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(DP sprite)(platinum sprite)Diamond It has the ability to sense the auras of all things. It understands human speech.
Pearl By catching the aura emanating from others, it can read their thoughts and movements.
Platinum A well-trained one can sense auras to identify and take in the feelings of creatures over half a mile away.
HeartGold It's said that no foe can remain invisible to LUCARIO, since it can detect auras. Even foes it could not otherwise see.
art by Chibi_Pika on DA
Note by Chibi_Pika:
Notes:
- Lucario’s entire skeleton is comprised of a unique organic metal compound that naturally occurs in all Steel-type Pokémon’s bodies. Most Steel-types, classified under the subcategory External, exhibit the metal in their hide or appendages. Lucario is one of very few Internal Steel-types. The metal is surprisingly lightweight, yet durable.
- Lucario has a highly unique skull structure. The mandible only reaches about 2/3 of the way down the snout, giving its face the distinctly prominent nose. The back of the cranium has small canals for the nerve bundles that make up its Aura Sensors.
- The shackle-like cuff surrounding the shoulder joint is cartilage reinforced with metallic fiber, and is therefore not truly a part of the skeleton. It is strong enough to protect the socket from excess force, yet flexible enough to allow the necessary range of motion. Lucario generally has a very wide range of shoulder motion that ordinary canines, being quadrupeds, do not have. Also of note is the fact that quadrupedal canines do not have a clavicle, which allows them a better running stride. For Lucario, as a biped that uses its forearms for combat, the clavicle supports the arms and offers greater ranges of motion. And as a final note, Lucario’s radioulnar joint is modified to allow for supination.
- The metatarsal bones are extremely elongated—over twice as long as the tibia. Lucario’s long legs, extreme foot/tibia ratio, and massive thigh muscles (comprising over 40% of its total weight) all contribute to its top running speed of 75 kph.
- Lucario has 7 cervical vertebrae (as do nearly all mammals and by extension, mammalian Pokémon) 9 thoracic, and 6 lumbar. Its ribcage is considerably shorter than quadrupedal canines’.
- The tail is very crucial for keeping balance during fights. The bent shape gives it greater strength and surface area on the end for striking foes with.
