Covet (move)

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Covet
ほしがる Covet

The user endearingly approaches the foe, then steals the item the foe is holding.

Battles

Type	Normal
Category	Physical
PP	40 (max. 64)
Power	40
Accuracy	100%
Priority	{{{priority}}}
Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by BrightPowder Not affected by King's Rock

Target

Foe	Foe
Self	Ally
May affect anyone but the user

Availability

Introduced	Generation III
Not a TM, HM, or move tutor move.

Contests

Category	Cute
Appeal	1 `♥`
Jam	0
The appeal works as well as the ones in front.

Super Contests

Category	Cute
Appeal	0
Steals the Voltage of the Pokémon that just went.

Covet (Japanese: ほしがる Covet) is a Normal-type move introduced in Generation III that deals a small amount of damage.

Effect

The user attacks and takes the foe's held item. The item cannot be stolen if the user is already holding an item, the foe is not holding an item, or the foe has the Sticky Hold ability. The item also cannot be stolen when a wild Pokémon uses this move on the player's Pokémon.

Learnset

Generation III

By leveling up

#	Pokémon	Type	Level
143	Snorlax	Normal	42^RS ^E
143	Snorlax	Normal	45^FRLG
263	Zigzagoon	Normal	29
264	Linoone	Normal	35
287	Slakoth	Normal	31
289	Slaking	Normal	31
300	Skitty	Normal	31
314	Illumise	Bug	37
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

#	Pokémon	Type	Father
155	Cyndaquil	Fire	Mankey Farfetch'd Eevee Sentret, Furret Teddiursa,Ursaring Aipom Poochyena, Mightyena Zigzagoon,Linoone Slakoth,Vigoroth,Slaking Skitty
261	Poochyena	Dark	Zigzagoon, Linoone Slakoth, Vigoroth, Slaking Skitty, Delcatty
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move. *Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding.

Generation IV

By leveling up

#	Pokémon	Type	Level
056	Mankey	Fighting	--
216	Teddiursa	Normal	--
217	Ursaring	Normal	--
263	Zigzagoon	Normal	29
264	Linoone	Normal	35
287	Slakoth	Normal	31
289	Slaking	Normal	31
300	Skitty	Normal	32^DP
300	Skitty	Normal	36^Pt
314	Illumise	Bug	45
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

#	Pokémon	Type		Father
083	Farfetch'd	Normal	Flying	Mankey, Primeape Teddiursa, Ursaring Zigzagoon, Linoone Slakoth, Vigoroth, Slaking Skitty, Delcatty
133	Eevee	Normal		Mankey Teddiursa, Ursaring Zigzagoon, Linoone Slakoth, Vigoroth, Slaking Skitty
155	Cyndaquil	Fire		Mankey Farfetch'd Eevee Sentret, Furret Teddiursa,Ursaring Aipom, Ambipom Poochyena, Mightyena Zigzagoon,Linoone Slakoth,Vigoroth,Slaking Skitty Pachirisu
161	Sentret	Normal		Mankey, Primeape Teddiursa, Ursaring Zigzagoon, Linoone Slakoth, Vigoroth, Slaking Skitty, Delcatty
173	Cleffa	Normal		Skitty, Delcatty
174	Igglybuff	Normal		Skitty, Delcatty
190	Aipom	Normal		Mankey Farfetch'd Eevee Cyndaquil, Quilava, Typhlosion Sentret, Furret Teddiursa,Ursaring Poochyena, Mightyena Zigzagoon,Linoone Slakoth,Vigoroth,Slaking Skitty Pachirisu
261	Poochyena	Dark		Mankey, Primeape Teddiursa, Ursaring Zigzagoon, Linoone Slakoth, Vigoroth, Slaking Skitty, Delcatty
417	Pachirisu	Electric		Clefairy,Clefable Jigglypuff,Wigglytuff Mankey Farfetch'd Eevee Cyndaquil, Quilava, Typhlosion Sentret, Furret Aipom, Ambipom Teddiursa,Ursaring Poochyena, Mightyena Zigzagoon,Linoone Slakoth,Vigoroth,Slaking Skitty
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move. *Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding.