Ability Reference · Gen V
Pickpocket
Steals attacking Pokémon's held items on contact.
Full 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.
In-game description
The Pokémon steals the held item from attackers that made direct contact with it.
Stats
GenerationGen V
Total species14
Regular ability1
Hidden ability13
Regular ability (1 Pokémon)
Hidden ability (13 Pokémon)
Only available through specific encounters (Dynamax Adventures, Tera Raids, hidden grottoes, etc.).
