Focus Energy (move)

Focus Energy きあいだめ Fighting Spirit Improvement

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Battles 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 Not a TM, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Category  Cool Appeal  1 ♥ Jam  3 ♥♥♥ Badly startles those that have made appeals earlier in the same turn.

Super Contests Category  Cool Appeal  0   Earn double the score in the next turn.

Focus Energy on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Focus Energy on Eevee's Movedex

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 intended to quadruple the critical hit ratio, instead it will have no effect if the user is faster than the opponent, or prevent the user from getting a critical hit (0/511 chance) if the user is slower than the opponent. Focus Energy can only be removed by switching or Haze. Focus Energy will fail if the user is already under its effect.

In Stadium, Focus Energy was fixed; it quadruples the probability of the user scoring a critical hit.

Generation II and III

Focus Energy increases the critical hit ratio by 1 stage. This effect can be transferred by Baton Pass.

Generation IV and on

Same as in Generations II and III, except that the critical hit ratio is now increased by 2 stages instead of 1.

Description

Games Description StadStad2 Raises the likelihood of nailing the opponent's weak spot for a critical hit. GSC Raises the critical hit ratio. RSEColo.XD Focuses power to raise the critical-hit ratio. FRLG The user takes a deep breath and focuses to raise its critical-hit ratio. DPPtHGSS The user takes a deep breath and focuses to raise the critical-hit ratio of its attacks. BWB2W2 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
015		Beedrill	Bug	Poison	16			15			15			13				13
019		Rattata	Normal		Normal	23			20			20			7				7
020		Raticate	Normal		Normal	27			no			no			--, 7				--, 7
032		Nidoran♂	Poison		Poison	21	23	23			8			7				7
033		Nidorino	Poison		Poison	23	27	27			8			7				7
034		Nidoking	Poison	Ground	no			no			--			--				--
056		Mankey	Fighting		Fighting	27			27			27	21	--				--
057		Primeape	Fighting		Fighting	27			27			27	21	--				--
066		Machop	Fighting		Fighting	32			7			7			7				7
067		Machoke	Fighting		Fighting	36			--, 8			--, 7			--, 7				--, 7
068		Machamp	Fighting		Fighting	36			--, 8			--, 7			--, 7				--, 7
104		Cubone	Ground		Ground	31			21			21			17				17
105		Marowak	Ground		Ground	33			21			21			17				17
106		Hitmonlee	Fighting		Fighting	43			21			21			21				21
116		Horsea	Water		Water	no			no			no			14				14
117		Seadra	Water		Water	no			no			no			14				14
123		Scyther	Bug	Flying	--	20	6			6			5				5
127		Pinsir	Bug		Bug	36			7			--			--				--
133		Eevee	Normal		Normal		36	36		no			no				no
212		Scizor	Bug	Steel	no			6			6			5				5
223		Remoraid	Water		Water	no			33			33			23				23	22
224		Octillery	Water		Water	no			38			38			23				23	22
230		Kingdra	Water	Dragon	no			no			no			14				14
237		Hitmontop	Fighting		Fighting	no			7			7			6				6
255		Torchic	Fire		Fire	no			no			7			7				7
256		Combusken	Fire	Fighting	no			no			--, 7			--, 7				--, 7
257		Blaziken	Fire	Fighting	no			no			--, 7			--, 7				--, 7
276		Taillow	Normal	Flying	no			no			4			4				4
277		Swellow	Normal	Flying	no			no			--, 4			--, 4				--, 4
288		Vigoroth	Normal		Normal	no			no			--			--				--
296		Makuhita	Fighting		Fighting	no			no			--			--				--
297		Hariyama	Fighting		Fighting	no			no			--			--				--
318		Carvanha	Water	Dark	no			no			13			8				8
319		Sharpedo	Water	Dark	no			no			--, 13			--, 8				--, 8
322		Numel	Fire	Ground	no			no			25			15				15	12
323		Camerupt	Fire	Ground	no			no			25			15				15	12
371		Bagon	Dragon		Dragon	no			no			21			20				20
372		Shelgon	Dragon		Dragon	no			no			21			20				20
373		Salamence	Dragon	Flying	no			no			21			20				20
402		Kricketune	Bug		Bug	no			no			no			22				22
408		Cranidos	Rock		Rock	no			no			no			6				6
409		Rampardos	Rock		Rock	no			no			no			6				6
425		Drifloon	Ghost	Flying	no			no			no			14				14	13
426		Drifblim	Ghost	Flying	no			no			no			14				14	13
434		Stunky	Poison	Dark	no			no			no			--				--
435		Skuntank	Poison	Dark	no			no			no			--				--
501		Oshawott	Water		Water	no			no			no			no				13
502		Dewott	Water		Water	no			no			no			no				13
503		Samurott	Water		Water	no			no			no			no				13
532		Timburr	Fighting		Fighting	no			no			no			no				4
533		Gurdurr	Fighting		Fighting	no			no			no			no				--, 4
534		Conkeldurr	Fighting		Fighting	no			no			no			no				--, 4
538		Throh	Fighting		Fighting	no			no			no			no				9
539		Sawk	Fighting		Fighting	no			no			no			no				9
626		Bouffalant	Normal		Normal	no			no			no			no				36
633		Deino	Dark	Dragon	no			no			no			no				4
634		Zweilous	Dark	Dragon	no			no			no			no				--, 4
635		Hydreigon	Dark	Dragon	no			no			no			no				--, 4
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Type		Father
					I		II		III		IV		V
029		Nidoran♀	Poison		Poison
115		Kangaskhan	Normal		Normal
161		Sentret	Normal		Normal
216		Teddiursa	Normal		Normal
231		Phanpy	Ground		Ground
246		Larvitar	Rock	Ground
328		Trapinch	Ground		Ground	no
390		Chimchar	Fire		Fire	no			no
410		Shieldon	Rock	Steel	no			no
551		Sandile	Ground	Dark	no			no			no
554		Darumaka	Fire		Fire	no			no			no
610		Axew	Dragon		Dragon	no			no			no
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

In the anime

Marowak	Cranidos	Machoke	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

	Machamp
The user focuses and hits the opponent in their weak point.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Machamp	Machamp flexes its arms and builds its energy. It then stabs the opponent with one of its pointer fingers in its weak point.
Blue's Machamp	Electro Magneton		Debut

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)	FRLG	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (alternative animation)	Battrio	Mystery Dungeon	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

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)	FRLG	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (alternative animation)	Battrio	Mystery Dungeon	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 集氣 Jíqì Dutch Focus Energie Finnish Voimankeskitys (season 1) Energialataus (AG series) French Puissance German Energiefokus Greek Εστίαση Δύναμης Italian Energy Conc. (Gen I-II) Focalenergia (Gen III-present) Korean 기충전 Gichungjeon Portuguese Brazil Energia Focalizada Portugal Energia Focalizada Romanian Energie Concentrată Serbian Fokusiranje Energije Spanish Foco Energia

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