Riolu in Pokémon GO

Type	Fighting
Pokédex number	#447
Base Attack / Defense / Stamina	127 / 78 / 120
Max CP, level 40 / 50 / 51	993 / 1,123 / 1,136
Max HP, level 50	113
Buddy distance	5 km per Candy
Second Charged Attack	10,000 Stardust and 25 Candy
Height / weight	0.7 m / 20.2 kg

Riolu evolution

Pokémon GO has no evolution levels: a Pokémon evolves when you spend Candy on it (sometimes with an item or a task), at any level.

Riolu evolves into Lucario for 50 Lucario Candy.

Family: Riolu · Lucario

Riolu CP by level

Combat Power with perfect stats (15/15/15) and with 10/10/10. Players find that raid, egg and research catches never have a stat below 10; that floor is their measurement, not a number in the game data.

Level	CP 15/15/15	CP 10/10/10	HP 15/15/15	Note
15	425	392	69	research rewards are at most level 15 (game master)
20	567	522	80	eggs hatch at most level 20 (game master); raid catches are level 20 (players’ measurement)
25	709	653	90	raid catches in weather that boosts the boss’s type are level 25 (players’ measurement)
30	851	784	98	wild Pokémon are at most level 30 (game master)
35	922	849	102
40	993	915	106
45	1,057	974	110
50	1,123	1,034	113
51	1,136	1,047	114	best buddy bonus on a level 50 Pokémon

Riolu best moveset

Ranked by damage per second over one cycle of fast attacks and one charged attack. Assumptions: Riolu at level 40 with 15/15/15, a target with 180 Defense taking neutral damage, no weather boost, and the energy Riolu gains from being hit left out.

Fast attack	Charged attack	Damage per second
Counter	Blaze Kick	6.6
Counter	Cross Chop	6.5
Counter	Brick Break	6.4
Quick Attack	Cross Chop	6.4
Quick Attack	Blaze Kick	6.2

Fast attacks

Move	Type	Power	Energy	Time	Power / s
Counter	Fighting	13	9	1 s	13.0	same type, ×1.2
Quick Attack	Normal	10	13	1 s	10.0

Charged attacks

Move	Type	Power	Energy cost	Time	Power / s
Blaze Kick	Fire	40	33	1 s	40.0
Brick Break	Fighting	40	33	1.5 s	26.7	same type, ×1.2
Cross Chop	Fighting	50	50	1.5 s	33.3	same type, ×1.2
Low Sweep	Fighting	40	33	2 s	20.0	same type, ×1.2
Thunder Punch	Electric	50	33	2 s	25.0

Riolu weaknesses and resistances

Damage multipliers for each attack type against Fighting. Pokémon GO uses ×1.6 for super effective and ×0.625 for not very effective, multiplied for two types.

Attack type	Damage
Fairy	×1.6
Flying	×1.6
Psychic	×1.6
Bug	×0.625
Dark	×0.625
Rock	×0.625

Riolu CP calculator

Level Attack IV Defense IV HP IV

CP 993 · HP 106

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Sources: stats, moves, evolution costs and the CP multiplier for each level are from the Pokémon GO game master as published by PokeMiners (commit 8e227be, data of 28 August 2026). Which Pokémon are in the game: pogoapi.net (list of 31 January 2026). CP = ⌊(Attack+IV) × √(Defense+IV) × √(Stamina+IV) × CPM² / 10⌋, checked against pogoapi.net’s max CP table for 888 Pokémon. Raid catch levels and the 10/10/10 floor are players’ measurements; they are not in the game data. Pokémon and Pokémon GO are trademarks of their owners; this page is not affiliated with or endorsed by Niantic, Scopely, Nintendo, Creatures, GAME FREAK or The Pokémon Company.