60
Power
Thief
Darkphysical
Takes the target’s item.
Power60
Accuracy100%
PP25
Priority0
In-battle 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.
TM & HM
All TM lists →Thief is taught by TM18, TM23, TM46 — the number varies by game.
| Game | Machine |
|---|---|
| Black & White | TM46 |
| Black 2 & White 2 | TM46 |
| Colosseum | TM46 |
| Crystal | TM46 |
| Diamond & Pearl | TM46 |
| Emerald | TM46 |
| FireRed & LeafGreen | TM46 |
| Gold & Silver | TM46 |
| HeartGold & SoulSilver | TM46 |
| Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire | TM46 |
| Platinum | TM46 |
| Ruby & Sapphire | TM46 |
| Scarlet & Violet | TM18 |
| Sun & Moon | TM46 |
| Sword & Shield | TM23 |
| Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon | TM46 |
| X & Y | TM46 |
| XD: Gale of Darkness | TM46 |
Changes across generations
Thief had different stats in earlier games. A dash means that value was unchanged from what it is today, and an arrow marks what happened when that era ended — ▲ raised or ▼ lowered.
| Games | Type | Power | Accuracy | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Through Gen 6 (X/Y) | — | 40 Power increased after this | — | 10 PP increased after this |
| Current | Dark | 60 | 100% | 25 |
Pokémon that learn Thief
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“Thief”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/moves/thief.
Move data from PokéAPI.