Lucario (SSBU)

Son Goku in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Universe	none
Other playable appearances	in Brawl in SSB4
Availability	Unlockable
Final Smash

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“	Lucario the fast-as-lightning fighter is the only one whose attack power increases as it takes damage. A fighter that truly shines when in a pinch, choose Lucario for a thrilling battle.	”
—[1], Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

How to unlock

Complete one of the following:

• Play VS. matches, with Lucario being the 44th character to be unlocked.
• Clear Classic Mode with Machamp then Sonic in any order, being the first character unlocked.

About this fighter in this game

Lucario is one of the speediest characters in the game. He has an incredible run speed, and walk speed and air speed. He has aura and when he takes damage, He gets stronger. He can jump high and has a high combo potential by having less start up and lag. He is shown to be speedy and has stats like a Ninja fighter, Lucario is not a full ninja but he really suits to be a super ninja of super speed out speeding all speeds which is out speeding over 96% of the roster's speed. In the anime he is taller than Greninja but in This game Lucario is around Palutena's height so in this game he is not a giant. This reduces his hurtbox while Greninja is one of the tallest Characters a smash game had.

Attributes

Lucario is a fighter who gets better each time. He has almost nothing bad except the thing about being weak to weight-based throws like Mario's back and front throw or Incineroar's back throw and more. Lucario is a speedy, high-jumping, Strong light weight fighter who gets even more stronger when he gets damaged. So the higher damage he takes, the more he can damage and launch. So Damaging him is not that bad. And his defence is average making it harder for the opponent to get out from his terrible attacks. He has average defence and fast attacking speed followed by run speed Which makes is Combo potential, KO potential very high. He has high air speed so he can catch up to opponents when launched to finish them off and Lucario can also jump very high and he can do everything quickly except getting KOd quickly. He has a large Combo potential by having average lags and lower average lag and start up, He can chase opponents. He is a large threat and is a very good fighter. He is one of the fastest in the game.

He has very very few weaknesses. As he is a light weight (But his one is considered as balloon weight of his incredibly low weight), His weakness is throws. the problem is he is more lighter than 40% of the characters which make him weaker to throws than most characters. Throws which are weight-based and strong like Incineroar's ones, It is a danger to Lucario making it a very good option to escape the threat of him surviving on high Percents.

Update History

2.0.0

• Lucario is even lighter despite being very light, (69 → 67).
• His down ground attack has a higher hit box. A significant increase.
• His aura is force palm is much longer. Covers more range.
• Lucario runs a bit faster (2.746 → 2.769).

Attributes

• His run speed is very high, It is 2.769. It is so fast that he is in the top 20 fastest runners out of 1050 fighters. He is an incredible runner.
• His walk speed is high too, it is 1.588. Again one of the fastest.
• His air speed is very high, again one of the highest. 1.679.
• His attacking speed is super fast. He can attack super quickly with very low lag and start up and some times he can even have NO LAG.
• Overall speed, He is a ridiculously fast character with an extraordinary combo potential.
• He is light weight, lighter than 40% of the light weights. He has a weight value of 67 ( in the top 100 lightest). He is so light that he is actually balloon weight.
• His defence is 1.
• His resistance to launching is 1.
• He has aura which increases his power.
• His attack is okay at 0.
• His launching is okay at 0%.
• Through out the fight of his aura, he can reach up to an extraordinary attack.
• Each 10% he goes up by, his attack in damaging goes up by 1.1. and his launching goes up by 1.1 too. So in total his launching every 10% damage is actually better than 1.1, it is 1.21 which is extreme.
• The max his aura can boost is up to 400% and that is damaging is 4 times and launching is 4 times which equal 16 times. At 100% damage in total he will be launching opponents 4, which will make his power extraordinary and has no problem to KO opponents, at 100% his KO potential is one of the best ever.

Taunts

• He waves his arms around with Aura coming out.
• Lucario says "You Man, Come here now!"
• Lucario is surrounded by Aura.

Victory poses

• Lucario dashes in and jump and does the sonic down aerial.
• Lucario comes in somersaulting and lands.
• Lucario shoots every where and says "Your dead"

Moveset

Note: All numbers are listed as base damage, without the 1v1 multiplier.

