Laser Focus

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Summary

Laser-Focus is a Normal-type status move that guarantees the user's next attack will result in a critical hit. Introduced in Generation VII, Laser-Focus does not inflict damage itself and therefore does not have power, accuracy, or a specific target. This move is primarily used to set up high-damage strikes in subsequent turns. It can be particularly advantageous in strategic battles, allowing players to secure critical hits that bypass defensive boosts and deal significant damage to opponents. Laser-Focus is a unique move that highlights strategic planning and timing.

Effect

The user's next move will result in a critical hit.

Short Effect: Guarantees a critical hit with the user's next move.

The user's next move will result in a critical hit.

Game Descriptions

The user concentrates intensely. The attack on the next turn always results in a critical hit.

The user concentrates intensely. The attack on the next turn always results in a critical hit.

The user concentrates intensely. The attack on the next turn always results in a critical hit.

The user concentrates intensely. The attack on the next turn always results in a critical hit.

Move Details

  • Power
  • Accuracy
  • PP 30
  • Priority 0
  • Damage Class Status
  • Generation Generation VII
  • Category Unique

Pokémon That Learn Laser Focus

beedrill
Beedrill

Types: Bug, Poison

pidgeot
Pidgeot

Types: Normal, Flying

rattata
Rattata

Types: Normal

raticate
Raticate

Types: Normal

fearow
Fearow

Types: Normal, Flying

pikachu
Pikachu

Types: Electric

raichu
Raichu

Types: Electric

clefable
Clefable

Types: Fairy

ninetales
Ninetales

Types: Fire

wigglytuff
Wigglytuff

Types: Normal, Fairy

golduck
Golduck

Types: Water

arcanine
Arcanine

Types: Fire

alakazam
Alakazam

Types: Psychic

farfetchd
Farfetchd

Types: Normal, Flying

gengar
Gengar

Types: Ghost, Poison

marowak
Marowak

Types: Ground

hitmonlee
Hitmonlee

Types: Fighting

hitmonchan
Hitmonchan

Types: Fighting

chansey
Chansey

Types: Normal

horsea
Horsea

Types: Water

seadra
Seadra

Types: Water

scyther
Scyther

Types: Bug, Flying

eevee
Eevee

Types: Normal

vaporeon
Vaporeon

Types: Water

jolteon
Jolteon

Types: Electric

flareon
Flareon

Types: Fire

aerodactyl
Aerodactyl

Types: Rock, Flying

articuno
Articuno

Types: Ice, Flying

zapdos
Zapdos

Types: Electric, Flying

moltres
Moltres

Types: Fire, Flying

mewtwo
Mewtwo

Types: Psychic

mew
Mew

Types: Psychic

bayleef
Bayleef

Types: Grass

meganium
Meganium

Types: Grass

typhlosion
Typhlosion

Types: Fire

noctowl
Noctowl

Types: Normal, Flying

xatu
Xatu

Types: Psychic, Flying

ampharos
Ampharos

Types: Electric

bellossom
Bellossom

Types: Grass

espeon
Espeon

Types: Psychic

umbreon
Umbreon

Types: Dark

slowking
Slowking

Types: Water, Psychic

forretress
Forretress

Types: Bug, Steel

scizor
Scizor

Types: Bug, Steel

sneasel
Sneasel

Types: Dark, Ice

ursaring
Ursaring

Types: Normal

houndoom
Houndoom

Types: Dark, Fire

kingdra
Kingdra

Types: Water, Dragon

tyrogue
Tyrogue

Types: Fighting

hitmontop
Hitmontop

Types: Fighting

blissey
Blissey

Types: Normal

raikou
Raikou

Types: Electric

entei
Entei

Types: Fire

suicune
Suicune

Types: Water

lugia
Lugia

Types: Psychic, Flying

ho-oh
Ho-Oh

Types: Fire, Flying

celebi
Celebi

Types: Psychic, Grass

sceptile
Sceptile

Types: Grass

blaziken
Blaziken

Types: Fire, Fighting

mightyena
Mightyena

Types: Dark

beautifly
Beautifly

Types: Bug, Flying

dustox
Dustox

Types: Bug, Poison

swellow
Swellow

Types: Normal, Flying

gardevoir
Gardevoir

Types: Psychic, Fairy

breloom
Breloom

Types: Grass, Fighting

ninjask
Ninjask

