E4's Favorite Riolu & Lucario (Results)

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How this works:

• the “Design” poll is just to get a rough count of participants
• cards are listed in chronological order based on first release
• each card will have a picture followed by the option to vote for it.
• vote for any card that you like.
• on Sunday at 12PM Pacific Time, the polls will automatically close. I will edit this post and title to count down from least to most voted, and we will see which cards are E4’s Favorite.

Note: Most of these images are pulled from quick google searches, eBay, or Bulbapedia if they had a large enough file. If you'd like me to replace an image, you're welcome to post it in the comments.

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Results

Design

• Riolu: 7.3/10 (60 Voters)
  

  

• Lucario: 8.24/10 (63 Voters)
  

  
  • Mega Lucario: 7.15/10 (60 Voters)
    
    

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Cards

Dishonorable Mentions (0-9 Votes)

95-99th - 0 Votes:

93rd/94th - 1 Vote:

89th-92nd - 2 Votes:

83rd-88th - 3 Votes:

80th-82nd - 4 Votes:

76-79th - 5 Votes:

71st-75th - 6 Votes:

65-70th - 7 Votes:

57-64th - 8 Votes:

55/56th - 9 Votes:

31st-54th (10-19 Votes)

53rd/54th - 10 Votes:

50th-52nd - 11 Votes:

49th - 12 Votes:

45-48th - 13 Votes:

41st-44th - 14 Votes:

39/40th - 15 Votes:

34-38th - 18 Votes:

31st-33rd - 19 Votes:

8-30th (20-29 Votes)

27-30th - 20 Votes:

26th - 21 Votes:

24/25th - 22 Votes:

20th-23rd - 23 Votes:

18/19th - 24 Votes:

15-17th - 25 Votes:

12-14th - 26 Votes:

11th - 27 Votes:

8-10th - 29 Votes:

Honorable Mentions (30-39 Votes)

6/7th - 30 Votes:

4/5th - 33 Votes:

3rd - 34 Votes:

Finalists (40+ Votes)

2nd - 41 Votes:

1st - 42 Votes:

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Polls

Design

Voting Scale:

[ 1 The Worst ] ↔ [ 10 The Best ]

Riolu

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5
• 6
• 7
• 8
• 9
• 10

Lucario

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5
• 6
• 7
• 8
• 9
• 10

Mega Lucario

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5
• 6
• 7
• 8
• 9
• 10

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Cards

ADV-PCG / EX

• 2005 - Aura’s Lucario AA - PokePark "Mew and the Wave-Guiding Hero: Lucario Walkthrough Promo

• 2005 - Aura’s Lucario - Meiji Promo (075/PCG-P)

• 2005 - Aura’s Lucario - Double Deck Case 7-Eleven Promo (079/PCG-P)

• 2005 - Aura’s Lucario - Movie Vs Pack

• 2005 - Aura’s Lucario - McDonalds Promo (090/PCG-P)

• 2005 - Aura’s Lucario - Shogakukan Magazine Promo (092/PCG-P)

• 2005 - Aura’s Lucario ex - 2005 Master Kit Side Deck

• 2005 - Folklore’s Lucario ex - Gift Box Mew & Lucario Quarter Deck

DP / Pt

• 2006 - Riolu - DP1 / Diamond & Pearl

• 2006 - Lucario - DP1 / Diamond & Pearl

• 2006 - Riolu AA - DP-P CoroCoro / POP 6

• 2006 - Lucario AA - DP-P Riolu CoroCoro exchange Battle Festa 2006 / POP 6

• 2007 - Lucario AA #2 - D&P Trainer Kit

• 2006 - Lucario LV.X - Space-Time Creation Visual Book / Lucario Collector’s Tin

• 2007 - Lucario LV.X AA - DP2 / Mystery Treasures

• 2007 - Wave-Guiding Hero Lucario - 10th Movie Commemoration Set

• 2008 - Riolu - Heatran vs Regigigas Deck / Legends Awakened

• 2008 - Lucario - Heatran vs Regigigas Deck / Legends Awakened

• 2008 - Riolu - DP-P Meiji, Mewtwo LV.X Pack (holo) / POP 8, Trainer’s Challenge Box (cracked ice holo)

• 2008 - Lucario - Spring Battle Road, Mewtwo LV.X Pack (holo) / POP 8, Collector’s Poster Box (holo), Lucario’s Collector’s Tin

