Magician
Magician is an ability introduced in Generation VI of the Pokémon series. The primary effect of this ability is to steal the held item of an opponent when the Pokémon with Magician hits them with a move. Unlike the move Thief, Magician does not require the Pokémon to be holding an item itself; it can be used even if the Pokémon with Magician is not holding anything. This makes Magician particularly useful for disrupting opponents' strategies that rely on specific held items.
Several interesting facts and nuances about Magician include:
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Activation Requirement: Magician activates only when the Pokémon with the ability directly hits an opponent with a move. Status moves or moves that do not directly involve contact, such as Stealth Rock or Toxic, do not trigger the effect of Magician.
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Item Stealing: Magician will only steal an item if the opponent is holding one and the Pokémon with Magician is not holding any item at the time of the attack. If
Effects
- Steals the target's held item when the bearer uses a damaging move.
Flavor Texts
- x-y: The Pokémon steals the held item of a Pokémon it hits with a move.
- omega-ruby-alpha-sapphire: The Pokémon steals the held item of a Pokémon it hits with a move.
- sun-moon: The Pokémon steals the held item of a Pokémon it hits with a move.
- ultra-sun-ultra-moon: The Pokémon steals the held item of a Pokémon it hits with a move.
- lets-go-pikachu-lets-go-eevee: The Pokémon steals the held item of a Pokémon it hits with a move.
- sword-shield: The Pokémon steals the held item of a Pokémon it hits with a move.
- scarlet-violet: The Pokémon steals the held item from any target it hits with a move.
Pokémon with the Magician ability
Fennekin
653 - Fire
Braixen
654 - Fire
Delphox
655 - Fire, Psychic
Klefki
707 - Steel, Fairy
Hoopa
720 - Psychic, Ghost
Hoopa-Unbound
10086 - Psychic, Dark