Laser Focus (move)

Laser Focus
とぎすます Hone
Laser Focus VIII.png
Laser Focus VIII 2.png
Type  Normal
Category  Status
PP  30 (max. 48)
Power  —
Accuracy  —%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
  • Does not make contact
  • Not affected by Protect
  • Not affected by Magic Coat
  • Affected by Snatch
  • Not affected by Mirror Move
  • Not affected by King's Rock
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
Affects the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation VII
Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]]
Appeal  0  
Jam  0  
Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]]
Appeal  0  
Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]]
Appeal  0  
Jamming  0  

Laser Focus (Japanese: とぎすます Hone) is a non-damaging Normal-type move introduced in Generation VII.

Effect

Laser Focus causes the user's move to result in a critical hit until the end of the next turn, unless that move's target has Battle Armor, Shell Armor, or is under the effect of Lucky Chant.

The effect of Laser Focus can be copied by Psych Up or Transform.

If powered up by a Normalium Z into Z-Laser Focus, the user's Attack stat rises by one stage.

Generation IX

Laser Focus cannot be selected in a battle.

Description

Games Description
SMUSUM
SwShBDSPLA
The user concentrates intensely. The attack on the next turn always results in a critical hit.
SV This move can't be used. It's recommended that this move is forgotten. Once forgotten, this move can't be remembered.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
0015    
 
Bug Bug 14
0019     Field Field 13
0020     Field Field 13
0116     Water 1 Dragon 35 35
0117     Water 1 Dragon 37 37
0123    
 
Bug Bug 44 44
0150     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 1 1 1
0212    
 
Bug Bug 44 44
0230    
 
Water 1 Dragon 37 37
0328     Bug Dragon 4 4
0329    
 
Bug Dragon 1 1
0330    
 
Bug Dragon 1 1
0448    
 
Field Human-Like 1 16 16
0610     Monster Dragon 33
0611     Monster Dragon 33
0612     Monster Dragon 33
0615     Mineral Mineral 12
0624    
 
Human-Like Human-Like 50
0625    
 
Human-Like Human-Like 50
0659     Field Field 6
0660    
 
Field Field 1
0798    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 29 45
0802    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 1 81
0846     Water 2 Water 2 30
0847     Water 2 Water 2 32
0884    
 
Mineral Dragon 42
0888  
Zacian
All forms
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 44
0889  
Zamazenta
All forms
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 44
0895     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 60
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 Move Tutor

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Compatibility
0015    
 
Bug Bug
0018    
 
Flying Flying
0022    
 
Flying Flying
0025     Field Fairy
0026     Field Fairy
0026  
Raichu
Alolan Form
 
 
Field Fairy
0036     Fairy Fairy
0038     Field Field
0038  
Ninetales
Alolan Form
 
 
Field Field
0040    
 
Fairy Fairy
0055     Water 1 Field
0059     Field Field
0065     Human-Like Human-Like
0083    
 
Flying Field
0094    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0105     Monster Monster
0105  
Marowak
Alolan Form
 
 
Monster Monster
0106     Human-Like Human-Like
0107     Human-Like Human-Like
0113     Fairy Fairy
0117     Water 1 Dragon
0123    
 
Bug Bug
0133     Field Field
0134     Field Field
0135     Field Field
0136     Field Field
0142    
 
Flying Flying
0144    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0145    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0146    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0150     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0151     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0153     Monster Grass
0154     Monster Grass
0157     Field Field
0164    
 
Flying Flying
0178    
 
Flying Flying
0181     Monster Field
0182     Grass Grass
0196     Field Field
0197     Field Field
0199    
 
Monster Water 1
0205    
 
Bug Bug
0212    
 
Bug Bug
0215    
 
Field Field
0217     Field Field
0229    
 
Field Field
0230    
 
Water 1 Dragon
0236     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0237     Human-Like Human-Like
0242     Fairy Fairy
0243     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0244     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0245     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0249    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0250    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0251    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0254     Monster Dragon
0257    
 
