Focus Punch (move)

Focus Punch きあいパンチ Fighting Spirit Punch

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Battles Type  Fighting Category  Physical PP  20 (max. 32) Power  150 Accuracy  100% Priority  -3 Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Normal: May affect anyone but the user (long-range)

Availability Introduced  Generation III TM01 in Generation III TM01 in Generation IV

Contests Condition  Tough Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ Jam  0   ???

Super Contests Condition  Tough Appeal  1 ♥ Earn +3 if no other Pokémon has chosen the same Judge.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Tough Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Focus Punch (Japanese: きあいパンチ Fighting Spirit Punch) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation III.

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 0288 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

#   Pokémon Type 0004 Charmander Fire 0005 Charmeleon Fire 0006 Charizard Fire Flying 0007 Squirtle Water 0008 Wartortle Water 0009 Blastoise Water 0025 Pikachu Electric 0026 Raichu Electric 0027 Sandshrew Ground 0028 Sandslash Ground 0031 Nidoqueen Poison Ground 0034 Nidoking Poison Ground 0035 Clefairy Normal 0036 Clefable Normal 0039 Jigglypuff Normal 0040 Wigglytuff Normal 0054 Psyduck Water 0055 Golduck Water 0056 Mankey Fighting 0057 Primeape Fighting 0061 Poliwhirl Water 0062 Poliwrath Water Fighting 0063 Abra Psychic 0064 Kadabra Psychic 0065 Alakazam Psychic 0066 Machop Fighting 0067 Machoke Fighting 0068 Machamp Fighting 0074 Geodude Rock Ground 0075 Graveler Rock Ground 0076 Golem Rock Ground 0080 Slowbro Water Psychic 0089 Muk Poison 0094 Gengar Ghost Poison 0096 Drowzee Psychic 0097 Hypno Psychic 0104 Cubone Ground 0105 Marowak Ground 0106 Hitmonlee Fighting 0107 Hitmonchan Fighting 0108 Lickitung Normal 0112 Rhydon Ground Rock 0113 Chansey Normal 0115 Kangaskhan Normal 0122 Mr. Mime Psychic 0124 Jynx Ice Psychic 0125 Electabuzz Electric 0126 Magmar Fire 0127 Pinsir Bug 0143 Snorlax Normal 0149 Dragonite Dragon Flying 0150 Mewtwo Psychic 0151 Mew Psychic 0156 Quilava Fire 0157 Typhlosion Fire 0158 Totodile Water 0159 Croconaw Water 0160 Feraligatr Water 0161 Sentret Normal 0162 Furret Normal 0165 Ledyba Bug Flying 0166 Ledian Bug Flying 0176 Togetic Normal Flying 0180 Flaaffy Electric 0181 Ampharos Electric 0183 Marill Water 0184 Azumarill Water 0185 Sudowoodo Rock 0186 Politoed Water 0190 Aipom Normal 0195 Quagsire Water Ground 0199 Slowking Water Psychic 0209 Snubbull Normal 0210 Granbull Normal 0214 Heracross Bug Fighting 0215 Sneasel Dark Ice 0216 Teddiursa Normal 0217 Ursaring Normal 0225 Delibird Ice Flying 0239 Elekid Electric 0240 Magby Fire 0241 Miltank Normal 0242 Blissey Normal 0248 Tyranitar Rock Dark 0252 Treecko Grass 0253 Grovyle Grass 0254 Sceptile Grass 0256 Combusken Fire Fighting 0257 Blaziken Fire Fighting 0260 Swampert Water Ground 0272 Ludicolo Water Grass 0286 Breloom Grass Fighting 0287 Slakoth Normal 0288 Vigoroth Normal 0289 Slaking Normal 0296 Makuhita Fighting 0297 Hariyama Fighting 0302 Sableye Dark Ghost 0303 Mawile Steel 0306 Aggron Steel Rock 0307 Meditite Psychic Fighting 0308 Medicham Psychic Fighting 0313 Volbeat Bug Flying 0314 Illumise Bug Flying 0326 Grumpig Psychic 0327 Spinda Normal 0331 Cacnea Grass 0332 Cacturne Grass Dark 0335 Zangoose Normal 0352 Kecleon Normal 0356 Dusclops Ghost 0377 Regirock Rock 0378 Regice Ice 0379 Registeel Steel 0386 Deoxys Psychic 0386 Deoxys Psychic 0386 Deoxys Psychic 0386 Deoxys Psychic 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 0288 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

