Focus Punch (move)
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| Focus Punch きあいパンチ Fighting Spirit Punch | ||||||||||||||
| The user focuses its mind before launching a punch. It will fail if the user is hit before it is used. | ||||||||||||||
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Focus Punch (Japanese: きあいパンチ Fighting Spirit Punch) is a damage-dealing Fighting-type move introduced in Generation III.
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Effect
Focus Punch is a decreased priority move. The user of Focus Punch will charge up during the beginning of the turn it is executed, then attack at the end unless it is hit by another Pokémon's attack before launching its own; in which case it will lose its focus and be unable to attack that round.
In Mystery Dungeon series, Focus Punch instead has a charge-up turn (akin to Skull Bash, Sky Attack, et cetera), and can hit even when the user is hit during the turn of charge-up, unless the user is inflicted with Paralysis.
Learnset
Generation III
By leveling up
| # | Pokémon | Type | Level | ||
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| 288 | 
| Vigoroth | Normal | 43 | |
| Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move. | |||||
By TM01
Generation IV
By leveling up
| # | Pokémon | Type | Level | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 288 |
| Vigoroth | Normal | 43 | |
| Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move. | |||||
By TM01
In the anime
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| Aipom | Swampert | Muk | Hitmonlee |
| The user's hand turns white and then it punches its opponent. | |||
| Pokémon | Method | ||
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| User | First Episode Used In | Notes | |
 Aipom
| Aipom's tail glows white. It then punches its opponent. | ||
| Ash's Aipom | Channeling the Battle Zone | None | |
 Swampert
| Swampert's fist turns white. It then punches its opponent. | ||
| Wild Swampert | Leading A Stray! | None | |
 Regice
| Regice's arm glows white. It then punches its opponent. | ||
| Brandon's Regice | Pace - The Final Frontier. | None | |
 Ambipom
| The hands of Ambipom's tails glow white. It then strikes the opponent. | ||
| Dawn's Ambipom | Journey to the Unown! | None | |
 Slaking
| Slaking's fist turns white. It then punches its opponent. | ||
| Norman's Slaking | Balance of Power | None | |
 Muk
| Muk's hand glows white and it then strikes the opponent. | ||
| Wild Muk | The Psyduck Stops Here! | None | |
 Raichu
| Raichu's hand glows white and it then strikes the opponent. | ||
| Ash's Raichu | Camping it Up! | None | |
 Psyduck
| Psyduck's fist turns white. It then punches its opponent. | ||
| Emily's Psyduck | Sitting Psyduck | None | |
 Ludicolo
| Ludicolo's fist turns white. It then punches its opponent. | ||
| Poncho's Ludicolo | Go Go Ludicolo! | None | |
 Golduck
| Golduck's fist turns white. It then punches its opponent. | ||
| Trainer's Golduck | A Double Dilema | None | |
 Flaaffy
| Flaaffy's fist turns white. It then punches its opponent. | ||
| Sullivan's Flaaffy | Whiscash and Ash | None | |
 Munchlax
| Munchlax's fist turns white. It then punches its opponent. | ||
| May's Munchlax | May's Egg-Cellent Adventure | None | |
 Hitmonlee
| Hitmonlee's fist turns glows light blue. It then punches its opponent. | ||
| Master Hamm's Hitmonlee | Pasta La Vista! | None | |
 Hitmonchan
| Hitmonchan's fist turns glows light blue. It then punches its opponent. | ||
| Kyle's Hitmonchan | Pasta La Vista! | None | |
Trivia
- Focus Punch has the highest base power of any Fighting-type move.
- Focus Punch will not cause the user to flinch if the user is hit by Revenge or Avalanche. These are the only two attacks that will go after Focus Punch.
In other languages
- Dutch: Focusslag
- Spanish: Puño Certero
- French: Mitrapoing
- Italian: Centripugno
- German: Power-Punch
- Latin American Spanish: Golpe Centrado
- Hindi: Focus Muka
| This move article is part of Project MoveDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each move. |
| Generation III TMs | |
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| 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | |
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | |
| Generation III HMs | |
| 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | |
| Generation IV TMs | |
|---|---|
| 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | |
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | |
| 51 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 59 | 60 | 61 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 | |
| 76 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 89 | 90 | 91 | 92 | |
| Generation IV HMs | |
| 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | |
