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Covet (move)

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Covet
ほしがる Covet
File:Covet.png
File:Covet 2.png
Type  Normal
Category  Physical
PP  25 (max. 40)
Power  60
Accuracy  100%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
  • Makes contact
  • Affected by Protect
  • Not affected by Magic Coat
  • Not affected by Snatch
  • Not affected by King's Rock
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation III
Condition  Cute
Appeal  1 ♥
Jam  0  
Makes the appeal as good as those before it.
Condition  Cute
Appeal  0  
Steals the Voltage of the Pokémon that just went.
Condition  Cute
Appeal  1 ♥
Jamming  0  
Shows off the Pokémon's appeal about as well as the move used just before it.

Covet (Japanese: ほしがる Covet) is a damage-dealing Normal-type move introduced in Generation III.

Effect

Generation III

Covet inflicts damage and steals the target's held item if it is holding any. If the target is not holding an item or the user is already holding an item, Covet cannot steal an item. Held Mail cannot be stolen. The item cannot be stolen if the target has the Sticky Hold Ability.

A wild Pokémon cannot steal the held item of the player's Pokémon.

Covet can steal a Trainer's Pokémon's items permanently. In Link Battles, Battle Frontier facilities and Secret Bases, items stolen will be returned at the end of the battle.

In Pokémon Colosseum and XD, Covet does not permanently steal items.

Generation IV

If a Trainer's Pokémon steals an item from the player, it will be returned at the end of the battle.

Items cannot be stolen from Pokémon with the Ability Multitype, and the Griseous Orb cannot be stolen.

If the target's consumable held item is triggered by Covet, such as a Chilan Berry or Focus Sash, it will not be stolen.

Generation V

Covet's power was changed from 40 to 60.

Covet no longer steals a Trainer's Pokémon's items permanently; however, a wild Pokémon's item is still permanently stolen by the player. Covet will now succeed with a Griseous Orb as long as neither the user nor the target is Giratina. Covet can now steal items from a Pokémon with Multitype, as long as the user is not holding a Plate.

Generation VI

Covet's PP was changed from 40 to 25.

Mega Stones that can Mega Evolve the user or target cannot be stolen via Covet.

Description

Games Description
RSE Cutely begs to obtain an item held by the foe.
FRLG A cutely executed attack that also steals the foe's hold item.
ColoXD Cutely begs to obtain an item held by the target.
DPPtHGSS The user endearingly approaches the foe, then steals the item the foe is holding.
BWB2W2
XYORAS 		The user endearingly approaches the target, then steals the target's held item.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Type Level
I II III IV V VI
056   Mankey Fighting Fighting   1 1 1
133   Eevee Normal Normal       21 23
143   Snorlax Normal Normal 42 45     '
216   Teddiursa Normal Normal   1 1 1
217   Ursaring Normal Normal   1 1 1
263   Zigzagoon Normal Normal 29 29 29 29
23
264   Linoone Normal Normal 35 35 35 35
24
287   Slakoth Normal Normal 31 31 31 31
22
289   Slaking Normal Normal 31 31 31 31
23
300   Skitty Normal Normal 31 32 36 36 36
34
314   Illumise Bug Bug 37 45 45 45
47
677   Espurr Psychic Psychic       5
678   Meowstic Psychic Psychic       5
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


By breeding

# Pokémon Type Father
II III IV V VI
058   Growlithe Fire Fire                                   
083   Farfetch'd Normal Flying                                          
133   Eevee Normal Normal                                     
     
155   Cyndaquil Fire Fire                                              
161   Sentret Normal Normal                                          
173   Cleffa* Fairy Fairy        
174   Igglybuff Normal Fairy        
190   Aipom Normal Normal                                          
261   Poochyena Dark Dark                                              
417   Pachirisu Electric Electric                                          
498   Tepig Fire Fire                                   
509   Purrloin Dark Dark                                   
511   Pansage Grass Grass                                   
513   Pansear Fire Fire                                   
515   Panpour Water Water                                   
587   Emolga Electric Flying                                   
702   Dedenne Electric Fairy                  
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


