Lock-On (move)
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| 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. | ||||||||||||
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Lock-On (Japanese: ロックオン Lock-On) is a non-damaging Normal-type move introduced in Generation II.
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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
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Generation III
By leveling up
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Generation IV
By leveling up
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In the anime
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| 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 | ||
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| User | First Episode Used In | Notes | |
| | 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 | |
| | 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 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. |

