Riolu - Generation 9 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Riolu can learn in Generation 9, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Scarlet
Pokémon Violet

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.

Riolu artwork by Ken Sugimori

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In other generations
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Scarlet/Violet

Moves learnt by level up

Riolu learns the following moves in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Endure	Normal	—	—
1	Quick Attack	Normal	40	100
4	Feint	Normal	30	100
8	Metal Claw	Steel	50	95
12	Counter	Fighting	—	100
16	Work Up	Normal	—	—
20	Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100
24	Vacuum Wave	Fighting	40	100
28	Screech	Normal	—	85
32	Quick Guard	Fighting	—	—
36	Force Palm	Fighting	60	100
40	Swords Dance	Normal	—	—
44	Helping Hand	Normal	—	—
48	Copycat	Normal	—	—
52	Final Gambit	Fighting	—	100
56	Reversal	Fighting	—	100

Egg moves

Riolu learns the following moves via breeding or picnics in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet. 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	—	—

Moves learnt by TM

Riolu is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Take Down	Normal	90	85
04	Agility	Psychic	—	—
07	Protect	Normal	—	—
12	Low Kick	Fighting	—	100
20	Trailblaze	Grass	50	100
25	Facade	Normal	70	100
27	Aerial Ace	Flying	60	∞
28	Bulldoze	Ground	60	100
31	Metal Claw	Steel	50	95
32	Swift	Normal	60	∞
36	Rock Tomb	Rock	60	95
39	Low Sweep	Fighting	65	100
43	Fling	Dark	—	100
47	Endure	Normal	—	—
49	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
50	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
55	Dig	Ground	80	100
58	Brick Break	Fighting	75	100
59	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	80	90
61	Shadow Claw	Ghost	70	100
64	Bulk Up	Fighting	—	—
68	Thunder Punch	Electric	75	100
69	Ice Punch	Ice	75	100
70	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
73	Drain Punch	Fighting	75	100
83	Poison Jab	Poison	80	100
85	Rest	Psychic	—	—
86	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
88	Swords Dance	Normal	—	—
103	Substitute	Normal	—	—
108	Crunch	Dark	80	100
130	Helping Hand	Normal	—	—
134	Reversal	Fighting	—	100
140	Nasty Plot	Dark	—	—
149	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
158	Focus Blast	Fighting	120	70
167	Close Combat	Fighting	120	100
171	Tera Blast	Normal	80	100
184	Vacuum Wave	Fighting	40	100
192	Focus Punch	Fighting	150	100
203	Psych Up	Normal	—	—
213	Coaching	Fighting	—	—
229	Upper Hand	Fighting	65	100

Riolu egg move parents

In other generations
4
5
6
7
8
9

Riolu

Riolu's egg groups: Undiscovered

Riolu is not breedable itself, but other evolutions are. Check the Lucario learnset page for the moves and compatible Pokémon.