Riolu

Riolu Dacad
"Look me up on your school computer"
STATUS: ALIVE
Years active	2006-present
Occupation	Pop Culture Personality
Fighting style	Rock Smash
Favorite food	Chocolate
Major arcana	II The Priestess
Charisma	14 (+2)
Drops	car battery into the ocean

Riolu at the TGA game awards in 2024

Riolu is one of the secret Mario brothers that does not appear in the original Super Mario Bros without cheats. His other brothers are Mario, Luigi, Iolui, Uigiy, and Ariol. Riolu is notable for being the only Mario character that appears in Pokemon.

History

Riolu is based on Shigeru Miyamoto's personal friend, Riolu.

Riolu was one of the co-founders of Platinum Games and is credited as executive producer on every Bayonetta game.

At the TGA game awards in 2024, Riolu was there. If you didn't watch the whole thing you missed him.

Riolu is going to be in Yakuza 9.

In popular culture

Riolu is a recurring crossover character in the Pokemon franchise, first appearing in Pokemon Diamond and Pearl. He's pretty popular.

As of this post, Riolu has been tagged 5,956 times on e621.

Riolu smoking that za

Stats

Stat		Range
		At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 40		100 - 147	190 - 284
Attack: 70		67 - 134	130 - 262
Defense: 40		40 - 101	76 - 196
Sp. Atk: 35		36 - 95	67 - 185
Sp. Def: 40		40 - 101	76 - 196
Speed: 60		58 - 123	112 - 240
Total: 285
Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature. Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.