Snatch (move)

Snatch redirects here. For the status in the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series, see Status condition (Mystery Dungeon).

Snatch よこどり Snatch

Battles Type  Dark Category  Status PP  10 (max. 16) Power  — Accuracy  —% Priority  +4 Does not make contact Not affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Not affected by Mirror Move Not affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Self: Affects the user

Availability Introduced  Generation III TM49 in Generation III TM49 in Generation IV Move Tutor in Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 Move Tutor in Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire Move Tutor in Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon

Contests Condition  Clever Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  1 ♥ Badly startles all Pokémon that made good appeals.

Super Contests Condition  Clever Appeal  0   Steals the Voltage of the Pokémon that just went.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Clever Appeal  1 ♥ Jamming  0   Shows off the Pokémon's appeal about as well as the move used just before it.

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Snatch (Japanese: よこどり Snatch) is a non-damaging Dark-type move introduced in Generation III. It was TM49 in Generation III and Generation IV.

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  • By TM/Move Tutor
  • By breeding
  • Special move
    • Generation III
• In other games
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Effect

Snatch is an increased priority move. After being used, if another Pokémon (including an ally) attempts to use a beneficial status move, the user of Snatch steals the move and uses the move itself instead of the move's original user.

Generations III and IV

Snatch will steal the first susceptible move that is used by any other Pokémon in the same turn. If more than one Pokémon use Snatch in the same turn, the fastest Pokémon's Snatch will activate first, but the stolen move will in turn be stolen by the next fastest Pokémon's Snatch (such that only the slowest user of Snatch will receive a stolen effect in the end).

If Acupressure is stolen, it will always be applied to the user of Snatch regardless of the move's original target. If Psych Up is stolen, it will target the Pokémon the move was most recently stolen from.

Generation V to VII

Snatch no longer steals moves that were stolen by another Pokémon's Snatch on the same turn. The order in which moves are stolen is the same as the order in which Snatch was executed.

Acupressure and Psych Up can no longer be stolen. All moves that can be stolen either affect only the user or affect the user's entire team.

Rest and Swallow can now only be stolen if they would have an effect when used by the original user (regardless of whether or not they would have an effect on the user of Snatch).

If Swallow is stolen and the user of Snatch is not under the effects of Stockpile, it will nonetheless recover 25% of its max HP.

Snatch cannot steal Z-Moves, even if it could normally steal their base move.

If powered up by a Darkinium Z into Z-Snatch, the user's Speed stat rises two stages.

Generation VIII onwards

Snatch cannot be selected in a battle.

Affected moves

The following moves can be stolen by Snatch:

