Focus Sash

Effect

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.

Detailed mechanics

Activation conditions and exact figures that the in-game description leaves out. Taken from the Pokémon Showdown simulator source code (MIT), newest first; periods with identical mechanics are grouped.

Pokémon Champions · Gen 4–9

If its HP is full, an attack that would knock it out leaves it with 1 HP instead (single use).

Pokémon that hold this in battle

Champions Doubles2026-09

Sneasler15%Kingambit15.4%Basculegion8.4%Indeedee (Female)3.8%Gholdengo3.2%Pelipper40.9%Arcanine (Hisuian Form)93%Whimsicott72.6%Volcarona2.1%Armarouge28.5%Indeedee29.3%Excadrill87.9%

Percentages are the share within each Pokémon in Champions Doubles (2026-09).

Source: Smogon (Champions VGC reg.MC)

Champions Singles2026-09

Primarina2.6%Garchomp21.2%Meowscarada27%Baxcalibur74.7%Basculegion4.2%Ninetales (Alolan Form)0.6%Glimmora67.1%Aegislash12.4%Pawmot79.5%Indeedee23.5%Kingambit3.8%Greninja85.8%

Percentages are the share within each Pokémon in Champions Singles (2026-09).

Source: Smogon (Champions BSS reg.MC)

VGC 20262026-09

Urshifu (Rapid Strike Style)20.3%Calyrex (Shadow Rider)8%Flutter Mane37%Chi-Yu11%Whimsicott12.8%Tornadus7.1%Chien-Pao90.7%Smeargle96.4%Pelipper33.6%Urshifu68.7%Tatsugiri43.8%Ditto33.8%

Percentages are the share within each Pokémon in VGC 2026 (2026-09).

Source: Smogon (VGC 2024 reg.G)

OU (Singles)2026-09

Glimmora23.8%Samurott (Hisuian Form)6.8%Cinderace0.2%Deoxys (Speed Forme)5.6%Hatterene3.4%Ceruledge18.8%Excadrill2.6%Blaziken0.6%Garchomp0.2%Ninetales0%Araquanid10.8%Meowscarada15.3%

Percentages are the share within each Pokémon in OU (Singles) (2026-09).

Source: Smogon (OU)

Doubles OU2026-09

Chien-Pao86.4%Landorus6.5%Glimmora63.6%Tornadus41.3%Chi-Yu15.2%Indeedee (Female)12.8%Sneasler73.7%Landorus (Therian Forme)2.9%Farigiraf28%Ninetales (Alolan Form)3.9%Zapdos (Galarian Form)2.1%Hatterene1.9%

Percentages are the share within each Pokémon in Doubles OU (2026-09).

Source: Smogon (Doubles OU)

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