Absorb (move)

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 Not a TM, HM, or move tutor move.

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 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 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.

• Used by wild Tangrowth in Promoting Healthy Tangrowth!.

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

• Used by wild Shroomish in Promoting Healthy Tangrowth!.

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

• Used by wild Bellsprout in Promoting Healthy Tangrowth!.

Learnset

Generation I

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 043 Oddish Grass Poison -- 044 Gloom Grass Poison -- 114 Tangela Grass 29RGB 114 Tangela Grass 27Y 140 Kabuto Rock Water 34 141 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 Oddish Grass Poison -- 044 Gloom Grass Poison -- 045 Vileplume Grass Poison -- 114 Tangela Grass 10 140 Kabuto Rock Water 10 141 Kabutops Rock Water --,10 182 Bellossom Grass -- 191 Sunkern Grass -- 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 Oddish Grass Poison -- 044 Gloom Grass Poison -- 045 Vileplume Grass Poison -- 114 Tangela Grass 10 140 Kabuto Rock Water 13 141 Kabutops Rock Water --,13 182 Bellossom Grass -- 191 Sunkern Grass -- 192 Sunflora Grass -- 252 Treecko Grass 6 253 Grovyle Grass --,6 254 Sceptile Grass --,6 267 Beautifly Bug Flying --,10 270 Lotad Water Grass 7 271 Lombre Water Grass 7 272 Ludicolo Water Grass -- 285 Shroomish Grass -- 286 Breloom Grass Fighting -- 315 Roselia Grass Poison -- 331 Cacnea Grass 5 332 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 Oddish Grass Poison -- 044 Gloom Grass Poison -- 114 Tangela Grass 8 140 Kabuto Rock Water 6 141 Kabutops Rock Water --,6 191 Sunkern Grass -- 192 Sunflora Grass -- 252 Treecko Grass 6 253 Grovyle Grass --,6 254 Sceptile Grass --,6 267 Beautifly Bug Flying --,10 270 Lotad Water Grass 5 271 Lombre Water Grass 5 285 Shroomish Grass -- 286 Breloom Grass Fighting -- 315 Roselia Grass Poison -- 331 Cacnea Grass 5 332 Cacturne Grass Dark --,5 387 Turtwig Grass 9 388 Grotle Grass 9 389 Torterra Grass Ground --,9 406 Budew Grass Poison -- 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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