#   Pokémon Type 0004 Charmander Fire 0005 Charmeleon Fire 0006 Charizard Fire Flying 0007 Squirtle Water 0008 Wartortle Water 0009 Blastoise Water 0025 Pikachu Electric 0026 Raichu Electric 0027 Sandshrew Ground 0028 Sandslash Ground 0031 Nidoqueen Poison Ground 0034 Nidoking Poison Ground 0035 Clefairy Normal 0036 Clefable Normal 0039 Jigglypuff Normal 0040 Wigglytuff Normal 0054 Psyduck Water 0055 Golduck Water 0056 Mankey Fighting 0057 Primeape Fighting 0061 Poliwhirl Water 0062 Poliwrath Water Fighting 0063 Abra Psychic 0064 Kadabra Psychic 0065 Alakazam Psychic 0066 Machop Fighting 0067 Machoke Fighting 0068 Machamp Fighting 0074 Geodude Rock Ground 0075 Graveler Rock Ground 0076 Golem Rock Ground 0080 Slowbro Water Psychic 0089 Muk Poison 0094 Gengar Ghost Poison 0096 Drowzee Psychic 0097 Hypno Psychic 0104 Cubone Ground 0105 Marowak Ground 0106 Hitmonlee Fighting 0107 Hitmonchan Fighting 0108 Lickitung Normal 0112 Rhydon Ground Rock 0113 Chansey Normal 0115 Kangaskhan Normal 0122 Mr. Mime Psychic 0124 Jynx Ice Psychic 0125 Electabuzz Electric 0126 Magmar Fire 0127 Pinsir Bug 0143 Snorlax Normal 0149 Dragonite Dragon Flying 0150 Mewtwo Psychic 0151 Mew Psychic 0156 Quilava Fire 0157 Typhlosion Fire 0158 Totodile Water 0159 Croconaw Water 0160 Feraligatr Water 0161 Sentret Normal 0162 Furret Normal 0165 Ledyba Bug Flying 0166 Ledian Bug Flying 0176 Togetic Normal Flying 0180 Flaaffy Electric 0181 Ampharos Electric 0183 Marill Water 0184 Azumarill Water 0185 Sudowoodo Rock 0186 Politoed Water 0190 Aipom Normal 0195 Quagsire Water Ground 0199 Slowking Water Psychic 0209 Snubbull Normal 0210 Granbull Normal 0214 Heracross Bug Fighting 0215 Sneasel Dark Ice 0216 Teddiursa Normal 0217 Ursaring Normal 0225 Delibird Ice Flying 0239 Elekid Electric 0240 Magby Fire 0241 Miltank Normal 0242 Blissey Normal 0248 Tyranitar Rock Dark 0252 Treecko Grass 0253 Grovyle Grass 0254 Sceptile Grass 0256 Combusken Fire Fighting 0257 Blaziken Fire Fighting 0260 Swampert Water Ground 0272 Ludicolo Water Grass 0286 Breloom Grass Fighting 0287 Slakoth Normal 0288 Vigoroth Normal 0289 Slaking Normal 0296 Makuhita Fighting 0297 Hariyama Fighting 0302 Sableye Dark Ghost 0303 Mawile Steel 0306 Aggron Steel Rock 0307 Meditite Psychic Fighting 0308 Medicham Psychic Fighting 0313 Volbeat Bug Flying 0314 Illumise Bug Flying 0326 Grumpig Psychic 0327 Spinda Normal 0331 Cacnea Grass 0332 Cacturne Grass Dark 0335 Zangoose Normal 0352 Kecleon Normal 0356 Dusclops Ghost 0377 Regirock Rock 0378 Regice Ice 0379 Registeel Steel 0386 Deoxys Psychic 0386 Deoxys Psychic 0386 Deoxys Psychic 0386 Deoxys Psychic 0390 Chimchar Fire 0391 Monferno Fire Fighting 0392 Infernape Fire Fighting 0400 Bibarel Normal Water 0409 Rampardos Rock 0418 Buizel Water 0419 Floatzel Water 0424 Ambipom Normal 0427 Buneary Normal 0428 Lopunny Normal 0439 Mime Jr. Psychic 0446 Munchlax Normal 0447 Riolu Fighting 0448 Lucario Fighting Steel 0453 Croagunk Poison Fighting 0454 Toxicroak Poison Fighting 0460 Abomasnow Ice Grass 0461 Weavile Dark Ice 0463 Lickilicky Normal 0464 Rhyperior Ground Rock 0466 Electivire Electric 0467 Magmortar Fire 0468 Togekiss Normal Flying 0475 Gallade Psychic Fighting 0477 Dusknoir Ghost 0484 Palkia Water Dragon 0486 Regigigas Normal 0491 Darkrai Dark 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

