How to Find and Evolve Riolu
Capture Riolu on Route 22., Find Riolu in the Friend Safari., Travel to Floccesy Ranch., Find Riolu., Defeat the Elite Four and Team Plasma., Travel to Challenger's Cave., Find Riolu., Travel to the Johto Safari Zone., Find Geodude to complete the...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Capture Riolu on Route 22.
Walk through the Grass and Flowers in Route 22 for a chance to find Riolu.
Riolu will be Level 6-7.
Riolu is very rare, so finding one may take a while. , If you've defeated the Elite Four, you can gain access to the Friend Safari in Kiloude City.
You will need to enter a Friend Code that gives you access to the Fighting-type Friend Safari.
The friend who's code you enter needs to have beaten the game for Riolu to be available.
There is a 25% chance that a Fighting-type Safari will include Riolu in Slot
3.
Korrina gives you one of her Lucarios when you obtain the Key Ring. , The Ranch can be accessed towards the beginning of the game.
It is located to the north of Route
20. , Riolu can be found while walking through the tall grass.
Riolu has a 5% chance of appearing.
Riolu can be between Level 5 and Level
7. , The only way to get Riolu in Pokémon Black & White is to beat the story first and become the Champion. , The cave entrance is located on Route
9.
You will not be able to enter the cave until after defeating the Elite Four as well as Team Plasma.
Once you have fulfilled the requirements, the person blocking the entrance will allow you to pass.
The cave is dark, so you will need Flash to navigate, as well as Surf to traverse the stream. , Riolu can appear in the 1st and 2nd basements in the cave.
He has a 5% chance of appearing, and will be Level 49 or
50. , In order to access the Safari Zone, you must complete the story events at Glitter Lighthouse.
After you do, Baoba will call your character and announce that the Safari Zone is open. , Baoba wants you to catch a Geodude to show you how the Safari Zone works.
The Geodude can be found in the Peak area of the Safari Zone, which is always the default first area. , Three hours after you complete the first challenge, Baoba will contact you again asking you to catch a Sandshrew.
In order to do this, you will need to add a Desert area to the Safari Zone.
Use the Area Customizer to do this. , In order to find Riolu, you will need the National Pokedex.
This is obtained after defeating the Johto League, before you board the ship to the Kanto region. , After you have completed the above steps, Baoba will contact you and you will be given the ability to add blocks to each area of the Safari Zone.
Riolu is located in the Meadow area, so focus on placing blocks there.
Riolu will be drawn out by Peak (Small Rock, Big Rock, Mossy Rock) and Forest (Tree, Stump, Branches) blocks. , You will need 42 Peak blocks and 28 Forest blocks in the Meadow area.
You can only place 30 blocks into one area, so you will need to upgrade your blocks.
Every 10 days in the Safari Zone, one type of block gets upgraded.
After 10 days, Plains blocks double in value.
After 20 days, Forest blocks double in value.
After 30 days, Peak blocks double in value.
After 40 days, Waterside blocks double in value.
After 50 days, Plains triples.
The cycle continues until every block has quadrupled in value. , Once you have enough blocks placed and upgraded, walk through the tall grass in the Meadow area to try to encounter Riolu.
The chance of seeing and catching Riolu will still be very low.
Safari Zone wild Riolu are Level 45-46. , In order to reach the Iron Island, you will need access to Canalave City.
After entering the city, walk North and cross the bridge to your left.
You may have to fight your rival as you cross the bridge if you haven't already.
After crossing, walk back down until you see the boats in the harbor.
Talk to the sailor in the harbor and you will be taken by boat to Iron Island. , You will be presented with two staircases.
Take the staircase on the right to access an elevator to take you to a lower basement.
You will again see two staircases.
This time take the left staircase and you will meet Riley. , Once Riley has joined you, you need to continue through the rest of the cave, until you reach the Galactic Grunts.
Defeat the Galactic Grunts and Riley will leave you.
As a parting gift, he will present you with a Riolu Egg.
If you don’t have room in your party for the Egg, he will wait there until you come back with an open space. , Keep the Egg in your party to hatch it.
Eggs are hatched by taking steps in the game.
Each Egg has a set number of cycles, and a cycle is complete after 256 steps.
When the Egg has less than 5 cycles remaining, the Status screen will display the message: “It’s making sounds inside! It's gonna hatch soon!” Once the Egg is hatched, a Level 1 Riolu will be born. -
Step 2: Find Riolu in the Friend Safari.
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Step 3: Travel to Floccesy Ranch.
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Step 4: Find Riolu.
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Step 5: Defeat the Elite Four and Team Plasma.
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Step 6: Travel to Challenger's Cave.
