Competitive Information for Lucario [Sun/Moon]
Fighting / Steel
Abilities:
This Pokemon cannot be made to flinch.
This Pokemon's Attack is raised by 1 stage after it is damaged by a Dark-type move.
If this Pokemon flinches, its Speed is raised by 1 stage.
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Movesets for Singles
Looking for a competitive moveset for Lucario? These builds are optimized for Sun/Moon Single Battles. The movesets and EVs are designed to maximize damage against common opponents and threats in the Sun/Moon metagame. Check out the expert movesets below to boost your battle performance and dominate your opponents!
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Say hello to Lucario, an impressive Pokémon that excels with Fighting and Steel typing! It's a sight to see Lucario out in the 7th generation battlefield. It is weak to Fighting, Fire, and Ground-typed attacks. Uncover the best movesets for Lucario below and optimize your gameplay!
Item: Life Orb / Focus Sash
Ability: Justified
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Close Combat
- Meteor Mash
- Extreme Speed
- Swords Dance
Lucario stands out as a terrific Physical Sweeper in single battles. It's primary goal is to overwhelm foes with devastating physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Lucario from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Lucario's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Justified, Lucario's attack is raised by 1 stage after it is damaged by a dark-type move.
◆ Meteor Mash is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Steel-type move (20% chance to raise your Lucario's attack by 1 stage).
◆ Extreme Speed is a physical priority-increased 80-base power Normal-type move (nearly always goes first).
◆ Swords Dance is a status move (raises your Lucario's attack by 2 stages).
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Item: Life Orb / Focus Sash
Ability: Justified
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Aura Sphere
- Flash Cannon
- Nasty Plot
- Swords Dance
Lucario makes an a fabulous Special Sweeper in single battles. It is primarily designed to crush rivals using forceful special power. Focus Sash helps protect Lucario from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Lucario's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Justified, Lucario's attack is raised by 1 stage after it is damaged by a dark-type move.
◆ Flash Cannon is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Nasty Plot is a status move (raises your Lucario's special attack by 2 stages).
◆ Swords Dance is a status move (raises your Lucario's attack by 2 stages).
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Item: Fightinium Z / Focus Sash
Ability: Steadfast
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Close Combat / High Jump Kick
- Meteor Mash
- Earthquake / Return
- Blaze Kick
For those intense single battles, Lucario is a noteworthy Physical Sweeper. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with intense physical moves. Focus Sash helps protect Lucario from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Steadfast, if Lucario flinches its speed is raised by 1 stage. Earthquake was added to provide additional threat coverage. With a Fightinium Z equipped to it, if Lucario has a fighting move, this item allows it to use a fighting z-move.
◆ High Jump Kick is a physical STAB-boosted 130-base power Fighting-type move (Lucario is hurt by 50% of its max hp if it misses).
◆ Meteor Mash is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Steel-type move (20% chance to raise your Lucario's attack by 1 stage).
◆ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
◆ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
◆ Blaze Kick is a physical 85-base power Fire-type move (high critical hit ratio. 10% chance to burn).
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Item: Steelium Z / Focus Sash
Ability: Steadfast
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Flash Cannon
- Psychic
- Dragon Pulse
- Dark Pulse
For single battles, Lucario is a remarkable Special Sweeper. This configuration strives to overwhelm foes with brute special moves. Focus Sash helps protect Lucario from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Steadfast, if Lucario flinches its speed is raised by 1 stage. With a Steelium Z equipped to it, if Lucario has a steel move, this item allows it to use a steel z-move.
◆ Psychic is a special 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Dragon Pulse is a special 85-base power Dragon-type move that deals a considerable amount of damage.
◆ Dark Pulse is a special 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to make the target flinch).
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Item: Life Orb
Ability: Steadfast
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Nasty Plot
- Vacuum Wave / Psychic
- Dark Pulse
- Aura Sphere
Ready for single battles? Lucario is a superior Special Sweeper. The objective of this moveset is to overwhelm foes with powerful special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Lucario's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Steadfast, if Lucario flinches its speed is raised by 1 stage. No point in putting a physical move when you have Modest. If you want priority, go with Vacuum Wave. Nasty Plot makes Lucario into a power sweeper. Aura Sphere is STAB, Psychic and Dark Pulse are coverage, and Vacuum Wave is priority.
◆ Vacuum Wave is a special STAB-boosted priority-increased 40-base power Fighting-type move (usually goes first).
◆ Psychic is a special 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Dark Pulse is a special 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Aura Sphere is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Fighting-type move (this move does not check accuracy).
