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A U R A -- D O J O
The Ultimate Player's Guide to Lucario
Table of Contents:
Final Thoughts:
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A U R A -- D O J O
The Ultimate Player's Guide to Lucario
Introduction:Lucario once again returns in another iteration in the Smash Bros series. Things have changed quite a bit between Smash4 and Ultimate, and many players are still trying to figure Lucario out. Zero put Lucario in his Top Tier, referring to Lucario as a "Sleeper pick." Leffen didn't have much information to go with for his list. Still others, like Shokio, were unsure and felt deficient in knowledge to put a solid opinion Lucario, as can be seen here. It seems to be a common theme among smashers getting into Ultimate, to be unsure and unfamiliar about Lucario: an understated enigma waiting in the wings. It's my hope that with this guide, we can begin to shine a more definitive light on the nature of Lucario in Super Smash Bros Ultimate.
Smash Bros Youtuber JoeK has released an introduction/overview video as part of his "Why You Should Main X Fighter" series.
While JoeK's video doesn't go into great detail, it is a handy, concise overview of Lucario in Smash Bros Ultimate.
Smash Bros Youtuber lilDan596 has also produced a short guide and analysis video on Lucario.
Notably, it lists and shows examples of a variety of useful combo, stings, and setups that are possible.
The videos are decent jumping off point to get into Lucario, but they stay clear of specific minute details. That's fine for short overview videos, especially for the early metagame where we are now. Details and breaking it all down to it's smallest parts is what this thread is all about, and I will do as much as is reasonably feasible to keep this guide up to date, accurate, and thurough.
For convenience, I've broken the guide up into discreet sections, each having their own post for easy reference.
Table of Contents:
Frame Data
Move Characteristics
Aura Chart
Detailed Analysis
Getting into the match
Character Specific Analysis
What can you do to improve your Lucario game?
12/21/2018: The initial posts are made. Still bare-bones at the moment. Filling in with basic templates.
Soon to work on Aura post
Later to work on Moveset post. Need Frame Data.
12/21/2018
Have frame data from Zapp Branniglenn. Need to review it for accuracy/completeness.
Practicing for upcumming Tournament. Updates may be slow for a hot minute.
12/27/2018
Did a quick but important addition to moveset breakdown, mainly Up B Extreme Speed
01/04/2019
Added frame data to moveset breakdown. Also added notes for further lab work for frame data not covered in Zapp Branniglenn's chart.
Filled in the Aura page of the guide. Have some more overview work to do.
Added JoeK's "Why You Should Main Lucario" video to intro post
01/07/2019
Did some further frame data lab work
01/10/2019
Added more detailed descriptions and uses of moves in moveset post. Still more work to do.
Added a visual graph representing Aura Stock Differences.
Soon to work on Aura post
Later to work on Moveset post. Need Frame Data.
12/21/2018
Have frame data from Zapp Branniglenn. Need to review it for accuracy/completeness.
Practicing for upcumming Tournament. Updates may be slow for a hot minute.
12/27/2018
Did a quick but important addition to moveset breakdown, mainly Up B Extreme Speed
01/04/2019
Added frame data to moveset breakdown. Also added notes for further lab work for frame data not covered in Zapp Branniglenn's chart.
Filled in the Aura page of the guide. Have some more overview work to do.
Added JoeK's "Why You Should Main Lucario" video to intro post
01/07/2019
Did some further frame data lab work
01/10/2019
Added more detailed descriptions and uses of moves in moveset post. Still more work to do.
Added a visual graph representing Aura Stock Differences.
Thanks to:
@Zapp Branniglenn for the extensive frame data.
@Ajani for lab work and comparative frame data analysis.
YouTuber JoeK for making a handy video on Lucario.
YouTuber lilDan596 for making videos of his own.
@Zapp Branniglenn for the extensive frame data.
@Ajani for lab work and comparative frame data analysis.
YouTuber JoeK for making a handy video on Lucario.
YouTuber lilDan596 for making videos of his own.
Final Thoughts:
I'd like to end with an invitation to contribute, to share here any data you've collected, to pass on wisdom you feel may help, to voice any opinion about Lucario that might have the slightest relevance. This guide is meant to be a fluid, inclusive reference pool, a repository for anyone to help build. Suggestions of any kind to help improve are not only welcomed, but thoroughly encouraged, and I daresay necessary if this guide is to become what it truly deserves to be. I am only one person: I don't always have time to invest in analyzing and investigating every nook and cranny of game data for specific minutia. With only my set of eyes, it's entirely likely I've made some formatting errors along the way, or there's something awkward or confusing in any one of the sub-posts.