Pickup (Ability)

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Pickup	ものひろい
	Picking Up Things
Flavor text Generation III May pick up items. Generation IV The Pokémon may pick up items. Generation V The Pokémon may pick up items. Generation VI The Pokémon may pick up items. Generation VII Currently unknown Generation VIII Currently unknown Generation IX Currently unknown

Pickup (Japanese: ものひろい Picking Up Things) is an Ability introduced in Generation III. Fifteen Pokémon can have this Ability.

Effect

In battle

Generation III-IV

Pickup has no effect during battle.

Generation V and on

At the end of the turn in which another Pokémon used a one-time use item (including throwing an item with Fling or using Natural Gift), a Pokémon with Pickup will collect the item if they are not holding anything. If more than one Pokémon have Pickup or Harvest, the faster Pokémon will restore an item first. If multiple items can be collected, the Pokémon will collect the item most recently consumed.

A single Pokémon's Pickup will not activate more than once per turn.

Pickup cannot collect an item if the Pokémon that consumed the item is no longer on the field at the end of the turn, or if the item has already been recovered (such as with Recycle, another Pokémon's Pickup, or Harvest). Pickup cannot collect an item that a Pokémon consumed before switching out, even if it switched back in again before the end of the turn. Pickup cannot collect items that have been destroyed with Incinerate, eaten with Bug Bite or Pluck, or knocked off with Knock Off. A popped Air Balloon cannot be collected.

A Pokémon may only have one consumed item at a time; if a Pokémon consumes an item, obtains another item and consumes it, the original consumed item cannot be collected, even if the second item is collected or restored then swapped away. If the Pokémon obtains another item after consuming an item, Pickup can still collect the old item as long as the Pokémon does not consume the new one.

Outside of battle

After winning a battle, any Pokémon on the team that has this Ability and is not already holding an item has a 10% chance of creating a held item for itself, even if the Pokémon was not used in battle. This Ability is still active while the Pokémon is fainted.

Items received

Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire

Abilities first appeared in Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire. These are the items that Pokémon with this Ability can pick up.

Rarity	30%	10%						5%	4%	1%
Item

Pokémon Colosseum

Like in Ruby and Sapphire, the Pokémon may pick up items after each battle.

Rarity	30%	10%						5%	4%	1%
Item

Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen

In Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, the Ability focuses on Berries, which are not as readily available in Kanto and the Sevii Islands as they are in Hoenn.

Rarity	15%	10%						5%				1%
Item

Pokémon Emerald

In Pokémon Emerald, the Ability was changed to be affected by the Pokémon's level.

Level	30%	10%						4%		1%
1-10
11-20
21-30
31-40
41-50
51-60
61-70
71-80
81-90
91-100

Battle Pyramid

In addition, the Battle Pyramid has a separate list of items that can be received; this table, however, is instead based on the number of floors/rounds the player has completed inside the Pyramid.

The Pickup table and the item balls on the ground share this same pool of items.

Round	30%	10%					5%
1
2
3
4
5
6
7		X Special
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15		X Special
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27		X Special
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35		X Special
36
37
38
39
40

Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness

As in Pokémon Emerald, the items gained from Pickup are dependent on level. Repels and Escape Ropes are of less importance due to the lack of wild Pokemon and were replaced with Paralyze Heal and Burn Heal.

Level	30%	10%						4%		1%
1-10
11-20
21-30
31-40
41-50
51-60
61-70
71-80
81-90
91-100

Pokémon Diamond, Pearl and Platinum

The only changes in Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum were a few tweaks to the items received.

Level	30%	10%						4%		1%
1-10
11-20
21-30
31-40
41-50
51-60
61-70
71-80
81-90
91-100

Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

While the Pickup items remained very similar to Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum, several changes were made in HeartGold and SoulSilver. Some evolutionary stones and TMs were replaced with similar items; new items were also added.

