Ability field guide

Pickpocket

Steals attacking Pokémon's held items on contact.

How it works

Whenever a move makes contact with this Pokémon, if it does not have a held item, it steals the attacker's held item.

This Pokémon cannot steal upon being knocked out. It can steal if the attacker has a Substitute, but cannot steal when its own Substitute is hit. If a move hits multiple times, only the last hit triggers this ability. If this Pokémon is wild, it cannot steal from a trained Pokémon.

Effects can vary between games. This is the synced main-series reference; check the rules of the game you are playing.

At a glance

Introduced: Generation 5
Standard ability: 1
Hidden ability: 15

Pokémon have abilities naturally. Hidden abilities use special availability rules that depend on the game.

Pokémon with Pickpocket

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