Types: Bug, Flying

delcatty
Delcatty

Types: Normal

mawile
Mawile

Types: Steel, Fairy

medicham
Medicham

Types: Fighting, Psychic

manectric
Manectric

Types: Electric

grumpig
Grumpig

Types: Psychic

trapinch
Trapinch

Types: Ground

vibrava
Vibrava

Types: Ground, Dragon

flygon
Flygon

Types: Ground, Dragon

lunatone
Lunatone

Types: Rock, Psychic

solrock
Solrock

Types: Rock, Psychic

milotic
Milotic

Types: Water

chimecho
Chimecho

Types: Psychic

absol
Absol

Types: Dark

glalie
Glalie

Types: Ice

salamence
Salamence

Types: Dragon, Flying

metagross
Metagross

Types: Steel, Psychic

latias
Latias

Types: Dragon, Psychic

latios
Latios

Types: Dragon, Psychic

deoxys-normal
Deoxys-Normal

Types: Psychic

infernape
Infernape

Types: Fire, Fighting

empoleon
Empoleon

Types: Water, Steel

staraptor
Staraptor

Types: Normal, Flying

kricketune
Kricketune

Types: Bug

luxray
Luxray

Types: Electric

roserade
Roserade

Types: Grass, Poison

rampardos
Rampardos

Types: Rock

vespiquen
Vespiquen

Types: Bug, Flying

pachirisu
Pachirisu

Types: Electric

cherrim
Cherrim

Types: Grass

ambipom
Ambipom

Types: Normal

lopunny
Lopunny

Types: Normal

mismagius
Mismagius

Types: Ghost

gabite
Gabite

Types: Dragon, Ground

garchomp
Garchomp

Types: Dragon, Ground

riolu
Riolu

Types: Fighting

lucario
Lucario

Types: Fighting, Steel

weavile
Weavile

Types: Dark, Ice

togekiss
Togekiss

Types: Fairy, Flying

yanmega
Yanmega

Types: Bug, Flying

leafeon
Leafeon

Types: Grass

glaceon
Glaceon

Types: Ice

gallade
Gallade

Types: Psychic, Fighting

dusknoir
Dusknoir

Types: Ghost

froslass
Froslass

Types: Ice, Ghost

uxie
Uxie

Types: Psychic

mesprit
Mesprit

Types: Psychic

azelf
Azelf

Types: Psychic

shaymin-land
Shaymin-Land

Types: Grass

arceus
Arceus

Types: Normal

victini
Victini

Types: Psychic, Fire

patrat
Patrat

Types: Normal

watchog
Watchog

Types: Normal

liepard
Liepard

Types: Dark

zebstrika
Zebstrika

Types: Electric

gigalith
Gigalith

Types: Rock

swoobat
Swoobat

Types: Psychic, Flying

audino
Audino

Types: Normal

throh
Throh

Types: Fighting

sawk
Sawk

Types: Fighting

leavanny
Leavanny

Types: Bug, Grass

petilil
Petilil

Types: Grass

lilligant
Lilligant

Types: Grass

darmanitan-standard
Darmanitan-Standard

Types: Fire

zoroark
Zoroark

Types: Dark

cinccino
Cinccino

Types: Normal

gothitelle
Gothitelle

Types: Psychic

reuniclus
Reuniclus

Types: Psychic

escavalier
Escavalier

Types: Bug, Steel

chandelure
Chandelure

Types: Ghost, Fire

axew
Axew

Types: Dragon

fraxure
Fraxure

Types: Dragon

haxorus
Haxorus

Types: Dragon

cryogonal
Cryogonal

Types: Ice

accelgor
Accelgor

Types: Bug

mienshao
Mienshao

Types: Fighting

pawniard
Pawniard

Types: Dark, Steel

bisharp
Bisharp

Types: Dark, Steel

braviary
Braviary

Types: Normal, Flying

cobalion
Cobalion

Types: Steel, Fighting

terrakion
Terrakion

Types: Rock, Fighting

virizion
Virizion

Types: Grass, Fighting

reshiram
Reshiram

Types: Dragon, Fire

zekrom
Zekrom

Types: Dragon, Electric

kyurem
Kyurem

Types: Dragon, Ice

meloetta-aria
Meloetta-Aria

Types: Normal, Psychic

braixen
Braixen

Types: Fire

delphox
Delphox

Types: Fire, Psychic

bunnelby
Bunnelby

Types: Normal

diggersby
Diggersby

Types: Normal, Ground

vivillon
Vivillon

Types: Bug, Flying

pangoro
Pangoro

Types: Fighting, Dark

honedge
Honedge

Types: Steel, Ghost

doublade
Doublade

Types: Steel, Ghost

aegislash-shield
Aegislash-Shield

Types: Steel, Ghost

barbaracle
Barbaracle

Types: Rock, Water

clawitzer
Clawitzer

Types: Water

sylveon
Sylveon

Types: Fairy

hawlucha
Hawlucha

Types: Fighting, Flying

goodra
Goodra

Types: Dragon

noivern
Noivern

Types: Flying, Dragon

xerneas
Xerneas

