Pickpocket (Ability)

Pickpocket (Japanese: わるいてぐせ Bad Habit) is an Ability introduced in Generation V. This Ability is exclusively obtained as a Hidden Ability.

Affected moves

The table below lists the moves affected by Pickpocket, as well as the Pokémon that can have Pickpocket and learn those moves.

Move Type Cat. Pow. Acc. Learned by Aerial Ace  Flying  Physical 60 — {{{6}}} Assurance  Dark  Physical 60 100 {{{6}}} Avalanche  Ice  Physical 60 100 {{{6}}} Bide  Normal  Physical — — {{{6}}} Bite  Dark  Physical 60 100 {{{6}}} Bounce  Flying  Physical 85 85 * {{{6}}} Brick Break  Fighting  Physical 75 100 {{{6}}} Brutal Swing  Dark  Physical 60 100 {{{6}}} Clamp  Water  Physical 35 85 {{{6}}} Counter  Fighting  Physical — 100 {{{6}}} Cross Chop  Fighting  Physical 100 80 {{{6}}} Crush Claw  Normal  Physical 75 95 {{{6}}} Cut  Normal  Physical 40 100 {{{6}}} Dig  Ground  Physical 80 100 ****** * {{{6}}} Double Hit  Normal  Physical 35 90 {{{6}}} Dragon Claw  Dragon  Physical 80 100 {{{6}}} Dual Chop  Dragon  Physical 40 90 ** {{{6}}} Endeavor  Normal  Physical — 100 {{{6}}} Facade  Normal  Physical 70 100 {{{6}}} Fake Out  Normal  Physical 40 100 {{{6}}} False Swipe  Normal  Physical 40 100 {{{6}}} Feint Attack  Dark  Physical 60 — {{{6}}} Focus Punch  Fighting  Physical 150 100 ** {{{6}}} Foul Play  Dark  Physical 95 100 ** {{{6}}} Frustration  Normal  Physical — 100 {{{6}}} Fury Cutter  Bug  Physical 40 95 {{{6}}} Fury Swipes  Normal  Physical 18 80 {{{6}}} Giga Impact  Normal  Physical 150 90 {{{6}}} Grass Knot  Grass  Special — 100 {{{6}}} Ice Punch  Ice  Physical 75 100 {{{6}}} Infestation  Bug  Special 20 100 {{{6}}} Iron Tail  Steel  Physical 100 75 ** {{{6}}} Knock Off  Dark  Physical 65 100 *** {{{6}}} Leaf Blade  Grass  Physical 90 100 {{{6}}} Low Kick  Fighting  Physical — 100 {{{6}}} Low Sweep  Fighting  Physical 65 100 {{{6}}} Metal Claw  Steel  Physical 50 95 {{{6}}} Night Slash  Dark  Physical 70 100 {{{6}}} Payback  Dark  Physical 50 100 {{{6}}} Power-Up Punch  Fighting  Physical 40 100 ****** {{{6}}} Poison Jab  Poison  Physical 80 100 {{{6}}} Pound  Normal  Physical 40 100 {{{6}}} Punishment  Dark  Physical — 100 {{{6}}} Pursuit  Dark  Physical 40 100 {{{6}}} Quick Attack  Normal  Physical 40 100 {{{6}}} Razor Shell  Water  Physical 75 95 {{{6}}} Retaliate  Normal  Physical 70 100 ***** {{{6}}} Return  Normal  Physical — 100 {{{6}}} Revenge  Fighting  Physical 60 100 {{{6}}} Rock Smash  Fighting  Physical 40 100 ****** * {{{6}}} Scratch  Normal  Physical 40 100 {{{6}}} Shadow Claw  Ghost  Physical 70 100 {{{6}}} Skull Bash  Normal  Physical 130 100 {{{6}}} Slash  Normal  Physical 70 100 {{{6}}} Strength  Normal  Physical 80 100 ****** {{{6}}} Superpower  Fighting  Physical 120 100 * {{{6}}} Take Down  Normal  Physical 90 85 {{{6}}} Thief  Dark  Physical 60 100 {{{6}}} Throat Chop  Dark  Physical 80 100 {{{6}}} X-Scissor  Bug  Physical 80 100 {{{6}}}

Although other contact moves are also affected by the Ability, they cannot be learned by any Pokémon with Pickpocket. They may, however, be called via Metronome, Mirror Move, Copycat, or Mimic, or be used by a Pokémon that gained Pickpocket by an Ability like Trace or Receiver or a move such as Skill Swap or Role Play.

Pokémon with Pickpocket

#	Pokémon		Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
0215		Sneasel	Dark	Ice	Inner Focus	Keen Eye	Pickpocket
0273		Seedot	Grass		Grass	Chlorophyll	Early Bird	Pickpocket
0274		Nuzleaf	Grass	Dark	Chlorophyll	Early Bird	Pickpocket
0275		Shiftry	Grass	Dark	Chlorophyll	Early Bird	Pickpocket
0461		Weavile	Dark	Ice	Pressure	None	Pickpocket
0688		Binacle	Rock	Water	Sniper	Tough Claws	Pickpocket
0689		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.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 順手牽羊 Seuhnsáuhīnyèuhng Mandarin 順手牽羊 / 顺手牵羊 Shùnshǒuqiānyáng French Pickpocket German Langfinger Italian Arraffalesto Korean 나쁜손버릇 Nappeun Sonbeoreut Portuguese Furto Spanish Hurto

This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games.