Pickup (Ability)

Pickup (Japanese: ものひろい Picking Up Things) is an Ability introduced in Generation III. Ten Pokémon have this Ability.

Effect

In battle

Generation III to IV

Pickup has no effect during battle.

Generation V

When an opponent or ally uses a held berry or a held one-time use item, Pokémon with Pickup gain the used berry or item if they are not already holding an item. A Pokémon with Pickup can also gain an item thrown at it using Fling. In double and triple battles if more than one Pokémon have Pickup, then only the faster Pokémon will pick up used items.

Outside of battle

Pickup allows the player to receive free items. After a battle, any Pokémon on the team that has this Ability and is not already holding an item has a 10% chance of picking up an item, even if the Pokemon wasn't used in battle. It can be retrieved through the normal means of taking a held item.

Items received

Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire

Abilities first appeared in Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire. These are the items that Pokémon with this Ability may pick up:

Pokémon Colosseum

Like in Ruby and Sapphire, the Pokémon may pick up items after each battle.

Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen

In Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, the Ability focused on Berries, which are not as readily available in Kanto as they are in Hoenn:

Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness

The Ability may obtain Full Heals, Super Potions and Great Balls, regardless of the user's level, as well as Ultra Balls and Rare Candy if the user is at or above level 25.

Pokémon Emerald

In Pokémon Emerald, the Ability was changed to be affected by the Pokémon's level:

Pokémon Diamond, Pearl and Platinum

The only changes in Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum were a few tweaks to the items received:

Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

While the Pickup items remained very similar to Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum, several changes were made in HeartGold and SoulSilver. Some evolutionary stones and TMs were replaced with similar items; new items were also added.

Pokémon Black and White

While the Pickup items remained very similar to HeartGold and SoulSilver, several changes were made in Black and White. Previously obtainable TMs and items were replaced with either new or different items.

Pokémon with Pickup

#	Pokémon		Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
0052		Meowth	Normal		Normal	Pickup	Technician	Unnerve
0190		Aipom	Normal		Normal	Run Away	Pickup	Skill Link
0216		Teddiursa	Normal		Normal	Pickup	Quick Feet	Honey Gather
0231		Phanpy	Ground		Ground	Pickup	None	Sand Veil
0263		Zigzagoon	Normal		Normal	Pickup	Gluttony	Quick Feet
0264		Linoone	Normal		Normal	Pickup	Gluttony	Quick Feet
0417		Pachirisu	Electric		Electric	Run Away	Pickup	Volt Absorb
0424		Ambipom	Normal		Normal	Technician	Pickup	Skill Link
0446		Munchlax	Normal		Normal	Pickup	Thick Fat	Gluttony
0506		Lillipup	Normal		Normal	Vital Spirit	Pickup	Run Away
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 the anime

File:Linoone Pickup.png Linoone
The user finds many rare items and picks them up, even going as far as stealing items from others.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Linoone finds many rare items everywhere and puts them in its cheeks. It even goes as far as to steal items from others.
Kimmy Shoney's Linoone	Showdown at Linoone		Debut

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

The user picks up items it finds on the ground.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Phanpy picks up items it finds on the ground and stores them in its mouth until its Trainer asks to receive them. It can hold up to three items at a time in its mouth.
Crys's Phanpy	VS. Regirock		Debut

In other languages

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