Lucario is a playable Standard-style Pokémon in both the Wii U and arcade versions of Pokkén Tournament and Pokkén Tournament DX.
Move List[]
| Default Input | Name | Description | Damage | Move Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y (Field Phase) | Ranged Attack | Lucario throws a small ball of aura forward. | 31 | Normal |
| Side+Y (Field Phase) | Side Ranged Attack | Lucario jumps to the side while throwing out a large crescent-shaped wave of aura. | 41 | Normal |
| Forward+Y (Field Phase) | Forward Ranged Attack | Lucario does a spinning kick forward, forming an X-shaped aura wave in the process. Causes a Phase Shift if it hits. | 62 | Normal |
| Backward+Y (Field Phase) | Backward Ranged Attack | Lucario jumps and poses, causing a ring of aura to emit from him. | 81 | Counter |
| Y (Midair) (Field Phase) | Jumping Ranged Attack | Lucario does a vertical kick, sending out a crescent-shaped wave of aura. | 37 | Normal |
| X, X, X (Field Phase) | Homing Attack | Lucario rushes towards the opponent and punches on the first X press, punches again and does a sweeping kick on the second, and propels himself into the opponent with an aura shot on the third. The third hit can be charged by holding X to negate counters and blocks. | 73 (Normal), 154 (Charged) | Normal |
| X (Midair) | Jumping Attack (Field Phase)/Midair Strong Attack (Duel Phase) | Lucario performs a dropkick in which he uses aura to propel himself towards the opponent. | 81 (Field Phase), 61 (Duel Phase) | Normal |
| Y, Y, Y (Duel Phase) | Weak Attack | Lucario punches on the first Y press, kicks on the second, and does an elbow strike on the third. | 67 | Normal |
| Forward+Y, Y (Duel Phase) | Forward Weak Attack | Lucario punches with the first Y press and does an aura-infused palm strike with the second. The second hit is stronger if delayed. | 96 (Normal), 110 (Delayed) | Normal |
| Up+Y (Duel Phase) | High Stance Weak Attack | Lucario throws a small Aura Sphere upward. | 37 | Normal |
| Down+Y (Duel Phase) | Low Stance Weak Attack | Lucario thrusts his hand forward and releases a small blast of aura. | 31 | Normal |
| Y (Midair) (Duel Phase) | Midair Weak Attack | Lucario kicks. | 31 | Normal |
| X (Duel Phase) | Strong Attack | Lucario gestures forward, causing a wave of aura to come out of the ground in front of him. | 90 | Normal |
| Forward+X (Duel Phase) | Forward Strong Attack | Lucario does a, for lack of a better word, jet-propelled elbow strike using an energy blast from his left hand for propulsion. Holding X charges this move to give his left hand an aura effect. | 41 (Normal), 92 (Charged) | Normal |
| Up+X (Duel Phase) | High Stance Strong Attack | Lucario flip kicks, a wave of aura surrounding his leg. Effective against Grab-type moves. | 61 | Normal |
| Down+X (Duel Phase) | Low Stance Strong Attack | Lucario does a leg sweep. Knocks over opponents. | 71 | Normal |
| Y+B | Grab Attack | In Field Phase, Lucario palm-strikes his opponent twice.
In Duel Phase, he kicks them into the air twice before punching them when they come down. |
81 (Field Phase), 90 (Duel Phase) | Grab |
| X+A | Counter Attack | Lucario claps his hands together, releasing a blast of aura. Charging this move causes it to bypass counters. | 61 (Normal), 91 (Charged) | Counter |
| A | Aura Sphere | Lucario throws a blue aura ball forward. Can be charged to home in on and stun opponents. | 41 (Normal), 75 (Charged) | Normal |
| Forward+A | Bone Rush | Lucario rushes forward and repeatedly strikes the opponent with an energy staff. | 85 | Normal |
| A (during Bone Rush) | Bone Rush ~ Upward Swing Follow-up | Lucario does a jumping uppercut with the staff still in his hand. | 109 | Normal |
| Y/X (during Bone Rush) | Bone Rush ~ Downward Swing Follow-up | Lucario jumps up and slams the staff on his opponent. | 109 | Normal |
| Backward+A | Force Palm | Lucario palm-strikes his opponent with a yellow-orange energy ball in his hand, causing a white laser to appear if it makes contact. Can be charged. | 147 (Normal), 207 (Charged) | Normal |
| A (Midair) | Aura Sphere (Midair) | Lucario throws an Aura Sphere that travels in an arc towards his opponent. Moves faster than regular Aura sphere. When charged, becomes five slower-moving Aura Spheres that home in on and stun opponents. | 61 (Normal), 50 (Charged) | Normal |
| Up+A (Duel Phase) | Extreme Speed | Lucario becomes surrounded by a cone of aura and jumps into the air feet-first. | 96 | Counter |
| R (Midair) (During Synergy Burst) | Midair Dash | Mega Lucario jets forward by shooting small aura bursts from his hands, spinning as he does so. | N/A | N/A |
| A (During Synergy Burst) | Aura Sphere | Mega Lucario throws two spiraling balls of rainbow aura forward. Can be charged to turn it into a whitish-blue laser. | 62 (Normal), 138 (Charged) | Normal |
| A (During Force Palm) (During Synergy Burst) | Force Palm ~ Synergy Burst Follow-up | Mega Lucario does a jet-propelled elbow strike, with a circle of aura appearing around his left hand. | 184 | Normal |
| X, X (Duel Phase) (During Synergy Burst) | Strong Attack | After the initial Strong Attack, Mega Lucario stomps, causing a second aura wave to emerge. | 133 | Normal |
| Y/X/A (Duel Phase) (During Extreme Speed) (During Synergy Burst) | Extreme Speed ~ Synergy Burst Follow-up | Mega Lucario poses in midair, causing an arrangement of several rainbow aura rings to appear and damage the opponent. | 167 | Counter |
| L+R (During Synergy Burst) | Aura Blast | Mega Lucario crouches with one hand on the ground, then surrounds his right hand with aura and rushes towards them, performing a jumping uppercut on them which causes an aura tornado to appear below them. Lucario then charges up six small Aura Spheres behind him, which he directs towards his opponent before charging up a massive aura laser that causes a massive explosion. Bypasses counters. | 206 | Normal |
Poké Combos[]
| Default Input | Name | Description | Damage | Move Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y, Y, Y, Y (Duel Phase) | Poké Combo 1 | Weak Attack followed by Force Palm | 148 | Normal |
| Down+Y, Y, Y (Duel Phase) | Poké Combo 2 | Low Stance Weak Attack followed by Bone Rush ~ Downward Swing Follow-up | 102 | Normal |
| Forward+X, X (Duel Phase) | Poké Combo 3 | Uncharged Forward Strong Attack followed by uncharged Aura Sphere | 74 | Normal |
Trivia[]
- Lucario, Pikachu, Mewtwo, Pikachu Libre (as an alternate costume for Pikachu since Super Smash Bros. Ultimate) and Charizard (as part of Pokémon Trainer's team in Brawl and Ultimate and as a standalone fighter in 4) are the only Pokémon playable in Pokkén Tournament to also be playable in Super Smash Bros. This Lucario shares three of its Pokémon Moves (Aura Sphere, Force Palm, and Extreme Speed) with the Lucario in Super Smash Bros.
- Lucario's moveset in this game seems to be partially based on that of Ryu's from the Street Fighter series: Aura Sphere is similar to Ryu's Hadōken, Bone Rush ~ Upward Swing Follow-up and the jumping uppercut he performs during Aura Blast are similar to Ryu's Shōryūken, and Forward Ranged Attack is similar to Ryu's Tatsumaki Senpūkyaku.
- Lucario, Croagunk, and Mega Shadow Mewtwo X are the only dual-type Pokémon playable in Pokkén Tournament to have no Pokémon Moves that correspond to their secondary types (Blaziken has High Jump Kick and Sky Uppercut, Gardevoir has Moonblast and Dazzling Gleam, Scizor has Metal Claw and Bullet Punch, Aegislash has Shadow Sneak, Mega Sceptile has Dragon Breath, Gengar has Sludge Bomb, Decidueye has Spirit Shackle, Empoleon has Steel Wing, Mega Mewtwo X has Drain Punch and Focus Blast, Weavile has Icicle Crash and Ice Punch, Charizard has Air Slash (corresponding to his normal form's secondary type) and Dragon Claw (corresponding to his Mega X form's secondary type), and Garchomp has Dig, Earthquake, and Sand Tomb). Lucario's Pokémon Moves are Aura Sphere (Fighting), Bone Rush (Ground), Force Palm (Fighting) and Extreme Speed (Normal).