Choice Scarf

The Choice Scarf (Japanese: こだわりスカーフ Fixation Scarf) is a type of held item introduced in Generation IV. It boosts the holder's Speed, but locks it into only using one move. It has two counterparts that boost different stats: Choice Band and Choice Specs.

Choice Scarf
こだわりスカーフ
Fixation Scarf
Bag Choice Scarf Sprite.png
Choice Scarf
Pokémon Global Link artwork
Introduced in Generation IV
Pocket
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Fling
Power 10

In the core series games

Price

Games Cost Sell price
DPPtHGSS
BWB2W2
XYORAS
BDSP
N/A $100
SMUSUM
SwSh
N/A $2,000
SV $100,000 $25,000

Effect

When held by a Pokémon, it boosts the Pokémon's Speed by 50%, but only allows the use of the first move selected. This effect resets when the holder is withdrawn.

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 Scarf 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 Scarf, if the held Choice Scarf is removed while its effect is negated, the Pokémon will be affected by the Choice item lock glitch.

Generation VII

If a Pokémon holding a Choice Scarf 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 Scarf 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 Description
DPPtHGSS An item to be held by a Pokémon. This scarf boosts Speed, but allows the use of only one kind of move.
BWB2W2 An item to be held by a Pokémon. This scarf boosts Speed, but allows the use of only one of its moves.
XYORAS
SMUSUM
SwShBDSP
An item to be held by a Pokémon. This curious scarf boosts Speed but only allows the use of one move.
SV An item to be held by a Pokémon. This curious scarf boosts the holder's Speed stat but only allows the use of a single move.

Acquisition

Games Finite methods Repeatable methods
DPPt Battle ParkDP/Battle FrontierPt (48 BP)
HGSS Purchased by the player's Mom Battle Frontier (48 BP)
PW Winner's Path
BW Castelia City Pokémon Center (from a man in black for having Pokémon from 30 different original Trainers) Battle Subway (48 BP)
B2W2 Battle Subway/PWT (24 BP)
XYORAS Battle Maison (48 BP)
SMUSUM Battle Tree (48 BP)
SwSh Ballonlea Battle Tower (25 BP)
BDSP Battle Park (25 BP)
SV Delibird Presents (Mesagoza Branch, after earning 4 Gym Badges)
SVTM Mossui Town

Distribution

Games Event Language/Region Distribution period
M CoroCoro Rockruff Enhancement items Japanese December 15, 2016 to February 14, 2017
SV Summer training support sets Japan July 22 to September 30, 2023
As a held item
Games Event Language/Region Distribution period
BWB2W2 Abram Burrows's Cloyster United States January 20, 2013
Pokémon Center 15th Anniversary Emboar Japanese June 19 to 25, 2013
July 3 to 7, 2013
Cinema Genesect Japanese, Taiwan, Korean Various
XY Arash Ommati's Mamoswine Various Various
XYORAS Dahara City Kyogre Japan June 20 to August 31, 2015
June 27 to 28, 2015
Dahara City Kyogre Korean November 20, 2015 to January 31, 2016
SwSh Jungle Pokémon Japan, Taiwan December 25, 2020 to March 31, 2021
December 10, 2021 to March 31, 2022
Korean Jungle Pokémon Korea September 15 to November 30, 2021
International Jungle Pokémon All October 7 to December 31, 2021
Marco Hemantha Kaludura Silva's Dracovish All April 22 to 25, 2022

Gallery

Artwork

 
Artwork from
Scarlet and Violet

In the spin-off games

 
Choice Scarf in Pokémon: Magikarp Jump

Pokémon: Magikarp Jump

In Pokémon: Magikarp Jump, Choice Scarf is a Friendship Item that can be purchased for 600 . It summons Gardevoir as a helper Pokémon.

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 講究圍巾 Gónggau Wàihgān
Mandarin 講究圍巾 / 讲究围巾 Jiǎngjiù Wéijīn
  French Mouchoir Choix*
Mouch. Choix*
  German Wahlschal
  Italian Stolascelta
  Korean 구애스카프 Guae Scarf
  Spanish Pañuelo Elección*
Pañuelo Elegido*
Pañ. Elegido*

External links



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