Snatch (move)

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Snatch
よこどり Snatch
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 Mirror Move
  • Not affected by King's Rock
Range
Opponent Opponent Opponent
Self Ally Ally
Self: Affects the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation III
Condition  Smart
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Jam  1
Badly startles all Pokémon that made good appeals.
Condition  Smart
Appeal  0  
Steals the Voltage of the Pokémon that just went.
Condition  Clever
Appeal  1
Jamming  0  
Shows off the Pokémon's appeal about as well as the move used just before it.

Snatch (Japanese: よこどり Snatch) is a non-damaging Dark-type move introduced in Generation III. It was TM49 from Generation III to Generation IV.

Effect

Generation III-IV

Snatch is an increased priority move. After being used, if another Pokémon (including an ally) attempts to use a beneficial status move, the user of Snatch steals the move and uses the move itself instead of the move's original user.

Snatch will steal the first susceptible move that is used by any other Pokémon in the same turn. If more than one Pokémon use Snatch in the same turn, the fastest Pokémon's Snatch will activate first, but the stolen move will in turn be stolen by the next fastest Pokémon's Snatch (such that only the slowest user of Snatch will receive a stolen effect in the end).

If Acupressure is stolen, it will always be applied to the user of Snatch regardless of the move's original target. If Psych Up is stolen, it will target the Pokémon the move was most recently stolen from.

Generation V onward

Snatch no longer steals moves that were stolen by another Pokémon's Snatch on the same turn. The order in which moves are stolen is the same as the order in which Snatch was executed.

Acupressure and Psych Up can no longer be stolen. All moves that can be stolen either affect only the user or affect the user's entire team.

The following moves can now be stolen: Aqua Ring, Conversion, Healing Wish, Imprison, Lucky Chant, Lunar Dance, Magnet Rise, Power Trick, Recycle, Wish.

Rest and Swallow can now only be stolen if they would have an effect when used by the original user (regardless of whether or not they would have an effect on the user of Snatch).

If Swallow is stolen and the user of Snatch is not under the effects of Stockpile, it will nonetheless recover 25% of its max HP.

Snatch cannot steal Z-Moves, even if it could normally steal their base move.

If powered up by a Darkinium Z into Z-Snatch, the user's Speed stat rises two stages.

Affected moves

The following moves can be stolen by Snatch:

Description

Games Description
RS Steals the effects of the move the foe uses next.*
Steals the effects of the move the foe is trying to use.*
E Steals the effects of the move the target uses next.*
Steals the effects of the move the foe is trying to use.*
FRLG Steals the effects of the foe's healing or status-changing move.
ColoXD Steals and uses a target's move if it raises stats.
DPPBR The user steals the effects of any healing or status-changing move the foe attempts to use.
PtHGSS The user steals the effects of any healing or stat-changing move the foe attempts to use.*
The user steals the effects of any healing or status-changing move the foe attempts to use.*
BWB2W2 The user steals the effects of any healing or stat-changing move the opponent attempts to use.
XYORAS
SMUSUM
The user steals the effects of any attempts to use a healing or stat-changing move.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
0215 Sneasel
Field Field 40B2W2 40 40
0353 Shuppet Amorphous Amorphous 49 43 46BW
42B2W2
42 42
0354 Banette Amorphous Amorphous 55 51 58BW
46B2W2
46 46
0386 Deoxys
Deoxys
Normal Forme
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 30 49 49 49XY
37ORAS
37
386D Deoxys
Deoxys
Defense Forme
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 30 49 49 49XY
37ORAS
37
0446 Munchlax 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 52 1, 52XY
50ORAS
50
0461 Weavile
Field Field 40B2W2 40 40
0509 Purrloin Field Field 39 39 39
0510 Liepard Field Field 47 47 47
0577 Solosis Amorphous Amorphous 10 10 10
0578 Duosion Amorphous Amorphous 1, 10 1, 10 1, 10
0579 Reuniclus Amorphous Amorphous 1, 10 1, 10 1, 10
0631 Heatmor Field Field 26 26 26
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 Types Parent
Egg Groups
Egg Move
II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
019A Rattata
Rattata
Alola Form

Field Field
0023 Ekans Field Dragon
0052 Meowth Field Field
052A Meowth
Meowth
Alola Form
Field Field
0261 Poochyena Field Field
0352 Kecleon Field Field
0431 Glameow Field Field
0522 Blitzle Field Field
0554 Darumaka Field Field
0570 Zorua Field Field
0621 Druddigon Dragon Monster
0661 Fletchling
Flying Flying
0667 Litleo
Field Field
0714 Noibat
Flying Flying
0757 Salandit
Monster Dragon
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 TM

