Lucario · Scarlet & Violet, what to know.
About the Lucario card
Lucario sits at #114 in Scarlet & Violet, released in March 2023. Scarlet & Violet is part of the modern English Pokémon TCG era and uses the standard contemporary card frame and rarity tiers. Illustration by Nurikabe. In the games, Lucario evolves from Riolu, which makes it a late-stage card in the line.
The flavor text on the card reads: "It's said that no foe can remain invisible to Lucario, since it can detect auras—even those of foes it could not otherwise see." Pokédex entries from this era are short and often quirky, written by the original Japanese localization team for a specific stat-block layout that no longer exists in modern cards.
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.
Print variants and how to spot them
Scarlet & Violet base shipped in Holofoil, Reverse Holo, ex, Full Art, Special Illustration, and Hyper Rare. The Special Illustration Rare tier uses alternate artwork distinct from the standard ex card and is pulled at low rates. The set introduced the ex mechanic that replaced V and VSTAR.
Grading and condition
Modern Uncommons grade cleanly. The secondary market for graded modern Uncommons is mostly set-completionist driven; standalone demand is thin. Useful as a first grading submission to learn the process.
If you are buying this card
Raw copies of this card are inexpensive enough that the grading math rarely justifies submission unless you have a clearly pack-fresh example. For set completionists, picking up a clean raw copy and sleeving it is the practical move.
