Riolu

FightingSteadfast, Inner Focus, Prankster (hidden)

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

Level-up moves 16

Lv	Move	Type	Cat	Pow	Acc	PP
1	Endure Prevents the user’s HP from lowering below 1 this turn.	Normal	Stat	—	—	10
1	Quick Attack Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Normal	Phys	40	100	30
4	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	100	35
12	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
24	Vacuum Wave Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Fighting	Spec	40	100	30
28	Screech Lowers the target’s Defense by two stages.	Normal	Stat	—	85	40
32	Quick Guard Prevents any priority moves from hitting friendly Pokémon this turn.	Fighting	Stat	—	—	15
36	Force Palm Has a chance to paralyze the target.	Fighting	Phys	60	100	10
40	Swords Dance Raises the user’s Attack by two stages.	Normal	Stat	—	—	20
44	Helping Hand Ally’s next move inflicts half more damage.	Normal	Stat	—	—	20
48	Copycat Uses the target’s last used move.	Normal	Stat	—	—	20
52	Final Gambit Inflicts damage equal to the user’s remaining HP. User faints.	Fighting	Spec	—	100	5
56	Reversal Inflicts more damage when the user has less HP remaining, with a maximum of 200 power.	Fighting	Phys	—	100	15

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

TMs & HMs 35

#	Move · where to get it	Type	Pow
TM01	Close Combat Victory Road	Fighting	120
TM05	Roar Route 114	Normal	—
TM06	Toxic Route 127	Poison	—
TM08	Bulk Up Sootopolis City	Fighting	—
TM10	Hidden Power Slateport City	Normal	60
TM11	Sunny Day Lilycove City	Fire	—
TM17	Protect Petalburg City Gym	Normal	—
TM18	Rain Dance Lilycove City	Water	—
TM21	Frustration Slateport City	Normal	—
TM23	Iron Tail Meteor Falls	Steel	100
TM26	Earthquake Mt. Pyre	Ground	100
TM27	Return Slateport City	Normal	—
TM28	Dig Route 110, Route 114	Ground	80
TM31	Brick Break Jagged Pass	Fighting	75
TM32	Double Team Froster Cave	Normal	—
TM39	Rock Tomb Slateport City	Rock	60
TM40	Aerial Ace Slateport City	Flying	60
TM42	Facade Route 115	Normal	70
TM43	Secret Power Slateport City	Normal	70
TM44	Rest Rustboro City	Psychic	—
TM45	Attract Route 109	Normal	—
TM48	Zen Headbutt Safari Zone	Psychic	80
TM52	Focus Blast Abandoned Ship	Fighting	120
TM60	Drain Punch Mossdeep City	Fighting	75
TM63	Rock Slide Fallarbor Town	Rock	75
TM65	Shadow Claw Fallarbor Town	Ghost	70
TM66	Payback Slateport City	Dark	50
TM67	Crunch Route 120	Dark	80
TM75	Swords Dance Route 114	Normal	—
TM78	Bulldoze Slateport City	Ground	60
TM84	Poison Jab Fortree City Gym	Poison	90
TM88	Low Sweep Slateport City	Fighting	65
TM90	Substitute Pacifidlog Town	Normal	—
HM04	Strength Dewford Town	Normal	80
HM06	Rock Smash Mauville City	Fighting	40

Where to find Riolu

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

Other changes in this game

Evolves into Lucario with high friendship during the day.
How to get it: Choose from Old Lady in Lavaridge Town.