Pickup Ability and Item Table

Introduction

Pickup made its debut in Generation III, and it's still one of the most set-and-forget abilities around: a Pokémon with Pickup and no held item has a small chance each step to find an item after battle. What it finds depends on its level - higher-level Pokémon get a shot at rarer stuff.

This table breaks down exactly what's available at each level range, so you can figure out whether it's worth leveling up your Pickup Pokémon or if you're already in the right range.

Pickup Item Tables

Source: sPickupItems / sRarePickupItems — src/battle_script_commands.c

A Pokemon with the Pickup ability and no held item has a 10% chance each step to find an item. Which item depends on its level: most of the time it comes from the base table, but there is a small (2%) chance of a rarer item instead.

Pokémon with Pickup

The following Pokémon can have the Pickup ability:

Meowth

#052

Aipom

#190

Teddiursa

#216

Phanpy

#231

Zigzagoon

#288

Linoone

#289

Ambipom

#412

Munchlax

#436

Pickup Table

Item	1–10	11–20	21–30	31–40	41–50	51–60	61–70	71–80	81–90	91–100
Potion	30%
Antidote	10%	30%
Super Potion	10%	10%	30%
Great Ball	10%	10%	10%	30%
Repel	10%	10%	10%	10%	30%
Escape Rope	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	30%
X Attack	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	30%
Full Heal	4%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	30%
Ultra Ball	4%	4%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	30%
Hyper Potion		4%	4%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	30%
Rare Candy			4%	4%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%
Protein				4%	4%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%
Revive					4%	4%	10%	10%	10%	10%
Hp Up						4%	4%	10%	10%	10%
Full Restore							4%	4%	10%	10%
Max Revive								4%	4%	10%
Pp Up									4%	4%
Max Elixir										4%
Hyper Potion	1%
Nugget	1%	1%				1%	1%
King's Rock		1%	1%
Full Restore			1%	1%
Ether				1%	1%
White Herb					1%	1%
Elixir							1%	1%
Big Nugget								1%	1%	1%
Leftovers									1%	1%