Ability Detail

Summary

Pickpocket is an ability in the Pokémon series that allows a Pokémon to steal an opponent's held item upon making contact with it. This ability can be particularly strategic, offering a significant advantage in battles where item usage is crucial.

Effects: - Activation: Pickpocket activates when a Pokémon with this ability is hit by a move that makes contact, stealing the attacker's held item in the process. - Conditions: The ability does not activate if the Pokémon with Pickpocket is already holding an item. Additionally, it will not activate if the move used does not make physical contact or if the attacker is not holding an item. - Single Use: After stealing an item, the Pokémon will keep the item until it is knocked out, switches out, or ends the battle, preventing further activation of Pickpocket until the item is removed.

Interesting Facts: - Introduction: Pickpocket was introduced in Generation V (Pokémon Black and White). -

Effects

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.

Flavor Texts

black-white: Steals an item when hit by another Pokémon.

black-2-white-2: Steals an item when hit by another Pokémon.

x-y: Steals an item from an attacker that made direct contact.

omega-ruby-alpha-sapphire: Steals an item from an attacker that made direct contact.

sun-moon: Steals an item from an attacker that made direct contact.

ultra-sun-ultra-moon: Steals an item from an attacker that made direct contact.

lets-go-pikachu-lets-go-eevee: Steals an item from an attacker that made direct contact.

sword-shield: Steals an item from an attacker that made direct contact.

scarlet-violet: The Pokémon steals the held item from attackers that made direct contact with it.

Pokémon with the Pickpocket ability