Editing Aura Sphere

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The move consists of Lucario concentrating Aura energy into a spherical shape in its paws, and then releasing it. It can be charged, and while doing so any other fighter who touches the sphere takes a small amount of damage.

Aura Sphere also acts and appears similarly to {{SSBM|Mewtwo}}'s [[Shadow Ball]] but colored dark blue instead of dark purple. Lucario also cups its hands in a position opposite of the aforementioned move.

Like an auto-[[charge]] special of many, the charge always starts automatically as soon as the special button is tapped and any attack button will fire the sphere during the charging period. However, Lucario can also continue to hold the sphere after it is fully charged, allowing it to take advantage of its damage dealing ability, or store it for later use by either moving to the left/right to roll or by pressing the shield button to shield cancel it. Cancelling it in the air will cause Lucario to cancel the charging period with an air dodge instead.

The sphere charges relatively fast, taking about half the time to fully charge as [[Samus]]' [[Charge Shot]] would, which equates to about 1.5 seconds. It can be used as a stage controller, powerful edgeguarding option, and a spammable projectile with uncharged Aura Spheres. A fully charged Aura Sphere can be [[B-reverse]]d to give Lucario more momentum. The Aura Sphere hitbox while charging is a great way to refresh Lucario's moveset. It is also a high shield-pressure method and will quickly break an opponent's shield. The reason that it quickly breaks shields is the amazing speed behind the multiple hits of the charge which quickly wears away at the opponent's shield.

When fully charged, Aura Sphere travels in a straight line, but when fired without charging, it flies in an up-and-down wave motion. Due to Lucario's rather [[floaty]] aerial maneuverability, it is possible to constantly fire Aura Spheres while approaching foes from the air. A fully charged Aura Sphere's damage output changes dramatically as Lucario takes damage, starting out as low as 13% damage and up to 39% damage, but it depends on the amount of damage Lucario has taken and stock advantage/disadvantage before attacking with it.

Aura Sphere was significantly buffed in ''Smash 4'' due to the improvements in Lucario's [[aura]] mechanic. It functions exactly like its ''Brawl'' incarnation, but the sphere can now achieve massive sizes, to the point that it completely covers Lucario's [[hurtbox]] by a great amount when at 190%, and completely oversizing Samus' fully charged Charge Shot. It deals less damage - 11% at 0% aura and 29% at 190% aura - but has increased knockback at high percentages, being a much stronger projectile than ''Brawl''{{'}}s through greater scaling at the cost of early base knockback and power. It also gains the ability to push Lucario back slightly if fully charged and reversed, giving Lucario an option to trick opponents.

Aura Sphere also received a mix of buffs and nerfs. Aura Sphere can now be jump-canceled, even in the air and, additionally, it can now be canceled into any grounded option while charging with an advanced technique called [[charge storage canceling]]. However, Lucario cannot use its standard grab out of a charging Aura Sphere without shielding, as pressing the grab button fires the Aura Sphere and Lucario cannot shield immediately out of Aura Sphere, making it less safe to charge.  

Aura Sphere is a special Fighting-type move introduced in {{s|bulbapedia|Generation IV}}, with its first appearance in ''Pokémon'' media being in the movie ''[[bulbapedia:M08|Lucario and the Mystery of Mew]]''. While never exclusive to it, Aura Sphere has always been heavily associated with Lucario, starting in the aforementioned movie as a prime example of {{iw|bulbapedia|Lucario|M08}}'s ability to manipulate Aura.

 

Aura Sphere has a base power of 80 (90 before {{s|bulbapedia|Generation VI}}) and ignores accuracy and evasion, thus always hitting if the target isn't in the semi-invulnerable turn of a move like {{iw|Bulbapedia|Dig|move}} or {{iw|Bulbapedia|Fly|move}}. Lucario has learned this move by leveling up in all games since its introduction. Aura Sphere isn't a common move, only being available to a handful of other Pokémon by leveling up, such as {{iw|bulbapedia|Togekiss}} and the {{iw|bulbapedia|Clawitzer}} line, as well as certain {{iw|bulbapedia|Legendary Pokémon}} such as the {{iw|bulbapedia|Mew duo}} ([[Mewtwo]] and [[Mew]]) and the {{iw|bulbapedia|Pokémon of Myth}} ([[Dialga]], [[Palkia]], and [[Giratina]]).  

 

Aura Sphere.png|Aura Sphere in {{iw|bulbapedia|Generation VI}}.

Aura Sphere SSB4.jpg|Aura Sphere being fired in {{for3ds}}.

*When [[Kirby]] [[Inhale (Kirby)|copies]] Aura Sphere, he does not copy the [[aura]] mechanic. His Aura Sphere remains fixed at the power it would have if Lucario were at base aura strength (75% [[damage]] in ''Brawl'', 70% damage in ''SSB4'', 65% damage in ''Ultimate'').

**Kirby’s sound effect when charging Aura Sphere is the same as when Lucario is at higher percentages instead of the sound effect used at base aura.