Focus Sash

Focus Sash きあいのタスキ Fighting Spirit Sash

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Introduced in Generation IV Pocket Generation IV Items Generation V Items (Held items) Generation VI Items Generation VII Items Fling Power 10

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.

In the core series

Price

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

Effect

Generation IV

If the holder has full HP and is hit by an attack that would otherwise cause fainting, it survives with 1 HP. Can also protect against self-inflicted confusion damage. Protects from all strikes of a multi-strike move. Cannot protect from damage from Future Sight or Doom Desire. Disappears after use.

Generation V onward

From Generation V on, it can only protect from one strike of a multi-strike move.

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 SMUSUM 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.

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) Pokémon Dream Radar (Simulator β, Simulator γ) XYORAS Battle Maison (48 BP) SMUSUM Poni Wilds Battle Tree (48 BP)

In the manga

A Focus Sash in Pokémon Adventures

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

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

A Focus Sash was seen held by Darach's Houndoom in Getting the Drop on Gallade II, allowing it to survive a super-effective Focus Blast by Platinum's Lopunny. Platinum also rented a Focus Sash for her Empoleon to hold in the Battle Castle.

In the Pocket Monsters Platinum: Aim to Be Battle King!! manga

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.

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 Ceint. Force* Ceinture Force* German Fokusgurt Italian Focalnastro Korean 기합의띠 Gihabui Tti Brazilian Portuguese Cinta de Foco Russian Пояс Фокусирования Poyas Fokusirovaniya Spanish Banda Focus

External links

• On Smogon's Itemdex:
  • 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.