Inner Focus (Ability)

Inner Focus (Japanese: せいしんりょく Force of Will) is an Ability introduced in Generation III.

Inner Focus

せいしんりょく

Force of Will

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Generation III
Prevents flinching.


Generation IV
The Pokémon is protected from flinching.


Generation V
The Pokémon is protected from flinching.


Generation VI
Protects the Pokémon from flinching.


Generation VII
The Pokémon's intensely focused, and that protects the Pokémon from flinching.


Generation VIII
The Pokémon's intensely focused, and that protects the Pokémon from flinching.

Effect

Generations III to VII

Inner Focus prevents the Pokémon from flinching. However, Pokémon with this Ability can still flinch to a Pokémon with Mold Breaker, Teravolt, or Turboblaze.

While some descriptions state that the user flinches, Focus Punch failing due to taking damage is not flinching, so the move is unaffected by Inner Focus.

If the Pokémon is hit by a move that always causes flinching, the message "<Pokémon>'s Inner Focus prevents flinching!" (Generation III) or "<Pokémon> won't flinch because of its Inner Focus!" (Generation IV) will appear.

Generation VIII

Inner Focus now also blocks Intimidate.

Outside of battle

Inner Focus has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Inner Focus

#	Pokémon	Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
	Zubat	Poison	Flying	Inner Focus	None	Infiltrator
	Golbat	Poison	Flying	Inner Focus	None	Infiltrator
	Abra	Psychic		Psychic	Synchronize	Inner Focus	Magic Guard
	Kadabra	Psychic		Psychic	Synchronize	Inner Focus	Magic Guard
	Alakazam	Psychic		Psychic	Synchronize	Inner Focus	Magic Guard
	Farfetch'd	Normal	Flying	Keen Eye	Inner Focus	Defiant
	Drowzee	Psychic		Psychic	Insomnia	Forewarn	Inner Focus
	Hypno	Psychic		Psychic	Insomnia	Forewarn	Inner Focus
	Hitmonchan	Fighting		Fighting	Keen Eye	Iron Fist	Inner Focus
	Kangaskhan	Normal		Normal	Early Bird	Scrappy	Inner Focus
	Dragonite	Dragon	Flying	Inner Focus	None	Multiscale
	Crobat	Poison	Flying	Inner Focus	None	Infiltrator
	Umbreon	Dark		Dark	Synchronize	None	Inner Focus
	Girafarig	Normal	Psychic	Inner Focus	Early Bird	Sap Sipper
	Sneasel	Dark	Ice	Inner Focus	Keen Eye	Pickpocket
	Sneasel Hisuian Form	Fighting	Poison	Inner Focus	Keen Eye	Poison Touch
	Raikou	Electric		Electric	Pressure	None	Inner Focus
	Entei	Fire		Fire	Pressure	None	Inner Focus
	Suicune	Water		Water	Pressure	None	Inner Focus
	Snorunt	Ice		Ice	Inner Focus	Ice Body	Moody
	Glalie	Ice		Ice	Inner Focus	Ice Body	Moody
	Riolu	Fighting		Fighting	Steadfast	Inner Focus	Prankster
	Lucario	Fighting	Steel	Steadfast	Inner Focus	Justified
	Gallade Mega Gallade	Psychic	Fighting	Inner Focus	None	None
	Throh	Fighting		Fighting	Guts	Inner Focus	Mold Breaker
	Sawk	Fighting		Fighting	Sturdy	Inner Focus	Mold Breaker
	Darumaka	Fire		Fire	Hustle	None	Inner Focus
	Darumaka Galarian Form	Ice		Ice	Hustle	None	Inner Focus
	Mienfoo	Fighting		Fighting	Inner Focus	Regenerator	Reckless
	Mienshao	Fighting		Fighting	Inner Focus	Regenerator	Reckless
	Pawniard	Dark	Steel	Defiant	Inner Focus	Pressure
	Bisharp	Dark	Steel	Defiant	Inner Focus	Pressure
	Mudbray	Ground		Ground	Own Tempo	Stamina	Inner Focus
	Mudsdale	Ground		Ground	Own Tempo	Stamina	Inner Focus
	Oranguru	Normal	Psychic	Inner Focus	Telepathy	Symbiosis
	Indeedee Male	Psychic	Normal	Inner Focus	Synchronize	Psychic Surge
	Kubfu	Fighting		Fighting	Inner Focus	None	None
Please note that this is only 100% accurate to Generation VIII games. For Generation III games, ignore Abilities introduced in Generation IV or later and Hidden Abilities. For Generation IV games, ignore Hidden Abilities. For Generation V games, ignore Abilities introduced in Generation VI or later. For Generation VI games, ignore Abilities introduced in Generation VII or later. For Generation VII games, ignore Abilities introduced in Generation VIII or later.

In Generation V and VI, Raikou, Entei, and Suicune have Volt Absorb, Flash Fire, and Water Absorb, respectively, instead of Inner Focus as their Hidden Ability. However, it is impossible to obtain them with their Hidden Abilities in Generations V and VI.

In other games

Description

Games	Description
MDRB	Prevents cringing.
MDTD S	Protects the Pokémon from cringing.
BSL	ひるみじょうたいにならない
Conq.	The Pokémon is protected from flinching.
MDGtI	Prevents the Cringe status condition.* It protects the Pokémon from the Cringe status condition! It won't ever Cringe!*
SMD	It protects the Pokémon from the flinch status condition!
MDRTDX	This Ability protects the Pokémon from the Flinch status condition.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

In Gotcha Where I Wantcha, Glalie, the rental Glalie that Noland used during his Battle Factory match against Emerald was revealed to have Inner Focus as its Ability by Emerald's Pokédex.
Blue's Alakazam is revealed to have Inner Focus as his Ability.
Koga's Golbat is revealed to have Inner Focus as his Ability.
Janine's Crobat is revealed to have Inner Focus as his Ability.
Giovanni's Crobat is revealed to have Inner Focus as his Ability.
Lance's Dragonite is revealed to have Inner Focus as its Ability.
Glacia's Glalie is revealed to have Inner Focus as his Ability.
Maylene's Riolu is revealed to have Inner Focus as his Ability.
Marshal's Mienshao is revealed to have Inner Focus as its Ability.

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	精神力 Jīngsàhnlihk
Chinese	Mandarin	精神力 Jīngshénlì
French		Attention
German		Konzentrator
Italian		Forza Interiore* Fuocodentro*
Korean		정신력 Jeongsinryeok
Portuguese	Brazil	Força Interior
Portuguese	Portugal	Foco Interno
Russian		Концентрация Kontsentratsiya
Spanish		Foco Interno
Vietnamese		Sức mạnh tinh thần

Variations of the Ability Limber
Limber • Oblivious • Insomnia • Immunity • Own Tempo • Inner Focus • Magma Armor • Water Veil • Vital Spirit

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