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Focus Blast is a Fighting-type move introduced in Generation IV. It is TM52 in every appearance except Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield, in which it is TR64, and Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet, in which it is TM158.

Effect[]

Focus Blast is a physical move that may lower the target's Sp. Def by one stage. It is one of nine elemental moves that do the same damage, 120 HP, consisting of Focus Blast, Fire Blast, Hydro Pump, Gunk Shot, Blizzard, Zap Cannon, Power Whip, Hurricane and Megahorn.

Description[]

GamesDescription
Pokémon Diamond Version and Pokémon Pearl Version
  • Move: The user heightens its mental focus and unleashes its power. It may also lower the target's Sp. Def.
  • TM: The user attacks at full power. It may also lower the foe's Sp. Def stat if it hits.
  • Contest: Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs first in the turn.
Pokémon Platinum Version
Pokémon HeartGold Version and Pokémon SoulSilver Version
  • Move: The user heightens its mental focus and unleashes its power. It may also lower the target's Sp. Def.
  • TM: The user attacks at full power. It may also lower the foe's Sp. Def stat if it hits.
Pokémon Black Version and Pokémon White Version The user heightens its mental focus and unleashes its power. It may also lower the target's Sp. Def.
Pokémon Black Version 2 and Pokémon White Version 2
Pokémon X and Pokémon Y The user heightens its mental focus and unleashes its power. This may also lower the target's Sp. Def.
Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire
  • Move: The user heightens its mental focus and unleashes its power. This may also lower the target's Sp. Def.
  • Contest: Quite an appealing move.
Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon The user heightens its mental focus and unleashes its power. This may also lower the target's Sp. Def stat.
Pokémon Ultra Sun and Pokémon Ultra Moon
Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Pokémon Shining Pearl
Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet

Learnset[]

By leveling up[]

Pokémon Type Egg groups Level
IV V VI VII VIII IX
Yveltal dark/flying Undiscovered 72 72 75
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.
Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

By TM/TR[]

