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Spectral Thief does damage. If successful, it also steals the target's [[Statistic|stat]] boosts (if any) right before doing damage. Spectral Thief bypasses {{m|substitute}}s. | Spectral Thief does damage. If successful, it also steals the target's [[Statistic|stat]] boosts (if any) right before doing damage. Spectral Thief bypasses {{m|substitute}}s. Spectral Thief only copies positive stat stages (so, for example, if an opponent has used Shell Smash, Spectral Thief will copy the ATK/SPA/SPE boosts but not the DEF/SPD decreases). It also only copies net stat stages (so, in an opponent has used Howl to gain an ATK stat stage, but had that stage nullified by Growl, Spectral Thief will not copy any ATK stat changes). | ||
Spectral Thief will steal all stat boosts; even if the sum of the user's existing stat boosts and the target's stat boosts exceeds +6 in a stat, the target's stage will become 0. If the user has the Ability {{a|Simple}}, then the stolen stat boosts will be doubled; if the user has the Ability {{a|Contrary}}, then the stat boosts will be inverted. | Spectral Thief will steal all stat boosts; even if the sum of the user's existing stat boosts and the target's stat boosts exceeds +6 in a stat, the target's stage will become 0. If the user has the Ability {{a|Simple}}, then the stolen stat boosts will be doubled; if the user has the Ability {{a|Contrary}}, then the stat boosts will be inverted. |
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Spectral Thief (Japanese: シャドースチール Shadow Steal) is a damage-dealing Ghost-type move introduced in Generation VII. It is the signature move of Marshadow. It can be upgraded to the special Z-Move Soul-Stealing 7-Star Strike by Marshadow holding Marshadium Z.
Effect
Spectral Thief does damage. If successful, it also steals the target's stat boosts (if any) right before doing damage. Spectral Thief bypasses substitutes. Spectral Thief only copies positive stat stages (so, for example, if an opponent has used Shell Smash, Spectral Thief will copy the ATK/SPA/SPE boosts but not the DEF/SPD decreases). It also only copies net stat stages (so, in an opponent has used Howl to gain an ATK stat stage, but had that stage nullified by Growl, Spectral Thief will not copy any ATK stat changes).
Spectral Thief will steal all stat boosts; even if the sum of the user's existing stat boosts and the target's stat boosts exceeds +6 in a stat, the target's stage will become 0. If the user has the Ability Simple, then the stolen stat boosts will be doubled; if the user has the Ability Contrary, then the stat boosts will be inverted.
Description
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Learnset
By leveling up
# | Pokémon | Types | Egg Groups | Level | ||||
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0802 | |
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered | style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered | 45 | 72 | |||
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation. |
In the anime
- In I Choose You!, Marshadow was confirmed to know Spectral Thief through its use of Soul-Stealing 7-Star Strike. However, it has never been seen using it.
In other generations
Trivia
- If Battle Effects are turned off, Spectral Thief will still display one if it steals any stat boosts.
In other languages
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This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games. |