Covet (move)

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 on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Covet on Eevee's Movedex

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

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 42RSE 143 Snorlax Normal 45FRLG 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 Zigzagoon, Linoone Slakoth, Vigoroth, Slaking Skitty 261 Poochyena Dark 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.

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 32DP 300 Skitty Normal 36PtHGSS 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.

In other languages

• Spanish: Antojo
• Italian: Supplica

This move article is part of Project MoveDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each move.