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General

Thief

dark

physical

Gold/Silver/Crystal GSC

Quick Description

Flavor text: The user attacks and steals the foe's held item simultaneously. It can't steal if the user holds an item.
Eevine summary: Takes the target's item.

Damage Inflicts

0× against
½× against
2× against

Stats

Power: 40
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 10; maximum is 16
Target: enemy
Effect chance: n/a
Power × accuracy: 40.0
Power percentile: 51.8
Priority: 0

Names

Japanese: どろぼう
Romaji: Dorobou

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

TMs

RBY TM: n/a
GSC TM: TM46 (¥), location: find in room on middle-left of B3 of Team Rocket Hideout
RSE TM: TM46 (¥0), location:
DPPT TM: TM46 (¥), location: find in Kukogane City, along a small path to the upper-right of the Galaxy building

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.

Flavor Text

While attacking, it may steal the foe's held item.

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

: Covet, Role Play
: Skill Swap

Combos

Use Thief before: none
Use Thief after

Contest Effect

Pokémon

See also: All 219 in the Pokémon search

By leveling up

4 Pokémon

												Pokémon	Height	Weight	Type			Egg groups	Abilities	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Avg
						--	--		--	--		Kecleon	3'3.4"	48.5 lb				Ground	Color Change	60	90	70	60	120	40	73.3
						37	37					Lombre	3'11.2"	71.6 lb				Water 1 Plant	Swift Swim Rain Dish	60	50	50	60	70	50	56.7
						52	52		57	57		Mightyena	3'3.4"	81.6 lb				Ground	Intimidate Quick Feet	70	90	70	60	60	70	70.0
						45	45					Poochyena	1'7.7"	30 lb				Ground	Run Away Quick Feet	35	55	35	30	30	35	36.7

Machine

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