Lucario Name Generator

Aura, steel and dojo nicknames for Riolu and Lucario

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Nicknames for Lucario and Riolu, all 12 characters or fewer: aura names like Nimbus and Auracle, steel names like Cobalt and Gauntlet, jackal and Egyptian picks like Duat and Khopesh, dojo words, pup names for Riolu, plus sets for shiny and Mega Lucario.

About Lucario names

Lucario starts out as Riolu, a small blue Fighting-type pup that evolves when it levels up with high friendship during the day. The name you give it has to suit both: an energetic baby, and a tall Fighting and Steel type that reads aura and fights with palm strikes and steel spikes. All 1,000 names here are 12 characters or fewer, the nickname limit in the current games and in Pokemon GO.

The list is built around what belongs to this line. Aura and spirit words (Nimbus, Chakra, Resonance) and sage names (Oracle, Third Eye) sit beside jackal and ancient Egypt names such as Duat, Khopesh and Faience, because Lucario is often compared to the jackal-headed Anubis. There are steel and forge words (Cobalt, Gauntlet, Damascus), dojo terms (Kenpo, Southpaw, Black Belt), knightly names (Paladin, Oathkeeper) and blue and black shades (Lapis, Zaffre, Onyx).

There are also pup names for Riolu (Blueberry, Grasshopper, Lil Sensei), gold names for the yellow shiny, harder names for Mega Lucario, puns (Lucky-o, Luke Aura, Raviolu), real Japanese words such as Hagane for steel and Kizuna for bond, and a small share of official terms: moves, abilities, items, a few places and Rukario, the Japanese name.

How to choose Lucario names

  • Most Lucario start out as a Riolu, and the nickname carries over when it evolves. Blueberry and Lil Sensei are sweet on the pup and a good joke on the final form; Paladin and Gauntlet work the other way round.
  • Stay inside 12 characters. Close Combat and Bullet Punch use all 12, but short names such as Halo, Rivet or Kenpo are the easiest to read in battle text.
  • Match the form you are building toward: Electrum, Golden Mask or Yellow Belt for a shiny, Crimson Aura, Unchained or Megaluke for Mega Lucario.
  • Say it with a move: "Auracle used Aura Sphere" tells you at once whether the name is a keeper.
  • For a themed team, carry one style across the party: all forge words (Anvil, Crucible, Whetstone), all knights (Galahad, Percival, Gawain) or all Japanese words (Hagane, Kiba, Hayate).

Frequently asked questions

What is a good nickname for a Lucario?

Aura names are the natural place to start: Aura, Nimbus, Pulse and Auracle are all in the list. For a tougher feel, try steel and dojo names such as Cobalt, Gauntlet, Ronin or Southpaw, and Jackal, Sphinx or Khopesh if you like the Egyptian look.

What should I name a shiny Lucario?

Shiny Riolu and shiny Lucario are yellow instead of blue, so gold names fit: Electrum, Aurum, Goldpaw, Citrine, Golden Mask or Sun Jackal. Yellow Belt and Gold Belt keep the martial arts theme, and One in 4096 is there for anyone who found theirs at full odds.

How does Riolu evolve into Lucario?

Riolu evolves when it levels up with high friendship during the day. That is why friendship names such as Kizuna, Best Friend, Soul Bond and Soothe Bell are in the list, along with pup names like Rio, Lulu and Blueberry that still work after it evolves.

Are these official Pokemon names?

Only a small share. Lucario, Riolu, Mega Lucario, the Japanese names Rukario and Rioru, a few places from the games and the film such as Canalave, Shalour and Cameran, and moves, abilities and items such as Aura Sphere, Bone Rush, Steadfast and Soothe Bell are official terms used here as nicknames. The rest is ordinary words, names from myth and legend, and wordplay on the line's themes: aura, steel, martial arts, jackals and the color blue.

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This is the complete list the generator above draws its random batches from, sorted A to Z and grouped by first letter.

