Focus Blast (move)

Focus Blast きあいだま Fighting Spirit Bullet

Battles Type  Fighting Category  Special PP  5 (max. 8) Power  120 Accuracy  70% Priority  0 Does not make 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 IV TM52 in Generation IV TM52 in Generation V

Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  2 ♥♥ Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs first in the turn.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cool Appeal  0   Jamming  0

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

Focus Blast (Japanese: きあいだま Fighting Spirit Bullet) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move, introduced in Generation IV. It appears to be related to the concept of a "Chi ball" or "psi ball".

Effect

Focus Blast does damage and has a 10% chance of lowering the target's Special Defense.

Learnset

By TM52

#	Pokémon		Type		Machine
					I TM52		II TM52		III TM52		IV TM52		V TM52		VI TM08
006		Charizard	Fire	Flying	✔				✔		✔
009		Blastoise	Water		Water	✔				✔		✔
026		Raichu	Electric		Electric	✔				✔		✔
028		Sandslash	Ground		Ground	✔				✔		✔
031		Nidoqueen	Poison	Ground	✔				✔		✔
034		Nidoking	Poison	Ground	✔				✔		✔
036		Clefable	Normal		Normal	✔				✔		✔
040		Wigglytuff	Normal		Normal	✔				✔		✔
055		Golduck	Water		Water	✔				✔		✔
056		Mankey	Fighting		Fighting	✔				✔		✔
057		Primeape	Fighting		Fighting	✔				✔		✔
062		Poliwrath	Water	Fighting	✔				✔		✔
065		Alakazam	Psychic		Psychic	✔				✔		✔
066		Machop	Fighting		Fighting	✔				✔		✔
067		Machoke	Fighting		Fighting	✔				✔		✔
068		Machamp	Fighting		Fighting	✔				✔		✔
076		Golem	Rock	Ground	✔				✔		✔
080		Slowbro	Water	Psychic	✔				✔		✔
089		Muk	Poison		Poison	✔				✔		✔
094		Gengar	Ghost	Poison	✔				✔		✔
097		Hypno	Psychic		Psychic	✔				✔		✔
105		Marowak	Ground		Ground	✔				✔		✔
106		Hitmonlee	Fighting		Fighting	✔				✔		✔
107		Hitmonchan	Fighting		Fighting	✔				✔		✔
112		Rhydon	Ground	Rock	✔				✔		✔
115		Kangaskhan	Normal		Normal	✔				✔		✔
122		Mr. Mime	Psychic		Psychic	✔				✔		✔
124		Jynx	Ice	Psychic	✔				✔		✔
125		Electabuzz	Electric		Electric	✔				✔		✔
126		Magmar	Fire		Fire	✔				✔		✔
127		Pinsir	Bug		Bug	✔				✔		✔
143		Snorlax	Normal		Normal	✔				✔		✔
149		Dragonite	Dragon	Flying	✔				✔		✔
150		Mewtwo	Psychic		Psychic	✔				✔		✔
151		Mew	Psychic		Psychic	✔				✔		✔
157		Typhlosion	Fire		Fire	✔				✔		✔
160		Feraligatr	Water		Water	✔				✔		✔
162		Furret	Normal		Normal	✔				✔		✔
166		Ledian	Bug	Flying	✔				✔		✔
181		Ampharos	Electric		Electric	✔				✔		✔
184		Azumarill	Water		Water	✔				✔		✔
186		Politoed	Water		Water	✔				✔		✔
195		Quagsire	Water	Ground	✔				✔		✔
199		Slowking	Water	Psychic	✔				✔		✔
210		Granbull	Normal		Normal	✔				✔		✔
214		Heracross	Bug	Fighting	✔				✔		✔
217		Ursaring	Normal		Normal	✔				✔		✔
241		Miltank	Normal		Normal	✔				✔		✔
242		Blissey	Normal		Normal	✔				✔		✔
248		Tyranitar	Rock	Dark	✔				✔		✔
254		Sceptile	Grass		Grass	✔				✔		✔
256		Combusken	Fire	Fighting	✔				✔		✔
257		Blaziken	Fire	Fighting	✔				✔		✔
260		Swampert	Water	Ground	✔				✔		✔
272		Ludicolo	Water	Grass	✔				✔		✔
275		Shiftry	Grass	Dark	✔				✔		✔
282		Gardevoir	Psychic		Psychic	✔				✔		✔
286		Breloom	Grass	Fighting	✔				✔		✔
288		Vigoroth	Normal		Normal	✔				✔		✔
289		Slaking	Normal		Normal	✔				✔		✔