Pokémon Type Egg groups Machine
IV V VI VII VIII IX
Charmander fire Monster/Dragon TM158
Charmeleon fire Monster/Dragon TM158
Charizard fire/flying Monster/Dragon TM52 TM52 TM52 TM52 TR64SwSh
TM52BDSP
TM158
Blastoise water Monster/Water 1 TM52 TM52 TM52 TM52 TR64SwSh
TM52BDSP
TM158
Raichu electric Field/Fairy TM52 TM52 TM52 TM52 TR64SwSh
TM52BDSP
TM158
Raichu electric/psychic Field/Fairy TM52 TR64SwSh TM158
Sandslash ground Field TM52 TM52 TM52 TM52 TR64SwSh
TM52BDSP
TM158
Sandslash ice/steel Field TM52 TR64SwSh TM158
Nidoqueen poison/ground Undiscovered TM52 TM52 TM52 TM52 TR64SwSh
TM52BDSP
Nidoking poison/ground Monster/Field TM52 TM52 TM52 TM52 TR64SwSh
TM52BDSP
Clefable fairy Fairy TM52 TM52 TM52 TM52 TR64SwSh
TM52BDSP
TM158
Wigglytuff normal/fairy Fairy TM52 TM52 TM52 TM52 TR64SwSh
TM52BDSP
TM158
Golduck water Water 1/Field TM52 TM52 TM52 TM52 TR64SwSh
TM52BDSP
TM158
Mankey fighting Field TM52 TM52 TM52 TM52 TM52BDSP TM158
Primeape fighting Field TM52 TM52 TM52 TM52 TM52BDSP TM158
Poliwrath water/fighting Water 1 TM52 TM52 TM52 TM52 TR64SwSh
TM52BDSP
TM158
Alakazam psychic Human-Like TM52 TM52 TM52 TM52 TR64SwSh
TM52BDSP
Machop fighting Human-Like TM52 TM52 TM52 TM52 TR64SwSh
TM52BDSP
Machoke fighting Human-Like TM52 TM52 TM52 TM52 TR64SwSh
TM52BDSP
Machamp fighting Human-Like TM52 TM52 TM52 TM52 TR64SwSh
TM52BDSP
Graveler rock/ground Mineral TM158
Graveler rock/electric Mineral TM158
Golem rock/ground Mineral TM52 TM52 TM52 TM52 TM52BDSP TM158
Golem rock/electric Mineral TM52 TM158
Slowbro water/psychic Monster/Water 1 TM52 TM52 TM52 TM52 TR64SwSh
TM52BDSP
TM158
Slowbro poison/psychic Monster/Water 1 TR64SwSh TM158
Muk poison Amorphous TM52 TM52 TM52 TM52 TM52BDSP TM158
Muk poison/dark Amorphous TM52 TM158
Haunter ghost/poison Amorphous TM158
Gengar ghost/poison Amorphous TM52 TM52 TM52 TM52 TR64SwSh
TM52BDSP
TM158
Drowzee psychic Human-Like TM158
Hypno psychic Human-Like TM52 TM52 TM52 TM52 TM52BDSP TM158
Marowak ground Monster TM52 TM52 TM52 TM52 TR64SwSh
TM52BDSP
Marowak fire/ghost Monster TM52 TR64SwSh
Hitmonlee fighting Human-Like TM52 TM52 TM52 TM52 TR64SwSh
TM52BDSP
TM158
Hitmonchan fighting Human-Like TM52 TM52 TM52 TM52 TR64SwSh
TM52BDSP
TM158
Rhydon ground/rock Monster/Field TM52 TM52 TM52 TM52 TR64SwSh
TM52BDSP
TM158
Chansey normal Fairy TM158
Kangaskhan normal Monster TM52 TM52 TM52 TM52 TR64SwSh
TM52BDSP
Mr. Mime psychic/fairy Human-Like TM52 TM52 TM52 TM52 TR64SwSh
TM52BDSP
Mr. Mime ice/psychic Human-Like TR64SwSh
Jynx ice/psychic Human-Like TM52 TM52 TM52 TM52 TR64SwSh
TM52BDSP
Electabuzz electric Human-Like TM52 TM52 TM52 TM52 TR64SwSh
TM52BDSP
TM158
Magmar fire Human-Like TM52 TM52 TM52 TM52 TR64SwSh
TM52BDSP
TM158
Pinsir bug Bug TM52 TM52 TM52 TM52 TR64SwSh
TM52BDSP
Snorlax normal Monster TM52 TM52 TM52 TM52 TR64SwSh
