Thievul (Pokémon)

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Thievul Fox Pokémon フォクスライ Foxly #828 Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Dark Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Abilities Run Away or Unburden Cacophony Cacophony Stakeout Hidden Ability Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Cacophony
Gender ratio Unknown 50% male, 50% female	Catch rate 127 (26%)
Breeding Egg Group Field Hatch time 15 cycles
Height 3'11" 1.2 m Thievul 0'0" 0 m {{{form2}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form3}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form4}}}	Weight 43.9 lbs. 19.9 kg Thievul 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form2}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form3}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form4}}}
Mega Stone [[|]] [[|]]
Base experience yield Unknown Gen. IV Unknown IV 159	Leveling rate Fast
EV yield Total: 2 Thievul 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 2 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Shape	Footprint File:F828.png {{{form2}}}
Pokédex color   Brown	Base friendship 50
External Links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Thievul (Japanese: フォクスライ Foxly) is a Dark-type Pokémon introduced in Generation VIII.

It evolves from Nickit starting at level 18.

Biology

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Thievul is an orange-maroon vulpine Pokémon with a moderate build, slender limbs, and a long tail. It has white chest fur that puffs out from its body and vaguely resembles a cravat, long black ears, black fur around its eyes resembling a domino mask, black whiskers in the form of a pointed mustache, and white markings above its eyes resembling eyebrows. Its paws, back, and the tip of its tail are all black, and it retains the flared tail-tip of its pre-evolution Nickit.

When it finds a potential target, it will secretly mark a scent on them. Thievul uses that scent to track and stalk its targets. By using its lithe body and claws, Thievul steals the foods and eggs from them when they least expect it. Boltund is an enemy of Thievul. It competes with Liepard for territory.

In the anime

Major appearances

Minor appearances

In the manga

In the TCG

Main article: Thievul (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

Game locations

Stats

Base stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

By leveling up

By TM/TR

Generation VIII Other generations: IX

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM08 TM08 Hyper Beam Normal Special 150150 090}}90% 5 TM09 TM09 Giga Impact Normal Physical 150150 090}}90% 5 TM15 TM15 Dig Ground Physical 08080 100}}100% 10 TM16 TM16 Screech Normal Status 0000— 085}}85% 40 TM21 TM21 Rest Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM23 TM23 Thief Dark Physical 06060 100}}100% 25 TM24 TM24 Snore Normal Special 05050 100}}100% 15 TM25 TM25 Protect Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM31 TM31 Attract Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 15 TM37 TM37 Beat Up Dark Physical 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM39 TM39 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM40 TM40 Swift Normal Special 06060 00—}}—% 20 TM47 TM47 Fake Tears Dark Status 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM53 TM53 Mud Shot Ground Special 05555 095}}95% 15 TM56 TM56 U-turn Bug Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM58 TM58 Assurance Dark Physical 06060 100}}100% 10 TM65 TM65 Shadow Claw Ghost Physical 07070 100}}100% 15 TM66 TM66 Thunder Fang Electric Physical 06565 095}}95% 15 TM67 TM67 Ice Fang Ice Physical 06565 095}}95% 15 TM68 TM68 Fire Fang Fire Physical 06565 095}}95% 15 TM76 TM76 Round Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15 TM78 TM78 Acrobatics Flying Physical 05555 100}}100% 15 TM84 TM84 Tail Slap Normal Physical 02525 085}}85% 10 TM85 TM85 Snarl Dark Special 05555 095}}95% 15 TR11 TR11 Psychic Psychic Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TR12 TR12 Agility Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 30 TR20 TR20 Substitute Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TR26 TR26 Endure Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TR27 TR27 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TR29 TR29 Baton Pass Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 40 TR32 TR32 Crunch Dark Physical 08080 100}}100% 15 TR33 TR33 Shadow Ball Ghost Special 08080 100}}100% 15 TR37 TR37 Taunt Dark Status 0000— 100}}100% 20 TR58 TR58 Dark Pulse Dark Special 08080 100}}100% 15 TR68 TR68 Nasty Plot Dark Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TR77 TR77 Grass Knot Grass Special 0000— 100}}100% 20 TR81 TR81 Foul Play Dark Physical 09595 100}}100% 15 TR90 TR90 Play Rough Fairy Physical 09090 090}}90% 10

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Thievul Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Thievul

By breeding

Generation VIII Other generations: IX

Parent   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  Howl Normal Status — —% 40 Knock Off Dark Physical 65 100% 20 Quick Guard Fighting Status — —% 15 Torment Dark Status — 100% 15

Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Thievul in Generation VIII Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation. Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Thievul in that game. Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Thievul Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Thievul

By tutoring

By a prior evolution

Evolution

Unevolved Nickit  Dark

Level 18 →

First evolution Thievul  Dark

Trivia

• Thievul and Nickit both share their category with Vulpix, Ninetales, and the Fennekin evolutionary line. They are all known as the Fox Pokémon.

Origin

Thievul appears to be based on the red fox, possibly borrowing patterns from the cross fox, a variation of the red fox. Its facial features and moustache-like whiskers also bear a resemblance to stereotypical depictions of thieves and burglars, as well as the gentleman thief trope. Its front legs resemble gloves, which thieves and burglars would wear. Thievul's relationship with Boltund may be a reference to fox hunting, where red foxes were hunted by English foxhounds, which Boltund appears to be based on.

Name origin

Thievul may be a combination of thief, evil, and vulpine.

Foxly may be a combination of fox and sly.

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese フォクスライ Foxly From fox and sly French Roublenard From roublard and renard Spanish Thievul Same as English name German Gaunux From Gauner and Fuchs Italian Thievul Same as English name Korean 폭슬라이 Pokseullai Transcription of Japanese name Mandarin Chinese 狐大盜 / 狐大盗 Húdàdào From 狐 hú, 大 dà, and 大盜 dàdào Cantonese Chinese 狐大盜 Wùhdaaihdouh From 狐 wùh, 大 daaih, and 大盜 daaihdouh

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