Lock-On (move)

Lock-On ロックオン Lock-On

File:Lock-on.png

Battles Type  Normal Category  Status PP  5 (max. 8) Power  — Accuracy  —% 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 Self: Affects the user

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

Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ Jam  0   Temporarily stops the crowd from growing excited.

Super Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  1 ♥ Earn +3 if two Pokémon raise the Voltage in a row.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Smart Appeal  0   Jamming  0

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

Lock-On (Japanese: ロックオン Lock-On) is a non-damaging Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation II.

Effect

The next move made by the user of this move will not miss even if the target has used a move similar to Fly. However if the target uses a move such as Detect or has switched out, the user's next move will miss.

Learnset

Generation II

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0081 Magnemite Electric Steel 27 0082 Magneton Electric Steel 27 0137 Porygon Normal 32 0223 Remoraid Water 11 0233 Porygon2 Normal 32 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 III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0081 Magnemite Electric Steel 32 0082 Magneton Electric Steel 35 0137 Porygon Normal 32 0223 Remoraid Water 11 0233 Porygon2 Normal 32 0299 Nosepass Rock 46 0377 Regirock Rock 57 0378 Regice Ice 57 0379 Registeel Steel 57 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 IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0081 Magnemite Electric Steel 27 0082 Magneton Electric Steel 27 0137 Porygon Normal 45 0223 Remoraid Water 6 0233 Porygon2 Normal 45 0299 Nosepass Rock 67 0299 Nosepass Rock 73 0377 Regirock Rock 57 0378 Regice Ice 57 0379 Registeel Steel 57 0462 Magnezone Electric Steel 27 0474 Porygon-Z Normal 45 0476 Probopass Rock Steel 67 0476 Probopass Rock Steel 73 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

In the anime

File:Regirock using Lock on.jpg Regirock File:Metagross LockOn1.png Metagross calculating File:Metagross LockOn 2.png Metagross
The user takes sure aim at the foe. It ensures the next attack does not fail to hit the target.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	The braille pattern on Regirock's face glows red, and it releases a red ring at the opponent from its body. The red ring shoots at the opponent and grows smaller when it hits it, turning into a red target that sticks to the opponent. The next attack Regirock uses cannot miss.
Brandon's Regirock	Battling the Enemy Within!		Debut
	The braille pattern on Registeel's face glows red and it releases a red ring at the opponent from its body. The red ring shoots at the opponent and grows smaller when it reaches the opponent, turning into a red target that sticks to the opponent. The next attack Registeel uses cannot miss.
Brandon's Registeel	Overjoyed!		None
	Metagross's eyes glow red and it starts to calculate where the opponent is. The next attack that Metagross uses cannot miss.
A wild Metagross	Noodles! Roamin' Off!		Metagross cannot legally learn Lock-On.

Trivia

• Remoraid is the only Pokémon to learn Lock-On and not learn Zap Cannon.

In other languages

• Spanish: Fijar Blanco
• German: Zielschuss
• Italian: Localizza