Editing Double Team

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|caption=Double Team in {{for3ds}}.

When used, Lucario enters a defensive tai chi-like stance. If it is attacked during this stance, it will teleport, then strike with a sliding kick from the left or right (depending on the direction the analog stick is held in) for moderate damage and surprisingly high knockback, which is even greater when Lucario has taken damage. If Lucario successfully counters with Double Team near an edge, it may teleport above the ledge and fall downwards as it unsuccessfully attacks, making recovery difficult. Double Team has a longer length than Marth's and Ike's [[Counter]], having the longest counter window in ''Smash 4'' at 35 frames (tied with [[Vision]]), which also comes out the fastest, at 5 frames (tied with [[Slip Counter]] and [[Witch Time]]). To compensate, it has the longest overall animation for a counter, being over 40 frames long after the counter frames. It is notably different in that it does not change power depending on the countered move; rather, it does a constant attack no matter what moves it counters. One of the most interesting features of Double Team is its intangibility, which lasts until the counter frames end, leaving him unaffected even by attacks that cannot be countered, such as grabs and Final Smashes. Additionally, if Lucario is hit during a Double Team and goes into the counter strike, Lucario will not have a [[hurtbox]] until it completes the counter attack. Double Team also reduces Lucario's falling speed for a minor duration. This move is rather easy to dodge, as it is possible to air dodge or shield the attack when Lucario disappears. Being an [[Aura]] based attack, in ''Brawl'', it does 7% at percents below 20% and at 170% or higher it deals 15%. In ''Smash 4'', it can deal as little as 7.26% at 0%, or as much as 18.7% above 190%.

Note that Lucario actually strikes the location around where it was hit, just like Counter does. If Double Team is used on a ranged attack or an attack that causes its user to move quickly ([[Spin Dash]], [[Rollout]], etc.), Lucario will most likely miss with its counter attack.

Double Team is rather useful in [[Boss Battles]] mode to dodge boss attacks. While it isn't guaranteed to hit the boss (and even then, it doesn't deal much damage), it is a quicker way to dodge than a [[roll]], [[short hop]]ped [[air dodge]], or just running away, and it has longer duration than a [[sidestep]].

[[File:DoubleTeam.png|thumb|left|Double Team in Generation VI.]]

In the ''Pokémon'' games, Double Team is a Normal-type status move introduced in Generation I that raises evasion by one stage, making it more likely for attacks to miss the user, and can be stacked for even larger evasion boosts. The move does not act like a counterattack like it does in the ''Smash Bros.'' games. It is generally banned in competitive play for its reliance on luck and its difficulty to counter effectively when paired with Baton Pass, making Double Team and similar moves very infamous among players. The animation in ''Brawl'' is similar to the animation in the Pokémon games (notably ones like ''Pokémon Battle Revolution'' or ''Pokémon Colosseum'').

Lucario can learn Double Team in all games it appears in via {{s|bulbapedia|TM32}}. The Japanese name of the move contains the term "bunshin" (分身 or 分進), with the former meaning "other self/clone", and the latter meaning to "divide and/or advance".

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Double Team Strike SSB4.jpg|Double Team's strike in {{for3ds}}.

*It is possible to pull off a "reverse" Double Team where Lucario attacks from the front. After using Double Team, simply hold the control stick or d-pad in the direction the player wishes to attack from. Advantages of pulling off a "reverse" Double Team include allowing Lucario to initiate combos and even wall-cling without the use of a second jump. A video showing this can be seen [http://youtube.com/watch?v=JtTrTZZVA-M&feature=related here].

*This move is also used by [[Greninja]] in one of its [[victory pose]]s, but it is unable to use the move itself in ''Smash 4'' during gameplay.

*Double Team is the only special move in Lucario's moveset that isn't also in its ''{{s|bulbapedia|Pokkén Tournament}}'' moveset as well, having Bone Rush in its place instead.