Field Field
0262     Field Field
0267    
 
Bug Bug
0269    
 
Bug Bug
0277    
 
Flying Flying
0282    
 
Human-Like Amorphous
0286    
 
Fairy Grass
0291    
 
Bug Bug
0301     Field Fairy
0303    
 
Field Fairy
0308    
 
Human-Like Human-Like
0310     Field Field
0326     Field Field
0330    
 
Bug Dragon
0337    
 
Mineral Mineral
0338    
 
Mineral Mineral
0350     Water 1 Dragon
0358     Amorphous Amorphous
0359     Field Field
0362     Fairy Mineral
0373    
 
Dragon Dragon
0376    
 
Mineral Mineral
0380    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0381    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0386  
Deoxys
All forms
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0392    
 
Field Human-Like
0395    
 
Water 1 Field
0398    
 
Flying Flying
0402     Bug Bug
0405     Field Field
0407    
 
Fairy Grass
0409     Monster Monster
0416    
 
Bug Bug
0417     Field Fairy
0421     Fairy Grass
0424     Field Field
0428     Field Human-Like
0429     Amorphous Amorphous
0444    
 
Monster Dragon
0445    
 
Monster Dragon
0447     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0448    
 
Field Human-Like
0461    
 
Field Field
0468    
 
Flying Fairy
0469    
 
Bug Bug
0470     Field Field
0471     Field Field
0475    
 
Human-Like Amorphous
0477     Amorphous Amorphous
0478    
 
Fairy Mineral
0480     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0481     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0482     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0492  
Shaymin
All forms
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0493  
Arceus
All forms
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0494    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0504     Field Field
0505     Field Field
0510     Field Field
0523     Field Field
0526     Mineral Mineral
0528    
 
Field Flying
0531     Fairy Fairy
0538     Human-Like Human-Like
0539     Human-Like Human-Like
0542    
 
Bug Bug
0548     Grass Grass
0549     Grass Grass
0555     Field Field
0571     Field Field
0573     Field Field
0576     Human-Like Human-Like
0579     Amorphous Amorphous
0589    
 
Bug Bug
0609    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0612     Monster Dragon
0615     Mineral Mineral
0617     Bug Bug
0620     Field Human-Like
0625    
 
Human-Like Human-Like
0628    
 
Flying Flying
0638    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0639    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0640    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0643    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0644    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0646  
Kyurem
All forms
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0648    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0654     Field Field
0655    
 
Field Field
0666  
Vivillon
All forms
 
 
Bug Bug
0675    
 
Field Human-Like
0679    
 
Mineral Mineral
0680    
 
Mineral Mineral
0681    
 
Mineral Mineral
0689    
 
Water 3 Water 3
0693     Water 1 Water 3
0700     Field Field
0701    
 
Flying Human-Like
0706     Dragon Dragon
0715    
 
Flying Dragon
0716     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0717    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0720  
Hoopa
All forms
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0724    
 
Flying Flying
0738    
 
Bug Bug
0745  
Lycanroc
Midnight Form
  Field Field
0752    
 
Water 1 Bug
0754     Grass Grass
0758    
 
Monster Dragon
0763     Grass Grass
0766     Field Field
0768    
 
Bug Water 3
0773  
Silvally
All forms
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0784    
 
Dragon Dragon
0795    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0798    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0802    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0804    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0807     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
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 other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

The user gains the Laser Focus status condition for one turn, making its next move a critical hit.

Game Base
Power
Max
Power
Base
PP
Max
PP
Base
Accuracy
Max
Accuracy
Range Target Cuts
corners
MDRTDX - - 20 ? —% - User User -
With some exceptions, Pokémon learnsets match those from the core series games:

Pokémon UNITE

In Pokémon UNITE, Laser Focus is Duraludon's first move. The move reduces damage received by 20% for .5s. Afterward, the user's basic attacks deal additional damage to enemies hit. This buff expires after 8s or after 3 basic attacks. After reaching level 5, this move is replaced by either Flash Cannon or Dragon Pulse.

Description

Games Description
MDRTDX You get the Laser Focus condition, making your moves critical hits.


In other generations

Core series games

Spin-off series games

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 磨礪 Mòhlaih
Mandarin 磨礪 / 磨砺 Mólì
  French Affilage
  German Konzentration
  Italian Concentrazione
  Korean 예민해지기 Yeminhaejigi
  Brazilian Portuguese Aguçar
  Spanish Aguzar


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