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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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