Thief
Move data
| Type | dark |
| Category | Physical |
| Power | 60 |
| Accuracy | 100 |
| PP | 25 |
| Introduced | Generation 2 |
Thief deals damage and steals the target's held item, if the user is not holding an item.
Items stolen from wild Pokémon are kept after the battle ends, but items stolen from a Trainer's Pokémon are not. Items stolen from the player's Pokémon either by wild Pokémon or Trainer Pokémon are returned at the end of the battle. All held items in wi-fi/linked battles (including Battle Tower/Subway/Maison) are returned to their respective owners at the end of a battle.
If the item would activate on attack (e.g. Focus Band), it does so before being stolen. If the item is consumable on attack (e.g. Focus Sash) then the item is consumed as normal and cannot be stolen.
Pokemon with the ability Sticky Hold cannot have their held item removed. The Griseous Orb cannot be removed from Giratina; Type Plates cannot be removed from Arceus; Drives cannot be removed from Genesect; and Mega Stones cannot be removed from their respective Pokémon.
When a Pokémon is holding Darkinium Z and uses its Z-Power, Thief turns into Black Hole Eclipse and has base power 120.
Game descriptions
| Gold Silver Crystal | An attack that may steal a held item. |
| Ruby Sapphire Emerald | While attacking, it may steal the foe’s held item. |
| FireRed LeafGreen | An attack that may take the foe’s held item if the user isn’t holding one. |
| Diamond Pearl Platinum HeartGold SoulSilver | The user attacks and steals the foe’s held item simultaneously. It can’t steal if the user holds an item. |
| Black White Black 2 White 2 | The user attacks and steals the target’s held item simultaneously. It can’t steal if the user holds an item. |
| X Y O.Ruby A.Sapphire | The user attacks and steals the target’s held item simultaneously. The user can’t steal anything if it already holds an item. |
| Sun Moon Ultra Sun Ultra Moon | The user attacks and steals the target’s held item simultaneously. The user can’t steal anything if it already holds an item. |
| Sword Shield B.Diamond S.Pearl | The user attacks and steals the target’s held item simultaneously. The user can’t steal anything if it already holds an item. |
Other languages
| English | Thief |
|---|---|
| Spanish | Ladrón |
| Italian | Furto |
| Japanese | どろぼう (Dorobō) |
| German | Raub |
| French | Larcin |
Pokémon that learn Thief:
