Focus Blast (move): Difference between revisions

Focus Blast きあいだま Fighting Spirit Bullet

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Battles Type  Fighting Category  Special PP  5 (max. 8) Power  120 Accuracy  70% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone but the user

Availability Introduced  Generation IV TM52 in Generation IV TM52 in Generation V

Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  2 ♥♥ Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs first in the turn.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cool Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Focus Blast (Japanese: きあいだま Fighting Spirit Bullet) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move, introduced in Generation IV. It appears to be related to the concept of a "Chi ball" or "psi ball".

Effect

Focus Blast does damage and has a 10% chance of lowering the target's Special Defense.

Learnset

Generation IV

By TM52

#   Pokémon Type 0006 Charizard Fire Flying 0009 Blastoise Water 0026 Raichu Electric 0028 Sandslash Ground 0031 Nidoqueen Poison Ground 0034 Nidoking Poison Ground 0036 Clefable Normal 0040 Wigglytuff Normal 0055 Golduck Water 0056 Mankey Fighting 0057 Primeape Fighting 0062 Poliwrath Water Fighting 0065 Alakazam Psychic 0066 Machop Fighting 0067 Machoke Fighting 0068 Machamp Fighting 0076 Golem Rock Ground 0080 Slowbro Water Psychic 0089 Muk Poison 0094 Gengar Ghost Poison 0097 Hypno Psychic 0105 Marowak Ground 0106 Hitmonlee Fighting 0107 Hitmonchan Fighting 0112 Rhydon Ground Rock 0115 Kangaskhan Normal 0122 Mr. Mime Psychic 0124 Jynx Ice Psychic 0125 Electabuzz Electric 0126 Magmar Fire 0127 Pinsir Bug 0143 Snorlax Normal 0149 Dragonite Dragon Flying 0150 Mewtwo Psychic 0151 Mew Psychic 0157 Typhlosion Fire 0160 Feraligatr Water 0162 Furret Normal 0166 Ledian Bug Flying 0181 Ampharos Electric 0184 Azumarill Water 0186 Politoed Water 0195 Quagsire Water Ground 0199 Slowking Water Psychic 0210 Granbull Normal 0214 Heracross Bug Fighting 0217 Ursaring Normal 0241 Miltank Normal 0242 Blissey Normal 0248 Tyranitar Rock Dark 0254 Sceptile Grass 0256 Combusken Fire Fighting 0257 Blaziken Fire Fighting 0260 Swampert Water Ground 0272 Ludicolo Water Grass 0275 Shiftry Grass Dark 0282 Gardevoir Psychic 0286 Breloom Grass Fighting 0288 Vigoroth Normal 0289 Slaking Normal 0295 Exploud Normal 0296 Makuhita Fighting 0297 Hariyama Fighting 0303 Mawile Steel 0306 Aggron Steel Rock 0307 Meditite Fighting Psychic 0308 Medicham Fighting Psychic 0326 Grumpig Psychic 0332 Cacturne Grass Dark 0335 Zangoose Normal 0377 Regirock Rock 0378 Regice Ice 0379 Registeel Steel 0383 Groudon Ground 0384 Rayquaza Dragon Flying 0386 Deoxys Psychic 0386 Deoxys Psychic 0386 Deoxys Psychic 0386 Deoxys Psychic 0391 Monferno Fire Fighting 0392 Infernape Fire Fighting 0409 Rampardos Rock 0419 Floatzel Water 0428 Lopunny Normal 0447 Riolu Fighting 0448 Lucario Fighting Steel 0453 Croagunk Poison Fighting 0454 Toxicroak Poison Fighting 0460 Abomasnow Grass Ice 0461 Weavile Dark Ice 0463 Lickilicky Normal 0464 Rhyperior Ground Rock 0465 Tangrowth Grass 0466 Electivire Electric 0467 Magmortar Fire 0475 Gallade Psychic Fighting 0477 Dusknoir Ghost 0484 Palkia Water Dragon 0486 Regigigas Normal 0491 Darkrai Dark 0493 Arceus Dark Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation V

