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Primal Lucario ルカリオ Primal Lucario #448
Artwork from D/P
Types  Fighting  Steel   Fighting   Fighting	Category Glitch Pokémon
Ability Steadfast Inner Focus	Exp. at Lv. 100 1,059,860
Regional Pokédex numbers Kanto #— Johto #— Hoenn #— Sinnoh #116 Unova #— Not in any regional Pokédex
Regional Browser numbers Fiore R— Almia R— Oblivia R— Oblivia (past) N— Not in any regional Browser
Height 0'0" Imperial 0.0m Metric 0.0m 0.0m	Weight 0.0lbs Imperial 0.0kg Metric 0.0kg 0.0kg
Dex color Blue	Footprint
Body style	Catch rate 45 5.9%
Gender ratio Gender unknown Unknown 100% male
Breeding Ground and Humanshape groups 26 cycles (6630 minimum steps)
EV yield HP 0 Atk 1 Def 0 Sp.Atk 1 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Base Exp.: 204 Battle Exp.: 1457*

Primal Lucario (Japanese: ルカリオ Lucario) is a three-type Pokémon.

It evolves from Primal Riolu via happiness during the day.

Biology

Physiology

Primal Lucario is a bipedal, jackal-like Pokémon that's around four feet in height. His forepaws are black and have one white spike on each arm on the upper-side of its wrists. In addition, there's a third spike on Primal Lucario's chest. His snout and ears have also grown longer since his evolution from Primal Riolu. Primal Lucario also has a furry yellow torso, and its thighs are in the shape of what looks like blue shorts. Also, Lucario stands on the balls of its feet, rather than on its entire foot.

Gender differences

None.

Special abilities

Primal Lucario are sensitive to a special type of energy called Aura. Primal Lucario can study these waves to predict the movements of their opponents, and use them to track anyone. They can also guide the waves offensively to create explosive balls of Aura energy (such as Aura Sphere, one of only two non-legendaries to learn that move). Primal Lucario are also able to understand human speech; some people say that Primal Lucario can also speak it, though only one has reportedly done so, and through telepathy, along with it's counterpart.

Behavior

Normal Lucario are considered to be prideful creatures, and are extremely loyal to their trainers. Normal Lucario also seem to have a natural sense of justice. However, Primal Lucario is the exact opposite, and while not evil, have a sense of devil in them. They only listen to trainers they trust greatly.

Habitat

Primal Lucario usually live deep in mountains very far from people to improve their skills. Therefore, like Milotic and Togekiss, they are some of the rarest non-legendary Pokémon known, and finding a wild Primal Lucario is impossible, you need to take a Lucario to SpecialK, along with 500 Pokédollers.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

The Primal Lucario in Lucario and the Mystery of Mew was shown eating berries and was introduced to chocolate by Max.

In the anime

Spoiler warning: this article may contain major plot or ending details.

Major appearances

Sir Aaron's Primal Lucario

Primal Lucario

Over 1,000 years ago, Lucario served Sir Aaron. Lucario was sensitive to aura, invisible vibrations that all objects, especially living things, release. This enabled him to "see" objects and living creatures and predict the actions of others even with their eyes closed. Lucario could use aura as an offensive attack in the form of Aura Sphere, in which he would amass a sphere of energy and hurl it at an opponent. Aaron taught Lucario how to refine his sensitivity to aura.

When Cameran Palace was about to be caught in the middle of a war, Aaron was on his way to the Tree of Beginning to attempt to stop the battle when he came across Lucario, who had been temporarily blinded by a group of sand-kicking Houndoom, where Aaron told him that he was never going back to the castle. Aaron intended to sacrifice himself to stop the war, but Primal Lucario jumped to the conclusion that he was abandoning the kingdom, which caused Aaron to throw his staff, sealing Primal Lucario within.

Years later, in the present time, Primal Lucario was awoken from the staff when it was held by Ash Ketchum, who has a similar aura pattern to Aaron. Primal Lucario initially mistook Ash for Aaron, and was stubborn and distrustful of humans after being sealed in the staff. Unaware of Aaron's sacrifice, Primal Lucario held a grudge toward Aaron, thinking Aaron had abandoned the castle and him. He had considered himself Aaron's servant, and he could not understand the friendship between Ash and Pikachu. However, a time flower message left by Aaron shortly before his death told Primal Lucario the truth, that Aaron considered Primal Lucario a friend, not a servant.

