Focus Sash

The Focus Sash (Japanese: きあいのタスキ Fighting Spirit Sash) is a type of held item introduced in Generation IV that prevents the holder from fainting in one hit.

Focus Sash きあいのタスキ Fighting Spirit Sash

Pokémon Global Link artwork

Introduced in Generation IV Pocket 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 DPPtHGSS BWB2W2 XYORAS BDSP N/A $100 SMUSUM SwSh N/A $2,000 SV $50,000 $12,500 ZA $4,980 $750

Effect

In Battle

Generation IV

If the holder has full HP and is hit by a move that would otherwise cause fainting (including a one-hit knockout move), the Focus Sash will enable it to survive with 1 HP. The Focus Sash can also protect against self-inflicted confusion damage. It can protect from all strikes of a multistrike move, but not from damage from Future Sight or Doom Desire. Once used up, the Focus Sash disappears.

Generation V onward

From Generation V on, the Focus Sash will only protect its holder from the first strike of a multistrike move.

Outside of Battle

Generations IV through VIII

Focus Sash has no effect outside of battle.

Generation IX

A used-up Focus Sash will now replenish after battle.

Description

Games Description DPPtHGSS BWB2W2 An item to be held by a Pokémon. If it has full HP, the holder will endure one potential KO attack, leaving 1 HP. XYORAS SMUSUMPE SwShBDSPLA An item to be held by a Pokémon. If the holder has full HP, it will endure a potential KO attack with 1 HP. The item then disappears. SVZA An item to be held by a Pokémon. If the holder has full HP and is hit with a move that should knock it out, it will endure with 1 HP—but only once.

Acquisition

Games Finite methods Repeatable methods DPPt Route 221 (one item per day), Battle ParkDP/FrontierPt (48 BP) HGSS Purchased by the player's Mom Battle Frontier (48 BP) PW Winner's Path BW Battle Subway (48 BP) B2W2 Battle Subway/PWT (24 BP) Transfer from Dream Radar PDR Dream Clouds (Simulator β, Simulator γ) XYORAS Battle Maison (48 BP) SMUSUM Poni Wilds Battle Tree (48 BP) SwSh Hammerlocke, Lake of Outrage Battle Tower (15 BP) SwShCT Frostpoint Field BDSP Route 221 (one item per day), Battle Park (15 BP) SV West Province (Area Two) (from a Pokémon League representative after defeating 4 Trainers in the area) Delibird Presents (Mesagoza Branch, after earning 4 Gym Badges) SVID League Club Room (reward for defeating Nemona) ZA Reward for completing Side Mission 059: A Rematch with Hawlucha! Racine Construction

Distribution

Games Event Language/Region Distribution period SV Lotte World Mall battle item set South Korea April 29 to May 31, 2023 Summer training support sets Japan July 22 to September 30, 2023

As a held item

Games Event Language/Region Distribution period DPPt 2009 World Championships Weavile Japanese August 15, 2009 HGSS 2010 World Championships Eevee Japanese January 11 to May 9, 2010 Video Game Championships 2010 Eevee English, French, German, Spanish Various BW Korean Nationals 2012 Volcarona Korean June 9 to 10, 2012 B2W2 Strongest Class Single Battle Tyranitar Japanese September 15 to October 28, 2012 Strongest Class Tyranitar Korean February 24 to May 5, 2013 BWB2W2 Pokémon Center 15th Anniversary Infernape Japanese June 12 to 18, 2013 July 3 to 7, 2013 Iris's Haxorus Japanese August 17 to 18, 2013 ORAS Jump Festa 2015 Linoone Japan December 20 to 21, 2014 2015 Korean World Championship Series Linoone Korean March 12 to May 31, 2015 XYORAS Cinema Hoopa Japan July 5, 2015 July 18 to September 30, 2015 Manesh Hoopa Japanese, American August 21 to November 30, 2015 Mighty Hoopa Japanese, Taiwanese November 3 to 30, 2015 Mac Hoopa United States November 27 to December 23, 2015 Cinema Hoopa Korean December 15, 2015 to February 29, 2016 Harry Hoopa PAL Various SM Clovis Salazzle American, PAL August 14 to December 4, 2017 SwSh Baik Jongyoon's Amoonguss All August 9 to 10, 2020

Gallery

Artwork

Artwork from Scarlet and Violet

In the manga

A Focus Sash in Pokémon Adventures

A Focus Sash in Pocket Monsters Platinum: Aim to Be Battle King!!

Pocket Monsters Platinum: Aim to Be Battle King!!

In Walkthrough! Battle Tower!!, Yū had given his Infernape a Focus Sash to hold, allowing it to survive a Golem's Earthquake at the Battle Tower and then defeat it with a Grass Knot.

Pokémon Adventures

Platinum arc

A Focus Sash was seen being used by Darach's Houndoom in Getting the Drop on Gallade II, which allowed it to survive a supereffective Focus Blast from Platinum's Lopunny. In the same chapter, Platinum was revealed to have rented a Focus Sash for her Empoleon to hold in the Battle Castle.

In the TCG

Focus Sash in the TCG

Main article: Focus Sash (Furious Fists 91)

The Focus Sash was introduced as a Pokémon Tool card in the Pokémon Trading Card Game during the English XY Series (the Japanese XY Era). It was released in the Japanese Rising Fist expansion and the English Furious Fists expansion, with artwork by Toyste Beach. In Japan, it was later reprinted in The Best of XY subset. If a Fighting-type card Pokémon with this card attached has full HP and would be Knocked Out by damage from an attack from the opponent's Pokémon, it is not Knocked Out and instead its remaining HP becomes 10. Afterwards, the card is removed from the Pokémon and discarded.

Merchandise

The Focus Sash has been featured in several officially licensed merchandise.

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  Contents of Trainer's bag Sleeves (purple)
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  Pokémon Sento Poliwhirl mini towel

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	氣勢披帶 Heisai Pēidaai * 振奮精神的綁帶 Janfáhn Jīngsàhn dīk Bóngdaai *
	Mandarin	氣勢披帶 / 气势披带 Qìshì Pīdài * 振奮精神的綁帶 Zhènfèn Jīngshén de Bǎngdài *
French		Ceinture ForceVI+ Ceint. ForceIV–V
German		Fokusgurt
Italian		Focalnastro
Korean		기합의띠 Gihabui Tti
Brazilian Portuguese		Cinta de Foco
Russian		Пояс Фокусирования Poyas Fokusirovaniya
Spanish	Latin America	Banda Aguante
	Spain	Banda AguanteIX+ Banda FocusIV–VIII

External links

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

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