Covet
Normal
Effect Summary
Takes the target's item.
Detailed Effect
Covet deals damage and steals the target's held item if the user is not already holding an item.
Covet always fails without dealing damage in Max Raid Battles.
- Items stolen from wild Pokémon are kept after the battle ends.
- Items stolen from a Trainer's Pokémon are not kept after battle ends.
- Items that activate on attack such as Focus Band
activate before being stolen.
- Consumable items that activate on being attacked such as Focus Sash
are consumed and therefore can not be removed.
- The ability Sticky Hold prevents items from being stolen.
- The following items are always unable to be stolen:
- Griseous Orb
from a Giratina
- Any Type Plate held by Arceus
- Any Drive held by Genesect
- Any Mega Stone held by a Pokémon that can use it to Mega-Evolve
- Any mail item such as Grass Mail
- Any e-Reader berry such as Pumkin Berry
- Any Z-Crystal such as Buginium Z
- Any memory item such as Bug Memory
held by Silvally
- Rusted Sword
if either the user or the target is Zacian
- Rusted Shield
if either the user or the target is Zamazenta
- Booster Energy
if the target is a Paradox Pokémon (excluding Koraidon
and Miraidon
).
- Wellspring Mask
, Hearthflame Mask
or Cornerstone Mask
if either the user or the target is Ogerpon
- Griseous Orb
Covet always fails without dealing damage in Max Raid Battles.
- In Gen 3 Covet is categorized as Special
- In Gen 3-4 Covet can steal a Trainer Pokémon's item permanently but will not steal anything if used by an NPC or wild Pokémon.
- In Gen 3-5 Covet has 40 power and 10 PP.
- In Gen 9 the stolen item is deposited directly into the player's bag.
Description
E
RS
Cutely begs to obtain an item held by the foe.
FRLG
A cutely executed attack that also steals the foe’s hold item.
DP
HGSS
PL
The user endearingly approaches the foe, then steals the item the foe is holding.
B2W2
BW
ORAS
XY
LGPLGE
SM
USUM
SWSH
The user endearingly approaches the target, then steals the target’s held item.
Additional Information
Move Target
Normal
Affects a selected adjacent target.
Cannot selectCan selectWill select
Effect Type
Unique Effect
Unique effect, shared by very few or no other moves.
Interactions3
Makes contact
User touches the target. This triggers some abilities (e.g., Static) and items (e.g., Sticky Barb
).
).Blocked by Detect and Protect
Copied by Mirror Move
A Pokémon targeted by this move can use Mirror Move to copy it.
Other Languages
Level Up
Egg Breeding
Tutor
Contest Information
Contest
Cute
Pink
Sweet FlavorContest Effect
User earns appeal points equal to half the points ALL the previous Pokémon earned plus one.
Makes the appeal as good as those before it.
Appeal❤️
Jam
Super Contest
Steals the Voltage of the Pokémon that just went.
Appeal