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Item: Life Orb
Ability: Justified
Nature: Mild (+SpA, -Def)
EVs: 156 Atk / 252 SpA / 100 Spe
Moveset:
- Dark Pulse
- Aura Sphere
- Close Combat
- Earthquake
Lucario makes an an awesome Mixed Sweeper in single battles. Life Orb boosts the power of Lucario's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Justified, Lucario's attack is raised by 1 stage after it is damaged by a dark-type move. Dark Pulse: to defeat psychic
Close Combat: Its a good move
Aura Sphere: Because it defeats almost every pokemon
Earthquake: Defeats ground and fire types
◆ Aura Sphere is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Fighting-type move (this move does not check accuracy).
◆ Close Combat is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Lucario's defense and special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
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Item: Choice Band
Ability: Inner Focus
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Flash Cannon
- Close Combat
- Blaze Kick
- Swords Dance
Taking on single battles? Lucario is a sensational Physical Sweeper. The purpose of this moveset is to overwhelm foes with destructive physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Lucario's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Inner Focus, Lucario cannot be made to flinch.
◆ Close Combat is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Lucario's defense and special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Blaze Kick is a physical 85-base power Fire-type move (high critical hit ratio. 10% chance to burn).
◆ Swords Dance is a status move (raises your Lucario's attack by 2 stages).
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Movesets for Doubles
Need a strong doubles moveset for Lucario? These builds are perfect for VGC (Pokémon Video Game Championship) and other competitive Sun/Moon Double Battles. The VGC is the ultimate test of strategy and skill, and these movesets and EVs are designed to excel against multiple opponents at once while providing essential support to your team. Dominate the Sun/Moon metagame with these expert-crafted setups!
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Item: Fightinium Z / Focus Sash
Ability: Steadfast
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Close Combat / High Jump Kick
- Earthquake
- Rock Slide
- Meteor Mash
Lucario makes an an extraordinary Physical Sweeper in double battles. It attempts to overwhelm foes with intense physical attacks. Focus Sash helps protect Lucario from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Steadfast, if Lucario flinches its speed is raised by 1 stage. With a Fightinium Z equipped to it, if Lucario has a fighting move, this item allows it to use a fighting z-move.
◆ High Jump Kick is a physical STAB-boosted 130-base power Fighting-type move (Lucario is hurt by 50% of its max hp if it misses).
◆ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
◆ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to make the foes flinch).
◆ Meteor Mash is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Steel-type move (20% chance to raise your Lucario's attack by 1 stage).
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Item: Steelium Z / Focus Sash
Ability: Steadfast
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Flash Cannon
- Psychic
- Dragon Pulse
- Dark Pulse
Ready for double battles? Lucario is a decent Special Sweeper. It's designed to crush rivals using heavy-hitting special attacks. Focus Sash helps protect Lucario from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Steadfast, if Lucario flinches its speed is raised by 1 stage. With a Steelium Z equipped to it, if Lucario has a steel move, this item allows it to use a steel z-move.
◆ Psychic is a special 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Dragon Pulse is a special 85-base power Dragon-type move that deals a mighty amount of damage.
◆ Dark Pulse is a special 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to make the target flinch).
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Movepool
Want to know what moves Lucario can learn? Check out the full list of moves available in the Pokemon Sun/Moon generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by type, category, accuracy, and power. Moves in bold get the same-type attack bonus (STAB) when used by Lucario.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Lucario can perform in Sun/Moon. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive SM Move and Ability Combos for Lucario
- Moves: Swagger + Screech
- Moves: Endure + Reversal
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Substitute + Drain punch
- Moves: Substitute + Reversal
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Detect, Endure, Follow Me, Helping Hand, Protect, Quick Guard, Bullet Punch, Extreme Speed, Feint, Quick Attack, Vacuum Wave
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Lucario's stats
- Agility
- Bulk Up
- Calm Mind
- Hone Claws
- Iron Defense
- Metal Claw
- Meteor Mash
- Nasty Plot
- Power-Up Punch
- Swords Dance
- Work Up
Most notable and possible best moves for Lucario
- Aura Sphere
- Blaze Kick
- Bullet Punch
- Close Combat
- Crunch
- Dark Pulse
- Dragon Pulse
- Drain Punch
- Earthquake
- Earthquake
- Extreme Speed
- Flash Cannon
- Hidden Power
- High Jump Kick
- Ice Punch
- Meteor Mash
- Nasty Plot
- Protect
- Psychic
- Rest
- Shadow Ball
- Stone Edge
- Swords Dance
- Toxic
- Vacuum Wave
Common Effort Values for Lucario in Sun and Moon
- Jolly Nature ( 0/252/0/0/4/252/ )
- Timid Nature ( 4/0/0/252/0/252/ )
- Optimize Lucario's Defensive EV-spread for Pokemon Sun and Moon
Usage Data
Explore the latest analytical usage data for this Pokémon from various VGC and online competitions. We use this data to develop our strategies and movesets. The data is categorized by competition and skill level: top-ranking trainers, mid-level players, and entry-level players.
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