By TM52

#   Pokémon Type 0006 Charizard Fire Flying 0009 Blastoise Water 0026 Raichu Electric 0028 Sandslash Ground 0031 Nidoqueen Poison Ground 0034 Nidoking Poison Ground 0036 Clefable Normal 0040 Wigglytuff Normal 0055 Golduck Water 0056 Mankey Fighting 0057 Primeape Fighting 0062 Poliwrath Water Fighting 0065 Alakazam Psychic 0066 Machop Fighting 0067 Machoke Fighting 0068 Machamp Fighting 0076 Golem Rock Ground 0080 Slowbro Water Psychic 0089 Muk Poison 0094 Gengar Ghost Poison 0097 Hypno Psychic 0105 Marowak Ground 0106 Hitmonlee Fighting 0107 Hitmonchan Fighting 0112 Rhydon Ground Rock 0115 Kangaskhan Normal 0122 Mr. Mime Psychic 0124 Jynx Ice Psychic 0125 Electabuzz Electric 0126 Magmar Fire 0127 Pinsir Bug 0143 Snorlax Normal 0149 Dragonite Dragon Flying 0150 Mewtwo Psychic 0151 Mew Psychic 0157 Typhlosion Fire 0160 Feraligatr Water 0162 Furret Normal 0166 Ledian Bug Flying 0181 Ampharos Electric 0184 Azumarill Water 0186 Politoed Water 0195 Quagsire Water Ground 0199 Slowking Water Psychic 0210 Granbull Normal 0214 Heracross Bug Fighting 0217 Ursaring Normal 0241 Miltank Normal 0242 Blissey Normal 0248 Tyranitar Rock Dark 0254 Sceptile Grass 0256 Combusken Fire Fighting 0257 Blaziken Fire Fighting 0260 Swampert Water Ground 0272 Ludicolo Water Grass 0275 Shiftry Grass Dark 0282 Gardevoir Psychic 0286 Breloom Grass Fighting 0288 Vigoroth Normal 0289 Slaking Normal 0295 Exploud Normal 0296 Makuhita Fighting 0297 Hariyama Fighting 0303 Mawile Steel 0306 Aggron Steel Rock 0307 Meditite Fighting Psychic 0308 Medicham Fighting Psychic 0326 Grumpig Psychic 0332 Cacturne Grass Dark 0335 Zangoose Normal 0377 Regirock Rock 0378 Regice Ice 0379 Registeel Steel 0383 Groudon Ground 0384 Rayquaza Dragon Flying 0386 Deoxys Psychic 0386 Deoxys Psychic 0386 Deoxys Psychic 0386 Deoxys Psychic 0391 Monferno Fire Fighting 0392 Infernape Fire Fighting 0409 Rampardos Rock 0419 Floatzel Water 0428 Lopunny Normal 0447 Riolu Fighting 0448 Lucario Fighting Steel 0453 Croagunk Poison Fighting 0454 Toxicroak Poison Fighting 0460 Abomasnow Grass Ice 0461 Weavile Dark Ice 0463 Lickilicky Normal 0464 Rhyperior Ground Rock 0465 Tangrowth Grass 0466 Electivire Electric 0467 Magmortar Fire 0475 Gallade Psychic Fighting 0477 Dusknoir Ghost 0484 Palkia Water Dragon 0486 Regigigas Normal 0491 Darkrai Dark 0493 Arceus Dark 0494 Victini Psychic Fire 0499 Pignite Fire Fighting 0500 Emboar Fire Fighting 0505 Watchog Normal 0512 Simisage Grass 0514 Simisear Fire 0516 Simipour Water 0530 Excadrill Ground Steel 0532 Timburr Fighting 0533 Gurdurr Fighting 0534 Conkeldurr Fighting 0538 Throh Fighting 0539 Sawk Fighting 0553 Krookodile Ground Dark 0555 Darmanitan Fire 0559 Scraggy Dark Fighting 0560 Scrafty Dark Fighting 0565 Carracosta Water Rock 0567 Archeops Rock Flying 0569 Garbodor Poison 0571 Zoroark Dark 0573 Cinccino Normal 0579 Reuniclus Psychic 0589 Escavalier Bug Steel 0612 Haxorus Dragon 0614 Beartic Ice 0617 Accelgor Bug 0619 Mienfoo Fighting 0620 Mienshao Fighting 0621 Druddigon Dragon 0622 Golett Ground Ghost 0623 Golurk Ground Ghost 0625 Bisharp Dark Steel 0631 Heatmor Fire 0635 Hydreigon Dark Dragon 0638 Cobalion Steel Fighting 0639 Terrakion Rock Fighting 0640 Virizion Grass Fighting 0641 Tornadus Flying 0642 Thundurus Electric Flying 0643 Reshiram Dragon Fire 0644 Zekrom Dragon Electric 0645 Landorus Ground Flying 0646 Kyurem Dragon Ice 0647 Keldeo Water Fighting 0648 Meloetta Normal Psychic 0648 Meloetta Normal Fighting Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

In the anime

File:Ursaring Focus Blast.png Ursaring File:Lopunny Focus Blast.png Lopunny
A ball of light-blue energy is formed between the user's hands. The ball is then shot at the foe.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Ursaring puts its hands together and creates a light blue ball of energy. It then fires it at the opponent, or Ursaring puts one of its hands back and a light blue ball of energy forms in front of it. It then brings its arm forward and throws the blast at the opponent.
Paul's Ursaring	Glory Blaze!		Debut
	Lopunny puts its hands together and forms a light blue ball of energy. It then fires it at the opponent.
Nando's Lopunny	Coming Full - Festival Circle!		None
	Druddigon puts its hands together and forms a blue ball of energy. It then throws it at the opponent.
Amy's Druddigon	BW030		None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Lopunny
The user creates a sphere of energy and shoots it at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Abomasnow creates a sphere of energy between its palms and fires it at the opponent.
Candice's Abomasnow	VS. Froslass		Debut
	Lopunny shoots spheres of energy from its paws.
Platinum's Lopunny	VS. Electivire		None

In other generations

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

• It is one of the very few moves in Pokémon Battle Revolution that is visually identical to its handheld counterpart.
• Focus Blast is the only variation of Blizzard that cannot be learned by any Pokémon via leveling up and the only variation that has a chance of lowering an opponent's stat.
• In the early Japanese versions of Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, Focus Blast had a different animation. Instead of 'spreading' when it touched the opponent, it disintegrated.

In other languages

• Dutch: Focusdreun
• French: Exploforce
• German: Fokusstoß
• Greek: Ριπή Αυτοσυγκέντρωσης
• Italian: Focalcolpo
• Korean: 기합구슬 Gihap Guseul
• Polish: 'Mega Podmuch
• Spanish: Onda Certera

Variations of the move Blizzard
Blizzard • Thunder • Hurricane Formerly a variation Gunk Shot Focus Blast

This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games.