Thief

dark💪 physical

Inflicts regular damage. If the target is holding an item and the user is not, the user will permanently take the item. Damage is still inflicted if an item cannot be taken. Pokémon with sticky hold or multitype are immune to the item theft effect. The target cannot recover its item with recycle. This move cannot be selected by assist or metronome.

Move Data

Power60
Accuracy100%
PP25 (40 max)
Priority0
Targetselected pokemon

Additional Info

Typedark
Categoryphysical
GenerationGen 2
Move ID#168

Pokémon That Learn Thief

butterfree
Butterfree
beedrill
Beedrill
pidgey
Pidgey
pidgeotto
Pidgeotto
pidgeot
Pidgeot
rattata
Rattata
raticate
Raticate
spearow
Spearow
fearow
Fearow
ekans
Ekans
arbok
Arbok
pikachu
Pikachu
raichu
Raichu
sandshrew
Sandshrew
sandslash
Sandslash
nidoran-f
Nidoran F
nidorina
Nidorina
nidoqueen
Nidoqueen
nidoran-m
Nidoran M
nidorino
Nidorino
nidoking
Nidoking
clefairy
Clefairy
clefable
Clefable
jigglypuff
Jigglypuff
wigglytuff
Wigglytuff
zubat
Zubat
golbat
Golbat
paras
Paras
parasect
Parasect
venonat
Venonat
venomoth
Venomoth
diglett
Diglett
dugtrio
Dugtrio
meowth
Meowth
persian
Persian
psyduck
Psyduck
golduck
Golduck
mankey
Mankey
primeape
Primeape
growlithe
Growlithe
arcanine
Arcanine
poliwag
Poliwag
poliwhirl
Poliwhirl
poliwrath
Poliwrath
abra
Abra
kadabra
Kadabra
alakazam
Alakazam
machop
Machop
machoke
Machoke
machamp
Machamp
bellsprout
Bellsprout
weepinbell
Weepinbell
victreebel
Victreebel
tentacool
Tentacool
tentacruel
Tentacruel
farfetchd
Farfetchd
doduo
Doduo
dodrio
Dodrio
seel
Seel
dewgong
Dewgong
grimer
Grimer
muk
Muk
gastly
Gastly
haunter
Haunter
gengar
Gengar
drowzee
Drowzee
hypno
Hypno
krabby
Krabby
kingler
Kingler
voltorb
Voltorb
electrode
Electrode
exeggcute
Exeggcute
exeggutor
Exeggutor
cubone
Cubone
marowak
Marowak
hitmonlee
Hitmonlee
hitmonchan
Hitmonchan
lickitung
Lickitung
koffing
Koffing
weezing
Weezing
rhyhorn
Rhyhorn
rhydon
Rhydon
chansey
Chansey
tangela
Tangela
kangaskhan
Kangaskhan
mr-mime
Mr Mime
scyther
Scyther
jynx
Jynx
electabuzz
Electabuzz
magmar
Magmar
pinsir
Pinsir
tauros
Tauros
porygon
Porygon
omanyte
Omanyte
omastar
Omastar
kabuto
Kabuto
kabutops
Kabutops
aerodactyl
Aerodactyl
mew
Mew
totodile
Totodile
croconaw
Croconaw
feraligatr
Feraligatr
sentret
Sentret
furret
Furret
hoothoot
Hoothoot
noctowl
Noctowl
ledyba
Ledyba
ledian
Ledian
spinarak
Spinarak
ariados
Ariados
crobat
Crobat
natu
Natu
xatu
Xatu
sudowoodo
Sudowoodo
politoed
Politoed
hoppip
Hoppip
skiploom
Skiploom
jumpluff
Jumpluff
aipom
Aipom
yanma
Yanma
quagsire
Quagsire
umbreon
Umbreon
murkrow
Murkrow
misdreavus
Misdreavus
girafarig
Girafarig
dunsparce
Dunsparce
gligar
Gligar
snubbull
Snubbull
granbull
Granbull
scizor
Scizor
heracross
Heracross
sneasel
Sneasel
teddiursa
Teddiursa
ursaring
Ursaring
remoraid
Remoraid
octillery
Octillery
delibird
Delibird
skarmory
Skarmory
houndour
Houndour
houndoom
Houndoom
phanpy
Phanpy
donphan
Donphan
porygon2
Porygon2
stantler
Stantler
tyrogue
Tyrogue
hitmontop
Hitmontop
smoochum
Smoochum
elekid
Elekid
magby
Magby
blissey
