Riolu

FightingSteadfast, Inner Focus

Johto Safari Zone — Peak Johto Safari Zone — Peak Johto Safari Zone — Peak Open in the guide Compare

In Mirror Gold: First found in Johto Safari Zone — Peak (Walk (Day)), and in 1 more area. Its type (Fighting) and base stats (total 285) are the same as in the official games. Abilities: it loses Prankster. 6 of its 15 level-up moves are new compared with Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver, including Metal Claw and Work Up.

Level-up moves 15

Lv	Move	Type	Cat	Pow	Acc	PP
1	Quick Attack Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Normal	Phys	40	100	30
1	Endure Prevents the user’s HP from lowering below 1 this turn.	Normal	Stat	—	—	10
1	Foresight Forces the target to have no Evade, and allows it to be hit by Normal and Fighting moves even if it’s a Ghost.	Normal	Stat	—	—	40
7	Feint Hits through Protect and Detect.	Normal	Phys	30	100	10
8	Metal Claw Has a chance to raise the user’s Attack by one stage.	Steel	Phys	50	95	35
9	Counter Inflicts twice the damage the user received from the last physical hit it took.	Fighting	Phys	—	100	20
16	Work Up Raises the user’s Attack and Special Attack by one stage each.	Normal	Stat	—	—	30
20	Rock Smash Has a chance to lower the target’s Defense by one stage.	Fighting	Phys	40	100	15
26	Screech Lowers the target’s Defense by two stages.	Normal	Stat	—	85	40
26	Force Palm Has a chance to paralyze the target.	Fighting	Phys	60	100	10
34	Nasty Plot Raises the user’s Special Attack by two stages.	Dark	Stat	—	—	20
34	Copycat Uses the target’s last used move.	Normal	Stat	—	—	20
40	Swords Dance Raises the user’s Attack by two stages.	Normal	Stat	—	—	20
43	Reversal Inflicts more damage when the user has less HP remaining, with a maximum of 200 power.	Fighting	Phys	—	100	15
44	Helping Hand Ally’s next move inflicts half more damage.	Normal	Stat	—	—	20

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

TMs & HMs 49

#	Move · where to get it	Type	Pow
TM00	Mega Punch Goldenrod Department Store 5F	Normal	80
TR00	Swords Dance Goldenrod Department Store Lower 2F (also at Celadon Department Store Upper 2F)	Normal	—
TM001	Focus Punch	Fighting	150
TR02	Toxic Goldenrod Department Store Lower 2F (also at Celadon Department Store Upper 2F)	Poison	—
TM005	Roar	Normal	—
TM008	Bulk Up	Fighting	—
TM010	Hidden Power	Normal	60
TR10	Earthquake Mt. Mortar (hidden) (also at Celadon Department Store Upper 2F, Viridian Mart)	Ground	100
TM011	Sunny Day	Fire	—
TR11	Rock Slide Mt. Mortar 2F (hidden) (also at Celadon Department Store Upper 2F, Pewter Mart)	Rock	75
TR12	Agility Blackthorn / Battle Frontier Mart (also at Celadon Department Store Upper 2F, Indigo Plateau)	Psychic	—
TM015	Low Kick Goldenrod Department Store 5F	Fighting	—
TM017	Protect Goldenrod Department Store 5F	Normal	—
TM018	Rain Dance	Water	—
TM021	Frustration Celadon Department Store 3F	Normal	—
TR21	Reversal Celadon Department Store Upper 2F (also at Viridian Mart)	Fighting	—
TR26	Endure Goldenrod Department Store 4F (also at Celadon Department Store Upper 2F)	Normal	—
TM027	Return Celadon Department Store 3F	Normal	—
TM028	Dig Celadon Department Store 3F	Ground	80
TM031	Brick Break	Fighting	75
TR31	Iron Tail Blackthorn / Battle Frontier Mart (also at Celadon Department Store Upper 2F, Indigo Plateau)	Steel	100
TR36	Iron Defense Goldenrod Department Store 4F (also at Celadon Department Store Upper 2F)	Steel	—
TM038	Helping Hand Goldenrod Department Store 5F	Normal	—
TM039	Rock Tomb	Rock	60
TM040	Aerial Ace	Flying	60
TR41	Work Up Blackthorn / Battle Frontier Mart (also at Celadon Department Store Upper 2F, Indigo Plateau)	Normal	—
TM042	Facade	Normal	70
TR42	Close Combat Celadon Department Store Upper 2F (also at Viridian Mart)	Fighting	120
TM043	Secret Power	Normal	70
TM044	Rest	Psychic	—
TM045	Attract	Normal	—
TR45	Focus Blast Celadon Department Store Upper 2F (also at Viridian Mart)	Fighting	120
TR47	Nasty Plot Union Cave B1F (hidden) (also at Celadon Department Store Upper 2F, Viridian Mart)	Dark	—
TM052	Crunch Goldenrod Department Store 5F	Dark	80
TM056	Fling	Dark	—
TM060	Drain Punch	Fighting	75
TM065	Shadow Claw	Ghost	70
TM066	Payback	Dark	50
TM077	Psych Up Goldenrod Department Store Upper 2F	Normal	—
TM078	Captivate Celadon Department Store 3F	Normal	—
TM082	Sleep Talk	Normal	—
TM084	Poison Jab	Poison	80
TM087	Swagger Celadon Department Store 3F	Normal	—
TM090	Substitute	Normal	—
TM115	Zen Headbutt Mahogany Mart Post-Rocket Hideout (also at Celadon Department Store 3F)	Psychic	80
TM120	Blaze Kick Celadon Department Store 3F	Fire	85
TM142	Vacuum Wave Goldenrod Department Store 5F	Fighting	40
HM04	Strength	Normal	80
HM06	Rock Smash	Fighting	40

Where to find Riolu

Area	Method	Level
Johto Safari Zone — Peak	Walk (Day)
Johto Safari Zone — Peak	Walk (Morning)
Johto Safari Zone — Peak	Walk (Night)
Johto Safari Zone — Peak	Walk (bonus) (Day)
Johto Safari Zone — Peak	Walk (bonus) (Night)
Route 34	Grass (Night)	11-14

Other changes in this game

Evolves into Lucario — with high friendship
Egg moves: Cross Chop, Detect, Bite, Mind Reader, Sky Uppercut, High Jump Kick, Agility, Vacuum Wave, Crunch, Low Kick, Iron Defense, Blaze Kick, Bullet Punch, Follow Me
Tutor moves: Bulk Up, Bulldoze, Coaching, Drain Punch, Dual Chop, Focus Energy, Focus Punch, Fury Cutter, Headbutt, Helping Hand, Ice Punch, Iron Defense, Iron Tail, Laser Focus, Low Kick, Magnet Rise, Mud-Slap, Poison Jab, Rest, Rock Slide, Rock Smash, Role Play, Shadow Claw, Sleep Talk, Snore, Swift, ThunderPunch, Vacuum Wave, Zen Headbutt