Choice Specs

Choice Specs こだわりメガネ Fixation Glasses

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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 Choice Specs (Japanese: こだわりメガネ Fixation Glasses) is a type of held item introduced in Generation IV. It is an in-battle effect item that greatly boosts the holder's Special Attack, but locks the holder to one move. It has two counterparts that boost different stats: Choice Band and Choice Scarf.

In the core series games

Price

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

Effect

When held by a Pokémon, it boosts the Pokémon's Special Attack 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 This effect resets when the holder is withdrawn.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 Choice Specs 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 held Choice Specs, if the held Choice Specs is removed while its effect is negated, the Pokémon will be affected by the Choice item lock glitch.

Generation VII

If a Pokémon holding Choice Specs 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 Choice Specs becomes Dynamaxed, 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 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. These distinctive glasses boost Sp. Atk, but allow only one kind of move to be used. BWB2W2 An item to be held by a Pokémon. These distinctive glasses boost Sp. Atk but allow the use of only one of its moves. XYORAS SMUSUM SwSh An item to be held by a Pokémon. These curious glasses boost Sp. Atk but only allow the use of one move.

Acquisition

Games Finite methods Repeatable methods DPPt Celestic TownMorning HGSS Lake of Rage PBR 7200 Poké Coupons PW Winner's Path BW Battle Subway (48 BP) B2W2 Battle Subway/PWT (24 BP) XY Battle Maison (48 BP) ORAS Battle Maison (48 BP) SMUSUM Tapu VillageUSUM Battle Tree (48 BP) SwSh Spikemuth Battle Tower (25 BP)

In the manga

Choice Specs in Pocket Monsters Platinum: Aim to Be Battle King!!

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

In Yū vs. Shin, Rival Showdown!!, Shin had given his Wailord Choice Specs to hold, allowing its powered-up Water Spout to defeat Yū's Heatran. However, this strategy was turned against Shin when Yū used his Quagsire, whose Water Absorb rendered Water Spout useless, thus allowing Yū to snatch a victory from his rival.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 講究眼鏡 Gónggau Ngáahngeng Mandarin 講究眼鏡 / 讲究眼镜 Jiǎngjiù Yǎnjìng * 限定招式的眼鏡 Xiàndìng Zhāoshì-de Yǎnjìng * French Lunettes Choix* Lunet. Choix* German Wahlglas Italian Lentiscelta Korean 구애안경 Guae An-gyeong Spanish Gafas Elegidas

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.