295		Exploud	Normal		Normal	✔				✔		✔
296		Makuhita	Fighting		Fighting	✔				✔		✔
297		Hariyama	Fighting		Fighting	✔				✔		✔
303		Mawile	Steel		Steel	✔				✔		✔
306		Aggron	Steel	Rock	✔				✔		✔
307		Meditite	Fighting	Psychic	✔				✔		✔
308		Medicham	Fighting	Psychic	✔				✔		✔
326		Grumpig	Psychic		Psychic	✔				✔		✔
332		Cacturne	Grass	Dark	✔				✔		✔
335		Zangoose	Normal		Normal	✔				✔		✔
377		Regirock	Rock		Rock	✔				✔		✔
378		Regice	Ice		Ice	✔				✔		✔
379		Registeel	Steel		Steel	✔				✔		✔
383		Groudon	Ground		Ground	✔				✔		✔
384		Rayquaza	Dragon	Flying	✔				✔		✔
386		Deoxys	Psychic		Psychic	✔				✔		✔
391		Monferno	Fire	Fighting	✔				✔		✔
392		Infernape	Fire	Fighting	✔				✔		✔
409		Rampardos	Rock		Rock	✔				✔		✔
419		Floatzel	Water		Water	✔				✔		✔
428		Lopunny	Normal		Normal	✔				✔		✔
447		Riolu	Fighting		Fighting	✔				✔		✔
448		Lucario	Fighting	Steel	✔				✔		✔
453		Croagunk	Poison	Fighting	✔				✔		✔
454		Toxicroak	Poison	Fighting	✔				✔		✔
460		Abomasnow	Grass	Ice	✔				✔		✔
461		Weavile	Dark	Ice	✔				✔		✔
463		Lickilicky	Normal		Normal	✔				✔		✔
464		Rhyperior	Ground	Rock	✔				✔		✔
465		Tangrowth	Grass		Grass	✔				✔		✔
466		Electivire	Electric		Electric	✔				✔		✔
467		Magmortar	Fire		Fire	✔				✔		✔
475		Gallade	Psychic	Fighting	✔				✔		✔
477		Dusknoir	Ghost		Ghost	✔				✔		✔
484		Palkia	Water	Dragon	✔				✔		✔
486		Regigigas	Normal		Normal	✔				✔		✔
491		Darkrai	Dark		Dark	✔				✔		✔
493		Arceus	Ground		Ground	✔				✔		✔
494		Victini	Psychic	Fire					✔		✔
499		Pignite	Fire	Fighting					✔		✔
500		Emboar	Fire	Fighting					✔		✔
505		Watchog	Normal		Normal					✔		✔
512		Simisage	Grass		Grass					✔		✔
514		Simisear	Fire		Fire					✔		✔
516		Simipour	Water		Water					✔		✔
530		Excadrill	Ground	Steel					✔		✔
532		Timburr	Fighting		Fighting					✔		✔
533		Gurdurr	Fighting		Fighting					✔		✔
534		Conkeldurr	Fighting		Fighting					✔		✔
537		Seismitoad	Water	Ground					✔		✔
538		Throh	Fighting		Fighting					✔		✔
539		Sawk	Fighting		Fighting					✔		✔
553		Krookodile	Ground	Dark					✔		✔
555		Darmanitan	Fire		Fire					✔		✔
559		Scraggy	Dark	Fighting					✔		✔
560		Scrafty	Dark	Fighting					✔		✔
565		Carracosta	Water	Rock					✔		✔
567		Archeops	Rock	Flying					✔		✔
569		Garbodor	Poison		Poison					✔		✔
571		Zoroark	Dark		Dark					✔		✔
573		Cinccino	Normal		Normal					✔		✔
579		Reuniclus	Psychic		Psychic					✔		✔
589		Escavalier	Bug	Steel					✔		✔
612		Haxorus	Dragon		Dragon					✔		✔
614		Beartic	Ice		Ice					✔		✔
617		Accelgor	Bug		Bug					✔		✔
619		Mienfoo	Fighting		Fighting					✔		✔
620		Mienshao	Fighting		Fighting					✔		✔
621		Druddigon	Dragon		Dragon					✔		✔
622		Golett	Ground	Ghost					✔		✔
623		Golurk	Ground	Ghost					✔		✔
625		Bisharp	Dark	Steel					✔		✔
631		Heatmor	Fire		Fire					✔		✔
635		Hydreigon	Dark	Dragon					✔		✔
638		Cobalion	Steel	Fighting					✔		✔
639		Terrakion	Rock	Fighting					✔		✔
640		Virizion	Grass	Fighting					✔		✔
641		Tornadus	Flying		Flying					✔		✔
642		Thundurus	Electric	Flying					✔		✔
643		Reshiram	Dragon	Fire					✔		✔
644		Zekrom	Dragon	Electric					✔		✔
645		Landorus	Ground	Flying					✔		✔
646		Kyurem	Dragon	Ice					✔		✔
647		Keldeo	Water	Fighting					✔		✔
648		Meloetta	Normal	Psychic					✔		✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

