What exactly does Focus Energy do

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In Pokemon, there is a move called Focus Energy. The move describes:

The user takes a deep breath and focuses so that critical hits land more easily.

But what exactly does this mean? How much easier is it for critical hits to land?

Best Answer

According to the wiki from Gen 4+,

Focus Energy now increases the user's critical hit ratio by two stages instead of one.

where critical hit stages have the following crit chances. -source

  • Stage 0 -- 6.25% (base rate)
  • Stage 1 -- 12.5%
  • Stage 2 -- 50%
  • Stage 3+ -- 100%