Price
Effect
When held by a Pokémon, it boosts the Pokémon's Attack by 50%, but only allows the use of the first move selected. This effect resets when the holder is withdrawn.
Generation III
The Choice Band's Attack boost also applies to confusion damage.
Generation IV
In Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, due to a glitch, if a Pokémon uses U-turn and switches into a Pokémon holding a Choice Band that also knows U-turn, that Pokémon will be locked into U-turn. This was fixed in subsequent games.
Generation V to VI
From Generation V onward, if a Pokémon is already locked into a move due to a held Choice Band, if the held Choice Band is removed while its effect is negated, the Pokémon will be affected by the Choice item lock glitch.
The Choice Band no longer boosts confusion damage.
Generation VII
If a Pokémon holding a Choice Band uses a move other than the one it's locked into (such as through Instruct or Dancer), the move will fail and no PP will be deducted.
Generation VIII
If a Pokémon holding a Choice Band Dynamaxes, the item will temporarily have no effect; the stat boost will be disabled, and the Pokémon will no longer be subject to move locks. After the Dynamax ends, the stat boost is restored, and any previous move lock will be re-enabled.
Description
Games
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Description
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RSE ColoXD
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Raises a move's power, but permits only that move.
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FRLG
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An item to be held by a Pokémon. It powers up one move, which becomes the only usable one.
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DPPtHGSS
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An item to be held by a Pokémon. This headband ups Attack, but allows the use of only one kind of move.
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BWB2W2
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An item to be held by a Pokémon. This headband ups Attack, but allows the use of only one of its moves.
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XYORAS SMUSUM SwShBDSP
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An item to be held by a Pokémon. This curious headband boosts Attack but only allows the use of one move.
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SV
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An item to be held by a Pokémon. This curious headband boosts the holder's Attack stat but only allows the use of a single move.
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Acquisition
Distribution
Games
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Event
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Language/Region
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Distribution period
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RS
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Campaign 6 Machamp
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United States
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August 21 to 27, 2004
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B2W2
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Strongest Class Single Battle Metagross
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Japanese
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September 15 to October 28, 2012
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Strongest Class Metagross
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Korean
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February 24 to May 5, 2013
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BWB2W2
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Pokémon Center 15th Anniversary Torterra
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Japanese
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June 5 to 11, 2013 July 3 to 7, 2013
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AS
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Shigeki Morimoto's Bouffalant
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PAL
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August 5, 2015 to January 22, 2016
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XYORAS
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Dahara City Groudon
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Japan
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June 20 to August 31, 2015 June 27 to 28, 2015
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Dahara City Groudon
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Korean
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November 20, 2015 to January 31, 2016
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SV
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Alex Gómez Berna's Dragapult
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All
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November 17 to 20, 2023
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