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 Fling Power 10

In the core series

Price

Games Cost Sell price GSC RSEFRLG ColoXD DPPtHGSS BWB2W2 XYORAS N/A $100 SMUSUM N/A $2,000

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. Focus Band can allow the holder to survive Future Sight. It cannot activate as a result of self-inflicted confusion damage.

If Focus Band activates as a result of a multi-strike move, the holder does not faint from any of the strikes.

Generations III to 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.

Generation V onward

From Generation V on, Focus Band must trigger separately for each strike of a multi-strike move.

Description

Games Description GSC May prevent fainting. (HOLD) RSE ColoXD 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 SMUSUM An item to be held by a Pokémon. The holder may endure a potential KO attack, leaving it with just 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 (streak of 35 or more)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 Held by Hayley's Octillery (event) Battle ParkDP/FrontierPt (48 BP) 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 SMUSUM Route 9 Held by wild Machop (5% chance) and wild Machoke (5% chance)

In the anime

A Focus Band in the anime

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

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

In the Gold, Silver & Crystal arc, Gold gave each of his six 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 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 Japanese きあいのハチマキ Fighting Spirit Headband 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 (III+) Bandeau + (II) German Fokus-Band Italian Bandana Korean 기합의머리띠 Gihabui Meoritti Polish Opaska Skupienia Brazilian Portuguese Bandana Russian Защитная Бандана Zashchitnaya Bandana Spanish Cinta Focus Swedish Fokusband Vietnamese Băng đô cổ vũ

External links

• On Smogon's Itemdex:
  • Generation II
  • Generation III
  • Generation IV
  • Generation V
  • Generation VI
  • Generation VII

This item article is part of Project ItemDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on all items.