TM52BDSP
TM158
Dragonite dragon/flying Water 1/Dragon TM52 TM52 TM52 TM52 TR64SwSh
TM52BDSP
TM158
Mewtwo psychic Undiscovered TM52 TM52 TM52 TM52 TR64SwSh
TM52BDSP
TM158
Mew psychic Undiscovered TM52 TM52 TM52 TM52 TR64SwSh
TM52BDSP
TM158
Typhlosion fire Field TM52 TM52 TM52 TM52 TM52BDSP TM158
Typhlosion fire/ghost Field TM158
Feraligatr water Monster/Water 1 TM52 TM52 TM52 TM52 TM52BDSP TM158
Furret normal Field TM52 TM52 TM52 TM52 TM52BDSP TM158
Ledian bug/flying Bug TM52 TM52 TM52 TM52 TM52BDSP
Ampharos electric Monster/Field TM52 TM52 TM52 TM52 TM52BDSP TM158
Azumarill water/fairy Water 1/Fairy TM52 TM52 TM52 TM52 TR64SwSh
TM52BDSP
TM158
Politoed water Water 1 TM52 TM52 TM52 TM52 TR64SwSh
TM52BDSP
TM158
Quagsire water/ground Water 1/Field TM52 TM52 TM52 TM52 TR64SwSh
TM52BDSP
TM158
Slowking water/psychic Monster/Water 1 TM52 TM52 TM52 TM52 TR64SwSh
TM52BDSP
TM158
Slowking poison/psychic Monster/Water 1 TR64SwSh TM158
Granbull fairy Field/Fairy TM52 TM52 TM52 TM52 TM52BDSP TM158
Heracross bug/fighting Bug TM52 TM52 TM52 TM52 TR64SwSh
TM52BDSP
TM158
Sneasel fighting/poison Field TM158
Ursaring normal Field TM52 TM52 TM52 TM52 TM52BDSP
Hitmontop fighting Human-Like TR64SwSh
TM52BDSP
TM158
Elekid electric Undiscovered TM158
Miltank normal Field TM52 TM52 TM52 TM52 TR64SwSh
TM52BDSP
Blissey normal Fairy TM52 TM52 TM52 TM52 TR64SwSh
TM52BDSP
TM158
Tyranitar rock/dark Monster TM52 TM52 TM52 TM52 TR64SwSh
TM52BDSP
TM158
Sceptile grass Monster/Dragon TM52 TM52 TM52 TM52 TR64SwSh
TM52BDSP
TM158
Combusken fire/fighting Field TM52 TM52 TM52 TM52 TR64SwSh
TM52BDSP
TM158
Blaziken fire/fighting Field TM52 TM52 TM52 TM52 TR64SwSh
TM52BDSP
TM158
Swampert water/ground Monster/Water 1 TM52 TM52 TM52 TM52 TR64SwSh
TM52BDSP
TM158
Ludicolo water/grass Water 1/Grass TM52 TM52 TM52 TM52 TR64SwSh
TM52BDSP
TM158
Shiftry grass/dark Field/Grass TM52 TM52 TM52 TM52 TR64SwSh
TM52BDSP
TM158
Gardevoir psychic/fairy Human-Like/Amorphous TM52 TM52 TM52 TM52 TR64SwSh
TM52BDSP
TM158
Breloom grass/fighting Fairy/Grass TM52 TM52 TM52 TM52 TM52BDSP TM158
Vigoroth normal Field TM52 TM52 TM52 TM52 TM52BDSP TM158
Slaking normal Field TM52 TM52 TM52 TM52 TM52BDSP TM158
Exploud normal Monster/Field TM52 TM52 TM52 TM52 TR64SwSh
TM52BDSP
Makuhita fighting Human-Like TM52 TM52 TM52 TM52 TM52BDSP TM158
Hariyama fighting Human-Like TM52 TM52 TM52 TM52 TM52BDSP TM158
Mawile steel/fairy Field/Fairy TM52 TM52 TM52 TM52 TR64SwSh
TM52BDSP
Aggron steel/rock Monster TM52 TM52 TM52 TM52 TR64SwSh
TM52BDSP
Meditite fighting/psychic Human-Like TM52 TM52 TM52 TM52 TM52BDSP TM158
Medicham fighting/psychic Human-Like TM52 TM52 TM52 TM52 TM52BDSP TM158
Grumpig psychic Field TM52 TM52 TM52 TM52 TM52BDSP TM158
Cacturne grass/dark Grass/Human-Like TM52 TM52 TM52 TM52 TM52BDSP TM158