		Name	Damage	Description
Neutral attack			1.4%	Lucario punches then another punch and then a kick./ Blue aura follows the motion of his arm. When he takes 0% his total is 5% and launches normally of how it should do, which is not that powerful. But when he gets to 10% , his neutral attack does much better. The lag between each move is 0 which is very low, and the end lag is low too, it is 1. The start up is low, 0. So as soon as you press the button. It is ultimate, NO LAG
			1.6%
			2%
Forward tilt			4.8%	Lucario does a low angle punch. It has better launching than his neutral attack and on 70% damage, This move launches opponents good. It has normal start up and normal lag. Hits twice even though Lucario only uses one paw. Has 0 start up and 1 lag.
Up tilt			4.9%	An outside crescent kick. It is a good move to combo than other moves, the other moves are great but this one requires less run and when he gains aura, this move can really hit them hard upwards. 0 Start up and 0 lag.
Down tilt			3.4%	A kneeling Hapkido-style shin kick. It can be followed up with a dash attack or a dash grab with low Aura. Or any thing, it is a very fast move, with 0 start up only so Really this is one of the moves with 0 start up and has 0 frames of lag. It is not much of a launching move but It has a huge Combo potential like His other moves. It starts to launch like around when Lucario is on 100% damage. It also has a very large hit box.
Dash attack			4.2%	A flying kick. A fast move with low lag and less start up, like all moves it has a large combo potential, It also is good for hitting opponents far. 0 Start up and 1 End Lag.
Forward smash			14.3% (no charge) 18.8% (Fully Charged)	A double palm thrust that emits small blasts of Aura. It is a very powerful move and it is when Lucario is on 70% a OHKO when Lucario is on 70% or over and The opponent (Mario) is some where around 10% at edge of stage thus It also Has a high combo potential, 0 start up and 1 lag. It can easily be followed up by A grab on another side smash as Lucario has almost no start up making his combo potential in the top 150 out of the 1051 fighters in the game but obviously Arceus is not included in ranks or statistics so out of 1050 in the game. 0 start up and 1 end lag. Or is Lucario is on 50%, Mario at edge of stage, it can KO Mario at 31%. So Lucario can KO Mario very early when he has damage. Also it is ultra fast. 0 start up and 1 lag. So if use the button, It will hit instantly with no chance for Opponent to dodge. Lucario at normal attack which is 0%, He KOs Mario at edge around 131 which is still good even when he has 0% damage.
Up smash			10.5% (hit 1) 7.5% (Hit 2) 14.8% (Hit 1 and Full Charged) 10.2%% (Hit 2 and Full Charged)	A modified version of the long choui, an uppercut-styled punch in Shaolin Kung Fu. Hits twice even though Lucario only uses one paw. It has even less start up than Forward Smash and Also Has less lag than Forward smash even though it is much more damaging and launching so overall super powerful and can easily land A OHKO IF Lucario has 35% damage or over, And opponent has anything above 28% then it is 1 Hit KO even if it is not Charged. 0 start up and 0 lag.
Down smash			12% (No Charge) 17% (fully Charged)	A modified version of the kap theai choui. Hits on both of its sides. It is less lag and less start up and has a high launch. It is strong and like all moves have high combo potential. And Can 100% OHKO when Lucario is damaged over 80% and Opponent is over 70%. 0 start up and 1 lag.
Neutral aerial			4.2% (hit 1) 3% (Hit 2)	Spins while emitting Aura from its paws. Very low landing lag and end lag and start up is low. This is a great move for him to space and It is excellent to knock opponents out. 0/1/0.
Forward aerial			4.9%	A stretch kick. It has again 0 Start up and 0 Lag and 1 land Lag. This is move is one of the best moves for Lucario and can use it 2 times in a row and when he lands he can straight away jump and attack.
Back aerial			6.3%	The sou choui, a sweeping punch in Shaolin Kung Fu. It is Good for damaging and very strong knock back, It has a low start up and low end lag. With the combination of good damage and powerful knock back, it has a strong launch and can KO opponents if Lucario has 100% and Opponent has over 100%. Start up/End lag/Land lag. 0/1/0
Up aerial			5.8%	Leans back and performs a front kick upward. It is fast in all stats like all of his other moves. Start up/End lag/Land lag. 1/0/0
Down aerial			3.6% (hit 1), 4% (hit 2)	Stomps twice. It has 1 Start up and 1 Lag and 0 End lag. It is a super fast move and can launch opponents good.
Grab			—	Clinches the opponent.
Pummel			1%	A surge of Aura. Very Fast and can do 10 pummels at 0% grab and It keeps on getting stronger so when Lucario has 100% damage and Opponent is on 0%, he can use it 10 times and do 20% with a pummel or when opponent gets around 70%, he can even use it 20 times.
Forward throw			3.8%	Shoves the opponent away. Not that Great at damage but it does not matter. After Lucario starts getting damaged, This moves gets extra powerful. Also this is weight based. 0 end lag.
Back throw			6.7%	The tai otoshi, a Judo throw. A super powerful throw and Like all of his moves, It becomes a very threatening move when he takes damage. It is not weight based. 0 end lag.
Up throw			4.2% (hit 1), 2.8% (throw)	An upward front kick, with Lucario backflipping. Strong and fast. 0 end lag.
Down throw			5.8%	Holds the opponent over its head and then slams them into the ground. A good move and easily followed by combos. 0 end lag.
Forward roll Back roll Spot dodge Air dodge		—	—
Techs		—	—
Floor attack (front) Floor getups (front)			5%	Kicks around itself before getting up. 0 end lag.
Floor attack (back) Floor getups (back)			5%	Kicks around itself before getting up. 0 end lag.
Floor attack (trip) Floor getups (trip)			5%	Kicks behind itself and then in front of itself while getting up. 0 end lag.
Edge attack Edge getups			5.6%	Performs a double palm thrust that emits a small blast of Aura while climbing up. 0 end lag.
Neutral special		Aura Sphere	0.9% (No Charge) 10.8% (Full Charged)	A chargeable, condensed sphere of Aura. Pressing the special button again will make Lucario fire the aura sphere. Its size scales with Aura. A charging Aura Sphere can lead into up smash for a KO.
Side special		Force Palm	6% (near blast), 5% (mid/far blast), 9% (throw), 4% (escape)	Fires a stream of Aura. Its blast's range scales with Aura. If the opponent is close to Lucario, the move acts like a grab, with Lucario grabbing the opponent and then striking them with a palm thrust at point-blank range. It is a fast move, again like others it has low start up and low lag. 1 end lag and 1 start up.
Up special		Extreme Speed	4.7%	Propels itself in a predetermined direction by blasting steams of Aura from its forepaws. Has a hitbox at the end of its animation. Like Force Palm's blast, Extreme Speed's range scales with Aura. It is a fast and travels far and is no start up and low lag. 1 end lag.
Down special		Double Team	12%	Performs a kata. If Lucario is attacked, it will disappear while emitting after images and then counterattacks with a flying kick from behind the attacker.
Final Smash		Aura Storm	3% (startup), 1% (hits 1-31), 10% (hit 32) (44% total)	Mega evolves and a blast down of aura.

