Focus Energy (move)

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Focus Energy
きあいだめ Fighting Spirit Improvement
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Type  Normal
Category  Status
PP  30 (max. 48)
Power  —
Accuracy  —%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
  • Does not make contact
  • Not affected by Protect
  • Not affected by Magic Coat
  • Affected by Snatch
  • Not affected by King's Rock
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
Affects the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation I
Condition  Cool
Appeal  1
Jam  3 ♥♥♥
Badly startles those that have made appeals earlier in the same turn.
Condition  Cool
Appeal  0  
Earn double the score in the next turn.
Condition  Cool
Appeal  1
Jamming  0  
Gets the Pokémon pumped up. Helps prevent nervousness, too.

Focus Energy (Japanese: きあいだめ Fighting Spirit Improvement) is a non-damaging Normal-type move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Generation I

Focus Energy worked incorrectly in Generation I. While it was intended to multiply the user's critical hit ratio by four, it instead divides the critical hit ratio by four. Focus Energy will be removed by switching or Haze. The effect of Focus Energy cannot stack, and it will fail if the user is already under its effect.

In Stadium, Focus Energy was fixed to increase the user's critical hit ratio with this formula: (BaseSpeed + 236) / 512*

Generations II and III

Focus Energy increases the user's critical hit ratio by one stage. This effect can be transferred by Baton Pass.

Generation IV

Focus Energy now increases the user's critical hit ratio by two stages instead of one.

Description

Games Description
Raises the likelihood of nailing the opponent's weak spot for a critical hit.
Raises the critical hit ratio.
RSE Focuses power to raise the critical-hit ratio.
FRLG The user takes a deep breath and focuses to raise its critical-hit ratio.
PMDRB The user gains the Focus Energy status, raising its critical-hit rate.
The user takes a deep breath and focuses to raise the critical-hit ratio of its attacks.

The user takes a deep breath and focuses so that critical hits land more easily.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Type Level
I II III IV V VI
015 Beedrill Beedrill Bug Poison 16 15 15 13 13 13
019 Rattata Rattata Normal Normal 23 20 20 7 7 7
020 Raticate Raticate Normal Normal 27     --, 7 --, 7 --, 7
032 Nidoran♂ Nidoran♂ Poison Poison 21 23 23 8 7 7 7
033 Nidorino Nidorino Poison Poison 23 27 27 8 7 7 7
034 Nidoking Nidoking Poison Ground     -- -- -- --
056 Mankey Mankey Fighting Fighting 27 27 27 21 -- -- --
057 Primeape Primeape Fighting Fighting 27 27 27 21 -- -- --
066 Machop Machop Fighting Fighting 32 7 7 7 7 7
3
067 Machoke Machoke Fighting Fighting 36 --, 8 --, 7 --, 7 --, 7 --, 7
--, 3
068 Machamp Machamp Fighting Fighting 36 --, 8 --, 7 --, 7 --, 7 --, 7
--, 3
104 Cubone Cubone Ground Ground 31 21 21 17 17 17
105 Marowak Marowak Ground Ground 33 21 21 17 17 17
106 Hitmonlee Hitmonlee Fighting Fighting 43 21 21 21 21 21
116 Horsea Horsea Water Water       14 14 14
26
117 Seadra Seadra Water Water       14 14 14
26
123 Scyther Scyther Bug Flying -- 20 6 6 5 5 5
127 Pinsir Pinsir Bug Bug 36 7 -- -- -- --
133 Eevee Eevee Normal Normal   36 36       '
212 Scizor Scizor Bug Steel   6 6 5 5 5
223 Remoraid Remoraid Water Water   33 33 23 23 22 22
224 Octillery Octillery Water Water   38 38 23 23 22 22
230 Kingdra Kingdra Water Dragon       14 14 14
26
237 Hitmontop Hitmontop Fighting Fighting   7 7 6 6 6
255 Torchic Torchic Fire Fire     7 7 7 7
32
256 Combusken Combusken Fire Fighting     --, 7 --, 7 --, 7 --, 7
36
257 Blaziken Blaziken Fire Fighting     --, 7 --, 7 --, 7 --, 7
37
276 Taillow Taillow Normal Flying     4 4 4 4
5
277 Swellow Swellow Normal Flying     --, 4 --, 4 --, 4 --, 4
--, 5
288 Vigoroth Vigoroth Normal Normal     -- -- -- --
296 Makuhita Makuhita Fighting Fighting     -- -- -- --
297 Hariyama Hariyama Fighting Fighting     -- -- -- --
318 Carvanha Carvanha Water Dark     13 8 8 8
319 Sharpedo Sharpedo Water Dark     --, 13 --, 8 --, 8 --, 8
322 Numel Numel Fire Ground     25 15 15 12 12
8
323 Camerupt Camerupt Fire Ground     25 15 15 12 12
--, 8
371 Bagon Bagon Dragon Dragon     21 20 20 20
21
372 Shelgon Shelgon Dragon Dragon     21 20 20 20
21
373 Salamence Salamence Dragon Flying     21 20 20 20
21
402 Kricketune Kricketune Bug Bug       22 22 22
408 Cranidos Cranidos Rock Rock       6 6 6
409 Rampardos Rampardos Rock Rock       6 6 6
425 Drifloon Drifloon Ghost Flying       14 14 13 13
426 Drifblim Drifblim Ghost Flying       14 14 13 13
434 Stunky Stunky Poison Dark       -- -- --
435 Skuntank Skuntank Poison Dark       -- -- --
494 Victini Victini Psychic Fire         -- --
501 Oshawott Oshawott Water Water         13 13
502 Dewott Dewott Water Water         13 13
503 Samurott Samurott Water Water         13 13
532 Timburr Timburr Fighting Fighting         4 4
533 Gurdurr Gurdurr Fighting Fighting         --, 4 --, 4
534 Conkeldurr Conkeldurr Fighting Fighting         --, 4 --, 4
538 Throh Throh Fighting Fighting         9 9
539 Sawk Sawk Fighting Fighting         9 9
626 Bouffalant Bouffalant Normal Normal         36 36
633 Deino Deino Dark Dragon         4 4
634 Zweilous Zweilous Dark Dragon         --, 4 --, 4
635 Hydreigon Hydreigon Dark Dragon         --, 4 --, 4
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