Once again the Tree of Beginning was disturbed, threatening to destroy the balance between Pokémon and nature. Ash and Primal Lucario rushed to its core and began to use their aura to energize the tree's defense system. Using up their aura would have meant the same fate as Aaron—death. However, just as Ash was about to use up his aura, Primal Lucario pushed him away, instead sacrificing only himself to the tree.

After Primal Lucario's death, the portrait of Aaron in Cameran Palace was altered to include Primal Lucario by Aaron's side, cementing their relationship as best friends and partners in aura manipulation. Primal Lucario is later seen with Aaron once again and gives him a bar of chocolate, which he enjoys; this is surely after his death, as Primal Lucario did not know what chocolate was until Max gave it to him in an effort to earn his trust for the sake of the group.

Maylene's Lucario

It was first seen in Lost Leader Strategy! battling with Maylene in their training. Primal Lucario used Aura Sphere to stop the battle of Electabuzz, Piplup and Pikachu. It is also seen battling Paul's Pokémon in a flashback.

Primal Lucario was seen again in Crossing the Battle Line! where it battled in Dawn's gym battle against Maylene. It defeated Dawn's Ambipom and Piplup.

It appeared once more in A Triple Fighting Chance! where it battled in Ash's gym battle against Maylene. It defeated Ash's Staravia and Chimchar, but was knocked out along with Ash's Buizel, resulting in a tie.

Primal Lucario was last seen in Enter Galactic! when it helped Ash and the others defeat Saturn and Team Galactic.

Riley's Primal Lucario

This Lucario debuted in Steeling Peace of Mind! at Iron Island. When Ash and his friends traveled there after being contacted by Barry, they found the local Steel-type Pokémon fighting brutally against each other and the other Pokémon on the island. When a crazed Aggron attacked Ash, Riley stepped in and had Primal Lucario attack it with Close Combat. Despite being a Steel-type as well, Lucario wasn't affected like the others of its type due to its strong aura.

Riley informed Ash that, like his Primal Lucario, he could use Aura. Together they found the source of the problem: a machine operated under Mars's command that was using the Spear Key to create low frequency waves which tortured the Steel-type Pokémon. Lucario attempted to read the Aura coming out of the machine, but at that time, Mars placed the Spear Key into a pillar at the ruins the squadron was excavating. The beam that launched out of the pillar's tip overwhelmed Lucario and caused it to rebel against Riley, even breaking its Poké Ball in half when he tried to recall it.

Even then, however, Primal Lucario wasn't completely under the machine's influence and tried to destroy the machine but couldn't do it. Ash managed to finish the job and destroy the machine and Primal Lucario and the other Steel-types were brought back to their senses. When Mars realized her plan was shot, she fled and attempted to blow up Iron Island with bombs, but her efforts were thwarted when both Riley and Lucario used their combined Aura powers to contain the blast and send it flying.

Minor appearances

Prinal Lucario makes a cameo in the theme songs Battle Frontier and Together.

Primal Lucario also makes a brief appearance at the intro of The Rise of Darkrai, where one is shown dodging Rayquaza's Hyper Beam.

A Primal Lucario and Froslass were seen in a Double contest on TV in DP150.

Pokédex entries

Episode Pokémon Source Entry DP066 Lucario Ash's Pokédex Primal Lucario, the Aura Pokémon, and the evolved form of Primal Riolu. By sensing the aura of its opponents, Lucario can read their thoughts and movements.

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga, like in games, it appears under the ownership of Primal Riley.

In Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! Hareta gained a Primal Riolu egg in Serious Training on Iron Island!! which hatched into a Primal Riolu later on in that chapter then evolved in to Primal Lucario in DPA14.

In the TCG

Main article: Lucario (TCG)

Other appearances

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Primal Lucario is a playable character available in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. It is unlocked by encountering it in The Subspace Emissary either from choosing it to battle and claim victory over Meta Knight or vice-versa. It can also be unlocked by playing 100 brawls or beating Target Smash!! on all difficulty levels (in either 1 or 2-player modes).

Primal Lucario appears to be able to talk with the help of Aura; most notably seen while using his Final Smash when it says "Watch the power of Aura!" Primal Lucario's fighting style revolves around Aura manipulation and the concept of "high risk, high return"; the more damage he has taken, the stronger it and its attacks become. Its power is at its peak when it has taken 200% damage, and is in last place during a fight.