Blissey
treecko
Treecko
grovyle
Grovyle
sceptile
Sceptile
combusken
Combusken
blaziken
Blaziken
poochyena
Poochyena
mightyena
Mightyena
zigzagoon
Zigzagoon
linoone
Linoone
beautifly
Beautifly
dustox
Dustox
lotad
Lotad
lombre
Lombre
ludicolo
Ludicolo
nuzleaf
Nuzleaf
shiftry
Shiftry
taillow
Taillow
swellow
Swellow
wingull
Wingull
pelipper
Pelipper
ralts
Ralts
kirlia
Kirlia
gardevoir
Gardevoir
surskit
Surskit
masquerain
Masquerain
slakoth
Slakoth
vigoroth
Vigoroth
slaking
Slaking
ninjask
Ninjask
shedinja
Shedinja
makuhita
Makuhita
hariyama
Hariyama
sableye
Sableye
meditite
Meditite
medicham
Medicham
electrike
Electrike
manectric
Manectric
volbeat
Volbeat
illumise
Illumise
gulpin
Gulpin
swalot
Swalot
carvanha
Carvanha
sharpedo
Sharpedo
spoink
Spoink
grumpig
Grumpig
spinda
Spinda
cacnea
Cacnea
cacturne
Cacturne
swablu
Swablu
altaria
Altaria
zangoose
Zangoose
seviper
Seviper
corphish
Corphish
crawdaunt
Crawdaunt
castform
Castform
kecleon
Kecleon
shuppet
Shuppet
banette
Banette
duskull
Duskull
dusclops
Dusclops
absol
Absol
chimchar
Chimchar
monferno
Monferno
infernape
Infernape
starly
Starly
staravia
Staravia
staraptor
Staraptor
bidoof
Bidoof
bibarel
Bibarel
shinx
Shinx
luxio
Luxio
luxray
Luxray
cranidos
Cranidos
rampardos
Rampardos
wormadam-plant
Wormadam Plant
mothim
Mothim
vespiquen
Vespiquen
pachirisu
Pachirisu
buizel
Buizel
floatzel
Floatzel
ambipom
Ambipom
drifloon
Drifloon
drifblim
Drifblim
mismagius
Mismagius
honchkrow
Honchkrow
glameow
Glameow
purugly
Purugly
stunky
Stunky
skuntank
Skuntank
bonsly
Bonsly
mime-jr
Mime Jr
chatot
Chatot
spiritomb
Spiritomb
skorupi
Skorupi
drapion
Drapion
croagunk
Croagunk
toxicroak
Toxicroak
carnivine
Carnivine
finneon
Finneon
lumineon
Lumineon
weavile
Weavile
lickilicky
Lickilicky
rhyperior
Rhyperior
tangrowth
Tangrowth
electivire
Electivire
magmortar
Magmortar
yanmega
Yanmega
gliscor
Gliscor
porygon-z
Porygon Z
gallade
Gallade
dusknoir
Dusknoir
rotom
Rotom
darkrai
Darkrai
oshawott
Oshawott
dewott
Dewott
samurott
Samurott
purrloin
Purrloin
liepard
Liepard
pansage
Pansage
simisage
Simisage
pansear
Pansear
simisear
Simisear
panpour
Panpour
simipour
Simipour
woobat
Woobat
swoobat
Swoobat
timburr
Timburr
gurdurr
Gurdurr
conkeldurr
Conkeldurr
whimsicott
Whimsicott
sandile
Sandile
krokorok
Krokorok
krookodile
Krookodile
darumaka
Darumaka
darmanitan-standard
Darmanitan Standard
scraggy
Scraggy
scrafty
Scrafty
sigilyph
Sigilyph
yamask
Yamask
cofagrigus
Cofagrigus
trubbish
Trubbish
garbodor
Garbodor
zorua
Zorua
zoroark
Zoroark
minccino
Minccino
cinccino
Cinccino
gothita
Gothita
gothorita
Gothorita
gothitelle
Gothitelle
joltik
Joltik
galvantula
Galvantula
elgyem
Elgyem
beheeyem
Beheeyem
litwick
Litwick
lampent
Lampent
chandelure
Chandelure
cubchoo
Cubchoo
beartic
Beartic
golett
Golett
golurk
Golurk
pawniard
Pawniard
bisharp
Bisharp
vullaby
Vullaby
mandibuzz
Mandibuzz
heatmor
Heatmor
deino
Deino
zweilous
Zweilous
hydreigon
Hydreigon
tornadus-incarnate
Tornadus Incarnate
thundurus-incarnate
Thundurus Incarnate
fennekin
Fennekin
braixen
Braixen
delphox
Delphox
