Guide:Lucario Strategies

### Support

Lucario is a Pokémon with good balance who mixes attack power and speed. With the right held items, make sure to fully stack the damage you contribute to your attacks and moves as soon as you can.

## Move Tips

### Abilities

####  Steadfast

An unfavourable conflict can be rapidly turned around with the aid of this ability. Although the shield is only momentary, it does assist Lucario in avoiding what may otherwise be a fatal strike. Use the deadliest Lucario combos to change the course of the battle after the effect takes effect. If the opponent is still alive, swiftly retreat, which should be made a little simpler by the speed boost.

### Move List 1

####  Quick Attack

Lucario's primary choice for an aggressive attack will be **Quick Attack**. Due to its extended reach, Lucario can approach opponents near enough to engage in combat and even capture Wild Pokemon from their side. Additionally, by fleeing from battle, this ability can be utilised defensively to get out of tricky circumstances.

####  Power-Up Punch

This technique combines Quick Attack with Meteor Mash. The improvement Standard Attacks get after utilising this move is a bonus, though. Auto-attack your foes as you rush them to deliver some excellent additional damage. When Power-Up Punch is immediately followed by another move, its cooldown might be significantly reduced. This is especially useful when combined with close combat because every successful punch shortens the duration of the Power-Up Punch. You can also utilise Power-Up Punch and the improved  Standard Attack repeatedly by utilising  Bone Rush, which also stuns your enemy and resets cooldowns after you teleport.

####  Extreme Speed

The only difference between **Extreme Speed** and  Quick Attack is that when you strike a target that has been hit by this Move, you can reset Extreme Speed's own cooldown. The possibility of Extreme Speed resetting its own cooldown as well as the benefit of  Bone Rush's reset to all cooldowns when you teleport are maximised when combined with Bone Rush's stun.

### Move List 2

####  Meteor Mash

Meteor Mash's primary usage is really to shove enemies into an adverse position, despite the fact that it deals relatively little damage. Utilize  Quick Attack or  Extreme Speed to advance quickly on retreating opponents, then push them back to maintain pressure.

####  Close Combat

In contrast to  Bone Rush, Close Combat solely prioritises damage. The range of this skill is relatively constrained due to the fact that it is rooted in one particular location. Lucario will be able to deal more damage with this move if he is teamed up with a player who has a stun move, such as Pikachu or Gardevoir. For fixed targets, like boss Pokemon, Close Combat is ideal. When the move is upgraded, Lucario can continue to throw punches even when Drednaw or Zapdos use their crowd control abilities.

####  Bone Rush

With Bone Rush, Lucario can teleport to a bone he throws that stuns adversaries when they get hit, giving you more options for movement. Teleporting to the bone will reset all other cooldowns after you upgrade this talent, allowing you to utilise Moves even more frequently. If using Bone Rush defensively, you can hurl the opponent's bone away before utilising the move once more to break away from the conflict. Even better, you can trick the opposition into using all of their moves by setting up a Bone Rush from a distance, then re-enter the fray quickly with an  Extreme Speed.

### Unite Move

####  Aura Cannon

Aura Cannon has effects that aren't as striking compared to some of the Unite Moves that other Pokemon have. However, it does prepare Lucario for his most lethal attack, the Power-Up Punch, which when coupled with this attack nearly always results in the defeat of an opponent. If not, keep auto-attacking them until they collapse since  Power-Up Punch ups the damage of your subsequent  Standard Attack.

## Strengths / Weaknesses

* Excellent mobility.
* Great in any lane.
* High skill ceiling. Demands mastery of moves to take advantage of full potential.

## Recommended Builds

### High Mobility

With the help of  Bone Rush and  Extreme Speed, this build makes use of Lucario's mobility and damage output, enabling you to dodge attacks while doing as much damage as you can. Always use Extreme Speed's cooldown reset to increase your damage output.

Your assaults will be more powerful because to Muscle Band's improved attack speed and percentage-based damage. Make sure to fully stack Attack Weight as soon as you can because it adds an additional layer of damage to your strikes and manoeuvres. Since you'll enter and exit fights, increasing your damage as you take damage, Weakness Policy fits your gameplay perfectly. Instead of Weakness Policy, you might use Buddy Barrier for durability and survivability or Score Shield to make scoring simpler.

You can remove disables and debuffs with Full Heal and choose to ignore them temporarily. If you prefer greater mobility, though, equip the Eject Button. Six Brown Emblems for maximum damage and four White Emblems for extra HP should be in your loadout of Boost Emblems. Emblems that increase Attack or HP should be worn because you'll be rushing into and out of battle with your moves. Sp. Atk. can be freely traded.

Bone Rush
Attack WeightWeakness Policy | Full Heal | **Positive Stats**
• HP
• Attack
**Negative Stats**
• Sp. Atk
* **Attack Speed**: +7.50%
* **HP**: +210

### Damage Amplification

The difference between this build and the one before is that it makes use of damage amplification from several sources, especially from items. Your main moveset will also include  Power-Up Punch and  Close Combat. You have all the firepower necessary to use  Power-Up Punch to do tremendous damage in a single strike when Attack Weight, Weakness Policy, and Energy Amplifier are all in full effect.

X Attack completes the process by amplifying your equipment' damage one last time with X Attack. However, you might use X Speed as an escape technique in its instead.

Close Combat
• Attack
**Negative Stats**
• Sp. Atk
Movement Speed
* **HP**: +210
* **Cooldown**: -4.50%
* **Unite Move Charge Rate**: +6%

### Punch Burst

This build is focused on employing  Power-Up Punch and  Close Combat to deal heavy burst damage. Attack Weight, Muscle Band, and Razor Claw all help to increase the burst damage of  Power-Up Punch. Whether you're fleeing or pursuing foes, X Speed is a low cooldown mobility skill that comes in handy in a variety of circumstances. Additionally, you can utilise it to quicken your mobility while charging  Power-Up Punch.

For optimum damage, you need have 6 Brown Emblems in your loadout along with 4 Emblems of any colour. Since the focus of the build is on providing heavy burst damage with Power-Up Punch, equip Emblems that boost Attack. Movement Speed and Special Attack can be freely traded.

Close Combat
Attack WeightRazor Claw | X Speed | **Positive Stats**
• Attack
**Negative Stats**
• Sp. Atk
Movement Speed
* **Critical-Hit Rate**: +2.10%
* **Attack Speed**: +7.50%

## Hard Counters

A list of Pokemon that Lucario users should be aware of.

• Can completely stop Lucario's combos using  Telekinesis and/or  Slowbeam, or interrupt them with  Surf.
 Wigglytuff | Danger Level:

• Interrupts Lucario's combos with  Sing or  Dazzling Gleam.
 Snorlax | Danger Level:

• Can stop Lucario's combos using  Heavy Slam,  Yawn, and  Block.
• Can tank huge amounts of Lucario's damage using  Power Nap.
 Crustle | Danger Level:

• Can stop Lucario's combos and deal high damage using  Shell Smash and  X-Scissor.
• Can mitigate Lucario's damage and fight back using  Rubble Rouser.

## Credit

Credit for this information: https://game8.co/games/Pokemon-UNITE