Riolu pokedex: stats, moves, evolution & locations

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Type defenses
Base stats
Pokedex entries
Evolution chart
Moves learned
Sprites
Locations
Q&A

Name origin

orichalcum: an ancient, mythical metal (‘Riolu’ is the Japanese syllables switched around)

Pokedex data

National №	447
Type	Fighting
Species	Emanation Pokémon
Height	2′4″ (0.71m)
Weight	44.5 lbs (20.2 kg)
Abilities	Inner Focus Steadfast Prankster (Dream World)
Local №	115 (Diamond, Pearl) 115 (Platinum) 033 (Black 2, White 2)
Japanese	Rioru

Breeding

Egg Groups	Undiscovered
Gender	87.5% male, 12.5% female
Egg cycles	26 (minimum 6,630 steps)

Training

EV yield	1 Attack
Catch rate	75 (9.8% with PokéBall, full HP)
Base Happiness	70 (normal)
Base EXP	72
Growth Rate	Medium Slow

Type defenses

Nor	Fir	Wat	Ele	Gra	Ice	Fig	Poi	Gro	Fly	Psy	Bug	Roc	Gho	Dra	Dar	Ste
									2	2	½	½			½

Riolu stats

The base stats for Riolu are shown below left, with the possible range shown on the right for a level 100 Pokemon. Minimum/maximum values are based on hindering/beneficial nature, 0/252 EVs, 0/31 IVs.

HP	40	190 - 284
Attack	70	130 - 262
Defense	40	76 - 196
Sp. Atk	35	67 - 185
Sp. Def	40	76 - 196
Speed	60	112 - 240
Total	285

Pokedex descriptions

Diamond	The aura that emanates from its body intensifies to alert others if it is afraid or sad.
Pearl	Its body is lithe yet powerful. It can crest three mountains and cross two canyons in one night.
Platinum Black White	It has the peculiar power of being able to see emotions such as joy and rage in the form of waves.
HeartGold SoulSilver	They communicate with one another using their auras. They are able to run all through the night.
Black 2 White 2	It uses the shapes of auras, which change according to emotion, to communicate with others.

Evolution chart

#447
Riolu
Fighting →
(Happiness, Daytime)

#448
Lucario
Fighting · Steel

Riolu learns the following moves at the levels specified:

Lv.	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
1	Quick Attack	Normal	Physical	40	100
1	Foresight	Normal	Status	-	-
1	Endure	Normal	Status	-	-
6	Counter	Fighting	Physical	-	100
11	Feint	Normal	Physical	30	100
15	Force Palm	Fighting	Physical	60	100
19	Copycat	Normal	Status	-	-
24	Screech	Normal	Status	-	85
29	Reversal	Fighting	Physical	-	100
47	Nasty Plot	Dark	Status	-	-
55	Final Gambit	Fighting	Special	-	100

Riolu learns the following moves at the levels specified:

Lv.	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
1	Quick Attack	Normal	Physical	40	100
1	Foresight	Normal	Status	-	-
1	Endure	Normal	Status	-	-
6	Counter	Fighting	Physical	-	100
11	Force Palm	Fighting	Physical	60	100
15	Feint	Normal	Physical	30	100
19	Reversal	Fighting	Physical	-	100
24	Screech	Normal	Status	-	85
29	Copycat	Normal	Status	-	-
47	Nasty Plot	Dark	Status	-	-
55	Final Gambit	Fighting	Special	-	100

Riolu learns the following moves at the levels specified:

Lv.	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
1	Quick Attack	Normal	Physical	40	100
1	Foresight	Normal	Status	-	-
1	Endure	Normal	Status	-	-
6	Counter	Fighting	Physical	-	100
11	Force Palm	Fighting	Physical	60	100
15	Feint	Normal	Physical	30	100
19	Reversal	Fighting	Physical	-	100
24	Screech	Normal	Status	-	85
29	Copycat	Normal	Status	-	-

Other generations: IV V

Egg moves

Black 2/White 2/White/Black
HeartGold/SoulSilver

Riolu learns the following moves via breeding.
See the Riolu egg moves page for details and compatible parents.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Bite	Dark	Physical	60	100
Low Kick	Fighting	Physical	-	100
Agility	Psychic	Status	-	-
Hi Jump Kick	Fighting	Physical	130	90
Mind Reader	Normal	Status	-	-
Detect	Fighting	Status	-	-
Cross Chop	Fighting	Physical	100	80
Crunch	Dark	Physical	80	100
Follow Me	Normal	Status	-	-
Blaze Kick	Fire	Physical	85	90
Sky Uppercut	Fighting	Physical	85	90
Iron Defense	Steel	Status	-	-
Vacuum Wave	Fighting	Special	40	100
Bullet Punch	Steel	Physical	40	100
Circle Throw	Fighting	Physical	60	90

Riolu learns the following moves via breeding.
See the Riolu egg moves page for details and compatible parents.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Bite	Dark	Physical	60	100
Low Kick	Fighting	Physical	-	100
Agility	Psychic	Status	-	-
Hi Jump Kick	Fighting	Physical	130	90
Mind Reader	Normal	Status	-	-
Detect	Fighting	Status	-	-
Cross Chop	Fighting	Physical	100	80
Crunch	Dark	Physical	80	100
Follow Me	Normal	Status	-	-
Blaze Kick	Fire	Physical	85	90
Sky Uppercut	Fighting	Physical	85	90
Iron Defense	Steel	Status	-	-
Vacuum Wave	Fighting	Special	40	100
Bullet Punch	Steel	Physical	40	100

