Focus Energy (move)

Focus Energy (Japanese: きあいだめ Fighting Spirit Improvement) is a non-damaging Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Generation I

Focus Energy worked incorrectly in Generation I. It quartered the probability of the user scoring a critical hit. Focus Energy can only be removed by switching or Haze. Focus Energy will fail if the user is already under its effect.

In Stadium, Focus Energy works correctly; it quadruples the probability of the user scoring a critical hit.

Generation II and on

Focus Energy was fixed so that it works correctly; it now quadruples the probability of the user scoring a critical hit instead of quartering it. Therefore, the user is more likely to score a critical hit rather than less likely.

Learnset

Generation I

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0015 Beedrill Bug Poison 16 0019 Rattata Normal 23 0020 Raticate Normal 27 0032 Nidoran♂ Poison 21 0032 Nidoran♂ Poison 23 0033 Nidorino Poison 23 0033 Nidorino Poison 27 0056 Mankey Fighting 27 0057 Primeape Fighting 27 0066 Machop Fighting 32 0067 Machoke Fighting 36 0068 Machamp Fighting 36 0104 Cubone Ground 31 0105 Marowak Ground 33 0106 Hitmonlee Fighting 43 0123 Scyther Bug Flying -- 0123 Scyther Bug Flying 20 0127 Pinsir Bug 36 0133 Eevee Normal 36 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 II

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0015 Beedrill Bug Poison 15 0019 Rattata Normal 20 0032 Nidoran♂ Poison 23 0033 Nidorino Poison 27 0056 Mankey Fighting 27 0057 Primeape Fighting 27 0066 Machop Fighting 7 0067 Machoke Fighting -- 8 0068 Machamp Fighting -- 8 0104 Cubone Ground 21 0105 Marowak Ground 21 0106 Hitmonlee Fighting 21 0123 Scyther Bug Flying 6 0127 Pinsir Bug 7 0133 Eevee Normal 36 0212 Scizor Bug Steel 6 0223 Remoraid Water 33 0224 Octillery Water 38 0237 Hitmontop Fighting 7 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 breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0029 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Nidoran♀
| colspan="2" style="background:#9141CB; text-align: center;" | Poison | style="background: #FFF" | Rattata, Raticate
Nidoran♂, Nidorino, Nidoking
Mankey, Primeape
Cubone, Marowak
Eevee, Vaporeon, Jolteon,
Flareon, Espeon, Umbreon |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0115 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Kangaskhan
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | Nidoran♂, Nidorino, Nidoking
Cubone, Marowak |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0161 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Sentret
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | Rattata, Raticate
Nidoran♂, Nidorino, Nidoking
Mankey, Primeape
Eevee, Vaporeon, Jolteon,
Flareon, Espeon, Umbreon |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0216 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Teddiursa
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | Rattata, Raticate
Nidoran♂, Nidorino, Nidoking
Mankey, Primeape
Eevee, Vaporeon, Jolteon,
Flareon, Espeon, Umbreon |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0231 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Phanpy
| colspan="2" style="background:#915121; text-align: center;" | Ground | style="background: #FFF" | Rattata, Raticate
Nidoran♂, Nidorino, Nidoking
Mankey, Primeape
Eevee, Vaporeon, Jolteon,
Flareon, Espeon, Umbreon |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0246 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Larvitar
| colspan="1" style="background:#AFA981; text-align: center;" | Rock || style="background:#915121" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Ground | style="background: #FFF" | Nidoran♂, Nidorino, Nidoking
Cubone, Marowak

