Lucario counters

Gen 9 Mix and Mega · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Lucario
#0448 Lucario
FightingSteel
USAGE 1.3% #84
ABILITYJustified
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 92.4% Extreme Speed 85.5% Swords Dance 85.2% Ice Punch 37.4% Meteor Mash 31.8% Copycat 12.8% Metronome 12.8% Flash Cannon 9.9%
Items
Pinsirite 60.6% Feraligite 19.7% Banettite 12.8% Altarianite 2.6% Glalitite 1.2% Blastoisinite 0.9% Diancite 0.5% Metagrossite 0.3%
Abilities
Justified68.9%Steadfast20.6%Inner Focus10.4%
Common Teammates
Great Tusk59.9%Regieleki53.3%Magearna39.1%Zapdos38.5%Sinistcha37.9%Milotic27.2%Entei16.0%Dragonite15.5%
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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 #84 with 1.34% usage. Sorted by reliability score.