Lucario counters

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

Lucario
#0448 Lucario
FightingSteel
USAGE 4.0% #27
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 99.9% Crunch 99.5% Extreme Speed 99.4% Swords Dance 99.1% Stone Edge 0.4% Agility 0.4% Ice Punch 0.3% Payback 0.3%
Items
Life Orb 97.7% Lum Berry 1.8% Focus Sash 0.4% Black Belt 0.1% Expert Belt 0.0% Choice Band 0.0% nothing 0.0% Metal Coat 0.0%
Abilities
Inner Focus96.6%Steadfast3.4%
Common Teammates
Giratina-Origin85.3%Deoxys-Speed64.3%Kyogre60.4%Dialga55.1%Palkia39.3%Groudon34.1%Bronzong30.3%Darkrai20.9%
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Ranked #27 with 3.97% usage. Sorted by reliability score.