Focus Band

The Focus Band (Japanese: きあいのハチマキ Fighting Spirit Headband) is a type of held item introduced in Generation II that sometimes prevents fainting.

Focus Band きあいのハチマキ Fighting Spirit Headband

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Introduced in Generation II Pocket Generation II Items Generation III Items Generation IV Items Generation V Items (Held items) Generation VI Items Generation VII Items Generation VIII Other Items Generation IX Other Items Fling Power 10

In the core series games

Price

Games Cost Sell price GSC RSEFRLG ColoXD DPPtHGSS BWB2W2 XYORAS BDSP N/A $100 SMUSUM N/A $2,000 SwSh $3,000 $2,000 SV $10,000 $2,500

Effect

Generation II

If the Pokémon holding a Focus Band is hit by a damaging move that would cause it to faint, there is a ~12% (30/256) chance the Focus Band will activate and cause its holder to survive with 1 HP. If Focus Band activates on any strike of a multistrike move, the holder will survive every subsequent strike of the attack. Focus Band can allow the holder to survive Future Sight. It cannot activate as a result of self-inflicted confusion damage.

Generations III and IV

The Focus Band now has a 10% chance to activate. Focus Band now allows its holder to endure self-inflicted confusion damage.

Focus Band can allow the holder to survive Doom Desire.

Generations V onward

If Focus Band activates on a multistrike move, the holder will now only survive the strike that activated it, and the Focus Band will have to activate independently on each subsequent hit.

Description

Games Description GSC May prevent fainting. (HOLD) RSEColoXD A hold item that occasionally prevents fainting. FRLG An item to be held by a Pokémon. The holding Pokémon may endure an attack, leaving just 1 HP. DPPtHGSS BWB2W2 XYORAS SMUSUMPE SwShBDSPLA An item to be held by a Pokémon. The holder may endure a potential KO attack, leaving it with just 1 HP. SV An item to be held by a Pokémon. When the holder is hit with a move that should knock it out, it may be able to endure with 1 HP.

Acquisition

Games Finite methods Repeatable methods GSC Fighting Dojo Route 26 (held by Cooltrainer Beth's Rapidash from the second rematch onward)C RSE Shoal Cave Battle Tower (35 win streak)RS, Battle Frontier (64 BP)E FRLG Held by wild Machoke (5% chance) Colo Mt. Battle (10,000 Poké Coupons) XD Pyrite Town (Pyrite Super Grand Hotel) Mt. Battle (8,000 Poké Coupons) DPPt Transfer from My Pokémon Ranch (held by Hayley's Octillery) Battle ParkDP/FrontierPt (48 BP) Ranch Hayley's trades (held by event Octillery) HGSS Battle Frontier (48 BP) PW Beyond the Sea (held by wild Octillery) BW Battle Subway (48 BP) B2W2 Battle Subway/PWT (12 BP) XY Battle Maison (48 BP) ORAS Shoal Cave Battle Maison (48 BP) Held by wild Machop (5% chance) SMUSUM Route 9 Held by wild Machop and wild Machoke (5% chance each) SwSh Stow-on-Side (bargain shop) Held by wild Machop, wild Machoke, and wild Machamp (5% chance each) BDSP Battle Park (48 BP) Held by wild Machop and wild Machoke (5% chance each) SV Delibird Presents (Mesagoza Branch) SVID Item Printer

Distribution

As a held item

Games Event Language/Region Distribution period DP Golgo Octillery Japanese October 14 to 31, 2007 XY Pacifico Pikachu Japan August 16 to 17, 2014 USUM Dusk Rockruff Japanese, American, PAL, Korean November 17, 2017 to January 10, 2018

Gallery

Artwork

Artwork from Scarlet and Violet

In the spin-off games

Focus Band in Pokémon UNITE

Pokémon UNITE

In Pokémon UNITE, the Focus Band is a held item that recovers user's HP for 3s when below 25%; specifically by 8/11/14% of missing HP with 100/90/80s cooldown at Grade 1, 10, and 20 respectively. It also increases the user's Defense and Sp. Defense: by 2 and 0 respectively at Grade 1 and by 30 each at Grade 30.

In animation

A Focus Band in Pokémon the Series: Black & White

Pokémon the Series

Pokémon the Series: Black & White

In The Journalist from Another Region!, a Pokémon Sumo Tournament was held during the Grand Harvest Festival on Harvest Island, with the prize for winning being a Focus Band. Eventually, it was won by Ash, who gave it to his Pignite to wear as a trophy.

In the manga

A Focus Band in Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon Adventures

Gold, Silver & Crystal arc

In The Last Battle VI, Gold gave each of his team members a Focus Band to hold during the final battle against the Masked Man.

In the TCG

Focus Band

Main article: Focus Band (Neo Genesis 86)

The Focus Band was introduced as a Pokémon Tool Trainer card in the Pokémon Trading Card Game during the English Neo Series (the Japanese Neo Era) in the Neo Genesis expansion. It has never been reprinted.

If a Pokémon with a Focus Band would be Knocked Out, its owner may flip a coin. If heads, the Pokémon survives with 10 HP and Focus Band is discarded.

Trivia

• In Bibarel Gnaws Best!, an expert stonecutter and his Bibarel wore headbands resembling Focus Bands. He also gave the same kind of headbands to Ash, Brock, and Dawn at the end of the episode.
• In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Pichu can wear a Focus Band as one of its palette swaps.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 氣勢頭帶 Heisai Tàuhdaai * 振奮精神頭布 Janfáhn Jīngsàhn Tàuhbou * Mandarin 氣勢頭帶 / 气势头带 Qìshì Tóudài * 振奮精神的頭布 Zhènfèn Jīngshén de Tóubù * 有气势的东西 Yǒu Qìshì de Dōngxi * 毅力頭帶 Yìlì Tóudài * 小东西 Xiǎo Dōngxi * Finnish Focus-nauha French Bandeau* Bandeau * German Fokusband* Fokus-Band* Italian Bandana Korean 기합의머리띠 Gihabui Meoritti Polish Opaska Skupienia Brazilian Portuguese Faixa Focalizadora (games, manga) Bandana (anime) Russian Защитная Бандана Zashchitnaya Bandana Spanish Cinta Focus Swedish Fokusband Vietnamese Băng đô cổ vũ

External links

• On Smogon Itemdex:
  • Generation II – III – IV – V – VI – VII – VIII – IX

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