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Absorb (move)

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Absorb
すいとる Absorb
A nutrient-draining attack. The user's HP is restored by half the damage taken by the target.
Battles
Type  Grass
Category  Special
PP  25 (max. 40)
Power  20
Accuracy  100%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
  • Does not make contact
  • Affected by Protect
  • Not affected by Magic Coat
  • Not affected by Snatch
  • Affected by BrightPowder
  • Not affected by King's Rock
Target
Foe Foe
Self Ally
May affect anyone but the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation I
Contests
Category  Smart
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Jam  3 ♥♥♥
Subtracts 3 appeal points from the preceeding Pokémon.
Super Contests
Category  Smart
Appeal  1
Earn +3 if two Pokémon raise the Voltage in a row.

Absorb (Japanese: すいとる Absorb) is a damage-dealing Grass-type move introduced in Generation I. Absorb is the first in a line of three Grass-type HP-draining attacks, the other two being Mega Drain and Giga Drain.

Contents

Effect

Generation I-II

Absorb does damage, and up to 50% of the damage done to the target is restored to the user, rounded up. If Absorb breaks a Substitute, no HP will be restored to the user. If HP is restored to the user when its current HP would be greater than its maximum HP, its current HP will be set equal to its maximum HP. Absorb has 20 PP.

In Stadium, Absorb will always miss if the target has a Substitute.

Generation III

If Absorb is used on a Pokémon with the Liquid Ooze ability, the user loses HP instead of gaining it.

Generation IV

Absorb's PP is increased to 25. If the user has the Big Root as its held item, Absorb saps 30% more damage then it would of normally. Big Root does not increase damage dealt. All other effects are the same.

In the anime

Pokémon

Tangrowth. Tangrowth emits a red beam from its hands that drains the opponent's energy.

Shroomish. Shroomish emits a red beam from its head that drains the opponent's energy.

Bellsprout. Bellsprout emits a red beam from its leaves that drains the opponent's energy.

Learnset

Generation I

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level
043 043 Oddish Grass Poison --
044 044 Gloom Grass Poison --
114 114 Tangela Grass 29RGB
114 114 Tangela Grass 27Y
140 140 Kabuto Rock Water 34
141 141 Kabutops Rock Water --,34
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB
from this move.

Generation II

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level
043 043 Oddish Grass Poison --
044 044 Gloom Grass Poison --
045 045 Vileplume Grass Poison --
114 114 Tangela Grass 10
140 140 Kabuto Rock Water 10
141 141 Kabutops Rock Water --,10
182 182 Bellossom Grass --
191 191 Sunkern Grass --
192 192 Sunflora Grass --
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB
from this move.

Generation III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level
043 043 Oddish Grass Poison --
044 044 Gloom Grass Poison --
045 045 Vileplume Grass Poison --
114 114 Tangela Grass 10
140 140 Kabuto Rock Water 13
141 141 Kabutops Rock Water --,13
182 182 Bellossom Grass --
191 191 Sunkern Grass --
192 192 Sunflora Grass --
252 252 Treecko Grass 6
253 253 Grovyle Grass --,6
254 254 Sceptile Grass --,6
267 267 Beautifly Bug Flying --,10
270 270 Lotad Water Grass 7
271 271 Lombre Water Grass 7
272 272 Ludicolo Water Grass --
285 285 Shroomish Grass --
286 286 Breloom Grass Fighting --
315 315 Roselia Grass Poison --
331 331 Cacnea Grass 5
332 332 Cacturne Grass Dark --,5
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB
from this move.

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level
043 043 Oddish Grass Poison --
044 044 Gloom Grass Poison --
114 114 Tangela Grass 8
140 140 Kabuto Rock Water 6
141 141 Kabutops Rock Water --,6
191 191 Sunkern Grass --
192 192 Sunflora Grass --
252 252 Treecko Grass 6
253 253 Grovyle Grass --,6
254 254 Sceptile Grass --,6
267 267 Beautifly Bug Flying --,10
270 270 Lotad Water Grass 5
271 271 Lombre Water Grass 5
285 285 Shroomish Grass --
286 286 Breloom Grass Fighting --
315 315 Roselia Grass Poison --
331 331 Cacnea Grass 5
332 332 Cacturne Grass Dark --,5
387 387 Turtwig Grass 9
388 388 Grotle Grass 9
389 389 Torterra Grass Ground --,9
406 406 Budew Grass Poison --
465 465 Tangrowth Grass 8
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB
from this move.

In other languages

  • French: Vol-vie
  • German: Absorber
  • Italian: Assorbimento
  • Spanish: Absorber


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