Lucario (Pokémon GO)

Attacker Rank

A Tier

C Tier

F Tier

GO Battle LeaguePvP Rankings

Great LeagueGreat

1/15/15 · L20.5 · CP 1494

F Tier

#425

Ultra LeagueUltra

1/15/15 · L38.5 · CP 2497

F Tier

#290

Master LeagueMaster

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 3056

Normal

Shiny

Lucario

#448

Fighting

Steel

Attack

236

Top 18.7%

Defense

144

Top 53.1%

Stamina

172

Top 44.1%

Total

552

Pokédex details

Shiny available

Raids

Lv. 20

1469 -1544 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Raids (WB)

Lv. 25

1837 -1930 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Eggs

Lv. 20

1469 -1544 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Research

Lv. 15

1102 -1158 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Max CP

Lv. 50

3056 CP

Ranges use the standard 10/10/10 IV floor for raids, eggs, research, and Max Battle catches. The top CP is always 15/15/15.

How rare is a hundo? See odds by encounter type

It's Super Effective

Damage multipliers Lucario takes from each attacking type, sorted from worst weakness to best resistance.

Weak to

Fire

160%

Fighting

160%

Ground

160%

Resists

Poison

39.1%

Bug

39.1%

Rock

39.1%

Normal

62.5%

Grass

62.5%

Ice

62.5%

Dragon

62.5%

Dark

62.5%

Steel

62.5%

Best Moves

Full move guide →

Every fast and charged move combo Lucario can learn, ranked by simulated raid DPS.

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Force Palm
Aura Sphere
16.93
158.8
885.9s
13.45
2
Force Palm
Meteor Mash
15.45
144.9
970.8s
12.23
3
Counter
Aura Sphere
15.32
143.7
979.1s
12.14
4
Bullet Punch
Aura Sphere
14.85
139.2
1010.1s
11.81
5
Counter
Meteor Mash
14.39
134.9
1042.7s
11.40
6
Bullet Punch
Meteor Mash
13.81
129.5
1085.9s
10.93
7
Force Palm
Shadow Ball
12.49
117.1
1201.4s
9.88
8
Counter
Shadow Ball
12.31
115.4
1218.5s
9.76
9
Force Palm
Blaze Kick
12.24
114.7
1225.9s
9.71
10
Counter
Blaze Kick
12.18
114.2
1231.1s
9.67

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Best Counters

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These are the top ten counters to defeat Lucario in a raid.

Pokémon

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Mega Mewtwo X
Counter
Dynamic Punch+
63.15
2515.3
1.4
57.0s
61.87
2
Mega Delphox
Fire Spin
Mystical Fire+
55.98
2365.6
1.5
64.3s
54.99
3
Mega Blaziken
Counter
Aura Sphere
54.02
1479.8
2.4
66.6s
52.41
4
Mega Lucario
Force Palm
Aura Sphere
55.19
1090.1
3.3
65.2s
52.01
5
Shadow Reshiram
Fire Fang
Fusion Flare
49.50
1626.1
2.2
72.7s
48.19
6
Blacephalon
Incinerate
Mind Blown
50.27
1384.1
2.6
71.6s
48.12
7
Mega Mewtwo Y
Counter
Future Sight+
48.83
2011.7
1.8
73.7s
47.87
8
Mega Charizard Y
Fire Spin
Blast Burn
48.37
1877.8
1.9
74.4s
47.42
9
Mega Falinks
Counter
Brick Break+
48.26
1259.5
2.9
74.6s
46.64
10
Keldeo Resolute
Low Kick
Secret Sword
47.49
1540.3
2.3
75.8s
46.23

Go Battle League

View full PvP rankings

Recommended movesets, best IV spreads, and PvP traits for Lucario in each Pokémon GO Battle League.