File:Aipom FocusPunch.jpg Aipom File:Swampert f punch.png Swampert File:Muk f p.jpg Muk File:Hlee focus p.png Hitmonlee
The user's hand glows white and then it punches its opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Sableye punches the opponent.
Cassidy's Sableye	Oaknapped		Debut
	Meditite's hand glow white with a purple aura and it punched the opponent.
Shauna's Meditite	A Meditite Fight!		None
	Regirock's hands glow white, it then strikes the opponent.
Brandon's Regirock	Battling the Enemy Within!		None
	Aipom's tail glows white. It then punches its opponent.
Ash's Aipom	Channeling the Battle Zone		None
	Swampert's fist turns white. It then punches its opponent.
A wild Swampert	Leading A Stray!		None
	Regice's arm glows white. It then punches its opponent.
Brandon's Regice	Pace - The Final Frontier.		None
	The hands of Ambipom's tails glow white. It then strikes the opponent.
Dawn's Ambipom	Journey to the Unown!		None
	Slaking's fist turns white. It then punches its opponent.
Norman's Slaking	Balance of Power		None
	Muk's hand glows white and it then strikes the opponent.
A wild Muk	The Psyduck Stops Here!		None
	Raichu's hand glows white and it then strikes the opponent.
Ash's Raichu	Camping it Up!		None
Abigail's Raichu (Sugar)	Cooking Up a Sweet Story!		None
	Psyduck's fist turns white. It then punches its opponent.
Emily's Psyduck	Sitting Psyduck		None
	Ludicolo's fist turns white. It then punches its opponent.
Poncho's Ludicolo	Go Go Ludicolo!		None
	Golduck's fist turns white. It then punches its opponent.
A Trainer's Golduck	A Double Dilema		None
	Flaaffy's fist turns white. It then punches its opponent.
Sullivan's Flaaffy (Hannah)	Whiscash and Ash		None
	Munchlax's fist turns white. It then punches its opponent.
May's Munchlax	May's Egg-Cellent Adventure		None
	Hitmonlee's fist turns glows light blue. It then punches its opponent.
Master Hamm's Hitmonlee	Pasta La Vista!		None
	Hitmonchan's fist turns glows light blue. It then punches its opponent.
Kyle's Hitmonchan	Pasta La Vista!		None
	Regice's hands glow. It then strikes the opponent.
Brandon's Regice	Pillars of Friendship!		None
	Registeel's hands glow. It then strikes the opponent.
Brandon's Registeel	Pillars of Friendship!		None
	Regigigas' hands glow. It then strikes the opponent.
a wild Regigigas	Pillars of Friendship!		None
	Zangoose's hands glows light blue, it then strikes the opponent.
Chishio's Zangoose	DP135		None

Trivia

• Focus Punch has the highest base power of any Template:Type2 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.
• A minor glitch will cause the user of Focus Punch to prepare to use it, but not execute the attack. To do this, enter any double battle with a Pokémon that knows Focus Punch in the first slot. Order it to use Focus Punch, then cancel the order and use an item instead. Once an order is issued to the second Pokémon, the first will prepare to use Focus Punch, and the animation for this will be performed. However, since the order was canceled, Focus Punch won't execute and the user will not attack in spite of preparing to use the move.

In other languages

• Dutch: Focusslag
• Spanish: Puño Certero
• French: Mitrapoing
• Italian: Centripugno
• German: Power-Punch
• Latin American Spanish: Golpe Centrado
• Hindi: Focus Muka