Thief
Generation: | II |
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Battle Data
Type: | |
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Category | |
Power: | 40 |
Accuracy: | 100 |
PP: | 25*, max: ? |
Affects: | Selected Target |
Secondary Effect: | Steal Item |
Priority: | 0 |
Contact: | Yes |
Affected by
Magic Coat: | |
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Magic Bounce: | |
Bright Powder: | |
Protect/Detect: | Yes |
Snatch: | No |
Mirror Move: | |
King's Rock: |
Thief is a Dark-type move introduced in Generation II.
Effect
The user steals the item of the target in addition to dealing damage. Nothing will be stolen if the user is already holding an item or if the target doesn't have an item.
Warning
Thief can be counter by certain natural skill such as Sticky Hold. You can use any ability switching or removing move to supress or change the ability of the pokemon so you can successfully retrieve the item.