#0447 · Emanation Pokémon
Riolu
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Classic
Rank #145 · 9 votes · median A
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Rank #136 · 11 votes · median A
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Game data
Abilities
- Steadfast
The Pokémon’s determination boosts its Speed stat when it flinches.
- Inner Focus
The Pokémon’s intense focus prevents it from flinching or being affected by Intimidate.
- PranksterHidden
Increases the priority of the Pokémon’s status moves by 1 stage. However, the Pokémon’s status moves no longer work against Dark-type Pokémon.
The Pokémon ignores changes to opponents’ evasiveness, its accuracy can’t be lowered, and it can hit Ghost types with Normal- and Fighting-type moves.
Egg moves
- Thunderous KickFightingPhysical90 pow · 100%
The user overwhelms the target with lightning-like movement before delivering a kick. This also lowers the target’s Defense stat.
- Bullet PunchSteelPhysical40 pow · 100%
The user strikes the target with tough punches as fast as bullets. This move always goes first.
- Triple AxelIcePhysical20 pow · 90%
A consecutive three-kick attack that increases in power by 20 with each successive hit. When one kick misses, the move ends.
- Tachyon CutterSteelSpecial50 pow · —Rare egg move
The user attacks by launching particle blades at the target twice in a row. This attack never misses.
Base stats
Riolu · BST 285
Lucario · BST 525
Unlock costs
Candy needed for a cost-3 starter:
- Passive ability
- 35 🍬
- Cost reductions
- 20 / 50 🍬
- Same-species egg
- 25 🍬
- The price only drops once you have hatched enough Riolu eggs: 22 🍬 after 20 hatches, 18 🍬 after 40 hatches, 12 🍬 after 80 hatches.
- Friendship needed per candy
- 75
Expensive starters ask for fewer candies, but earn them far more slowly: Riolu needs 75 friendship per candy, while a cost-1 starter earns one every 25.