Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet
Riolu
Paldean Fates · #173 · Shiny Rare · 2024
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Market reference
$15.10
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 173 / 245
- Release year
- 2024
- Rarity
- Shiny Rare
- HP
- 70
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Lucario
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Regulation mark
- G
- Illustrator
- sowsow
- Pokédex #
- 447
- Series
- Scarlet & Violet
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 50 damage
- 25 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Strategy & play
How Riolu plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
- Its main attack (Reckless Charge) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Needs Fighting Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Fighting type, weak to Psychic ×2 — a Psychic attacker doing ≥35 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- Seen in 3% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 3 copies.
How to beat Riolu
- Exploit its Psychic weakness — ≥35 damage one-shots it.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 3% of decks
- 3 copies on average · 1673 decks
- Match win rate
- 47.5%
- +0.3 pts vs the 47.2% field average
Plays well with
Cards most often run alongside this one in tournament decks over the last 180 days — ranked by how distinctive the pairing is.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by sowsow
This card was illustrated by sowsow.
Building around Riolu?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"They communicate with one another using their auras. They are able to run all through the night."
FPunch — 10
FCReckless Charge — 50
This Pokémon also does 20 damage to itself.
Weakness:P×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Riolu or Paldean Fates.
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Aug 1, 2026
Redacted Chaos #9 (100 Codes)
Aug 1, 2026
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Aug 2, 2026
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Riolu was legal.
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today
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Tournament play
This printing of Riolu has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.
Riolu — Mega Evolution
Played in 515 recent decks
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/11| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $13.00 | $16.00 | $133.85 | $15.10 | $15.75 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/11/18| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €5.76 |
| 7-day average | €5.73 |
| 30-day average | €5.57 |
| Low | €3.98 |
| Trend price | €5.55 |
| Low (excellent+) | €3.98 |
| averageSellPrice | €5.42 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Riolu is real?
Riolu is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Riolu worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Riolu is $15.10; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Riolu from?
Riolu is from the Pokémon set "Paldean Fates" in the Scarlet & Violet series, released in 2024.
What rarity is Riolu?
Riolu is a Shiny Rare card in the Paldean Fates set.
Other Riolu printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