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Machine
I
[[|]]
II
[[|]]
III
TM49
IV
TM49
V
--
VI
--
VII
--
VIII
--
IX
--
0023 Ekans Field Dragon
0024 Arbok Field Dragon
0035 Clefairy Fairy Fairy
0036 Clefable Fairy Fairy
0039 Jigglypuff Fairy Fairy
0040 Wigglytuff Fairy Fairy
0041 Zubat
Flying Flying
0042 Golbat
Flying Flying
0052 Meowth Field Field
0053 Persian Field Field
0063 Abra Human-Like Human-Like
0064 Kadabra Human-Like Human-Like
0065 Alakazam Human-Like Human-Like
0092 Gastly
Amorphous Amorphous
0093 Haunter
Amorphous Amorphous
0094 Gengar
Amorphous Amorphous
0096 Drowzee Human-Like Human-Like
0097 Hypno Human-Like Human-Like
0113 Chansey Fairy Fairy
0122 Mr. Mime Human-Like Human-Like
0150 Mewtwo 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
0151 Mew 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
0169 Crobat
Flying Flying
0190 Aipom Field Field
0197 Umbreon Field Field
0198 Murkrow
Flying Flying
0200 Misdreavus Amorphous Amorphous
0215 Sneasel
Field Field
0228 Houndour
Field Field
0229 Houndoom
Field Field
0242 Blissey Fairy Fairy
0261 Poochyena Field Field
0262 Mightyena Field Field
0280 Ralts
Amorphous Amorphous
0281 Kirlia
Amorphous Amorphous
0282 Gardevoir
Amorphous Amorphous
0285 Shroomish Fairy Grass
0286 Breloom
Fairy Grass
0302 Sableye
Human-Like Human-Like
0316 Gulpin Amorphous Amorphous
0317 Swalot Amorphous Amorphous
0325 Spoink Field Field
0326 Grumpig Field Field
0327 Spinda Field Human-Like
0336 Seviper Field Dragon
0352 Kecleon Field Field
0353 Shuppet Amorphous Amorphous
0354 Banette Amorphous Amorphous
0355 Duskull Amorphous Amorphous
0356 Dusclops Amorphous Amorphous
0358 Chimecho Amorphous Amorphous
0359 Absol Field Field
0367 Huntail Water 1 Water 1
0386 Deoxys 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
0424 Ambipom Field Field
0429 Mismagius Amorphous Amorphous
0430 Honchkrow
Flying Flying
0431 Glameow Field Field
0432 Purugly Field Field
0433 Chingling 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
0434 Stunky
Field Field
0435 Skuntank
Field Field
0439 Mime Jr. 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
0442 Spiritomb
Amorphous Amorphous
0453 Croagunk
Human-Like Human-Like
0454 Toxicroak
Human-Like Human-Like
0461 Weavile
Field Field
0475 Gallade
Amorphous Amorphous
0477 Dusknoir Amorphous Amorphous
0478 Froslass
Fairy Mineral
0479 Rotom
Amorphous Amorphous
0491 Darkrai 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
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 Move Tutor

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Game
BW B2W2 XY ORAS SM USUM PE
019A Rattata
Rattata
Alola Form

