Focus Energy

Focus Energy

きあいだめ Fighting Spirit Improvement

Generation:	I

Battle Data

Type:
Category
Power:	N/A
Accuracy:	N/A
PP:	30, max: 48
Affects:	User
Secondary Effect:	None
Priority:	0
Contact:	No

Affected by

Magic Coat:	No
Magic Bounce:	No
Bright Powder:	No
Protect/Detect:	No
Snatch:	Yes
Mirror Move:	No
King's Rock:	No

Contest Data

Contests (RSE)

Type:
Appeal:	1 ♥
Jam:	3 ♥♥♥

Super Contests (DPPt)

Type:
Appeal:	0

Contest Spectaculars (ORAS)

Type:
Appeal:
Jam:

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Focus Energy (きあいだめ, Fighting Spirit Improvement) is a Normal-type support move learned by Pokémon. This move was introduced in Generation I.

Description

Games	Description
GSC	Raises the critical hit ratio.
RSE	Focuses power to raise the critical-hit ratio.
FRLG	The user takes a deep breath and focuses to raise its critical-hit ratio.
DPPtHGSS	The user takes a deep breath and focuses to raise the critical-hit ratio of its attacks.
BWB2W2 XYORAS SMUSUMPE SWSH	The user takes a deep breath and focuses so that critical hits land more easily.

Effect

In Battle

The user takes a deep breath and focuses to raise the critical-hit ratio of attacks.

Contests

Badly startles those that have made appeals earlier in the same turn.

Super Contests

Earn double the score in the next turn.

Learnset

By leveling up

Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	Level
				I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
	Beedrill	bug/poison	Bug	16	15	15	13	13	13	20SMUSUM 19PE
	Rattata	normal	Field	23	20	20	7	7	7	7SMUSUM 9PE
	Rattata	dark/normal	Field							7SMUSUM 9PE
	Raticate	normal	Field	27			1, 7	1, 7	1, 7	1, 7SMUSUM 1, 9PE
	Raticate	dark/normal	Field							7SMUSUM 9PE
	Spearow	normal/flying	Flying							29SMUSUM 11PE
	Fearow	normal/flying	Flying							32SMUSUM 1, 11PE
	Nidoran♂	poison	Monster/Field	21RGBJP 23Y	23	8	7	7	7	7SMUSUM 3PE	10
	Nidorino	poison	Monster/Field	23RGBJP 27Y	27	8	7	7	7	7SMUSUM 1, 3PE	1
	Nidoking	poison/ground	Monster/Field			1	1	1	1	1	1
	Mankey	fighting	Field	27	27	27RSE 21FRLG	1	1	1	1SMUSUM 5PE
	Primeape	fighting	Field	27	27	27RSE 21FRLG	1	1	1	1SMUSUM 1, 5PE
	Machop	fighting	Human-Like	32	7	7	7	7	7XY 3ORAS	3SMUSUM 4PE	4
	Machoke	fighting	Human-Like	36	1, 8	1, 7	1, 7	1, 7	1, 7XY 1, 3ORAS	1, 3SMUSUM 1, 4PE	1
	Machamp	fighting	Human-Like	36	1, 8	1, 7	1, 7	1, 7	1, 7XY 1, 3ORAS	1, 3SMUSUM 1, 4PE	1
	Farfetch'd	normal/flying	Flying/Field							4PE
	Cubone	ground	Monster	31	21	21	17	17	17	17SMUSUM 24PE	32
	Marowak	ground	Monster	1, 33RGBJP 33Y	21	21	17	17	17	17SMUSUM 24PE	36
	Marowak	fire/ghost	Monster								1
	Hitmonlee	fighting	Human-Like	43	21	21	21	21	21	21SMUSUM 35PE	1
	Hitmonchan	fighting	Human-Like							35PE	1
	Kangaskhan	normal	Monster								20
	Horsea	water	Water 1/Dragon				14	14	14XY 26ORAS	26SMUSUM 24PE	15