Zangoose normal Field TM52 TM52 TM52 TM52 TM52BDSP TM158
Regirock rock Undiscovered TM52 TM52 TM52 TM52 TR64SwSh
TM52BDSP
TM158
Regice ice Undiscovered TM52 TM52 TM52 TM52 TR64SwSh
TM52BDSP
TM158
Registeel steel Undiscovered TM52 TM52 TM52 TM52 TR64SwSh
TM52BDSP
TM158
Groudon ground Undiscovered TM52 TM52 TM52 TM52 TR64SwSh
TM52BDSP
TM158
Rayquaza dragon/flying Undiscovered TM52 TM52 TM52 TM52 TR64SwSh
TM52BDSP
TM158
Deoxys psychic Undiscovered TM52 TM52 TM52 TM52 TM52BDSP TM158
Monferno fire/fighting Field/Human-Like TM52 TM52 TM52 TM52 TM52BDSP TM158
Infernape fire/fighting Field/Human-Like TM52 TM52 TM52 TM52 TM52BDSP TM158
Rampardos rock Monster TM52 TM52 TM52 TM52 TM52BDSP TM158
Floatzel water Water 1/Field TM52 TM52 TM52 TM52 TM52BDSP TM158
Lopunny normal Field/Human-Like TM52 TM52 TM52 TM52 TR64SwSh
TM52BDSP
Riolu fighting Undiscovered TM52 TM52 TM52 TM52 TR64SwSh
TM52BDSP
TM158
Lucario fighting/steel Field/Human-Like TM52 TM52 TM52 TM52 TR64SwSh
TM52BDSP
TM158
Croagunk poison/fighting Human-Like TM52 TM52 TM52 TM52 TR64SwSh
TM52BDSP
TM158
Toxicroak poison/fighting Human-Like TM52 TM52 TM52 TM52 TR64SwSh
TM52BDSP
TM158
Abomasnow grass/ice Monster/Grass TM52 TM52 TM52 TM52 TR64SwSh
TM52BDSP
TM158
Weavile dark/ice Field TM52 TM52 TM52 TM52 TR64SwSh
TM52BDSP
TM158
Lickilicky normal Monster TM52 TM52 TM52 TM52 TR64SwSh
TM52BDSP
TM158
Rhyperior ground/rock Monster/Field TM52 TM52 TM52 TM52 TR64SwSh
TM52BDSP
TM158
Tangrowth grass Grass TM52 TM52 TM52 TM52 TR64SwSh
TM52BDSP
Electivire electric Human-Like TM52 TM52 TM52 TM52 TR64SwSh
TM52BDSP
TM158
Magmortar fire Human-Like TM52 TM52 TM52 TM52 TR64SwSh
TM52BDSP
TM158
Gallade psychic/fighting Human-Like/Amorphous TM52 TM52 TM52 TM52 TR64SwSh
TM52BDSP
TM158
Dusknoir ghost Amorphous TM52 TM52 TM52 TM52 TR64SwSh
TM52BDSP
TM158
Dialga steel/dragon Undiscovered TM158
Palkia water/dragon Undiscovered TM52 TM52 TM52 TM52 TR64SwSh
TM52BDSP
TM158
Regigigas normal Undiscovered TM52 TM52 TM52 TM52 TR64SwSh
TM52BDSP
TM158
Darkrai dark Undiscovered TM52 TM52 TM52 TM52 TM52BDSP TM158
Arceus normal Undiscovered TM52 TM52 TM52 TM52 TM52BDSP TM158
Victini psychic/fire Undiscovered TM52 TM52 TM52 TR64
Pignite fire/fighting Field TM52 TM52 TM52 TM158
Emboar fire/fighting Field TM52 TM52 TM52 TM158
Watchog normal Field TM52 TM52 TM52
Simisage grass Field TM52 TM52 TM52
Simisear fire Field TM52 TM52 TM52
Simipour grass Field TM52 TM52 TM52
Excadrill ground/steel Field TM52 TM52 TM52 TR64 TM158
Timburr fighting Human-Like TM52 TM52 TM52 TR64 TM158
Gurdurr fighting Human-Like TM52 TM52 TM52 TR64 TM158
Conkeldurr fighting Human-Like TM52 TM52 TM52 TR64 TM158
Seismitoad water/ground Water 1 TM52 TM52 TM52 TR64
Throh fighting Human-Like TM52 TM52 TM52 TR64
Sawk fighting Human-Like TM52 TM52 TM52 TR64
Krookodile ground/dark Field TM52 TM52 TM52 TR64 TM158
