Does thiefs stealing capabilities fail if the opponent faints?

Oct. 12, 2020

I’m wondering because I needed some heart scales, and I used thief on luvdiscs, but for a 50% chance I got none after doing about 20 of them. I realized that I ohkoed all of them, and was wondering if that did something. Was I just insanely unlucky or does koing them have something to do with it?

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No, it does not fail.I tested this in my Alpha Sapphire. (I know this is for X or Y, but ORAS is the same generation, and Bulbapedia didn’t mention any changes between the games.)

You’re probably getting very unlucky. Luvdisc only have a 50% chance to hold Heart Scales (as you mentioned). And surprisingly, Thief only has a 99.6% chance to steal the opponent’s held item.

Also,here’sthe Bulbapedia page on Thief.