Move Type Generations III IV V VI VII Acid Armor  Poison  ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Acupressure  Normal  ✔ ✘ ✘ ✘ Agility  Psychic  ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Amnesia  Psychic  ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Aqua Ring  Water  ✘ ✔ ✔ ✔ Aromatherapy  Grass  ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Aurora Veil  Ice  ✔ Autotomize  Steel  ✔ ✔ ✔ Barrier  Psychic  ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Belly Drum  Normal  ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Bulk Up  Fighting  ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Calm Mind  Psychic  ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Camouflage  Normal  ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Charge  Electric  ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Coil  Poison  ✔ ✔ ✔ Conversion  Normal  ✘ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✔ Cosmic Power  Psychic  ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Cotton Guard  Grass  ✔ ✔ ✔ Defend Order  Bug  ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Defense Curl  Normal  ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Double Team  Normal  ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Dragon Dance  Dragon  ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Focus Energy  Normal  ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Gear Up  Steel  ✔ Growth  Normal  ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Harden  Normal  ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Heal Bell  Normal  ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Heal Order  Bug  ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Healing Wish  Psychic  ✘ ✔ ✔ ✔ Hone Claws  Dark  ✔ ✔ ✔ Howl  Normal  ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Imprison  Psychic  ✘ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✔ Ingrain  Grass  ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Iron Defense  Steel  ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Laser Focus  Normal  ✔ Light Screen  Psychic  ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Lucky Chant  Normal  ✘ ✔ ✔ ✔ Lunar Dance  Psychic  ✘ ✔ ✔ ✔ Magnet Rise  Electric  ✘ ✔ ✔ ✔ Magnetic Flux  Electric  ✔ ✔ Mat Block  Fighting  ✔ ✔ Meditate  Psychic  ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Milk Drink  Normal  ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Minimize  Normal  ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Mist  Ice  ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Moonlight  Fairy  ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Morning Sun  Normal  ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Nasty Plot  Dark  ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Power Trick  Psychic  ✘ ✔ ✔ ✔ Psych Up  Normal  ✔ ✔ ✘ ✘ ✘ Quick Guard  Fighting  ✔ ✔ ✔ Quiver Dance  Bug  ✔ ✔ ✔ Recover  Normal  ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Recycle  Normal  ✘ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✔ Reflect  Psychic  ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Refresh  Normal  ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Rest  Psychic  ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Rock Polish  Rock  ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Roost  Flying  ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Safeguard  Normal  ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Sharpen  Normal  ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Shell Smash  Normal  ✔ ✔ ✔ Shift Gear  Steel  ✔ ✔ ✔ Shore Up  Ground  ✔ Slack Off  Normal  ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Soft-Boiled  Normal  ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Stockpile  Normal  ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Substitute  Normal  ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Swallow  Normal  ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Swords Dance  Normal  ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Synthesis  Grass  ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Tail Glow  Bug  ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Tailwind  Flying  ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Wide Guard  Rock  ✔ ✔ ✔ Wish  Normal  ✘ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✔ Withdraw  Water  ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Work Up  Normal  ✔ ✔ ✔

The Generation VIII moves Clangorous Soul, No Retreat, Stuff Cheeks, Life Dew, Victory Dance, Lunar Blessing, and Take Heart are affected by Snatch according to the moves' data. Since Snatch cannot be used in any of the Generation VIII or IX core series games, they are not included in the table.

Description

Games Description RSE Steals the effects of the move the foe uses next.RS (move) Steals the effects of the move the target uses next.E (move) Steals the effects of the move the foe is trying to use. (TM) FRLG Steals the effects of the foe's healing or status-changing move. ColoXD Steals and uses a target's move if it raises stats. DPPBR The user steals the effects of any healing or status-changing move the foe attempts to use. PtHGSS The user steals the effects of any healing or stat-changing move the foe attempts to use. (move) The user steals the effects of any healing or status-changing move the foe attempts to use. (TM) BWB2W2 The user steals the effects of any healing or stat-changing move the opponent attempts to use. XYORAS SMUSUMPE The user steals the effects of any attempts to use a healing or stat-changing move. SwShBDSPLA SV This move can't be used. It's recommended that this move is forgotten. Once forgotten, this move can't be remembered.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups	Level
					III	IV	V	VI	VII
									SMUSUM
0215		Sneasel		Field	−	−	40B2W2	40	40
0353		Shuppet		Amorphous	49	43	46BW 42B2W2	42	42
0354		Banette		Amorphous	55	51	58BW 46B2W2	46	46
0386		Deoxys Normal Forme		No Eggs Discovered	30	49	49	49XY 37ORAS	37
0386		Deoxys Defense Forme		No Eggs Discovered	30	49	49	49XY 37ORAS	37
0446		Munchlax		No Eggs Discovered		−	52	1, 52XY 50ORAS	50
0461		Weavile		Field		−	40B2W2	40	40
0509		Purrloin		Field			39	39	39
0510		Liepard		Field			47	47	47
0577		Solosis		Amorphous			10	10	10
0578		Duosion		Amorphous			1, 10	1, 10	1, 10
0579		Reuniclus		Amorphous			1, 10	1, 10	1, 10
0631		Heatmor		Field			26	26	26
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose Evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

