Lock-On

Essentials

Lock-On

status

Generation 2

Summary

Ensures that the user's next move will hit the target.

Damage Dealt

Stats

Power: — (no damage)
Accuracy: — (cannot miss)
PP: 5, up to 8 with PP Up
Target: Selected Pokémon
Effect chance: n/a
Priority: 0 (normal)

Flags

Makes contact
Has a charging turn
Must recharge
Blocked by Detect and Protect

This move will not work if the target has used Detect or Protect this turn.
Reflectable
Snatchable
Copied by Mirror Move

A Pokémon targeted by this move can use Mirror Move to copy it.
Punch-based
Sound-based
Unusable during Gravity
Defrosts when used
Targets opposite side in triples
Heals
Ignores Substitute
Powder-based
Jaw-based
Pulse-based
Ballistics-based
Mental effects
Unusable during Sky Battles
Dance

Machines

: Not a TM
: Not a TM
: Not a TM
: Not a TM
: Not a TM
: Not a TM

Effect

If the user targets the same target again before the end of the next turn, the move it uses is guaranteed to hit. This move itself also ignores accuracy and evasion modifiers.

One-hit KO moves are also guaranteed to hit, as long as the user is equal or higher level than the target. This effect also allows the user to hit Pokémon that are off the field due to moves such as Dig or Fly.

If the target uses Detect or Protect while under the effect of this move, the user is not guaranteed to hit, but has a (100 - accuracy)% chance to break through the protection.

This effect is passed on by Baton Pass.

Flavor

Flavor Text

: Ensures the next attack will hit.

: Locks on to the foe to ensure the next move hits.
: The user locks on to the foe, making the next move sure to hit.

: The user takes sure aim at the foe. It ensures the next attack does not fail to hit the target.

: The user takes sure aim at the target. It ensures the next attack does not fail to hit the target.

: The user takes sure aim at the target. This ensures the next attack does not miss the target.

: The user takes sure aim at the target. This ensures the next attack does not miss the target.

Foreign Names

Japanese: ロックオン (rokkuon)
: ロックオン
Korean: 록온
Chinese: 鎖定
: 锁定
French: Verrouillage
German: Zielschuss
Spanish: Fijar Blanco
Italian: Localizza
Czech: Zaměření

Contests

Contest

Type

Appeal

♡♡♡

Jam

Flavor text

Temporarily stops the crowd from getting excited.

Use after

None

Use before

Super Contest

Type
Appeal: ♡
Flavor text: Earn +3 if two Pokémon raise the Voltage in a row.
Use after: None
Use before: None

Similar moves

These moves all have the same effect as Lock-On.

Move	Type	Class	PP	Power	Acc	Pri	Effect
Mind Reader			5	—	—		Ensures that the user's next move will hit the target.

Pokémon

									Pokémon	Type	Ability	Gender	Egg Group	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Total
Level up: Learned when a Pokémon reaches a certain level.
27	32	27	27	30	46	46	41	41	Magnemite		Magnet Pull Sturdy Analytic		Mineral	25	35	70	95	55	45	325
27	35	27	27	30	56	56	49	49	Magneton		Magnet Pull Sturdy Analytic		Mineral	50	60	95	120	70	70	465
		27	27	30	56	56	49	49	Magnezone		Magnet Pull Sturdy Analytic		Mineral	70	70	115	130	90	60	535
32	32	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	Porygon		Trace Download Analytic		Mineral	65	60	70	85	75	40	395
32	32	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	Porygon2		Trace Download Analytic		Mineral	85	80	90	105	95	60	515
		45	45	45	45	45	45	45	Porygon-Z		Adaptability Download Analytic		Mineral	85	80	70	135	75	90	535
11	11	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	Remoraid		Hustle Sniper Moody		Water 1 Water 2	35	65	35	65	35	65	300
	46	67	73	73	50	50	43	43	Nosepass		Sturdy Magnet Pull Sand Force		Mineral	30	45	135	45	90	30	375
		67	73	73	50	50	43	43	Probopass		Sturdy Magnet Pull Sand Force		Mineral	60	55	145	75	150	40	525
	57	57	57	57	57	—	55	55	Regirock		Clear Body Sturdy		Undiscovered	80	100	200	50	100	50	580
	57	57	57	57	57	—	55	55	Regice		Clear Body Ice Body		Undiscovered	80	50	100	100	200	50	580
	57	57	57	57	57	—	55	55	Registeel		Clear Body Light Metal		Undiscovered	80	75	150	75	150	50	580
				51	51	50	50	50	Klink		Plus Minus Clear Body		Mineral	40	55	70	45	60	30	300
				56	56	56	56	56	Klang		Plus Minus Clear Body		Mineral	60	80	95	70	85	50	440
				60	60	60	60	60	Klinklang		Plus Minus Clear Body		Mineral	60	100	115	70	85	90	520
				11	11	11	11	11	Genesect		Download		Undiscovered	71	120	95	120	95	99	600
									Pokémon	Type	Ability	Gender	Egg Group	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Total
Egg: Appears on a newly-hatched Pokémon, if the father had the same move.
									Roggenrola		Sturdy Weak Armor Sand Force		Mineral	55	75	85	25	25	15	280
									Klefki		Prankster Magician		Mineral	57	80	91	80	87	75	470

18 Pokémon