Normal · Status move · Gen 1
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.
| Pokémon | Type | Champions | S/V | Z-A | Gens |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bug/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 3–8 | ||
| Normal | 3–8 | ||||
| Dark/Normal | 7–8 | ||||
| Normal | 3–8 | ||||
| Dark/Normal | 7–8 | ||||
| Normal/Flying | 7–8 | ||||
| Normal/Flying | 7–8 | ||||
| Poison | 3–8 | ||||
| Poison | 3–8 | ||||
| Poison/Ground | 3–8 | ||||
| Poison | 3–8 | ||||
| Poison | 3–8 | ||||
| Poison/Ground | 3–8 | ||||
| Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Fighting | ✓ | 3–8 | |||
| Fighting | ✓ | 3–8 | |||
| Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 3–8 | ||
| Normal/Flying | ✓ | ✓ | 8 | ||
| Fighting | ✓ | 8 | |||
| Ground | ✓ | 3–8 | |||
| Ground | ✓ | 3–8 | |||
| Fire/Ghost | ✓ | 3–8 | |||
| Fighting | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Fighting | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | ✓ | 3–8 | ||
| Water | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Water | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Bug/Flying | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Fire | 5–8 | ||||
| Bug | ✓ | ✓ | 3–8 | ||
| Normal | 8 | ||||
| Normal | 7–8 | ||||
| Water | ✓ | 7–8 | |||
| Electric | ✓ | 7–8 | |||
| Fire | ✓ | 7–8 | |||
| Fighting/Flying | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Psychic | 8 | ||||
| Normal | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Bug/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 7, 9 | |
| Psychic | ✓ | 7–8 | |||
| Dark | ✓ | 7–8 | |||
| Bug/Steel | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | |
| Normal | 7 | ||||
| Normal | 7 | ||||
| Water | 3–8 | ||||
| Water | 3–8 | ||||
| Water/Dragon | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Ground | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Ground | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Fighting | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Fighting | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Fire | 5–8 | ||||
| Rock/Ground | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Rock/Ground | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Rock/Dark | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Fire | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Fire/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Fire/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | |
| Normal/Flying | 3–7 | ||||
| Normal/Flying | 3–7 | ||||
| Normal | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Fighting | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Fighting | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Water/Dark | ✓ | 3–8 | |||
| Water/Dark | ✓ | ✓ | 3–8 | ||
| Fire/Ground | ✓ | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | ||
| Fire/Ground | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |
| Ground | 3–8 | ||||
| Ground/Dragon | 3–8 | ||||
| Ground/Dragon | 3–8 | ||||
| Dark | ✓ | ✓ | 8 | ||
| Dragon | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Dragon | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Dragon/Flying | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | |
| Fire | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Fire/Fighting | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Fire/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
| Bug | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Rock | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Rock | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
| Rock/Steel | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Rock/Steel | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
| Ghost/Flying | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Ghost/Flying | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Poison/Dark | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Poison/Dark | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Fighting/Steel | ✓ | 8 | |||
| Fire | 5–8 | ||||
| Grass | ✓ | 7–8 | |||
| Ice | ✓ | 7–8 | |||
| Psychic/Fire | 5–8 | ||||
| Fire | ✓ | ||||
| Fire/Fighting | ✓ | ||||
| Fire/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Water | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | |||
| Water | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | |||
| Water | ✓ | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | ||
| Water/Dark | ✓ | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | ||
| Normal | ✓ | 7 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | ✓ | 7 | ||
| Normal/Flying | 8 | ||||
| Normal/Flying | 8 | ||||
| Normal/Flying | 8 | ||||
| Fighting | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Fighting | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
| Fighting | ✓ | 5–8 | |||
| Fighting | ✓ | 5–8 | |||
| Ground/Dark | 5–8 | ||||
| Ground/Dark | 5–8 | ||||
| Ground/Dark | ✓ | 5–8 | |||
| Fire | 5–8 | ||||
| Ice | 8 | ||||
| Fire | 5–8 | ||||
| Ice | 8 | ||||
| Dragon | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Dragon | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Dragon | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Fighting | 8 | ||||
| Fighting | 8 | ||||
| Normal | 5–8 | ||||
| Dark/Dragon | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Dark/Dragon | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Dark/Dragon | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
| Fighting/Dark | ✓ | ✓ | 8 | ||
| Fairy | ✓ | 7–8 | |||
| Fire/Water | 8 | ||||
| Rock | ✓ | 8 | |||
| Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
| Bug/Fighting | 7–8 | ||||
| Grass | 8 | ||||
| Grass | 8 | ||||
| Grass | ✓ | 8 | |||
| Fire | 8 | ||||
| Fire | 8 | ||||
| Fire | ✓ | 8 | |||
| Water | ✓ | 8 | |||
| Flying | 8 | ||||
| Flying | 8 | ||||
| Flying/Steel | ✓ | 8 | |||
| Electric | 8 | ||||
| Grass/Dragon | ✓ | 8 | |||
| Water | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Water | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Dark/Fairy | ✓ | 8 | |||
| Dark/Normal | 8 | ||||
| Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 8 | ||
| Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | |
| Steel/Dragon | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Fairy | 8 | ||||
| Fighting | 8 | ||||
| Fighting | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Fighting/Dark | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Fighting/Water | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Dragon | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Bug/Rock | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | |
| Ground/Normal | 7 | ||||
| Water | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Water | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Water/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Dark | ✓ | ||||
| Dark | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Water | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Water | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Flying/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Water/Psychic | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Fighting/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | |
| Fighting/Electric | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Dark/Flying | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Dragon/Ice | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Dragon/Ice | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Dragon/Ice | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
| Dragon/Dark | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Grass | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Steel/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.