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Kotetsu's Lucario コテツのルカリオ Kotetsu's Lucario ?

File:Kotetsu Lucario.png Kotetsu's Lucario

Debuts in Goodbye, Junior Cup - Hello Adventure! Caught at Unova Evolves in BW107 Gender Male* Ability Inner Focus* Current location With Kotetsu

→ This Pokémon spent 14 episodes as Riolu.

Voice actor Japanese English As Riolu Rikako Aikawa N/A As Lucario Unknown N/A

Kotetsu's Lucario (Japanese: コテツのルカリオ Kotetsu's Lucario) is the first Pokémon that Kotetsu is shown to have. It tends to walk around outside of its Poké Ball.

History

File:Kotetsu Riolu.png

As a Riolu

Lucario first appeared as a Riolu with its Trainer in Goodbye, Junior Cup - Hello Adventure!. They revealed that they had come to enter the Pokémon World Tournament Junior Cup only to find out that it had already ended, much to Kotetsu's displeasure. Later, Kotetsu and Riolu revealed to Ash and his friends that they planned on entering the Unova League, but only had seven Gym Badges.

In The Road to Humilau Kotetsu and Riolu joined Ash and his friends to travel to the Humilau Gym so Kotetsu could get his final Gym Badge. After getting lost and separated from Cilan and Iris, Riolu, Kotetsu, Ash, Pikachu, and Meloetta fled into a cave to shield themselves from the pouring rain and stayed there for the night. Later, they met Marlon, the Humilau Gym Leader, who took them to the Humilau Gym so that Kotetsu could have his Gym battle. Although Kotetsu wanted to use Riolu in the fight, he accidentally left it on the side, forcing him to use his other Pokémon to defeat Marlon. Afterwards, Riolu and Kotetsu went their separate ways from Ash and his friends.

Later, Riolu reappeared with its Trainer at Higaki City where they camped out near the building where the Higaki Conference was being held. After Kotetsu revealed he forgot to enter in the tournament, Ash dragged the two to the building to register. In BW104, Riolu was used against Bianca's Emboar in the Higaki Conference. Despite the much larger size of its opponent, Riolu was able to gain an advantage by using Circle Throw to use Emboar's weight against it. Emboar quickly regained the advantage in the fight, but Riolu countered by copying its moves with Copycat. Eventually, Riolu defeated Emboar with Vacuum Wave, making Kotetsu the victor of the battle.

In BW106, Riolu defeated Kenton's Gigalith, which allowed Kotetsu to progress to the Top 8 of the Higaki Conference.

In BW107, Riolu was used against Ash's Unfezant in the Higaki Conference. Despite the type disadvantage, Riolu managed to defeat Unfezant. Next, it faced Ash's Snivy and managed to quickly overpower her. However, Snivy quickly managed to counter Riolu's attacks. This caused Riolu to evolve into a Lucario, making it much stronger.

Personality and characteristics

File:Kotetsu and Riolu.png

As a Riolu, with Kotetsu

Since its debut, Lucario was shown to be annoyed by its Trainer's forgetfulness. Despite this, it is friendly, and gets along well with other Pokémon as well as with its trainer, which can be attributed to the fact that it evolved from Riolu, who evolves from friendship. In battle, Lucario is a very powerful fighter, and was able to take down opponents much larger than it as a Riolu, such as Bianca's Emboar.

Moves used

File:Kotetsu Riolu Force Palm.png Using Force Palm as a Riolu	Move First Used In Circle Throw BW104 Force Palm BW104 Copycat BW104 Vacuum Wave BW104
A † shows that the move was used recently, unless all moves fit this case or there are fewer than five known moves.

Moves used via Copycat

File:Kotetsu Riolu Copycat Air Cutter.png Using Air Cutter as a Riolu	Move First Used In Flamethrower BW104* Air Cutter BW107* Leaf Blade BW107*
A † shows that the move was used recently, unless all moves fit this case or there are fewer than five known moves.

In the games

Pokémon Black 2 and White 2

Kotetsu's Lucario makes an appearance in the Pokémon World Tournament download that is available for players of the Japanese Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 games from December 3, 2012 to January 31, 2013. The tournament is based on the Higaki Conference in the anime, which is conducted under Single Battle rules.

	Types: Fighting Steel Ability: Inner Focus Held item: Lum Berry
Lucario♂ Lv.50
Circle Throw Fighting Physical   --       Force Palm Fighting Physical   --       Aura Sphere Fighting Special   --       Copycat Normal Status   --

Trivia

• Lucario is the first walking Pokémon in the anime to evolve since Misty's Togetic.

Related articles

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

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