Lucario - Generation 8 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Lucario can learn in Generation 8, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Sword
Pokémon Shield
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond
Pokémon Shining Pearl
Pokémon Legends: Arceus

At the bottom we also list further details for egg moves: which compatible Pokémon can pass down the moves, and how those Pokémon learn said move.

Note: many moves have changed stats over the years. The power, accuracy and other information listed below is as it was in the respective games. Check a move's detail page for stats in the most recent games and when they changed.

Lucario artwork by Ken Sugimori

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In other generations
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5
6
7
8
9

Sword/Shield Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl Legends: Arceus

Moves learnt by level up

Lucario learns the following moves in Pokémon Sword & Shield at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Aura Sphere	Fighting	80	∞
1	Copycat	Normal	—	—
1	Detect	Fighting	—	—
1	Feint	Normal	30	100
1	Final Gambit	Fighting	—	100
1	Force Palm	Fighting	60	100
1	Helping Hand	Normal	—	—
1	Life Dew	Water	—	—
1	Metal Claw	Steel	50	95
1	Nasty Plot	Dark	—	—
1	Quick Attack	Normal	40	100
1	Reversal	Fighting	—	100
1	Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100
1	Screech	Normal	—	85
1	Work Up	Normal	—	—
12	Counter	Fighting	—	100
16	Laser Focus	Normal	—	—
20	Power-Up Punch	Fighting	40	100
24	Calm Mind	Psychic	—	—
28	Metal Sound	Steel	—	85
32	Quick Guard	Fighting	—	—
36	Bone Rush	Ground	25	90
40	Swords Dance	Normal	—	—
44	Heal Pulse	Psychic	—	—
48	Meteor Mash	Steel	90	90
52	Dragon Pulse	Dragon	85	100
56	Extreme Speed	Normal	80	100
60	Close Combat	Fighting	120	100

Moves learnt on evolution

Lucario learns the following moves when it evolves in Pokémon Sword & Shield (regardless of level).

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Aura Sphere	Fighting		80	∞

Egg moves

Lucario learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Sword & Shield. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Bite	Dark	60	100
Bullet Punch	Steel	40	100
Circle Throw	Fighting	60	90
Cross Chop	Fighting	100	80
Detect	Fighting	—	—
High Jump Kick	Fighting	130	90
Howl	Normal	—	—
Mind Reader	Normal	—	—
Vacuum Wave	Fighting	40	100

Move Tutor moves

Lucario can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Sword & Shield from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Coaching	Fighting		—	—
Terrain Pulse	Normal		50	100

Moves learnt by TM

Lucario is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Sword & Shield:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
00	Mega Punch	Normal	80	85
01	Mega Kick	Normal	120	75
04	Ice Punch	Ice	75	100
05	Thunder Punch	Electric	75	100
08	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
09	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
15	Dig	Ground	80	100
16	Screech	Normal	—	85
21	Rest	Psychic	—	—
22	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
24	Snore	Normal	50	100
25	Protect	Normal	—	—
26	Scary Face	Normal	—	100
31	Attract	Normal	—	100
33	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
34	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
39	Facade	Normal	70	100
40	Swift	Normal	60	∞
41	Helping Hand	Normal	—	—
42	Revenge	Fighting	60	100
43	Brick Break	Fighting	75	100
48	Rock Tomb	Rock	60	95
57	Payback	Dark	50	100
59	Fling	Dark	—	100
63	Drain Punch	Fighting	75	100
65	Shadow Claw	Ghost	70	100
75	Low Sweep	Fighting	65	100
76	Round	Normal	60	100
79	Retaliate	Normal	70	100
81	Bulldoze	Ground	60	100

Moves learnt by TR

Lucario is compatible with these Technical Records in Pokémon Sword & Shield:

TR	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
00	Swords Dance	Normal	—	—
07	Low Kick	Fighting	—	100
10	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
11	Psychic	Psychic	90	100
12	Agility	Psychic	—	—
13	Focus Energy	Normal	—	—
20	Substitute	Normal	—	—
21	Reversal	Fighting	—	100
26	Endure	Normal	—	—
27	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
31	Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
32	Crunch	Dark	80	100
33	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
41	Blaze Kick	Fire	85	90
46	Iron Defense	Steel	—	—
48	Bulk Up	Fighting	—	—
49	Calm Mind	Psychic	—	—
53	Close Combat	Fighting	120	100
56	Aura Sphere	Fighting	80	∞
57	Poison Jab	Poison	80	100
58	Dark Pulse	Dark	80	100
62	Dragon Pulse	Dragon	85	100
64	Focus Blast	Fighting	120	70
68	Nasty Plot	Dark	—	—
69	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	80	90
70	Flash Cannon	Steel	80	100
75	Stone Edge	Rock	100	80
85	Work Up	Normal	—	—

