Pokémon · Sword & Shield
Riolu
Vivid Voltage · #90 · Common · 2020
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$0.09
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 90 / 203
- Release year
- 2020
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 70
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Lucario
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Regulation mark
- D
- Illustrator
- ryoma uratsuka
- Pokédex #
- 447
- Series
- Sword & Shield
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 30 damage
- 30 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.
- Attacks on any Energy (Colorless cost) — splashable into any deck regardless of type.
- 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
- 3.03 copies on average · 1837 decks
- Match win rate
- 47.2%
- -0.1 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.
Makuhita
in 74% of decks · 1352 seen
Hariyama
in 74% of decks · 1353 seen
Okidogi
in 7% of decks · 126 seen
Mega Lucario ex
in 100% of decks · 14 seen
Mega Lucario ex
in 100% of decks · 454 seen
Mega Lucario ex
in 100% of decks · 1836 seen
Togetic
in 3% of decks · 50 seen
Premium Power Pro
in 99% of decks · 450 seen
More by ryoma uratsuka
This card was illustrated by ryoma uratsuka.
Building around Riolu?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It's exceedingly energetic, with enough stamina to keep running all through the night. Taking it for walks can be a challenging experience."
CBest Punch — 30
Flip a coin. If tails, this attack does nothing.
Weakness:P×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Riolu was legal.
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 540 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 2026/07/16| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.01 | $0.19 | $25.12 | $0.09 | $0.05 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.04 | $0.29 | $19.60 | $0.26 | $0.20 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/01/16| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.05 |
| 7-day average | €0.03 |
| 30-day average | €0.04 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.05 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.02 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.25 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.23 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.27 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.04 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.24 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.26 |
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 $0.09; 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 "Vivid Voltage" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2020.
What rarity is Riolu?
Riolu is a Common card in the Vivid Voltage set.
Other Riolu printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
