Lucario · Vivid Voltage, what to know.
About the Lucario card
Lucario is card 120 of 203 in Vivid Voltage, released in November 2020, a Rare. It is a Stage 1 Metal-type with 130 HP.
As a Stage 1, it evolves from Riolu, which places Lucario deeper in its line and means most collectors hold it alongside the cards it evolves from.
Illustrated by kodama.
The card's flavor text gives Lucario a line of lore: "It controls waves known as auras, which are powerful enough to pulverize huge rocks. It uses these waves to take down its prey."
About Lucario in the Pokémon world
A Fighting-Steel anthropomorphic jackal Pokémon. One of the most-popular non-Legendary Pokémon designs since Generation 4. Mega Lucario ex from Mega Evolution is a marquee modern chase. Lucario consistently outperforms other Generation 4 non-Legendaries in collector demand.
What is Lucario worth?
Lucario is a non-holo Rare. In Vivid Voltage, value concentrates in the holo rares, so a Lucario trades modestly, though a clean, well-centered 1st Edition copy in PSA 10 is scarcer than the print run suggests and carries a real premium. Check the live price above for the figure by grade.
Print variants and how to spot them
Confirm the print and finish on Lucario before pricing it, since variant and rarity set the market more than the card name alone.
Grading and condition
Non-holo Rares like Lucario are easier on surface but no kinder on centering. These cards were less protected than the holos, so high-grade Lucario survivors can be scarcer than expected, with edge whitening the usual cap.
If you are collecting Lucario
For Lucario, check centering by eye, edge whitening on all four sides, and surface under angled light. Submission math on Lucario rarely works unless the card has independent demand.
