Lock-On (move)

Lock-On ロックオン Lock-On

The user takes sure aim at the foe. It ensures the next attack does not fail to hit the target.

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

Target Foe Foe Self Ally Affects the user

Availability Introduced  Generation II Not a TM, HM, or move tutor move.

Contests Category  Smart Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ Jam  0 Temporarily stops the crowd from growing excited.

Super Contests Category  Smart Appeal  1 ♥ Earn +3 if two Pokémon raise the Voltage in a row.

Lock-On on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Lock-On on Eevee's Movedex

Lock-On (Japanese: ロックオン Lock-On) is a non-damaging Normal-type move introduced in Generation II.

Effect

The next move made by the user of this move will not miss even if the target has used a move similar to Fly. However if the target uses a move such as Detect or has switched out, the user's next move could miss.

Learnset

Generation II

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 081 Magnemite Electric Steel 27 082 Magneton Electric Steel 27 137 Porygon Normal 32 223 Remoraid Water 11 233 Porygon2 Normal 32 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 III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 081 Magnemite Electric Steel 32 082 Magneton Electric Steel 35 137 Porygon Normal 32 223 Remoraid Water 11 233 Porygon2 Normal 32 299 Nosepass Rock 46 377 Regirock Rock 57 378 Regice Ice 57 379 Registeel Steel 57 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 IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 081 Magnemite Electric Steel 27 082 Magneton Electric Steel 27 137 Porygon Normal 45 223 Remoraid Water 6 233 Porygon2 Normal 45 299 Nosepass Rock 67DP 299 Nosepass Rock 73PtHGSS 377 Regirock Rock 57 378 Regice Ice 57 379 Registeel Steel 57 462 Magnezone Electric Steel 27 474 Porygon-Z Normal 45 476 Probopass Rock Steel 67DP 476 Probopass Rock Steel 73PtHGSS 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

Regirock	Metagross calculating	Metagross
The user takes sure aim at the foe. It ensures the next attack does not fail to hit the target.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Episode Used In		Notes
Regirock	The braille pattern on Regirock's face glows red, and it releases a red ring at the foe from its body. The red ring shoots at the opponent and grows smaller when it hits it, turning into a red target that sticks to the opponent. The next attack Regirock uses cannot miss.
Brandon's Regirock	Battling the Enemy Within!		Debut
Registeel	The braille pattern on Registeel's face glows red and it releases a red ring at the opponent from its body. The red ring shoots at the opponent and grows smaller when it reaches the opponent, turning into a red target that sticks to the opponent. The next attack Registeel uses cannot miss.
Brandon's Registeel	Overjoyed!		None
Metagross	Metagross begins calculating where the opponent is. It then traces a a path and locks on to the opponent.
A wild Metagross	Noodles! Roamin' Off!		Metagross cannot legally learn Lock-On.

Trivia

• Remoraid is the only Pokémon to learn Lock-On and not learn Zap Cannon.

In other languages

• Spanish: Fijar Blanco
• German: Zielschuss
• Italian: Localizza

This move article is part of Project MoveDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each move.