Ash's Lucario

Ash's Riolu サトシのリオル Satoshi's Riolu

Ash's Riolu

Egg obtained in SS021 Egg obtained at Vermilion City Pokémon Center Hatches in SS021 Hatched at Sakuragi Institute (Caught at Vermilion City Pokémon Center) Gender Unknown Ability Unknown Current location In rotation

→ This Pokémon spent less than 1 episode in its Egg.

Voice actor Japanese English As Riolu Unknown N/A

Ash's Riolu (Japanese: サトシのリオル Satoshi's Riolu) was the third Pokémon that Ash caught in the new series, and his fifty-fifth overall.

History

Riolu's Egg

Nurse Joy received Riolu's egg from the Sinnoh region.

After Ash saved Riolu from a wild Onix and he took it to be healed by Nurse Joy, Nurse Joy suggested that he should catch it, which he did.

Moves used

Using Vacuum Wave	Move First Used In Vacuum Wave SS021
A † shows that the move was used recently, unless all moves fit this case or there are fewer than five known moves.

Trivia

• Riolu is Ash's first capture of a Generation IV Pokémon since Gible, 483 episodes earlier.
• Riolu is the first Baby Pokémon Ash owns.
• Riolu shares similarities to Ash's Scraggy:
  • They are Fighting-Type Pokemon.
  • Both hatched from an Egg given to Ash.
  • Upon birth they both immediately started to recklessly battle every Pokemon they encountered, only to be outmatch by them all.

Related articles

• For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Riolu.

References

Ash's Pokémon
On hand:	Pikachu
Traveling with:	Rotom Phone
At Oak's/In rotation:	Pidgeot	Bulbasaur	Charizard	Kingler	Muk	Tauros (×30)
	Snorlax	Heracross	Bayleef	Quilava	Totodile	Noctowl
	Donphan	Swellow	Sceptile	Corphish	Torkoal	Glalie
	Staraptor	Torterra	Infernape	Buizel	Gliscor	Gible
	Unfezant	Oshawott	Pignite	Snivy	Scraggy	Leavanny
	Palpitoad	Boldore	Krookodile	Talonflame	Hawlucha	Noivern
	Dragonite	Gengar	Lucario	Sirfetch'd	Dracovish
With Kukui/In rotation:	Rowlet	Lycanroc	Incineroar	Melmetal
At home:	Mr. Mime
In training:	Squirtle	Primeape
Released:	Butterfree	Lapras	Larvitar	Greninja	Goodra	Nebby
	Naganadel
Temporarily owned:	Seaking	Buzzwole	Stakataka	Pheromosa	Rowlet
Traded away:	Raticate	Aipom
Given away:	Beedrill
Traveled with:	Haunter	Azelf	Meowth	Meloetta	Rotom Pokédex	Latias
The Power of Us only:	Ekans	Sentret
EToP only:	Fearow	Oddish	Mankey	Slowpoke
Newspaper Strip only:	Starmie	Clefairy
For a list of Pokémon Ash has temporarily owned, used, or commanded, see here

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