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Thievul's Type

DARK

Thievul's Pokédex #s

National #: 828

Galar #: 30

Armor #: --

Crown #: --

Thievul's Base Stats

HP:: 70

Attack:: 58

Defense:: 58

Sp. Atk:: 87

Sp. Def:: 92

Speed:: 90

Total:: 455

Misc. Info

Height:: 3'11" (1.2m)

Weight:: 43.9 lbs. (19.9 kg)

Gender Ratio:

Egg Groups:: Field

EXP At Lv. 100:: 800,000

EV Yield:: 2 Sp. Def

Base EXP:: 159

Catch Rate:: 127

Thievul's Abilities

Here are what abilities Thievul can possibly have, along with their effects.

Run Away: Thievul can always run from a wild Pokémon battle, regardless of Speed or other trapping effects.

Unburden: When Thievul consumes or loses its held item, it doubles its Speed.

Stakeout: Thievul's damaging moves do 2× damage to Pokémon that were just switched in during a turn.

Weaknesses & Resistances

Below is a list of what Thievul's weakness and resistance is to various types.

2×: FIGHTING

BUG

FAIRY

½: GHOST

DARK

immune: PSYCHIC

Thievul's Evolution Line

Below you'll find a list of all Pokémon Thievul evolves from or into, along with its evolution method.

Nickit: starting form

Thievul: at level 18

Thievul's Moves in Sword & Shield

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Below is a list of all of the moves that Thievul can learn, along with what level it learns the move, the TM or TR number, and what egg moves it can learn, if any. Hover over a move (desktop/laptop) or click the ? button next to the move (mobile/tablet) to find out more about the move.

Level Up Moves

Here are all of the moves Thievul learns via level up. Anything marked "Evo." means it learns it upon evolving. If the level is 1, it can be relearned at a Pokémon Center.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
Evo.	Thief Damages the target and steals its held item.	DARK	60	100%	25	One Target
1	Thief Damages the target and steals its held item.	DARK	60	100%	25	One Target
1	Quick Attack Has higher priority.	NORMAL	40	100%	30	One Target
1	Tail Whip Lowers all nearby enemies' Defense by one stage.	NORMAL	--	100%	30	Nearby Enemies
1	Beat Up Hits once for each conscious Pokémon in the party, doing damage based on its Attack.	DARK	varies	100%	10	One Target
1	Hone Claws Raises Thievul's Attack and accuracy by one stage.	DARK	--	--	15	User
12	Snarl 100% chance of lowering all nearby enemies' Sp. Atk by one stage.	DARK	55	95%	15	Nearby Enemies
16	Assurance Does double damage if the target was already damaged this turn.	DARK	60	100%	10	One Target
22	Nasty Plot Raises Thievul's Special Attack by two stages.	DARK	--	--	20	User
28	Sucker Punch Has +1 priority. Fails unless the target uses a damaging move.	DARK	70	100%	5	One Target
34	Night Slash Has a higher critical hit rate. (+1 stage.)	DARK	70	100%	15	One Target
40	Tail Slap Hits the target two to five times in a row.	NORMAL	25	85%	10	One Target
46	Foul Play Foul Play uses the target's Attack stat instead of Thievul's to calculate damage.	DARK	95	100%	15	One Target
52	Parting Shot Lowers the target's Attack and Special Attack by one stage, then Thievul switches out.	DARK	--	100%	20	One Target

