| LUCARIO | ||
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| Universe | Pokémon | |
| Other Super Smash Bros. Appearances |  
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| Availability | Starter | |
| Final Smash | Mega Evolution | |
Lucario is a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Calamity.
Changes
Lucario no longer a pain-and-gain character, meaning it does not get stronger the more damage it has. Instead, any successful hit increases its aura charge, and if it uses any of its special attacks, the meter will reset.
Double Team is now its spot-dodge; if the opponent attacks Lucario during the starting frames of the spot-dodge, Lucario will fade away and reappear behind them doing a strong flying kick.
Jab, tilts and smash attacks can all be cancelled into each other, giving Lucario more combo potential.
Jab is now Close Combat, which is an infinite and deals more damage.
Forward tilt is now a backhand punch which hits only once.
New up smash, a multi-hitting aura uppercut, which is stronger.
Neutral aerial is now an aerial hurricane kick that is stronger.
Aura Sphere is slower and less powerful.
Aerial Force Palm grab has a new animation, in which Lucario spins around with the opponent in hand and slam them on the ground. Alternatively, Lucario can simply toss them downwards if the direction inputted is down.
New up special, Sky Uppercut, a rising uppercut similar to its up smash. While it is stronger, it covers less distance and is a poor recovery move.
Double Team (which in change is now the first few frames of its spot-dodge) is replaced with Extremespeed, which is a short dash forward (or in the air, diagonally downward), which can be used to evade attacks.
Moveset
- Lucario can wall cling and wall climb.
| Normal attacks | |||||||||||||||
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| Attack | Name | Description | Damage | ||||||||||||
| Jab | Close Combat | Lucario does two quick jabs into a flurry of punches, ending with an uppercut. | 2% (jabs) 1% (loop) 5% (finisher) | ||||||||||||
| Side tilt | Backhand punch | Lucario does a backhand punch. | 8% | ||||||||||||
| Side smash | Aura Burst | Lucario does a double palm thrust in front of it and releases a burst of aura. | 16% (uncharged) 22% (fully charged) | ||||||||||||
| Up tilt | Overhead kick | Lucario does an overhead kick. | 7% | ||||||||||||
| Up smash | Semi-Sky Uppercut | Akin to Ryu's Shoryuken, Lucario does a leaping uppercut that deals multiple hits. | 15% (uncharged; all hits) 24% (fully charged; all hits) | ||||||||||||
| Down tilt | Crouching kick | Lucario does a crouch kick. | 8% | ||||||||||||
| Down smash | Side aura bursts | Lucario does palm thrusts on both sides and releases an aura burst with
both palms. | 14% (uncharged) 21% (fully charged) | ||||||||||||
| Dash attack | Flying kick | Lucario does a flying kick. | 8% | ||||||||||||
| Aerial attacks | |||||||||||||||
| Attack | Name | Description | Damage | ||||||||||||
| Neutral air | Aerial hurricane kick | Lucario does an aerial hurricane kick similar to Ryu's Tatsumaki Senpukyaku. | 13% (early), 7% (late) | ||||||||||||
| Forward air | High Jump Kick | Lucario does a kick forward. | 12% | ||||||||||||
| Back air | Behind punch | Lucario does a behind punch. | 13% | ||||||||||||
| Up air | Lift kick | Lucario does a lift kick. | 10% | ||||||||||||
| Down air | Beneath stomps | Lucario does two stomps that causes it to suspend in mid-air for a bit. | 5% (each hit) | ||||||||||||
| Grabs and throws | |||||||||||||||
| Attack | Name | Description | Damage | ||||||||||||
| Grab | Lucario reaches out for the opponent. | ||||||||||||||
| Pummel | Aura Pulse | Lucario inserts a pulse of aura in the opponent. | 1% | ||||||||||||
| Forward throw | TBA | ... | ??% | ||||||||||||
| Back throw | TBA | ... | ??% | ||||||||||||
| Up throw | TBA | ... | ??% | ||||||||||||
| Down throw | TBA | ... | ??% | ||||||||||||
| Special attacks | |||||||||||||||
| Attack | Name | Description | Damage | ||||||||||||
| Neutral special | Aura Sphere | Lucario conjures a sphere of aura energy and launches it forward once used at full charge or when the special button is tapped during the charging frames. Size of the sphere varies depending on how much aura charge Lucario has. At full aura charge, Lucario instantly creates a full charged Aura Sphere (dubbed Aura Bomb). | 1% (charging hitbox) 4% (little charge) 6% (slight charge) 12% (full charge) 14% (Aura Bomb) | ||||||||||||
| Side special | Force Palm | Lucario thrusts its palm forward, creating a short-ranged brust of aura energy. If the opponent is close to Lucario, it will grab them and, on the ground, launch them with a strong palm thrust or, in the air, slam them downwards or toss them beneath it. | 8% (aura energy) 12% (close range) | ||||||||||||
| Up special | Sky Uppercut | Lucario does a rising, multi-hitting uppercut similar to its up smash. | 13% (all hits) | ||||||||||||
| Down special | Extremespeed | Lucario quickly dashes forward, or in the air, diagonally downwards. | 0% | ||||||||||||
| Final Smash | Mega Evolution | Lucario Mega Evolves into Mega Lucario, boosting its attacks and causing Aura Sphere to be at full charge for the duration of the evolution. | x1.8% (all attacks) | ||||||||||||
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