By Move Tutor

# Pokémon Type Game
BW B2W2 XY ORAS
019   Rattata Normal Normal ✔ ✔
020   Raticate Normal Normal ✔ ✔
025   Pikachu Electric Electric ✔ ✔
026   Raichu Electric Electric ✔ ✔
027   Sandshrew Ground Ground ✔ ✔
028   Sandslash Ground Ground ✔ ✔
035   Clefairy* Fairy Fairy ✔ ✔
036   Clefable* Fairy Fairy ✔ ✔
037   Vulpix Fire Fire ✔ ✔
038   Ninetales Fire Fire ✔ ✔
039   Jigglypuff Normal Fairy ✔ ✔
040   Wigglytuff Normal Fairy ✔ ✔
052   Meowth Normal Normal ✔ ✔
053   Persian Normal Normal ✔ ✔
056   Mankey Fighting Fighting ✔ ✔
057   Primeape Fighting Fighting ✔ ✔
058   Growlithe Fire Fire ✔ ✔
059   Arcanine Fire Fire ✔ ✔
083   Farfetch'd Normal Flying ✔ ✔
106   Hitmonlee Fighting Fighting ✔ ✔
107   Hitmonchan Fighting Fighting ✔ ✔
113   Chansey Normal Normal ✔ ✔
115   Kangaskhan Normal Normal ✔ ✔
122   Mr. Mime Psychic Fairy ✔ ✔
124   Jynx Ice Psychic ✔ ✔
125   Electabuzz Electric Electric ✔ ✔
126   Magmar Fire Fire ✔ ✔
133   Eevee Normal Normal ✔ ✔
134   Vaporeon Water Water ✔ ✔
135   Jolteon Electric Electric ✔ ✔
136   Flareon Fire Fire ✔ ✔
143   Snorlax Normal Normal ✔ ✔
151   Mew Psychic Psychic ✔ ✔
155   Cyndaquil Fire Fire ✔ ✔
156   Quilava Fire Fire ✔ ✔
157   Typhlosion Fire Fire ✔ ✔
161   Sentret Normal Normal ✔ ✔
162   Furret Normal Normal ✔ ✔
172   Pichu Electric Electric ✔ ✔
173   Cleffa* Fairy Fairy ✔ ✔
174   Igglybuff Normal Fairy ✔ ✔
175   Togepi* Fairy Fairy ✔ ✔
176   Togetic* Fairy Flying ✔ ✔
183   Marill Water Fairy ✔ ✔
184   Azumarill Water Fairy ✔ ✔
185   Sudowoodo Rock Rock ✔ ✔
190   Aipom Normal Normal ✔ ✔
196   Espeon Psychic Psychic ✔ ✔
197   Umbreon Dark Dark ✔ ✔
209   Snubbull* Fairy Fairy ✔ ✔
210   Granbull* Fairy Fairy ✔ ✔
216   Teddiursa Normal Normal ✔ ✔
217   Ursaring Normal Normal ✔ ✔
236   Tyrogue Fighting Fighting ✔ ✔
237   Hitmontop Fighting Fighting ✔ ✔
238   Smoochum Ice Psychic ✔ ✔
239   Elekid Electric Electric ✔ ✔
240   Magby Fire Fire ✔ ✔
242   Blissey Normal Normal ✔ ✔
261   Poochyena Dark Dark ✔ ✔
262   Mightyena Dark Dark ✔ ✔
263   Zigzagoon Normal Normal ✔ ✔
264   Linoone Normal Normal ✔ ✔
287   Slakoth Normal Normal ✔ ✔
288   Vigoroth Normal Normal ✔ ✔
289   Slaking Normal Normal ✔ ✔
298   Azurill Normal Fairy ✔ ✔
300   Skitty Normal Normal ✔ ✔
301   Delcatty Normal Normal ✔ ✔
314   Illumise Bug Bug ✔ ✔
315   Roselia Grass Poison ✔ ✔
325   Spoink Psychic Psychic ✔ ✔
326   Grumpig Psychic Psychic ✔ ✔
327   Spinda Normal Normal ✔ ✔
380   Latias Dragon Psychic ✔ ✔
390   Chimchar Fire Fire ✔ ✔
391   Monferno Fire Fighting ✔ ✔
392   Infernape Fire Fighting ✔ ✔
393   Piplup Water Water ✔ ✔
394   Prinplup Water Water ✔ ✔
395   Empoleon Water Steel ✔ ✔
399   Bidoof Normal Normal ✔ ✔
400   Bibarel Normal Water ✔ ✔
406   Budew Grass Poison ✔ ✔
407   Roserade Grass Poison ✔ ✔
417   Pachirisu Electric Electric ✔ ✔
424   Ambipom Normal Normal ✔ ✔
427   Buneary Normal Normal ✔ ✔
428   Lopunny Normal Normal ✔ ✔
431   Glameow Normal Normal ✔ ✔
432   Purugly Normal Normal ✔ ✔
438   Bonsly Rock Rock ✔ ✔
439   Mime Jr. Psychic Fairy ✔ ✔
440   Happiny Normal Normal ✔ ✔
446   Munchlax Normal Normal ✔ ✔
