Thief (move)

Thief どろぼう Thief

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Battles Type  Dark Category  Physical PP  10 (max. 16) Power  40 Accuracy  100% Priority  {{{priority}}} Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation II TM46 in Generation II TM46 in Generation III TM46 in Generation IV TM46 in Generation V

Contests Category  Tough Appeal  1 ♥ Jam  0   Makes the appeal as good as those before it.

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

Thief on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Thief on Eevee's Movedex

Thief (Japanese: どろぼう Thief) is a damage-dealing Dark-type move introduced in Generation II. It has been TM46 since Generation II.

Effect

Generation II

Thief 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, Thief only inflicts damage and will not be able to steal an item. Held mail cannot be stolen.

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

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

Generation III

Same as Generation II. In addition, the item cannot be stolen if the target has the Sticky Hold Ability. Like in link battles, items stolen in Secret Bases will be returned at the end of the battle.

In Pokémon Colosseum and XD, Thief does not steal items.

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 Thief, such as a Colbur Berry or Focus Sash, it will not be stolen.

Generation V

Thief no longer steals a Trainer's Pokémon's items permanently; however, a wild Pokémon's item is still permanently stolen by the player. Thief will now succeed with a Griseous Orb as long as neither the user nor the target is Giratina.

Description

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Games Description Stad2 A Dark-type attack. The attacking Pokémon may steal an item held by the target. GSC An attack that may steal a held item. RSE While attacking, it may steal the foe's held item. FRLG An attack that may take the foe's held item if the user isn't holding one. Colo. An attack that may steal the target's held item.* While attacking, it may steal the target's held item.* DPPtHGSS The user attacks and steals the foe's held item simultaneously. It can't steal if the user holds an item. BWB2W2 The user attacks and steals the target's item simultaneously. It can't steal if the user holds an item.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V
261		Poochyena	Dark		Dark	no			45			no				no
262		Mightyena	Dark		Dark	no			52			57				57
271		Lombre	Water	Grass	no			37			no				no
352		Kecleon	Normal		Normal	no			--			--				--
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By TM

