How to get Lucario in Pokemon Go
Lucario is an excellent Fighting/Steel-type Pokemon to have by your side, so here are all the ways you can add it to yourPokemon Goteam.
The Sinnoh region gave us plenty of iconic and powerfulPokemonsuch as Lucario, a Fighting/Steel-type monster with solid stats and a great move pool.
If you want to add this outstanding offensive attacker to your team, you should take advantage of its Mega Evolution –Mega Lucario– making its Pokemon Go debut.
Historically, there have only been two ways to get Lucarioin the game– aside from evolving a Riolu – and they are:battlingit as a Tier 3 Raid Boss and getting itas a rewardfor completing the Special Research Task “Level 48 Challenge – Part 4”.
During that time, trainers can take on Mega Lucario for a chance to capture it. Once they do, the mighty Pokemon will return to its regular form.
Shiny Lucario can be easily spotted as its body changes from steel blue to electric yellow. However, as it only appears in Raids or through the Special Research Task mentioned above, the odds of finding one are very slim as there are no methods to secure a Shiny spawn in the game.
Despite finding Lucario in Pokemon Go being a hard task, evolving it fromRioluis quite simple once you’ve gathered the required amount of Candy.
To evolve Riolu into Lucario, you’ll just need to feed it 50 Riolu Candy.
Keep in mind that Riolu can only be found by hatching Eggs, so the chances of getting one, and subsequently its Candy, are also slim. To speed up the evolution process, you can always transfer your extra Riolu to Professor Willow or set the Pokemon as your Buddy and go for a walk.
As a dualFighting/Steel-type, Lucario has the following stats:
That’s all you need to know about how to get Lucario in Pokemon Go. Don’t forget to check out our other guides onhow to get Best Buddy status,how IVs & CP workin the game, and some of our rankings like theBest Competitive Pokemonin Pokemon Go, or theBest Mega Evolutions.
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