froakie
Froakie
frogadier
Frogadier
greninja
Greninja
bunnelby
Bunnelby
diggersby
Diggersby
fletchling
Fletchling
fletchinder
Fletchinder
talonflame
Talonflame
vivillon
Vivillon
litleo
Litleo
pyroar
Pyroar
pangoro
Pangoro
swirlix
Swirlix
slurpuff
Slurpuff
inkay
Inkay
malamar
Malamar
binacle
Binacle
barbaracle
Barbaracle
skrelp
Skrelp
dragalge
Dragalge
clauncher
Clauncher
clawitzer
Clawitzer
hawlucha
Hawlucha
dedenne
Dedenne
klefki
Klefki
phantump
Phantump
trevenant
Trevenant
pumpkaboo-average
Pumpkaboo Average
gourgeist-average
Gourgeist Average
noibat
Noibat
noivern
Noivern
yveltal
Yveltal
hoopa
Hoopa
incineroar
Incineroar
pikipek
Pikipek
trumbeak
Trumbeak
toucannon
Toucannon
yungoos
Yungoos
gumshoos
Gumshoos
crabrawler
Crabrawler
crabominable
Crabominable
cutiefly
Cutiefly
ribombee
Ribombee
salandit
Salandit
salazzle
Salazzle
comfey
Comfey
passimian
Passimian
komala
Komala
togedemaru
Togedemaru
mimikyu-disguised
Mimikyu Disguised
dhelmise
Dhelmise
tapu-koko
Tapu Koko
tapu-lele
Tapu Lele
guzzlord
Guzzlord
necrozma
Necrozma
marshadow
Marshadow
naganadel
Naganadel
blacephalon
Blacephalon
grookey
Grookey
thwackey
Thwackey
rillaboom
Rillaboom
skwovet
Skwovet
greedent
Greedent
rookidee
Rookidee
corvisquire
Corvisquire
corviknight
Corviknight
nickit
Nickit
thievul
Thievul
cramorant
Cramorant
toxtricity-amped
Toxtricity Amped
impidimp
Impidimp
morgrem
Morgrem
grimmsnarl
Grimmsnarl
obstagoon
Obstagoon
perrserker
Perrserker
mr-rime
Mr Rime
runerigus
Runerigus
morpeko-full-belly
Morpeko Full Belly
drakloak
Drakloak
dragapult
Dragapult
zarude
Zarude
wyrdeer
Wyrdeer
kleavor
Kleavor
ursaluna
Ursaluna
sneasler
Sneasler
meowscarada
Meowscarada
lechonk
Lechonk
oinkologne-male
Oinkologne Male
tarountula
Tarountula
spidops
Spidops
nymble
Nymble
lokix
Lokix
pawmi
Pawmi
pawmo
Pawmo
pawmot
Pawmot
tandemaus
Tandemaus
maushold-family-of-four
Maushold Family Of Four
squawkabilly-green-plumage
Squawkabilly Green Plumage
maschiff
Maschiff
mabosstiff
Mabosstiff
shroodle
Shroodle
grafaiai
Grafaiai
bramblin
Bramblin
brambleghast
Brambleghast
klawf
Klawf
capsakid
Capsakid
scovillain
Scovillain
rellor
Rellor
rabsca
Rabsca
flittle
Flittle
espathra
Espathra
tinkatink
Tinkatink
tinkatuff
Tinkatuff
tinkaton
Tinkaton
bombirdier
Bombirdier
varoom
Varoom
revavroom
Revavroom
cyclizar
Cyclizar
greavard
Greavard
houndstone
Houndstone
flamigo
Flamigo
annihilape
Annihilape
farigiraf
Farigiraf
dudunsparce-two-segment
Dudunsparce Two Segment
kingambit
Kingambit
brute-bonnet
Brute Bonnet
iron-bundle
Iron Bundle
gimmighoul
Gimmighoul
gholdengo
Gholdengo
okidogi
Okidogi
munkidori
Munkidori
fezandipiti
Fezandipiti
wormadam-sandy
Wormadam Sandy
wormadam-trash
Wormadam Trash
rotom-heat
Rotom Heat
rotom-wash
Rotom Wash
rotom-frost
Rotom Frost
rotom-fan
Rotom Fan
rotom-mow
Rotom Mow
castform-sunny
Castform Sunny
castform-rainy
Castform Rainy
castform-snowy
Castform Snowy
darmanitan-zen
Darmanitan Zen
tornadus-therian
Tornadus Therian
thundurus-therian
Thundurus Therian
pumpkaboo-small
Pumpkaboo Small
pumpkaboo-large
Pumpkaboo Large