Types: Fairy

yveltal
Yveltal

Types: Dark, Flying

hoopa
Hoopa

Types: Psychic, Ghost

decidueye
Decidueye

Types: Grass, Ghost

vikavolt
Vikavolt

Types: Bug, Electric

araquanid
Araquanid

Types: Water, Bug

lurantis
Lurantis

Types: Grass

salazzle
Salazzle

Types: Poison, Fire

tsareena
Tsareena

Types: Grass

passimian
Passimian

Types: Fighting

golisopod
Golisopod

Types: Bug, Water

silvally
Silvally

Types: Normal

kommo-o
Kommo-O

Types: Dragon, Fighting

pheromosa
Pheromosa

Types: Bug, Fighting

kartana
Kartana

Types: Grass, Steel

marshadow
Marshadow

Types: Fighting, Ghost

naganadel
Naganadel

Types: Poison, Dragon

zeraora
Zeraora

Types: Electric

arrokuda
Arrokuda

Types: Water

barraskewda
Barraskewda

Types: Water

duraludon
Duraludon

Types: Steel, Dragon

zacian
Zacian

Types: Fairy

zamazenta
Zamazenta

Types: Fighting

regidrago
Regidrago

Types: Dragon

deoxys-attack
Deoxys-Attack

Types: Psychic

deoxys-defense
Deoxys-Defense

Types: Psychic

deoxys-speed
Deoxys-Speed

Types: Psychic

shaymin-sky
Shaymin-Sky

Types: Grass, Flying

darmanitan-zen
Darmanitan-Zen

Types: Fire, Psychic

meloetta-pirouette
Meloetta-Pirouette

Types: Normal, Fighting

kyurem-black
Kyurem-Black

Types: Dragon, Ice

kyurem-white
Kyurem-White

Types: Dragon, Ice

aegislash-blade
Aegislash-Blade

Types: Steel, Ghost

alakazam-mega
Alakazam-Mega

Types: Psychic

gengar-mega
Gengar-Mega

Types: Ghost, Poison

aerodactyl-mega
Aerodactyl-Mega

Types: Rock, Flying

mewtwo-mega-x
Mewtwo-Mega-X

Types: Psychic, Fighting

mewtwo-mega-y
Mewtwo-Mega-Y

Types: Psychic

ampharos-mega
Ampharos-Mega

Types: Electric, Dragon

scizor-mega
Scizor-Mega

Types: Bug, Steel

houndoom-mega
Houndoom-Mega

Types: Dark, Fire

blaziken-mega
Blaziken-Mega

Types: Fire, Fighting

gardevoir-mega
Gardevoir-Mega

Types: Psychic, Fairy

mawile-mega
Mawile-Mega

Types: Steel, Fairy

medicham-mega
Medicham-Mega

Types: Fighting, Psychic

manectric-mega
Manectric-Mega

Types: Electric

absol-mega
Absol-Mega

Types: Dark

garchomp-mega
Garchomp-Mega

Types: Dragon, Ground

lucario-mega
Lucario-Mega

Types: Fighting, Steel

latias-mega
Latias-Mega

Types: Dragon, Psychic

latios-mega
Latios-Mega

Types: Dragon, Psychic

sceptile-mega
Sceptile-Mega

Types: Grass, Dragon

gallade-mega
Gallade-Mega

Types: Psychic, Fighting

audino-mega
Audino-Mega

Types: Normal, Fairy

pidgeot-mega
Pidgeot-Mega

Types: Normal, Flying

glalie-mega
Glalie-Mega

Types: Ice

metagross-mega
Metagross-Mega

Types: Steel, Psychic

hoopa-unbound
Hoopa-Unbound

Types: Psychic, Dark

lopunny-mega
Lopunny-Mega

Types: Normal, Fighting

salamence-mega
Salamence-Mega

Types: Dragon, Flying

beedrill-mega
Beedrill-Mega

Types: Bug, Poison

pikachu-original-cap
Pikachu-Original-Cap

Types: Electric

pikachu-hoenn-cap
Pikachu-Hoenn-Cap

Types: Electric

pikachu-sinnoh-cap
Pikachu-Sinnoh-Cap

Types: Electric

pikachu-unova-cap
Pikachu-Unova-Cap

Types: Electric

pikachu-kalos-cap
Pikachu-Kalos-Cap

Types: Electric

pikachu-alola-cap
Pikachu-Alola-Cap

Types: Electric

raichu-alola
Raichu-Alola

Types: Electric, Psychic

ninetales-alola
Ninetales-Alola

Types: Ice, Fairy

marowak-alola
Marowak-Alola

Types: Fire, Ghost

vikavolt-totem
Vikavolt-Totem

Types: Bug, Electric

lycanroc-midnight
Lycanroc-Midnight

Types: Rock

lurantis-totem
Lurantis-Totem

Types: Grass

salazzle-totem
Salazzle-Totem

Types: Poison, Fire

kommo-o-totem
Kommo-O-Totem

Types: Dragon, Fighting

pikachu-partner-cap
Pikachu-Partner-Cap

Types: Electric

marowak-totem
Marowak-Totem

Types: Fire, Ghost

araquanid-totem
Araquanid-Totem

Types: Water, Bug

zacian-crowned
Zacian-Crowned

Types: Fairy, Steel

zamazenta-crowned
Zamazenta-Crowned

Types: Fighting, Steel