Snatch (move)

Snatch redirects here. For the status in the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series, see Status ailments in Mystery Dungeon.

Snatch よこどり Snatch

Battles Type  Dark Category  Status PP  10 (max. 16) Power  — Accuracy  —% Priority  +4 Does not make contact Not affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Unknown

Availability Introduced  Generation III TM49 in Generation III TM49 in Generation IV

Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  1 ♥ Badly startles all Pokémon that made good appeals.

Super Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  0   Steals the Voltage of the Pokémon that just went.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Smart Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Snatch (Japanese: よこどり Snatch) is a non-damaging Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation III.

Effect

If the selected target uses a status move upon itself in the same turn Snatch was used, that effect will be received by the user of Snatch instead.

The moves that can be affected by Snatch include stat boosters such as Swords Dance and Calm Mind as well as others like Substitute. Snatch cannot steal the effects of Helping Hand.

Learnset

Generation III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0353 Shuppet Ghost 49 0354 Banette Ghost 55 0386 Deoxys Psychic 30 0386 Deoxys Psychic 30 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By TM49

#   Pokémon Type 0023 Ekans Poison 0024 Arbok Poison 0035 Clefairy Normal 0036 Clefable Normal 0039 Jigglypuff Normal 0040 Wigglytuff Normal 0041 Zubat Poison Flying 0042 Golbat Poison Flying 0052 Meowth Normal 0053 Persian Normal 0063 Abra Psychic 0064 Kadabra Psychic 0065 Alakazam Psychic 0092 Gastly Ghost Poison 0093 Haunter Ghost Poison 0094 Gengar Ghost Poison 0096 Drowzee Psychic 0097 Hypno Psychic 0113 Chansey Normal 0122 Mr. Mime Psychic 0150 Mewtwo Psychic 0151 Mew Psychic 0169 Crobat Poison Flying 0190 Aipom Normal 0197 Umbreon Dark 0198 Murkrow Dark Flying 0200 Misdreavus Ghost 0215 Sneasel Dark Ice 0228 Houndour Dark Fire 0229 Houndoom Dark Fire 0242 Blissey Normal 0261 Poochyena Dark 0262 Mightyena Dark 0280 Ralts Psychic 0281 Kirlia Psychic 0282 Gardevoir Psychic 0285 Shroomish Grass 0286 Breloom Grass Fighting 0302 Sableye Dark Ghost 0316 Gulpin Poison 0317 Swalot Poison 0325 Spoink Psychic 0326 Grumpig Psychic 0327 Spinda Normal 0336 Seviper Poison 0352 Kecleon Normal 0353 Shuppet Ghost 0354 Banette Ghost 0355 Duskull Ghost 0356 Dusclops Ghost 0358 Chimecho Psychic 0359 Absol Dark 0367 Huntail Water 0386 Deoxys Psychic 0386 Deoxys Psychic 0386 Deoxys Psychic 0386 Deoxys Psychic Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0353 Shuppet Ghost 43 0354 Banette Ghost 51 0386 Deoxys Psychic 49 0386 Deoxys Psychic 49 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By TM49

#   Pokémon Type 0023 Ekans Poison 0024 Arbok Poison 0035 Clefairy Normal 0036 Clefable Normal 0039 Jigglypuff Normal 0040 Wigglytuff Normal 0041 Zubat Poison Flying 0042 Golbat Poison Flying 0052 Meowth Normal 0053 Persian Normal 0063 Abra Psychic 0064 Kadabra Psychic 0065 Alakazam Psychic 0092 Gastly Ghost Poison 0093 Haunter Ghost Poison 0094 Gengar Ghost Poison 0096 Drowzee Psychic 0097 Hypno Psychic 0113 Chansey Normal 0122 Mr. Mime Psychic 0150 Mewtwo Psychic 0151 Mew Psychic 0169 Crobat Poison Flying 0190 Aipom Normal 0197 Umbreon Dark 0198 Murkrow Dark Flying 0200 Misdreavus Ghost 0215 Sneasel Dark Ice 0228 Houndour Dark Fire 0229 Houndoom Dark Fire 0242 Blissey Normal 0261 Poochyena Dark 0262 Mightyena Dark 0280 Ralts Psychic 0281 Kirlia Psychic 0282 Gardevoir Psychic 0285 Shroomish Grass 0286 Breloom Grass Fighting 0302 Sableye Dark Ghost 0316 Gulpin Poison 0317 Swalot Poison 0325 Spoink Psychic 0326 Grumpig Psychic 0327 Spinda Normal 0336 Seviper Poison 0352 Kecleon Normal 0353 Shuppet Ghost 0354 Banette Ghost 0355 Duskull Ghost 0356 Dusclops Ghost 0358 Chimecho Psychic 0359 Absol Dark 0367 Huntail Water 0386 Deoxys Psychic 0386 Deoxys Psychic 0386 Deoxys Psychic 0386 Deoxys Psychic 0424 Ambipom Normal 0429 Mismagius Ghost 0430 Honchkrow Dark Flying 0431 Glameow Normal 0432 Purugly Normal 0433 Chingling Psychic 0434 Stunky Poison Dark 0435 Skuntank Poison Dark 0439 Mime Jr. Psychic 0442 Spiritomb Ghost Dark 0453 Croagunk Poison Fighting 0454 Toxicroak Poison Fighting 0461 Weavile Dark Ice 0475 Gallade Fighting Psychic 0477 Dusknoir Ghost 0478 Froslass Ice Ghost 0479 Rotom Electric Ghost 0479 Rotom Electric Ghost 0479 Rotom Electric Ghost 0479 Rotom Electric Ghost 0479 Rotom Electric Ghost 0479 Rotom Electric Ghost 0491 Darkrai Dark Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation V

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0353 Shuppet Ghost 46 0354 Banette Ghost 58 0386 Deoxys Psychic 49 0386 Deoxys Psychic 49 0446 Munchlax Normal 52 0509 Choroneko Choroneko Dark 39 0510 Lepardas Lepardas Dark 47 0577 Yuniran Yuniran Psychic 10 0578 Daburan Daburan Psychic -- 10 0579 Ranculus Ranculus Psychic -- 10 0631 Kuitaran Kuitaran Fire 26 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0023 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Ekans
| colspan="2" style="background:#9141CB; text-align: center;" | Poison | style="background: #FFF" | Choroneko, Lepardas
Kuitaran |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0052 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Meowth
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | Choroneko, Lepardas
Kuitaran |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0261 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Poochyena
| colspan="2" style="background:#624D4E; text-align: center;" | Dark | style="background: #FFF" | Choroneko, Lepardas
Kuitaran |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0352 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Kecleon
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | Choroneko, Lepardas
Kuitaran |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0431 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Glameow
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | Choroneko, Lepardas
Kuitaran |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0570 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Zorua
| colspan="2" style="background:#624D4E; text-align: center;" | Dark | style="background: #FFF" | Choroneko, Lepardas
Kuitaran |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0621 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Crimgan | style="background: #FFF" | Crimgan
| colspan="2" style="background:#5060E1; text-align: center;" | Dragon | style="background: #FFF" | Ekans, Arbok
Snorlax

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
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In other languages

• French: Saisie
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• Greek: Αρπαγή
• Italian: Scippo
• Korean: 가로챔 Garochaem
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