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 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	0
Jamming	0

On Smogon's Movedex:

Focus Energy (Japanese: きあいだめ Fighting Spirit Improvement) is a non-damaging Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Generation I

Focus Energy worked incorrectly in Generation I. It quartered the probability of the user scoring a critical hit. Focus Energy can only be removed by switching or Haze. Focus Energy will fail if the user is already under its effect.

In Stadium, Focus Energy works correctly; it quadruples the probability of the user scoring a critical hit.

Generation II and on

Focus Energy was fixed so that it works correctly; it now quadruples the probability of the user scoring a critical hit instead of quartering it. Therefore, the user is more likely to score a critical hit rather than less likely.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
#	Pokémon		Type		I		II		III		IV		V		VI
016		Beedrill	Bug	Poison	16			15			15			13			13			'
019		Rattata	Normal		Normal	23			20			20			7			7			'
019		Raticate	Normal		Normal	27									--, 7			--, 7			'
032		Nidoran♂	Poison		Poison	21	23	23			8			7			7			'
033		Nidorino	Poison		Poison	23	27	27			8			7			7			'
034		Nidoking	Poison	Ground							--			--			--			'
056		Mankey	Fighting		Fighting	27			27			27	21	--			--			'
057		Primeape	Fighting		Fighting	27			27			27	21	--			--			'
066		Machop	Fighting		Fighting	32			7			7			7			7			'
067		Machoke	Fighting		Fighting	36			--, 8			--, 7			--, 7			--, 7			'
068		Machamp	Fighting		Fighting	36			--, 8			--, 7			--, 7			--, 7			'
104		Cubone	Ground		Ground	31			21			21			17			17			'
105		Marowak	Ground		Ground	33			21			21			17			17			'
106		Hitmonlee	Fighting		Fighting	43			21			21			21			21			'
116		Horsea	Water		Water										14			14			'
117		Seadra	Water		Water										14			14			'
123		Scyther	Bug	Flying	--	20	6			6			5			5			'
127		Pinsir	Bug		Bug	36			7			--			--			--			'
133		Eevee	Normal		Normal		36	36											'
212		Scizor	Bug	Steel				6			6			5			5			'
223		Remoraid	Water		Water				33			33			23			23			'
224		Octillery	Water		Water				38			38			23			23			'
230		Kingdra	Water	Dragon										14			14			'
237		Hitmontop	Fighting		Fighting				7			7			6			6			'
255		Torchic	Fire		Fire							7			7			7			'
256		Combusken	Fire	Fighting							--, 7			--, 7			--, 7			'
257		Blaziken	Fire	Fighting							--, 7			--, 7			--, 7			'
276		Taillow	Normal	Flying							4			4			4			'
277		Swellow	Normal	Flying							--, 4			--, 4			--, 4			'
288		Vigoroth	Normal		Normal							--			--			--			'
296		Makuhita	Fighting		Fighting							--			--			--			'
297		Hariyama	Fighting		Fighting							--			--			--			'
318		Carvanha	Water	Dark							13			8			8			'
319		Sharpedo	Water	Dark							--, 13			--, 8			--, 8			'
322		Numel	Fire	Ground							25			15			15			'
323		Camerupt	Fire	Ground							25			15			15			'
371		Bagon	Dragon		Dragon							21			20			20			'
372		Shelgon	Dragon		Dragon							21			20			20			'
373		Salamance	Dragon	Flying							21			20			20			'
402		Kricketune	Bug		Bug										22			22			'
408		Cranidos	Rock		Rock										6			6			'
409		Rampardos	Rock		Rock										6			6			'
425		Drifloon	Ghost	Flying										14			14			'
426		Drifblim	Ghost	Flying										14			14			'
434		Stunky	Poison	Dark										--			--			'
435		Skuntank	Poison	Dark										--			--			'
501		Oshawott	Water		Water													13			'
502		Dewott	Water		Water													13			'
503		Samurott	Water		Water													13			'
532		Timburr	Fighting		Fighting													4			'
533		Gurdurr	Fighting		Fighting													--, 4			'
534		Conkeldurr	Fighting		Fighting													--, 4			'
538		Throh	Fighting		Fighting													9			'
539		Sawk	Fighting		Fighting													9			'
626		Bouffalant	Normal		Normal													36			'
633		Deino	Dark	Dragon													4			'
634		Zweilous	Dark	Dragon													--, 4			'
635		Hydreigon	Dark	Dragon													--, 4			'
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

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#	Pokémon		Type		Father
#	Pokémon		Type		II	III	IV	V	VI
029		Nidoran♀	Poison		Poison
115		Kangaskhan	Normal		Normal
161		Sentret	Normal		Normal
216		Teddiursa	Normal		Normal
231		Phanpy	Ground		Ground
246		Larvitar	Rock	Ground
328		Trapinch	Ground		Ground
390		Chimchar	Fire		Fire
410		Shieldon	Rock	Steel
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

Pokémon	Method
File:Cranidos Focus Energy.png Cranidos File:Machoke Focus Energy.png Machoke
The user focuses to raise the critical-hit ratio of its attacks.
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 part 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

Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon	Method
Machamp
The user focuses and hits the opponent in their weak point.
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

Generation I	RB Y	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	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	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
Dutch		Focus Energie
French		Puissance
German		Energiefokus
Greek		Εστίαση Δύναμης
Italian		Energy Conc. (Gen I-II) Focalenergia(Gen III-present)
Korean		기충전 Gichungjeon
Portuguese	Brazil	Focar Energia
Portuguese	Portugal	Energia Focalizada
Serbian		Fokusiranje Energije
Spanish		Foco Energia

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