Mechanics Magician should steal item even if target faints

What type of bug are you reporting? Mechanics

What is the bug?
The ability Magician does not work the same way it does in-game. Magician steals the target's item if they're attacked while the user is not holding an item. In the Generation IX games, this ability always activates, unless the user is KO'd by recoil/rocky helmet/an ability. On Showdown!, this does not activate if the target is KO'd by the attack.

This is the only footage I could find of this condition happening in-game:

In the above footage, a Delphox with Magician KO's a Typhlosion, stealing its leftovers in the process.

Are you able to replicate it? If so, how?
Use a Pokémon with the ability Magician, leave them without an item/have their item removed or consumed, then have them KO a target that is holding an item. See replay:

https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9ou-2024766315-hx0wlrgquhyqqwmkq05ps165lwywuj8pw

On turn 17, Delphox does not take Gliscor's toxic orb due to knocking it out with its attack. On turn 19, Delphox does take Raging Bolt's choice specs due to Raging Bolt surviving the attack.

Further testing is needed to see if this effect persists in other generations.
 
did this ever got answered or ignored for 7 months? same thing happened in my draft league's finals and I just realized it
Video is already in the timestamp where magician should have been activated. Great Tusk was assault vest.

Can we get an answer on this?
 
Can we get an answer on this?
As indicated by the tag this was acknowledged as a mechanics bug the day the bug report was submitted.

The PS development team is a group of volunteers who contribute what they want when they want. The issue just hasn't been fixed yet is all.
 
As indicated by the tag this was acknowledged as a mechanics bug the day the bug report was submitted.

The PS development team is a group of volunteers who contribute what they want when they want. The issue just hasn't been fixed yet is all.

for future reference, where can i see this tag? i just found this out in google so no idea about the tag, sorry about that. (tho it's kinda sad this is on hold for so long)
 
for future reference, where can i see this tag? i just found this out in google so no idea about the tag, sorry about that. (tho it's kinda sad this is on hold for so long)
Its part of the title, the colored tag directly prior to it:
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The tag indicates what category the bug belongs to (mechanics issues in this case). "Needs Triage" indicates that the bug report hasn't been verified yet, potentially due to us needing more information or research.

More info here: https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/introduction-to-the-ps-bug-reports-forum.3733412/
 
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