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Choice Band こだわりハチマキ Fixation Headband
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Introduced in Generation III
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Generation III
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Generation IV
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Generation VI
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The Choice Band (Japanese: こだわりハチマキ 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 Attack, but locks the holder to one move. It has two counterparts that boost different stats: Choice Scarf and Choice Specs.
In the core series games
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Effect
When held by a Pokémon, it boosts the Pokémon's Attack by 50%, but only allows the use of the first move selected. This effect resets when the holder is withdrawn.
Generation IV
In Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, due to a glitch, if a Pokémon uses U-turn 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 Instruct or Dancer), the move will fail and no PP will be deducted.
Description
Games
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Description
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RSE Colo.XD
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Raises a move's power, but permits only that move.
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FRLG
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An item to be held by a Pokémon. It powers up one move, which becomes the only usable one.
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DPPtHGSS
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An item to be held by a Pokémon. This headband ups Attack, but allows the use of only one kind of move.
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BWB2W2
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An item to be held by a Pokémon. This headband ups Attack, but allows the use of only one of its moves.
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XYORAS SMUSUM
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An item to be held by a Pokémon. This curious headband boosts Attack but only allows the use of one move.
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Acquisition
In the manga
A Choice Band in Pokémon Adventures
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
Emerald rented a Linoone holding a Choice Band from the Battle Factory in Pinsir Me, I Must Be Dreaming. It was used to strengthen its Frustration in some of its matches. This item later proved to be instrumental in taking down Noland's Mawile, when Linoone used Trick to switch items with Mawile.
In the TCG
- Main article: Choice Band (Guardians Rising 121)
The Choice Band was introduced as a Pokémon Tool Trainer card in the Pokémon Trading Card Game during the English Sun & Moon Series (the Japanese Sun & Moon Era) in the Guardians Rising expansion. It was later reprinted as a Full Art Secret card in the English Burning Shadows expansion (the Japanese 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 Pokémon-GX or Pokémon-EX (before applying Weakness and Resistance).
In other languages
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Japanese
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こだわりハチマキ Fixation Headband
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Chinese
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Cantonese
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講究頭帶 Gónggau Tàuhdaai
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Mandarin
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講究頭帶 / 讲究头带 Jiǎngjiù Tóudài * 限定招式的頭布 Xiàndìng Zhāoshì-de Tóubù * 限定招式的头巾 Xiàndìng Zhāoshì-de Tóujīn *
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French
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Bandeau Choix* Band. Choix*
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German
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Wahlband
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Italian
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Bendascelta
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Korean
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구애머리띠 Guae Meoritti
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Brazilian Portuguese
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Faixa da Escolha
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Spanish
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Cinta Elegida* Cin. Elegida*
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Vietnamese
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Băng đầu cố chấp
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