Focus Blast (move)

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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 adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation IV TM52 in Generation IV TM52 in Generation V TM52 in Generation VI

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  4 ♥♥♥♥ Jamming  0   Quite an appealing move.

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 Fighting-type move introduced in Generation IV. It has been TM52 since Generation IV.

Effect

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

Description

Games Description The user heightens its mental focus and unleashes its power. It may also lower the target’s Sp. Def.* The user attacks at full power. It may also lower the foe's Sp. Def stat if it hits.* The user heightens its mental focus and unleashes its power. It may also lower the target’s Sp. Def. The user heightens its mental focus and unleashes its power. This may also lower the target’s Sp. Def. PMDTDS Inflicts damage on the target, even at a distance. It may also reduce the target's Special Defense by 1 level.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
717		Yveltal	Dark	Flying								72
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.

By TM

#	Pokémon		Type		Machine
					I [[|]]		II [[|]]		III [[|]]		IV TM52		V TM52		VI TM52
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	Fairy		Fairy	✔				✔		✔	✔
040		Wigglytuff	Normal	Fairy	✔				✔		✔	✔
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	Fairy	✔				✔		✔	✔
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	Fairy	✔				✔		✔	✔
186		Politoed	Water		Water	✔				✔		✔	✔
195		Quagsire	Water	Ground	✔				✔		✔	✔
199		Slowking	Water	Psychic	✔				✔		✔	✔
210		Granbull	Fairy		Fairy	✔				✔		✔	✔
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	Fairy	✔				✔		✔	✔
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	Fairy	✔				✔		✔	✔
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	Normal		Normal	✔				✔		✔	✔
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					✔		✔	✔
652		Chesnaught	Grass	Fighting							✔	✔
675		Pangoro	Fighting	Dark							✔	✔
689		Barbaracle	Rock	Water							✔	✔
691		Dragalge	Poison	Dragon							✔	✔
693		Clawitzer	Water		Water							✔	✔
695		Heliolisk	Electric	Normal							✔	✔
701		Hawlucha	Fighting	Flying							✔	✔
706		Goodra	Dragon		Dragon							✔	✔
709		Trevenant	Ghost	Grass							✔	✔
711		Gourgeist	Ghost	Grass							✔	✔
715		Noivern	Flying	Dragon							✔	✔
716		Xerneas	Fairy		Fairy							✔	✔
717		Yveltal	Dark	Flying							✔	✔
718		Zygarde	Dragon	Ground							✔	✔
721		Volcanion	Fire	Water							✔	✔
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

Scrafty Lopunny Machoke Ursaring
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 in front of it and creates a light blue ball of energy. It then fires the orb at the opponent, or Druddigon puts its arms together by its side and forms a light blue ball of energy in between them. It then lifts one of its hands down and tosses the orb at the opponent with the other.
Emmy's Druddigon	The Dragon Master's Path!		None
Unknown Trainer's Druddigon	Iris and Excadrill Against the Dragon Buster!		None
	Excadrill puts its claws together in front of it and forms a light blue orb of energy in between them. It then pulls one of its claws back while holding the ball of energy and tosses it at the opponent, or Excadrill pulls one of its claws back and a light blue orb of energy appears in front of it. Excadrill then tosses the orb at the opponent.
Iris's Excadrill	Iris and Excadrill Against the Dragon Buster!		None
	Scrafty puts its hands together at its side and forms a light blue orb of energy in between them. It then jumps into the air and raises its hands above its head. When it does, the light blue orb grows larger. Scrafty then tosses the orb at the opponent.
A wild Scrafty	Meowth's Scrafty Tactics!		None
	Thundurus puts its hands together in front of it and forms a light blue orb of energy in between them. It then raises its hands above its head and the orb grows as big as its own body. Thundurus then throws the orb at the opponent. As the orb soars through the air, it grows smaller and smaller.
A wild Thundurus	Stopping the Rage of Legends! Part 1		None
	Scraggy puts its hands together at its side and forms a light blue orb of energy in between them. It then jumps into the air and raises its hands above its head. When it does, the light blue orb grows larger. Scraggy then tosses the orb at the opponent.
Ash's Scraggy	The Clubsplosion Begins!		Mastered in Unrest at the Nursery!
	Keldeo opens its mouth and forms a light blue orb of energy in front of it. It the fires the ball at the opponent.
Keldeo (M15)	Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice		None
	Keldeo opens its mouth and forms a light blue orb of energy in front of it. It the fires the ball at the opponent.
Keldeo (M15)	Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice		None
	Beartic puts its hands together in front of it and forms a light blue orb of energy in between them. It then raises its hands above its head and the orb grows as big as its own body. Beartic then throws the orb at the opponent.
Georgia's Beartic	Jostling for the Junior Cup!		None
	Thundurus fires a light blue orb of energy at the opponent.
A wild Thundurus	Unova's Survival Crisis!		None
	Machoke puts its hands together and forms a sparking light yellow orb of energy in between them. It the hurls the orb at the opponent.
Korrina's Machoke	Showdown at the Shalour Gym!		None
	Raichu forms an orb of yellow energy between its hands and throws it at the opponent.
Tierno's Raichu	Good Friends, Great Training!		None

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Mega Slowbro Lopunny Beartic Abomasnow
The user creates a sphere of energy and shoots it at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Abomasnow creates of sphere of energy between its hands. It then fires the sphere in the shape of a beam at the opponent.
Candice's Abomasnow	To and Fro with Froslass		Debut
	Lopunny releases multiple balls of energy from its hands at the opponent, or Lopunny fires a powerful beam of energy from its hands at the opponent.
Platinum's Lopunny	Shorting Out Electivire		None
	Beartic fires a beam of energy from its mouth at the opponent.
Brycen's Beartic	A Cold Reception		None
	Mega Slowbro swings its hand, sending a blast of energy from it at the opponent.
Jinga's Slowbro	PAORAS07		None

In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! manga

Infernape
The user fires a sphere of energy at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Infernape forms a ball of energy from in between its hands and shoots it at the opponent.
Mitsumi's Infernape	Team Galactic's Ultimate Warrior		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

Trivia

• Focus Blast appears to be related to the concept of a "qi ball" or "psi ball".
• Focus Blast is the only special Fighting-type move that has an accuracy lower than 100%.
• In the prerelease material of the Japanese versions of Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, Focus Blast had a different animation; instead of 'spreading' when it touched the opponent, it disintegrated.
• Focus Blast is the only special variant of Blizzard that was not lowered to 110 power in Generation VI.
• In an early trailer of Pokemon X and Y, Focus Blast's animation had a red background. In the final version, the background is blue.
• This move originated as an attack in the TCG.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 集氣彈 Jíqìdàn Dutch Focusdreun French Exploforce German Fokusstoß Greek Ριπή Αυτοσυγκέντρωσης Indonesian Bola Semangat Italian Focalcolpo Korean 기합구슬 Gihap Guseul Polish Mega Podmuch Portuguese Brazil Explosão Focalizada Portugal Carga Focada Romanian Focus Blast Spanish Latin America Explosión (DP050-DP081) Súper Explosión (DP131) Ataque Centrado (DP176-BW073, BW095) Onda Certera (BW090) Spain Onda Certera

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

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