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 Generation VIII Other Items Generation IX Other 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 games

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Effect

Generation IV

If the holder has full HP and is hit by a move that would otherwise cause fainting (including a one-hit knockout move), the Focus Sash will enable it to survive with 1 HP. The Focus Sash can also protect against self-inflicted confusion damage. It can protect from all strikes of a multistrike move, but not from damage from Future Sight or Doom Desire. Once used up, the Focus Sash disappears.

Generation V onward

From Generation V on, the Focus Sash will only protect its holder from the first strike of a multistrike move.

Description

Acquisition

Distribution

As a held item

Gallery

Artwork

Artwork from Scarlet and Violet

In the manga

Pocket Monsters Platinum: Aim to Be Battle King!!

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.

Pokémon Adventures

Platinum arc

A Focus Sash was seen being used by Darach's Houndoom in Getting the Drop on Gallade II, which allowed it to survive a supereffective Focus Blast from Platinum's Lopunny. In the same chapter, Platinum was revealed to have rented a Focus Sash for her Empoleon to hold in the Battle Castle.

In the TCG

Main article: Focus Sash (Furious Fists 91)

The Focus Sash was introduced as a Pokémon Tool card in the Pokémon Trading Card Game during the English XY Series (the Japanese XY Era). It was released in the Japanese Rising Fist expansion and the English Furious Fists expansion, with artwork by Toyste Beach. In Japan, it was later reprinted in The Best of XY subset. If a Fighting-type card Pokémon with this card attached has full HP and would be Knocked Out by damage from an attack from the opponent's Pokémon, it is not Knocked Out and instead its remaining HP becomes 10. Afterwards, the card is removed from the Pokémon and discarded.

In other languages

External links

• On Smogon Itemdex:
  • Generation IV – V – VI – VII – VIII – IX

This item article is part of Project ItemDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on all items.