#	Pokémon		Type		Machine
					I --		II TM46		III TM46		IV TM46		V TM46
012		Butterfree	Bug	Flying				✔			✔				✔		✔
015		Beedrill	Bug	Poison				✔			✔				✔		✔
016		Pidgey	Normal	Flying	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
017		Pidgeotto	Normal	Flying	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
018		Pidgeot	Normal	Flying	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
019		Rattata	Normal		Normal	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
020		Raticate	Normal		Normal	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
021		Spearow	Normal	Flying	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
022		Fearow	Normal	Flying	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
023		Ekans	Poison		Poison	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
024		Arbok	Poison		Poison	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
026		Raichu	Electric		Electric	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
027		Sandshrew	Ground		Ground	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
028		Sandslash	Ground		Ground	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
029		Nidoran♀	Poison		Poison	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
030		Nidorina	Poison		Poison	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
031		Nidoqueen	Poison	Ground	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
032		Nidoran♂	Poison		Poison	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
033		Nidorino	Poison		Poison	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
034		Nidoking	Poison	Ground	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
041		Zubat	Poison	Flying				✔			✔				✔		✔
042		Golbat	Poison	Flying				✔			✔				✔		✔
046		Paras	Bug	Grass	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
047		Parasect	Bug	Grass	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
048		Venonat	Bug	Poison	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
049		Venomoth	Bug	Poison	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
050		Diglett	Ground		Ground	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
051		Dugtrio	Ground		Ground	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
052		Meowth	Normal		Normal	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
053		Persian	Normal		Normal	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
056		Mankey	Fighting		Fighting	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
057		Primeape	Fighting		Fighting	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
058		Growlithe	Fire		Fire				✔			✔				✔		✔
059		Arcanine	Fire		Fire				✔			✔				✔		✔
060		Poliwag	Water		Water	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
061		Poliwhirl	Water		Water	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
062		Poliwrath	Water	Fighting	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
063		Abra	Psychic		Psychic	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
064		Kadabra	Psychic		Psychic	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
065		Alakazam	Psychic		Psychic	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
066		Machop	Fighting		Fighting	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
067		Machoke	Fighting		Fighting	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
068		Machamp	Fighting		Fighting	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
069		Bellsprout	Grass	Poison				✔			✔				✔		✔
070		Weepinbell	Grass	Poison				✔			✔				✔		✔
071		Victreebel	Grass	Poison				✔			✔				✔		✔
072		Tentacool	Water	Poison				✔			✔				✔		✔
073		Tentacruel	Water	Poison				✔			✔				✔		✔
083		Farfetch'd	Normal	Flying	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
084		Doduo	Normal	Flying	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
085		Dodrio	Normal	Flying	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
086		Seel	Water		Water				✔			✔				✔		✔
087		Dewgong	Water	Ice				✔			✔				✔		✔
088		Grimer	Poison		Poison	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
089		Muk	Poison		Poison	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
092		Gastly	Ghost	Poison	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
093		Haunter	Ghost	Poison	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
094		Gengar	Ghost	Poison	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
096		Drowzee	Psychic		Psychic				✔			✔				✔		✔
097		Hypno	Psychic		Psychic				✔			✔				✔		✔
098		Krabby	Water		Water	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
099		Kingler	Water		Water	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
100		Voltorb	Electric		Electric				✔			✔				✔		✔
101		Electrode	Electric		Electric				✔			✔				✔		✔
102		Exeggcute	Grass	Psychic	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
103		Exeggutor	Grass	Psychic	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
104		Cubone	Ground		Ground	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
105		Marowak	Ground		Ground	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
106		Hitmonlee	Fighting		Fighting	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
107		Hitmonchan	Fighting		Fighting	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
108		Lickitung	Normal		Normal	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
109		Koffing	Poison		Poison	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
110		Weezing	Poison		Poison	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
111		Rhyhorn	Ground	Rock				✔			✔				✔		✔