• 2008 - Riolu - Entry Pack DPt Dialga Deck / Platinum

• 2008 - Lucario - Entry Pack DPt Dialga Deck / Platinum

• 2008 - Lucario GL - Pt2 / Rising Rivals

• 2009 - Lucario - DPt-P Pokemon Sunday Lucario’s Card Trade Campaign

• 2009 - Lucario C - Garchomp vs Charizard (Cynthia Deck) / Supreme Victors

• 2009 - Lucario - Melee! Scramble / Rumble

L / HGSS

• 2009 - Riolu - Raichu Battle Starter Deck / Unleashed

• 2009 - Lucario - Raichu Battle Starter Deck / Unleashed

• 2010 - Riolu - Lost Link / CoL

• 2010 - Lucario - Lost Link / CoL

BW

• 2011 - Riolu - BW3 Hail Blizzard / Next Destinies

• 2011 - Lucario - BW3 Hail Blizzard / Next Destinies

• 2011 - Riolu - BW3 Purchase Promo / Dark Explorers Blister

• 2011 - Lucario AA - BW3 Purchase Promo

• 2012 - Riolu - HSZ National Beginning Set (Tepig Deck) / Plasma Storm

• 2012 - Lucario - HSZ National Beginning Set (Tepig Deck) / Plasma Storm

• 2012 - Riolu - BW7 / Plasma Storm

• 2012 - Lucario - BW7 / Plasma Storm

• 2012 - Riolu - WAK Everyone’s Exciting Battle

• 2012 - Lucario - WAK Everyone’s Exciting Battle

• 2013 - Lucario - BW-P Daiichi Melon Pan Promo / Plasma Blast Blister

• 2013 - Riolu BW3 AA - EBB / Legendary Treasures

• 2013 - Lucario BW3 AA - EBB / Legendary Treasures

XY

• 2014 - Lucario EX - XY3 / Furious Fists

• 2014 - M Lucario EX (RR/UR) - XY3 / Furious Fists

• 2014 - Lucario EX SR - XY3 / Furious Fists

• 2016 - Lucario - XY-P Uniqlo Promo, BREAK Starter Pack / Steam Siege Blister

• 2016 - Riolu - XY10 / Fates Collide #45

• 2016 - Lucario - XY10 / Fates Collide (Metal Type)

• 2016 - Riolu - Zygarde EX Deck / Fates Collide #46

• 2016 - Lucario - Zygarde EX Deck / Fates Collide (Fighting Type)

• 2017 - M Lucario EX SR - BoXY / Mega Powers Collection

SM

• 2017 - Riolu - sm3H / Burning Shadows

• 2017 - Lucario - sm3H / Burning Shadows

• 2017 - Lucario AA - sm3H Purchase Promo / Crimson Invasion Blister

• 2017 - Riolu - sm5M / Ultra Prism

• 2017 - Riolu AA - SM-P Gym Promo

• 2017 - Lucario - sm5M / Ultra Prism

• 2017 - Lucario AA - Ultra Prism Prerelease Promo

• 2018 - Lucario GX - sm5+ / Lucario GX Box

• 2018 - Lucario GX SR - sm5+ / Forbidden Light

• 2018 - Lucario GX HR - sm5+ / Forbidden Light

• 2018 - Riolu sm5M S - sm9b / Hidden Fates

• 2018 - Lucario sm5M S - sm9b / Hidden Fates

• 2018 - Lucario GX SSR - sm9b / Hidden Fates

• 2018 - Cynthia SR AA Lucario Cameo - sm8b / Hidden Fates

• 2019 - Riolu - sm9b / Unbroken Bonds

• 2019 - Lucario - sm9b / Unbroken Bonds

• 2019 - Lucario TT GX - sm9b / Unbroken Bonds

• 2019 - Lucario TT GX SR - sm9b / Unbroken Bonds

• 2019 - Lucario TT GX HR - sm9b / Unbroken Bonds

• 2019 - Lucario TT GX SR SA - sm9b / Power Partnership Tins

• 2019 - Riolu - SM-P Gym Promo / Unified Minds #115

• 2019 - Riolu AA - sm10a / Unified Minds #116

• 2019 - Lucario - sm10a / Unified Minds

• 2019 - Lucario TT GX UR - sm12a

SwSh

• 2020 - Lucario V - Fighting Lucario V Deck / Champion’s Path

• 2020 - Riolu - s3a / Vivid Voltage

• 2020 - Lucario - s3a / Vivid Voltage

• 2021 - Lucario V #2 - sH Family Card Game / Fusion Strike

• 2022 - Riolu - s9 / Brilliant Stars

• 2022 - Lucario - s9 / Brilliant Stars

• 2022 - Riolu AA - S-P Gym Pack 9 / Crown Zenith

• 2022 - Lucario AA - Brilliant Stars Prerelease Promo / s12a

• 2022 - Lucario V #3 - Lucario VSTAR Starter Set / Astral Radiance

• 2022 - Lucario VSTAR - Lucario VSTAR Starter Set / Lucario VSTAR Premium Collection

