Covet

In Pokémon ChampionsGen III

Game

Pokémon Champions

NormalPhysical

If the user has no item, it steals the target's.

Power: 60
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 25
Hits: One Pokémon next to the user

Changes over time

How Covet changed from game to game, newest first.

Champions
If this attack was successful and the user ~~dropped: has~~ added: is not ~~dropped: fainted,~~ added: holding an item, it steals the target's held ~~dropped: item if the user is not holding one.~~ added: item. A target with the Sticky Hold … not stolen if it is a dropped: Blue Orb, Red Orb, Adamant Crystal, Lustrous Globe, Griseous Core, Plate, Drive, Memory, Rusted Sword, Rusted Shield, Booster Energy, or Mask held by a Kyogre, Groudon, Dialga, Palkia, Giratina, Arceus, Genesect, Silvally, Zacian, Zamazenta, Paradox Pokémon, or Ogerpon, respectively, or if added: Mega Stone and either the user ~~dropped: is one of those species and~~ added: or the target is ~~dropped: holding~~ the ~~dropped: respective item. In this case, Paradox Pokémon include every~~ species added: that can Mega Evolve with ~~dropped: the Protosynthesis and Quark Drive Abilities, except Gouging Fire, Raging Bolt, Iron Boulder, and Iron Crown.~~ added: it. Items lost to this move cannot …
Gen IX
… is a Blue Orb, Red Orb, added: Adamant Crystal, Lustrous Globe, Griseous ~~dropped: Orb,~~ added: Core, Plate, Drive, Memory, Rusted Sword, added: Rusted Shield, Booster Energy, or ~~dropped: Rusted Shield~~ added: Mask held by a Kyogre, Groudon, added: Dialga, Palkia, Giratina, Arceus, Genesect, Silvally, Zacian, added: Zamazenta, Paradox Pokémon, or ~~dropped: Zamazenta,~~ added: Ogerpon, respectively, or if the user is … target is holding the respective item. added: In this case, Paradox Pokémon include every species with the Protosynthesis and Quark Drive Abilities, except Gouging Fire, Raging Bolt, Iron Boulder, and Iron Crown. Items lost to this move cannot …
Gen VIII
… not stolen if it is a ~~dropped: Z-Crystal, a Mega Stone held by the species that can Mega Evolve with it, or a~~ Blue Orb, Red Orb, Griseous Orb, Plate, Drive, added: Memory, Rusted Sword, or ~~dropped: Memory~~ added: Rusted Shield held by a Kyogre, Groudon, Giratina, Arceus, Genesect, added: Silvally, Zacian, or ~~dropped: Silvally,~~ added: Zamazenta, respectively, or if the user is …
Gen VII
… not stolen if it is a added: Z-Crystal, a Mega Stone held by the species … Orb, Red Orb, Griseous Orb, Plate, added: Drive, or ~~dropped: Drive~~ added: Memory held by a Kyogre, Groudon, Giratina, Arceus, added: Genesect, or ~~dropped: Genesect,~~ added: Silvally, respectively, or if the user is …
Gen VI
PP 40 → 25 Nerfed
… not stolen if it is a ~~dropped: Mail,~~ added: Mega Stone held by the species that can Mega Evolve with it, or ~~dropped: if it is~~ a added: Blue Orb, Red Orb, Griseous Orb, Plate, or Drive held by a added: Kyogre, Groudon, Giratina, Arceus, or Genesect, respectively, or …
Gen V
Power 40 → 60 Buffed
If this attack was successful and the user ~~dropped: is~~ added: has not ~~dropped: holding an item,~~ added: fainted, it steals the target's held ~~dropped: item.~~ added: item if the user is not holding one. A target with the Sticky Hold Ability does not lose its held item if it has not fainted. The target's item is not stolen if it is a ~~dropped: Mail~~ added: Mail, or added: if it is a Griseous Orb, added: Plate, or Drive held by a Giratina, Arceus, or Genesect, respectively, or if the added: user is one of those species and the target ~~dropped: has~~ added: is holding the ~~dropped: Multitype or Sticky Hold Abilities.~~ added: respective item. Items lost to this move cannot be regained with ~~dropped: Recycle.~~ added: Recycle or the Harvest Ability.
Gen IV
… if it is a Mail or ~~dropped: Enigma Berry,~~ added: Griseous Orb, or if the target has the added: Multitype or Sticky Hold ~~dropped: Ability.~~ added: Abilities. Items lost to this move cannot be regained with Recycle.

Numbers: PokéAPI’s changelog. Descriptions: Pokémon Showdown’s for each generation, PokéAPI’s notes where Showdown’s don’t differ. Champions: Pokémon Showdown.

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How it works in Champions

If this attack was successful and the user is not holding an item, it steals the target's held item. A target with the Sticky Hold Ability does not lose its held item if it has not fainted. The target's item is not stolen if it is a and either the user or the target is the species that can Mega Evolve with it. Items lost to this move cannot be regained with Recycle or the Harvest Ability.