By TM/Move Tutor

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups	Compatibility
					III	IV	V	VI	VII
					TM49	TM49	B2W2 Tutor	ORAS Tutor	USUM Tutor
0019		Rattata Alolan Form		Field					✔
0020		Raticate Alolan Form		Field					✔
0023		Ekans		Field Dragon	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0024		Arbok		Field Dragon	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0035		Clefairy		Fairy	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0036		Clefable		Fairy	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0039		Jigglypuff		Fairy	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0040		Wigglytuff		Fairy	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0041		Zubat		Flying	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0042		Golbat		Flying	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0052		Meowth		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0052		Meowth Alolan Form		Field					✔
0053		Persian		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0053		Persian Alolan Form		Field					✔
0063		Abra		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0064		Kadabra		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0065		Alakazam		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0092		Gastly		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0093		Haunter		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0094		Gengar		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0096		Drowzee		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0097		Hypno		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0113		Chansey		Fairy	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0122		Mr. Mime		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0143		Snorlax		Monster	−	−	✔	✔	✔
0150		Mewtwo		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0151		Mew		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0169		Crobat		Flying	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0190		Aipom		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0197		Umbreon		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0198		Murkrow		Flying	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0200		Misdreavus		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0215		Sneasel		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0228		Houndour		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0229		Houndoom		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0242		Blissey		Fairy	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0261		Poochyena		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0262		Mightyena		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0280		Ralts		Human-Like Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0281		Kirlia		Human-Like Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0282		Gardevoir		Human-Like Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0285		Shroomish		Fairy Grass	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0286		Breloom		Fairy Grass	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0302		Sableye		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0303		Mawile		Field Fairy	−	−	✔	✔	✔
0316		Gulpin		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0317		Swalot		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0325		Spoink		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0326		Grumpig		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0327		Spinda		Field Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0336		Seviper		Field Dragon	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0352		Kecleon		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0353		Shuppet		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0354		Banette		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0355		Duskull		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0356		Dusclops		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0358		Chimecho		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0359		Absol		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0367		Huntail		Water 1	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0386		Deoxys All forms		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0424		Ambipom		Field		✔	✔	✔	✔
