ITEM DEX
Focus Sash
DE: Fokusgurt · Cost: 4000 ₽
Focus Sash saves its holder once per battle from a guaranteed knockout. It comes from Generation 4 and is the classic item for fragile Pokémon that need one guaranteed turn.
What does the item do?
Holder survives any single-hit attack at 1 HP if at max HP; the item is then consumed. An 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.
Effect numbers are modern rules. FRLG may differ. See Q&A.
At full HP the holder survives any hit with 1 HP, then the sash is gone. The condition is strict: the holder must be at full HP before the hit. Multi-strike moves break the sash because only the first hit is absorbed. Damage from weather, poison, or entry hazards like Spikes before the attack ruins it as well. Typical holders are fast, fragile leads that use the guaranteed turn to set hazards or land a counterattack.
Our Kanto dataset (FireRed/LeafGreen) has no recorded location for Focus Sash. Focus Sash arrived with Generation 4 and does not exist in FireRed/LeafGreen.
One guaranteed turn, nothing more. Its value depends on what you do with that one turn. On setup leads and fragile attackers, the answer is a lot. Players who switch often or play with hazards should use the sash actively instead of parking it as insurance. For long story battles, Leftovers is the calmer choice.