Moves learnt by level up

Lucario learns the following moves in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Aura Sphere	Fighting	80	∞
1	Copycat	Normal	—	—
1	Detect	Fighting	—	—
1	Feint	Normal	30	100
1	Final Gambit	Fighting	—	100
1	Force Palm	Fighting	60	100
1	Helping Hand	Normal	—	—
1	Life Dew	Water	—	—
1	Metal Claw	Steel	50	95
1	Nasty Plot	Dark	—	—
1	Quick Attack	Normal	40	100
1	Reversal	Fighting	—	100
1	Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100
1	Screech	Normal	—	85
1	Work Up	Normal	—	—
12	Counter	Fighting	—	100
16	Laser Focus	Normal	—	—
20	Power-Up Punch	Fighting	40	100
24	Calm Mind	Psychic	—	—
28	Metal Sound	Steel	—	85
32	Quick Guard	Fighting	—	—
36	Bone Rush	Ground	25	90
40	Swords Dance	Normal	—	—
44	Heal Pulse	Psychic	—	—
48	Meteor Mash	Steel	90	90
52	Dragon Pulse	Dragon	85	100
56	Extreme Speed	Normal	80	100
60	Close Combat	Fighting	120	100

Moves learnt on evolution

Lucario learns the following moves when it evolves in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl (regardless of level).

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Aura Sphere	Fighting		80	∞

Egg moves

Lucario learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Agility	Psychic	—	—
Bite	Dark	60	100
Blaze Kick	Fire	85	90
Bullet Punch	Steel	40	100
Circle Throw	Fighting	60	90
Cross Chop	Fighting	100	80
Crunch	Dark	80	100
Detect	Fighting	—	—
Follow Me	Normal	—	—
High Jump Kick	Fighting	130	90
Howl	Normal	—	—
Iron Defense	Steel	—	—
Low Kick	Fighting	—	100
Meteor Mash	Steel	90	90
Mind Reader	Normal	—	—
Vacuum Wave	Fighting	40	100

Moves learnt by TM

Lucario is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Focus Punch	Fighting	150	100
03	Water Pulse	Water	60	100
04	Calm Mind	Psychic	—	—
05	Roar	Normal	—	—
08	Bulk Up	Fighting	—	—
10	Work Up	Normal	—	—
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
23	Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
26	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
27	Low Sweep	Fighting	65	100
28	Dig	Ground	80	100
29	Psychic	Psychic	90	100
30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
31	Brick Break	Fighting	75	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
39	Rock Tomb	Rock	60	95
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
52	Focus Blast	Fighting	120	70
56	Fling	Dark	—	100
58	Endure	Normal	—	—
59	Dragon Pulse	Dragon	85	100
60	Drain Punch	Fighting	75	100
63	Nasty Plot	Dark	—	—
65	Shadow Claw	Ghost	70	100
66	Payback	Dark	50	100
68	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
71	Stone Edge	Rock	100	80
75	Swords Dance	Normal	—	—
79	Dark Pulse	Dark	80	100
80	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
82	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
83	Bulldoze	Ground	60	100
84	Poison Jab	Poison	80	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	85
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
91	Flash Cannon	Steel	80	100
96	Strength	Normal	80	100
98	Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100
100	Rock Climb	Normal	90	85

Moves learnt by level up

Lucario learns the following moves in Pokémon Legends: Arceus at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100
5	Bullet Punch	Steel	40	100
9	Bite	Dark	60	100
15	Iron Defense	Steel	—	—
19	Mach Punch	Fighting	40	100
21	Aura Sphere	Fighting	80	∞
29	Crunch	Dark	80	100
37	Bulk Up	Fighting	—	—
40	Dragon Pulse	Dragon	85	100
47	Close Combat	Fighting	120	100

Move Tutor moves

Lucario can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Legends: Arceus from move tutors:

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Bulk Up	Fighting	—	—
Bulldoze	Ground	60	100
Calm Mind	Psychic	—	—
Dark Pulse	Dark	80	100
Drain Punch	Fighting	75	100
Flash Cannon	Steel	80	100
Focus Energy	Normal	—	—
Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
Ice Punch	Ice	75	100
Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
Poison Jab	Poison	80	100
Psychic	Psychic	90	100
Rest	Psychic	—	—
Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100
Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
Shadow Claw	Ghost	70	100
Steel Beam	Steel	140	95
Stone Edge	Rock	100	80
Swift	Normal	60	∞
Thunder Punch	Electric	75	100
Water Pulse	Water	60	100
Zen Headbutt	Psychic	80	90

Lucario egg move parents

In other generations
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5
6
7
8
9

Lucario Mega Lucario

Lucario's egg groups: Field, Human-Like

The egg moves for Lucario are listed below, alongside compatible parent Pokémon it can breed with.