Best moveset

Force Palm

Multipurpose

Aura Sphere

Spam/Bait

Shadow Ball

General

Rank 1 IVs

1494

1/15/15

IV (A/D/S) · Lv. 20.5

143.34

Attack

96.17

Defense

113

Stat Product · 1,557,692

Attack

Defense

Top IV spreads

IV (A/D/S)	Level	CP	% of Rank 1
1/15/15	20.5	1494	100.00%
0/13/11	21	1499	99.83%
2/14/15	20.5	1496	99.79%
0/10/15	21	1500	99.67%
1/12/11	21	1500	99.62%
0/15/15	20.5	1488	99.58%
3/13/15	20.5	1498	99.58%
0/14/10	21	1499	99.57%
2/15/14	20.5	1497	99.53%
0/11/13	21	1497	99.44%
1/14/15	20.5	1490	99.37%
4/12/15	20.5	1499	99.36%
3/14/14	20.5	1498	99.32%
0/15/9	21	1500	99.30%
0/15/8	21	1496	99.30%
1/10/13	21	1499	99.22%
0/12/12	21	1498	99.20%
0/12/11	21	1494	99.20%
2/13/15	20.5	1491	99.16%
5/11/15	20.5	1500	99.13%
1/15/14	20.5	1490	99.12%
4/13/14	20.5	1500	99.11%
1/14/8	21	1497	99.09%
3/15/13	20.5	1499	99.06%
3/15/12	20.5	1495	99.06%
0/9/15	21	1495	99.03%
2/9/13	21	1500	98.99%
5/15/10	20.5	1499	98.99%
1/11/12	21	1499	98.98%
1/11/11	21	1495	98.98%
0/14/15	20.5	1483	98.95%
0/13/10	21	1494	98.94%
3/12/15	20.5	1493	98.94%
2/14/14	20.5	1492	98.91%
2/13/8	21	1499	98.88%
4/14/12	20.5	1496	98.85%
0/12/4	21.5	1500	98.84%
1/15/7	21	1498	98.81%
0/10/14	21	1496	98.80%
0/10/13	21	1492	98.80%
1/8/15	21	1497	98.80%
2/10/11	21	1497	98.76%
1/13/15	20.5	1485	98.74%
1/12/10	21	1496	98.73%
4/11/15	20.5	1494	98.72%
0/15/14	20.5	1484	98.70%
3/13/14	20.5	1494	98.69%
0/14/9	21	1495	98.67%
0/14/8	21	1491	98.67%
3/12/8	21	1500	98.66%

Top 50 Great League spreads for wild-caught IVs, powered up to Level 50. Select a spread to preview its stats.

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Traits (5)

Moves

Every fast and charged attack Lucario can learn in Pokémon GO, including legacy and elite TM moves.

Fast Attacks

Bullet Punch
10
11
1.0s
10
Counter
13
9
1.0s
13
Force Palm
10
16
1.0s
10

Charged Attacks

Aura Sphere
100
-50
2.0s
50
Blaze Kick
40
-33
1.0s
40
Close Combat
105
-100
2.5s
42
Flash Cannon
100
-100
2.5s
40
Meteor Mash
100
-50
2.5s
40
Power Up Punch
50
-33
2.0s
25
Shadow Ball
100
-50
3.0s
33.33
Thunder Punch
50
-33
2.0s
25

Evolve

This Pokémon's evolution path, plus the requirements to trigger each stage.

Pokémon	Requires	Evolution
Riolu	50 Candy	Lucario
Lucario	200 / 40 Mega Energy	Mega Lucario

Family

All of the Pokémon related to Lucario including its evolutions, shadow versions, regional forms, and Dynamax and Gigantamax forms.

Riolu

#447

Lucario

#448

Mega Lucario

#448

Mega Lucario Z

#448

Backgrounds

All backgrounds

Lucario has 4 backgrounds in Pokémon GO.

GO Fest 2026 Global

Jul 11, 2026

GO Tour 2026 Mega

Feb 28, 2026

GO Tour 2026 Los Angeles

Feb 20, 2026

GO Tour 2026 Tainan

Feb 20, 2026

Mega Boost

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These Mega and Primal Pokémon provide a 1.3× damage boost to Fighting- and Steel-type attacks when active in raids. Catching Lucario with one of these active will increase your XP and candy rewards.

Mega Mewtwo X #150

Boosts:

Mega Steelix #208

Boosts:

Mega Scizor #212

Boosts:

Mega Heracross #214

Boosts:

Mega Skarmory #227

Boosts:

Mega Blaziken #257

Boosts:

Mega Mawile #303

Boosts:

Mega Aggron #306

Boosts:

Mega Medicham #308

Boosts:

Mega Metagross #376

Boosts:

Mega Staraptor #398

Boosts:

Mega Lopunny #428

Boosts:

Mega Lucario #448

Boosts:

Mega Gallade #475

Boosts:

Mega Chesnaught #652

Boosts:

Mega Falinks #870

Boosts:

Size

Ranges from 0.588 m to 2.1 m tall, averaging 1.2 m.

Size	Lower bound	Upper bound
XXS	0.588 m 1'11"	0.6 m 2'00"
XS	0.6 m 2'00"	0.9 m 2'11"
M	0.9 m 2'11"	1.5 m 4'11"
XL	1.5 m 4'11"	1.8 m 5'11"
XXL	1.8 m 5'11"	2.1 m 6'11"

XXS

0.588 m

1'11"

0.6 m

2'00"

0.6 m

2'00"

0.9 m

2'11"

0.9 m

2'11"

1.5 m

4'11"

1.5 m

4'11"

1.8 m

5'11"

XXL

1.8 m

5'11"

2.1 m

6'11"

Catch Screen

How this Pokémon moves and dodges on the catch screen.

Movement	Jump
Movement timer	10s
Jump time	0.9s
Attack probability	10%
Attack timer	29s
Dodge probability	15%
Dodge duration	1s
Dodge distance	1
Min action frequency	0.2s
Max action frequency	1.6s

Hundo CP

This chart shows the maximum Combat Power for Lucario at each level, with perfect 15/15/15 Individual Values (IVs). See hundo odds by encounter type.

