Focus Energy (move)

Focus Energy きあいだめ Fighting Spirit Improvement

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 Mirror Move Not affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Self: Affects the user

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  1 ♥ Jamming  0   Gets the Pokémon pumped up. Helps prevent nervousness, too.

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 worked incorrectly in Generation I. While it was intended to multiply the user's critical hit ratio by four, it instead divides the critical hit ratio by four. Focus Energy will be removed by switching or Haze. The effect of Focus Energy cannot stack, and it will fail if the user is already under its effect.

In Stadium, Focus Energy was fixed to increase the user's critical hit ratio with this formula: (BaseSpeed + 236) / 512*

Generation II

Focus Energy increases the user's critical hit ratio by one stage. This effect can be transferred by Baton Pass.

Haze no longer affects Focus Energy.

Generation III onward

Focus Energy now increases the user's critical hit ratio by two stages instead of one.

Focus Energy can also be used as part of a Pokémon Contest combination, causing certain moves (Arm Thrust, Brick Break, Cross Chop, Double-Edge, Dynamic Punch, Focus Punch, Headbutt, Karate Chop, Sky Uppercut and Take Down) to have their base appeal points doubled if used in the next turn.

Focus Energy can also be used as part of a Contest Spectacular combination, causing certain moves (Aeroblast, Attack Order, Blaze Kick, Cross Poison, Drill Run, Karate Chop, Leaf Blade, Night Slash, Poison Tail, Psycho Cut, Shadow Claw, Spacial Rend and Stone Edge) to gain extra three appeal points if used in the next turn.

If powered up by a Normalium Z into Z-Focus Energy, the user's accuracy is raised by one stage.

Description

Games Description StadStad2 Raises the likelihood of nailing the opponent's weak spot for a critical hit. GSC Raises the critical hit ratio. RSEColoXD Focuses power to raise the critical-hit ratio. FRLG The user takes a deep breath and focuses to raise its critical-hit ratio. DPPtHGSSPBR The user takes a deep breath and focuses to raise the critical-hit ratio of its attacks. BWB2W2 XYORAS SMUSUM The user takes a deep breath and focuses so that critical hits land more easily.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0015		Beedrill		Bug		Bug	16	15	15	13	13	13	20
0019		Rattata		Field		Field	23	20	20	7	7	7	7
019A		Rattata Alola Form		Field		Field							7
0020		Raticate		Field		Field	27			1, 7	1, 7	1, 7	1, 7
020A		Raticate Alola Form		Field		Field							1, 7
0021		Spearow		Flying		Flying							29
0022		Fearow		Flying		Flying							32
0032		Nidoran♂		Monster	Field	21RGB 23Y	23	8	7	7	7	7
0033		Nidorino		Monster	Field	23RGB 27Y	27	8	7	7	7	7
0034		Nidoking		Monster	Field			1	1	1	1	1
0056		Mankey		Field		Field	27	27	27RSE 21FRLG	1	1	1	1
0057		Primeape		Field		Field	27	27	27RSE 21FRLG	1	1	1	1
0066		Machop		Human-Like		Human-Like	32	7	7	7	7	7XY 3ORAS	3
0067		Machoke		Human-Like		Human-Like	36	1, 8	1, 7	1, 7	1, 7	1, 7XY 1, 3ORAS	1, 3
0068		Machamp		Human-Like		Human-Like	36	1, 8	1, 7	1, 7	1, 7	1, 7XY 1, 3ORAS	1, 3
0083		Farfetch'd		Flying	Field							4PE
0104		Cubone		Monster		Monster	31	21	21	17	17	17	17
0105		Marowak		Monster		Monster	1, 33RGB 33Y	21	21	17	17	17	17
0106		Hitmonlee		Human-Like		Human-Like	43	21	21	21	21	21	21
0107		Hitmonchan		Human-Like		Human-Like							35PE
0116		Horsea		Water 1	Dragon				14	14	14XY 26ORAS	26
0117		Seadra		Water 1	Dragon				14	14	14XY 26ORAS	26
0123		Scyther		Bug		Bug	20	6	6	5	5	5	5
0127		Pinsir		Bug		Bug	36	7	1	1	1	1	1
0128		Tauros		Field		Field							38PE
0133		Eevee		Field		Field	36Y	36GS
0136		Flareon		Field		Field							24PE
0168		Ariados		Bug		Bug							1
0212		Scizor		Bug		Bug		6	6	5	5	5	5
0223		Remoraid		Water 1	Water 2		33	33	23	23BW 22B2W2	22	22
0224		Octillery		Water 1	Water 2		38	38	23	23BW 22B2W2	22	22
0230		Kingdra		Water 1	Dragon				14	14	14XY 26ORAS	26
0237		Hitmontop		Human-Like		Human-Like		7	7	6	6	6	1, 6
0255		Torchic		Field		Field			7	7	7	7XY 32ORAS	32
0256		Combusken		Field		Field			1, 7	1, 7	1, 7	1, 7XY 36ORAS	36
0257		Blaziken		Field		Field			1, 7	1, 7	1, 7	1, 7XY 37ORAS	37
0276		Taillow		Flying		Flying			4	4	4	4XY 5ORAS	5
0277		Swellow		Flying		Flying			1, 4	1, 4	1, 4	1, 4XY 1, 5ORAS	1, 5
0288		Vigoroth		Field		Field			1	1	1	1	1
0296		Makuhita		Human-Like		Human-Like			1	1	1	1	1
0297		Hariyama		Human-Like		Human-Like			1	1	1	1	1
0318		Carvanha		Water 2		Water 2			13	8	8	8	8
0319		Sharpedo		Water 2		Water 2			1, 13	1, 8	1, 8	1, 8	1, 8
0322		Numel		Field		Field			25	15	15BW 12B2W2	12XY 8ORAS	8
0323		Camerupt		Field		Field			25	15	15BW 12B2W2	12XY 1, 8ORAS	1, 8
0371		Bagon		Dragon		Dragon			21	20	20	20XY 21ORAS	21
0372		Shelgon		Dragon		Dragon			21	20	20	20XY 21ORAS	21
0373		Salamence		Dragon		Dragon			21	20	20	20XY 21ORAS	21
0402		Kricketune		Bug		Bug				22	22	22	22
0408		Cranidos		Monster		Monster				6	6	6	6
0409		Rampardos		Monster		Monster				6	6	6	1, 6
0425		Drifloon		Amorphous		Amorphous				14	14BW 13B2W2	13	13
0426		Drifblim		Amorphous		Amorphous				14	14BW 13B2W2	13	13
0434		Stunky		Field		Field				1	1	1	1
0435		Skuntank		Field		Field				1	1	1	1
0494		Victini		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered					1	1	1
0501		Oshawott		Field		Field					13	13	13
0502		Dewott		Field		Field					13	13	13
0503		Samurott		Field		Field					13	13	13
0504		Patrat		Field		Field							26
0505		Watchog		Field		Field							29
0532		Timburr		Human-Like		Human-Like					4	4	4
0533		Gurdurr		Human-Like		Human-Like					1, 4	1, 4	1, 4
0534		Conkeldurr		Human-Like		Human-Like					1, 4	1, 4	1, 4
0538		Throh		Human-Like		Human-Like					9	9	1
0539		Sawk		Human-Like		Human-Like					9	9	1
0626		Bouffalant		Field		Field					36	36	36
0633		Deino		Dragon		Dragon					4	4	4
0634		Zweilous		Dragon		Dragon					1, 4	1, 4	1, 4
0635		Hydreigon		Dragon		Dragon					1, 4	1, 4	1, 4
0766		Passimian		Field		Field							11
0794		Buzzwole		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered							1
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 breeding