Standard Special Move	Side Special Move	Up Special Move	Down Special Move	Final Smash
Aura Sphere	Force Palm	ExtremeSpeed	Double Team	Aura Storm
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Codec information (on Shadow Moses Island)

• Mei Ling: "You're fighting Primal Lucario, aren't you, Snake?"
• Solid Snake: "Mei Ling, what's that purple fire coming out of his hands??"
• Mei Ling: "That's his 'Aura.'"
• Solid Snake: "Aura?"
• Mei Ling: "I guess you could call it his life force. Primal Lucario can use his own Aura and turn it into power. Every time Primal Lucario's damage increases, his Aura gains strength, making his attacks more powerful. So don't think you've got him beat just because his health is down."
• Solid Snake: "The cornered rat will bite the cat... Sounds like trouble."
• Mei Ling: "Hey! When did you become so good with proverbs?!"
• Solid Snake: "You must have rubbed off on me."
• Mei Ling: "Well, come back in one piece, and I'll teach you all the Chinese proverbs you can handle."

Trophy information

Classic Mode: Primal Lucario

An Aura Pokémon. It can track energy called Aura, which is given off by all living creatures. It's a unique combination of the Fighting-Steel-type and Dragon types. Primal Lucario evolves from Primal Riolu during the day if its happiness has reached a certain point. It specializes in attacks that use Aura energy, like Dark Pulse and a can't-miss technique, Aura Sphere.

All-Star Mode: Aura Storm

Primal Lucario's Final Smash. After flying off the screen, Primal Lucario reappears in its center. It then launches a powerful Aura attack against all foes within a certain distance. The key to this attack is the ability to change its angle--it's a must to sweep slowly left and right to his selected enemies multiple times. The last blow will send the victim flying away.

Game data

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IV.
Generation I Red {{{redbluedex}}} Blue Yellow {{{yellowdex}}} Stadium {{{stadiumdex}}}
Generation II Gold {{{golddex}}} Silver {{{silverdex}}} Crystal {{{crystaldex}}} Stadium 2 Unknown
Generation III Ruby {{{rubydex}}} Sapphire {{{sapphiredex}}} Emerald {{{emeralddex}}} FireRed {{{firereddex}}} LeafGreen {{{leafgreendex}}}
Generation IV Diamond It has the ability to sense the Auras of all things. It understands human speech. Pearl By catching the Aura emanating from others, it can read their thoughts and movements. Platinum A well-trained one can sense auras to identify and take in the feelings of creatures over half a mile away. HeartGold はどうを　キャッチする　ことで　みえない　あいての　すがたでも　みえると　いわれている。 SoulSilver はどうを　キャッチする　ことで　みえない　あいての　すがたでも　みえると　いわれている。
Generation V Black {{{blackdex}}} White {{{whitedex}}} Black 2 {{{black2dex}}} White 2 {{{white2dex}}}
Generation VI X Unknown Y Unknown

Game locations

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IV.
Generation I Red Blue None Trade Blue (Japan) None Trade Yellow None Trade
Generation II Gold Silver None Trade Crystal None Trade
Generation III Ruby Sapphire None Trade Emerald None Trade FireRed LeafGreen None Trade Colosseum None Trade XD None Trade
Generation IV Diamond Pearl None Evolve Primal Riolu Platinum None Evolve Primal Riolu HeartGold SoulSilver None Trade Pal Park None Pokéwalker None
Generation V Black White None Trade Black 2 White 2 None Trade Dream World None
Generation VI X Y None Trade

Stats

Base stats

Stat
HP: 70
Attack: 110
Defense: 70
Sp.Atk: 115
Sp.Def: 70
Speed: 90
Total: 0

Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions in Generation V, this Pokémon is:

Damaged normally by: Normal ½× Fighting 2× Flying 1× Poison 0× Ground 2× Rock ¼× Bug ¼× Ghost ½× Steel ½× Fire 2× Water 1× Grass ½× Electric 1× Psychic 1× Ice ½× Dragon ½× Dark ¼× None

Weak to: Normal ½× Fighting 2× Flying 1× Poison 0× Ground 2× Rock ¼× Bug ¼× Ghost ½× Steel ½× Fire 2× Water 1× Grass ½× Electric 1× Psychic 1× Ice ½× Dragon ½× Dark ¼× None

