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Inner Focus
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せいしんりょく
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Force of Will
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Flavor text
Generation VII
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The Pokémon's intensely focused, and that protects the Pokémon from flinching.
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Generation VIII
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The Pokémon's intensely focused, and that protects the Pokémon from flinching.
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Generation IX
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The Pokémon's intense focus prevents it from flinching or being affected by Intimidate.
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Inner Focus (Japanese: せいしんりょく Force of Will) is an Ability introduced in Generation III.
Effect
In battle
Generations III to VII
Inner Focus prevents the Pokémon from flinching. However, Pokémon with this Ability can still flinch to a Pokémon with Mold Breaker, Teravolt, or Turboblaze.
While some descriptions state that the user flinches, Focus Punch failing due to taking damage is not flinching, so the move is unaffected by Inner Focus.
If the Pokémon is hit by a move that always causes flinching, the message "<Pokémon>'s Inner Focus prevents flinching!" (Generation III) or "<Pokémon> won't flinch because of its Inner Focus!" (Generation IV) will appear.
Generation VIII onward
Inner Focus now also blocks Intimidate.
Outside of battle
Inner Focus has no effect outside of battle.
Pokémon with Inner FocusIn other games
Description
Games
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Description
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MDRB
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Prevents cringing.
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MDTDS
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Protects the Pokémon from cringing.
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BSL
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ひるみじょうたいに ならない
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Conq.
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The Pokémon is protected from flinching.
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MDGtI
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Prevents the Cringe status condition.* It protects the Pokémon from the Cringe status condition! It won't ever Cringe!*
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SMD
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It protects the Pokémon from the flinch status condition!
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MDRTDX
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This Ability protects the Pokémon from the Flinch status condition.
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In the animeIn the mangaIn other languages