Lucario

Lucario
Lucario
Pokémon character
	Lucario artwork by Ken Sugimori
First appearance	Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew (2005)
First game	Pokémon Diamond and Pearl (2006)
Designed by	Ken Sugimori (finalized)
Voiced by	English Sean Schemmel (movie, SSB for 3DS/Wii U - Ultimate); Bill Rogers (all other appearances); Japanese Daisuke Namikawa (all other appearances); Daisuke Sakaguchi (anime, Riley’s/Gen’s and Maylene’s/Sumomo’s); Rikako Aikawa (anime, Cameron's/Kotetsu's); Kiyotaka Furushima (anime, Korrina's/Corni's);
In-universe information
Species	Pokémon
Type	Fighting/Steel

Lucario (ルカリオ, Rukario, /luːˈkɑːrioʊ, lʊ-/) is a Pokémon species in Nintendo and Game Freak's Pokémon franchise. Created by Game Freak and finalized by Ken Sugimori, Lucario first appeared as a central character in the film Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew, then a cameo in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team and Red Rescue Team, and later appeared in the video games Pokémon Diamond and Pearl and subsequent sequels, also appearing in various merchandise, spin-off titles and animated and printed adaptations of the franchise. Lucario is voiced by Daisuke Namikawa, Daisuke Sakaguchi, Rikako Aikawa and Kiyotaka Furushima in Japanese, and Bill Rogers and Sean Schemmel in English.

Known as the Aura Pokémon, Lucario can sense and manipulate Aura (波導, Hadō), a special kind of energy emitted by Ash in the anime, and some special Lucario users who have a special and strong bond with their Lucario creatures. Since its debut, Lucario has received critical acclaim, and has been featured in several forms of merchandise, including figurines, plush toys, and the Pokémon Trading Card Game. Lucario has also been featured as a playable character in the Super Smash Bros. series since Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.