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A: 74 names

  • Abydos
  • Accolade
  • Adamant
  • Adaptability
  • Aegis
  • Aether
  • Afterimage
  • Agility
  • Ai
  • Aiiro
  • Aiken
  • Aikido
  • Akatsuki
  • Alloy
  • Alpha Aura
  • Amarna
  • Amplitude
  • Anima
  • Animus
  • Ankh
  • Anneal
  • Anpu
  • Antennae
  • Antics
  • Anubis
  • Anvil
  • Ao
  • Aoi
  • Aozora
  • Apprentice
  • Aquamarine
  • Argent
  • Argos
  • Armiger
  • Asahi
  • Ascendant
  • Aswan

A, continued

  • Attune
  • Aura
  • Aura Adept
  • Aura Bean
  • Aura Farmer
  • Aura Guard
  • Aura Jackal
  • Aura Knight
  • Aura Paw
  • Aura Points
  • Aura Pup
  • Aura Reader
  • Aura Sage
  • Aura Scout
  • Aura Sight
  • Aura Sphere
  • Aura Storm
  • Aura With Me
  • Auracle
  • Auralet
  • Auralis
  • Aurasmith
  • Aurawise
  • Aurelius
  • Aureole
  • Aureus
  • Auric
  • Aurix
  • Auron
  • Aurum
  • Avalon
  • Axe Kick
  • Azawakh
  • Azul
  • Azure
  • Azurite
  • Azzurro

B: 85 names

  • Baby Blue
  • Balance
  • Bandit Mask
  • Banneret
  • Bannerman
  • Bark Knight
  • Baron Blue
  • Barrage
  • Basenji
  • Bastion
  • Battlecry
  • Bedivere
  • Bell Ringer
  • Bellows
  • Berry Blue
  • Best Friend
  • Big Blue
  • Bigpaw
  • Bilberry
  • Billet
  • Black Belt
  • Black Boots
  • Black Mask
  • Black Paw
  • Blau
  • Blaze Kick
  • Bleu
  • Blindfold
  • Block
  • Bloodhound
  • Blu
  • Blue Belt
  • Blue Bolt
  • Blue Flame
  • Blue Glow
  • Blue Gummi
  • Blue Heeler
  • Blue Jackal
  • Blue Knight
  • Blue Lacy
  • Blue Mochi
  • Blue Muffin

B, continued

  • Blue Note
  • Blue Pup
  • Blue Screen
  • Blue Steel
  • Blue Streak
  • Blue Topaz
  • Blue Wolf
  • Blue Zircon
  • Blueberry
  • Bluebie
  • Bluebird
  • Bluebonnet
  • Bluejay
  • Blueprint
  • Bluetick
  • Bluey
  • Bo Staff
  • Bodhi
  • Bokken
  • Bolide
  • Bond
  • Bone Appetit
  • Bone Rush
  • Bone Voyage
  • Bone-afide
  • Bonk
  • Bracer
  • Brass Fist
  • Brave Heart
  • Brawler
  • Breaker
  • Breastplate
  • Brick Break
  • Brown Belt
  • Buckler
  • Budo
  • Bulk Up
  • Bullet Punch
  • Bullion
  • Bulwark
  • Burnish
  • Bushi
  • Bushido

C: 61 names

  • Cadet
  • Caliburn
  • Calm Mind
  • Camelot
  • Cameran
  • Canalave
  • Canis
  • Canis Major
  • Canis Minor
  • Capoeira
  • Captain Lu
  • Carbide
  • Carnelian
  • Cartouche
  • Cast Iron
  • Castellan
  • Cavalier
  • Cerberus
  • Cerulean
  • Chainmail
  • Chakra
  • Challenger
  • Chalybs
  • Chest Spike
  • Chevalier
  • Chibi
  • Chikara
  • Chivalry
  • Chrome
  • Chuugi

C, continued

  • Circle Throw
  • Citrine
  • Citron
  • Clarity
  • Clinch
  • Close Combat
  • Coaching
  • Cobalt
  • Cold Steel
  • Comeback Kid
  • Confidant
  • Contender
  • Conviction
  • Cool Luke
  • Copycat
  • Cornerman
  • Count Rio
  • Counter
  • Counterpunch
  • Crane Stance
  • Cream Chest
  • Creamvest
  • Crescendo
  • Crimson Aura
  • Crimson Eye
  • Crimson Paw
  • Cross
  • Cross Chop
  • Crucible
  • Crunch
  • Cuirass

