Lucario #0448
| Max CP | L402703L503056L51 · Best Buddy3092 |
| Buddy Distance | 5 km per Candy |
| Released | Oct 16, 2018Feb 7, 2020 |
Type Effectiveness
Lucario takes 160% from Fire, Fighting and Ground moves.
Lucario is a Fighting/Steel-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO, weak to Fire, Fighting and Ground.
It reaches 3056 CP at level 50, or 3092 as a Best Buddy.
Its best raid moveset is Force Palm with Aura Sphere, which needs an Elite TM.
Base Stats
Not main-series base stats. Bars scale to 450 / 450 / 500.
Best Movesets
| # | Fast Move | Charged Move | DPS | TDO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FightingForce Palm | FightingAura Sphere | 17.1 | 235 | |
| 2 | FightingForce Palm | SteelMeteor Mash | 15.6 | 215 |
| 3 | FightingCounter | FightingAura Sphere | 15.4 | 212 |
| 4 | SteelBullet Punch | FightingAura Sphere | 14.9 | 206 |
| 5 | FightingCounter | SteelMeteor Mash | 14.4 | 199 |
| 6 | SteelBullet Punch | SteelMeteor Mash | 13.9 | 191 |
| 7 | FightingForce Palm | GhostShadow Ball | 12.6 | 173 |
| 8 | FightingCounter | GhostShadow Ball | 12.3 | 170 |
16 More Pairings
| # | Fast Move | Charged Move | DPS | TDO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | FightingForce Palm | FireBlaze Kick | 12.3 | 169 |
| 10 | FightingCounter | FireBlaze Kick | 12.2 | 167 |
| 11 | FightingForce Palm | FightingPower-Up Punch | 12.0 | 165 |
| 12 | FightingCounter | FightingPower-Up Punch | 12.0 | 165 |
| 13 | FightingForce Palm | FightingClose Combat | 11.9 | 164 |
| 14 | FightingCounter | FightingClose Combat | 11.6 | 160 |
| 15 | FightingForce Palm | SteelFlash Cannon | 11.6 | 160 |
| 16 | SteelBullet Punch | GhostShadow Ball | 11.5 | 159 |
| 17 | FightingCounter | SteelFlash Cannon | 11.5 | 158 |
| 18 | SteelBullet Punch | FightingPower-Up Punch | 11.1 | 153 |
| 19 | SteelBullet Punch | FireBlaze Kick | 11.1 | 153 |
| 20 | FightingCounter | ElectricThunder Punch | 10.8 | 150 |
| 21 | SteelBullet Punch | FightingClose Combat | 10.5 | 145 |
| 22 | FightingForce Palm | ElectricThunder Punch | 10.5 | 145 |
| 23 | SteelBullet Punch | SteelFlash Cannon | 10.3 | 142 |
| 24 | SteelBullet Punch | ElectricThunder Punch | 9.9 | 136 |
Raid damage at level 40, 15/15/15 IVs, no weather boost.
DPS is damage per second, TDO total damage before fainting. For one boss, see the raid counters.
Moves
Fast Moves
Move | Type | Power | Energy | Time | DPS | EPS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Counter | Fighting | 13 | 9 | 1.0s | 13.0 | 9.0 | |
| Bullet Punch | Steel | 10 | 11 | 1.0s | 10.0 | 11.0 | |
| Force PalmE | Fighting | 10 | 16 | 1.0s | 10.0 | 16.0 |
Charged Moves
Move | Type | Power | Energy | Time | DPS | DPE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aura Sphere | Fighting | 100 | 50 | 2.0s | 50.0 | 2.00 | |
| Close Combat | Fighting | 105 | 100 | 2.5s | 42.0 | 1.05 | |
| Flash Cannon | Steel | 100 | 100 | 2.5s | 40.0 | 1.00 | |
| Blaze Kick | Fire | 40 | 33 | 1.0s | 40.0 | 1.21 | |
| Meteor Mash | Steel | 100 | 50 | 2.5s | 40.0 | 2.00 | |
| Shadow Ball | Ghost | 100 | 50 | 3.0s | 33.3 | 2.00 | |
| Power-Up Punch | Fighting | 50 | 33 | 2.0s | 25.0 | 1.52 | |
| Thunder Punch | Electric | 50 | 33 | 2.0s | 25.0 | 1.52 |
Fast Moves
Move | Type | Power | Energy | Turns | DPT | EPT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Force PalmE | Fighting | 13 | 10 | 3 | 4.3 | 3.3 | |
| Counter | Fighting | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4.0 | 3.0 | |
| Bullet Punch | Steel | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
Charged Moves
Move | Type | Power | Energy | DPE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close Combat | Fighting | 100 | 45 | 2.22 | |
| Meteor Mash | Steel | 100 | 45 | 2.22 | |
| Aura Sphere | Fighting | 80 | 40 | 2.00 | |
| Blaze Kick | Fire | 60 | 35 | 1.71 | |
| Flash Cannon | Steel | 110 | 65 | 1.69 | |
| Shadow Ball | Ghost | 90 | 50 | 1.80 | |
| Thunder Punch | Electric | 60 | 40 | 1.50 | |
| Power-Up Punch | Fighting | 20 | 35 | 0.57 |
DPS damage per second · EPS energy per second · DPE damage per energy.
Evolution Family
Top Counters
As a Tier 5 raid boss. Level 40, 15/15/15, no weather boost.
