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Fighting

riolu's Type Matchups

Weak to (2x damage):

Fairy

Flying

Psychic

Resistant to (½x damage):

Rock

Dark

Bug

riolu

Riolu is a powerful fighting type Pokémon known for its exceptional abilities. With a total base experience of 57, it possesses steadfast, inner-focus, prankster, making it a formidable opponent in battle. Standing 0.7m tall and weighing 20.2kg, this Pokémon has unique characteristics that make it special in the world of Pokémon.

Base Stats

Attack

Defense

Special Attack

Special Defense

Speed

riolu's Height

0.7m

riolu's Weight

20.2kg

riolu's Category

Seed

riolu's Gender

♂ 87.5% ♀ 12.5%

riolu's Abilities

steadfast

inner-focus

prankster

Pokédex entries

Generation IV

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.

heartgoldsoulsilver

They communicate with one another using their auras. They are able to run all through the night.

Generation V

blackwhite

It has the peculiar power of being able to see emotions such as joy and rage in the form of waves.

black 2white 2

It uses the shapes of auras, which change according to emotion, to communicate with others.

Generation VI

It uses the shapes of auras, which change according to emotion, to communicate with others.

omega ruby

It uses the shapes of auras, which change according to emotion, to communicate with others.

The aura that emanates from its body intensifies to alert others if it is afraid or sad.

alpha sapphire

The aura that emanates from its body intensifies to alert others if it is afraid or sad.

Generation VII

sun

It can discern the physical and emotional states of people, Pokémon, and other natural things from the shape of their aura waves.

ultra sun

It knows how people and Pokémon feel by looking at their auras. It doesn’t approach dangerous opponents.

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.

ultra moon

It uses waves called auras to communicate with others of its kind. It doesn’t make any noise during this time, so its enemies can’t detect it.

Generation VIII

sword

It’s exceedingly energetic, with enough stamina to keep running all through the night. Taking it for walks can be a challenging experience.

shield

It can use waves called auras to gauge how others are feeling. These same waves can also tell this Pokémon about the state of the environment.

legends arceus

Though infantile in appearance, it has the mysterious ability to read the minds of humans. The pure of heart are met with Riolu's approval, while those of ill nature earn only its loathing.

Learnable Moves

Riolu can learn 97 moves:

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
aerial ace	flying	Physical	60	—
agility	psychic	Status	—	—
attract	normal	Status	—	100
aura sphere	fighting	Special	80	—
bite	dark	Physical	60	100
blaze kick	fire	Physical	85	90
brick break	fighting	Physical	75	100
bulk up	fighting	Status	—	—
bulldoze	ground	Physical	60	100
bullet punch	steel	Physical	40	100
captivate	normal	Status	—	100
circle throw	fighting	Physical	60	90
close combat	fighting	Physical	120	100
coaching	fighting	Status	—	—
confide	normal	Status	—	—
copycat	normal	Status	—	—
counter	fighting	Physical	—	100
cross chop	fighting	Physical	100	80
crunch	dark	Physical	80	100
detect	fighting	Status	—	—
dig	ground	Physical	80	100
double team	normal	Status	—	—
drain punch	fighting	Physical	75	100
dual chop	dragon	Physical	40	90
earthquake	ground	Physical	100	100
endure	normal	Status	—	—
facade	normal	Physical	70	100
feint	normal	Physical	30	100
final gambit	fighting	Special	—	100
fling	dark	Physical	—	100
focus blast	fighting	Special	120	70
focus punch	fighting	Physical	150	100
follow me	normal	Status	—	—
force palm	fighting	Physical	60	100
foresight	normal	Status	—	—
frustration	normal	Physical	—	100
fury cutter	bug	Physical	40	95
headbutt	normal	Physical	70	100
helping hand	normal	Status	—	—
hidden power	normal	Special	60	100
high jump kick	fighting	Physical	130	90
howl	normal	Status	—	—
ice punch	ice	Physical	75	100
iron defense	steel	Status	—	—
iron tail	steel	Physical	100	75
laser focus	normal	Status	—	—
low kick	fighting	Physical	—	100
low sweep	fighting	Physical	65	100
magnet rise	electric	Status	—	—
mega kick	normal	Physical	120	75
mega punch	normal	Physical	80	85
metal claw	steel	Physical	50	95
meteor mash	steel	Physical	90	90
mind reader	normal	Status	—	—
mud slap	ground	Special	20	100
nasty plot	dark	Status	—	—
natural gift	normal	Physical	—	100
payback	dark	Physical	50	100
poison jab	poison	Physical	80	100
power up punch	fighting	Physical	40	100
protect	normal	Status	—	—
psych up	normal	Status	—	—
quick attack	normal	Physical	40	100
quick guard	fighting	Status	—	—
rain dance	water	Status	—	—
rest	psychic	Status	—	—
retaliate	normal	Physical	70	100
return	normal	Physical	—	100
revenge	fighting	Physical	60	100
reversal	fighting	Physical	—	100
roar	normal	Status	—	—
rock slide	rock	Physical	75	90
rock smash	fighting	Physical	40	100
rock tomb	rock	Physical	60	95
role play	psychic	Status	—	—
round	normal	Special	60	100
screech	normal	Status	—	85
secret power	normal	Physical	70	100
shadow claw	ghost	Physical	70	100
sky uppercut	fighting	Physical	85	90
sleep talk	normal	Status	—	—
snore	normal	Special	50	100
strength	normal	Physical	80	100
substitute	normal	Status	—	—
sunny day	fire	Status	—	—
swagger	normal	Status	—	85
swift	normal	Special	60	—
swords dance	normal	Status	—	—
take down	normal	Physical	90	85
tera blast	normal	Special	80	100
thunder punch	electric	Physical	75	100
toxic	poison	Status	—	90
trailblaze	grass	Physical	50	100
upper hand	fighting	Physical	65	100
vacuum wave	fighting	Special	40	100
work up	normal	Status	—	—
zen headbutt	psychic	Physical	80	90

Commonly Asked Questions About Riolu

What type is Riolu?

Riolu is a fighting type Pokémon.

What does Riolu evolve into?

Riolu does not evolve.

What are Riolu's weaknesses?

Riolu is weak to fairy, flying and psychic type moves.