D: 34 names

  • Damascus
  • Dame Lulu
  • Dark Pulse
  • Dauntless
  • Dawn Aura
  • Dawn Knight
  • Day Pup
  • Day Star
  • Deep Blue
  • Defender
  • Dendera
  • Desert Gold
  • Desert Star
  • Deshi
  • Detect
  • Devoted
  • Disciple
  • Diviner
  • Djed
  • Dog of Steel
  • Dog Star
  • Dojo
  • Dojo Dog
  • Dr Jackal
  • Dragon Pulse
  • Drain Punch
  • Dreadnought
  • Dual Chop
  • Duat
  • Ducat
  • Dune Jackal
  • Dune Runner
  • Durandal
  • Dusk Blue

E: 16 names

  • Echo
  • Edfu
  • Egypt Blue
  • Electrum
  • Emanation
  • Empath
  • Empathy
  • Endure
  • Errant
  • Essence
  • Ethereal
  • Ethos
  • Excalibur
  • Expert Belt
  • ExtremeSpeed
  • Eyes Closed

F: 41 names

  • Faience
  • Faithful
  • Fang
  • Fealty
  • Fearless
  • Feeling Blue
  • Feint
  • Fenrir
  • Ferrous
  • Ferrum
  • Fervor
  • Fetch Quest
  • Fidelis
  • Final Form
  • Final Gambit
  • Final Round
  • First Strike
  • Fist Bump
  • Flash Cannon
  • Flashstep
  • Fleetfoot
  • Focal Point
  • Focus
  • Focus Blast
  • Focus Punch
  • Focus Sash
  • Follow Me
  • Fools Gold
  • Footwork
  • Force Palm
  • Force Pawlm
  • Foresight
  • Forge
  • Foundry
  • Frequency
  • Friend Ball
  • Fudo
  • Fudoshin
  • Full Power
  • Funny Bone
  • Future Luke

G: 41 names

  • Galahad
  • Gallant
  • Galvanize
  • Garm
  • Gauntlet
  • Gawain
  • Ghostlight
  • Gi
  • Gilded Fist
  • Gilt
  • Girder
  • Giza
  • Glass Cannon
  • Glowpaw
  • Glyph
  • Gold Belt
  • Gold Collar
  • Gold Dust
  • Gold Fang
  • Gold Jackal
  • Gold Knight
  • Gold Rush
  • Gold Spike
  • Golden Aura
  • Golden Boy
  • Golden Mask
  • Golden Wolf
  • Goldleaf
  • Goldpaw
  • Good Knight
  • Good Vibes
  • Gorget
  • Grail Knight
  • Grapple
  • Grasshopper
  • Greave
  • Greyhound
  • Guardian
  • Gunjo
  • Gunmetal
  • Guru

H: 43 names

  • Hadou
  • Hadoudan
  • Hagane
  • Hakkei
  • Halo
  • Hammerfall
  • Hamon
  • Hand Wraps
  • Hapkido
  • Hard Carry
  • Harmonic
  • Harmony
  • Hauberk
  • Hayate
  • Haymaker
  • Heal Pulse
  • Heart Reader
  • Heartbeat
  • Heavy Bag
  • Heavy Hitter
  • Heavy Metal
  • Heliodor
  • Helping Hand
  • Herald
  • Hermit
  • Hero
  • Hi Jump Kick
  • Hi-Yah
  • Hieroglyph
  • High Five
  • Hijinks
  • Hikari
  • Hinode
  • Hokori
  • Hone
  • Honor
  • Honorbound
  • Horse Stance
  • Horus
  • Hound
  • Houndstooth
  • Howl
  • Huckleberry

