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Prankster's Return

Prankster's Return

Placed A Grenade Or Mine While Pickpocketing

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How to unlock the Prankster's Return achievement in Fallout 4 - Definitive Guide

Prankster's Return:

This could be something that I was doing but despite placing several grenades in peoples pockets the achievement wouldn't unlock. As soon as I found a mine (a Fragmentation mine to be exact) I found a victim and placed it in their pocket, which worked because the achievement unlocked. So if you're experiencing the same issue, perhaps try that out.

To be able to do this you'll need to be at least Level 6 and have a Perception rating of at least 1. You'll also need to have a 2 star rating in the Pickpocket perk (located directly below the Perception rating) as this allows you place a live grenade/mines in a person's inventory.

To do this, find an unsuspecting victim. Go into sneak mode by pushing in the cn_RS (Right stick) and sneak up on someone. Be sure that text on screen is green and says "[HIDDEN]". Then pickpocket them and place a grenade or mine. The achievement unlocked for me as soon as the mine had detonated.

Unless you don't care what the NPC's of the game world think of you, it's advisable to save your game before attempting this. Allowing you to unlock the achievement and reload the game as though you didn't just blow an innocent farmer to pieces.
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10 Nov 2015 10:52

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Is this mixed up with Touchdown here for anyone else? I unlocked Pranksters Ruturn in the game, double checked it was that one that popped but shows touchdown unlocked here ???
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By Calex dEUS on 11 Nov 2015 20:24
This won't unlock for me and I've tried on 3 seperate people. I also tried with both the frag grenade and the mine. Although, I haven't tried it on an enemy yet, so maybe that's why it won't unlock?
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By AHGreg on 13 Nov 2015 18:14
Nah, I did it on a friendly farmer. Did the grenade/mine explode?
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By Jayour on 13 Nov 2015 19:41
Yes they exploded, found out what the issue was. There was a problem on Xbox's side with achievements not unlocking, it unlocked over night and when I turned on the game in the morning it was unlocked. This actually happened with multiple achievements in this game and is supposedly happening in other games right now following the November system update.
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By AHGreg on 16 Nov 2015 04:08
I've now placed countless mines and grenades while pickpocketing and they refuse to blow up. I have the perk and I'm hidden while I'm doing it. Anybody know why this?
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By MacArthur14 on 21 Nov 2015 17:30
You'll need to have a 2 star rating in the Pickpocket perk This is the most relevant information and should be pretty much the first sentence of this solution.
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By WhyattThrash on 03 Dec 2015 07:51
I finally got this using a plasma grenade. I tried the fragmentation grenade and mine it didn't work.
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By MonsterFord95 on 24 Feb 2016 01:19
Thanks WhyattThrash - I wondered what I was doing wrong...

Not reading the entire solution probably wasn't the best move haha! Thanks OP for the guide.
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By Premoz on 31 May 2016 05:03
This seems to be glitched for me, tried it about 15 times now, they blow up and die, but no achievement.

Unless it literally only works with a frag mine, I've tried each type of mine and grenade, expect for that one so far.

Nope, frag mine doesn't work either! WTF! I even did it with a hostile enemy, and still nothing. I've used every single type of grenade and mine in the game.

Over 30 times now, still nothing.

Just looked the the achievement on my Xbox One, it says it's 100%, but it's still locked. I've never seen that before.
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By EarthboundX on 09 Aug 2016 05:36
OK it popped, apparently with the Xbox One, it can take an extra day or so to unlock a 100% achievement, this was my first time experiencing that.
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By EarthboundX on 10 Aug 2016 09:24
How do you get the mine to blow up after putting it in pocket?
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By bikerchic44 on 25 Dec 2016 19:50
Grenade did not explode in Nuka-World DLC raider's pocket, nor in friendly settler-provisioner's pocket.
Repost: "You'll need to have a 2 star rating in the Pickpocket perk"!
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By thomaskorat on 01 May 2017 01:17
Bugged for me hopefully it figures itself out
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By Zarda1 on 14 Jul 2017 03:06
Have put a request out but anyone got any ideas?

