Focus Band sprite

Focus Band

Generation
Generation II
Category
Held Items
Consumable
No
Holdable
Yes
Field Use
No
Battle Use
Yes
Fling
Power: 10

Description

A held item that may allow the holder to survive a would-be knockout with 1 HP.

Pocket

GenerationPocket
Generation II
Pocket icon ItemsItems
Generation III
Pocket icon ItemsItems
Generation IV
Pocket icon ItemsItems
Generation V
Pocket icon ItemsItems
Generation VI
Pocket icon ItemsItems
Generation VII
Pocket icon ItemsItems
Generation VIII
Pocket icon ItemsItems
Generation IX
Pocket icon ItemsItems

Effects

Held
Survival
Gen II+
Chance to survive a KO hit with 1 HP
(Activation chance varies by generation)

Prices

VersionBuySell
C
GS
E
FRLG
RS
DP
PL
B2W2
BW
-
100
SM
USUM
-
2000
SWSH
3000
2000
ZA
-
750
SV
10000
2500

Flavor Texts

C
GS

May prevent fainting. (HOLD)

E
RS

A hold item that occasionally prevents fainting.

FRLG

The holding Pokémon may endure an attack, leaving just 1 HP.

DP
PL

The holder may endure a potential KO attack, leaving it with just 1 HP.

SV

When the holder is hit with a move that should knock it out, it may endure with 1 HP.

Distributions

EventMethodPeriodRegionVersionsNotes
Golgo Octillery14/10/2007 – 31/10/2007Japan
DP
Held by event Octillery
Pacifico Pikachu16/08/2014 – 17/08/2014Japan
XY
Held item
Dusk Rockruff17/11/2017 – 10/01/2018Global
USUM
Held item

Spin-Off Games

GameEffect
Pokémon UNITERecovers HP when below 25% and boosts Defense and Sp. Defense.

Sprites

FRLG
Item sprite
BDSP
Item sprite
SV
Item sprite

Other Languages

Japanese flagきあいのハチマキ (Kiai no Hachimaki)
French flagBandeau
German flagFokusband
Italian flagBandana
Spanish flagCinta Focus
Korean flag기합의머리띠 (Gihabui Meoritti)
Russian flagЗащитная Бандана (Zashchitnaya Bandana)
Portuguese (Brazil) flagFaixa Focalizadora
Polish flagOpaska Skupienia
Swedish flagFokusband
Finnish flagFocus-nauha
Vietnamese flagBăng đô cổ vũ
Chinese (Cantonese) flag氣勢頭帶 (Heisai Tàuhdaai)
Chinese (Mandarin) flag气势头带 (Qìshì Tóudài)