Other generations: IV V

Move Tutor moves

Black 2/White 2
HeartGold/SoulSilver

Riolu can be taught these attacks from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Ice Punch	Ice	Physical	75	100
ThunderPunch	Electric	Physical	75	100
Low Kick	Fighting	Physical	-	100
Snore	Normal	Special	40	100
Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	-	-
Iron Tail	Steel	Physical	100	75
Helping Hand	Normal	Status	-	-
Role Play	Psychic	Status	-	-
Iron Defense	Steel	Status	-	-
Magnet Rise	Electric	Status	-	-
Drain Punch	Fighting	Physical	75	100
Zen Headbutt	Psychic	Physical	80	90
Dual Chop	Dragon	Physical	40	90

Riolu can be taught these attacks from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Ice Punch	Ice	Physical	75	100
ThunderPunch	Electric	Physical	75	100
Headbutt	Normal	Physical	70	100
Low Kick	Fighting	Physical	-	100
Swift	Normal	Special	60	∞
Snore	Normal	Special	40	100
Mud-Slap	Ground	Special	20	100
Fury Cutter	Bug	Physical	20	95
Helping Hand	Normal	Status	-	-
Magic Coat	Psychic	Status	-	-
Iron Defense	Steel	Status	-	-
Magnet Rise	Electric	Status	-	-
Vacuum Wave	Fighting	Special	40	100
Zen Headbutt	Psychic	Physical	80	90

Other generations: IV V

Moves learnt by HM

Black 2/White 2/White/Black
HeartGold/SoulSilver

Riolu is compatible with these Hidden Machines:

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
4	Strength	Normal	Physical	80	100

Riolu is compatible with these Hidden Machines:

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
4	Strength	Normal	Physical	80	100
6	Rock Smash	Fighting	Physical	40	100

Other generations: IV V

Moves learnt by TM

Black 2/White 2/White/Black
HeartGold/SoulSilver

Riolu is compatible with these Technical Machines:

TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
5	Roar	Normal	Status	-	100
6	Toxic	Poison	Status	-	90
8	Bulk Up	Fighting	Status	-	-
10	Hidden Power	Normal	Special	-	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	-	-
17	Protect	Normal	Status	-	-
18	Rain Dance	Water	Status	-	-
21	Frustration	Normal	Physical	-	100
26	Earthquake	Ground	Physical	100	100
27	Return	Normal	Physical	-	100
28	Dig	Ground	Physical	80	100
31	Brick Break	Fighting	Physical	75	100
32	Double Team	Normal	Status	-	-
39	Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical	50	80
42	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	Status	-	-
45	Attract	Normal	Status	-	100
47	Low Sweep	Fighting	Physical	60	100
48	Round	Normal	Special	60	100
52	Focus Blast	Fighting	Special	120	70
56	Fling	Dark	Physical	-	100
65	Shadow Claw	Ghost	Physical	70	100
66	Payback	Dark	Physical	50	100
67	Retaliate	Normal	Physical	70	100
75	Swords Dance	Normal	Status	-	-
78	Bulldoze	Ground	Physical	60	100
80	Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	75	90
83	Work Up	Normal	Status	-	-
84	Poison Jab	Poison	Physical	80	100
87	Swagger	Normal	Status	-	90
90	Substitute	Normal	Status	-	-
94	Rock Smash	Fighting	Physical	40	100

Riolu is compatible with these Technical Machines:

TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
1	Focus Punch	Fighting	Physical	150	100
5	Roar	Normal	Status	-	100
6	Toxic	Poison	Status	-	90
8	Bulk Up	Fighting	Status	-	-
10	Hidden Power	Normal	Special	-	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	-	-
17	Protect	Normal	Status	-	-
18	Rain Dance	Water	Status	-	-
21	Frustration	Normal	Physical	-	100
23	Iron Tail	Steel	Physical	100	75
26	Earthquake	Ground	Physical	100	100
27	Return	Normal	Physical	-	100
28	Dig	Ground	Physical	80	100
31	Brick Break	Fighting	Physical	75	100
32	Double Team	Normal	Status	-	-
39	Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical	50	80
42	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100
43	Secret Power	Normal	Physical	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	Status	-	-
45	Attract	Normal	Status	-	100
52	Focus Blast	Fighting	Special	120	70
56	Fling	Dark	Physical	-	100
58	Endure	Normal	Status	-	-
60	Drain Punch	Fighting	Physical	75	100
65	Shadow Claw	Ghost	Physical	70	100
66	Payback	Dark	Physical	50	100
75	Swords Dance	Normal	Status	-	-
78	Captivate	Normal	Status	-	100
80	Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	75	90
82	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	-	-
83	Natural Gift	Normal	Physical	-	100
84	Poison Jab	Poison	Physical	80	100
87	Swagger	Normal	Status	-	90
90	Substitute	Normal	Status	-	-

Other generations: IV V

Riolu sprites

NORMAL
Black/White
SHINY
Black/White
NORMAL
HG/SS
SHINY
HG/SS

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Where to find Riolu

Pearl Diamond	Iron Island
Platinum	Iron Island
White Black	Challenger's Cave
Black 2 White 2	Floccesy Ranch

Pokeathlon stats

Speed	★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Power	★ ★ ★ ★
Skill	★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Stamina	★ ★ ★
Jump	★ ★ ★ ★

★ Minimum ★ Base stat ★ Maximum

Riolu

Name origin

Pokedex data

Breeding

Training

Type defenses

Riolu stats

Pokedex descriptions

Evolution chart

Moves learnt by level up

Egg moves

Move Tutor moves

Moves learnt by HM

Moves learnt by TM

Riolu sprites

Where to find Riolu

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