Focus Energy (move)

Focus Energy きあいだめ Fighting Spirit Improvement

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Battles Type  Normal Category  Status PP  30 (max. 48) Power  — Accuracy  —% Priority  0 Does not make contact Not affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Unknown

Availability Introduced  Generation I Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  1 ♥ Jam  3 ♥♥♥ Badly startles those that have made appeals earlier in the same turn.

Super Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  0   Earn double the score in the next turn.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cool Appeal  0   Jamming  0

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

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

Effect

Generation I

Focus Energy quarters the probability of the user scoring a critical hit.

The effect of 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 properly; it quadruples the probability of the user scoring a critical hit.

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

• Nidoran♀
• Kangaskhan
• Sentret
• Teddiursa
• Phanpy
• Larvitar

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 27 0056 Mankey Fighting 21 0057 Primeape Fighting 27 0057 Primeape Fighting 21 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 0318 Sharpedo 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

• Nidoran♀
• Kangaskhan
• Sentret
• Phanpy
• Larvitar
• Trapinch

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 0318 Sharpedo 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

• Nidoran♀
• Kangaskhan
• Sentret
• Phanpy
• Larvitar
• Trapinch
• Chimchar
• Shieldon

In other languages

• Spanish: Foco Energia
• French: Puissance
• German: Energiefokus
• Italian: Focalenergia (it was called Energy Conc. in the first two generations, for unknown reasons)