pumpkaboo-super
Pumpkaboo Super
gourgeist-small
Gourgeist Small
gourgeist-large
Gourgeist Large
gourgeist-super
Gourgeist Super
alakazam-mega
Alakazam Mega
gengar-mega
Gengar Mega
kangaskhan-mega
Kangaskhan Mega
pinsir-mega
Pinsir Mega
aerodactyl-mega
Aerodactyl Mega
scizor-mega
Scizor Mega
heracross-mega
Heracross Mega
houndoom-mega
Houndoom Mega
gardevoir-mega
Gardevoir Mega
manectric-mega
Manectric Mega
banette-mega
Banette Mega
absol-mega
Absol Mega
sableye-mega
Sableye Mega
altaria-mega
Altaria Mega
gallade-mega
Gallade Mega
sharpedo-mega
Sharpedo Mega
pidgeot-mega
Pidgeot Mega
hoopa-unbound
Hoopa Unbound
beedrill-mega
Beedrill Mega
rattata-alola
Rattata Alola
raticate-alola
Raticate Alola
raticate-totem-alola
Raticate Totem Alola
pikachu-original-cap
Pikachu Original Cap
pikachu-hoenn-cap
Pikachu Hoenn Cap
pikachu-sinnoh-cap
Pikachu Sinnoh Cap
pikachu-unova-cap
Pikachu Unova Cap
pikachu-kalos-cap
Pikachu Kalos Cap
pikachu-alola-cap
Pikachu Alola Cap
raichu-alola
Raichu Alola
sandshrew-alola
Sandshrew Alola
sandslash-alola
Sandslash Alola
diglett-alola
Diglett Alola
dugtrio-alola
Dugtrio Alola
meowth-alola
Meowth Alola
persian-alola
Persian Alola
grimer-alola
Grimer Alola
muk-alola
Muk Alola
exeggutor-alola
Exeggutor Alola
marowak-alola
Marowak Alola
greninja-battle-bond
Greninja Battle Bond
greninja-ash
Greninja Ash
gumshoos-totem
Gumshoos Totem
salazzle-totem
Salazzle Totem
mimikyu-busted
Mimikyu Busted
mimikyu-totem-disguised
Mimikyu Totem Disguised
mimikyu-totem-busted
Mimikyu Totem Busted
pikachu-partner-cap
Pikachu Partner Cap
marowak-totem
Marowak Totem
ribombee-totem
Ribombee Totem
togedemaru-totem
Togedemaru Totem
necrozma-dusk
Necrozma Dusk
necrozma-dawn
Necrozma Dawn
necrozma-ultra
Necrozma Ultra
pikachu-world-cap
Pikachu World Cap
meowth-galar
Meowth Galar
weezing-galar
Weezing Galar
mr-mime-galar
Mr Mime Galar
moltres-galar
Moltres Galar
zigzagoon-galar
Zigzagoon Galar
linoone-galar
Linoone Galar
darumaka-galar
Darumaka Galar
darmanitan-galar-standard
Darmanitan Galar Standard
darmanitan-galar-zen
Darmanitan Galar Zen
yamask-galar
Yamask Galar
cramorant-gulping
Cramorant Gulping
cramorant-gorging
Cramorant Gorging
toxtricity-low-key
Toxtricity Low Key
morpeko-hangry
Morpeko Hangry
zarude-dada
Zarude Dada
arcanine-hisui
Arcanine Hisui
voltorb-hisui
Voltorb Hisui
electrode-hisui
Electrode Hisui
sneasel-hisui
Sneasel Hisui
samurott-hisui
Samurott Hisui
zorua-hisui
Zorua Hisui
zoroark-hisui
Zoroark Hisui
tauros-paldea-combat-breed
Tauros Paldea Combat Breed
tauros-paldea-blaze-breed
Tauros Paldea Blaze Breed
tauros-paldea-aqua-breed
Tauros Paldea Aqua Breed
oinkologne-female
Oinkologne Female
dudunsparce-three-segment
Dudunsparce Three Segment
maushold-family-of-three
Maushold Family Of Three
squawkabilly-blue-plumage
Squawkabilly Blue Plumage
squawkabilly-yellow-plumage
Squawkabilly Yellow Plumage
squawkabilly-white-plumage
Squawkabilly White Plumage
gimmighoul-roaming
Gimmighoul Roaming
ursaluna-bloodmoon
Ursaluna Bloodmoon

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