I: 32 names

  • I-Beam
  • Ibizan
  • Ice Punch
  • Impact
  • Indigo
  • Indomitable
  • Ingot
  • Inner Focus
  • Inner Light
  • Insight
  • Intrepid
  • Intuition
  • Inu
  • Invincible
  • Iolite
  • Ippon
  • Iron Chin
  • Iron Defense
  • Iron Fist
  • Iron Island
  • Iron Jackal
  • Iron Mutt
  • Iron Palm
  • Iron Pup
  • Iron Shirt
  • Iron Tail
  • Iron Will
  • Ironclad
  • Ironheart
  • Ironpaw
  • Ironside
  • Ishi

J: 11 names

  • Jab
  • Jackal
  • Jackal Jr
  • Jackal Pup
  • Jackalope
  • Jolly
  • Joyeuse
  • Judo
  • Judoka
  • Jujitsu
  • Justified

K: 53 names

  • Kakugo
  • Kapow
  • Karat
  • Karate
  • Karate Pup
  • Karateka
  • Karma
  • Karnak
  • Kata
  • Keen Edge
  • Kemet
  • Ken
  • Kendo
  • Kenpo
  • Kenshi
  • Kerry Blue
  • Keystone
  • Khamsin
  • Khopesh
  • Ki
  • Kiai
  • Kiba
  • Kickboxer
  • Kihaku
  • Kiiro
  • Kin
  • Kindred
  • Kinship
  • Kiryoku
  • Kishi
  • Kizuna
  • Knife Hand
  • Knight Light
  • Knight Shift
  • Knockout
  • Knuckles
  • Koan
  • Kobushi
  • Kogane
  • Kohai
  • Koinu
  • Kokoro
  • Kon
  • Konjou
  • Konpeki
  • Krav
  • Kumite
  • Kung Fu
  • Kung Fu Pup
  • Kung Pooch
  • Kuro
  • Kurogane
  • Kyanite

L: 69 names

  • Lady Aura
  • Laelaps
  • Lancelot
  • Lapis
  • Larimar
  • Laser Focus
  • Last Stock
  • Lazuli
  • Lazurite
  • Left Hook
  • Leg Sweep
  • Lemon Jab
  • Lie Detector
  • Life Force
  • Life Orb
  • Lightfoot
  • Lil Aura
  • Lil Bandit
  • Lil Jab
  • Lil Jackal
  • Lil Pharaoh
  • Lil Pulse
  • Lil Punch
  • Lil Sensei
  • Lionheart
  • Little Blue
  • Little Fist
  • Lobo
  • Lodestone
  • Lone Wolf
  • Longfang
  • Lord Lu
  • Lotus
  • Loup

L, continued

  • Low Kick
  • Low Sweep
  • Loyal
  • Lu-Cardio
  • Lu-Carry
  • Luc
  • Luca
  • Lucario
  • Lucario Jr
  • Lucarionite
  • Lucent
  • Lucha
  • Luchador
  • Luchario
  • Luciano
  • Lucid
  • Lucid Dream
  • Lucius
  • Lucky Rio
  • Lucky Star
  • Lucky-o
  • Luke
  • Luke Aura
  • Luke Jr
  • Lukewarm
  • Lukey
  • Lulu
  • Luminous
  • Lupaster
  • Lupin
  • Lupus
  • Lux
  • Luxor
  • Luxury Ball
  • Lykos

M: 51 names

  • Maat
  • Mach
  • Madame Blue
  • Magnet Rise
  • Magnetite
  • Main Event
  • Maize
  • Major Aura
  • Makiwara
  • Makoto
  • Mamoru
  • Mana
  • Mandala
  • Mantra
  • Masked Pup
  • Master Rio
  • Max Aura
  • Max Power
  • Me First
  • Medalist
  • Medjay
  • Mega Aura
  • Mega Bite
  • Mega Jackal
  • Mega Lucario
  • Mega Punch
  • Mega Stone
  • Megahertz
  • Megalith
  • Megaluke
  • Metal Claw
  • Metal Coat
  • Metal Sound
  • Metalhead
  • Meteor Mash
  • Meteorite
  • Mettle
  • Mind Link
  • Mind Reader
  • Mini Monk
  • Mischief
  • Miss Lulu
  • Mizuiro
  • Monk
  • Mood Ring
  • Moonhowl
  • Morning Star
  • Muay Thai
  • Musha
  • Mushin
  • Mystic

