Competitive Information for Lucario (mega) [X/Y]
Fighting / Steel
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Lucario-mega? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in X/Y Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the X/Y generation metagame.
Lucario is an interesting Fighting and Steel-typed Pokemon. It's a common sight to see Lucario out in the 6th generation battlefield. Lucario is considered strong enough to compete with Uber tiered Pokemon. Lucario is weak to Fighting, Fire, and Ground-typed attacks.
Item: Lucarionite
Ability: Adaptability
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 108 Hp / 252 Atk / 148 Spe
Moveset:
- Close Combat / High Jump Kick
- Return / Extreme Speed
- Blaze Kick
- Earthquake
Physical Sweeper Lucario-Mega (Adaptability)
Lucario is a pretty decent Physical Sweeper for single battles. The purpose of this moveset is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Adaptability, Lucario's same-type attack bonus (stab) is 2 instead of 1.5. With a Lucarionite equipped to it, if held by a lucario, this item allows it to mega evolve in battle.
◆ 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).
◆ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
◆ Extreme Speed is a physical priority-increased 80-base power Normal-type move (nearly always goes first).
◆ Blaze Kick is a physical 85-base power Fire-type move (high critical hit ratio. 10% chance to burn).
◆ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
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Item: Lucarionite
Ability: Adaptability
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 108 Hp / 252 SpA / 148 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Flash Cannon
- Psychic
- Dragon Pulse
- Shadow Ball
Special Sweeper Lucario-Mega (Adaptability)
Lucario is a decent Special Sweeper for single battles. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. With Adaptability, Lucario's same-type attack bonus (stab) is 2 instead of 1.5. With a Lucarionite equipped to it, if held by a lucario, this item allows it to mega evolve in battle.
◆ 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 decent amount of damage.
◆ Shadow Ball is a special 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Lucario-mega? These builds have been optimized for X/Y Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the X/Y generation metagame.
Item: Lucarionite
Ability: Adaptability
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 108 Hp / 252 Atk / 148 Spe
Moveset:
- Close Combat / High Jump Kick
- Earthquake
- Rock Slide
- Return
Doubles Physical Sweeper Lucario-Mega (Adaptability)
Lucario is an outstanding Physical Sweeper for double battles. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Adaptability, Lucario's same-type attack bonus (stab) is 2 instead of 1.5. With a Lucarionite equipped to it, if held by a lucario, this item allows it to mega evolve in battle.
◆ 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 flinch the foes).
◆ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
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Item: Lucarionite
Ability: Adaptability
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 108 Hp / 252 SpA / 148 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Flash Cannon
- Psychic
- Dragon Pulse
- Shadow Ball
Doubles Special Sweeper Lucario-Mega (Adaptability)
Lucario is an astounding Special Sweeper for double battles. It's purpose is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. With Adaptability, Lucario's same-type attack bonus (stab) is 2 instead of 1.5. With a Lucarionite equipped to it, if held by a lucario, this item allows it to mega evolve in battle.
◆ 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 substantial amount of damage.
◆ Shadow Ball is a special 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Lucario-mega learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Lucario-mega can perform in X/Y. 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 XY Move and Ability Combos for Lucario-mega
- 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: Quick Attack, Detect, Endure, Protect, Extreme Speed, Follow Me, Helping Hand, Feint, Bullet Punch, Vacuum Wave, Quick Guard
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Lucario-mega's stats
- Agility
- Bulk Up
- Calm Mind
- Hone Claws
- Iron Defense
- Metal Claw
- Nasty Plot
- Power-Up Punch
- Swords Dance
- Work Up
Most notable and possible best moves for Lucario-mega
- Earthquake
- Protect
- Rest
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Lucario-mega in X and Y
- Adamant Nature ( 0/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Modest Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252 )
- Optimize Lucario-mega's EV spread for Pokemon X and Y
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