Riolu

FightingSteadfast, Prankster (hidden)

In Exceeded: It is not in any of this guide's encounter tables. Its type (Fighting) and base stats (total 285) are the same as in the official games.

Level-up moves 17

Lv	Move	Type	Cat	Pow	Acc	PP
1	Endure Endures any attack for 1 turn, leaving at least 1HP.	Normal	Stat	—	—	10
1	Foresight Negates the foe's evasion. Raises Attack and Accuracy.	Normal	Stat	—	100	40
1	Quick Attack An extremely fast attack that always strikes first.	Normal	Phys	40	100	30
7	Counter Retaliates any physical hit with double the power.	Fighting	Phys	1	100	20
8	Metal Claw A claw attack that may raise the user's Attack.	Steel	Phys	75	95	15
10	Feint An attack that hits foes using moves like Protect.	Normal	Phys	30	100	10
16	Work Up The user is roused. Ups Attack and Sp. Atk.	Normal	Stat	—	—	30
19	Force Palm A shock wave attack that may paralyze the foe.	Fighting	Phys	60	100	10
20	Rock Smash A rock-crushing attack that may lower Defense.	Fighting	Phys	40	100	15
25	Screech Emits a screech to sharply reduce the foe's Defense.	Normal	Stat	—	85	40
28	Copycat The user mimics the last move used by a foe.	Normal	Stat	1	—	20
32	Quick Guard Evades priority attacks for one turn.	Fighting	Stat	—	—	15
33	Reversal Inflicts more damage when the user's HP is down.	Fighting	Phys	1	100	15
39	Nasty Plot Thinks bad thoughts to sharply boost Sp. Atk.	Dark	Stat	—	—	20
40	Swords Dance A fighting dance that sharply raises Attack.	Normal	Stat	—	—	20
44	Helping Hand Boosts the power of the recipient's moves.	Normal	Stat	—	100	20
51	Final Gambit The user faints to damage the foe equal to its HP.	Fighting	Spec	1	100	5

* a legal move, just moved to level-up · ** new to this game

TMs & HMs 25

#	Move · where to get it	Type	Pow
TM01	Focus Punch Not handed out, sold or hidden anywhere in this game's own map data	Fighting	150
TM05	Roar Route 114	Normal	—
TM06	Toxic Not handed out, sold or hidden anywhere in this game's own map data	Poison	—
TM08	Bulk Up Dewford Town Gym	Fighting	—
TM10	Hidden Power Slateport City	Normal	60
TM11	Sunny Day Not handed out, sold or hidden anywhere in this game's own map data	Fire	—
TM17	Protect Lilycove City — Department Store 4F	Normal	—
TM18	Rain Dance Not handed out, sold or hidden anywhere in this game's own map data	Water	—
TM21	Frustration Pacifidlog Town — House 2	Normal	1
TM23	Iron Tail Not handed out, sold or hidden anywhere in this game's own map data	Steel	100
TM26	Earthquake Not handed out, sold or hidden anywhere in this game's own map data	Ground	100
TM27	Return Fallarbor Town — Cozmo's House	Normal	1
TM28	Dig Route 114 — Fossil Maniac's House	Ground	80
TM31	Brick Break Sootopolis City — House 1	Fighting	75
TM32	Double Team Mauville City — Game Corner	Normal	—
TM39	Rock Tomb Rustboro City Gym	Rock	60
TM42	Facade Petalburg City Gym	Normal	70
TM43	Secret Power Slateport City	Normal	70
TM44	Rest Lilycove City — House 2	Psychic	—
TM45	Attract Verdanturf Town — Battle Tent Lobby	Normal	—
TM52	Work Up Littleroot Town — Professor Birch House 2F	Normal	—
TM59	Natural Gift Slateport City	Normal	1
TM66	Headbutt Petalburg Woods	Normal	70
HM04	Strength Route 112	Fighting	80
HM06	Rock Smash Mauville City — House 1	Fighting	40

Where to find Riolu

Not found in the wild — evolve or trade for it.

Other changes in this game

Has 2 abilities at once: whichever of its 2 ordinary abilities it was born with, plus 1 innate always on
Innates (always active): Inner Focus
What the innates do: Inner Focus — Prevents flinching.
Abilities you pick one of: Steadfast · Prankster — Status moves go first.
Hidden ability: Prankster
How its abilities arrive: Inner Focus, Prankster from the start; Fast Learning at Lv 20; Indomitable at Lv 25; Steadfast at Lv 38
Becomes Lucario
Tutor moves: Blaze Kick, Counter, Endure, Fury Cutter, Ice Punch, Mud-Slap, Rock Slide, Sleep Talk, Snore, Substitute, Swagger, Swift, Swords Dance, ThunderPunch
Egg moves: Agility, Bite, Blaze Kick, Bullet Punch, Circle Throw, Cross Chop, Crunch, Detect, Follow Me, High Jump Kick, Howl, Iron Defense, Low Kick, Meteor Mash, Mind Reader, Sky Uppercut, Vacuum Wave
Egg groups: Undiscovered
Catch rate 75