You will need to breed a female Lucario with a compatible male Pokémon, with either parent (from Gen 6+) knowing the egg move in question. Alternatively, if you already have a Lucario with the egg move it can breed with Ditto.

Agility

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Pikachu Raichu Sandshrew Sandslash Growlithe Arcanine Ponyta Rapidash Farfetch'd Hitmonchan Jolteon Furret Aipom Girafarig Sneasel Hitmontop Buizel Floatzel Ambipom Buneary Lopunny Weavile
Breeding	Mareep Flaaffy Ampharos Aipom Dunsparce Torchic Combusken Blaziken Piplup Prinplup Empoleon Ambipom Lucario
Evolution	Furret
Sketch	Smeargle

Bite

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Rattata Raticate Ekans Arbok Meowth Persian Growlithe Arcanine Eevee Vaporeon Jolteon Flareon Espeon Umbreon Snubbull Granbull Houndour Houndoom Poochyena Mightyena Loudred Exploud Mawile Electrike Manectric Seviper Shinx Luxio Luxray Buizel Floatzel Stunky Skuntank Hippopotas Hippowdon Leafeon Glaceon
Breeding	Rattata Raticate Dunsparce Sneasel Swinub Piloswine Stantler Absol Pachirisu Glameow Purugly Lucario Weavile Mamoswine
Evolution	Loudred
Sketch	Smeargle

Blaze Kick

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Hitmonlee Combusken Blaziken
Breeding	Chimchar Monferno Infernape Lucario
Sketch	Smeargle

Bullet Punch

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Hitmonchan
Breeding	Machop Machoke Machamp Hitmonlee Hitmonchan Hitmontop Makuhita Hariyama Meditite Medicham Lucario Croagunk Toxicroak
Sketch	Smeargle

Circle Throw

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Breeding	Whismur Loudred Exploud Buneary Lopunny Lucario
Sketch	Smeargle

Cross Chop

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Mankey Primeape Machop Machoke Machamp
Breeding	Psyduck Golduck Electabuzz Magmar Teddiursa Ursaring Makuhita Hariyama Lucario Croagunk Toxicroak Electivire Magmortar
Sketch	Smeargle

Crunch

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Rattata Raticate Arbok Growlithe Arcanine Girafarig Snubbull Granbull Houndour Houndoom Poochyena Mightyena Exploud Mawile Seviper Walrein Bidoof Bibarel Shinx Luxio Luxray Floatzel Hippopotas Hippowdon
Breeding	Growlithe Arcanine Rhyhorn Rhydon Snubbull Granbull Teddiursa Ursaring Electrike Manectric Stunky Skuntank Lucario Rhyperior
Evolution	Arbok Exploud
Sketch	Smeargle

Detect

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Hitmonchan Hitmontop Torchic Combusken Blaziken Makuhita Hariyama Sableye Meditite Medicham Zangoose Kecleon Absol Lucario
Breeding	Eevee Vaporeon Jolteon Flareon Espeon Umbreon Makuhita Hariyama Lucario Leafeon Glaceon
Sketch	Smeargle

Follow Me

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Sentret Furret
Breeding	Pachirisu Lucario
Sketch	Smeargle

High Jump Kick

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Hitmonlee Meditite Medicham Lopunny
Breeding	Hitmonlee Hitmonchan Hitmontop Lucario
Sketch	Smeargle

Howl

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Growlithe Arcanine Houndour Houndoom Poochyena Mightyena Whismur Loudred Exploud Electrike Manectric
Breeding	Vulpix Ninetales Growlithe Arcanine Cyndaquil Quilava Typhlosion Numel Camerupt Shinx Luxio Luxray Lucario
Sketch	Smeargle

Iron Defense

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Mawile Torkoal
Breeding	Lucario
Sketch	Smeargle

Low Kick

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Mankey Primeape Machop Machoke Machamp Hitmonlee Electabuzz Magmar Meditite Medicham Electivire Magmortar
Breeding	Ponyta Rapidash Torchic Combusken Blaziken Cacnea Cacturne Buneary Lopunny Lucario
Sketch	Smeargle