Pickpocket (Ability)

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Pickpocket わるいてぐせ
Bad Habit
Flavor text
Generation V
Steals an item when hit by another Pokémon.
Generation VI
Steals an item from an attacker that made direct contact.
Generation VII
Currently unknown
Generation VIII
Currently unknown
Generation IX
Currently unknown

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 Sneasel
Dark Ice Inner Focus Keen Eye Pickpocket
0273 Seedot Seedot
Grass Grass Chlorophyll Early Bird Pickpocket
0274 Nuzleaf Nuzleaf
Grass Dark Chlorophyll Early Bird Pickpocket
0275 Shiftry Shiftry
Grass Dark Chlorophyll Early Bird Pickpocket
0461 Weavile Weavile
Dark Ice Pressure None Pickpocket
0688 Binacle Binacle
Rock Water Sniper Tough Claws Pickpocket
0689 Barbaracle 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

In other languages

Language Title
France Flag.png French Pickpocket
Germany Flag.png German Langfinger
Italy Flag.png Italian Arraffalesto
South Korea Flag.png Korean 나쁜손버릇 Nappeun Somboreus
Portugal Flag.png Portuguese Furto
Spain Flag.png Spanish Hurto


Variations of the Ability Pickpocket
PickpocketMagician


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