Lucario counters

Gen 4 OU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

Lucario
#0448 Lucario
FightingSteel
USAGE 14.6% #14
ABILITYInner Focus
BASE STATS
HP 70
ATK 110
DEF 70
SPA 115
SPD 70
SPE 90
BST525
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
FireFightingGround
½×
NormalGrassIceDragonDarkSteel
¼×
BugRock
0×
Poison
Moves
Close Combat 59.4% Extreme Speed 42.0% Aura Sphere 40.2% Vacuum Wave 39.9% Calm Mind 39.6% Swords Dance 38.0% Crunch 29.3% Ice Punch 27.9%
Items
Life Orb 53.7% Shuca Berry 24.1% Choice Scarf 14.8% Focus Sash 3.7% Lum Berry 1.9% Choice Band 0.7% Choice Specs 0.5% Salac Berry 0.4%
Abilities
Inner Focus83.3%Steadfast16.7%
Common Teammates
Latias47.3%Tyranitar45.6%Gyarados35.5%Metagross28.9%Scizor24.9%Rotom-Heat24.8%Dragonite23.1%Swampert22.4%

Checks & Counters

Ranked by reliability — blends KO rate with how often each Pokémon is matched up.

This Pokémon doesn't have enough usage for Smogon to compute meaningful Checks & Counters. Only the most-used Pokémon in a format receive this data.

Ranked #14 with 14.56% usage. Sorted by reliability score.