Question

I heard that its Claws may be made of Steel, but It makes no sense. Its sprite shows no way that it can be a Steel type, and its Pokedex description doesn't help at all, so please explain. Thank You

Answer 1

To be honest, I don't think there IS a legitimate reason Game Freak had to making Lucario Steel-type. I have a few ideas as to why, though:

• Lucario looks cool already, but pure Fighting-typing is so bland. Game Freak likely put Steel-type on him to make him stand out, and therefore, not be overlooked.

• Steel-types are popular among fans, so why not make Lucario this way so that he's appealing?

• Fighting is a bad defensive typing. To make sure that Lucario has some defensive prowess, he'd need a good subtype for defending...Why not STEEL?

I think these are all horrible thoughts, and I think it's a dumb thing to do, just because Game Freak wanted Lucario to be popular. Take a look at a few others. Just by their typing, you can tell who Game Freak actually enjoyed designing, and who they put in for fillers.

Comments

I agree these are all horrible thoughts. And in my persanol opinion I think they just gave Lucario more weekness anyway.

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actually it looks like a steel type anyway

Answer 2

I know this is a resolved question, and there is 2 answers already, but I feel an urge to tell someone this:
Lucario: A Fighting-Steel type
Here is a few reasons why:

• 1. Look at his fists:
  

I'm not sure where I read this, but Lucario is known to have iron fists

• 2. Has there ever been a Fighting-Steel type before Lucario? No.
• 3. Lucario's name originated from ORICHALCUM , a Japanese metal.
• 4. I assume Game Freak wanted a viral Pokemon, and if Lucario was just steel, or fighting type, he'd wouldn't be in OU

Answer 3

Spikes, i also have a theory that under its fur is a thin coat of steel, plus it did come out of a staff.

Comments

What do you mean by "a staff"?

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In the Movie "Lucario and the mystery of Mew" Lucario was trapped in a staff for a few hundred years. Though I do not know what Ike meant by this.

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i think he meant that the staff was kind of like a steel rod

Answer 4

I feel that they made it a steel type because he can only be obtained from iron island, also it is said to him having a steel heart so therefore he is a steel type.

Comments

this is a very old question so that means don't answer it unless the others are completely wrong, which they are not. plus that isn't a very good answer anyway compared to the others.