Riolu

Riolu is a Fighting type Pokémon introduced in Generation 4. It is known as the Emanation Pokémon.

Riolu

Pokédex 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 (hidden ability)
Local №	115 (Diamond/Pearl) 115 (Platinum) 033 (Black 2/White 2) 062 (X/Y) 279 (Sun/Moon)
Japanese	Rioru

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

Breeding

Egg Groups	Undiscovered
Gender	87.5% male, 12.5% female
Egg cycles	25 (base 6,400 steps)

Base stats

Total	285	Min	Max
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

The ranges shown on the right are for a level 100 Pokémon. Maximum values are based on a beneficial nature, 252 EVs, 31 IVs; minimum values are based on a hindering nature, 0 EVs, 0 IVs.

Type defenses

The effectiveness of each type on Riolu.

Nor	Fir	Wat	Ele	Gra	Ice	Fig	Poi	Gro

Fly	Psy	Bug	Roc	Gho	Dra	Dar	Ste	Fai
2	2	½	½			½		2

Pokédex entries

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	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 White	It has the peculiar power of being able to see emotions such as joy and rage in the form of waves.
Black 2 White 2	It uses the shapes of auras, which change according to emotion, to communicate with others.
X Omega Ruby	It uses the shapes of auras, which change according to emotion, to communicate with others.
Y Alpha Sapphire	The aura that emanates from its body intensifies to alert others if it is afraid or sad.
Sun	It can discern the physical and emotional states of people, Pokémon, and other natural things from the shape of their aura waves.
Moon	It’s tough enough to run right through the night, and it’s also a hard worker, but it’s still just a youngster.

Evolution chart

#447
Riolu
Fighting
(Happiness, Daytime)

#448
Lucario
Fighting · Steel

Name origin

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

Moves learned by Riolu

In other generations:
4
5
6

Sun/Moon
Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire

Moves learnt by level up

Riolu learns the following moves in Pokémon Sun/Moon at the levels specified.

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

Egg moves

Riolu learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Sun/Moon. Details and compatible parents can be found on the Riolu 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	—	—
High 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

Moves learnt by TM

Riolu is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Sun/Moon:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Work Up	Normal	—	—
5	Roar	Normal	—	—
6	Toxic	Poison	—	90
8	Bulk Up	Fighting	—	—
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
26	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
27	Return	Normal	—	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
47	Low Sweep	Fighting	65	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
75	Swords Dance	Normal	—	—
78	Bulldoze	Ground	60	100
80	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
84	Poison Jab	Poison	80	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	85
88	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
100	Confide	Normal	—	—

Moves learnt by level up

Riolu learns the following moves in Pokémon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire at the levels specified.

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

Egg moves

Riolu learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire. Details and compatible parents can be found on the Riolu 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	—	—
High 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

Riolu can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Drain Punch	Fighting	75	100
Dual Chop	Dragon	40	90
Focus Punch	Fighting	150	100
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	—	—
Snore	Normal	50	100
Thunder Punch	Electric	75	100
Zen Headbutt	Psychic	80	90

Moves learnt by HM

Riolu is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire:

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

Moves learnt by TM

Riolu is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
5	Roar	Normal	—	—
6	Toxic	Poison	—	90
8	Bulk Up	Fighting	—	—
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
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
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
47	Low Sweep	Fighting	65	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
75	Swords Dance	Normal	—	—
78	Bulldoze	Ground	60	100
80	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
84	Poison Jab	Poison	80	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	85
88	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
94	Secret Power	Normal	70	100
98	Power-Up Punch	Fighting	40	100
100	Confide	Normal	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Riolu can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Captivate	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Natural Gift	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Fury Cutter	Bug	40	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
Work Up	Normal	—	—	Generation 5 — TM

In other generations:
4
5
6

Riolu sprites

Type	Generation 4	Generation 5	Generation 6	Generation 7
Normal				—
Shiny				—

See all Riolu sprites

Where to find Riolu

Diamond Pearl Platinum	Iron Island
HeartGold SoulSilver	Trade/migrate from another game
Black White	Challenger's Cave
Black 2 White 2	Floccesy Ranch
X Y	Route 22
Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire	Trade/migrate from another game
Sun Moon	Poni Grove

Riolu

Pokédex data

Training

Breeding

Base stats

Type defenses

Pokédex entries

Evolution chart

Name origin

Moves learned by Riolu

Moves learnt by level up

Egg moves

Moves learnt by TM

Moves learnt by level up

Egg moves

Move Tutor moves

Moves learnt by HM

Moves learnt by TM

Transfer-only moves

Riolu sprites

Where to find Riolu

Answers to Riolu questions