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Focus Energy

Focus Energy is a Normal-type status move introduced in Generation 1. It never misses and has 30 PP (48 with PP Max). 178 Pokémon and forms can learn it.

Type

Normal

Category

Status

Power

—

Accuracy

—

PP

30 (max 48)

Priority

0

Effect

Raises the user's critical hit ratio by 2. Raises the user's chance for a critical hit by 2 stages. Fails if the user already has the effect. Baton Pass can be used to transfer this effect to an ally.

Targets
The user
Scarlet & Violet
Usable (83 Pokémon)
Pokémon Champions
Usable (50 Pokémon)
Legends: Z-A
Usable (45 Pokémon)

Pokémon that learn Focus Energy

178 Pokémon and forms (Mega Evolutions share their base form's moves). ✓ = can learn it in that game by any method; “Gens” lists every main-series generation it could be learned in.

PokémonTypeChampionsS/VZ-AGens
BeedrillBug/Poison✓✓3–8
RattataNormal3–8
Alolan RattataDark/Normal7–8
RaticateNormal3–8
Alolan RaticateDark/Normal7–8
SpearowNormal/Flying7–8
FearowNormal/Flying7–8
Nidoran-FPoison3–8
NidorinaPoison3–8
NidoqueenPoison/Ground3–8
Nidoran-MPoison3–8
NidorinoPoison3–8
NidokingPoison/Ground3–8
MankeyFighting✓✓3–9
PrimeapeFighting✓✓3–9
MachopFighting✓3–8
MachokeFighting✓3–8
MachampFighting✓✓3–8
Farfetch’dNormal/Flying✓✓8
Galarian Farfetch’dFighting✓8
CuboneGround✓3–8
MarowakGround✓3–8
Alolan MarowakFire/Ghost✓3–8
HitmonleeFighting✓3–9
HitmonchanFighting✓8–9
KangaskhanNormal✓✓3–8
HorseaWater✓4–9
SeadraWater✓4–9
ScytherBug/Flying✓✓3–9
MagmarFire5–8
PinsirBug✓✓3–8
TaurosNormal8
EeveeNormal7–8
VaporeonWater✓7–8
JolteonElectric✓7–8
FlareonFire✓7–8
Galarian ZapdosFighting/Flying✓8–9
MewPsychic8
SentretNormal✓3–7, 9
FurretNormal✓3–7, 9
AriadosBug/Poison✓✓✓7, 9
EspeonPsychic✓7–8
UmbreonDark✓7–8
ScizorBug/Steel✓✓✓3–9
TeddiursaNormal7
UrsaringNormal7
RemoraidWater3–8
OctilleryWater3–8
KingdraWater/Dragon✓4–9
PhanpyGround✓3–7, 9
DonphanGround✓3–7, 9
TyrogueFighting✓8–9
HitmontopFighting✓3–9
MagbyFire5–8
LarvitarRock/Ground✓3–9
PupitarRock/Ground✓3–9
TyranitarRock/Dark✓✓3–9
TorchicFire✓✓3–9
CombuskenFire/Fighting✓✓3–9
BlazikenFire/Fighting✓✓✓3–9
TaillowNormal/Flying3–7
SwellowNormal/Flying3–7
VigorothNormal✓3–7, 9
SlakingNormal✓3–7, 9
MakuhitaFighting✓3–7, 9
HariyamaFighting✓3–7, 9
CarvanhaWater/Dark✓3–8
SharpedoWater/Dark✓✓3–8
NumelFire/Ground✓✓3–7, 9
CameruptFire/Ground✓✓✓3–7, 9
TrapinchGround3–8
VibravaGround/Dragon3–8
FlygonGround/Dragon3–8
AbsolDark✓✓8
BagonDragon✓✓3–9
ShelgonDragon✓✓3–9
SalamenceDragon/Flying✓✓✓3–9
ChimcharFire✓4–7, 9
MonfernoFire/Fighting✓4–7, 9
InfernapeFire/Fighting✓✓4–7, 9
KricketuneBug✓4–7, 9
CranidosRock✓4–7, 9
RampardosRock✓✓4–7, 9
ShieldonRock/Steel✓4–7, 9
BastiodonRock/Steel✓✓4–7, 9
DrifloonGhost/Flying✓4–9