112		Rhydon	Ground	Rock				✔			✔				✔		✔
114		Tangela	Grass		Grass	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
115		Kangaskhan	Normal		Normal				✔			✔				✔		✔
122		Mr. Mime	Psychic		Psychic	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
123		Scyther	Bug	Flying	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
124		Jynx	Ice	Psychic	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
125		Electabuzz	Electric		Electric	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
126		Magmar	Fire		Fire	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
127		Pinsir	Bug		Bug	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
137		Porygon	Normal		Normal	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
138		Omanyte	Rock	Water	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
139		Omastar	Rock	Water	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
140		Kabuto	Rock	Water	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
141		Kabutops	Rock	Water	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
142		Aerodactyl	Rock	Flying				✔			✔				✔		✔
151		Mew	Psychic		Psychic	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
161		Sentret	Normal		Normal	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
162		Furret	Normal		Normal	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
163		Hoothoot	Normal	Flying	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
164		Noctowl	Normal	Flying	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
165		Ledyba	Bug	Flying	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
166		Ledian	Bug	Flying	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
167		Spinarak	Bug	Poison	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
168		Ariados	Bug	Poison	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
169		Crobat	Poison	Flying				✔			✔				✔		✔
177		Natu	Psychic	Flying	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
178		Xatu	Psychic	Flying	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
185		Sudowoodo	Rock		Rock	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
186		Politoed	Water		Water	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
190		Aipom	Normal		Normal	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
193		Yanma	Bug	Flying	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
195		Quagsire	Water	Ground											✔		✔
198		Murkrow	Dark	Flying	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
200		Misdreavus	Ghost		Ghost	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
203		Girafarig	Normal	Psychic	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
206		Dunsparce	Normal		Normal	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
207		Gligar	Ground	Flying	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
209		Snubbull	Normal		Normal	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
210		Granbull	Normal		Normal	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
212		Scizor	Bug	Steel	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
214		Heracross	Bug	Fighting	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
215		Sneasel	Dark	Ice	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
216		Teddiursa	Normal		Normal	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
217		Ursaring	Normal		Normal	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
223		Remoraid	Water		Water	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
224		Octillery	Water		Water	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
225		Delibird	Ice	Flying	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
226		Mantine	Water	Flying	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
227		Skarmory	Steel	Flying	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
228		Houndour	Dark	Fire	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
229		Houndoom	Dark	Fire	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
233		Porygon2	Normal		Normal	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
234		Stantler	Normal		Normal	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
236		Tyrogue	Fighting		Fighting	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
237		Hitmontop	Fighting		Fighting	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
238		Smoochum	Ice	Psychic	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
239		Elekid	Electric		Electric	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
240		Magby	Fire		Fire	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
261		Poochyena	Dark		Dark				✔			✔				✔		✔
262		Mightyena	Dark		Dark				✔			✔				✔		✔
263		Zigzagoon	Normal		Normal				✔			✔				✔		✔
264		Linoone	Normal		Normal				✔			✔				✔		✔
267		Beautifly	Bug	Flying				✔			✔				✔		✔
269		Dustox	Bug	Poison				✔			✔				✔		✔
270		Lotad	Water	Grass				✔			✔				✔		✔
271		Lombre	Water	Grass				✔			✔				✔		✔
272		Ludicolo	Water	Grass				✔			✔				✔		✔
274		Nuzleaf	Grass	Dark				✔			✔				✔		✔
275		Shiftry	Grass	Dark				✔			✔				✔		✔
276		Taillow	Normal	Flying				✔			✔				✔		✔
277		Swellow	Normal	Flying				✔			✔				✔		✔
278		Wingull	Water	Flying				✔			✔				✔		✔
279		Pelipper	Water	Flying				✔			✔				✔		✔
280		Ralts	Psychic		Psychic				✔			✔				✔		✔
281		Kirlia	Psychic		Psychic				✔			✔				✔		✔
282		Gardevoir	Psychic		Psychic				✔			✔				✔		✔
283		Surskit	Bug	Water				✔			✔				✔		✔
284		Masquerain	Bug	Flying				✔			✔				✔		✔
291		Ninjask	Bug	Flying				✔			✔				✔		✔
292		Shedinja	Bug	Ghost				✔			✔				✔		✔
302		Sableye	Dark	Ghost				✔			✔				✔		✔
