Focus Band


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The Focus Band (Japanese: きあいのハチマキ  Headband) is a type of held item introduced in Generation II that sometimes prevents fainting.

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Generation II
If the Pokémon holding a Focus Band is hit by a damaging move that would cause it to faint, there is a ~12% (30/256) chance the Focus Band will activate and cause its holder to survive with 1. Focus Band can allow the holder to survive. It cannot activate as a result of self-inflicted damage.

If Focus Band activates as a result of a multi-strike move, the holder does not faint from any of the strikes.

Generations III to IV
The Focus Band now has a 10% chance to activate. Focus Band now allows its holder to endure self-inflicted damage.

Focus Band can allow the holder to survive.

Generation V onward
From Generation V on, Focus Band must trigger separately for each strike of a multi-strike move.

Description

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Acquisition

 * Fighting Dojo
 * (held by Beth's  from the second rematch onward)
 * Shoal Cave
 * (streak of 35 or more), (64 BP)
 * Held by (5% chance)
 * Mt. Battle (10,000 Poké Coupons)
 * Pyrite Town (Pyrite Super Grand Hotel)
 * Mt. Battle (8,000 Poké Coupons)
 * Held by Hayley's Octillery (event)
 * / (48 BP)
 * (48 BP)
 * (held by wild )
 * Battle Subway (48 BP)
 * Battle Subway/PWT (12 BP)
 * Battle Maison (48 BP)
 * Battle Maison (48 BP) Held by
 * Held by (5% chance) and  (5% chance)
 * (after apprehending the Ditto Five)
 * Held by (5% chance) and  (5% chance)
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 * Held by Hayley's Octillery (event)
 * / (48 BP)
 * (48 BP)
 * (held by wild )
 * Battle Subway (48 BP)
 * Battle Subway/PWT (12 BP)
 * Battle Maison (48 BP)
 * Battle Maison (48 BP) Held by
 * Held by (5% chance) and  (5% chance)
 * (after apprehending the Ditto Five)
 * Held by (5% chance) and  (5% chance)
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 * Battle Subway (48 BP)
 * Battle Subway/PWT (12 BP)
 * Battle Maison (48 BP)
 * Battle Maison (48 BP) Held by
 * Held by (5% chance) and  (5% chance)
 * (after apprehending the Ditto Five)
 * Held by (5% chance) and  (5% chance)
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 * Battle Maison (48 BP)
 * Battle Maison (48 BP) Held by
 * Held by (5% chance) and  (5% chance)
 * (after apprehending the Ditto Five)
 * Held by (5% chance) and  (5% chance)
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 * Held by (5% chance) and  (5% chance)
 * (after apprehending the Ditto Five)
 * Held by (5% chance) and  (5% chance)
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 * Held by (5% chance) and  (5% chance)
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In the anime
In The Journalist from Another Region!, a Pokémon Sumo Tournament was held during the Grand Harvest Festival on Harvest Island, with the prize for winning being a Focus Band. Eventually, it was won by, who gave it to his to wear as a trophy.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga
In the, gave each of his six team members a Focus Band to hold during the final battle against the Masked Man.

In the TCG


The Focus Band was introduced as a TCG Pokémon Tool TCG Trainer card in the Pokémon Trading Card Game during the English Neo Series (the Japanese Neo Era) in the TCG Neo Genesis expansion. It has never been reprinted.

If a Pokémon with a Focus Band would be Knocked Out, its owner may flip a coin. If heads, the Pokémon survives with 10 HP and Focus Band is discarded.

Trivia

 * In Bibarel Gnaws Best!, an expert stonecutter and his wore headbands resembling Focus Bands. He also gave same kind of headbands to, , and  at the end of the episode.
 * In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, can wear a Focus Band as one of its palette swaps.