Pickup (Ability)

Pickup	ものひろい
	Pickup
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 The Pokémon may pick up the item an opposing Pokémon used during a battle. It may pick up items outside of battle, too. Generation VIII The Pokémon may pick up the item an opposing Pokémon used during a battle. It may pick up items outside of battle, too. Generation IX Currently unknown

Pickup (Japanese: ものひろい Pickup) is an Ability introduced in Generation III.

Effect

In battle

Generations III and IV

Pickup has no effect during battle.

Generation V onward

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 has 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, then 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 in the player's party that has this Ability and is not already holding an item has a 10% chance of creating a held item for itself, even if it did not participate in the battle and/or cannot battle.

In Generation VIII, Pokémon with this Ability can find items with this Ability even in the Battle Tower.

Items received

Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Colosseum

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
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40

Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness

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

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

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

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, White 2, X, and Y

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 Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

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 Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon

Item	Lv 1-10	Lv 11-20	Lv 21-30	Lv 31-40	Lv 41-50	Lv 51-60	Lv 61-70	Lv 71-80	Lv 81-90	Lv 91-100
	25%
	10%	25%
	10%	10%	25%
	10%	10%	10%	25%
	10%	10%	10%	10%	20%
	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	20%
	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	20%
	5%	5%	5%	10%	10%	10%	10%	20%
	5%	3%
	3%	3%	5%	5%	10%	10%	10%	10%	20%
	1%
	1%
		3%	5%	5%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%
		3%	5%	5%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%
		3%
		2%	2%	5%	5%	7%	10%	10%	10%	20%
		1%	3%
			3%	3%	3%	8%	8%	8%	8%	8%
			1%	4%
			1%	1%	2%	3%	5%	5%	10%	15%
				1%	4%	5%	5%	5%	5%	5%
				1%	1%	1%
						1%	4%	10%	10%	10%
							3%	5%
								2%	10%	10%
									1%	4%
									1%	3%

Pokémon Sword and Shield

Item	Lv 1-10	Lv 11-20	Lv 21-30	Lv 31-40	Lv 41-50	Lv 51-60	Lv 61-70	Lv 71-80	Lv 81-90	Lv 91-100
	Very common
	Common	Uncommon
	Uncommon	Common
	Uncommon	Uncommon	Common
	Uncommon	Uncommon	Uncommon	Common
	Rare	Uncommon	Uncommon
	Rare	Uncommon	Uncommon	Uncommon	Common
	Rare	Rare	Uncommon	Uncommon	Uncommon	Common
	Rare	Rare	Rare	Uncommon	Uncommon	Uncommon	Common
	Rare	Rare	Rare	Rare	Uncommon	Uncommon	Uncommon	Common
	Very rare	Very rare	Rare	Rare	Rare
		Rare	Rare	Rare	Rare	Uncommon	Uncommon	Uncommon	Common
		Rare	Rare	Rare	Rare	Rare	Rare	Rare	Uncommon	Uncommon
		Rare	Rare	Rare	Rare	Rare	Rare	Rare	Uncommon	Uncommon
		Very rare	Very rare	Very rare	Very rare	Rare	Rare	Rare	Rare	Rare
			Rare	Rare	Rare	Rare	Rare	Rare	Rare	Rare
			Rare	Rare	Rare	Rare	Uncommon	Uncommon	Uncommon	Common
			Very rare	Very rare	Rare	Rare	Rare
			Very rare	Very rare	Very rare	Rare	Rare	Rare	Rare	Rare
			Very rare	Very rare	Very rare	Very rare	Rare	Rare	Rare	Rare
			Very rare	Very rare	Very rare	Very rare	Very rare	Very rare	Very rare	Very rare
			Very rare	Very rare	Very rare	Very rare	Very rare	Very rare	Very rare	Very rare
			Very rare	Very rare	Very rare	Very rare	Very rare	Very rare	Very rare	Very rare
			Very rare	Very rare	Very rare	Very rare	Very rare	Very rare	Very rare	Very rare
			Very rare	Very rare	Very rare	Very rare	Very rare	Very rare	Very rare	Very rare
			Very rare	Rare	Rare	Rare	Rare	Rare	Rare	Rare
				Rare	Rare	Rare	Rare	Uncommon	Uncommon	Uncommon
					Very rare	Very rare	Rare	Rare	Rare	Rare
							Very rare	Very rare	Rare	Rare
								Very rare	Very rare	Very rare

Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

Item	Lv 1-10	Lv 11-20	Lv 21-30	Lv 31-40	Lv 41-50	Lv 51-60	Lv 61-70	Lv 71-80	Lv 81-90	Lv 91-100
	35%
	25%	8%
	8%	30%
	8%	8%	30%
	8%	8%	9%	30%
	3%	8%	9%
	3%	8%	9%	9%	30%
	3%	4%	8%	9%	9%	30%
	3%	4%	3%	8%	9%	10%	30%
	3%	4%	3%	4%	8%	9%	10%	30%
	1%	1%	3%	4%	4%
		4%	3%	4%	4%	9%	9%	10%	30%
		4%	3%	4%	4%	4%	4%	5%	9%	10%
		4%	3%	4%	4%	4%	4%	5%	9%	10%
		4%	3%	4%	4%	4%	4%	5%	9%	10%
		1%	1%	1%	1%	4%	4%	5%	4%	5%
			3%	4%	4%	4%	4%	5%	4%	5%
			3%	4%	4%	4%	9%	9%	8%	30%
			1%	1%	4%	4%	4%
			1%	1%	1%	4%	4%	5%	4%	5%
			1%
			1%
			1%
			1%
			1%
				4%	4%	4%	4%	9%	9%	9%
					1%	1%	4%	5%	4%	5%
							1%	1%	4%	5%
								1%	1%	1%

Pokémon with Pickup

#	Pokémon		Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
0052		Meowth	Normal		Normal	Pickup	Technician	Unnerve
052A	Meowth	Meowth	Dark		Dark	Pickup	Technician	Rattled
052G	Meowth	Meowth	Steel		Steel	Pickup	Tough Claws	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
263G	Zigzagoon	Zigzagoon	Dark	Normal	Pickup	Gluttony	Quick Feet
0264		Linoone	Normal		Normal	Pickup	Gluttony	Quick Feet
264G	Linoone	Linoone	Dark	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
0731		Pikipek	Normal	Flying	Keen Eye	Skill Link	Pickup
0732		Trumbeak	Normal	Flying	Keen Eye	Skill Link	Pickup
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 other games

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Munchlax in Super Smash Bros. Brawl

After being released from a Poké Ball, Munchlax walks around and uses Pickup to eat items on the stage. However, it will not eat a living item (such as a Mr. Saturn), an Assist Trophy, a Poké Ball, a Smash Ball, or collectibles (such as CDs, Trophies, or Stickers).

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Each time the player enters a floor, a Pokémon with Pickup will have a small chance of finding an item that can appear on that floor (other than Poké) as long as it is not holding an item. In Explorers of Time, Darkness, and Sky, Pickup will not activate prior to obtaining the Treasure Bag.

In Rescue Team DX, it can find items even when it is holding something, as the effect has been revised to put items found using the Ability into the Toolbox. If the Toolbox is full, the item found is placed on the floor instead. Pickup works for Makuhita Dojo, even though items do not spawn on the ground.

Description

Games Description MDRB Finds items if the Pokémon is not holding anything. MDTDS Enables the Pokémon to find items occasionally when it is not holding anything. BSL なにも どうぐを もってないと いつのまにか どうぐを ひろっている MDGtI The Pokémon may pick up an item when it goes to a different floor.* When the Pokémon goes to a different floor, it may pick up an item! But if it is already holding an item, it won't pick up anything.* SMD When the Pokémon goes to a different floor, it may pick up an item! But if it is already holding an item, it won't pick up anything. MDRTDX When the Pokémon goes to a different floor, it may pick up an item. However, there will be places where there is nothing for the Pokémon to pick up.

In the anime

Linoone Stash of picked up items
The Pokémon 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

Pokémon Adventures

Phanpy Munchlax
The Pokémon 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.
Crystal's Phanpy	Chipping Away at 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.
Diamond's Lax	Stagestruck Starly		None

• In Pinsir Me, I Must Be Dreaming, the rental Linoone that Emerald used during his Battle Factory match against Noland was revealed to have Pickup as his Ability by Emerald's Pokédex.

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!

Munchlax
The Pokémon 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 Chinese Cantonese 撿拾 Gímsahp * 收集物件 Sāujaahp Mahtgín * Mandarin 撿拾 / 捡拾 Jiǎnshí * 撿東西 Jiǎn Dōngxī * 物品拾取 Wùpǐn Shíqǔ * Dutch Grijp Finnish Keräily French Ramassage German Mitnahme Italian Raccolta Korean 픽업 Pick-Up Portuguese Brazil Pegar (TCG, manga) Pegar Coisas (anime) Portugal Coletar Russian Пополнение Popolneniye Spanish Recogida Vietnamese Thu nhặt

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