309		Electrike	Electric		Electric				✔			✔				✔		✔
310		Manectric	Electric		Electric				✔			✔				✔		✔
313		Volbeat	Bug		Bug				✔			✔				✔		✔
314		Illumise	Bug		Bug				✔			✔				✔		✔
318		Carvanha	Water	Dark				✔			✔				✔		✔
319		Sharpedo	Water	Dark				✔			✔				✔		✔
325		Spoink	Psychic		Psychic				✔			✔				✔		✔
326		Grumpig	Psychic		Psychic				✔			✔				✔		✔
327		Spinda	Normal		Normal				✔			✔				✔		✔
333		Swablu	Normal	Flying				✔			✔				✔		✔
334		Altaria	Dragon	Flying				✔			✔				✔		✔
335		Zangoose	Normal		Normal				✔			✔				✔		✔
336		Seviper	Poison		Poison				✔			✔				✔		✔
351		Castform	Normal		Normal				✔			✔				✔		✔
352		Kecleon	Normal		Normal				✔			✔				✔		✔
353		Shuppet	Ghost		Ghost				✔			✔				✔		✔
354		Banette	Ghost		Ghost				✔			✔				✔		✔
355		Duskull	Ghost		Ghost				✔			✔				✔		✔
356		Dusclops	Ghost		Ghost				✔			✔				✔		✔
359		Absol	Dark		Dark				✔			✔				✔		✔
396		Starly	Normal	Flying							✔				✔		✔
397		Staravia	Normal	Flying							✔				✔		✔
398		Staraptor	Normal	Flying							✔				✔		✔
399		Bidoof	Normal		Normal							✔				✔		✔
400		Bibarel	Normal	Water							✔				✔		✔
403		Shinx	Electric		Electric							✔				✔		✔
404		Luxio	Electric		Electric							✔				✔		✔
405		Luxray	Electric		Electric							✔				✔		✔
408		Cranidos	Rock		Rock							✔				✔		✔
409		Rampardos	Rock		Rock							✔				✔		✔
413		Wormadam	Bug	Grass							✔				✔		✔
414		Mothim	Bug	Flying							✔				✔		✔
416		Vespiquen	Bug	Flying							✔				✔		✔
424		Ambipom	Normal		Normal							✔				✔		✔
425		Drifloon	Ghost	Flying							✔				✔		✔
426		Drifblim	Ghost	Flying							✔				✔		✔
429		Mismagius	Ghost		Ghost							✔				✔		✔
430		Honchkrow	Dark	Flying							✔				✔		✔
431		Glameow	Normal		Normal							✔				✔		✔
432		Purugly	Normal		Normal							✔				✔		✔
434		Stunky	Poison	Dark							✔				✔		✔
435		Skuntank	Poison	Dark							✔				✔		✔
438		Bonsly	Rock		Rock							✔				✔		✔
439		Mime Jr.	Psychic		Psychic							✔				✔		✔
441		Chatot	Normal	Flying							✔				✔		✔
442		Spiritomb	Ghost	Dark							✔				✔		✔
451		Skorupi	Poison	Bug							✔				✔		✔
452		Drapion	Poison	Dark							✔				✔		✔
453		Croagunk	Poison	Fighting							✔				✔		✔
454		Toxicroak	Poison	Fighting							✔				✔		✔
455		Carnivine	Grass		Grass							✔				✔		✔
461		Weavile	Dark	Ice							✔				✔		✔
463		Lickilicky	Normal		Normal							✔				✔		✔
464		Rhyperior	Ground	Rock							✔				✔		✔
465		Tangrowth	Grass		Grass							✔				✔		✔
466		Electivire	Electric		Electric							✔				✔		✔
467		Magmortar	Fire		Fire							✔				✔		✔
469		Yanmega	Bug	Flying							✔				✔		✔
472		Gliscor	Ground	Flying							✔				✔		✔
474		Porygon-Z	Normal		Normal							✔				✔		✔
475		Gallade	Psychic	Fighting							✔				✔		✔
477		Dusknoir	Ghost		Ghost							✔				✔		✔
479		Rotom	Electric	Ghost							✔				✔		✔
491		Darkrai	Dark		Dark							✔				✔		✔
509		Purrloin	Dark		Dark											✔		✔
510		Liepard	Dark		Dark											✔		✔
511		Pansage	Grass		Grass											✔		✔
512		Simisage	Grass		Grass											✔		✔
513		Pansear	Fire		Fire											✔		✔
514		Simisear	Fire		Fire											✔		✔
515		Panpour	Water		Water											✔		✔
516		Simipour	Water		Water											✔		✔
527		Woobat	Psychic	Flying											✔		✔
528		Swoobat	Psychic	Flying											✔		✔
547		Whimsicott	Grass		Grass											✔		✔
551		Sandile	Ground	Dark											✔		✔
552		Krokorok	Ground	Dark											✔		✔
553		Krookodile	Ground	Dark											✔		✔
554		Darumaka	Fire		Fire											✔		✔
555		Darmanitan	Fire		Fire											✔		✔
560		Scrafty	Dark	Fighting											✔		✔
561		Sigilyph	Psychic	Flying											✔		✔
562		Yamask	Ghost		Ghost											✔		✔
563		Cofagrigus	Ghost		Ghost											✔		✔
568		Trubbish	Poison		Poison											✔		✔
569		Garbodor	Poison		Poison											✔		✔
570		Zorua	Dark		Dark											✔		✔
571		Zoroark	Dark		Dark											✔		✔
572		Minccino	Normal		Normal											✔		✔
573		Cinccino	Normal		Normal												✔
574		Gothita	Psychic		Psychic											✔		✔
575		Gothorita	Psychic		Psychic											✔		✔
576		Gothitelle	Psychic		Psychic											✔		✔
595		Joltik	Bug	Electric											✔		✔
596		Galvantula	Bug	Electric											✔		✔
605		Elgyem	Psychic		Psychic											✔		✔
606		Beheeyem	Psychic		Psychic											✔		✔
607		Litwick	Ghost	Fire											✔		✔
608		Lampent	Ghost	Fire											✔		✔
609		Chandelure	Ghost	Fire											✔		✔
622		Golett	Ground	Ghost											✔		✔
623		Golurk	Ground	Ghost											✔		✔
624		Pawniard	Dark	Steel											✔		✔
625		Bisharp	Dark	Steel											✔		✔
629		Vullaby	Dark	Flying											✔		✔
630		Mandibuzz	Dark	Flying											✔		✔
631		Heatmor	Fire		Fire											✔		✔
633		Deino	Dark	Dragon											✔		✔
634		Zweilous	Dark	Dragon											✔		✔
635		Hydreigon	Dark	Dragon											✔		✔
641		Tornadus	Flying		Flying											✔		✔
642		Thundurus	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.

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

	Sneasel	Persian
The user steals an item the opponent is holding.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Sneasel	Sneasel steals an item the opponent is holding.
Silver's Sneasel	Heckled by Hitmontop		Debut
Persian	Persian steals an item the opponent is holding.
Sird's Persian	Escape from a Black Hole		None

In other generations

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)	FRLG	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (alternative animation)	Battrio	Mystery Dungeon	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

In other languages

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