Riolu, the Emanation Pokémon. A Fighting type. Riolu can understand how people and Pokémon feel by observing a kind of wave called aura. It has a flexible body with enough power to cross three mountains and two canyons in one night. Ash obtained a Riolu Egg in Caring for a Mystery!. It hatched later in the episode and joined his team soon afterwards. In Sword and Shield... The Legends Awaken!, it evolved into Lucario during a battle against Chairman Rose.

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Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution or an alternate form of Riolu Riolu, the Emanation Pokémon. Riolu has the power to see and understand emotions like happiness and anger in aura waves. Hareta gained a Riolu Egg in Serious Training on Iron Island!!, which hatched into a Riolu later on. It has since evolved into a Lucario. In Securing the Future!, two Trainers' Riolu joined the rest of Alola in showering Necrozma with light so it could return to its true form.

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When Riolu became a starter in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky it became the first starter Pokémon to be unable to be recruited or captured in another game of its trio as it cannot be found in Explorers of Darkness without using Wonder Mail. In Vexing Vespiquen & Unmanageable Mothim II, Diamond helped protect a Riolu Egg from two Galactic-hired thugs. After they were defeated, it hatched and decided to stay with Riley.

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It can discern the physical and emotional states of people, Pokémon, and other natural things from the shape of their aura waves. It can use waves called auras to gauge how others are feeling. These same waves can also tell this Pokémon about the state of the environment.Though infantile in appearance, it has the mysterious ability to read the minds of humans. The pure of heart are met with Riolu's approval, while those of ill nature earn only its loathing.