Ability profile
Magician Pokemon Ability
Generation
Generation VI
Pokémon with ability
6
Effect
Steals the target's held item when the bearer uses a damaging move.
Flavor text
The Pokémon steals the held item of a Pokémon it hits with a move.
Quick summary
Magician is a main-series ability from Generation VI. Open species profiles below to see typings, moves, and community fan rank where available.
Battle context
Generation debut
Generation VI
Magician first appeared in Generation VI. Compare how newer releases reuse or power up the effect when building themed teams.
Main series
Yes
Magician is used in main-series battles and links to 6 species profiles below.
6 Pokémon can have Magician in the official dataset.
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