Riolu in Pokémon Platinum: locations, stats and moves

Generation IV identity and base stats

Riolu is Sinnoh #115 and National #447. Its Platinum typing is Fighting. The stats below describe its standard Platinum form on the original Nintendo DS cartridge. Later Fairy typing, stat buffs and Hidden Abilities are excluded.

The existing Platinum sprite shows its standard Platinum form; gender, cloak or alternate forms can have different appearances.

Where to obtain it in Platinum

Riley gives a Riolu Egg after you help him on Iron Island. Leave a party slot for the Egg. Riolu evolves with friendship of at least 220 on a daytime level-up; the baby itself cannot breed.

These records are filtered to Platinum. Time, Poké Radar, swarm, GBA insertion, daily and story conditions remain separate. Postgame areas require their story access; no listed area is promised to be open on a fresh save.

Encounter methods · Legendaries, gifts and historical requirements · Sinnoh map and routes

Evolution family and Generation IV requirements

Friendship evolution uses the original threshold of 220. Held-item trades need a compatible second game and system. Platinum uses special rocks, Mt. Coronet magnetic evolutions, learned-move requirements and Beauty rather than later replacement methods.

Evolution, forms and Pokédex completion

Original abilities, breeding and training

Hidden Abilities did not exist in Generation IV. The table restores original ability slots where a species changed in later games; an ability’s modern behavior must not be assumed to match Platinum.

The Solaceon Town Day Care supports breeding before the League. Undiscovered species cannot produce Eggs. Some baby forms require the matching incense on a parent, while trade evolutions still need the trade rather than only a Day Care level.

Platinum breeding, EV, IV and nature rules

Platinum level-up moves

Every row uses the Platinum version group. Level 1 moves include starting and reminder moves; a later caught specimen need not already know every entry. Evolution timing affects which stage learns a move. Pastoria’s Move Reminder charges a Heart Scale.

Compatible Platinum TMs and HMs

Platinum TMs are single-use: teaching one consumes that copy. HMs are reusable and require the Move Deleter to be forgotten. Defog is HM05 and Rock Climb is HM08; these are the Generation IV field moves, with their own badge requirements.

All Platinum TM/HM locations and field badges

Egg moves and Platinum Move Tutors

Recorded Platinum Egg moves: Agility, Bite, Blaze Kick, Bullet Punch, Cross Chop, Crunch, Detect, High Jump Kick, Iron Defense, Low Kick, Mind Reader, Sky Uppercut, Vacuum Wave.

Recorded Platinum tutor compatibility: Fury Cutter, Helping Hand, Ice Punch, Iron Defense, Magnet Rise, Mud Slap, Snore, Swift, ThunderPunch, Vacuum Wave, Zen Headbutt.

Tutor compatibility does not mean every listed technique comes from the same shard tutor. Starter ultimate moves, Draco Meteor and other special services have their own requirements.

Tutor locations, shard costs, special tutors and the Move Reminder

Related species and return to the Pokédex

Return to Riolu in the illustrated Sinnoh Pokédex.

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