Knock Off (move)

Contents
Flavor text
Learnt by level up
Learnt by breeding

Move data

Type	Dark
Category	Physical
Power	65
Accuracy	100
PP	20 (max. 32)
Makes contact?	Yes
Introduced	Generation 3

Effects

Knock Off deals damage and if the target has a held item, damage is increased by 50% (i.e. 97.5 base power) and the item is removed for the remainder of the battle (switching out does not restore the item). All items are restored at the end of a battle.

If the item would activate on attack (e.g. Focus Band), it does so before being stolen. If the item is consumable on attack (e.g. Focus Sash) then the item is consumed as normal and cannot be stolen.

Pokemon with the ability Sticky Hold cannot have their held item removed. The Griseous Orb cannot be removed from Giratina; Type Plates cannot be removed from Arceus; Drives cannot be removed from Genesect; and Mega Stones cannot be removed from their respective Pokémon. Note that in these cases the damage dealt does not increase.

Changes

In Generation 3, Knock Off is categorized as Special.
In Generations 3-5, Knock Off has 20 base power.
In Generations 3-5, Knock Off does not increase damage when knocking off items.
In Generation 3, Knock Off is a Special move due to the type-based categorization of moves.

Z-Move effects

When a Pokémon is holding Darkinium Z and uses its Z-Power, Knock Off turns into Black Hole Eclipse and has base power 120.

Move target

Foe

User

Ally

Targets a single adjacent Pokémon.

Other languages

English	Knock Off
Japanese	はたきおとす (Hataki Otosu)
German	Abschlag
French	Sabotage
Italian	Privazione
Spanish	Desarme

Game descriptions

Ruby/Sapphire Emerald	Knocks down the foe’s held item to prevent its use.
FireRed/LeafGreen	Knocks down the foe’s held item to prevent its use during the battle.
Diamond/Pearl Platinum HeartGold/SoulSilver	The user slaps down the foe’s held item, preventing the item from being used during the battle.
Black/White Black 2/White 2	The user slaps down the target’s held item, preventing that item from being used in the battle.
X/Y O.Ruby/A.Sapphire	The user slaps down the target’s held item, and that item can’t be used in that battle. The move does more damage if the target has a held item.
Sun/Moon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon	The user slaps down the target’s held item, and that item can’t be used in that battle. The move does more damage if the target has a held item.
Sword/Shield	The user slaps down the target’s held item, and that item can’t be used in that battle. The move does more damage if the target has a held item.

Learnt by level up

These Pokémon learn Knock Off at the level specified. The numbers given are for Pokémon Sword & Shield and may vary in other games; check the respective Pokédex pages for details.

Machop
#066 / Fighting
Level 16

Machoke
#067 / Fighting
Level 16

Machamp
#068 / Fighting
Level 16

Farfetch'd
#083 / Normal · Flying
Level 30

Farfetch'd
Galarian Farfetch'd
#083 / Fighting
Level 30

Lickitung
#108 / Normal
Level 36

Tangela
#114 / Grass
Level 28

Lombre
#271 / Water · Grass
Level 1

Ludicolo
#272 / Water · Grass
Level 1

Sableye
#302 / Dark · Ghost
Level 27

Corphish
#341 / Water
Level 16

Crawdaunt
#342 / Water · Dark
Level 16