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Lucario

Rank 42

Lucario build and set

FightingSteel
Usage
3.1%—
Brought
58.2%
Leads
37.3%
Mega Evolves
51.3%
Win rate
44.5%
▼ 5.5 pts below 50%
41.9% – 47.2% · 1,332 games

22,204 battles · 7 days · updated 10 min ago

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Mega Lucario Z

FightingSteel

Inner Focus

Lucarionite ZTimid+Spe −Atk

  • FightingSpecialAura Sphere
  • NormalStatusProtect
  • SteelSpecialFlash Cannon
  • FightingStatusDetect
HP
147
2
Atk
108
0
Def
90
0
SpA
216
32
SpD
90
0
Spe
223
32

Item, ability and moves: the most revealed in VGC 2026 Reg M-C over 7 days

Nature and SP: Smogon, September 2026

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Lucario @ Lucarionite Z
Ability: Inner Focus
Level: 50
EVs: 2 HP / 32 SpA / 32 Spe
Timid Nature
- Aura Sphere
- Protect
- Flash Cannon
- Detect

Spreads (Smogon)

Source: Smogon, September 2026 (1,760+ cutoff)

  1. Timid

    +Spe−Atk

    14.8%Most used
    • HP2
    • Atk0
    • Def0
    • SpA32
    • SpD0
    • Spe32

  2. Modest

    +SpA−Atk

    7.2%
    • HP2
    • Atk0
    • Def0
    • SpA32
    • SpD0
    • Spe32

  3. Modest

    +SpA−Atk

    3.1%
    • HP20
    • Atk0
    • Def0
    • SpA16
    • SpD0
    • Spe30

Abilities

  • Inner Focus 88.9%
  • Justified 10.1%
  • Steadfast 1.0%

Moves

Revealed in 650 games

Show all (30)
  • SteelSpecialSteel Beam5.8%
  • FightingPhysicalClose Combat3.4%
  • SteelPhysicalMeteor Mash2.8%
  • FightingSpecialVacuum Wave1.8%
  • SteelPhysicalBullet Punch1.4%
  • FightingPhysicalDrain Punch1.4%
  • NormalPhysicalExtreme Speed0.9%
  • FightingSpecialFocus Blast0.9%
  • GhostSpecialShadow Ball0.8%
  • FightingSpecialFinal Gambit0.6%
  • RockPhysicalStone Edge0.6%
  • FightingStatusCoaching0.5%
  • DragonSpecialDragon Pulse0.5%
  • IcePhysicalIce Punch0.5%
  • PsychicSpecialPsychic0.5%
  • GroundPhysicalBone Rush0.3%
  • NormalStatusCopycat0.3%
  • GroundPhysicalEarthquake0.3%
  • SteelStatusIron Defense0.3%
  • PoisonPhysicalPoison Jab0.3%
  • NormalStatusSwords Dance0.3%
  • ElectricPhysicalThunder Punch0.3%

Items

Revealed in 579 games

30-day trend2.7% – 3.9%

Most common teammates

Lead pairs

Counters

Struggles against

  1. Indeedee-Fwins 33.8%71 games
  2. Politoedwins 40.2%127 games
  3. Salamencewins 35.8%53 games

Does well against

  1. Kingambitwins 60.8%51 games
  2. Basculegionwins 53.2%62 games
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Lucario is on 3.1% of VGC 2026 Reg M-C teams (7 days), ranking 42. Its most seen moves are Aura Sphere, Protect and Flash Cannon. The most revealed item is Lucarionite Z. It usually teams up with Rillaboom and Incineroar. It is brought in 58% of its games and leads in 37%.