Generation V Ability
Pickpocket
Steals attacking Pokémon's held items on contact.
Pickpocket Effect
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.
“The Pokémon steals the held item from attackers that made direct contact with it.”
Pickpocket Data
- Introduced
- Generation V
- Pokémon
- 14
- In short
- Steals attacking Pokémon's held items on contact.
Pokémon With Pickpocket
14 Pokémon can have Pickpocket.
Standard Ability
Pickpocket Questions & Answers
- What does Pickpocket do?
- 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.
- How many Pokémon have Pickpocket?
- 14 Pokémon can have Pickpocket.
- What Pokémon have Pickpocket?
- Sneasel, Seedot, Nuzleaf, Shiftry, and Weavile, and 9 more Pokémon can have Pickpocket — the full list is above.
- When was Pickpocket introduced?
- Pickpocket was introduced in Generation V.