Summary

He has almost No lag and start up in most of his moves. He has made excellent Progress and put into the S tier. The thing is that his Combo potential is too high and his moves are too fast followed by ordinary defence and easily powered by aura, He is so fast to he can do easy combos and when he even takes 50% damage, he will launch opponents 2.25 more. So he gats easy KOs. Also His smash attacks are one of the fastest a game can have which is also powerful so with his aura he is going to be very powerful. He just needs to damage opponents and easily beat them up. His weakness is weight based throws where he get launched a lot. But he easily can dodge then and hit because of his speed. But the threat the weight based throws are to him are a lot. Non-weight based throws depend on how powerful the throws is but if a weight based throws is used on Lucario, It will to extra Launching. Especially the fact that Lucario has an extremely low eight value making him super vulnerable to weight based throws. That is the easiest way to escape the danger Lucario can give. Especially if they have a stronger base knock back, he is in real danger. He also got boosted significantly by the update. His speed of his moves are so fast that 3 full neutral special can out speed cloud's neutral special and cloud's one is super fast with around less than 10 frames in each part. While Lucario has around 1-2 frames in each thing. Lucario can use all of his tilts before Mario can use a side smash. Lucario is just too fast. He has super ground mobility and super speed in attack and air, also his recovery is great of his super high and fast low lag extreme speed and his absurdly high jump. He has an exceptional pummel, when an Opponent is at 0% he can do a maximum of 10 pummels and around 70% the opponent is on, Lucario can do a maximum of 20 pummels. If Lucario is on 100% damage and does the 10 pummels then he done 20% damage just by pummeling, if he does 20 pummels then he does 40% by pummeling. Lucario is an exceptional character who is in S tier. Lucario is so fast that he can do the whole fight with 30 side smashes in a row. like just continuously pressing the side smash code all the time and the Opponent won't go, It will just take the damage of Lucario's exceptional speed. This makes Lucario such a threat and if he can do 1 jab on you your probably finished. a row of neutral specials until 400% damage or anything without your Opponents even touching you. Lucario also can do this with the advantage of Aura thus Having average Survivability allowing him to survive up to percents like 100% (Which all characters can do But Lucario will be 4 times more powerful (2 × 2)) so Lucario is easily going to win and is clearly one of the Best Characters of All time in Smash Games.