	Seadra	water	Water 1/Dragon				14	14	14XY 26ORAS	26SMUSUM 24PE	15
	Scyther	bug/flying	Bug	20	6	6	5	5	5	5SMUSUM 4PE	28
	Pinsir	bug	Bug	36	7	1	1	1	1	1	4
	Tauros	normal	Field							38PE
	Eevee	normal	Field	36Y	36GS
	Flareon	fire	Field							24PE
	Zapdos	fighting/flying	Undiscovered								1
	Ariados	bug/poison	Bug							1
	Scizor	bug/steel	Bug		6	6	5	5	5	5	28
	Remoraid	water	Water 1/Water 2		33	33	23	23BW 22B2W2	22	22	8
	Octillery	water	Water 1/Water 2		38	38	23	23BW 22B2W2	22	22	1
	Kingdra	water/dragon	Water 1/Dragon				14	14	14XY 26ORAS	26	15
	Tyrogue	fighting	Undiscovered								1
	Hitmontop	fighting	Human-Like		7	7	6	6	6	1, 6	1
	Torchic	fire	Field			7	7	7	7XY 32ORAS	32	27
	Combusken	fire/fighting	Field			1, 7	1, 7	1, 7	1, 7XY 36ORAS	36	35
	Blaziken	fire/fighting	Field			1, 7	1, 7	1, 7	1, 7XY 37ORAS	37	35
	Taillow	normal/flying	Flying			4	4	4	4XY 5ORAS	5
	Swellow	normal/flying	Flying			1, 4	1, 4	1, 4	1, 4XY 1, 5ORAS	1, 5
	Vigoroth	normal	Field			1	1	1	1	1
	Makuhita	fighting	Human-Like			1	1	1	1	1
	Hariyama	fighting	Human-Like			1	1	1	1	1
	Carvanha	water/dark	Water 2			13	8	8	8	8	8
	Sharpedo	water/dark	Water 2			1, 13	1, 8	1, 8	1, 8	1, 8	1
	Numel	fire/ground	Field			25	15	15BW 12B2W2	12XY 8ORAS	8
	Camerupt	fire/ground	Field			25	15	15BW 12B2W2	12XY 1, 8ORAS	1, 8
	Absol	dark	Field								35
	Bagon	dragon	Dragon			21	20	20	20XY 21ORAS	21	40
	Shelgon	dragon	Dragon			21	20	20	20XY 21ORAS	21	46
	Salamence	dragon/flying	Dragon			21	20	20	20XY 21ORAS	21	46
	Kricketune	bug	Bug				22	22	22	22
	Cranidos	rock	Monster				6	6	6	6
	Rampardos	rock	Monster				1, 6	1, 6	1, 6	1, 6
	Drifloon	ghost/flying	Amorphous				14	14BW 13B2W2	13	13	8
	Drifblim	ghost/flying	Amorphous				14	14BW 13B2W2	13	13	1
	Stunky	poison/dark	Field				1	1	1	1	15
	Skuntank	poison/dark	Field				1	1	1	1	15
	Victini	psychic/fire	Undiscovered					1	1	1	1
	Oshawott	water	Field					13	13	13
	Dewott	water	Field					13	13	13
	Samurott	water	Field					13	13	13
	Patrat	normal	Field							26
	Watchog	normal	Field							29
	Timburr	fighting	Human-Like					4	4	4	12
	Gurdurr	fighting	Human-Like					1, 4	1, 4	1, 4	12
	Conkeldurr	fighting	Human-Like					1, 4	1, 4	1, 4	12
	Throh	fighting	Human-Like					9	9	1	5
	Sawk	fighting	Human-Like					9	9	1	5
	Bouffalant	normal	Field					36	36	36	5
	Deino	dark/dragon	Dragon					4	4	4	1
	Zweilous	dark/dragon	Dragon					1, 4	1, 4	1, 4	1
	Hydreigon	dark/dragon	Dragon					1, 4	1, 4	1, 4	1
	Passimian	fighting	Field							11	10
	Buzzwole	bug/fighting	Undiscovered							1	45
	Falinks	fighting	Fairy/Mineral								10
	Kubfu	fighting	Undiscovered								8
	Urshifu	fighting/dark	Undiscovered								1
	Urshifu	fighting/water	Undiscovered								1
	Regidrago	dragon	Undiscovered								24
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 TR

Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	Machine
				I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
	Nidoran♀	poison	Monster/Field								TR13
	Nidorina	poison	Undiscovered								TR13
	Nidoqueen	poison/ground	Undiscovered								TR13
	Nidoran♂	poison	Monster/Field								TR13
	Nidorino	poison	Monster/Field								TR13
	Nidoking	poison/ground	Monster/Field								TR13
	Machop	fighting	Human-Like								TR13
	Machoke	fighting	Human-Like								TR13
	Machamp	fighting	Human-Like								TR13
	Farfetch'd	normal/flying	Flying/Field								TR13
	Farfetch'd	fighting	Flying/Field								TR13
	Cubone	ground	Monster								TR13
	Marowak	ground	Monster								TR13
	Marowak	fire/ghost	Monster								TR13
	Hitmonlee	fighting	Human-Like								TR13
	Hitmonchan	fighting	Human-Like								TR13
	Kangaskhan	normal	Monster								TR13
	Horsea	water	Water 1/Dragon								TR13
	Seadra	water	Water 1/Dragon								TR13
	Scyther	bug/flying	Bug								TR13
	Magmar	fire	Human-Like								TR13
	Pinsir	bug	Bug								TR13
	Eevee	normal	Field								TR13
	Vaporeon	water	Field								TR13
	Jolteon	electric	Field								TR13
	Flareon	fire	Field								TR13
	Zapdos	fighting/flying	Undiscovered								TR13
	Mew	psychic	Undiscovered								TR13
	Espeon	psychic	Field								TR13
	Umbreon	dark	Field								TR13
	Scizor	bug/steel	Bug								TR13
	Remoraid	water	Water 1/Water 2								TR13
	Octillery	water	Water 1/Water 2								TR13
	Kingdra	water/dragon	Water 1/Dragon								TR13
	Tyrogue	fighting	Undiscovered								TR13
	Hitmontop	fighting	Human-Like								TR13
	Magby	fire	Undiscovered								TR13
	Larvitar	rock/ground	Monster								TR13
	Pupitar	rock/ground	Monster								TR13
	Tyranitar	rock/dark	Monster								TR13
	Torchic	fire	Field								TR13
	Combusken	fire/fighting	Field								TR13
	Blaziken	fire/fighting	Field								TR13
	Carvanha	water/dark	Water 2								TR13
	Sharpedo	water/dark	Water 2								TR13
	Trapinch	ground	Bug/Dragon								TR13
	Vibrava	ground/dragon	Bug/Dragon								TR13
	Flygon	ground/dragon	Bug/Dragon								TR13
	Absol	dark	Field								TR13
	Bagon	dragon	Dragon								TR13
	Shelgon	dragon	Dragon								TR13
	Salamence	dragon/flying	Dragon								TR13
	Drifloon	ghost/flying	Amorphous								TR13
	Drifblim	ghost/flying	Amorphous								TR13
	Stunky	poison/dark	Field								TR13
	Skuntank	poison/dark	Field								TR13
	Lucario	fighting/steel	Field/Human-Like								TR13
	Magmortar	fire	Human-Like								TR13
	Leafeon	grass	Field								TR13
	Glaceon	ice	Field								TR13
	Victini	psychic/fire	Undiscovered								TR13
	Pidove	normal/flying	Flying								TR13
	Tranquill	normal/flying	Flying								TR13
	Unfezant	normal/flying	Flying								TR13
	Timburr	fighting	Human-Like								TR13
	Gurdurr	fighting	Human-Like								TR13
	Conkeldurr	fighting	Human-Like								TR13
	Throh	fighting	Human-Like								TR13
	Sawk	fighting	Human-Like								TR13
	Sandile	ground/dark	Field								TR13
	Krokorok	ground/dark	Field								TR13
	Krookodile	ground/dark	Field								TR13
	Darumaka	fire	Field								TR13
	Darumaka	ice	Field								TR13
	Darmanitan	fire	Field								TR13
	Darmanitan	ice	Field								TR13
	Axew	dragon	Monster/Dragon								TR13
	Fraxure	dragon	Monster/Dragon								TR13
	Haxorus	dragon	Monster/Dragon								TR13
	Mienfoo	fighting	Field/Human-Like								TR13
	Mienshao	fighting	Field/Human-Like								TR13
	Bouffalant	normal	Field								TR13
	Deino	dark/dragon	Dragon								TR13
	Zweilous	dark/dragon	Dragon								TR13
	Hydreigon	dark/dragon	Dragon								TR13
	Pangoro	fighting/dark	Field/Human-Like								TR13
	Sylveon	fairy	Field								TR13
	Volcanion	fire/water	Undiscovered								TR13
	Lycanroc	rock	Field								TR13
	Passimian	fighting	Field								TR13
	Buzzwole	bug/fighting	Undiscovered								TR13
	Grookey	grass	Field/Grass								TR13
	Thwackey	grass	Field/Grass								TR13
	Rillaboom	grass	Field/Grass								TR13
	Scorbunny	fire	Field/Human-Like								TR13
	Raboot	fire	Field/Human-Like								TR13
	Cinderace	fire	Field/Human-Like								TR13
	Inteleon	water	Water 1/Field								TR13
	Rookidee	flying	Flying								TR13
	Corvisquire	flying	Flying								TR13
	Corviknight	flying/steel	Flying								TR13
	Boltund	electric	Field								TR13
	Flapple	grass/dragon	Grass/Dragon								TR13
	Arrokuda	water	Water 2								TR13
	Barraskewda	water	Water 2								TR13
	Grimmsnarl	dark/fairy	Fairy/Human-Like								TR13
	Obstagoon	dark/normal	Field								TR13
	Sirfetch'd	fighting	Flying/Field								TR13
	Falinks	fighting	Fairy/Mineral								TR13
	Zacian	fairy	Undiscovered								TR13
	Zamazenta	fighting	Undiscovered								TR13
	Kubfu	fighting	Undiscovered								TR13
	Urshifu	fighting/dark	Undiscovered								TR13
	Urshifu	fighting/water	Undiscovered								TR13
	Regidrago	dragon	Undiscovered								TR13
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 Generation I, this move works incorrectly. Instead of doubling the users critical hit ratio, it actually halves it instead.

Gallery

• Games
• Anime

Main games

• Focus Energy in Generation II.
• Focus Energy depicted in Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, FireRed and LeafGreen.
• Focus Energy depicted in Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon.

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Main series

• Focus Energy being used by Otoshi's Marowak.
• Focus Energy being used by Marcel's Vigoroth.
• Focus Energy being used by Kenny's Machoke.
• Focus Energy being used by Ash's Farfetch'd.

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