I've tried:
- pickpocket at level 2
- tried both a mine and grenade
- named/un-named NPCs AND enemies
- hidden/detected

I am now not sure what else might be stopping me from getting it! Any ideas would be welcome
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By THE ROXY BABE on 23 Mar 2024 22:51
Man, this one absolutely refuses to unlock for me. Done just about everything everyone else did, nada. Shame.
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By on 06 Apr 2024 15:16
For me I saved right before I placed the grenade. When I placed it and the victim blew up, nothing. When I reloaded the save I made immediately before I placed it, the achievement popped.
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By Budd Dwyers Hat on 23 May 2024 00:21
I did this during the mission Mass Fusion.

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By Tupper29 on 12 Mar 2016 15:30
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Press ~ to open Console.

coc diamondcityext
player.setlevel 99

Level up these Perks.
Perception x10
Pickpocket x4 (Perception, Row 2)
Agility x10
Sneak x5 (Agility, Row 4)

player.additem 000eebed 1

Turn around and crouch behind Security Guard, follow until Hidden. Pickpocket and place Grenade in his inventory.
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15 Mar 2021 12:17

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Just a heads up - it is listed as Fragmentation Grenade
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By Dimebar Dan on 11 Jan 2022 20:45
-I wasn't able to stay Hidden so I gave myself a Stealth Boy to use from the Aid menu

player.additem 0004F4A6 5

-This achievement took a good 30-45 seconds to pop after the guy was dead so be patient
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By Saw3d 0ff on 26 Jan 2022 08:31

Ok so this achievement is a bit different than in previous Fallout games. To get this you will first need rank 2 of the pickpocket perk (which allows you to place live grenades/mines in peoples pockets). Then you simply have to find an easy target to place your explosive, and BOOM you should be 10 points richer!
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10 Nov 2015 18:49

Here is a video guide with English commentary for this achievement!


Here is a playlist of guides for this game!

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-HeW6XkKdUK6hngX7wl6...
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17 Nov 2015 22:25

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Great idea for manual saving before doing this, got my points back for better skills. Thanks.
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By DownInFlames85 on 12 Dec 2015 17:27
You need level 2 of the pickpocket perk, so i recommend to save up 2 perk points and save before doing the achievement. Then simply spend the perk points and go into sneak mode (press right stick) goto some npc (human or robot, doesn't matter) and press a to see their inventory. then simply put a frag mine or a frag grenade in the npcs inventory. If you did it right, it should say "live grenade". simply leave the inventory screen and you should see the grenade indicator. wait for it to explode and the achievement will pop.

i made a video for it (german version):
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14 Nov 2015 13:17

I did this during the mission Mass Fusion.

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12 Mar 2016 15:32

Aquire Rank 2 of the Pickpocket perk in the Perception skill tree (Rank 1 in Perception and Level 6). Then whilst pickpocketing, place a grenade or mine into any NPC's inventory.
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16 Apr 2017 00:00

Definitely quicksave before trying this, especially if you get it my way which was to betray an ally.

To add to the guides above, you need to have the Pickpocket perk to allow you to place a live grenade in your victim's inventory. I did this during the quest "Confidence Man" where I'm helping Travis to rescue Vadim from Beantown Brewery. As I snuck in, I noticed I could pickpocket poor Travis, so I went ahead and popped a grenade in his pocket. Probably could have pulled this off earlier with another ally, so it's worth knowing about if you don't want to waste time leveling up to be able to sneak up on Raiders and such.
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22 Dec 2016 05:27

Once you reach Level 6 and have a Perception rating of 1, you will be able to get this achievement . You'll also need 2 points into the Pickpocket perk, (which is the first perk under Perception.) as this allows you place a live grenade or mine into the person's inventory.

To do this, find a victim,any victim, i recommend Preston Garvey, because why not.
Go into sneak mode by pushing in the cn_RS and sneak up on your victim. make sure that text on screen says "[HIDDEN]". Then pickpocket them and place a grenade or mine. The achievement is unlocked as soon as the explosive has detonated. I also recommend saving before you do the whole process for the following reasons. 1. if you don't want to sink to skill points into pickpocket, you can always reload after the achievement has unlocked and apply the points to more suitable skills, and 2. if you don't want any near by NPC’s to become unnecessarily hostile towards you.

