Inner Focus (Ability)

Inner Focus	せいしんりょく
	Force of Will
Flavor text Generation III Prevents flinching. Generation IV The Pokémon is protected from flinching. Generation V The Pokémon is protected from flinching. Generation VI Protects the Pokémon from flinching. Generation VII The Pokémon's intensely focused, and that protects the Pokémon from flinching. Generation VIII The Pokémon's intensely focused, and that protects the Pokémon from flinching. Generation IX The Pokémon's intense focus prevents it from flinching or being affected by Intimidate.

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 Focus

#	Pokémon	Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
	Zubat	Poison	Flying	Inner Focus	None	Infiltrator
	Golbat	Poison	Flying	Inner Focus	None	Infiltrator
	Abra	Psychic		Psychic	Synchronize	Inner Focus	Magic Guard
	Kadabra	Psychic		Psychic	Synchronize	Inner Focus	Magic Guard
	Alakazam	Psychic		Psychic	Synchronize	Inner Focus	Magic Guard
	Farfetch'd	Normal	Flying	Keen Eye	Inner Focus	Defiant
	Drowzee	Psychic		Psychic	Insomnia	Forewarn	Inner Focus
	Hypno	Psychic		Psychic	Insomnia	Forewarn	Inner Focus
	Hitmonchan	Fighting		Fighting	Keen Eye	Iron Fist	Inner Focus
	Kangaskhan	Normal		Normal	Early Bird	Scrappy	Inner Focus
	Dragonite	Dragon	Flying	Inner Focus	None	Multiscale
	Crobat	Poison	Flying	Inner Focus	None	Infiltrator
	Umbreon	Dark		Dark	Synchronize	None	Inner Focus
	Girafarig	Normal	Psychic	Inner Focus	Early Bird	Sap Sipper
	Sneasel	Dark	Ice	Inner Focus	Keen Eye	Pickpocket
	Sneasel Hisuian Form	Fighting	Poison	Inner Focus	Keen Eye	Pickpocket
	Raikou	Electric		Electric	Pressure	None	Inner Focus
	Entei	Fire		Fire	Pressure	None	Inner Focus
	Suicune	Water		Water	Pressure	None	Inner Focus
	Snorunt	Ice		Ice	Inner Focus	Ice Body	Moody
	Glalie	Ice		Ice	Inner Focus	Ice Body	Moody
	Riolu	Fighting		Fighting	Steadfast	Inner Focus	Prankster
	Lucario	Fighting	Steel	Steadfast	Inner Focus	Justified
	Gallade Mega Gallade	Psychic	Fighting	Inner Focus	None	None
	Throh	Fighting		Fighting	Guts	Inner Focus	Mold Breaker
	Sawk	Fighting		Fighting	Sturdy	Inner Focus	Mold Breaker
	Darumaka	Fire		Fire	Hustle	None	Inner Focus
	Darumaka Galarian Form	Ice		Ice	Hustle	None	Inner Focus
	Mienfoo	Fighting		Fighting	Inner Focus	Regenerator	Reckless
	Mienshao	Fighting		Fighting	Inner Focus	Regenerator	Reckless
	Pawniard	Dark	Steel	Defiant	Inner Focus	Pressure
	Bisharp	Dark	Steel	Defiant	Inner Focus	Pressure
	Mudbray	Ground		Ground	Own Tempo	Stamina	Inner Focus
	Mudsdale	Ground		Ground	Own Tempo	Stamina	Inner Focus
	Oranguru	Normal	Psychic	Inner Focus	Telepathy	Symbiosis
	Indeedee Male	Psychic	Normal	Inner Focus	Synchronize	Psychic Surge
	Kubfu	Fighting		Fighting	Inner Focus	None	No Guard
	Annihilape	Fighting	Ghost	Vital Spirit	Inner Focus	Defiant
Please note that this is only 100% accurate to Generation IX games. For Generation III games, ignore Abilities introduced in Generation IV or later and Hidden Abilities. For Generation IV games, ignore Hidden Abilities. For Generation V games, ignore Abilities introduced in Generation VI or later. For Generation VI games, ignore Abilities introduced in Generation VII or later. For Generation VII games, ignore Abilities introduced in Generation VIII or later. For Generation VIII games, ignore Abilities introduced in Generation IX or later.

• In Generation V and VI, Raikou, Entei, and Suicune have Volt Absorb, Flash Fire, and Water Absorb, respectively, instead of Inner Focus as their Hidden Ability. However, it is impossible to obtain them with their Hidden Abilities in Generations V and VI.

In other games

Description

Games Description MDRB Prevents cringing. MDTDS Protects the Pokémon from cringing. BSL ひるみじょうたいに ならない Conq. The Pokémon is protected from flinching. MDGtI Prevents the Cringe status condition.* It protects the Pokémon from the Cringe status condition! It won't ever Cringe!* SMD It protects the Pokémon from the flinch status condition! MDRTDX This Ability protects the Pokémon from the Flinch status condition.

In the anime

	Lucario
The Pokémon's intensely focused, and that protects the Pokémon from flinching.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
Lucario	Lucario's incredible willpower protects it from flinching.
Ash's Lucario	Valor: A Strategic Part of Battling!		Debut

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

• In Gotcha Where I Wantcha, Glalie, the rental Glalie that Noland used during his Battle Factory match against Emerald was revealed to have Inner Focus as its Ability by Emerald's Pokédex.
• Blue's Alakazam is revealed to have Inner Focus as his Ability.
• Koga's Golbat is revealed to have Inner Focus as his Ability.
• Janine's Crobat is revealed to have Inner Focus as his Ability.
• Giovanni's Crobat is revealed to have Inner Focus as his Ability.
• Lance's Dragonite is revealed to have Inner Focus as its Ability.
• Glacia's Glalie is revealed to have Inner Focus as his Ability.
• Maylene's Riolu is revealed to have Inner Focus as his Ability.
• Marshal's Mienshao is revealed to have Inner Focus as its Ability.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 精神力 Jīngsàhnlihk Mandarin 精神力 Jīngshénlì French Attention German Konzentrator Italian Forza InterioreVII+ FuocodentroIII–VI Korean 정신력 Jeongsinryeok Brazilian Portuguese Força Interior Russian Концентрация Kontsentratsiya Spanish Fuerza MentalIX+ Foco InternoIII–VIII Vietnamese Sức mạnh tinh thần

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