Water Absorb (Ability)
| Water Absorb | ちょすい | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Water Storage | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Water Absorb (Japanese: ちょすい Water Storage) is an Ability introduced in Generation III.
Effect
In battle
Generation III
When a Pokémon with Water Absorb is hit by a damaging Water-type move, its HP is restored by one quarter of its maximum HP, and the move will have no effect on that Pokémon (if a Pokémon with this Ability already has full HP, the Water-type move will do nothing).
Water Absorb will not activate if the Pokémon is protected from the Water-type move.
Generation IV onward
Water Absorb will now also activate when a Pokémon with it is hit by a Water-type status move (although none targeted an opponent until Soak was introduced in Generation V).
Multistrike moves, such as Water Shuriken, will only activate the Ability once.
If a Pokémon with Water Absorb is holding an Absorb Bulb or Luminous Moss, Water Absorb absorbs the move, so the item's effect is not triggered.
Outside of battle
Water Absorb has no effect outside of battle.
Pokémon with Water Absorb
- In the Generation V and VI games, Suicune has Water Absorb as its Hidden Ability, but it cannot be obtained by any legitimate means. Its Hidden Ability is replaced with Inner Focus in Generation VII.
In other games
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series
In Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky, and the Mystery Dungeon (WiiWare) games, when a Pokémon with Water Absorb is hit by a Water-type move, its HP is restored by the amount of damage it would have inflicted.
In Gates to Infinity and Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon, Water Absorb instead restores 20% of the Pokémon's maximum HP when hit by an Water-type move.
Description
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In animation
Pokémon animated series
 Wooper  Vaporeon  Healing | |||
| If hit by a Water-type move, the Pokémon has its health restored instead of taking damage. | |||
| Pokémon | Method | ||
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| User | First Used In | Notes | |
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Wooper takes no damage when it is hit by a Water-type move, instead healing the injuries on its body. | ||
| A Wooper Matt was Pokésitting | Pinch Healing! | Debut | |
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Vaporeon takes no damage when it is hit by a Water-type move, instead restoring some of its energy. | ||
| Penny's Vaporeon | HZ127 | None | |
In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
- In volume 42, Gold's Politoed, Polibo, was revealed to have Water Absorb as his Ability.
- Gold's Mantine, Tibo, is revealed to have Water Absorb as his Ability.
- Red's Eevee, Vee, is revealed to have Water Absorb as his Ability when transformed into a Vaporeon.
Trivia
- Water Absorb is the first Ability of its variations to be shown in the animated series.
In other languages
| Language | Title | |
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| Chinese | Cantonese | 儲水 Chyúhséui |
| Mandarin | 儲水 / 储水 Chúshuǐ | |
| Danish | Vandabsorbering | |
| French | Absorbe-EauVIII+ Absorb EauIII–VII | |
| German | H2O-Absorber | |
| Italian | Assorbacqua | |
| Korean | 저수 Jeosu | |
| Brazilian Portuguese | Absorção Aquática | |
| Spanish | Latin America | Absorbeagua |
| Spain | Absorbe AguaVI+ Absor. AguaIII–V | |
| Vietnamese | Hút Nước | |
| Abilities that alter damage taken | |
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| Dry Skin • Flash Fire • Sap Sipper • Lightning Rod • Motor Drive • Storm Drain • Volt Absorb • Water Absorb • Earth Eater | |
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