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	38 CP	27	2085 CP
2	119 CP	28	2162 CP
3	201 CP	29	2239 CP
4	283 CP	30	2317 CP
5	364 CP	31	2355 CP
6	446 CP	32	2394 CP
7	527 CP	33	2432 CP
8	609 CP	34	2471 CP
9	690 CP	35	2510 CP
10	772 CP	36	2548 CP
11	849 CP	37	2587 CP
12	926 CP	38	2625 CP
13	1004 CP	39	2664 CP
14	1081 CP	40	2703 CP
15	1158 CP	41	2737 CP
16	1235 CP	42	2772 CP
17	1313 CP	43	2806 CP
18	1390 CP	44	2841 CP
19	1467 CP	45	2876 CP
20	1544 CP	46	2912 CP
21	1621 CP	47	2947 CP
22	1699 CP	48	2983 CP
23	1776 CP	49	3019 CP
24	1853 CP	50	3056 CP
25	1930 CP	51	3092 CP
26	2008 CP

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	38 CP	18	1390 CP	35	2510 CP
2	119 CP	19	1467 CP	36	2548 CP
3	201 CP	20	1544 CP	37	2587 CP
4	283 CP	21	1621 CP	38	2625 CP
5	364 CP	22	1699 CP	39	2664 CP
6	446 CP	23	1776 CP	40	2703 CP
7	527 CP	24	1853 CP	41	2737 CP
8	609 CP	25	1930 CP	42	2772 CP
9	690 CP	26	2008 CP	43	2806 CP
10	772 CP	27	2085 CP	44	2841 CP
11	849 CP	28	2162 CP	45	2876 CP
12	926 CP	29	2239 CP	46	2912 CP
13	1004 CP	30	2317 CP	47	2947 CP
14	1081 CP	31	2355 CP	48	2983 CP
15	1158 CP	32	2394 CP	49	3019 CP
16	1235 CP	33	2432 CP	50	3056 CP
17	1313 CP	34	2471 CP	51	3092 CP

Level Up

Total Stardust, Candy, and Candy XL to power Lucario up to each level from level 1.


50.0	520,000	304	296
40.0	270,000	304	-
35.0	182,000	186	-
30.0	120,000	122	-
25.0	76,000	84	-
20.0	45,000	56	-
15.0	23,600	36	-
10.0	10,000	18	-
5.0	2,400	8	-


1.5	200	1	-
2.0	400	2	-
2.5	600	3	-
3.0	800	4	-
3.5	1,200	5	-
4.0	1,600	6	-
4.5	2,000	7	-
5.0	2,400	8	-
5.5	3,000	9	-
6.0	3,600	10	-
6.5	4,200	11	-
7.0	4,800	12	-
7.5	5,600	13	-
8.0	6,400	14	-
8.5	7,200	15	-
9.0	8,000	16	-
9.5	9,000	17	-
10.0	10,000	18	-
10.5	11,000	19	-
11.0	12,000	20	-
11.5	13,300	22	-
12.0	14,600	24	-
12.5	15,900	26	-
13.0	17,200	28	-
13.5	18,800	30	-
14.0	20,400	32	-
14.5	22,000	34	-
15.0	23,600	36	-
15.5	25,500	38	-
16.0	27,400	40	-
16.5	29,300	42	-
17.0	31,200	44	-
17.5	33,400	46	-
18.0	35,600	48	-
18.5	37,800	50	-
19.0	40,000	52	-
19.5	42,500	54	-
20.0	45,000	56	-
20.5	47,500	58	-
21.0	50,000	60	-
21.5	53,000	63	-
22.0	56,000	66	-
22.5	59,000	69	-
23.0	62,000	72	-
23.5	65,500	75	-
24.0	69,000	78	-
24.5	72,500	81	-
25.0	76,000	84	-
25.5	80,000	87	-
26.0	84,000	90	-
26.5	88,000	94	-
27.0	92,000	98	-
27.5	96,500	102	-
28.0	101,000	106	-
28.5	105,500	110	-
29.0	110,000	114	-
29.5	115,000	118	-
30.0	120,000	122	-
30.5	125,000	126	-
31.0	130,000	130	-
31.5	136,000	136	-
32.0	142,000	142	-
32.5	148,000	148	-
33.0	154,000	154	-
33.5	161,000	162	-
34.0	168,000	170	-
34.5	175,000	178	-
35.0	182,000	186	-
35.5	190,000	196	-
36.0	198,000	206	-
36.5	206,000	216	-
37.0	214,000	226	-
37.5	223,000	238	-
38.0	232,000	250	-
38.5	241,000	262	-
39.0	250,000	274	-
39.5	260,000	289	-
40.0	270,000	304	-
40.5	280,000	304	10
41.0	290,000	304	20
41.5	301,000	304	30
42.0	312,000	304	40
42.5	323,000	304	52
43.0	334,000	304	64
43.5	346,000	304	76
44.0	358,000	304	88
44.5	370,000	304	103
45.0	382,000	304	118
45.5	395,000	304	133
46.0	408,000	304	148
46.5	421,000	304	165
47.0	434,000	304	182
47.5	448,000	304	199
48.0	462,000	304	216
48.5	476,000	304	236
49.0	490,000	304	256
49.5	505,000	304	276
50.0	520,000	304	296

Riolu

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