Choice Band


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The Choice Band (Japanese:  Fixation Headband) is a type of held item introduced in Generation III. It is an in-battle effect item that greatly boosts the holder's, but locks the holder to one move. It has two counterparts that boost different stats: Choice Scarf and Choice Specs.

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Effect
When held by a Pokémon, it boosts the Pokémon's by 50%, but only allows the use of the first move selected. This effect resets when the holder is withdrawn.

Generation IV
In, due to a glitch, if a Pokémon uses and switches into a Pokémon holding a Choice Band 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 a held Choice Band, if the held Choice Band is removed while its effect is negated, the Pokémon will be affected by the Choice item lock glitch.

Generation VII
If a Pokémon holding a Choice Band uses a move other than the one it's locked into (such as through or ), the move will fail and no  will be deducted.

Description

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Acquisition

 * (streak of 35 or more), (64 BP)
 * Mt. Battle (10,000 Poké Coupons)
 * Mt. Battle (8,000 Poké Coupons)
 * / (48 BP)
 * (48 BP)
 * Battle Subway (48 BP)
 * Battle Subway/PWT (24 BP)
 * Battle Maison (48 BP)
 * Battle Maison (48 BP)
 * Battle Tree (48 BP)
 * Battle Tree (48 BP)
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 * / (48 BP)
 * (48 BP)
 * Battle Subway (48 BP)
 * Battle Subway/PWT (24 BP)
 * Battle Maison (48 BP)
 * Battle Maison (48 BP)
 * Battle Tree (48 BP)
 * Battle Tree (48 BP)
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 * Battle Subway (48 BP)
 * Battle Subway/PWT (24 BP)
 * Battle Maison (48 BP)
 * Battle Maison (48 BP)
 * Battle Tree (48 BP)
 * Battle Tree (48 BP)
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 * Battle Subway/PWT (24 BP)
 * Battle Maison (48 BP)
 * Battle Maison (48 BP)
 * Battle Tree (48 BP)
 * Battle Tree (48 BP)
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 * Battle Maison (48 BP)
 * Battle Tree (48 BP)
 * Battle Tree (48 BP)
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 * Battle Tree (48 BP)
 * Battle Tree (48 BP)
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 * Battle Tree (48 BP)
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In the Pokémon Adventures manga
rented a holding a Choice Band from the  in Pinsir Me, I Must Be Dreaming. It was used to strengthen its in some of its matches. This item later proved to be instrumental in taking down 's, when Linoone used to switch items with Mawile.

In the TCG


The Choice Band was introduced as a TCG Pokémon Tool TCG Trainer card in the Pokémon Trading Card Game during the English Sun & Moon Series (the Japanese Sun & Moon Era) in the TCG Guardians Rising expansion. It was later reprinted as a TCG Full Art card (Full Art) TCG Secret card in the English TCG Burning Shadows expansion (the Japanese TCG Facing a New Trial subset).

The Choice Band strengthens attacks of the Pokémon the card is attached to by 30 if the opponent's Active Pokémon is a TCG Pokémon-GX or TCG Pokémon-EX (before applying Weakness and Resistance).

Trivia

 * One of 's alternate costumes in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and 3DS shows Pikachu wearing a Choice Band on its head.