Choice Scarf

The Choice Scarf (Japanese: こだわりスカーフ Fixation Scarf) is a type of held item introduced in Generation IV. It boosts the holder's Speed, but locks it into only using one move. It has two counterparts that boost different stats: Choice Band and Choice Specs.

Choice Scarf こだわりスカーフ Fixation Scarf

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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

In the core series games

Price

Games Cost Sell price DPPtHGSS BWB2W2 XYORAS BDSP N/A $100 SMUSUM SwSh N/A $2,000 SV $100,000 $25,000

Effect

When held by a Pokémon, it boosts the Pokémon's Speed 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 This effect resets when the holder is withdrawn.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 Scarf 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 Scarf, if the held Choice Scarf 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 Scarf 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.

Generation VIII

If a Pokémon holding a Choice Scarf Dynamaxes, the item will temporarily have no effect; the stat boost will be disabled, and the Pokémon will no longer be subject to move locks. After the Dynamax ends, the stat boost is restored, and any previous move lock will be re-enabled.

Description

Games Description DPPtHGSS An item to be held by a Pokémon. This scarf boosts Speed, but allows the use of only one kind of move. BWB2W2 An item to be held by a Pokémon. This scarf boosts Speed, but allows the use of only one of its moves. XYORAS SMUSUMPE SwShBDSPLA An item to be held by a Pokémon. This curious scarf boosts Speed but only allows the use of one move. SV An item to be held by a Pokémon. This curious scarf boosts the holder's Speed stat but only allows the use of a single move.

Acquisition

Games Finite methods Repeatable methods DPPt Battle ParkDP/Battle FrontierPt (48 BP) HGSS Purchased by the player's Mom Battle Frontier (48 BP) PW Winner's Path BW Castelia City Pokémon Center (from a man in black for having Pokémon from 30 different original Trainers) Battle Subway (48 BP) B2W2 Battle Subway/PWT (24 BP) XYORAS Battle Maison (48 BP) SMUSUM Battle Tree (48 BP) SwSh Ballonlea Battle Tower (25 BP) BDSP Battle Park (25 BP) SV Delibird Presents (Mesagoza Branch, after earning 4 Gym Badges) SVTM Mossui Town

Distribution

Games Event Language/Region Distribution period M CoroCoro Rockruff Enhancement items Japanese December 15, 2016 to February 14, 2017 SV Summer training support sets Japan July 22 to September 30, 2023

As a held item

Games Event Language/Region Distribution period BWB2W2 Abram Burrows's Cloyster United States January 20, 2013 Pokémon Center 15th Anniversary Emboar Japanese June 19 to 25, 2013 July 3 to 7, 2013 Cinema Genesect Japanese, Taiwan, Korean Various XY Arash Ommati's Mamoswine Various Various XYORAS Dahara City Kyogre Japan June 20 to August 31, 2015 June 27 to 28, 2015 Dahara City Kyogre Korean November 20, 2015 to January 31, 2016 SwSh Jungle Pokémon Japan, Taiwan December 25, 2020 to March 31, 2021 December 10, 2021 to March 31, 2022 Korean Jungle Pokémon Korea September 15 to November 30, 2021 International Jungle Pokémon All October 7 to December 31, 2021 Marco Hemantha Kaludura Silva's Dracovish All April 22 to 25, 2022

Gallery

Artwork

Artwork from Scarlet and Violet

In the spin-off games

Choice Scarf in Pokémon: Magikarp Jump

Pokémon: Magikarp Jump

In Pokémon: Magikarp Jump, Choice Scarf is a Friendship Item that can be purchased for 600. It summons Gardevoir as a helper Pokémon.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 講究圍巾 Gónggau Wàihgān Mandarin 講究圍巾 / 讲究围巾 Jiǎngjiù Wéijīn French Mouchoir Choix* Mouch. Choix* German Wahlschal Italian Stolascelta Korean 구애스카프 Guae Scarf Spanish Pañuelo Elección* Pañuelo Elegido* Pañ. Elegido*

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.