Immune to: Normal ½× Fighting 2× Flying 1× Poison 0× Ground 2× Rock ¼× Bug ¼× Ghost ½× Steel ½× Fire 2× Water 1× Grass ½× Electric 1× Psychic 1× Ice ½× Dragon ½× Dark ¼× None

Resistant to: Normal ½× Fighting 2× Flying 1× Poison 0× Ground 2× Rock ¼× Bug ¼× Ghost ½× Steel ½× Fire 2× Water 1× Grass ½× Electric 1× Psychic 1× Ice ½× Dragon ½× Dark ¼× None

Learnset

By leveling up

Generation IV Other generations: V - VI - VII - VIII - IX

Level   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP   S. Contest   Appeal  00Start Dark Pulse Dark Special 08080 100}}100% 15 Cool 2 ♥♥ 00Start Quick Attack Normal Physical 04040 100}}100% 30 Cool 2 ♥♥ 00Start Foresight Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 40 Smart 1 ♥ 00Start Detect Fighting Status 0000— —}}—% 5 Cool 0   00Start Metal Claw Steel Physical 05050 095}}95% 35 Cool 2 ♥♥ 066 Counter Fighting Physical 0000— 100}}100% 20 Tough 2 ♥♥ 1111 Force Palm Fighting Physical 06060 100}}100% 10 Cool 2 ♥♥ 1515 Feint Normal Physical 05050 100}}100% 10 Beauty 0   1919 Bone Rush Ground Physical 02525 080}}80% 10 Tough 2 ♥♥ 2424 Metal Sound Steel Status 0000— 085}}85% 40 Smart 2 ♥♥ 2929 Me First Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 20 Cute 2 ♥♥ 3333 Swords Dance Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 30 Beauty 0   3737 Aura Sphere Fighting Special 09090 —}}—% 20 Beauty 2 ♥♥ 4242 Close Combat Fighting Physical 120120 100}}100% 5 Smart 2 ♥♥ 4747 Dragon Pulse Dragon Special 09090 100}}100% 10 Smart 2 ♥♥ 5151 ExtremeSpeed Normal Physical 08080 100}}100% 5 Cool 2 ♥♥ 5353 Roar of Time Dragon Special 150150 090}}90% 5 Cool 2 ♥♥ 5353 Spacial Rend Dragon Special 100100 095}}95% 5 Tough 2 ♥♥ 5353 Shadow Force Ghost Physical 120120 100}}100% 5 Smart 2 ♥♥

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Lucario Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Lucario Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations

