Sticky Hold (Ability)

Sticky Hold	ねんちゃく
	Adhesion
Flavor text Generation III Prevents item theft. Generation IV Protects the Pokémon from item theft. Generation V ねんちゃくして　どうくお　まもる。 Generation VI Currently unknown Generation VII Currently unknown Generation VIII Currently unknown Generation IX Currently unknown

Sticky Hold (Japanese: ねんちゃく Adhesion) is an ability introduced in Generation III. Eight Pokémon have this ability.

Effect

In battle

This ability prevents the user's held item from being taken by Covet or Thief, traded by Trick or Switcheroo, or removed by Knock Off.

Outside of battle

From Pokémon Emerald onwards, if a Pokémon with Sticky Hold is in first place in your party, bites will occur more often while fishing.

Pokémon with Sticky Hold

#	Pokémon		Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
0088		Grimer	Poison		Poison	Stench	Sticky Hold	Underhanded
0089		Muk	Poison		Poison	Stench	Sticky Hold	Underhanded
0316		Gulpin	Poison		Poison	Liquid Ooze	Sticky Hold	Gluttony
0317		Swalot	Poison		Poison	Liquid Ooze	Sticky Hold	Gluttony
0422		Shellos	Water		Water	Sticky Hold	Storm Drain	Sand Power
0423		Gastrodon	Water	Ground	Sticky Hold	Storm Drain	Sand Power
0568	Yabakuron	Yabakuron	Poison		Poison	Stench	Sticky Hold	Aftermath
0617	Agirudaa	Agirudaa	Bug		Bug	Hydration	Sticky Hold	Unburden
Please note that Abilities marked with a superscript are only available in the stated generation or later. For Generation III and IV games, ignore Hidden Abilities.

In the anime

Gastrodon.

• Activated by Paul's Gastrodon in DP186.

Trivia

• Gastrodon is the only dual-type Pokémon to get Sticky Hold.
• No Generation II Pokémon can have Sticky Hold as an ability.

In other languages

• French: Glue
• German: Werthalter
• Italian: Antifurto
• Korean: 점착 Jeomchak
• Spanish: Viscosidad

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