Laser Focus (move)

Move data

Type Normal
Category Status  Status
Power
Accuracy
PP 30  (max. 48)
Makes contact? No
Introduced Generation 7

Effects

User's next attack is guaranteed to result in a critical hit.

Z-Move effects

When a Pokémon is holding Normalium Z and uses its Z-Power, Laser Focus turns into Z-Laser Focus and raises Attack one stage, in addition to its usual effect as above.

Move target

Foe
Foe
Foe
User
Ally
Ally

Targets the user.

Other languages

English Laser Focus
Japanese とぎすます (Togisumasu)
German Konzentration
French Affilage
Italian Concentrazione
Spanish Aguzar
Korean 예민해지기
Chinese (Simplified) 磨砺
Chinese (Traditional) 磨礪

Game descriptions

Sun​/​Moon
Ultra Sun​/​Ultra Moon
The user concentrates intensely. The attack on the next turn always results in a critical hit.
Sword​/​Shield
B.Diamond​/​S.Pearl
The user concentrates intensely. The attack on the next turn always results in a critical hit.
Scarlet​/​Violet This move can’t be used. It’s recommended that this move is forgotten. Once forgotten, this move can’t be remembered.

Learnt by level up

These Pokémon learn Laser Focus at the level specified. The numbers given are for Pokémon Sword & Shield and may vary in other games; check the respective Pokédex pages for details.

Horsea Horsea
#0116 / Water
Level 35
Seadra Seadra
#0117 / Water
Level 37
Scyther Scyther
#0123 / Bug · Flying
Level 44
Mewtwo Mewtwo
#0150 / Psychic
Level 1
Scizor Scizor
#0212 / Bug · Steel
Level 44
Kingdra Kingdra
#0230 / Water · Dragon
Level 37
Trapinch Trapinch
#0328 / Ground
Level 4
Vibrava Vibrava
#0329 / Ground · Dragon
Level 1
Flygon Flygon
#0330 / Ground · Dragon
Level 1
Lucario Lucario
#0448 / Fighting · Steel
Level 16
Axew Axew
#0610 / Dragon
Level 33
Fraxure Fraxure
#0611 / Dragon
Level 33
Haxorus Haxorus
#0612 / Dragon
Level 33
Cryogonal Cryogonal
#0615 / Ice
Level 12
Pawniard Pawniard
#0624 / Dark · Steel
Level 50
Bisharp Bisharp
#0625 / Dark · Steel
Level 50
Bunnelby Bunnelby
#0659 / Normal
Level 6
Diggersby Diggersby
#0660 / Normal · Ground
Level 1
Kartana Kartana
#0798 / Grass · Steel
Level 45
Marshadow Marshadow
#0802 / Fighting · Ghost
Level 81
Arrokuda Arrokuda
#0846 / Water
Level 30
Barraskewda Barraskewda
#0847 / Water
Level 32
Duraludon Duraludon
#0884 / Steel · Dragon
Level 42
Zacian (Hero of Many Battles) Zacian
Hero of Many Battles
#0888 / Fairy
Level 44
Zamazenta (Hero of Many Battles) Zamazenta
Hero of Many Battles
#0889 / Fighting
Level 44
Regidrago Regidrago
#0895 / Dragon
Level 60