In the anime

File:Excadrill Focus Blast.png Excadrill File:Ursaring Focus Blast.png Ursaring File:Lopunny Focus Blast.png Lopunny File:Druddigon Focus Blast.png Druddigon
A ball of light-blue energy is formed between the user's hands. The ball is then shot at the foe.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Ursaring puts its hands together and creates a light blue ball of energy. It then fires it at the opponent, or Ursaring puts one of its hands back and a light blue ball of energy forms in front of it. It then brings its arm forward and throws the blast at the opponent.
Paul's Ursaring	Glory Blaze!		Debut
	Lopunny puts its hands together and forms a light blue ball of energy. It then fires it at the opponent.
Nando's Lopunny	Coming Full - Festival Circle!		None
	Druddigon puts its hands together and forms a blue ball of energy. It then throws it at the opponent.
Amy's Druddigon	BW030		None
Unknown Trainer's Druddigon	BW036		None
	Excadrill forms a ball of energy between its claws, then tosses it at a target.
Iris's Excadrill	BW036		None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Lopunny
The user creates a sphere of energy and shoots it at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Abomasnow creates a sphere of energy between its palms and fires it at the opponent.
Candice's Abomasnow	VS. Froslass		Debut
	Lopunny shoots spheres of energy from its paws.
Platinum's Lopunny	VS. Electivire		None

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

Trivia

• It is one of the very few moves in Pokémon Battle Revolution that is visually identical to its handheld counterpart.
• Focus Blast is the only variation of Blizzard that cannot be learned by any Pokémon via leveling up and the only variation that has a chance of lowering an opponent's stat.
• In the early Japanese versions of Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, Focus Blast had a different animation. Instead of 'spreading' when it touched the opponent, it disintegrated.

In other languages

Language Title Dutch Focusdreun French Exploforce German Fokusstoß Greek Ριπή Αυτοσυγκέντρωσης Italian Focalcolpo Korean 기합구슬 Gihap Guseul Polish Mega Podmuch Spanish Onda Certera

Variations of the move Blizzard
Blizzard • Thunder • Hurricane Formerly a variation Gunk Shot Focus Blast

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