Lock-On (move)

Lock-On ロックオン Lock-On

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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 Not affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone adjacent to 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 getting 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 the user's next move will miss. Also, if the target switches the effect of Lock-On wears off.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V
081		Magnemite	Electric	Steel	27			32			27				30
082		Magneton	Electric	Steel	27			35			27				30
137		Porygon	Normal		Normal	32			32			45				45
223		Remoraid	Water		Water	11			11			6				6
233		Porygon2	Normal		Normal	32			32			45				45
299		Nosepass	Rock		Rock	no			46			67		73	73
377		Regirock	Rock		Rock	no			57			57				57
378		Regice	Ice		Ice	no			57			57				57
379		Registeel	Steel		Steel	no			57			57				57
462		Magnezone	Electric	Steel	no			no			27				30
474		Porygon-Z	Normal		Normal	no			no			45				45
476		Probopass	Rock	Steel	no			no			67		73	73
599		Klink	Steel		Steel	no			no			no				51
600		Klang	Steel		Steel	no			no			no				56
601		Klinklang	Steel		Steel	no			no			no				60
649		Genesect	Bug	Steel	no			no			no				11
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
524		Roggenrola	Rock		Rock	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

	Regirock	Registeel
The user takes sure aim at the foe. It ensures the next attack does not fail to hit the target.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
Regirock	The braille pattern on Regirock'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 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

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

	Porygon2
The user locks onto the opponent so the next move does not miss.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Round/Chapter Used In		Notes
Porygon2	Porygon2 locks onto the opponent so the next attack it uses cannot miss.
The Pokémon Association's Porygon2	Forretress of Solitude		Debut

In other generations

This section is incomplete. Please feel free to edit this section to add missing sections and complete it. Reason: missing Generation III image(s).

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)	HGSS	Generation V	BW	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (International)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (Alternative animation)	Battrio	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

Trivia

• Roggenrola is the only Pokémon able to learn Lock-On through breeding.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 鎖定 Suǒdìng French Verrouillage German Zielschuss Greek Κλείδωμα Στόχου Italian Localizza Korean 록온 Lock On Brazilian Portuguese Mirar Serbian Nišanjenje Spanish Fijar Blanco

Variations of the move Lock-On
Lock-On • Mind Reader

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