Focus Energy (move)

Focus Energy きあいだめ Fighting Spirit Improvement

Battles Type  Normal Category  uncategorized PP  30 (max. 48) Power  – Accuracy  –% Priority  0 Does not make contact Affected by Magic Coat and Magic Bounce Not affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Unknown

Availability Introduced  [[Generation {{{gen}}}]] Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  1 ♥ Jam  3 ♥♥♥ Badly startes those that have made appeals earlier in the same turn.

Super Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  0

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cool Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation IX

Focus Energy is a non-damaging Normal-type move introduced in Generation I. Template:Project MoveDex autoarticle notice

Effect

Generation I

Focus Energy quarters the probability of the user scoring a critical hit.

The effect of 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 properly; it quadruples the probability of the user scoring a critical hit.

Learnset

Game	Generation I		Generation II	Generation III
	RGB	Y	GSC	RSE	FRLG
Beedrill	Template:Lv		Template:Lv	Template:Lv
Rattata	Template:Lv		Template:Lv	Template:Lv
Nidoran♀			By breeding	By breeding
Nidoran♂	Template:Lv	Template:Lv	Template:Lv	Template:Lv
Nidorino	Template:Lv	Template:Lv	Template:Lv
Mankey	Template:Lv		Template:Lv	Template:Lv	Template:Lv
Machop	Template:Lv		Template:Lv	Template:Lv
Machoke	Template:Lv
Machamp	Template:Lv
Cubone	Template:Lv		Template:Lv	Template:Lv
Marowak	Template:Lv
Hitmonlee	Template:Lv		Template:Lv	Template:Lv
Kangaskhan			By breeding	By breeding
Scyther	Template:Lv	Template:Lv	Template:Lv	Template:Lv
Pinsir	Template:Lv		Template:Lv	Template:Lv
Eevee		Template:Lv	Template:Lv
Sentret			By breeding	By breeding
Scizor			Template:Lv	Template:Lv
Teddiursa			By breeding
Remoraid			Template:Lv	Template:Lv
Octillery			Template:Lv	Template:Lv
Phanpy			By breeding	By breeding
Hitmontop			Template:Lv	Template:Lv
Larvitar			By breeding	By breeding
Torchic				Template:Lv
Taillow				Template:Lv
Makuhita				Template:Lv
Carvanha				Template:Lv
Numel				Template:Lv
Trapinch				By breeding
Bagon				Template:Lv

By breeding

• Nidoran♀ - Breed female Nidoran♀ with male Rattata, Nidoran♂, Mankey, Cubone, Eevee, Torchic or Numel (or an evolution of any of them) who knows the move.
• Kangaskhan - Breed female Kangaskhan with male Nidoran♂ or Cubone (or an evolution of any of them) who knows the move.
• Sentret - Breed female Sentret or Furret with male Rattata, Nidoran♂, Mankey, Eevee, Torchic or Numel (or an evolution of any of them) who knows the move.
• Teddiursa - Breed female Teddiursa or Ursaring with male Rattata, Nidoran♂, Mankey, Eevee, Torchic or Numel (or an evolution of any of them) who knows the move.
• Phanpy - Breed female Phanpy or Donphan with male Rattata, Nidoran♂, Mankey, Eevee, Torchic or Numel (or an evolution of any of them) who knows the move.
• Larvitar - Breed female Larvitar or evolution with male Nidoran♂ or Cubone (or an evolution of any of them) who knows the move.
• Trapinch - Breed female Trapinch or evolution with male Beedrill, Scyther or Pinsir (or an evolution of any of them) who knows the move.