Focus Sash
Effect
Held: If the holder has full HP and is attacked for regular damage that would faint it, this item is consumed and prevents the holder’s HP from lowering below 1. This effect works against multi-hit attacks, but does not work against the effects of Doom Desire or Future Sight.
Cost$4,000
Sell$2,000
Fling Power10 BP
OU Usage5.5%
Games10 titles
HoldableYes
Focus Sash Competitive Usage by Format
Formats follow the Smogon tier ladder: OU (highest usage cutoff) down to ZU (lowest). Formats below the line are special metagames with their own rulesets.
OU5.5%
UU6.2%
RU7.5%
NU8.2%
PU8.8%
ZU9.5%
Ubers8.8%
LC15.2%
Doubles OU6.5%
Monotype7.2%
Game Descriptions
Gen IVAn item to be held by a Pokémon. If it has full HP, the holder will endure one potential KO attack, leaving 1 HP.
Gen VAn item to be held by a Pokémon. If it has full HP, the holder will endure one potential KO attack, leaving 1 HP.
Gen VIAn item to be held by a Pokémon. If the holder has full HP, it will endure a potential KO attack with 1 HP. The item then disappears.
Gen VIIAn item to be held by a Pokémon. If the holder has full HP, it will endure a potential KO attack with 1 HP. The item then disappears.
Gen VIIIAn item to be held by a Pokémon. If the holder has full HP, it will endure a potential KO attack with 1 HP. The item then disappears.
Focus Sash Price History
| Game | Buy Price | Sell Price |
|---|---|---|
| DPPtHGSSBWB2W2XYORASBDSP | N/A | $100 |
| SMUSUMSwSh | N/A | $2,000 |
| SV | $50,000 | $12,500 |
| ZA | $4,980 | $750 |
Event Pokemon with Focus Sash
| Event | Game | Region | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lotte World Mall battle item set | SV | South Korea | April 29 to May 31, 2023 |
| Summer training support sets | SV | Japan | July 22 to September 30, 2023 |
| 2009 World Championships Weavile | DPPt | Japanese | August 15, 2009 |
| 2010 World Championships Eevee | HGSS | Japanese | January 11 to May 9, 2010 |
| Video Game Championships 2010 Eevee | HGSS | English, French, German, Spanish | Various |
| Korean Nationals 2012 Volcarona | BW | Korean | June 9 to 10, 2012 |
| Strongest Class Single Battle Tyranitar | B2W2 | Japanese | September 15 to October 28, 2012 |
| Strongest Class Tyranitar | B2W2 | Korean | February 24 to May 5, 2013 |
| Pokémon Center 15th Anniversary Infernape | BWB2W2 | Japanese | June 12 to 18, 2013July 3 to 7, 2013 |
| Iris's Haxorus | BWB2W2 | Japanese | August 17 to 18, 2013 |
| Jump Festa 2015 Linoone | ORAS | Japan | December 20 to 21, 2014 |
| 2015 Korean World Championship Series Linoone | ORAS | Korean | March 12 to May 31, 2015 |
| Cinema Hoopa | XYORAS | Japan | July 5, 2015July 18 to September 30, 2015 |
| Manesh Hoopa | XYORAS | Japanese, American | August 21 to November 30, 2015 |
| Mighty Hoopa | XYORAS | Japanese, Taiwanese | November 3 to 30, 2015 |
| Mac Hoopa | XYORAS | United States | November 27 to December 23, 2015 |
| Cinema Hoopa | XYORAS | Korean | December 15, 2015 to February 29, 2016 |
| Harry Hoopa | XYORAS | PAL | Various |
| Clovis Salazzle | SM | American, PAL | August 14 to December 4, 2017 |
| Baik Jongyoon's Amoonguss | SwSh | All | August 9 to 10, 2020 |
Focus Sash Availability by Game
Gen I
Red/BlueYellow
Gen II
Gold/SilverCrystal
Gen III
Ruby/SapphireEmeraldFireRed/LeafGreen
Gen IV
Diamond/PearlPlatinumHeartGold/SoulSilver
Gen V
Black/WhiteBlack 2/White 2
Gen VI
X/YOmega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire
Gen VII
Sun/MoonUltra Sun/Ultra MoonLet's Go Pikachu/Eevee
Gen VIII
Sword/ShieldBrilliant Diamond/Shining PearlLegends: Arceus
Gen IX
Scarlet/Violet
Focus Sash in Other Languages
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| 🇯🇵 | Japanese (Kana) | きあいのタスキ |
| 🇰🇷 | Korean | 기합의띠 |
| 🇹🇼 | Chinese (Traditional) | 氣勢披帶 |
| 🇫🇷 | French | Ceinture Force |
| 🇩🇪 | German | Fokusgurt |
| 🇪🇸 | Spanish | Banda Focus |
| 🇮🇹 | Italian | Focalnastro |
| 🇯🇵 | Japanese (Kanji) | きあいのタスキ |
| 🇨🇳 | Chinese (Simplified) | 气势披带 |