Why was Lucario so popular in Japan during Gen IV and Gen V?

Japs are infamous for their incredibly shit taste.

>>30760626
This

It's a cool Pokemon that had a pretty decent movie come out before the games. It was actually obtainable in DP(looking at you Zoroark). Cynthia uses one. It was simply promoted extremely well.

>>30760664
This

The only reason /vp/ hates Lucario is because edgy teens and furfags also like it.

>>30760796
This. Letting other people ruin something for you is retarded anyways

>>30760757
This

>>30760816
This

>>30760833
This

Because edgy designs are, and always will be, the most popular designs and there is literally nothing wrong with it.

/vp/ is just autistically contrarian about everything

>>30760846
same

>>30760859
>there is literally nothing wrong with it.
t. underage

>>30760240
They're all furfaggots

>>30760796
Actually I hate it because I think it has an uninspired design and an unfitting typing. They could've done so much better than this thing for a Pokémon based on Anubis.