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. |} |}

Generation III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0015 Beedrill Bug Poison 15 0019 Rattata Normal 20 0032 Nidoran♂ Poison 8 0033 Nidorino Poison 8 0034 Nidoking Poison -- 0056 Mankey Fighting 21 0056 Mankey Fighting 27 0057 Primeape Fighting 21 0057 Primeape Fighting 27 0066 Machop Fighting 7 0067 Machoke Fighting -- 7 0068 Machamp Fighting -- 7 0104 Cubone Ground 21 0105 Marowak Ground 21 0106 Hitmonlee Fighting 21 0123 Scyther Bug Flying 6 0127 Pinsir Bug -- 0212 Scizor Bug Steel 6 0223 Remoraid Water 33 0224 Octillery Water 38 0237 Hitmontop Fighting 7 0255 Torchic Fire 7 0256 Combusken Fire Fighting -- 7 0257 Blaziken Fire Fighting -- 7 0276 Taillow Normal Flying 4 0277 Swellow Normal Flying -- 4 0288 Vigoroth Normal -- 0296 Makuhita Fighting -- 0297 Hariyama Fighting -- 0318 Carvanha Water Dark 13 0319 Sharpedo Water Dark -- 13 0322 Numel Fire Ground 25 0323 Camerupt Fire Ground 25 0371 Bagon Dragon 21 0372 Shelgon Dragon 21 0373 Salamence Dragon Flying 21 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 breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0029 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Nidoran♀
| colspan="2" style="background:#9141CB; text-align: center;" | Poison | style="background: #FFF" | Rattata, Raticate
Nidoran♂, Nidorino, Nidoking
Mankey, Primeape
Cubone, Marowak
Torchic, Combusken, Blaziken
Vigoroth, Slaking
Numel, Camerupt |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0115 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Kangaskhan
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | Nidoran♂, Nidorino, Nidoking
Cubone, Marowak |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0161 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Sentret
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | Rattata, Raticate
Nidoran♂, Nidorino, Nidoking
Mankey, Primeape
Torchic, Combusken, Blaziken
Vigoroth, Slaking
Numel, Camerupt |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0231 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Phanpy
| colspan="2" style="background:#915121; text-align: center;" | Ground | style="background: #FFF" | Rattata, Raticate
Nidoran♂, Nidorino, Nidoking
Mankey, Primeape
Torchic, Combusken, Blaziken
Vigoroth, Slaking
Numel, Camerupt |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0246 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Larvitar
| colspan="1" style="background:#AFA981; text-align: center;" | Rock || style="background:#915121" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Ground | style="background: #FFF" | Nidoran♂, Nidorino, Nidoking
Cubone, Marowak |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0328 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Trapinch
| colspan="2" style="background:#915121; text-align: center;" | Ground | style="background: #FFF" | Beedrill
Scyther, Scizor
Pinsir

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. |} |}

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0015 Beedrill Bug Poison 13 0019 Rattata Normal 7 0020 Raticate Normal -- 7 0032 Nidoran♂ Poison 7 0033 Nidorino Poison 7 0034 Nidoking Poison -- 0056 Mankey Fighting -- 0057 Primeape Fighting -- 0066 Machop Fighting 7 0067 Machoke Fighting -- 7 0068 Machamp Fighting -- 7 0104 Cubone Ground 17 0105 Marowak Ground 17 0106 Hitmonlee Fighting 21 0116 Horsea Water 14 0117 Seadra Water 14 0123 Scyther Bug Flying 5 0127 Pinsir Bug -- 0212 Scizor Bug Steel 5 0223 Remoraid Water 23 0224 Octillery Water 23 0230 Kingdra Water Dragon 14 0237 Hitmontop Fighting 6 0255 Torchic Fire 7 0256 Combusken Fire Fighting -- 7 0257 Blaziken Fire Fighting -- 7 0276 Taillow Normal Flying 4 0277 Swellow Normal Flying -- 4 0288 Vigoroth Normal -- 0296 Makuhita Fighting -- 0297 Hariyama Fighting -- 0318 Carvanha Water Dark 8 0319 Sharpedo Water Dark -- 8 0322 Numel Fire Ground 15 0323 Camerupt Fire Ground 15 0371 Bagon Dragon 20 0372 Shelgon Dragon 20 0373 Salamence Dragon Flying 20 0402 Kricketune Bug 22 0408 Cranidos Rock 6 0409 Rampardos Rock 6 0425 Drifloon Ghost Flying 14 0426 Drifblim Ghost Flying 14 0434 Stunky Poison Dark -- 0435 Skuntank Poison 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.

By breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0029 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Nidoran♀
| colspan="2" style="background:#9141CB; text-align: center;" | Poison | style="background: #FFF" | Rattata, Raticate
Nidoran♂, Nidorino, Nidoking
Mankey, Primeape
Cubone, Marowak
Torchic, Combusken, Blaziken
Vigoroth
Numel, Camerupt
Stunky, Skuntank |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0115 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Kangaskhan
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | Nidoran♂, Nidorino, Nidoking
Cubone, Marowak |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0161 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Sentret
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | Rattata, Raticate
Nidoran♂, Nidorino, Nidoking
Mankey, Primeape
Torchic, Combusken, Blaziken
Vigoroth
Numel, Camerupt
Stunky, Skuntank |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0216 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Teddiursa
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | Rattata, Raticate
Nidoran♂, Nidorino, Nidoking
Mankey, Primeape
Torchic, Combusken, Blaziken
Vigoroth
Numel, Camerupt
Stunky, Skuntank |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0231 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Phanpy
| colspan="2" style="background:#915121; text-align: center;" | Ground | style="background: #FFF" | Rattata, Raticate
Nidoran♂, Nidorino, Nidoking
Mankey, Primeape
Torchic, Combusken, Blaziken
Vigoroth
Numel, Camerupt
Stunky, Skuntank |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0246 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Larvitar
| colspan="1" style="background:#AFA981; text-align: center;" | Rock || style="background:#915121" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Ground | style="background: #FFF" | Nidoran♂, Nidorino, Nidoking
Cubone, Marowak |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0328 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Trapinch
| colspan="2" style="background:#915121; text-align: center;" | Ground | style="background: #FFF" | Beedrill
Scyther, Scizor
Pinsir
Kricketune |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0390 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Chimchar
| colspan="2" style="background:#E62829; text-align: center;" | Fire | style="background: #FFF" | Rattata, Raticate
Nidoran♂, Nidorino, Nidoking
Mankey, Primeape
Machop, Machoke, Machamp
Hitmontop
Torchic, Combusken, Blaziken
Vigoroth
Makuhita, Hariyama
Numel, Camerupt
Stunky, Skuntank |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0410 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Shieldon
| colspan="1" style="background:#AFA981; text-align: center;" | Rock || style="background:#60A1B8" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Steel | style="background: #FFF" | Nidoran♂, Nidorino, Nidoking
Cubone, Marowak
Cranidos, Rampardos

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. |} |}

Generation V

This section is incomplete. Please feel free to edit this section to add missing information and complete it.

In the anime

File:Cranidos Focus Energy.png Cranidos File:Machoke Focus Energy.png Machoke
The user focuses to raise the critical-hit ratio of its attacks.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	A light blue aura surrounds Marowak. When it uses the next attack, the point that will hit the opponent turns light blue.
Otoshi's Marowak	Bad to the Bone		Debut
	Vigoroth's body becomes outlined in a red aura.
Marcel's Vigoroth	The Garden of Eatin'		None
	Cranidos's body glows white, and the glow rises up to Cranidos's skull, making the blue part glow blue.
Roark's Cranidos	Shapes of Things to Come!		None
	Machoke flexes its muscles and its arm and back muscles grow larger.
Kenny's Machoke	Old Rivals, New Tricks!		None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Machamp
The user focuses and hits the opponent in their weak point.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Machamp flexes its arms and builds its energy. It then stabs the opponent with one of its pointer fingers in its weak point.
Blue's Machamp	Electro Magneton		Debut

In other generations

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)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

In other languages

Language Title Dutch Focus Energie French Puissance German Energiefokus Greek Εστίαση Δύναμης Italian Energy Conc. (Gen I-II) Focalenergia(Gen III-present) Korean 기충전 Gichungjeon Portuguese Brazil Focar Energia Portugal Energia Focalizada Serbian Fokusiranje Energije Spanish Foco Energia

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