Pickpocket
Effect
Steals attacking Pokémon's held items on contact.
Whenever a move makes contact with this Pokémon, if it does not have a held item, it steals the attacker's held item.
This Pokémon cannot steal upon being knocked out. It can steal if the attacker has a Substitute, but cannot steal when its own Substitute is hit. If a move hits multiple times, only the last hit triggers this ability. If this Pokémon is wild, it cannot steal from a trained Pokémon.
In battle
If this Pokemon has no item and is hit by a contact move, it steals the attacker's item. This effect applies after all hits from a multi-hit move. This effect is prevented if the move had a secondary effect removed by the Sheer Force Ability.
Main-series effects may vary by game.
At a glance
- Introduced
- Generation 5
- Standard ability
- 1
- Hidden ability
- 15
Pokémon with Pickpocket
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