Field Field
020A Raticate
Raticate
Alola Form

Field Field
0023 Ekans Field Dragon
0024 Arbok Field Dragon
0035 Clefairy Fairy Fairy
0036 Clefable Fairy Fairy
0039 Jigglypuff
Fairy Fairy
0040 Wigglytuff
Fairy Fairy
0041 Zubat
Flying Flying
0042 Golbat
Flying Flying
0052 Meowth Field Field
052A Meowth
Meowth
Alola Form
Field Field
0053 Persian Field Field
053A Persian
Persian
Alola Form
Field Field
0063 Abra Human-Like Human-Like
0064 Kadabra Human-Like Human-Like
0065 Alakazam Human-Like Human-Like
0092 Gastly
Amorphous Amorphous
0093 Haunter
Amorphous Amorphous
0094 Gengar
Amorphous Amorphous
0096 Drowzee Human-Like Human-Like
0097 Hypno Human-Like Human-Like
0113 Chansey Fairy Fairy
0122 Mr. Mime
Human-Like Human-Like
0143 Snorlax Monster Monster
0150 Mewtwo 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
0151 Mew 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
0169 Crobat
Flying Flying
0190 Aipom Field Field
0197 Umbreon Field Field
0198 Murkrow
Flying Flying
0200 Misdreavus Amorphous Amorphous
0215 Sneasel
Field Field
0228 Houndour
Field Field
0229 Houndoom
Field Field
0242 Blissey Fairy Fairy
0261 Poochyena Field Field
0262 Mightyena Field Field
0280 Ralts
Amorphous Amorphous
0281 Kirlia
Amorphous Amorphous
0282 Gardevoir
Amorphous Amorphous
0285 Shroomish Fairy Grass
0286 Breloom
Fairy Grass
0302 Sableye
Human-Like Human-Like
0303 Mawile
Field Fairy
0316 Gulpin Amorphous Amorphous
0317 Swalot Amorphous Amorphous
0325 Spoink Field Field
0326 Grumpig Field Field
0327 Spinda Field Human-Like
0336 Seviper Field Dragon
0352 Kecleon Field Field
0353 Shuppet Amorphous Amorphous
0354 Banette Amorphous Amorphous
0355 Duskull Amorphous Amorphous
0356 Dusclops Amorphous Amorphous
0358 Chimecho Amorphous Amorphous
0359 Absol Field Field
0367 Huntail Water 1 Water 1
0386 Deoxys
Deoxys
Normal Forme
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
386A Deoxys
Deoxys
Attack Forme
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
386D Deoxys
Deoxys
Defense Forme
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
386S Deoxys
Deoxys
Speed Forme
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
0424 Ambipom Field Field
0429 Mismagius Amorphous Amorphous
0430 Honchkrow
Flying Flying
0431 Glameow Field Field
0432 Purugly Field Field
0433 Chingling 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
0434 Stunky
Field Field
0435 Skuntank
Field Field
0439 Mime Jr.
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
0442 Spiritomb
Amorphous Amorphous
0446 Munchlax 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
0453 Croagunk
Human-Like Human-Like
0454 Toxicroak
Human-Like Human-Like
0461 Weavile
Field Field
0475 Gallade
Amorphous Amorphous
0477 Dusknoir Amorphous Amorphous
0478 Froslass
Fairy Mineral
0479 Rotom
Amorphous Amorphous
0491 Darkrai 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
0495 Snivy Field Grass
0496 Servine Field Grass
0497 Serperior Field Grass
0509 Purrloin Field Field
0510 Liepard Field Field
0522 Blitzle Field Field
0523 Zebstrika Field Field
0531 Audino Fairy Fairy
0545 Scolipede
Bug Bug
0551 Sandile
Field Field
0552 Krokorok
Field Field
0553 Krookodile
Field Field
0554 Darumaka Field Field
0555 Darmanitan Field Field
0559 Scraggy
Field Dragon
0560 Scrafty
Field Dragon
0562 Yamask Mineral Amorphous
0563 Cofagrigus Mineral Amorphous
0570 Zorua Field Field
0571 Zoroark Field Field
0574 Gothita Human-Like Human-Like
0575 Gothorita Human-Like Human-Like
0576 Gothitelle Human-Like Human-Like
0577 Solosis Amorphous Amorphous
0578 Duosion Amorphous Amorphous
0579 Reuniclus Amorphous Amorphous
0605 Elgyem Human-Like Human-Like
0606 Beheeyem Human-Like Human-Like
0621 Druddigon Dragon Monster
0624 Pawniard
Human-Like Human-Like
0625 Bisharp
Human-Like Human-Like
0629 Vullaby
Flying Flying
0630 Mandibuzz
Flying Flying
0631 Heatmor Field Field
0648 Meloetta
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
0654 Braixen Field Field
0655 Delphox
Field Field
0656 Froakie Water 1 Water 1
0657 Frogadier Water 1 Water 1
0658 Greninja
Water 1 Water 1
0660 Diggersby
Field Field
0661 Fletchling
Flying Flying
0662 Fletchinder
Flying Flying
0663 Talonflame
Flying Flying
0667 Litleo
Field Field
0668 Pyroar
Field Field
0674 Pancham Field Human-Like
0675 Pangoro
Field Human-Like
0677 Espurr Field Field
0678 Meowstic Field Field
678F Meowstic
Meowstic
Female
Field Field
0686 Inkay
Water 1 Water 2
0687 Malamar
Water 1 Water 2
0714 Noibat
Flying Flying
0715 Noivern
Flying Flying
0720 Hoopa
Hoopa
Confined

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
720U Hoopa
Hoopa
Unbound

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
0727 Incineroar
Field Field
0747 Mareanie
Water 1 Water 1
0748 Toxapex
Water 1 Water 1
0757 Salandit
Monster Dragon
0758 Salazzle
Monster Dragon
0765 Oranguru
Field Field
0766 Passimian Field Field
0778 Mimikyu
Amorphous Amorphous
0779 Bruxish
Water 2 Water 2
0795 Pheromosa
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
0802 Marshadow
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
0803 Poipole 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
0804 Naganadel
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
0807 Zeraora 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
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.


Special move

Generation III

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0197 Umbreon Field Field Starter PokémonColo
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 other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon

Snatch is a Dark-type move with 17 PP. It has the user gain the Snatch status, enabling them to steal enhancing status moves from enemy Pokémon. The status normally lasts either 4-5 turns (in the Explorers games) or 6 turns (in Super Mystery Dungeon); however, if another Pokémon uses Snatch, it is removed automatically in order to prevent conflicts.

Description

Games Description
MDRB The user gains the Snatch status. It steals the moves of Pokémon on the same floor.
SMD The Snatch status lets you steal the effects of a recovery move or status move used nearby. But there are some moves that can't be stolen, so be careful!


In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga


In other generations

Core series games

Spin-off series games

Trivia

  • In Generation III, the status screen erroneously states that the move has 100% accuracy, even though it targets the user (thus it ignores accuracy and evasion checks).

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 搶奪 Chéungdyuht
Mandarin 搶奪 / 抢夺 Qiǎngduó
French Saisie
German Übernahme
Greek Αρπαγή
Italian Scippo
Korean 가로챔 Garochaem
Brazilian Portuguese Arrebatar
Serbian Ščepavanje
Spanish Robo
Vietnamese Giành Giật

External links


Generation III TMs
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Generation III HMs
0102030405060708RSE
Generation IV TMs
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Generation IV HMs
01020304 • 05 (DPPtHGSS) • 060708


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