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General
Quick Description
Flavor text- The user endearingly approaches the foe, then steals the item the foe is holding.
- Eevine summary
- Takes the target's item.
Stats
- Power
- 40
- Accuracy
- 100%
- PP
- 40; maximum is 64
- Target
- enemy
- Effect chance
- n/a
- Power × accuracy
- 40.0
- Power percentile
- 51.8
- Priority
- 0
Names
- Japanese
- ほしがる
- Romaji
- Hoshigaru
Flags
- Affected by accuracy
- Makes contact
- Stopped by Detect/Protect
- Gains Flinch bonus from King's Rock
- Reflected by Magic Coat
- Can be stolen by Snatch
Effect Details
If the target is holding an item and the user is not, the user will take the item. In in-game battles, the theft is permanent.
Notes, Changes, Bugs, Etc
Before D/P: Didn't make contact.
Flavor Text
Cutely begs to obtain an item held by the foe.
Contest Stuff
Contest Stats
- Type

- Appeal
- 1

- Jam
- 0
- Flavor text
- User earns appeal points equal to half the points ALL the previous Pokemon earned plus one.
Similar Moves
Combos
- Use Covet before
- none
- Use Covet after
Contest Effect
Pokémon
By leveling up
10 Pokémon
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Pokémon | Height | Weight | Type | |
Egg groups | Abilities | HP | Atk | Def | SpA | SpD | Spd | Avg | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | 37 | 45 | 45 | Illumise | 1'11.6" | 39 lb | |
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Bug Humanshape |
Oblivious Tinted Lens |
65 | 47 | 55 | 73 | 75 | 85 | 66.7 | |||||||||
| 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | Linoone | 1'7.7" | 71.6 lb | |
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Ground |
Pickup Gluttony |
78 | 70 | 61 | 50 | 61 | 100 | 70.0 | |||||||||
| -- | -- | Mankey | 1'7.7" | 61.7 lb | |
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Ground |
Vital Spirit Anger Point |
40 | 80 | 35 | 35 | 45 | 70 | 50.8 | |||||||||||
| 31 | 31 | 32 | 36 | Skitty | 1'11.6" | 24.3 lb | |
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Ground Fairy |
Cute Charm Normalize |
50 | 45 | 45 | 35 | 35 | 50 | 43.3 | |||||||||
| 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | Slaking | 6'6.7" | 287.7 lb | |
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Ground | Truant | 150 | 160 | 100 | 95 | 65 | 100 | 111.7 | |||||||||
| 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | Slakoth | 2'7.5" | 52.9 lb | |
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Ground | Truant | 60 | 60 | 60 | 35 | 35 | 30 | 46.7 | |||||||||
| 42 | 45 | Snorlax | 6'10.7" | 1014.1 lb | |
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Monster |
Immunity Thick Fat |
160 | 110 | 65 | 65 | 110 | 30 | 90.0 | |||||||||||
| -- | -- | Teddiursa | 1'11.6" | 19.4 lb | |
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Ground |
Pickup Quick Feet |
60 | 80 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 40 | 55.0 | |||||||||||
| -- | -- | Ursaring | 5'10.9" | 277.3 lb | |
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Ground |
Guts Quick Feet |
90 | 130 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 55 | 83.3 | |||||||||||
| 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | Zigzagoon | 1'3.7" | 38.6 lb | |
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Ground |
Pickup Gluttony |
38 | 30 | 41 | 30 | 41 | 60 | 40.0 | |||||||||
Egg
9 Pokémon
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Pokémon | Height | Weight | Type | |
Egg groups | Abilities | HP | Atk | Def | SpA | SpD | Spd | Avg | |
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Aipom | 2'7.5" | 25.4 lb | |
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Ground |
Run Away Pickup |
55 | 70 | 55 | 40 | 55 | 85 | 60.0 | ||||
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Cleffa | 11.8" | 6.6 lb | |
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No Eggs |
Cute Charm Magic Guard |
50 | 25 | 28 | 45 | 55 | 15 | 36.3 | ||||
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Cyndaquil | 1'7.7" | 17.4 lb | |
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Ground | Blaze | 39 | 52 | 43 | 60 | 50 | 65 | 51.5 | |||
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Eevee | 11.8" | 14.3 lb | |
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Ground |
Run Away Adaptability |
55 | 55 | 50 | 45 | 65 | 55 | 54.2 | ||||
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Farfetch'd | 2'7.5" | 33.1 lb | |
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Flying Ground |
Inner Focus Keen Eye |
52 | 65 | 55 | 58 | 62 | 60 | 58.7 | |||
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Igglybuff | 11.8" | 2.2 lb | |
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No Eggs | Cute Charm | 90 | 30 | 15 | 40 | 20 | 15 | 35.0 | ||||
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Pachirisu | 1'3.7" | 8.6 lb | |
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Ground Fairy |
Run Away Pickup |
60 | 45 | 70 | 45 | 90 | 95 | 67.5 | ||||
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Poochyena | 1'7.7" | 30 lb | |
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Ground |
Run Away Quick Feet |
35 | 55 | 35 | 30 | 30 | 35 | 36.7 | |||
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Sentret | 2'7.5" | 13.2 lb | |
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Ground |
Run Away Keen Eye |
35 | 46 | 34 | 35 | 45 | 20 | 35.8 | ||||
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