Lucario - Generation 5 learnset

Lucario artwork by Ken Sugimori

This page lists all the moves that Lucario can learn in Generation 5, which consists of:

Pokémon Black
Pokémon White
Pokémon Black 2
Pokémon White 2

Note: the information for the moves below is shown as it was in the respective games. Check a move's detail page for stats in the most recent games and when they changed.

In other generations
4
5
6
7

Black/White Black 2/White 2

Moves learnt by level up

Lucario learns the following moves in Pokémon Black & White at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Dark Pulse	Dark	80	100
1	Detect	Fighting	—	—
1	Foresight	Normal	—	—
1	Metal Claw	Steel	50	95
1	Quick Attack	Normal	40	100
6	Counter	Fighting	—	100
11	Force Palm	Fighting	60	100
15	Feint	Normal	30	100
19	Bone Rush	Ground	25	90
24	Metal Sound	Steel	—	85
29	Me First	Normal	—	—
33	Quick Guard	Fighting	—	—
37	Swords Dance	Normal	—	—
42	Heal Pulse	Psychic	—	—
47	Calm Mind	Psychic	—	—
51	Aura Sphere	Fighting	90	∞
55	Close Combat	Fighting	120	100
60	Dragon Pulse	Dragon	90	100
65	ExtremeSpeed	Normal	80	100

Egg moves

Lucario learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Black & White. Details and compatible parents can be found on the Lucario egg moves page.

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	—	—
Hi Jump Kick	Fighting	130	90
Iron Defense	Steel	—	—
Low Kick	Fighting	—	100
Mind Reader	Normal	—	—
Sky Uppercut	Fighting	85	90
Vacuum Wave	Fighting	40	100

Pre-evolution moves

These moves can only be learned in Pokémon Black & White by a previous evolution of Lucario. Check the respective Pokédex for the exact details.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Copycat	Normal	—	—	Level up
Endure	Normal	—	—	Level up
Final Gambit	Fighting	—	100	Level up
Nasty Plot	Dark	—	—	Level up
Reversal	Fighting	—	100	Level up
Screech	Normal	—	85	Level up

Moves learnt by HM

Lucario is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Black & White:

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
04	Strength	Normal		80	100

Moves learnt by TM

Lucario is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Black & White:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Hone Claws	Dark	—	—
04	Calm Mind	Psychic	—	—
05	Roar	Normal	—	100
06	Toxic	Poison	—	90
08	Bulk Up	Fighting	—	—
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
26	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
27	Return	Normal	—	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	50	80
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
47	Low Sweep	Fighting	60	100
48	Round	Normal	60	100
52	Focus Blast	Fighting	120	70
56	Fling	Dark	—	100
65	Shadow Claw	Ghost	70	100
66	Payback	Dark	50	100
67	Retaliate	Normal	70	100
68	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
71	Stone Edge	Rock	100	80
75	Swords Dance	Normal	—	—
78	Bulldoze	Ground	60	100
80	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
83	Work Up	Normal	—	—
84	Poison Jab	Poison	80	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	90
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
91	Flash Cannon	Steel	80	100
94	Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100

Transfer-only moves

Lucario can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Black & White.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Captivate	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Focus Punch	Fighting	150	100	Generation 4 — TM
Natural Gift	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Secret Power	Normal	70	100	Generation 4 — TM
Water Pulse	Water	60	100	Generation 4 — TM
Fury Cutter	Bug	20	95	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Headbutt	Normal	70	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Swift	Normal	60	∞	Generation 4 — Move tutor

Moves learnt by level up

Lucario learns the following moves in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2 at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Dark Pulse	Dark	80	100
1	Detect	Fighting	—	—
1	Foresight	Normal	—	—
1	Metal Claw	Steel	50	95
1	Quick Attack	Normal	40	100
6	Counter	Fighting	—	100
11	Feint	Normal	30	100
15	Force Palm	Fighting	60	100
19	Me First	Normal	—	—
24	Metal Sound	Steel	—	85
29	Bone Rush	Ground	25	90
33	Quick Guard	Fighting	—	—
37	Swords Dance	Normal	—	—
42	Heal Pulse	Psychic	—	—
47	Calm Mind	Psychic	—	—
51	Aura Sphere	Fighting	90	∞
55	Close Combat	Fighting	120	100
60	Dragon Pulse	Dragon	90	100
65	ExtremeSpeed	Normal	80	100

Egg moves

Lucario learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2. Details and compatible parents can be found on the Lucario egg moves page.

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	—	—
Hi Jump Kick	Fighting	130	90
Iron Defense	Steel	—	—
Low Kick	Fighting	—	100
Mind Reader	Normal	—	—
Sky Uppercut	Fighting	85	90
Vacuum Wave	Fighting	40	100

Move Tutor moves

Lucario can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2 from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Dark Pulse	Dark	80	100
Dragon Pulse	Dragon	90	100
Drain Punch	Fighting	75	100
Dual Chop	Dragon	40	90
Helping Hand	Normal	—	—
Ice Punch	Ice	75	100
Iron Defense	Steel	—	—
Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
Low Kick	Fighting	—	100
Magnet Rise	Electric	—	—
Role Play	Psychic	—	—
Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
Snore	Normal	50	100
ThunderPunch	Electric	75	100
Zen Headbutt	Psychic	80	90

Pre-evolution moves

These moves can only be learned in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2 by a previous evolution of Lucario. Check the respective Pokédex for the exact details.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Copycat	Normal	—	—	Level up
Endure	Normal	—	—	Level up
Final Gambit	Fighting	—	100	Level up
Nasty Plot	Dark	—	—	Level up
Reversal	Fighting	—	100	Level up
Screech	Normal	—	85	Level up

Moves learnt by HM

Lucario is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2:

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
04	Strength	Normal		80	100

Moves learnt by TM

Lucario is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Hone Claws	Dark	—	—
04	Calm Mind	Psychic	—	—
05	Roar	Normal	—	100
06	Toxic	Poison	—	90
08	Bulk Up	Fighting	—	—
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
26	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
27	Return	Normal	—	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	50	80
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
47	Low Sweep	Fighting	60	100
48	Round	Normal	60	100
52	Focus Blast	Fighting	120	70
56	Fling	Dark	—	100
65	Shadow Claw	Ghost	70	100
66	Payback	Dark	50	100
67	Retaliate	Normal	70	100
68	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
71	Stone Edge	Rock	100	80
75	Swords Dance	Normal	—	—
78	Bulldoze	Ground	60	100
80	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
83	Work Up	Normal	—	—
84	Poison Jab	Poison	80	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	90
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
91	Flash Cannon	Steel	80	100
94	Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100

Transfer-only moves

Lucario can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Black 2 & White 2.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Captivate	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Focus Punch	Fighting	150	100	Generation 4 — TM
Natural Gift	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Secret Power	Normal	70	100	Generation 4 — TM
Water Pulse	Water	60	100	Generation 4 — TM
Fury Cutter	Bug	20	95	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Headbutt	Normal	70	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Swift	Normal	60	∞	Generation 4 — Move tutor