Ability profile
Pickpocket Pokemon Ability
Generation
Generation V
Pokémon with ability
16
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.
Flavor text
Steals an item when hit by another Pokémon.
Quick summary
Pickpocket is a main-series ability from Generation V. Open species profiles below to see typings, moves, and community fan rank where available.
Battle context
Generation debut
Generation V
Pickpocket first appeared in Generation V. Compare how newer releases reuse or power up the effect when building themed teams.
Main series
Yes
Pickpocket is used in main-series battles and links to 16 species profiles below.
16 Pokémon can have Pickpocket in the official dataset.
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