By breeding

# Pokémon Type Father
II III IV V VI
029 Nidoran♀ Nidoran♀ Poison Poison RattataNidoran♂NidorinoMankeyPrimeapeCuboneMarowak RattataNidoran♂NidorinoNidokingMankeyPrimeapeCuboneMarowakTorchicCombuskenBlazikenVigorothNumelCamerupt RattataRaticateNidoran♂NidorinoNidokingMankeyPrimeapeCuboneMarowakTorchicCombuskenBlazikenVigorothNumelCameruptCranidosRampardosStunkySkuntank RattataRaticateNidoran♂NidorinoNidokingMankeyPrimeapeCuboneMarowakTorchicCombuskenBlazikenVigorothNumelCameruptCranidosRampardosStunkySkuntankOshawottDewottSamurottBouffalant RattataRaticateNidoran♂NidorinoNidokingMankeyPrimeapeCuboneMarowakTorchicCombuskenBlazikenVigorothNumelCameruptCranidosRampardosStunkySkuntankOshawottDewottSamurottBouffalant
115 Kangaskhan Kangaskhan Normal Normal Nidoran♂NidorinoCuboneMarowak Nidoran♂NidorinoNidokingCuboneMarowak Nidoran♂NidorinoNidokingCuboneMarowakCranidosRampardos Nidoran♂NidorinoNidokingCuboneMarowakCranidosRampardos Nidoran♂NidorinoNidokingCuboneMarowakCranidosRampardos
161 Sentret Sentret Normal Normal RattataNidoran♂NidorinoMankeyPrimeape RattataNidoran♂NidorinoNidokingMankeyPrimeapeTorchicCombuskenBlazikenVigorothNumelCamerupt RattataRaticateNidoran♂NidorinoNidokingMankeyPrimeapeTorchicCombuskenBlazikenVigorothNumelCameruptStunkySkuntank RattataRaticateNidoran♂NidorinoNidokingMankeyPrimeapeTorchicCombuskenBlazikenVigorothNumelCameruptStunkySkuntankOshawottDewottSamurottBouffalant RattataRaticateNidoran♂NidorinoNidokingMankeyPrimeapeTorchicCombuskenBlazikenVigorothNumelCameruptStunkySkuntankOshawottDewottSamurottBouffalant
216 Teddiursa Teddiursa Normal Normal RattataNidoran♂NidorinoMankeyPrimeape        
231 Phanpy Phanpy Ground Ground RattataNidoran♂NidorinoMankeyPrimeape RattataNidoran♂NidorinoNidokingMankeyPrimeapeTorchicCombuskenBlazikenVigorothNumelCamerupt RattataRaticateNidoran♂NidorinoNidokingMankeyPrimeapeTorchicCombuskenBlazikenVigorothNumelCameruptStunkySkuntank RattataRaticateNidoran♂NidorinoNidokingMankeyPrimeapeTorchicCombuskenBlazikenVigorothNumelCameruptStunkySkuntankOshawottDewottSamurottBouffalant RattataRaticateNidoran♂NidorinoNidokingMankeyPrimeapeTorchicCombuskenBlazikenVigorothNumelCameruptStunkySkuntankOshawottDewottSamurottBouffalant
240 Magby Magby Fire Fire       MachopMachokeMachampHitmonleeHitmontopMakuhita
HariyamaTimburrGurdurrConkeldurrThrohSawk
MachopMachokeMachampHitmonleeHitmontopMakuhita
HariyamaTimburrGurdurrConkeldurrThrohSawk
246 Larvitar Larvitar Rock Ground Nidoran♂NidorinoCuboneMarowak Nidoran♂NidorinoNidokingCuboneMarowak Nidoran♂NidorinoNidokingCuboneMarowakCranidosRampardos Nidoran♂NidorinoNidokingCuboneMarowakCranidosRampardos Nidoran♂NidorinoNidokingCuboneMarowakCranidosRampardos
328 Trapinch Trapinch Ground Ground   BeedrillScytherScizorPinsir BeedrillScytherScizorPinsirKricketune BeedrillScytherScizorPinsirKricketune BeedrillScytherScizorPinsirKricketune
390 Chimchar Chimchar Fire Fire     RattataRaticateNidoran♂NidorinoNidokingMankeyPrimeapeMachopMachokeMachampHitmontopTorchicCombuskenBlazikenVigorothMakuhitaHariyamaNumelCameruptStunkySkuntank RattataRaticateNidoran♂NidorinoNidokingMankeyPrimeapeMachopMachokeMachampHitmontopTorchicCombuskenBlazikenVigorothMakuhitaHariyamaNumelCameruptStunkySkuntankOshawottDewottSamurottTimburrGurdurrConkeldurrThrohSawkBouffalant RattataRaticateNidoran♂NidorinoNidokingMankeyPrimeapeMachopMachokeMachampHitmontopTorchicCombuskenBlazikenVigorothMakuhitaHariyamaNumelCameruptStunkySkuntankOshawottDewottSamurottTimburrGurdurrConkeldurrThrohSawkBouffalant
410 Shieldon Shieldon Rock Steel     Nidoran♂NidorinoNidokingCuboneMarowakCranidosRampardos Nidoran♂NidorinoNidokingCuboneMarowakCranidosRampardos Nidoran♂NidorinoNidokingCuboneMarowakCranidosRampardos
551 Sandile Sandile Ground Dark       RattataRaticateNidoran♂NidorinoNidokingMankeyPrimeapeTorchicCombuskenBlazikenVigorothNumelCameruptStunkySkuntankOshawottDewottSamurottBouffalant RattataRaticateNidoran♂NidorinoNidokingMankeyPrimeapeTorchicCombuskenBlazikenVigorothNumelCameruptStunkySkuntankOshawottDewottSamurottBouffalant
554 Darumaka Darumaka Fire Fire       RattataRaticateNidoran♂NidorinoNidokingMankeyPrimeapeTorchicCombuskenBlazikenVigorothNumelCameruptStunkySkuntankOshawottDewottSamurottBouffalant RattataRaticateNidoran♂NidorinoNidokingMankeyPrimeapeTorchicCombuskenBlazikenVigorothNumelCameruptStunkySkuntankOshawottDewottSamurottBouffalant
610 Axew Axew Dragon Dragon       Nidoran♂NidorinoNidokingCuboneMarowakHorseaSeadraKingdraBagonShelgonSalamenceCranidosRampardosDeinoZweilousHydreigon Nidoran♂NidorinoNidokingCuboneMarowakHorseaSeadraKingdraBagonShelgonSalamenceCranidosRampardosDeinoZweilousHydreigon
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


