Pickpocket (Ability): Difference between revisions

Pickpocket (Japanese: わるいてぐせ Bad Habit) is an Ability introduced in Generation V. Seven Pokémon can have this Ability. This Ability is exclusively obtained as a Hidden Ability.

Effect

In battle

When a Pokémon with this Ability is hit by a move that makes contact, the Pokémon with this Ability will steal the held item of the attacking Pokémon. It will not activate if the Pokémon with this Ability already has a held item, or if either Pokémon is behind a substitute.

It cannot steal a Plate from a Pokémon with Multitype or Mail. It cannot steal a Griseous Orb if either Pokémon is Giratina, a Drive if either Pokémon is Genesect, a Red Orb if either Pokémon is Groudon, a Blue Orb if either Pokémon is Kyogre, or a Mega Stone that can Mega Evolve either Pokémon.

Outside of battle

Pickpocket has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Pickpocket

#	Pokémon		Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
0215		Sneasel	Dark	Ice	Inner Focus	Keen Eye	Pickpocket
0273		Seedot	Grass		Grass	Chlorophyll	Early Bird	Pickpocket
0274		Nuzleaf	Grass	Dark	Chlorophyll	Early Bird	Pickpocket
0275		Shiftry	Grass	Dark	Chlorophyll	Early Bird	Pickpocket
0461		Weavile	Dark	Ice	Pressure	None	Pickpocket
0688		Binacle	Rock	Water	Sniper	Tough Claws	Pickpocket
0689		Barbaracle	Rock	Water	Sniper	Tough Claws	Pickpocket
Please note that abilities marked with a superscript are only available in the stated generation or later. For Generation III and IV games, ignore Hidden Abilities.

Trivia

• Pickpocket is the first Generation V Ability in index number order.

In other languages

Language Title French Pickpocket German Langfinger Italian Arraffalesto Korean 나쁜손버릇 Nappeun Somboreus Portuguese Furto Spanish Hurto

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