Magician (ability)

Magician is an ability introduced in Generation 6. So far, only Seagic has this ability.

In battle
Magician steals the held item of the opponent when hits it by a contact move. The item cannot be stolen if the user already has a held item, the opponent has, or the item is a Mega Stone.

, and  do not activate the Ability. ,, , , , and will steal or destroy the target's held item before Magician steals it. Sticky Barb transfers with its own effect before Magician can steal it. Magician will not activate if the Pokémon is holding a Gem even if the Gem is consumed when using the move, but will activate if the Pokémon's held Power Herb is consumed when using the move.

If a target's consumable held item is triggered by the move, it will be consumed before it can be stolen. If a target holds a Focus Band or Rocky Helmet, it can be activated by the move, then be stolen by Magician. If the Pokémon with Magician faints when using the move, Magician will not steal the item. If the move of the Pokémon with Magician triggers, so that it no longer has the Ability Magician, it cannot steal an item. Magician activates after the last strike of a multi-strike move. Magician activates even if the user is switched out by or  or the target is switched out by  or. activates after Magician, so the Pokémon that has Pickpocket will always end up with the item if the move is a contact move.

Outside of battle
Magician no effect outside of battle.