Pickpocket (Ability)

Pickpocket	わるいてぐせ
	Bad Habit
Flavor text Generation III Currently unknown Generation IV Currently unknown Generation V Steals an item when hit by another Pokémon. Generation VI Steals an item from an attacker that made direct contact. Generation VII Currently unknown Generation VIII Currently unknown Generation IX Currently unknown

Pickpocket (Japanese: わるいてぐせ Bad Habit) is an Ability introduced in Generation V. Seven Pokémon can have this Ability. This Ability is exclusively obtained as a Hidden Ability.

Effect

In battle

Whenever an opponent makes contact with the user of Pickpocket, it steals the opponent's held item. It will fail if the user is holding an item or if either Pokémon is behind a Substitute.

Outside of battle

Pickpocket has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Pickpocket

#	Pokémon		Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
0215		Sneasel	Dark	Ice	Inner Focus	Keen Eye	Pickpocket
0273		Seedot	Grass		Grass	Chlorophyll	Early Bird	Pickpocket
0274		Nuzleaf	Grass	Dark	Chlorophyll	Early Bird	Pickpocket
0275		Shiftry	Grass	Dark	Chlorophyll	Early Bird	Pickpocket
0461		Weavile	Dark	Ice	Pressure	None	Pickpocket
0688		Binacle	Rock	Water	Tough Claws	Sniper	Pickpocket
0689		Barbaracle	Rock	Water	Tough Claws	Sniper	Pickpocket
Please note that abilities marked with a superscript are only available in the stated generation or later. For Generation III and IV games, ignore Hidden Abilities.

Trivia

• Pickpocket is the first Generation V Ability in index number order.

In other languages

Language Title French Pickpocket German Langfinger Italian Arraffalesto Korean 나쁜손버릇 Nappeun Somboreus Portuguese Furto Spanish Hurto

Variations of the Ability Pickpocket
Pickpocket • Magician

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