Covet (move)

Covet (Japanese: ほしがる Covet) is a damage-dealing Normal-type move introduced in Generation III.

Effect

Generation III

Covet inflicts damage and steals the target's held item if it is holding any. If the target is not holding an item or the user is already holding an item, Covet only inflicts damage and will not be able to steal an item. Held mail cannot be stolen. The item cannot be stolen if the target has the Sticky Hold Ability.

The player's Pokémon's held item would not be stolen if Covet is used by a wild Pokémon.

Covet can steal a non-player character's Pokémon's items permanently. In link battles and Secret Bases items stolen will be returned at the end of the battle.

Generation IV

Same as Generation III. Additionally, all stolen held items will be returned to the player if the opponent manages to steal an item by using Thief or Covet.

Items cannot be stolen from Pokémon with the Ability Multitype, and the Griseous Orb cannot be stolen. If the target's consumable held item is triggered by Covet, such as a Chilan Berry or Focus Sash, it will not be stolen.

Like in link battles, items stolen in the Trainer Houses will be returned at the end of the battle.

Generation V

The power of Covet increased from 40 to 60. Covet no longer steals a Trainer's Pokémon's items permanently; however, a wild Pokémon's item is still permanently stolen by the player. Covet will now succeed with a Griseous Orb as long as neither the user nor the target is Giratina.

Description

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Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
056		Mankey	Fighting		Fighting				--				--			'
133		Eevee	Normal		Normal									21	''''
143		Snorlax	Normal		Normal	42	45								''''
216		Teddiursa	Normal		Normal				--				--			''''
217		Ursaring	Normal		Normal				--				--			''''
263		Zigzagoon	Normal		Normal	29			29				29			''''
264		Linoone	Normal		Normal	35			35				35			''''
287		Slakoth	Normal		Normal	31			31				31			''''
289		Slaking	Normal		Normal	31			31				31			''''
300		Skitty	Normal		Normal	31			32		36	36			''''
314		Illumise	Bug		Bug	37			45				45			'
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Type		Father
					II		III		IV		V		VI
058		Growlithe	Fire		Fire
083		Farfetch'd	Normal	Flying
133		Eevee	Normal		Normal
155		Cyndaquil	Fire		Fire
161		Sentret	Normal		Normal
173		Cleffa	Normal		Normal
174		Igglybuff	Normal		Normal
190		Aipom	Normal		Normal
261		Poochyena	Dark		Dark
417		Pachirisu	Electric		Electric
498		Tepig	Fire		Fire
509		Purrloin	Dark		Dark
511		Pansage	Grass		Grass
513		Pansear	Fire		Fire
515		Panpour	Water		Water
587		Emolga	Electric	Flying
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

By event

Generation V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0161 Sentret Normal Dream World - Pleasant Forest 0417 Pachirisu Electric Dream World - Pleasant Forest Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

In other generations

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Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

In other languages

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