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Pickpocket

Steals attacking Pokémon's held items on contact.

Flavor

In-game flavor text and effect notes for this ability.

Flavor Text

Steals an item from an attacker that made direct contact.

Short Effect

Steals attacking Pokémon's held items on contact.

Effect

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.

Pokémon

15 Pokémon, including forms, can have Pickpocket.

Sneasel

#0215 • Hidden Ability

DarkIce

Seedot

#0273 • Hidden Ability

Grass

Nuzleaf

#0274 • Hidden Ability

GrassDark

Shiftry

#0275 • Hidden Ability

GrassDark

Weavile

#0461 • Hidden Ability

DarkIce

Binacle

#0688 • Hidden Ability

RockWater

Barbaracle

#0689 • Hidden Ability

RockWater

Impidimp

#0859 • Hidden Ability

DarkFairy

Morgrem

#0860 • Hidden Ability

DarkFairy

Grimmsnarl

#0861 • Hidden Ability

DarkFairy

Gigantamax Grimmsnarl

#0861 • Hidden Ability

DarkFairy

Shroodle

#0944 • Slot 2

PoisonNormal

Tinkatink

#0957 • Hidden Ability

FairySteel

Tinkatuff

#0958 • Hidden Ability

FairySteel

Tinkaton

#0959 • Hidden Ability

FairySteel
How each game describes Pickpocket, newest first. Every row links to that game's own ability page.

Scarlet and Violet

The Pokémon steals the held item from attackers that made direct contact with it.

Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

Sword and Shield

Steals an item from an attacker that made direct contact.

Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon

Steals an item from an attacker that made direct contact.

Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

Steals an item from an attacker that made direct contact.

X and Y

Steals an item from an attacker that made direct contact.

Black and White

Steals an item when hit by another Pokémon.

Perish Body

Pickup

Pickpocket

Pokémon ability

Pokémon

15

As Hidden Ability

14

Introduced

Generation 5

Games with pages

7

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