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Counter guide · Fighting / Steel · Gen IV

What beats Lucario?

The 5 hardest counters to Lucario ranked by type effectiveness, base-stat total, and Speed. Blacephalon outspeeds and hits for 2× with fire-type STAB.

Lucario
No. 448
Lucario
Fighting Steel
BST 525 · Speed 90 · Atk 110 · SpA 115

Top 5 counters

  1. #1
    Blacephalon
    No. 806
    Blacephalon
    Fire Ghost
    Hits Lucario for 2× via fire-type STAB Takes ½× back from steel-type STAB Speed: 107 > 90 (outspeeds) Lean: Special (SpA 151)
  2. #2
    Iron Moth
    No. 994
    Iron Moth
    Fire Poison
    Hits Lucario for 2× via fire-type STAB Takes ½× back from fighting-type STAB Speed: 110 > 90 (outspeeds) Lean: Special (SpA 140)
  3. #3
    Volcarona
    No. 637
    Volcarona
    Bug Fire
    Hits Lucario for 2× via fire-type STAB Takes ½× back from fighting-type STAB Speed: 100 > 90 (outspeeds) Lean: Special (SpA 135)
  4. #4
    Victini
    No. 494
    Victini
    Psychic Fire
    Hits Lucario for 2× via fire-type STAB Takes ½× back from fighting-type STAB Speed: 100 > 90 (outspeeds) Lean: Physical (Atk 100)
  5. #5
    Delphox
    No. 655
    Delphox
    Fire Psychic
    Hits Lucario for 2× via fire-type STAB Takes ½× back from fighting-type STAB Speed: 104 > 90 (outspeeds) Lean: Special (SpA 114)

Lucario's type weaknesses

2× weak to
Fire Fighting Ground
Immune to
Poison

How this list is computed

Each candidate is scored on best-STAB damage into Lucario, the damage taken back, Speed comparison, base-stat total, and offensive lean (Attack vs Sp. Attack). Candidates that Lucario hits super-effectively for 2× or more without taking comparable damage back are filtered out — they die first. Type-immune candidates are excluded entirely.

Counters are theoretical type-chart matchups, not damage calculations. Item, ability, and move-set choices can swing real battles. Use this list as a starting point, not a final answer.