DrifblimGhost/Flying✓4–9
StunkyPoison/Dark✓4–9
SkuntankPoison/Dark✓4–9
LucarioFighting/Steel✓8
MagmortarFire5–8
LeafeonGrass✓7–8
GlaceonIce✓7–8
VictiniPsychic/Fire5–8
TepigFire✓
PigniteFire/Fighting✓
EmboarFire/Fighting✓✓
OshawottWater✓5–7, 9
DewottWater✓5–7, 9
SamurottWater✓✓5–7, 9
Hisuian SamurottWater/Dark✓✓5–7, 9
PatratNormal✓7
WatchogNormal✓✓7
PidoveNormal/Flying8
TranquillNormal/Flying8
UnfezantNormal/Flying8
TimburrFighting✓5–9
GurdurrFighting✓5–9
ConkeldurrFighting✓✓5–9
ThrohFighting✓5–8
SawkFighting✓5–8
SandileGround/Dark5–8
KrokorokGround/Dark5–8
KrookodileGround/Dark✓5–8
DarumakaFire5–8
Galarian DarumakaIce8
DarmanitanFire5–8
Galarian DarmanitanIce8
AxewDragon✓5–9
FraxureDragon✓5–9
HaxorusDragon✓5–9
MienfooFighting8
MienshaoFighting8
BouffalantNormal5–8
DeinoDark/Dragon✓5–9
ZweilousDark/Dragon✓5–9
HydreigonDark/Dragon✓✓5–9
PangoroFighting/Dark✓✓8
SylveonFairy✓7–8
VolcanionFire/Water8
Lycanroc-DuskRock✓8
PassimianFighting✓✓7–9
BuzzwoleBug/Fighting7–8
GrookeyGrass8
ThwackeyGrass8
RillaboomGrass✓8
ScorbunnyFire8
RabootFire8
CinderaceFire✓8
InteleonWater✓8
RookideeFlying8
CorvisquireFlying8
CorviknightFlying/Steel✓8
BoltundElectric8
FlappleGrass/Dragon✓8
ArrokudaWater✓8–9
BarraskewdaWater✓8–9
GrimmsnarlDark/Fairy✓8
ObstagoonDark/Normal8
Sirfetch’dFighting✓✓8
FalinksFighting✓✓✓8–9
DuraludonSteel/Dragon✓9
ZacianFairy8
ZamazentaFighting8
KubfuFighting✓8–9
UrshifuFighting/Dark✓8–9
Urshifu-Rapid-StrikeFighting/Water✓8–9
RegidragoDragon✓8–9
KleavorBug/Rock✓✓✓3–9
UrsalunaGround/Normal7
QuaxlyWater✓9
QuaxwellWater✓9
QuaquavalWater/Fighting✓✓9
MaschiffDark✓
MabosstiffDark✓✓
FinizenWater✓9
PalafinWater✓✓9
FlamigoFlying/Fighting✓✓9
VeluzaWater/Psychic✓9
AnnihilapeFighting/Ghost✓✓✓3–9
Iron HandsFighting/Electric✓9
Iron JugulisDark/Flying✓9
FrigibaxDragon/Ice✓✓9
ArctibaxDragon/Ice✓✓9
BaxcaliburDragon/Ice✓✓✓9
Roaring MoonDragon/Dark✓9
OgerponGrass✓9
ArchaludonSteel/Dragon✓✓9

Focus Energy FAQ

What does Focus Energy do?

Focus Energy is a Normal-type status move. Raises the user's chance for a critical hit by 2 stages. Fails if the user already has the effect. Baton Pass can be used to transfer this effect to an ally.

Which Pokémon can learn Focus Energy?

178 Pokémon and forms can learn Focus Energy in at least one game: 83 in Scarlet & Violet, 50 in Pokémon Champions and 45 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Beedrill, Rattata, Alolan Rattata, Raticate, Alolan Raticate and Spearow.

Is Focus Energy in Pokémon Champions?

Yes — 50 Pokémon can use Focus Energy in Pokémon Champions, with the same numbers as in Scarlet & Violet.

Move data and effect text from Pokémon Showdown (MIT), generation from PokéAPI; learnsets for Gen 1–9, Pokémon Champions and Legends: Z-A from Showdown. Unofficial fan site.