Cameron's Lucario: Difference between revisions

'''Cameron's Lucario''' (Japanese: '''コテツのルカリオ''' ''Kotetsu's Lucario'') is the first Pokémon that {{un|Cameron}} is shown to have. It is also his main Pokémon and tends to walk around [[Walking Pokémon|outside of its Poké Ball]].

==In the anime==

[[File:Cameron and Lucario.png|thumb|left|250px|Lucario and Cameron]]

Lucario first appeared in ''[[BW093|Goodbye, Junior Cup - Hello Adventure!]]'' as a Riolu. They revealed that they had come to enter the [[Pokémon World Tournament Junior Cup]] only to find out that it had already ended, much to Cameron's displeasure. Later, Cameron and Riolu revealed to {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} that they planned on entering the Unova League, but only had seven Gym Badges.

 

 

Later, Riolu reappeared with its Trainer at [[Vertress City]], where they camped out near the building where the [[Vertress Conference]] was being held. After Cameron revealed he forgot to enter in the tournament, Ash dragged the two to the building to register. In ''[[BW104|Mission: Defeat Your Rival!]]'', Riolu was used against [[Bianca's Emboar]] in the Vertress Conference. Despite the much larger size of its opponent, Riolu was able to gain an advantage by using {{m|Circle Throw}} to use Emboar's weight against him. Emboar quickly regained the advantage in the fight, but Riolu countered by copying his moves with {{m|Copycat}}. Eventually, Riolu defeated Emboar with {{m|Vacuum Wave}}, making Cameron the victor of the battle.

In ''[[BW107|Cameron's Secret Weapon!]]'', Riolu was used against [[Ash's Unfezant]] in the Vertress Conference. Despite being at a disadvantage, Riolu easily defeated the Proud Pokémon. Next, it faced [[Ash's Snivy]] and managed to quickly overpower her. However, Snivy made a comeback and countered all of Riolu's attacks, eventually sending it back with a powerful {{m|Leaf Storm}}. This caused Riolu to evolve into a {{p|Lucario}}, making it much stronger. [[BW108|The battle continued]], and Lucario was able to use its new strength to easily overpower Snivy before knocking her out with its newly learned {{m|Aura Sphere}}. Lucario then battled with Ash's Pikachu. The damage Pikachu took from battling {{p|Samurott}} and {{p|Swanna}} quickly put him at a disadvantage, causing Lucario to defeat Pikachu with Aura Sphere and win the battle for Cameron.

In the semifinals, Cameron found himself up against [[Virgil]] and his team of [[Eeveelution]]s. The final battle came down to between Lucario and Virgil's {{p|Flareon}}; however, Lucario had already been weakened by Virgil's {{p|Espeon}} and was quickly finished off by Flareon's super effective {{m|Fire Blast}}, eliminating Cameron from the competition.

===Personality and characteristics===

Since its debut, Lucario tended to be annoyed by its Trainer's forgetfulness. Despite this, it is friendly, and gets along well with other Pokémon as well as with its Trainer, which can be attributed to the fact that it evolved from Riolu, who evolves from friendship. In battle, Lucario is a very powerful fighter, and was able to take down opponents much larger than it even as a Riolu, such as [[Bianca's Emboar]] and [[Kenton]]'s {{p|Gigalith}}. The same also applies for the ones who are fully evolved.

Lucario, as a Riolu, tends to copy its Trainer. This was best demonstrated during its debut, and in ''[[BW105|Lost at the League!]]'', when [[Russet]]'s family went running by which destroyed their tent even though they worked hard on building it. Riolu continued to copy Cameron even after evolving, as shown when both of them were having ice cream after their battle with {{Ash}}.

 

===Moves used===

{{anmov/h|fighting|steel|Cameron {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 9}}|0=Lucario Circle Throw|1=Lucario Force Palm|2=Lucario Copycat|3=Riolu Vacuum Wave Charging|4=Riolu Vacuum Wave|5=Lucario Aura Sphere|6=Riolu Copycat|7=Riolu Force Palm|8=Riolu Circle Throw}}.png|Using {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 9}}|0=Circle Throw|1=Force Palm|2=Copycat|3=Vacuum Wave<br/>as a Riolu (Part 1)|4=Vacuum Wave<br/>as a Riolu (Part 2)|5=Aura Sphere|6=Copycat as a Riolu|7=Force Palm as a Riolu|8=Circle Throw as a Riolu}}}}

====Moves used via Copycat====

{{n|Next PWT download for Japanese Black 2 and White 2 announced|Cameron's Lucario made an appearance}} in the [[Pokémon World Tournament]] [[You Challenge the Unova League Too!|download]] that was available for players of the Japanese [[Pokémon Black and White Versions 2|Pokémon Black 2 and White 2]] games from December 3, 2012 to January 31, 2013. The tournament was based on the [[Vertress Conference]] in the anime, which was conducted under Single Battle rules.

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