Message #160949

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LUCARIO!!!!

Type: FIGHTING/STEEL
Ability: Inner Focus - This ability prevents flinching. However, it will not nullify Focus Punch flinches.
          Steadfast - When this Pokemon flinches, its Speed increases by one stage.
       Tier:  OU
Stats:

HP	70
Atck	110
Def	70
Sp. Atck	115
Sp. Def	70
Speed	90

Author's Opinion: This thing has a versatile movepool, but once one of its moves are revealed, it's whole movepool is discovered easily. Although it has average speed, it has Extremespeed and Vacuum Wave at its disposal. Overall, a good Pokemon.

Recommended Movesets:
Nature: Adamant/Jolly
Ability: Inner Focus
Item: Life Orb
EVs: 4 HP/252 Attack/252 Speed
~ Swords Dance
~ Close Combat
~ ExtremeSpeed
~ Stone Edge/Ice Punch/Crunch

Swords Dance up and sweep. Bai. WAIT. Stone Edge covers Salamence and Gyarados and does neutral to Gliscor, Lucario's worst enemy. If that is a problem, Ice Punch is an option. Crunch gets rid of the annoying walling Ghosts and Psychics.

Nature: Modest/Timid
Item: Choice Specs
EVs: 4 HP/252 Sp. Attack/252 Speed
~ Aura Sphere
~ Shadow Ball
~ Hidden Power (ROCK)/Hidden Power (ICE)
~ Vacuum Wave

Aura Sphere and Shadow Ball make an amazing combo, taking out the Psychics and Ghosts that wall it, and what's more is that it can get past physical walls amazingly. Hidden Power Rock for Gyarados and Salamence and a 2HKO on Gliscor with Stealth Rock factored in, and HP Ice dents Gliscor and Salamence badly, at the cost of Neutral damage on Gyarados.  

Vacuum Wave gets past its average Speed.

But this thing is walled by Blissey.

Countering Lucario:

There is no counter to both Physical and Special sets.

Physical: Gliscor can take on any Physical Set without Ice Punch and Earthquake for the OHKO.

Without Stone Edge, Gyarados can wall it.

Without Ice Punch or Stone Edge, be prepared to be decimated by Salamence.

Without Crunch, Cresselia, Rotom-A, and Dusknoir are examples of Pokemon that can wall it.

Special: Blissey can wall Special Lucario and set up with Thunder Wave to slow him down, or hit with Flamethrower or Seismic Toss. It can also heal off damage with Softboiled or Wish.

Spiritomb can wall it with ease since it is neutral to Shadow Ball. Gyarados can switch in on anything not Hidden Power Rock and hit back hard with its attacks.

Heatran can switch in and use its Fire moves or Earth Power to finish it.

Cresselia, Dusknoir, and any other bulky Psychics and Ghosts can wall it with ease. Beware Shadow Ball though.  

Magnezone can trap it and do 75% damage with Thunderbolt, but beware its Fighting Moves.



News and Improvements Section:
Hello, this is, uh, the news section.

August 7, 2009.
With his suggestion, I will add the Tier section to make things a lot helpful. It will be between the ability and stat sections. I will also link to previous reviews to make things a lot convenient in the section below. They will be listed alphabetically. Oh, and not to mention that this is also the first time I added the News Section .

August 11, 2009
Added separate section for the previous reviews.

August 12, 2009
Recolored Flying type.

August 20, 2009
Recolored Dragon type.

Previous Reviews:
Aerodactyl: Here
Alakazam: Here
Arcanine: Here
Bibarel: Here
Blaziken: Here
Dragonite: Here
Dusknoir: Here
Feraligatr: Here
Gallade: Here
Gyarados: Here
Meganium: Here
Milotic: Here
Salamence: Here
Skarmory: Here
Typhlosion: Here
Umbreon: Here