N: 18 names

  • Nakama
  • Nami
  • Nasty Plot
  • Navy
  • Nemes
  • Night Howl
  • Night Runner
  • Nile
  • Nile Blue
  • Nile Gold
  • Nile Guard
  • Nile Jackal
  • Nimbus
  • Nintai
  • Noble
  • Novice
  • Nubia
  • Nunchaku

O: 18 names

  • Oasis
  • Oathkeeper
  • Oathsworn
  • Obelisk
  • Obi
  • Obsidian
  • Old Soul
  • One in 4096
  • One-Two
  • Onslaught
  • Onyx
  • Ookami
  • Open Palm
  • Oracle
  • Oran Berry
  • Osiris
  • Overclock
  • Overtone

P: 47 names

  • Pack Leader
  • Paladin
  • Palm Heel
  • Palm Strike
  • Papyrus
  • Paragon
  • Parry
  • Pathfinder
  • Pauldron
  • Paw Jab
  • Paw Punch
  • Paw Spike
  • Pawladin
  • Pawprint
  • Paws
  • Percival
  • Pharaoh
  • Pharaoh Pup
  • Pilgrim
  • Ping
  • Pinnacle
  • Platemail
  • Plus Aura
  • Plus Two
  • Poise
  • Poison Jab
  • Prana
  • Prankster
  • Presence
  • Primal
  • Prince Rio
  • Princess Lu
  • Priority
  • Prizefighter
  • Procyon
  • Protector
  • Psych Up
  • Pulse
  • Punchline
  • Punchy
  • Pup of Steel
  • Pup-Fu
  • Pupil
  • Puplet
  • Pupster
  • Pyramid
  • Pyrite

Q: 8 names

  • Qi
  • Queen Rio
  • Quench
  • Quest
  • Quick Attack
  • Quick Guard
  • Quicksilver
  • Quickstep

R: 40 names

  • Radar
  • Rampart
  • Randori
  • Rare Find
  • Raviolu
  • Rebar
  • Red Eye
  • Red Streak
  • Relentless
  • Resolve
  • Resonance
  • Reversal
  • Ri-Ri
  • Right Hook
  • Righteous
  • Ringside
  • Rio
  • Rio Bravo
  • Rio Grande
  • Rio Jr
  • Riolu
  • Riolucky
  • Riolulu
  • Rioru
  • Riot
  • Riposte
  • Ripple
  • Ripplet
  • Rivet
  • Rock Smash
  • Roland
  • Ronin
  • Rope-a-Dope
  • Rosetta
  • Round Table
  • Roundhouse
  • Royal Blue
  • Ruby Eye
  • Rukario
  • Ruri

S: 142 names

  • Sabaton
  • Saffron
  • Sage
  • Sahara
  • Saluki
  • Salvo
  • Samurai
  • Sanctum
  • Sand Jackal
  • Sand Warden
  • Sandstrider
  • Sapphire
  • Saqqara
  • Satori
  • Savate
  • Scarab
  • Scent Hound
  • Screech
  • Scribe
  • Seeker
  • Seer
  • Seigi
  • Seishin
  • Seismic
  • Seiza
  • Seneschal
  • Senet
  • Senpai
  • Sensei
  • Senshi
  • Sensors
  • Sentinel
  • Shabti
  • Shadow Claw
  • Shadowboxer
  • Shalour
  • Shaolin
  • Sharpened
  • Shenanigan
  • Shendyt
  • Shieldmate
  • Shikkoku
  • Shinobi
  • Shinrai
  • Shinsoku
  • Shiny Charm
  • Shiny Hunter