Darmanitan fire Field TM52 TM52 TM52 TR64
Darmanitan ice Field TR64
Scraggy dark/fighting Field/Dragon TM52 TM52 TM52 TR64 TM158
Scrafty dark/fighting Field/Dragon TM52 TM52 TM52 TR64 TM158
Carracosta water/rock Water 1/Water 3 TM52 TM52 TM52 TR64
Archeops rock/flying Flying/Water 3 TM52 TM52 TM52 TR64
Garbodor poison Mineral TM52 TM52 TM52 TR64
Zoroark dark Field TM52 TM52 TM52 TR64 TM158
Zoroark normal/ghost Field TM158
Cinccino normal Field TM52 TM52 TM52 TR64 TM158
Gothitelle psychic Human-Like TM158
Reuniclus psychic Amorphous TM52 TM52 TM52 TR64 TM158
Escavalier bug/steel Bug TM52 TM52 TM52 TR64
Haxorus dragon Monster/Dragon TM52 TM52 TM52 TR64 TM158
Beartic ice Field TM52 TM52 TM52 TR64 TM158
Accelgor bug Bug TM52 TM52 TM52 TR64
Mienfoo fighting Field/Human-Like TM52 TM52 TM52 TR64 TM158
Mienshao fighting Field/Human-Like TM52 TM52 TM52 TR64 TM158
Druddigon dragon Dragon/Monster TM52 TM52 TM52 TR64
Golett ground/ghost Mineral TM52 TM52 TM52 TR64 TM158
Golurk ground/ghost Mineral TM52 TM52 TM52 TR64 TM158
Bisharp dark/steel Human-Like TM52 TM52 TM52 TR64 TM158
Heatmor fire Field TM52 TM52 TM52 TR64
Hydreigon dark/dragon Dragon TM52 TM52 TM52 TR64 TM158
Cobalion steel/fighting Undiscovered TM52 TM52 TM52 TR64 TM158
Terrakion rock/fighting Undiscovered TM52 TM52 TM52 TR64 TM158
Virizion grass/fighting Undiscovered TM52 TM52 TM52 TR64 TM158
Tornadus flying Undiscovered TM52 TM52 TM52 TR64 TM158
Thundurus electric/flying Undiscovered TM52 TM52 TM52 TR64 TM158
Reshiram dragon/fire Undiscovered TM52 TM52 TM52 TR64 TM158
Zekrom dragon/electric Undiscovered TM52 TM52 TM52 TR64 TM158
Landorus ground/flying Undiscovered TM52 TM52 TM52 TR64 TM158
Kyurem dragon/ice Undiscovered TM52 TM52 TM52 TR64 TM158
Kyurem dragon/ice Undiscovered TM52B2W2 TM52 TM52 TR64 TM158
Kyurem dragon/ice Undiscovered TM52B2W2 TM52 TM52 TR64 TM158
Keldeo water/fighting Undiscovered TM52 TM52 TM52 TR64 TM158
Meloetta normal/psychic Undiscovered TM52 TM52 TM52 TM158
Chesnaught grass/fighting Field TM52 TM52 TM158
Delphox fire/psychic Field TM158
Pangoro fighting/dark Field/Human-Like TM52 TM52 TR64
Barbaracle rock/water Water 3 TM52 TM52 TR64
Dragalge poison/dragon Water 1/Dragon TM52 TM52 TR64 TM158
Clawitzer water Water 1/Water 3 TM52 TM52 TR64 TM158
Heliolisk electric/normal Monster/Dragon TM52 TM52 TR64
Hawlucha fighting/flying Flying/Human-Like TM52 TM52 TR64 TM158
Goodra dragon Dragon TM52 TM52 TR64 TM158
Trevenant ghost/grass Grass/Amorphous TM52 TM52 TR64 TM158
Gourgeist ghost/grass Amorphous TM52 TM52 TR64
Noivern flying/dragon Flying/Dragon TM52 TM52 TR64 TM158
Xerneas fairy Undiscovered TM52 TM52 TR64
Yveltal dark/flying Undiscovered TM52 TM52 TR64
Zygarde dragon/ground Undiscovered TM52 TM52 TR64
Hoopa psychic/ghost Undiscovered TM52 TM52 TM158
