Pokemon Scarlet/Violet Lucario Guide: Pokedex, location, moveset, evolution

Lucario is a returning Pokemon in Pokemon Scarlet/Violet, first introduced in the generation 4 games Pokemon Diamond/Pearl.

Pokemon Scarlet/Violet takes players to the Paldea region, which is based on Spain and the iconic architecture of its towns and cities.

Here is everything you need to know about Lucario in Pokemon Scarlet/Violet, including Pokedex, where to find and evolve, and moveset.

Pokedex Data

• Type: Fighting / Steel
• Resistances: Normal, Grass, Ice, Bug, Rock, Dragon, Dark, Steel
• Weaknesses: Fire, Fighting, Ground
• Scarlet Entry: It’s said that no foe can remain invisible to Lucario, since it can detect auras—even those of foes it could not otherwise see.
• Violet Entry: It’s said that no foe can remain invisible to Lucario, since it can detect auras—even those of foes it could not otherwise see.

Where to find Lucario

Lucario can be found in a number of locations, including:

North Province (Area One), North Province (Area Two), North Province (Area Three), East Province (Area One), East Province (Area Two), East Province (Area Three), South Province (Area Two), South Province (Area Three), South Province (Area Four), South Province (Area Five), South Province (Area Six), West Province (Area One), West Province (Area Two), West Province (Area Three), Asado Desert, Casseroya Lake, Glaseado Mountain, The Pokémon League.

How to evolve Lucario

Lucario evolves from Riolu during the daytime if they have a high friendship with their trainer.

Lucario moveset

Moves learnt by level up

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Copycat	NORMAL	—	—
1	Detect	FIGHTING	—	—
1	Feint	NORMAL	30	100
1	Final Gambit	FIGHTING	—	100
1	Helping Hand	NORMAL	—	—
1	Life Dew	WATER	—	—
1	Metal Claw	STEEL	50	95
1	Quick Attack	NORMAL	40	100
1	Reversal	FIGHTING	—	100
1	Rock Smash	FIGHTING	40	100
1	Screech	NORMAL	—	85
1	Vacuum Wave	FIGHTING	40	100
12	Counter	FIGHTING	—	100
16	Work Up	NORMAL	—	—
20	Force Palm	FIGHTING	60	100
24	Calm Mind	PSYCHIC	—	—
28	Metal Sound	STEEL	—	85
32	Quick Guard	FIGHTING	—	—
36	Bone Rush	GROUND	25	90
40	Swords Dance	NORMAL	—	—
44	Heal Pulse	PSYCHIC	—	—
48	Meteor Mash	STEEL	90	90
52	Dragon Pulse	DRAGON	85	100
56	Extreme Speed	NORMAL	80	100
60	Close Combat	FIGHTING	120	100

Moves learnt by TM

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Take Down	NORMAL	90	85
4	Agility	PSYCHIC	—	—
6	Scary Face	NORMAL	—	100
7	Protect	NORMAL	—	—
11	Water Pulse	WATER	60	100
12	Low Kick	FIGHTING	—	100
20	Trailblaze	GRASS	50	100
25	Facade	NORMAL	70	100
27	Aerial Ace	FLYING	60	?
28	Bulldoze	GROUND	60	100
31	Metal Claw	STEEL	50	95
32	Swift	NORMAL	60	?
36	Rock Tomb	ROCK	60	95
39	Low Sweep	FIGHTING	65	100
43	Fling	DARK	—	100
47	Endure	NORMAL	—	—
49	Sunny Day	FIRE	—	—
50	Rain Dance	WATER	—	—
55	Dig	GROUND	80	100
58	Brick Break	FIGHTING	75	100
59	Zen Headbutt	PSYCHIC	80	90
61	Shadow Claw	GHOST	70	100
64	Bulk Up	FIGHTING	—	—
66	Body Slam	NORMAL	85	100
68	Thunder Punch	ELECTRIC	75	100
69	Ice Punch	ICE	75	100
70	Sleep Talk	NORMAL	—	—
73	Drain Punch	FIGHTING	75	100
80	Metronome	NORMAL	—	—
83	Poison Jab	POISON	80	100
85	Rest	PSYCHIC	—	—
86	Rock Slide	ROCK	75	90
88	Swords Dance	NORMAL	—	—
93	Flash Cannon	STEEL	80	100
94	Dark Pulse	DARK	80	100
103	Substitute	NORMAL	—	—
104	Iron Defense	STEEL	—	—
108	Crunch	DARK	80	100
112	Aura Sphere	FIGHTING	80	?
114	Shadow Ball	GHOST	80	100
115	Dragon Pulse	DRAGON	85	100
120	Psychic	PSYCHIC	90	100
129	Calm Mind	PSYCHIC	—	—
130	Helping Hand	NORMAL	—	—
134	Reversal	FIGHTING	—	100
140	Nasty Plot	DARK	—	—
149	Earthquake	GROUND	100	100
150	Stone Edge	ROCK	100	80
152	Giga Impact	NORMAL	150	90
158	Focus Blast	FIGHTING	120	70
163	Hyper Beam	NORMAL	150	90
167	Close Combat	FIGHTING	120	100
170	Steel Beam	STEEL	140	95
171	Tera Blast	NORMAL	80	100

Egg Moves

Lucario does not learn any moves by breeding in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet.

READ MORE: POKEMON SCARLET/VIOLET WIKI

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet are available now exclusively on Nintendo Switch.