Covet

Type
Gen.
3
Power
60
Accuracy
100%
PP
25
Priority
0
Category
Physicalcategory img

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.
Wild Pokémon can not steal the user's held item.
Covet always fails without dealing damage in Max Raid Battles.
  • In Gen 3 Covet is categorized as Special category img
  • 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

RS
E
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.
COL
B2W2
XY
ORAS
SM
USUM
LGPLGE
SWSH
The user endearingly approaches the target, then steals the target’s held item.

Meta Information

Move Target
move target imgNormal
Affects a selected adjacent target.
means that the Pokémon can not be selected.
means that the Pokémon can be selected.
means that the Pokémon will be selected.
Effect Type
Unique EffectUnique effect, shared by very few or no other moves.
Interactions
Makes contactUser touches the target. This triggers some abilities (e.g., Static) and items (e.g., Sticky Barb item img).
Blocked by Detect and ProtectThis move will not work if the target has used Detect or Protect this turn.
Copied by Mirror MoveA Pokémon targeted by this move can use Mirror Move to copy it.
Other Languages
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Covet
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ほしがる (Hoshigaru)
germany flag
Bezirzer
france flag
Implore
italy flag
Supplica
spain flag
Antojo
south kore flag
탐내다 (Tamnaeda)
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渴望 (Kěwàng / Hotmohng)

Level Up

Egg Breeding

Tutor

Contest Information

Contest

Contest ConditionCute
ColorPink
FlavorSweet

Contest Effect

EffectUser earns appeal points equal to half the points ALL the previous Pokémon earned plus one.
DescriptionMakes the appeal as good as those before it.
Jam-
Appeal❤️

Super Contest Effect

DescriptionSteals the Voltage of the Pokémon that just went.
Appeal-