Snatch (move)

Snatch redirects to here. For the status in the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series, see Snatch (Pokémon Mystery Dungeon).

Snatch よこどり Snatch

The user steals the effects of any healing or status-changing move the foe attempts to use.

Battles Type  Dark Category  Status PP  10 (max. 16) Power  — Accuracy  —% Priority  +4 Does not make contact Not affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Not affected by BrightPowder Not affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Self Ally May affect either foe, but not the ally

Availability Introduced  Generation III TM49 in Generation III TM49 in Generation IV

Contests Category  Smart Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  1 ♥ Badly startles all Pokémon that made good appeals.

Super Contests Category  Smart Appeal  0 Steals the Voltage of the Pokémon that just went.

Snatch on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Snatch on Eevee's Movedex

Snatch (Japanese: よこどり Snatch) is a non-damaging Dark-type move introduced in Generation III.

Effect

If the selected target uses a status move upon itself in the same turn Snatch was used, that effect will be received by the user of Snatch instead.

The moves that can be affected by Snatch include stat boosters as Swords Dance and Calm Mind as well as others like Substitute. Snatch cannot steal the effects of Helping Hand.

Learnset

Generation III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 353 Shuppet Ghost 49 354 Banette Ghost 55 386 Deoxys Normal Forme Psychic 30 386 Deoxys Defense Forme Psychic 30 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 TM49

#   Pokémon Type 023 Ekans Poison 024 Arbok Poison 035 Clefairy Normal 036 Clefable Normal 039 Jigglypuff Normal 040 Wigglytuff Normal 041 Zubat Poison Flying 042 Golbat Poison Flying 052 Meowth Normal 053 Persian Normal 063 Abra Psychic 064 Kadabra Psychic 065 Alakazam Psychic 092 Gastly Ghost Poison 093 Haunter Ghost Poison 094 Gengar Ghost Poison 096 Drowzee Psychic 097 Hypno Psychic 113 Chansey Normal 122 Mr. Mime Psychic 150 Mewtwo Psychic 151 Mew Psychic 169 Crobat Poison Flying 190 Aipom Normal 197 Umbreon Dark 198 Murkrow Dark Flying 200 Misdreavus Ghost 215 Sneasel Dark Ice 228 Houndour Dark Fire 229 Houndoom Dark Fire 242 Blissey Normal 261 Poochyena Dark 262 Mightyena Dark 280 Ralts Psychic 281 Kirlia Psychic 282 Gardevoir Psychic 285 Shroomish Grass 286 Breloom Grass Fighting 302 Sableye Dark Ghost 316 Gulpin Poison 317 Swalot Poison 325 Spoink Psychic 326 Grumpig Psychic 327 Spinda Normal 336 Seviper Poison 352 Kecleon Normal 353 Shuppet Ghost 354 Banette Ghost 355 Duskull Ghost 356 Dusclops Ghost 358 Chimecho Psychic 359 Absol Dark 367 Huntail Water 386 Deoxys Normal Forme Psychic 386 Deoxys Attack Forme Psychic 386 Deoxys Defense Forme Psychic 386 Deoxys Speed Forme Psychic Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 353 Shuppet Ghost 43 354 Banette Ghost 51 386 Deoxys Normal Forme Psychic 49 386 Deoxys Defense Forme Psychic 49 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 TM49

#   Pokémon Type 023 Ekans Poison 024 Arbok Poison 035 Clefairy Normal 036 Clefable Normal 039 Jigglypuff Normal 040 Wigglytuff Normal 041 Zubat Poison Flying 042 Golbat Poison Flying 052 Meowth Normal 053 Persian Normal 063 Abra Psychic 064 Kadabra Psychic 065 Alakazam Psychic 092 Gastly Ghost Poison 093 Haunter Ghost Poison 094 Gengar Ghost Poison 096 Drowzee Psychic 097 Hypno Psychic 113 Chansey Normal 122 Mr. Mime Psychic 150 Mewtwo Psychic 151 Mew Psychic 169 Crobat Poison Flying 190 Aipom Normal 197 Umbreon Dark 198 Murkrow Dark Flying 200 Misdreavus Ghost 215 Sneasel Dark Ice 228 Houndour Dark Fire 229 Houndoom Dark Fire 242 Blissey Normal 261 Poochyena Dark 262 Mightyena Dark 280 Ralts Psychic 281 Kirlia Psychic 282 Gardevoir Psychic 285 Shroomish Grass 286 Breloom Grass Fighting 302 Sableye Dark Ghost 316 Gulpin Poison 317 Swalot Poison 325 Spoink Psychic 326 Grumpig Psychic 327 Spinda Normal 336 Seviper Poison 352 Kecleon Normal 353 Shuppet Ghost 354 Banette Ghost 355 Duskull Ghost 356 Dusclops Ghost 358 Chimecho Psychic 359 Absol Dark 367 Huntail Water 386 Deoxys Normal Forme Psychic 386 Deoxys Attack Forme Psychic 386 Deoxys Defense Forme Psychic 386 Deoxys Speed Forme Psychic 424 Ambipom Normal 429 Mismagius Ghost 430 Honchkrow Dark Flying 431 Glameow Normal 432 Purugly Normal 433 Chingling Psychic 434 Stunky Poison Dark 435 Skuntank Poison Dark 439 Mime Jr. Psychic 442 Spiritomb Ghost Dark 453 Croagunk Poison Fighting 454 Toxicroak Poison Fighting 461 Weavile Dark Ice 475 Gallade Fighting Psychic 477 Dusknoir Ghost 478 Froslass Ice Ghost 479 Rotom Normal Rotom Electric Ghost 479 Rotom Heat Rotom Electric Ghost 479 Rotom Wash Rotom Electric Ghost 479 Rotom Frost Rotom Electric Ghost 479 Rotom Fan Rotom Electric Ghost 479 Rotom Mow Rotom Electric Ghost 491 Darkrai Dark 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 languages

• French: Saisie
• Spanish: Robo
• Italian: Scippo.
• Korean: 가로챔 garochem

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