Covet (move)

Covet ほしがる Covet

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Battles Type  Normal Category  Physical PP  40 (max. 64) Power  60* Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Makes contact 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 Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation III Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Cute Appeal  1 ♥ Jam  0   Makes the appeal as good as those before it.

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

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cute Appeal  0   Jamming  0

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

Covet (Japanese: ほしがる Covet) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation III. It can be seen be seen as an stronger version of Theif, prior to Gen V.

Effect

Generation III

The user attacks and takes the foe's held item. The item cannot be stolen if the user is already holding an item, the target is not holding an item, the target is holding mail, or the target has the Sticky Hold ability. The item also cannot be stolen when a wild Pokémon uses this move on the player's Pokémon.

Generation IV

Same as before. Additionally, if an opponent Pokémon uses Thief or Covet on the player's Pokémon, the item will be returned at the end of the battle. Plates cannot be stolen from Pokémon with Multitype. The Griseous Orb cannot be stolen. If the target's Chilan Berry activates, Covet's damage will be reduced and the berry cannot be stolen because it has already been used.

Generation V

The Power of Covet increased from 40 to 60.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
056		Mankey	Fighting		Fighting				--				--			'
143		Snorlax	Normal		Normal	42	45								''''
216		Teddiursa	Normal		Normal				--				--			''''
217		Ursaring	Normal		Normal				--				--			''''
263		Zigzagoon	Normal		Normal	29			29				29			''''
264		Linoone	Normal		Normal	35			35				35			''''
287		Slakoth	Normal		Normal	31			31				31			''''
289		Slaking	Normal		Normal	31			31				31			''''
300		Skitty	Normal		Normal	31			32		36	36			''''
314		Illumise	Bug		Bug	37			45				45			'
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.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Type		Father
					II		III		IV		V		VI
058		Growlithe	Fire		Fire
083		Farfetch'd	Normal	Flying
133		Eevee	Normal		Normal
155		Cyndaquil	Fire		Fire
161		Sentret	Normal		Normal
173		Cleffa	Normal		Normal
174		Igglybuff	Normal		Normal
190		Aipom	Normal		Normal
261		Poochyena	Dark		Dark
417		Pachirisu	Electric		Electric
498		Tepig	Fire		Fire
509		Purrloin	Dark		Dark
511		Pansage	Grass		Grass
513		Pansear	Fire		Fire
515		Panpour	Water		Water
587		Emolga	Electric	Flying
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.

By event

Generation V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0161 Sentret Normal Dream World - Pleasant Forest 0417 Pachirisu Electric Dream World - Pleasant Forest Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

In other languages

Language Title French Implore German Bezirzer Greek Πλεονεξία Italian Supplica Korean 탐내다 Tamnaeda Serbian Žudnja Spanish Antojo

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