0429		Mismagius		Amorphous		✔	✔	✔	✔
0430		Honchkrow		Flying		✔	✔	✔	✔
0431		Glameow		Field		✔	✔	✔	✔
0432		Purugly		Field		✔	✔	✔	✔
0433		Chingling		No Eggs Discovered		✔	✔	✔	✔
0434		Stunky		Field		✔	✔	✔	✔
0435		Skuntank		Field		✔	✔	✔	✔
0439		Mime Jr.		No Eggs Discovered		✔	✔	✔	✔
0442		Spiritomb		Amorphous		✔	✔	✔	✔
0446		Munchlax		No Eggs Discovered		−	✔	✔	✔
0453		Croagunk		Human-Like		✔	✔	✔	✔
0454		Toxicroak		Human-Like		✔	✔	✔	✔
0461		Weavile		Field		✔	✔	✔	✔
0475		Gallade		Human-Like Amorphous		✔	✔	✔	✔
0477		Dusknoir		Amorphous		✔	✔	✔	✔
0478		Froslass		Fairy Mineral		✔	✔	✔	✔
0479		Rotom All forms		Amorphous		✔	✔	✔	✔
0491		Darkrai		No Eggs Discovered		✔	✔	✔	✔
0495		Snivy		Field Grass			✔	✔	✔
0496		Servine		Field Grass			✔	✔	✔
0497		Serperior		Field Grass			✔	✔	✔
0509		Purrloin		Field			✔	✔	✔
0510		Liepard		Field			✔	✔	✔
0522		Blitzle		Field			−	✔	✔
0523		Zebstrika		Field			−	✔	✔
0531		Audino		Fairy			✔	✔	✔
0545		Scolipede		Bug			✔	✔	✔
0551		Sandile		Field			✔	✔	✔
0552		Krokorok		Field			✔	✔	✔
0553		Krookodile		Field			✔	✔	✔
0554		Darumaka		Field			−	✔	✔
0555		Darmanitan		Field			−	✔	✔
0559		Scraggy		Field Dragon			✔	✔	✔
0560		Scrafty		Field Dragon			✔	✔	✔
0562		Yamask		Mineral Amorphous			✔	✔	✔
0563		Cofagrigus		Mineral Amorphous			✔	✔	✔
0570		Zorua		Field			✔	✔	✔
0571		Zoroark		Field			✔	✔	✔
0574		Gothita		Human-Like			✔	✔	✔
0575		Gothorita		Human-Like			✔	✔	✔
0576		Gothitelle		Human-Like			✔	✔	✔
0577		Solosis		Amorphous			✔	✔	✔
0578		Duosion		Amorphous			✔	✔	✔
0579		Reuniclus		Amorphous			✔	✔	✔
0605		Elgyem		Human-Like			✔	✔	✔
0606		Beheeyem		Human-Like			✔	✔	✔
0621		Druddigon		Dragon Monster			✔	✔	✔
0624		Pawniard		Human-Like			✔	✔	✔
0625		Bisharp		Human-Like			✔	✔	✔
0629		Vullaby		Flying			✔	✔	✔
0630		Mandibuzz		Flying			✔	✔	✔
0631		Heatmor		Field			✔	✔	✔
0648		Meloetta		No Eggs Discovered			✔	✔	✔
0654		Braixen		Field				✔	✔
0655		Delphox		Field				✔	✔
0656		Froakie		Water 1				✔	✔
0657		Frogadier		Water 1				✔	✔
0658		Greninja All available forms		Water 1				✔	✔
0660		Diggersby		Field				✔	✔
0661		Fletchling		Flying				✔	✔
0662		Fletchinder		Flying				✔	✔
0663		Talonflame		Flying				✔	✔
0667		Litleo		Field				✔	✔
0668		Pyroar All forms		Field				✔	✔
0674		Pancham		Field Human-Like				✔	✔
0675		Pangoro		Field Human-Like				✔	✔
0677		Espurr		Field				✔	✔
0678		Meowstic All forms		Field				✔	✔
0686		Inkay		Water 1 Water 2				✔	✔
0687		Malamar		Water 1 Water 2				✔	✔
0714		Noibat		Flying Dragon				✔	✔
0715		Noivern		Flying Dragon				✔	✔
0720		Hoopa All forms		No Eggs Discovered				✔	✔
0727		Incineroar		Field					✔
0747		Mareanie		Water 1					✔
0748		Toxapex		Water 1					✔
0757		Salandit		Monster Dragon					✔
0758		Salazzle		Monster Dragon					✔
0765		Oranguru		Field					✔
0766		Passimian		Field					✔
0778		Mimikyu		Amorphous					✔
0779		Bruxish		Water 2					✔
0795		Pheromosa		No Eggs Discovered					✔
0802		Marshadow		No Eggs Discovered					✔
0803		Poipole		No Eggs Discovered					✔
0804		Naganadel		No Eggs Discovered					✔
0807		Zeraora		No Eggs Discovered					✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose Evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups	Egg Move
					V	VI	VII
							SMUSUM
0019		Rattata Alolan Form		Field			✔
0023		Ekans		Field Dragon	✔	✔	✔
0052		Meowth		Field	✔	✔	✔
0052		Meowth Alolan Form		Field			✔
0261		Poochyena		Field	✔	✔	✔
0352		Kecleon		Field	✔	✔	✔
0431		Glameow		Field	✔	✔	✔
0522		Blitzle		Field	−	✔	✔
0554		Darumaka		Field	−	✔	✔
0570		Zorua		Field	✔	✔	✔
0621		Druddigon		Dragon Monster	✔	✔	✔
0661		Fletchling		Flying		✔	✔
0667		Litleo		Field		✔	✔
0714		Noibat		Flying Dragon		✔	✔
0757		Salandit		Monster Dragon			✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose Evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

