343: Covet

Essentials

Covet

Physical

Generation 3

Summary

Takes the target's item.

Damage Dealt

Stats

Power: 40 — 20.1 percentile
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 40, up to 64 with PP Up
Target: Selected Pokémon
Effect chance: n/a
Priority: 0 (normal)

Flags

Makes contact

User touches the target. This triggers some abilities (e.g., Static) and items (e.g., Sticky Barb).
Blocked by Detect and Protect

This move will not work if the target has used Detect or Protect this turn.
Reflectable with Magic Coat
Snatchable
Rolls accuracy

This move is affected by accuracy and evasion modifiers.
Flinches with King's Rock

Machines

: Not a TM
: Not a TM

Effect

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.

Flavor

Flavor Text

: Cutely begs to obtain an item held by the foe.
: A cutely executed attack that also steals the foe’s hold item.

: The user endearingly approaches the foe, then steals the item the foe is holding.

Foreign Names

Japanese: ほしがる (hoshigaru)
French: Implore
German: Bezirzer
Spanish: Antojo
Italian: Supplica

Contests

Contest

Type
Appeal: ♡
Jam
Flavor text: Makes the appeal as good as those before it.
Use after: None
Use before: None

Super Contest

Type
Appeal
Flavor text: Steals the Voltage of the Pokémon that just went.
Use after: None
Use before: None

Similar moves

These moves all have the same effect as Covet.

Move	Type	Class	PP	Power	Acc	Pri	Effect
Thief			10	40	100%		Takes the target's item.

Pokémon

Normal Pokémon get STAB, and have their types highlighted in green.

Pokémon with higher Attack are more suited to Covet's Physical damage, and have the stat highlighted in green.

				Pokémon	Type	Ability	Gender	Egg Group	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Total
Level up: Learned when a Pokémon reaches a certain level.
		—	—	Mankey		Vital Spirit Anger Point		Ground	40	80	35	35	45	70	305
42	45			Snorlax		Immunity Thick Fat		Monster	160	110	65	65	110	30	540
		—	—	Teddiursa		Pickup Quick Feet		Ground	60	80	50	50	50	40	330
		—	—	Ursaring		Guts Quick Feet		Ground	90	130	75	75	75	55	500
29	29	29	29	Zigzagoon		Pickup Gluttony		Ground	38	30	41	30	41	60	240
35	35	35	35	Linoone		Pickup Gluttony		Ground	78	70	61	50	61	100	420
31	31	31	31	Slakoth		Truant		Ground	60	60	60	35	35	30	280
31	31	31	31	Slaking		Truant		Ground	150	160	100	95	65	100	670
31	31	32	36	Skitty		Cute Charm Normalize		Ground Fairy	50	45	45	35	35	50	260
37	37	45	45	Illumise		Oblivious Tinted Lens		Bug Humanshape	65	47	55	73	75	85	400
				Pokémon	Type	Ability	Gender	Egg Group	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Total
Egg: Appears on a newly-hatched Pokémon, if the father had the same move.
				Farfetch'd		Keen Eye Inner Focus		Flying Ground	52	65	55	58	62	60	352
				Eevee		Run Away Adaptability		Ground	55	55	50	45	65	55	325
				Cyndaquil		Blaze		Ground	39	52	43	60	50	65	309
				Sentret		Run Away Keen Eye		Ground	35	46	34	35	45	20	215
				Cleffa		Cute Charm Magic Guard		No Eggs	50	25	28	45	55	15	218
				Igglybuff		Cute Charm		No Eggs	90	30	15	40	20	15	210
				Aipom		Run Away Pickup		Ground	55	70	55	40	55	85	360
				Poochyena		Run Away Quick Feet		Ground	35	55	35	30	30	35	220
				Pachirisu		Run Away Pickup		Ground Fairy	60	45	70	45	90	95	405