Level	30%	10%						4%		1%
1-10
11-20
21-30
31-40
41-50
51-60
61-70
71-80
81-90
91-100

Pokémon Black and White

While the Pickup items remain very similar to HeartGold and SoulSilver overall, changes include previously-obtainable TMs replaced by Prism Scales, and where it was previously possible to obtain Ethers between levels 31 and 50, it is now possible to obtain a Lucky Egg between levels 41 and 60.

Level	30%	10%						4%		1%
1-10
11-20
21-30
31-40
41-50
51-60
61-70
71-80
81-90
91-100

Pokémon Black 2 and White 2

Again, only minor changes have been made to the item table. Lucky Eggs have been removed and Ethers have been re-inserted in the same place as in HeartGold and SoulSilver. The Max Repel available between levels 1 to 10 is replaced by a Hyper Potion.

Level	30%	10%						4%		1%
1-10
11-20
21-30
31-40
41-50
51-60
61-70
71-80
81-90
91-100

Pokémon X and Y

The table for Pokémon X and Y is identical to the one for Pokémon Black 2 and White 2.

Level	30%	10%						4%		1%
1-10
11-20
21-30
31-40
41-50
51-60
61-70
71-80
81-90
91-100

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon

This section is incomplete. Please feel free to edit this section to add missing information and complete it. Reason: exact chance of finding an item

Every time player enters a floor, Pokémon with Pickup will have chance to find an item that can appear on that floor (other than Poké) if it isn't holding an item. In Explorers of Time, Darkness, and Sky, it will not activate prior to obtaining the Treasure Bag.

Pickup works for Makuhita Dojo, even though items do not spawn on the ground.

Pokémon with Pickup

#	Pokémon		Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
0052		Meowth	Normal		Normal	Pickup	Technician	Unnerve
0190		Aipom	Normal		Normal	Run Away	Pickup	Skill Link
0216		Teddiursa	Normal		Normal	Pickup	Quick Feet	Honey Gather
0231		Phanpy	Ground		Ground	Pickup	None	Sand Veil
0263		Zigzagoon	Normal		Normal	Pickup	Gluttony	Quick Feet
0264		Linoone	Normal		Normal	Pickup	Gluttony	Quick Feet
0417		Pachirisu	Electric		Electric	Run Away	Pickup	Volt Absorb
0424		Ambipom	Normal		Normal	Technician	Pickup	Skill Link
0446		Munchlax	Normal		Normal	Pickup	Thick Fat	Gluttony
0506		Lillipup	Normal		Normal	Vital Spirit	Pickup	Run Away
0659		Bunnelby	Normal		Normal	Pickup	Cheek Pouch	Huge Power
0660		Diggersby	Normal	Ground	Pickup	Cheek Pouch	Huge Power
0702		Dedenne	Electric	Fairy	Cheek Pouch	Pickup	Plus
0710		Pumpkaboo	Ghost	Grass	Pickup	Frisk	Insomnia
0711		Gourgeist	Ghost	Grass	Pickup	Frisk	Insomnia
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

Linoone Stash of picked up items
The user finds many rare items and picks them up, even going as far as stealing items from others.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Linoone finds many rare items everywhere and puts them in its cheeks. It even goes as far as to steal items from others.
Kimmy Shoney's Tokin	Showdown at Linoone		Debut

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Phanpy Munchlax
The user picks up items it finds on the ground.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Phanpy picks up items it finds on the ground and stores them in its mouth until its Trainer asks to receive them. It can hold up to three items at a time in its mouth.
Crys's Phanpy	VS Regirock		Debut
	Munchlax picks up items it finds and stores them in its fur. It can carry many, many items in its fur at once.
Dia's Lax	Stagestruck Starly		None

In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! manga

Munchlax
The user finds items left behind.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Munchlax picks up an item.
A wild Munchlax	Find Munchlax!!		Debut

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 物品拾取 Wùpǐn Shíqǔ French Ramassage German Mitnahme Italian Raccolta Korean 픽업 Pick-Up Portuguese Pegar Spanish Recogida

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.