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Focus Punch

In Pokémon ChampionsGen III

Game

Pokémon Champions

FightingPhysical

Fails if the user takes damage before it hits.

Power: 150
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 20
Priority: -3
Hits: One Pokémon next to the user

Properties

Contact Punching

Changes over time

How Focus Punch changed from game to game, newest first.

Gen V
… turn before it can execute the ~~dropped: move, but it still loses PP.~~ added: move.

Numbers: PokéAPI’s changelog. Descriptions: Pokémon Showdown’s for each generation, PokéAPI’s notes where Showdown’s don’t differ. Champions: Pokémon Showdown.

See it in the games

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How it works in Champions

The user loses its focus and does nothing if it is hit by a damaging attack this turn before it can execute the move.

“The user focuses its mind before launching a punch. This move fails if the user is hit before using the move.”
In-game text, Scarlet & Violet

What interacts

Abilities and items that boost Focus Punch, block it, punish its user or change how it works.

Boosts it

3

Tough Claws×1.3
Poison Touch30% to poison
Iron Fist×1.2

Blocks or weakens it

2

Fluffytakes ½
Aura Guardtakes ½

Punishes the user

12

Rough Skintakes ⅛ back
Rocky Helmettakes ⅙ back
Static30% paralysis
Flame Body30% burn
Poison Point30% poison
Effect Spore30% poison, paralysis or sleep
Cute Charm30% infatuation
Gooey−1 Speed
Mummyreplaces its ability
Wandering Spiritswaps abilities
Aftermathtakes ¼ if it knocks the holder out
Pickpocketsteals its item

Changes how it works

4

Long Reachno contact
Unseen Fistgoes through Protect for ¼ damage
Piercing Drillgoes through Protect for ¼ damage
Infiltratorgoes through Substitute

Only in other games 7

Boosts it

1

Punching Glove×1.1, no contact

Punishes the user

5

Iron Barbstakes ⅛ back
Tangling Hair−1 Speed
Lingering Aromareplaces its ability
Perish Bodya 3-turn faint countdown for both
Sticky Barbcan stick to it

Changes how it works

1

Protective Padsno contact effects

Mold Breaker, Teravolt and Turboblaze ignore the abilities that block or weaken it.

Good to know

Can't be used through: Metronome, Assist, Copycat, Sleep Talk, Instruct, Me First.

Who learns Focus Punch

89 Pokémon can learn it in Pokémon Champions.

Show all 89 in Champions

Mega Charizard X

Mega Charizard Y

Midnight Lycanroc

Hisuian Typhlosion

Hisuian Zoroark

Hisuian Decidueye

Mega Feraligatr

Mega Eelektross

Mega Chesnaught

Mega Crabominable

All 226 Pokémon that learn it in any game → Filter the Pokédex to Champions →