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02 Jul 2016 19:36

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25 Feb 2020 15:15

You’ll need to have Level 2 of the Pickpocketing Perk and at least one Fragmentation Grenade in your inventory in order to unlock this trophy. You’ll need to successfully sneak behind an unsuspecting enemy and try to pickpocket them, by doing so it opens up a window of their inventory for which you can place a grenade, which reads back as Live Grenade. Dodge out of the blast radius and the trophy will pop.
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12 May 2024 20:04

Firstly you will need at least rank 2 in the "Pickpocket" Perk in the "Perception" Skill Tree. First, travel to Diamond City. Make a manual save before you attempt this as well so you can reload it afterwards. Buy a Fragmentation Grenade or Mine from any of the vendors here, now go up behind somebody and "Pickpocket" them with then go into your inventory and give the Frag grenade or Mine to them. The chance is usually around 50% so it won't always work but if done right then you will give the Grenade/Mine to them and it'll explode when coming out of the pickpocket screen. The trophy will unlock shortly afterwards then reload your save to avoid hostility problems in the future:

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Para desbloquear essa conquista, você precisa colocar uma granada em alguém, sendo ainda mais fácil se for um amigo, enquanto estiver batendo carteira. Primeiro, adquira a vantagem "Bater Carteira Nv. 2", que está na árvore de Percepção. Para comprar essa vantagem, você precisa estar no mínimo no nível 6 e ter pelo menos um ponto de Percepção. Depois, simplesmente se aproxime furtivamente de qualquer indivíduo, acesse seu inventário e coloque uma granada lá. A granada ficará com o nome de "Granada Viva". Se fizer isso em um local como Diamond City, esteja ciente de que todos os outros moradores se tornarão hostis.
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09 May 2024 00:00

Before you can attempt this achievement, you will need to invest in the second rank of the Pickpocket perk in the Perception skill tree. This perk will allow you to place a live grenade or mine inside a stranger’s inventory, increasing your success rate by 50%. If you have yet to loot any explosives in the open world during your playthrough, you can always buy grenades from the merchants in Diamond City Market.

Once you have a grenade and the required perk, sneak up on a stranger from behind and make a manual save. Now try to pickpocket them. Once their inventory menu has opened, place your grenade in their inventory and back away quickly. Within seconds, the NPC will blow up and the achievement will unlock. If you were spotted while attempting this prank, simply reload your save file and try again.

Thanks to PowerPyx for the video.

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This can be done on any NPC, but there are tons of people in Diamond City, so we'll head there. Use the following steps:
 
  • "coc diamondcityext"
  • "player.additem 000eebed 1"
  • "player.setlevel 99"
  • Max out your Perception, Pickpocket, Agility, and Sneak skills.
Crouch and choose to pickpocket any NPC, then move the grenade from your inventory to theirs. Once you back out of the pickpocket screen, it will detonate and the achievement will unlock.
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The easiest way to get it is from a merchant, just buy a mine/grenade from him, then go to him from behind and pawn it.
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09 Nov 2015 16:40

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An example of receiving (it is better to see once than to hear a hundred times):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mTVDbsRjTU
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By Ghostyra on 10 Nov 2015 01:14
You just need to plant a fragmentation grenade. For example, I first planted a pulse, and the trophy did not fall out.
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By Mis_Fix on 28 Jan 2022 16:53
Before receiving the trophy, you need to upgrade the pickpocket perk to at least 2 stars, otherwise you will simply put a grenade/mine in your pocket and not detonate it.
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By Grimunare on 17 Nov 2015 13:46
Who doesn’t want to spend 2 perks on this trophy, just accumulate 2 talents, fly to any city or your settlement, make a save, then upgrade to 2 pickpockets and immediately throw a grenade to whoever turns up) The trophy will drop, then load your save and that’s it. ))
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By BadSleep85 on 03 Dec 2015 18:31
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You need to upgrade your pickpocketing skill to level 2
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2yh6emXzAYc
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13 Jan 2017 16:48