Hoopa psychic/dark Undiscovered TM52 TM52 TM158
Volcanion fire/water Undiscovered TM52 TM52 TR64 TM158
Decidueye grass/fighting Flying TM158
Incineroar fire/dark Field TM52 TR64 TM158
Crabrawler fighting Water 3 TM52 TM158
Crabominable fighting/ice Water 3 TM52 TM158
Mudsdale ground Field TM52 TR64 TM158
Stufful normal/fighting Field TM52 TR64
Bewear normal/fighting Field TM52 TR64
Oranguru normal/psychic Field TM52 TR64 TM158
Passimian fighting Field TM52 TR64 TM158
Golisopod bug/water Bug/Water 3 TM52 TR64
Turtonator fire/dragon Monster/Dragon TM52 TR64
Drampa normal/dragon Monster/Dragon TM52 TR64
Jangmo-o dragon Dragon TM52 TR64 TM158
Hakamo-o dragon/fighting Dragon TM52 TR64 TM158
Kommo-o dragon/fighting Dragon TM52 TR64 TM158
Tapu Lele psychic/fairy Undiscovered TM52 TR64
Tapu Bulu grass/fairy Undiscovered TM52 TR64
Solgaleo psychic/steel Undiscovered TM52 TR64 TM158
Lunala psychic/ghost Undiscovered TM52 TR64 TM158
Pheromosa bug/fighting Undiscovered TM52 TR64
Magearna steel/fairy Undiscovered TM52 TR64 TM158
Marshadow fighting/ghost Undiscovered TM52 TR64
Zeraora electric Undiscovered TM52USUM TR64
Rillaboom grass Field/Grass TR64 TM158
Cinderace fire Field/Human-Like TR64 TM158
Clobbopus fighting Water 1/Human-Like TR64
Grapploct fighting Water 1/Human-Like TR64
Grimmsnarl dark/fairy Fairy/Human-Like TR64 TM158
Mr. Rime ice/psychic Human-Like TR64
Falinks fighting Fairy/Mineral TR64 TM158
Zacian fairy Undiscovered TR64 TM158
Zamazenta fighting Undiscovered TR64 TM158
Urshifu fighting/dark Undiscovered TR64 TM158
Urshifu fighting/water Undiscovered TR64 TM158
Ursaluna ground/normal Field TM158
Sneasler fighting/poison Field TM158
Enamorus fairy/flying Undiscovered TM158
Pawmot electric/fighting Field TM158
Armarouge fire/psychic Human-Like TM158
Palafin water Field/Water 2 TM158
Annihilape fighting/ghost Field TM158
Kingambit dark/steel Human-Like TM158
Scream Tail fairy/psychic Undiscovered TM158
Iron Hands fighting/electric Undiscovered TM158
Iron Jugulis dark/flying Undiscovered TM158
Iron Thorns rock/electric Undiscovered TM158
Gholdengo steel/ghost Undiscovered TM158
Iron Valiant fairy/fighting Undiscovered TM158
Koraidon fighting/dragon Undiscovered TM158
Iron Leaves grass/psychic Undiscovered TM158
Okidogi poison/fighting Undiscovered TM158
Munkidori poison/psychic Undiscovered TM158
Iron Crown steel/psychic Undiscovered TM158
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.
Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Trivia[]

  • In the Diamond and Pearl and Best Wishes sagas, Focus Blast was depicted in a blue hue. In the XY and Sun and Moon sagas, it is depicted with a yellow hue.
  • At times, Focus Blast can resemble the Kamehameha from Dragon Ball.

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