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All-Rounders, as their title implies, are characters designed to fit into multiple roles on a team. They are arguably the most flexible type of characters in the MOBA game Pokemon Unite and each individual pokemon can choose to specialize into usually one of two main builds

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The Fighting and Steel-type Lucario offers a great choice for players seeking either swift movements or powerful attacks, making them very much geared towards offensive tactics. As such, gamers should select Lucario for battle if it looks like their team will need some versatile scoring and takedown potential.

Lucario Speed Build

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Lucario Speed Build Moveset

  • Bone Rush
  • Extremespeed

Lucario Speed Build Items

  • Float Stone (Held Item)
  • Focus Band (Held Item)
  • Muscle Band (Held Item)
  • Eject Button (Battle Item)

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Tips On How To Use The Lucario Speed Build Effectively

Mobility is the key here, and since Lucario's movement speed is not remarkable on its own, players seeking to put together a fast build for this pokemon should definitely get them to hold a Float Stone for the movement speed bonus, especially since this Held Item also raises the holder's Attack stat; always a nice increase for a pocket monster with physical moves.

As one of the better dash-type moves in the game, Extremespeed can be very effective at striking foes while also making it difficult for them to strike back. This move will cause Lucario to lunge forward quickly in a linear pattern, and, if the attack connects at point-blank range, the cooldown for Extremespeed gets reset, meaning that Lucario can use it again immediately. While a powerful self-sufficient combo, this cooldown reduction only can be applied once for each enemy hit, however, if the attack strikes a group of enemies, this cooldown reduction can be used equally to the number of foes struck. A great tactic for implementing Extremespeed optimally is to use it liberally to farm groups of wild pokemon, such as the Combees and Vespiquen in Mer Stadium, although, Extremespeed can be used for excellent hit-and-run assaults on opposing trainer pokemon as well.

Bone Rush offers a way for Lucario to both deal damage at range (its only move capable of such a feat) and cover distance quickly. Players using this move will launch a bone projectile at the targeted foe and can use Bone Rush again to teleport to the landed projectile still visible on the map for a swift melee attack at those nearby. This allows Lucario to use Bone Rush for surprise attacks as well as to potentially take down weakened and fleeing adversaries.

Lucario Attack Build

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Lucario Attack Build Moveset

  • Close Combat
  • Power-up Punch

Lucario Attack Build Items

  • Focus Band (Held Item)
  • Muscle Band (Held Item)
  • Attack Weight (Held Item)
  • X Attack (Battle Item)

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Tips On How To Use The Lucario Attack Build Effectively

With this build, a strong offense is the best defense, and players should use their power to back up allies in confrontations across the map. Just keep in mind that no pokemon can be a team by themselves, regardless of how proud they are of their power. Running into multiple enemies attempting to win an uphill battle will more often than not result in unwise players feeding the enemy team easy knockouts for extra Exp.

However, with that said, an Attack-oriented Lucario build can be very dangerous if assembled correctly thanks to a couple of mighty moves. Firstly, there's Close Combat, which, while rather dull in the secondary effects department (only deals damage), is a great attacking move that has a decent area of effect in front of Lucario that unleashes multiple hits. Thanks to its simplicity, it is especially easy to implement in combat, with the best method of making the most out of Close Combat being to use it as often as possible.

Arguably Lucario's best move, Power-up Punch can not only deals a decent amount of damage on its own but also turn the next basic attack into a boosted one for a subtle yet effective combo. Furthermore, this move also deals more damage based on how much HP the target is missing, making Power-up Punch both an excellent attack that buffs other offensive maneuvers as well as a solid finishing blow. Keep in mind that to get the most damage out of this move, players will need to hold down the attack button until the blue slider over Lucario's head has aligned with the needle on the gauge. What's more, the cooldown of Power-up Punch also gets reduced each time one of Lucario's moves hits a foe, so be sure to use Close Combat after it for some nice synergy. Players should keep in mind that Lucario's Unite Move, Aura Cannon, also increased the damage dealt by the next Power-up Punch for some serious destructive potential.

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