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REMEMBER: Nintendo's official stance is that Lucario, like all Pokémon, go by gender-neutral pronouns. Be sure to use "it" instead of "he" or "she".

Lucario ranks 18th out of 41 on the [[Project M#Tier list|official]] [[tier list]], toward the top of the B tier. This is a considerable drop from their placement in ''Brawl'', where it was 11th out of 38.

*{{change|Lucario falls faster (1.2 → 2) going from the 32nd fastest faller out of 39 characters in ''Brawl to the 9th fastest out of 41 characters in ''Project M''. This significantly improves its endurance but makes it much more vulnerable to combos.}}  

 

*{{change|Up throw deals higher knockback however due to the changes in ''Project M'''s physics, it can still combo and chaingrab fast fallers.}}

*{{buff|Down throw deals less knockback. When coupled with the changes in ''Project M'''s physics, this grants it combo and chaingrab potential.}}

|[[Aura Sphere]]|| ≈0.75% (charge hits), 6-15% (Aura Sphere), 25% (Aura Bomb) || Lucario charges a spherical aura blast. Pressing the special button again will cause Lucario to fire it. This move now has only five levels of charge, the final one being available for only two frames before full charge. The super version of this attack is an extremely large Aura Bomb that moves even slower than the normal fully charged version and does much greater damage and knockback. The sphere also has hitboxes around Lucario's hands on startup, making it a viable close range option. Its monstrous size and low speed makes it a useful [[edge-guarding|edgeguarding]] tool.

|[[Force Palm]]|| 10%/8%/6% (aura close/mid/far), 13% (throw), 6% (escape) || Fires a burst of aura in front of itself. If the opponent is close to Lucario, the move acts like a grab, with Lucario blasting the foe with aura at point-blank range. When grabbing an opponent in the air, Lucario will throw them downwards, acting as a [[meteor smash]]. The super version of the move increases the damage and knockback of the throw, and makes the aerial version a [[spike]].

===Notable players===

*{{Sm|Fearless|USA}} - One of the three best Lucario players in the world. Ranked 1st on the Houston ''Project M'' Power Rankings and 19th on [[PMRank 2019]]. Placed 4th at [[Frozen Phoenix 2017]] and 5th at [[Blacklisted 3]].

*{{Sm|Rongunshu|Canada}} - Co-mains Lucario with {{PM|Marth}} and is considered one of the three best Lucario players in the world. Ranked 2nd on the Ontario ''Project M'' Power Rankings and 9th on [[PMRank 2019]].

*{{Sm|aMSa|Japan}} - Placed 2nd at [[Republic of Fighters 3]] and 9th at [[CEO 2014]].

*{{Sm|Double|USA}}

*{{Sm|Frozen|USA}} - One of his secondaries.

*{{Sm|Fudgepop01|USA}} - One of the more flashy Lucario players. Created many guides and tech posts for the character.

*{{Sm|Hylian|USA}}

*{{Sm|iPunchKidsz|USA}} - The best Lucario player in the world prior to his hiatus. Placed 5th at [[Paragon Los Angeles 2015]], 3rd at [[FinalBOSS]], and 5th at [[EVO 2016]].

*{{Sm|Mr.R|Netherlands}} - Placed 2nd at [[Avalon III]] and 7th at [[Super Smash Con 2015]].

*{{Sm|Risky|USA}}

*{{Sm|Searing Arrow|USA}} - Placed 7th at [[Super Smash Con 2015]].

*{{Sm|Stauffy|USA}} - Formerly ranked as high as 8th on the SoCal ''Project M'' Power Rankings.

Lucario has more variety with its palettes, which stand out more in team battles.

3.5 included a costume with a Gi that has the Fighting and Steel type emblems from the TCG on the back, an Expert Belt, and a Focus Band. This costume also has a black variation with a Choice Band and the Cobble Badge replacing the type emblems on the back.

*Coincidentally, Lucario gains a similar black palette swap in ''Super Smash Bros. 4''.

*Lucario appears to have taken inspiration from [[Ryu]], the main protagonist of [[Capcom]]'s ''{{uv|Street Fighter}}'' series.

**Its alternate costume loosely resembles the character's attire, despite it being meant to reference the [[bulbapedia:Black Belt (Trainer class)|Black Belt]] class from the Pokémon series.

**Additionally, Lucario has attacks that match the 3 staple moves of the "shoto" characters from ''Street Fighter''; its neutral special [[Aura Sphere]] resembles the [[Hadouken]], its new up-smash is an uppercut reminiscent of the [[Shoryuken]], and its neutral aerial is a spinning kick which looks like the [[Tatsumaki Senpukyaku]].

**Coincidentally, [[Ryu]] makes an appearance in ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', using all of the aforementioned ''Street Fighter'' moves.