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Step 7: Find Riolu.
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Step 8: Travel to the Johto Safari Zone.
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Step 9: Find Geodude to complete the first Safari Zone challenge.
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Step 10: Find Sandshrew to complete the second Safari Zone challenge.
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Step 11: Beat the Elite Four.
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Step 12: Place blocks in the Safari Zone.
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Step 13: Upgrade your blocks.
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Step 14: Find and capture Riolu.
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Step 15: Travel to the Iron Island.
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Step 16: Enter the cave on Iron Island.
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Step 17: Fight through the rest of the cave.
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Step 18: Hatch the Egg.
Detailed Guide
Walk through the Grass and Flowers in Route 22 for a chance to find Riolu.
Riolu will be Level 6-7.
Riolu is very rare, so finding one may take a while. , If you've defeated the Elite Four, you can gain access to the Friend Safari in Kiloude City.
You will need to enter a Friend Code that gives you access to the Fighting-type Friend Safari.
The friend who's code you enter needs to have beaten the game for Riolu to be available.
There is a 25% chance that a Fighting-type Safari will include Riolu in Slot
3.
Korrina gives you one of her Lucarios when you obtain the Key Ring. , The Ranch can be accessed towards the beginning of the game.
It is located to the north of Route
20. , Riolu can be found while walking through the tall grass.
Riolu has a 5% chance of appearing.
Riolu can be between Level 5 and Level
7. , The only way to get Riolu in Pokémon Black & White is to beat the story first and become the Champion. , The cave entrance is located on Route
9.
You will not be able to enter the cave until after defeating the Elite Four as well as Team Plasma.
Once you have fulfilled the requirements, the person blocking the entrance will allow you to pass.
The cave is dark, so you will need Flash to navigate, as well as Surf to traverse the stream. , Riolu can appear in the 1st and 2nd basements in the cave.
He has a 5% chance of appearing, and will be Level 49 or
50. , In order to access the Safari Zone, you must complete the story events at Glitter Lighthouse.
After you do, Baoba will call your character and announce that the Safari Zone is open. , Baoba wants you to catch a Geodude to show you how the Safari Zone works.
The Geodude can be found in the Peak area of the Safari Zone, which is always the default first area. , Three hours after you complete the first challenge, Baoba will contact you again asking you to catch a Sandshrew.
In order to do this, you will need to add a Desert area to the Safari Zone.
Use the Area Customizer to do this. , In order to find Riolu, you will need the National Pokedex.
This is obtained after defeating the Johto League, before you board the ship to the Kanto region. , After you have completed the above steps, Baoba will contact you and you will be given the ability to add blocks to each area of the Safari Zone.
Riolu is located in the Meadow area, so focus on placing blocks there.
Riolu will be drawn out by Peak (Small Rock, Big Rock, Mossy Rock) and Forest (Tree, Stump, Branches) blocks. , You will need 42 Peak blocks and 28 Forest blocks in the Meadow area.
You can only place 30 blocks into one area, so you will need to upgrade your blocks.
Every 10 days in the Safari Zone, one type of block gets upgraded.
After 10 days, Plains blocks double in value.
After 20 days, Forest blocks double in value.
After 30 days, Peak blocks double in value.
After 40 days, Waterside blocks double in value.
After 50 days, Plains triples.
The cycle continues until every block has quadrupled in value. , Once you have enough blocks placed and upgraded, walk through the tall grass in the Meadow area to try to encounter Riolu.
The chance of seeing and catching Riolu will still be very low.
Safari Zone wild Riolu are Level 45-46. , In order to reach the Iron Island, you will need access to Canalave City.
After entering the city, walk North and cross the bridge to your left.
You may have to fight your rival as you cross the bridge if you haven't already.
After crossing, walk back down until you see the boats in the harbor.
Talk to the sailor in the harbor and you will be taken by boat to Iron Island. , You will be presented with two staircases.
Take the staircase on the right to access an elevator to take you to a lower basement.
You will again see two staircases.
This time take the left staircase and you will meet Riley. , Once Riley has joined you, you need to continue through the rest of the cave, until you reach the Galactic Grunts.
Defeat the Galactic Grunts and Riley will leave you.
As a parting gift, he will present you with a Riolu Egg.
If you don’t have room in your party for the Egg, he will wait there until you come back with an open space. , Keep the Egg in your party to hatch it.
Eggs are hatched by taking steps in the game.
Each Egg has a set number of cycles, and a cycle is complete after 256 steps.
When the Egg has less than 5 cycles remaining, the Status screen will display the message: “It’s making sounds inside! It's gonna hatch soon!” Once the Egg is hatched, a Level 1 Riolu will be born.
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