Special move

Generation III

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups	Obtained with
0197		Umbreon		Field	Wes's initial PokémonColo
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose Evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon

The user gains the Snatch status condition, allowing them to steal certain moves from any Pokémon on the floor, ally or enemy. There can be only one Pokémon on the floor with this status; another Pokémon using Snatch will remove the status from whoever currently has it. The Snatch status lasts for 4-5^RBTDS / 6^SMD turns.

Moves that are affected by Snatch are mostly the same as in the main series. Imprison cannot be snatched unlike the main series games. Interestingly, in the Explorers series, the list of affected moves follows closely with the Generation V games (for example, Psych Up cannot be snatched, while Aqua Ring, Healing Wish, Lucky Chant, Lunar Dance and Magnet Rise can).

Moves that would usually affect other teammates (e.g. Mist and Safeguard) will only affect the Pokémon with the Snatch status, even if that Pokémon was a teammate. The user will lose the Snatch status after snatching Rest, but will regain the status after waking up.

Game Base Power Max Power Base PP Max PP Base Accuracy Max Accuracy Range Target Cuts corners MDRB - - 17 - —% - User User - MDTDS - - 17 - —% - User User - BSL - - 17 - —% - User User - SMD - - 20 40 —% - User User - With some exceptions, Pokémon learnsets match those from the core series games: MD Rescue Team = Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen. MD Time and Darkness = Pokémon Diamond and Pearl. MD Sky = Pokémon Platinum. MD Adventure Squad = Pokémon Platinum. Super Mystery Dungeon = Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. MD Rescue Team DX = Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon.

Pokémon Masters EX

Name	Category	Move gauge cost	MP (uses)	Base power	Max power	Accuracy	Target	Effect tag	Description	Playable sync pair(s)
Snatch	Status	2	2	—	—	—%	An opponent	—	Returns the target's raised stats to normal and raises the user's stats by the same amount.	Grimsley & Liepard Lear & Hoopa Grimsley (Kimono) & Absol

• Description prior to version 2.10.0 (from June 28, 2021): Returns the target's raised stats to normal and raises the user's stats by that amount.

Description

Games Description MDRB The user gains the Snatch status. It steals the moves of Pokémon on the same floor. MDTDS Gives the user a Snatch status, which lets the user steal the effects from all moves used by Pokémon on the floor. BSL じぶんを よこどりじょうたいにかえる フロアじゅうで つかわれた わざの こうかを よこどりする MDGtI UNUSED SMD The Snatch status lets you steal the effects of a recovery move or status move used nearby. But there are some moves that can't be stolen, so be careful! MDRTDX It gives the Snatch status, which lets you steal the effects of a recovery move or status move used nearby. There are some moves that can't be stolen, so be careful!

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Banette
The user steals the effects of all beneficial status moves the opponent tries to use.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	When the opponent uses a beneficial status move, Banette sucks the effects of that move into its zipper-like mouth, causing it to receive the effects of the move instead of the opponent.
Sird's Banette	Surprised by Sneasel		Debut

In other generations

Core series games

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)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	SV	Legends: Z-A	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Time and Darkness	MD: Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX	Champions

Side series games

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)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	SV	Legends: Z-A	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Time and Darkness	MD: Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX	Champions

Spin-off series games

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)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	SV	Legends: Z-A	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Time and Darkness	MD: Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX	Champions

Trivia

• In Generation III, the status screen erroneously states that the move has 100% accuracy, even though it targets the user (thus it ignores accuracy and evasion checks).
• In Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, despite the move being unusable, Fantina uses a Banette that knows Snatch during the rematch. This was fixed in the 1.1.3 update, where Snatch was replaced with Payback.

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	搶奪 Chéungdyuht
	Mandarin	搶奪 / 抢夺 Qiǎngduó * 化为己用 Huà Wéi Jǐ Yòng *
French		Saisie
German		Übernahme
Greek		Αρπαγή
Italian		Scippo
Korean		가로채기 GarochaegiIX+ 가로챔 GarochaemIV–VIII
Brazilian Portuguese		Arrebatador
Serbian		Ščepavanje
Spanish		Robo
Vietnamese		Giành Giật

External links

• Psypoke's list of moves affected by Snatch

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.