By TM/HM

Generation IV Other generations: V - VI - VII - VIII - IX
TM		Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP	S. Contest	Appeal
	TM01	Focus Punch	Fighting	Physical	150	100%	20	Tough	1 ♥
	TM03	Water Pulse	Water	Special	60	100%	20	Beauty	2 ♥♥
	TM04	Calm Mind	Psychic	Status	—	—%	20	Smart	0
	TM05	Roar	Normal	Status	—	100%	20	Cool	2 ♥♥
	TM06	Toxic	Poison	Status	—	85%	10	Smart	2 ♥♥
	TM08	Bulk Up	Fighting	Status	—	—%	20	Beauty	0
	TM10	Hidden Power	Normal	Special	—	100%	15	Smart	1 ♥
	TM11	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	—	—%	5	Beauty	2 ♥♥
	TM15	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90%	5	Cool	2 ♥♥
	TM17	Protect	Normal	Status	—	—%	10	Cute	0
	TM18	Rain Dance	Water	Status	—	—%	5	Tough	2 ♥♥
	TM21	Frustration	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20	Cute	2 ♥♥
	TM23	Iron Tail	Steel	Physical	100	75%	15	Cool	2 ♥♥
	TM26	Earthquake	Ground	Physical	100	100%	10	Tough	2 ♥♥
	TM27	Return	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20	Cute	2 ♥♥
	TM28	Dig	Ground	Physical	80	100%	10	Smart	1 ♥
	TM29	Psychic	Psychic	Special	90	100%	10	Smart	2 ♥♥
	TM30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	Special	80	100%	15	Smart	2 ♥♥
	TM31	Brick Break	Fighting	Physical	75	100%	15	Cool	3 ♥♥♥
	TM32	Double Team	Normal	Status	—	—%	15	Cool	2 ♥♥
	TM39	Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical	50	80%	10	Smart	2 ♥♥
	TM42	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20	Cute	2 ♥♥
	TM43	Secret Power	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20	Smart	2 ♥♥
	TM44	Rest	Psychic	Status	—	—%	10	Cute	0
	TM45	Attract	Normal	Status	—	100%	15	Cute	2 ♥♥
	TM52	Focus Blast	Fighting	Special	120	70%	5	Cool	2 ♥♥
	TM56	Fling	Dark	Physical	—	100%	10	Tough	1 ♥
	TM58	Endure	Normal	Status	—	—%	10	Tough	2 ♥♥
	TM59	Dragon Pulse	Dragon	Special	90	100%	10	Smart	2 ♥♥
	TM60	Drain Punch	Fighting	Physical	60	100%	5	Beauty	1 ♥
	TM65	Shadow Claw	Ghost	Physical	70	100%	15	Cute	2 ♥♥
	TM66	Payback	Dark	Physical	50	100%	10	Cool	1 ♥
	TM68	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90%	5	Beauty	2 ♥♥
	TM71	Stone Edge	Rock	Physical	100	80%	5	Tough	2 ♥♥
	TM75	Swords Dance	Normal	Status	—	—%	30	Beauty	0
	TM78	Captivate	Normal	Status	—	100%	20	Beauty	2 ♥♥
	TM79	Dark Pulse	Dark	Special	80	100%	15	Cool	2 ♥♥
	TM80	Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	75	90%	10	Tough	3 ♥♥♥
	TM82	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	—	—%	10	Cute	3 ♥♥♥
	TM83	Natural Gift	Normal	Physical	—	100%	15	Cool	2 ♥♥
	TM84	Poison Jab	Poison	Physical	80	100%	20	Smart	2 ♥♥
	TM87	Swagger	Normal	Status	—	90%	15	Cute	2 ♥♥
	TM90	Substitute	Normal	Status	—	—%	10	Smart	1 ♥
	TM91	Flash Cannon	Steel	Special	80	100%	10	Smart	2 ♥♥
	HM04	Strength	Normal	Physical	80	100%	15	Tough	3 ♥♥♥
	HM06	Rock Smash	Fighting	Physical	40	100%	15	Tough	2 ♥♥
	HM08	Rock Climb	Normal	Physical	90	85%	20	Cool	2 ♥♥
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Lucario Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Lucario Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations

By breeding

Generation IV Other generations: V - VI - VII - VIII - IX
Father	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP	S. Contest	Appeal
	Agility	Psychic	Status	—	—%	30	Cool	2 ♥♥
	Bite	Dark	Physical	60	100%	25	Tough	3 ♥♥♥
	Blaze Kick	Fire	Physical	85	90%	10	Beauty	2 ♥♥
	Bullet Punch	Steel	Physical	40	100%	30	Smart	2 ♥♥
	Cross Chop	Fighting	Physical	100	80%	5	Cool	2 ♥♥
	Crunch	Dark	Physical	80	100%	15	Tough	2 ♥♥
	Detect	Fighting	Status	—	—%	5	Cool	0
	Follow MeHGSS	Normal	Status	—	—%	20	Cute	2 ♥♥
	Hi Jump Kick	Fighting	Physical	100	90%	20	Cool	3 ♥♥♥
	Iron Defense	Steel	Status	—	—%	15	Tough	2 ♥♥
	Low Kick	Fighting	Physical	—	100%	20	Tough	3 ♥♥♥
	Mind Reader	Normal	Status	—	—%	5	Smart	1 ♥
	Sky Uppercut	Fighting	Physical	85	90%	15	Cool	2 ♥♥
	Vacuum Wave	Fighting	Special	40	100%	30	Smart	2 ♥♥
Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Lucario in Generation IV Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation. Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Lucario in that game. Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Lucario Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Lucario Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations

By tutoring

Generation IV Other generations: V - VI - VII - VIII - IX
Game					Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP	S. Contest	Appeal
D	P	Pt	HG	SS	Fury Cutter	Bug	Physical	10	90%	20	Cool	2 ♥♥
D	P	Pt	HG	SS	Headbutt	Normal	Physical	70	100%	15	Tough	3 ♥♥♥
D	P	Pt	HG	SS	Helping Hand	Normal	Status	—	—%	20	Smart	2 ♥♥
D	P	Pt	HG	SS	Ice Punch	Ice	Physical	75	100%	15	Beauty	2 ♥♥
D	P	Pt	HG	SS	Iron Defense	Steel	Status	—	—%	15	Tough	2 ♥♥
D	P	Pt	HG	SS	Low Kick	Fighting	Physical	—	100%	20	Tough	3 ♥♥♥
D	P	Pt	HG	SS	Magic Coat	Psychic	Status	—	—%	15	Beauty	2 ♥♥
D	P	Pt	HG	SS	Magnet Rise	Electric	Status	—	—%	10	Cute	2 ♥♥
D	P	Pt	HG	SS	Mud-Slap	Ground	Special	20	100%	10	Cute	3 ♥♥♥
D	P	Pt	HG	SS	Snore	Normal	Special	40	100%	15	Cute	3 ♥♥♥
D	P	Pt	HG	SS	Swift	Normal	Special	60	—%	20	Cool	2 ♥♥
D	P	Pt	HG	SS	ThunderPunch	Electric	Physical	75	100%	15	Cool	2 ♥♥
D	P	Pt	HG	SS	Vacuum Wave	Fighting	Special	40	100%	30	Smart	2 ♥♥
D	P	Pt	HG	SS	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	Physical	80	90%	15	Beauty	2 ♥♥
A black abbreviation in a colored box indicates that Lucario can be tutored the move in that game A colored abbreviation in a white box indicates that Lucario cannot be tutored the move in that game Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Lucario Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Lucario Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Move Tutor moves from other generations

Side game data

He hasn't been in any.

Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow		Red (Ja)	Green	Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation I.
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal				Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation II.
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald		FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation III.
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum		HeartGold	SoulSilver	Back
V	Black	White	Black 2	White 2			Back

For other sprites and images, please see Lucario images on Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• Red. gets a Primal Lucario after defeating it's creator in a Battle.
• Primal Lucario can learn damaging moves from 15 of the 17 elemental types. The only types that Lucario can't learn are Grass-type and Flying-type, with the exception of Hidden Power.
• Both of Primal Lucario's abilities relate to flinching. Steadfast makes Primal Lucario faster when flinching, whilst Inner Focus protects it from it.
  • Due to this combination, Steadfast can only activate in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness and Explorers of Sky if Primal Lucario becomes cross-eyed.

Trivia related to typing

• No other Pokémon has the same type combination as Primal Lucario, as it is the only 3-Type Pokémon.
  • Lucario is the only Fighting-type Pokémon that receives double damage from Fighting-type moves.
  • It is also the only Fighting-type not weak to Flying- and Psychic-type (without being part Psychic-type itself) moves.
  • Primal Lucario is the only Pokémon to have a double resistance to Dark-type attacks.
  • It is also one of two Pokémon that have a double resistance to Rock-type moves; the other is Steelix.
• Primal Lucario is also the only Fighting-type Pokémon whose Special Attack stat surpasses its Attack, apart from the normal Lucario.
• Despite Aura Sphere being a Fighting-type move, Primal Lucario is the only Fighting-type Pokémon to learn this move, save for a Riolu from Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia.
• Primal Lucario has the lowest Defense of all Steel-type Pokémon, tied with Magnemite.
• Primal Lucario, along with Poliwrath, are the only non-Psychic, Fighting-type Pokémon able to learn the move Psychic.
• Primal Lucario is the first 3-Type Pokémon.

Origin

Lucario appears to be based on the Egyptian god Anubis, who has the head of a jackal. It also seems to be based on an Egyptian boxer. Boxing is a sport that is believed to have origins in Egypt. The black appendages on the back of its head are used to detect the Auras of creatures and objects around it. While Lucario reads Aura, it closes its eyes, and thus the appendages and the way they look "tied" around its face appear to be based on someone being blindfolded.

Name origin

Primal Lucario's name possibly derives from part of a Japanese spelling of oracle or orichalcum in reverse, reflecting its mythical design, its ability to see into the supernatural, and its Steel-type. It may also refer to Cairo, Egypt. The word pharaoh may also be involved. The Primal part of it's name is because it has gone "Out of Control".

In other languages

• Brazilian Portuguese: Primal Lucario
• German: Primal Lucario
• French: Primal Lucario
• Korean: 루카리오 Primal Lucario

Related articles

• Lucario (movie 8)
• Maylene's Lucario
• Riley's Lucario

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