#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups		Egg Move
						II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0029		Nidoran♀		Monster	Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0115		Kangaskhan		Monster		Monster	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0161		Sentret		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0216		Teddiursa		Field		Field	✔
0231		Phanpy		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0240		Magby		Human-Like		Human-Like				✔	✔	✔
0246		Larvitar		Monster		Monster	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0328		Trapinch		Bug		Bug		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0390		Chimchar		Field	Human-Like			✔	✔	✔	✔
0410		Shieldon		Monster		Monster			✔	✔	✔	✔
0551		Sandile		Field		Field				✔	✔	✔
0554		Darumaka		Field		Field				✔	✔	✔
0610		Axew		Monster	Dragon				✔	✔	✔
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 other games

Description

Games Description MDRB The user gains the Focus Energy status, raising its critical-hit rate. MDGtI You will get the Focus Energy status, which raises your critical-hit rate. SMD You'll get the Focus Energy status condition, which raises your critical-hit rate.

In the anime

Marowak Vigoroth Cranidos 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 dome 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

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

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

Core series games

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

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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

Spin-off series games

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

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

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 Chinese Cantonese 聚氣 Jeuihhei * 集氣 Jaahphei * 集中力量 Jaahpjūng Lihkleuhng * Mandarin 聚氣 / 聚气 Jùqì * 集氣 Jíqì Czech Soustředěná energie Danish Energifokus Dutch Focus energie Finnish Voimankeskitys (EP073) Energialataus (AG088) French Puissance German Energiefokus Greek Εστίαση Δύναμης Estíasi Dúnamis Italian Focalenergia* Energy Conc.* Korean 기충전 Gichungjeon Polish Skupienie Energii Pełna Siła/Pełna Moc (EP073) Portuguese Brazil Focalizar Energia (TCG, manga) Energia Focalizada (anime) Energia Concentrada (The Official Pokémon Handbook) Concentração de Energia (The Official Pokémon Handbook) Portugal Energia Focalizada Focar Energia Romanian Energie Concentrată Serbian Fokusiranje energije Spanish Latin America Foco Energía Energía Centrada (EP362) Spain Foco Energía Swedish Kraftfokus Vietnamese Gồng Năng Lượng

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