Dig

C8010010Ground

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM59

Dragon Pulse

C9010010Dragon

TM60

Drain Punch

B751005Fighting

TM26

Earthquake

C10010010Ground

TM58

Endure+4

———10Normal

TM42

Facade

C7010020Normal

TM91

Flash Cannon

B8010010Steel

TM56

Fling

——10010Dark

TM52

Focus Blast

B120705Fighting

TM01

Focus Punch-3

B15010020Fighting

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM68

Giga Impact

B150905Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM15

Hyper Beam

B150905Normal

TM23

Iron Tail

B1007515Steel

TM83

Natural Gift

D—10015Normal

TM66

Payback

D5010010Dark

TM84

Poison Jab

C8010020Poison

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM29

Psychic

C9010010Psychic

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM05

Roar-6

C——20Normal

HM08

Rock Climb

—908520Normal

TM80

Rock Slide

C759010Rock

HM06

Rock Smash

C4010015Fighting

TM39

Rock Tomb

C609510Rock

TM43

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

TM30

Shadow Ball

C8010015Ghost

TM65

Shadow Claw

C7010015Ghost

TM82

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM71

Stone Edge

C100805Rock

HM04

Strength

C8010015Normal

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM75

Swords Dance

S——30Normal

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

TM03

Water Pulse

C6010020Water

Egg Moves

Egg

Agility

C——30Psychic

Egg

Bite

C6010025Dark

Egg

Blaze Kick

C859010Fire

Egg

Bullet Punch+1

A4010030Steel

Egg

Cross Chop

B100805Fighting

Egg

Crunch

B8010015Dark

Egg

Detect+4

D——5Fighting

Egg

High Jump Kick

B1309010Fighting

Egg

Iron Defense

D——15Steel

Egg

Low Kick

D—10020Fighting

Egg

Mind Reader

———5Normal

Egg

Sky Uppercut

—859015Fighting

Egg

Vacuum Wave+1

—4010030Fighting

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Fury Cutter

—109520Bug

Tutor

Helping Hand+5

———20Normal

Tutor

Ice Punch

B7510015Ice

Tutor

Iron Defense

D——15Steel

Tutor

Magnet Rise

D——10Electric

Tutor

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

Tutor

Snore

D4010015Normal

Tutor

Swift

—60—20Normal

Tutor

Thunder Punch

C7510015Electric

Tutor

Vacuum Wave+1

—4010030Fighting

Tutor

Zen Headbutt

C809015Psychic

Reminder Moves

Rem

Copycat

———20Normal

Rem

Endure+4

———10Normal

Rem

Reversal

——10015Fighting

Rem

Screech

——8540Normal

How to Get Lucario in Platinum

Lucario doesn't appear wild. Catch Riolu instead, it shows up at solid rates. Evolve it with high friendship to get Lucario. The 2-stage line is mapped in the step cards below.

How to Obtain Lucario in Platinum

Step 1Catch Riolu
Iron Island - B2F Left Cave
Gift from NPC Lv.1 Water
CommonEarly
Friendship (Day)
Step 2Lucario ✓

Lucario Guide

For Platinum, we rate Lucario B-Tier: a solid option in Platinum for the right team. At 525 BST, it fits the cannon role. Close Combat with Life Orb is the standard set.
Mega Evolution isn't available in Platinum, but Lucario does have a Mega form in Gen 6-7 games (X/Y, ORAS, Sun/Moon). Mega Lucario hits 625 BST.
In Platinum, Lucario's biggest threats include Charizard (Fire), Hitmonlee (Fighting), and Swampert (Ground), all carrying super-effective STAB moves.
Steadfast is the go-to ability for Lucario. It raises Speed one stage upon flinching. Its hidden ability Justified can work in specific setups. Inner Focus is the other option. Pick based on what your team needs.
Base 90 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. On offense, Lucario is a physical attacker with base 110 Attack. Defensively? Enough bulk to take a hit or two. Best used as a cannon.

Game Availability

Since debuting in Diamond & Pearl, Lucario has appeared in 14 titles over 7 generations. Along the way, it received a Mega form in Generation 7, keeping it relevant across different competitive metas.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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