TM Moves

Here are all of the moves that Thievul can learn via TM (Technical Machine). These moves can be taught an unlimited number of times once the TM is obtained.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
TM08	Hyper Beam Requires a turn to recharge (unless it misses).	NORMAL	150	90%	5	One Target
TM09	Giga Impact Requires a turn to recharge (unless it misses).	NORMAL	150	90%	5	One Target
TM15	Dig Can't be hit on the first turn, attacks on the second turn.	GROUND	80	100%	10	One Target
TM16	Screech Lowers the target's Defense by two stages.	NORMAL	--	85%	40	One Target
TM21	Rest Thievul restores its HP to full and falls asleep for two turns.	PSYCHIC	--	--	10	User
TM23	Thief Damages the target and steals its held item.	DARK	60	100%	25	One Target
TM24	Snore Can only be used while asleep. 30% chance of making the target flinch.	NORMAL	50	100%	15	One Target
TM25	Protect Protects Thievul from attacks for a turn. Low chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM31	Attract Infatuates Pokémon of the opposite gender.	NORMAL	--	100%	15	One Target
TM37	Beat Up Hits once for each conscious Pokémon in the party, doing damage based on its Attack.	DARK	varies	100%	10	One Target
TM39	Facade Does double damage if Thievul is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.	NORMAL	70	100%	20	One Target
TM40	Swift Doesn't miss all nearby enemies.	NORMAL	60	--	20	Nearby Enemies
TM47	Fake Tears Lowers the target's Special Defense by two stages.	DARK	--	100%	20	One Target
TM53	Mud Shot 100% chance of lowering the target's Speed by one stage.	GROUND	55	95%	15	One Target
TM56	U-turn Forces Thievul to switch out after dealing damage.	BUG	70	100%	20	One Target
TM58	Assurance Does double damage if the target was already damaged this turn.	DARK	60	100%	10	One Target
TM65	Shadow Claw Has a higher critical hit rate. (+1 stage.)	GHOST	70	100%	15	One Target
TM66	Thunder Fang Has a 10% chance to paralyze the target. Has a separate 10% chance to make the target flinch.	ELECTRIC	65	95%	15	One Target
TM67	Ice Fang Has a 10% chance to freeze the target. Has a separate 10% chance to make the target flinch.	ICE	65	95%	15	One Target
TM68	Fire Fang Has a 10% chance to burn the target. Has a separate 10% chance to make the target flinch.	FIRE	65	95%	15	One Target
TM76	Round Deals double damage if Round has already been used and causes any other Pokémon using Round to use it immediately afterward.	NORMAL	60	100%	15	One Target
TM78	Acrobatics Damage is doubled if Thievul has no held item when this attack hits.	FLYING	55	100%	15	One Target
TM84	Tail Slap Hits the target two to five times in a row.	NORMAL	25	85%	10	One Target
TM85	Snarl 100% chance of lowering all nearby enemies' Sp. Atk by one stage.	DARK	55	95%	15	Nearby Enemies

TR Moves

Here are all of the moves that Thievul can learn via TR (Technical Record). These moves can be taught only once per TR, but TRs can be obtained in the Wild Area and other locations.

TR	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
TR11	Psychic 10% chance of lowering the target's Sp. Def by one stage.	PSYCHIC	90	100%	10	One Target
TR12	Agility Raises Thievul's Speed by two stages.	PSYCHIC	--	--	30	User
TR20	Substitute Costs 25% of Thievul's max HP. Sets up a Substitute to block effects and damage.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TR26	Endure Will survive any hit with at least 1 HP left this turn. 50% chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TR27	Sleep Talk Can only be used while asleep. Uses one of Thievul's moves at random.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TR29	Baton Pass Switches to another Pokémon on your team and keeps stat modifiers and effects.	NORMAL	--	--	40	User
TR32	Crunch 20% chance of lowering the target's Defense by one stage.	DARK	80	100%	15	One Target
TR33	Shadow Ball 20% chance of lowering the target's Sp. Def by one stage.	GHOST	80	100%	15	One Target
TR37	Taunt Prevents the target from using Status moves for the next few turns.	DARK	--	100%	20	One Target
TR58	Dark Pulse Has a 20% chance of causing the target to flinch.	DARK	80	100%	15	One Target
TR68	Nasty Plot Raises Thievul's Special Attack by two stages.	DARK	--	--	20	User
TR77	Grass Knot Does more damage depending on how heavy the target is.	GRASS	varies	100%	20	One Target
TR81	Foul Play Foul Play uses the target's Attack stat instead of Thievul's to calculate damage.	DARK	95	100%	15	One Target
TR90	Play Rough 10% chance of lowering the target's Attack by one stage.	FAIRY	90	90%	10	One Target

Egg Moves

Here are all of the moves that Thievul can learn as Egg Moves. In the case of evolved Pokémon, it shows what Egg Moves it can learn in its lowest evolutionary stage. Click the word EGG to find compatible breeding Pokémon to get that Egg Move onto Thievul.

