Covet (move)

Covet
ほしがる Covet

Battles

Type	Normal
Category	Physical
PP	40 (max. 64)
Power	40
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 but the user

Availability

Introduced	Generation III
Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests

Condition	Cute
Appeal	1 ♥
Jam	0
The appeal works as well as the ones in front.

Super Contests

Condition	Cute
Appeal	0
Steals the Voltage of the Pokémon that just went.

Contest Spectaculars

Condition	Cute
Appeal	0
Jamming	0

On Smogon's Movedex:

Covet (Japanese: ほしがる Covet) is a Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation III that deals a small amount of damage.

Effect

The user attacks and takes the foe's held item. The item cannot be stolen if the user is already holding an item, the foe is not holding an item, or the foe has the Sticky Hold ability. The item also cannot be stolen when a wild Pokémon uses this move on the player's Pokémon.

Learnset

Generation III

By leveling up

#	Pokémon	Type	Level
0143	Snorlax	Normal	42
0143	Snorlax	Normal	45
0263	Zigzagoon	Normal	29
0264	Linoone	Normal	35
0287	Slakoth	Normal	31
0289	Slaking	Normal	31
0300	Skitty	Normal	31
0314	Illumise	Bug	37
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. |} |}

Generation IV

By leveling up

#	Pokémon	Type	Level
0056	Mankey	Fighting	--
0216	Teddiursa	Normal	--
0217	Ursaring	Normal	--
0263	Zigzagoon	Normal	29
0264	Linoone	Normal	35
0287	Slakoth	Normal	31
0289	Slaking	Normal	31
0300	Skitty	Normal	32
0300	Skitty	Normal	36
0314	Illumise	Bug	45
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0083 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Farfetch'd
| colspan="1" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Mankey, Primeape
Teddiursa, Ursaring
Zigzagoon, Linoone
Slakoth, Vigoroth, Slaking
Skitty, Delcatty |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0133 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Eevee
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | Mankey
Teddiursa, Ursaring
Zigzagoon, Linoone
Slakoth, Vigoroth, Slaking
Skitty |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0155 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Cyndaquil
| colspan="2" style="background:#E62829; text-align: center;" | Fire | style="background: #FFF" | Mankey
Farfetch'd
Eevee
Sentret, Furret
Teddiursa,Ursaring
Aipom, Ambipom
Poochyena, Mightyena
Zigzagoon,Linoone
Slakoth,Vigoroth,Slaking
Skitty
Pachirisu |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0161 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Sentret
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | Mankey, Primeape
Teddiursa, Ursaring
Zigzagoon, Linoone
Slakoth, Vigoroth, Slaking
Skitty, Delcatty |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0173 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Cleffa
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | Skitty, Delcatty |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0174 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Igglybuff
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | Skitty, Delcatty |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0190 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Aipom
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | Mankey
Farfetch'd
Eevee
Cyndaquil, Quilava, Typhlosion
Sentret, Furret
Teddiursa,Ursaring
Poochyena, Mightyena
Zigzagoon,Linoone
Slakoth,Vigoroth,Slaking
Skitty
Pachirisu |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0261 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Poochyena
| colspan="2" style="background:#624D4E; text-align: center;" | Dark | style="background: #FFF" | Mankey, Primeape
Teddiursa, Ursaring
Zigzagoon, Linoone
Slakoth, Vigoroth, Slaking
Skitty, Delcatty |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0417 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Pachirisu
| colspan="2" style="background:#FAC000; text-align: center;" | Electric | style="background: #FFF" | Clefairy,Clefable
Jigglypuff,Wigglytuff
Mankey
Farfetch'd
Eevee
Cyndaquil, Quilava, Typhlosion
Sentret, Furret
Aipom, Ambipom
Teddiursa,Ursaring
Poochyena, Mightyena
Zigzagoon,Linoone
Slakoth,Vigoroth,Slaking
Skitty

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. |} |}

In other languages

Spanish: Antojo
Italian: Supplica

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