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riolu
🎯 Nature Recommendations
Adamant
Primary
+Attack -Sp. Atk
Attack higher than Sp. Atk, Adamant maximizes damage
Jolly
Alternative
+Speed -Sp. Atk
If speed advantage needed
#447

riolu

Fighting

The aura that emanates from its body intensifies to alert others if it is afraid or sad.

Height
0.7m
Weight
20.2kg
Generation
Gen IV (DPPt/HGSS)
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📊 Stats ⚡ Abilities 🛡️ Type Matchup ✨ Evolution 💥 Moves

Base Stats

HP
40
40
Attack
70
70
Defense
40
40
Sp. Atk
35
35
Sp. Def
40
40
Speed
60
60
Total
285

Abilities (Click for details)

steadfast
Normal Ability
inner-focus
Normal Ability
prankster

Type Matchups

Weaknesses (×2)

Flying Psychic Fairy

Resistances (×½)

Bug Rock Dark

Evolution Chain

riolu
riolu
#447
→
lucario
lucario
#448

Moves

Level Move Type Category Power Accuracy PP
Lv.1 quick-attack normal physical 40 100 30
Lv.1 foresight normal status - - 40
Lv.1 endure normal status - - 10
Lv.4 feint normal physical 30 100 10
Lv.6 counter fighting physical - 100 20
Lv.8 metal-claw steel physical 50 95 35
Lv.11 feint normal physical 30 100 10
Lv.11 force-palm fighting physical 60 100 10
Lv.12 counter fighting physical - 100 20
Lv.15 feint normal physical 30 100 10
Lv.15 force-palm fighting physical 60 100 10
Lv.19 reversal fighting physical - 100 15
Lv.19 copycat normal status - - 20
Lv.20 rock-smash fighting physical 40 100 15
Lv.24 screech normal status - 85 40
Lv.24 vacuum-wave fighting special 40 100 30
Lv.28 screech normal status - 85 40
Lv.29 reversal fighting physical - 100 15
Lv.29 copycat normal status - - 20
Lv.36 force-palm fighting physical 60 100 10
Lv.40 swords-dance normal status - - 20
Lv.44 helping-hand normal status - - 20
Lv.47 nasty-plot dark status - - 20
Lv.48 copycat normal status - - 20
Lv.56 reversal fighting physical - 100 15
Move Type Category Power Accuracy PP
swords-dance normal status - - 20
take-down normal physical 90 85 20
roar normal status - - 20
strength normal physical 80 100 15
earthquake ground physical 100 100 10
dig ground physical 80 100 10
toxic poison status - 90 10
double-team normal status - - 15
swift normal special 60 - 20
rest psychic status - - 5
rock-slide rock physical 75 90 10
substitute normal status - - 10
reversal fighting physical - 100 15
protect normal status - - 10
endure normal status - - 10
swagger normal status - 85 15
attract normal status - 100 15
sleep-talk normal status - - 10
return normal physical - 100 20
frustration normal physical - 100 20
metal-claw steel physical 50 95 35
hidden-power normal special 60 100 15
rain-dance water status - - 5
sunny-day fire status - - 5
psych-up normal status - - 10
rock-smash fighting physical 40 100 15
facade normal physical 70 100 20
brick-break fighting physical 75 100 15
secret-power normal physical 70 100 20
rock-tomb rock physical 60 95 15
aerial-ace flying physical 60 - 20
bulk-up fighting status - - 20
close-combat fighting physical 120 100 5
payback dark physical 50 100 10
fling dark physical - 100 10
poison-jab poison physical 80 100 20
focus-blast fighting special 120 70 5
nasty-plot dark status - - 20
shadow-claw ghost physical 70 100 15
low-sweep fighting physical 65 100 20
round normal special 60 100 15
Move Type Category Power Accuracy PP
bite dark physical 60 100 25
low-kick fighting physical - 100 20
agility psychic status - - 30
high-jump-kick fighting physical 130 90 10
mind-reader normal status - - 5
detect fighting status - - 5
cross-chop fighting physical 100 80 5
crunch dark physical 80 100 15
follow-me normal status - - 20
blaze-kick fire physical 85 90 10
sky-uppercut fighting physical 85 90 15
iron-defense steel status - - 15
howl normal status - - 40
vacuum-wave fighting special 40 100 30
bullet-punch steel physical 40 100 30
Move Type Category Power Accuracy PP
ice-punch ice physical 75 100 15
thunder-punch electric physical 75 100 15
snore normal special 50 100 15
iron-tail steel physical 100 75 15
focus-punch fighting physical 150 100 20
helping-hand normal status - - 20
role-play psychic status - - 10
magnet-rise electric status - - 10
drain-punch fighting physical 75 100 10
zen-headbutt psychic physical 80 90 15

Moveset & Team Recommendations

⚔️ Recommended Movesets
Physical Attacker Moveset Physical
focus-punch high-jump-kick brave-bird swords-dance
riolu's physical attacker moveset, STAB movefocus-punchhigh power, paired with brave-birdbetter coverage.
👥 Team Recommendations
Balanced Team Core Balance
landorus-incarnate togekiss ferrothorn scizor gyarados
rioluas a Balanced Team attacker core, Cover weaknesses with teammates.
Hyper Offense Team Core Hyper Offense
dragonite garchomp gyarados dragapult talonflame
rioluas a Hyper Offense team core, fast sweeping is the main goal.