S, continued

  • Shiny Jackal
  • Shiny Luke
  • Shiny Rio
  • Shiny Star
  • Shippo
  • Shirogane
  • Shishou
  • Shock Pulse
  • Shockwave
  • Shrine
  • Shugyo
  • Shuto
  • Side Kick
  • Sifu
  • Sighthound
  • Signal
  • Sinnoh
  • Sir Aura
  • Sir Jabs
  • Sir Knight
  • Sir Punch
  • Sir Rio
  • Sirius
  • Sistrum
  • Sixth Sense
  • Sky Iron
  • Sky Uppercut
  • Slipstream
  • Sloughi
  • Smalt
  • Smelter
  • Snap Kick
  • Sodalite
  • Soft Reset
  • Solar Pulse
  • Sonar
  • Soothe Bell
  • Soul Bond
  • Soul Spark
  • Soulfire
  • Sound Wave
  • Southpaw
  • Spar
  • Sparring
  • Spectral
  • Speed Bag
  • Speed Tier

S, continued

  • Sphinx
  • Sphinxlet
  • Spike
  • Spin Kick
  • Spirit
  • Spirit Paw
  • Split Second
  • Sprinter
  • Squire
  • Stainless
  • Stalwart
  • Stance
  • Star Metal
  • Steadfast
  • Steel Beam
  • Steel Blue
  • Steel Fang
  • Steel Nerves
  • Steel Spike
  • Steel Toe
  • Steel Trap
  • Steel Wolf
  • Steelheart
  • Steelpaw
  • Steelsong
  • Steelwind
  • Sterling
  • Still Water
  • Stillness
  • Stone Edge
  • Storm Blue
  • Stormfist
  • Stoutheart
  • Sumi
  • Sun Barque
  • Sun Disk
  • Sun Fist
  • Sun Jackal
  • Sun Knight
  • Sundial
  • Sunpaw
  • Sunray
  • Sunrise Pup
  • Sweeper
  • Swiftpaw
  • Swords Dance
  • Sworn Shield
  • Sworn Sword

T: 46 names

  • Tabaqui
  • Taekwondo
  • Tai Chi
  • Tailwind
  • Takedown
  • Tamahagane
  • Tamashii
  • Tanzanite
  • Tao
  • Tassels
  • Tatami
  • Tate
  • Teal Vest
  • Telepath
  • Tempered
  • Templar
  • Temple
  • Tetsu
  • Thebes
  • Third Eye
  • Thoth
  • Throwdown
  • Tiny Aura
  • Tiny Fist
  • Tiny Paws
  • Titanium
  • Title Bout
  • Toge
  • Tomb Warden
  • Tomo
  • Topaz
  • Tracker
  • Trailhound
  • Trainee
  • Tremor
  • Trickster
  • Tristan
  • True Blue
  • True Steel
  • Trueheart
  • Truth Sense
  • Truthseeker
  • Tsume
  • Tsurugi
  • Tungsten
  • Tuning Fork

U: 10 names

  • Ultramarine
  • Unbound
  • Unchained
  • Undefeated
  • Underdog
  • Unleashed
  • Unstoppable
  • Unyielding
  • Uppercut
  • Uraeus

V: 15 names

  • Vacuum Wave
  • Valiant
  • Valor
  • Vambrace
  • Vanadium
  • Vanguard
  • Veilstone
  • Velocity
  • Verve
  • Vibe Check
  • Vigil
  • Vigor
  • Virtue
  • Vital Spark
  • Vizier

W: 27 names

  • Wallbreaker
  • Warden
  • Watchdog
  • Water Pulse
  • Wave Guide
  • Wave Hero
  • Waveform
  • Wavelength
  • Wavelet
  • Wax Off
  • Wax On
  • Wayfarer
  • Wepwawet
  • Wham
  • Whetstone
  • White Belt
  • Willpower
  • Wing Chun
  • Wisdom
  • Wishbone
  • Woad
  • Wolf Knight
  • Wolfhound
  • Wootz
  • Work Up
  • Wrist Spike
  • Wushu

Y: 11 names

  • Yamabuki
  • Yamainu
  • Yari
  • Yellow Aura
  • Yellow Belt
  • Yin Yang
  • Yogi
  • Yoroi
  • Yuujou
  • Yuuki
  • Yuusha

Z: 6 names

  • Zaffre
  • Zanshin
  • Zeal
  • Zen
  • Zen Headbutt
  • Zoomies

0-9: 1 name

  • 24 Karat