	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
EGG	Quick Guard Protects your team from moves that that have positive priority for the turn.	FIGHTING	--	--	15	User's Field
EGG	Knock Off Double damage if the target has a held item and knocks it off.	DARK	65	100%	20	One Target
EGG	Howl Raises all allies' Attack by one stage.	NORMAL	--	--	40	All Allies
EGG	Torment Prevents the target from using the same move twice in a row.	DARK	--	100%	15	One Target

Move Tutor Moves

Here are all of the moves that Thievul can learn from Move Tutors. Most of these require the Expansion Pass and can be found in the Isle of Armor's Dojo, costing some Armorite Ore to teach. However, there are a few moves that can be taught aside from this.

	Move	Type	Category	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target	Info
TUTOR	Burning Jealousy Burns all targets that had their stats raised during this turn.	FIRE		70	100%	5	Nearby Enemies
TUTOR	Lash Out If Thievul's stats were lowered this turn, Lash Out's power is doubled.	DARK		75	100%	5	One Target

Thievul's Detailed Stats

Below you'll find a more detailed table containing Thievul's calculated stats, which are the stats that you actually see displayed in game. These are affected by a variety of things, such as level, Effort Values (EVs), Individual Values (IVs), and Thievul's Nature.

By default, the stats you see in the table below show four different possibilities, all assuming Thievul is level 100: its stats with 0 EVs, 252+ (max) EVs, 0 IVs, and 31 (max) IVs. Nature is not shown by default, so its maximum is 10% higher than shown here, and minium 10% lower.

Stats at level 100	0 EVs		252+ EVs		Base Stat
Stats at level 100	Min	Max	Min	Max	Base Stat
HP	250	281	313	344	70
Attack	121	152	184	215	58
Defense	121	152	184	215	58
Sp. Atk	179	210	242	273	87
Sp. Def	189	220	252	283	92
Speed	185	216	248	279	90
Total					455

Where to Find Thievul in Sword & Shield

If you're looking for where to find Thievul, you'll find the various methods listed down below, along with any notes or special locations. This should help you figure out how to get Thievul in Pokémon Sword & Shield. (Currently this does not show most "strong" static encounters or Max Raid Battles.)

Special Ways to Get Thievul

Catchable during Dynamax Adventures in Crown Tundra (DLC), level 65.

Thievul in the Wild

Galar Route 7

Overworld Encounters

Any Weather
20%			Lv. 37-41

Galar Route 9 (Outer Spikemuth)

Random Encounters

Any Weather
30%			Lv. 40-44

Bridge Field

Random Encounters

Norm.	Over.	Rain	Strm.	Sun	Snow	Bliz.	Sand.	Fog
28%	23%	--	--	20%	25%	--	--	5%
Lv. 26-28	Lv. 26-28			Lv. 26-28	Lv. 26-28			Lv. 26-28

Stony Wilderness

Random Encounters

Norm.	Over.	Rain	Strm.	Sun	Snow	Bliz.	Sand.	Fog
--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	40%
								Lv. 26-28

Hammerlocke Hills

Random Encounters

Norm.	Over.	Rain	Strm.	Sun	Snow	Bliz.	Sand.	Fog
--	15%	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
	Lv. 28-30

Getting Thievul By Evolution

Evolves from Nickit at level 18.

Pokédex Entries for Thievul

Generation 8 Pokédex Entries

Sword

It secretly marks potential targets with a scent. By following the scent, it stalks its targets and steals from them when they least expect it.

Shield

With a lithe body and sharp claws, it goes around stealing food and eggs. Boltund is its natural enemy.