• 2022 - Lucario V #3 SR - Lucario VSTAR Premium Collection / 2022 Fall Sealed Battle Tournament Prize

• 2022 - Lucario VSTAR HR - 2022 Fall Sealed Battle Tournament Prize

• 2022 - Riolu (s9) AR - s12a / Crown Zenith

• 2022 - Lucario VSTAR SAR - s12a / Crown Zenith

SV

• 2023 - Riolu - svAM ex Starter Set / Scarlet & Violet #112

• 2023 - Lucario ex - svAM ex Starter Set / Lucario ex Battle Box

• 2023 - Riolu - sv1S / Scarlet & Violet #113

• 2023 - Lucario - sv1S / Scarlet & Violet

• 2023 - Riolu AR / IR - sv1S / Scarlet & Violet

• 2023 - Riolu (sv1S S) - sv4a / Paldean Fates

• 2023 - Lucario (sv1S S) - sv4a / Paldean Fates

• 2024 - Riolu - svI PCG Battle Academy / Stellar Crown

• 2024 - Lucario ex #2 - svI PCG Battle Academy / Stellar Crown

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"E4's Favorite" Polls - Archive

Overview Why I began doing these polls in December 2023 as a way to see how the community here ranks cards of various Pokemon or types of cards. Sometimes we may have an idea of what is #1, but what might round out the top 10? It’s hard to guess, and we always end up surprised in the end. It is also a great avenue to learn about new cards of Pokemon we may not have seen before. As time goes on and the quantity of these becomes overwhelming, I figured it would be beneficial to have them all g…

[inertgeometry]

sorry for a lot of blurry images in the middle section. i was being lazy for many of them and didn’t feel like searching for better versions.

[nintenbox0731]

IF RIOLU HAS 10000 FANS I AM ONE OF THEM
IF RIOLU HAS 10 FANS I AM ONE OF THEM
IF RIOLU HAS 1 FAN I AM THAT FAN
IF RIOLU HAS NO FANS THEN I AM DEAD

[Taigataipan]

Considering how popular these 2 are in games ( and generally speaking ) it was difficult to find something worth voting for, many cards feel so similar regardless of generation.

Early promos and Crown Zenith cards are something I really like.

[pfm]

The average Lucario card is not good at all. Also I never realized how many were done by Kokui Saitou

[c0ll3ct0r]

The baggy thighs doesn’t do Lucario any favors and all the Saitou’s have the Disney dog thing going on.

That said, I like Lucario (unlike Riolu) and there are some good illustrations here.

[BANKS]

Given lucario’s popularity, I always wondered why there isn’t a lucario card premium. Looking at the cards and now I understand why

[thymeee]

To many Kouki Saitou art, way too many. Although the art is on average worse than others we have seen in the last weeks, I still voted for quite a lot of them

[tcgmaine]

I feel like almost all of these cards were uniformly middle of the road, with the exception of a few SWSH arts.

Also, gotta give credit to EGAWA for being one of the few artists who can make regular V cards look good!

[DarthEevee]

Wow Lucario struggles. I used to think he was so cool and now he’s just kinda mid. I still remember downloading the Worlds ‘08 Luca rip with blaze kick thinking that was the coolest thing ever. Hilarious that they introduced Cynthia who has a lucario-esque design (hair thingies) and then they were like sure she has a lucario but garchomp is the real ace.

[mrbubbles]

Wow, Lucario really is the unexpected promo king. Also, I really enjoy the artworks where Lucario is not doing the Kamehameha.

Some of my favorites being:

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Cheers!

[bk2021]

Cosmos is carrying a lot of the initial ones which look mid af but are somehow gaining more votes than some pretty great modern art.

[BANKS]

Best blue dog

[inertgeometry]

a few hours left to get your votes in!

there were some cards revealed in the upcoming Generations decks which is unfortunate, but it is the inevitability of new cards constantly coming out and these lists being more and more outdated over time

[dromanyte]

The only reason I voted for this Lucario is because it reminds me A LOT to that Lucario Basketball gif …

[inertgeometry]

pretty underwhelming results overall with nearly half in the dishonorable mentions (less than 10 votes) section

[joponnes]

Some of the dishonourable mentions felt unfair, there were even some excellent ultra rares included with very few votes