If the user is not holding an item and the opponent is, the user will take the opponent&#39;s held item and the user will equip it until the battle&#39;s end. Ingame the item is kept even after the battle. Items will not be taken from Pok&eacute;mon with the abilities <a href="http://pldh.net/dex/ability/multitype" class="linksred">Multitype</a> and <a href="http://pldh.net/dex/ability/stickyhold" class="linksred">Sticky Hold</a>.