- 1
Mega Mewtwo XFightingCounterEFightingDynamic Punch+53.7 eDPS - 2
Mega DelphoxFireFire SpinFireMystical Fire+47.8 eDPS - 3
Mega BlazikenFightingCounterFightingAura Sphere47.2 eDPS - 4
Mega LucarioFightingForce PalmEFightingAura Sphere46.4 eDPS - 5
Shadow ReshiramFireFire FangFireFusion FlareE43.3 eDPS - 6
Mega Charizard YFireFire SpinFireBlast BurnE42.9 eDPS
Stronger than the everyday pick against 25 of 134 Tier 5 and Mega bosses. The everyday pick itself against 9 more.
The everyday pick is the best attacker that isn’t a Mega, Shadow or Legendary. Each number is how much more of the boss’s health this Pokémon takes off than that pick would. Level 40, 15/15/15, no weather boost.
Mega SharpedoMega RaidFightingForce PalmEFightingAura Sphere+1.1% Gainover Lucario
Mega AbsolMega RaidFightingForce PalmEFightingAura Sphere+0.8% Gainover Blaziken
Mega GlalieMega RaidFightingForce PalmEFightingAura Sphere+0.7% Gainover Blaziken
Mega GyaradosMega RaidFightingForce PalmEFightingAura Sphere+0.7% Gainover Lucario
KyuremTier 5 RaidFightingForce PalmEFightingAura Sphere+0.6% Gainover Lucario
StakatakaTier 5 RaidFightingForce PalmEFightingAura Sphere+0.5% Gainover Lucario
Mega SteelixMega RaidFightingForce PalmEFightingAura Sphere+0.5% Gainover Blaziken
Mega TyranitarMega RaidFightingForce PalmEFightingAura Sphere+0.5% Gainover Blaziken
CP by Level
Encounter | Level | Guaranteed CP | Max CP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Research | 15 | 110210/10/10 | 115815/15/15 | |
| Raids & Eggs | 20 | 146910/10/10 | 154415/15/15 | |
| Weather-Boosted Raids | 25 | 183710/10/10 | 193015/15/15 | |
| L40 | 40 | 23190/0/0 | 270315/15/15 | |
| L50 | 50 | 26220/0/0 | 305615/15/15 | |
| L51 · Best Buddy | 51 | 26530/0/0 | 309215/15/15 |
All Power-Up Levels (L15–L51)
Level | 15/15/15 | 0/0/0 |
|---|---|---|
| Level 15 | 1158 | 994 |
| Level 20 | 1544 | 1325 |
| Level 25 | 1930 | 1657 |
| Level 30 | 2317 | 1988 |
| Level 35 | 2510 | 2154 |
| Level 40 | 2703 | 2319 |
| Level 45 | 2876 | 2468 |
| Level 50 | 3056 | 2622 |
| Level 51 | 3092 | 2653 |
Research, raid and egg catches have at least 10/10/10 IVs. A wild catch can be as low as 0/0/0.
L40 is the cap without XL Candy, L50 with it. L51 is Best Buddy only.
Dex Details
| Second Charged Move | 75 Candy · 75,000 Stardust |
| Height / Weight | 1.2 m · 54 kg |
| Gender Ratio | 87.5%12.5% |
| Trading | TradableTransferable |
Abilities, EVs, breeding and learnsets: Lucario in the RotomLabs Pokédex
PvP IV Spreads
Great League
1500 CP Cap| Rank | IVs | CP | Level | % of Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 1/15/15 | 1494 | 20.5 | 100.00% |
| #2 | 0/13/11 | 1499 | 21 | 99.83% |
| #3 | 2/14/15 | 1496 | 20.5 | 99.79% |
| #4 | 0/10/15 | 1500 | 21 | 99.67% |
| #5 | 1/12/11 | 1500 | 21 | 99.61% |
| #6 | 0/15/15 | 1488 | 20.5 | 99.57% |
| #7 | 3/13/15 | 1498 | 20.5 | 99.57% |
| #8 | 0/14/10 | 1499 | 21 | 99.57% |
| #9 | 2/15/14 | 1497 | 20.5 | 99.53% |
| #10 | 0/11/13 | 1497 | 21 | 99.44% |
A 15/15/15 ranks #3087 of 4,096, with 93.81% of the best stat product.
Great League Rankings on PvPokeUltra League
2500 CP Cap| Rank | IVs | CP | Level | % of Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 1/15/15 | 2497 | 38.5 | 100.00% |
| #2 | 0/12/15 | 2499 | 39.5 | 99.80% |
| #3 | 2/14/15 | 2500 | 38.5 | 99.79% |
| #4 | 0/13/14 | 2500 | 39.5 | 99.76% |
| #5 | 0/14/15 | 2497 | 39 | 99.67% |
| #6 | 0/15/9 | 2500 | 40 | 99.66% |
| #7 | 0/15/11 | 2496 | 39.5 | 99.64% |
| #8 | 0/15/13 | 2491 | 39 | 99.61% |
| #9 | 0/15/14 | 2498 | 39 | 99.61% |
| #10 | 0/15/15 | 2487 | 38.5 | 99.57% |
A 15/15/15 ranks #1647 of 4,096, with 96.31% of the best stat product.
Ultra League Rankings on PvPokeRanked by stat product at the highest level under the CP cap.
Trades and research have at least 10 in each IV, lucky trades 12. Check your own. This ranks IVs only. For the meta, see PvPoke.