466   Electivire Electric Electric ✔ ✔
467   Magmortar Fire Fire ✔ ✔
468   Togekiss* Fairy Flying ✔ ✔
470   Leafeon Grass Grass ✔ ✔
471   Glaceon Ice Ice ✔ ✔
489   Phione Water Water ✔ ✔
490   Manaphy Water Water ✔ ✔
492   Shaymin
Land Forme 		Grass Grass ✔ ✔
492   Shaymin
Sky Forme 		Grass Flying ✔ ✔
498   Tepig Fire Fire ✔ ✔
499   Pignite Fire Fighting ✔ ✔
500   Emboar Fire Fighting ✔ ✔
501   Oshawott Water Water ✔ ✔
502   Dewott Water Water ✔ ✔
503   Samurott Water Water ✔ ✔
504   Patrat Normal Normal ✔ ✔
505   Watchog Normal Normal ✔ ✔
506   Lillipup Normal Normal ✔ ✔
507   Herdier Normal Normal ✔ ✔
508   Stoutland Normal Normal ✔ ✔
509   Purrloin Dark Dark ✔ ✔
510   Liepard Dark Dark ✔ ✔
511   Pansage Grass Grass ✔ ✔
512   Simisage Grass Grass ✔ ✔
513   Pansear Fire Fire ✔ ✔
514   Simisear Fire Fire ✔ ✔
515   Panpour Water Water ✔ ✔
516   Simipour Water Water ✔ ✔
531   Audino Normal Normal ✔ ✔
546   Cottonee Grass Fairy ✔ ✔
547   Whimsicott Grass Fairy ✔ ✔
548   Petilil Grass Grass ✔ ✔
549   Lilligant Grass Grass ✔ ✔
570   Zorua Dark Dark ✔ ✔
571   Zoroark Dark Dark ✔ ✔
572   Minccino Normal Normal ✔ ✔
573   Cinccino Normal Normal ✔ ✔
574   Gothita Psychic Psychic ✔ ✔
575   Gothorita Psychic Psychic ✔ ✔
576   Gothitelle Psychic Psychic ✔ ✔
587   Emolga Electric Flying ✔ ✔
613   Cubchoo Ice Ice ✔ ✔
614   Beartic Ice Ice ✔ ✔
647   Keldeo Water Fighting ✔ ✔
648   Meloetta Normal Psychic ✔ ✔
653   Fennekin Fire Fire ✔
654   Braixen Fire Fire ✔
655   Delphox Fire Psychic ✔
669   Flabébé Fairy Fairy ✔
670   Floette Fairy Fairy ✔
671   Florges Fairy Fairy ✔
674   Pancham Fighting Fighting ✔
675   Pangoro Fighting Dark ✔
677   Espurr Psychic Psychic ✔
678   Meowstic Psychic Psychic ✔
682   Spritzee Fairy Fairy ✔
683   Aromatisse Fairy Fairy ✔
684   Swirlix Fairy Fairy ✔
685   Slurpuff Fairy Fairy ✔
700   Sylveon Fairy Fairy ✔
702   Dedenne Electric Fairy ✔
703   Carbink Rock Fairy ✔
707   Klefki Steel Fairy ✔
719   Diancie Rock Fairy ✔
720   Hoopa Psychic Ghost ✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

Special move

Generation V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with
0161   Sentret Normal Dream World - Pleasant Forest
0417   Pachirisu Electric Dream World - Pleasant Forest
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB
from this move.


In other games

Description

Games Description
MDRB Inflicts damage on the target. It also snatches the target's hold item to make it the user's.


In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga


In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga


In other generations

     
Generation III Generation IV Generation V
   
Colosseum XD
 
MD: Red and Blue

In other languages

Language Title
Mandarin Chinese 渴望 Kěwàng
  French Implore
  German Bezirzer
  Greek Πλεονεξία
  Italian Supplica
  Korean 탐내다 Tamnaeda
  Brazilian Portuguese Cobiça
  Serbian Žudnja
  Spanish Antojo


Variations of the move Thief
  Thief • Covet


  This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games.
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