In the anime

Otoshi Marowak Focus Energy.png
Marowak
Roark Cranidos Focus Energy.png
Cranidos
Kenny Machoke Focus Energy.png
Machoke
Marcel Vigoroth Focus Energy.png
Vigoroth
The user focuses to raise the critical-hit ratio of its attacks.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
Marowak A light blue aura surrounds Marowak. When it uses the next attack, the point that will hit the opponent turns light blue.
Otoshi's Marowak Bad to the Bone Debut
Vigoroth Vigoroth's body becomes outlined in a red aura.
Marcel's Vigoroth The Garden of Eatin' None
Cranidos Cranidos's body glows white, and the glow rises up to Cranidos's skull, making the blue part glow blue.
Roark's Cranidos Shapes of Things to Come! None
Machoke Machoke flexes its muscles and its arm and back muscles grow larger.
Kenny's Machoke Old Rivals, New Tricks! None


In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga


In other generations

In other languages

Language Title
Mandarin Chinese 集氣 Jíqì
Denmark Flag.png Danish Energifokus
The Netherlands Flag.png Dutch Focus Energie
Finland Flag.png Finnish Voimankeskitys (EP073)
Energialataus (AG088)
France Flag.png French Puissance
Germany Flag.png German Energiefokus
Greece Flag.png Greek Εστίαση Δύναμης
Italy Flag.png Italian Focalenergia*
Energy Conc.*
South Korea Flag.png Korean 기충전 Gichungjeon
Poland Flag.png Polish Skupienie Energii
Portuguese Brazil Flag.png Brazil Energia Focalizada
Portugal Flag.png Portugal Energia Focalizada
Romania Flag.png Romanian Energie Concentrată
Serbia Flag.png Serbian Fokusiranje Energije
Spain Flag.png Spanish Foco Energia


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