Absorb (move)

Absorb すいとる Absorb

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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 Mirror Move Not affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation I Not a TM, HM, or move tutor move.

Contests Category  Smart Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  3 ♥♥♥ Startles the Pokémon that appealed before the user.

Super Contests Category  Smart Appeal  1 ♥ Earn +3 if two Pokémon raise the Voltage in a row.

Absorb on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Absorb on Eevee's Movedex

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.

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

Generation III

Absorb functions the same as in Generation II, however, when used on a Pokémon with the Liquid Ooze ability, the user will lose the amount of HP it would have gained instead.

Can be used as part of a contest combination, with the user gaining extra appeal points if the move Growth was used in the prior turn.

Generation IV and V

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

Description

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Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V
043		Oddish	Grass	Poison	--			--			--			--				--
044		Gloom	Grass	Poison	--			--			--			--				--
114		Tangela	Grass		Grass	29	27	10			10			8				8
140		Kabuto	Rock	Water	34			10			10			8				8
141		Kabutops	Rock	Water	--, 34			10			--, 13			--, 6				--, 6
182		Bellossom	Grass		Grass	no			--			--			no
191		Sunkern	Grass		Grass	no			--			--			--				--
192		Sunflora	Grass		Grass	no			--			--			--				--
252		Treecko	Grass		Grass	no			no			6			6				6
253		Grovyle	Grass		Grass	no			no			--, 6			--, 6				--, 6
254		Sceptile	Grass		Grass	no			no			--, 6			--, 6				--, 6
267		Beautifly	Bug	Flying	no			no			--, 10			--, 10				--, 10
270		Lotad	Water	Grass	no			no			7			5				5
271		Lombre	Water	Grass	no			no			7			5				5
272		Ludicolo	Water	Grass	no			no			--			no
285		Shroomish	Grass		Grass	no			no			--			--				--
286		Breloom	Grass	Fighting	no			no			--			--				--
315		Roselia	Grass	Poison	no			no			--			--				--
331		Cacnea	Grass		Grass	no			no			5			5				5
332		Cacturne	Grass	Dark	no			no			--, 5			--, 5				--, 5
387		Turtwig	Grass		Grass	no			no			no			9				9
388		Grotle	Grass		Grass	no			no			no			--, 9				9
389		Torterra	Grass	Ground	no			no			no			--, 9				--, 9
406		Budew	Grass	Poison	no			no			no			--				--
465		Tangrowth	Grass		Grass	no			no			no			8				8
546		Cottonee	Grass		Grass	no			no			no			no				--
548		Petilil	Grass		Grass	no			no			no			no				--
556		Maractus	Grass		Grass	no			no			no			no				--
590		Foongus	Grass	Poison	no			no			no			no				--
591		Amoonguss	Grass	Poison	no			no			no			no				--
592		Frillish	Water	Ghost	no			no			no			no				5
593		Jellicent	Water	Ghost	no			no			no			no				--, 5
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By event

Generation II

#   Pokémon Type Obtained in 231 Phanpy Ground New York City Pokémon Center 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 the anime

Tangrowth	Bellsprout	Shroomish
A nutrient-draining attack that absorbs the opponent's energy and adds it to the user.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
Tangrowth	Tangrowth holds out its arms and fires two red beams from them at the opponent. When the opponent is hit, its body glows red and it drains its energy. Sometimes, the red parts of its hands glow red before it fires the beams.
A wild Tangrowth	Promoting Healthy Tangrowth!		Debut
Shroomish	Shroomish releases a red beam from the hole on its head at the opponent. When hit, the opponent's body glows red and it absorbs its energy.
A wild Shroomish	Promoting Healthy Tangrowth!		None
Bellsprout	Bellsprout releases two red beams from the leaves on the side of its body at the opponent. When it hits it, the opponent's body glows red and it absorbs its energy.
A wild Bellsprout	Promoting Healthy Tangrowth!		Bellsprout cannot legally learn Absorb
Seedot	Seedot emits a red beam from the top of its head that drains the opponent's energy.
A wild Seedot	Promoting Healthy Tangrowth!		None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

	Tangela
The user absorbs the opponent's energy and adds it to its own.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Round/Chapter Used In		Notes
Tangela	Tangela sticks the end of its vines into the opponent's body and absorbs its energy.
Erika's Angela	Striking Golduck		Debut

In other generations

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (International)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (International)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (International)	FRLG	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (International)	HGSS	Generation V	BW	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (International)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (Alternative animation)	Battrio	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 吸收 Xīshōu Dutch Absorbeer French Vol-Vie German Absorber Greek Απορρόφηση Italian Assorbimento Korean 흡수 Heubsu Portuguese Absorção Serbian Apsorpcija Spanish Absorber

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