Riolu

**Tier** | C (V5)

## General

Riolu is a Fighting type Pokemon, and the Pre-Evolution of Lucario. It first appeared in the 4th generation of Pokemon, with Diamond and Pearl. It has also first appeared in the Pokemon Mystery Dungeon series with Explorers of Time as a selectable character for either the Player or the Partner, and has been in every game since (Though not selectable as Partner in Gates to Infinity and Rescue Team DX). As the Mystery Dungeon Partner, Riolu's personality has varied, though it has usually been fairly loyal to the Player character, befriending them early on and helping them throughout the entire game.

In CMC, Riolu comes in two different variations; Partner Riolu, representing the Mystery Dungeon series, and Rangers Riolu, who acts more as a representation of how he could be in main Smash, acting as a Semi Clone of Lucario.

## Partner Riolu Attributes

In CMC, Partner Riolu is a light-medium weight with average ground speed, decent air speed, and somewhat floaty fall speed. While his general range is low, he does have fairly quick attacks and a good set of projectiles. He does have a good mix of damage-dealing moves and KO moves as well, making him a somewhat flexible fighter.
The main gimmick of Riolu here is his Item Bag system, which allows him to switch what his neutral special is, giving him several options depending on the situation. You can determine which item is selected by looking above his damage counter. This can also change his taunt, the details of which will be explained down below.

### Normal Moves

#### Other Attributes;

* Partner Riolu can Wall Jump
* Partner Riolu can use his taunts in mid-air, and his taunt changes based on what Item is selected with Item Bag; his first taunt has him eat a sead, healing him 2%. The second has him wave to the screen before giving a thumbs up, while the third has him spin and give a piece sign to the screen. The last has him punch forward, referencing both his official art as well as the basic attack animation from Pokemon. This taunt can spike opponents and does 2% to them

### Special Moves

* Throwables; The default set of items, these ones are you more standard projectiles that come in 4 varieties; the common, quick, low powered Spike; the high hitstun Geo Pebble; the slow, hefty Gravelroc; and the rare but extremely powerful Blast Seed. All of these have high range, with the slower ones being usable with neutral attacks.
* Paralysis; The second set, Riolu will toss a Paralysis Orb forward. Whoever gets hit will get stunned for some time. The more damaged the opponent, the longer they will be stunned.
* Trap; The third set, Riolu will crouch over and bury an orb into the ground which will soon activate. Anyone who touches it will cause it to explode, launching them. Riolu can have a total of 2 Trap Orbs out at a time; placing a 3rd orb will replace the first one placed.
 Side Special
 Up Special
 Down Special
 Final Smash

### Palettes

1. Default Palette, wearing the Harmony Scarf from Super Mystery Dungeon
2. He wears a red scarf, referencing PMD Red Rescue Team. Used for his Red Team palette
3. He wears a blue scarf, PMD Blue Rescue Team. Used for his Blue Team palette
4. References Grovyle from PMD Explorers of Time, Darkness, and Sky. Used for his Green Team palette
5. Riolu's Shiny Color. Used for his Yellow Team palette
6. Loosely based on Zorua. Can also reference Shadow Pokemon. Used for his Black Team palette
7. References Guildmaster Wigglytuff from the PMD Explorers games, as well as Mew
8. Resembles Lucario's white palette
9. Based on the Purple Kecleon from the PMD series, known as "Kecleon's Brother"
10. Based on Rockruff
11. References Renamon
12. References Litten
13. Uses the 4 colors + Background color from the Gameboy, of which Pokemon started on
14. References Zeraora's Shiny colors. Can also reference Pachirisu

 **Versus Theme** | Wild Battle Theme (Remastered) - Pokemon Rangers Guardian Signs

## Rangers Riolu Attributes

Rangers Riolu is a rather mobile character, though he is also a lightweight character. This also shows in his moveset; he has many quick attacks that can link into each other, and they are fairly short ranged. He still has a few longer ranged options with his specials and Smash Attacks, however.

### Special Moves

 Side Special
 Up Special
 Down Special
 Final Smash