Recover

Essentials

Recover

status

Generation 1

Summary

Heals the user by half its max HP.

Damage Dealt

Stats

Power: — (no damage)
Accuracy: — (cannot miss)
PP: 10, up to 16 with PP Up
Target: User
Effect chance: n/a
Priority: 0 (normal)

Flags

Makes contact
Has a charging turn
Must recharge
Blocked by Detect and Protect
Reflectable
Snatchable

This move will be stolen if another Pokémon has used Snatch this turn.
Copied by Mirror Move
Punch-based
Sound-based
Unusable during Gravity
Defrosts when used
Targets opposite side in triples
Heals

This move is blocked by Heal Block.
Ignores Substitute

Machines

: Not a TM
: Not a TM
: Not a TM
: Not a TM
: Not a TM

Effect

Heals the user for half its max HP.

History

Before: Has 20 PP.

Flavor

Flavor Text

: Restores HP by 1/2 the max HP.

: Recovers up to half the user’s maximum HP.
: A self-healing move that restores HP by up to half of the user’s maximum HP.

: A self-healing move. The user restores its own HP by up to half of its max HP.

: Restoring its own cells, the user restores its own HP by half of its max HP.

Foreign Names

Czech: Obnovení
French: Soin
German: Genesung
Spanish: Recuperación
Italian: Ripresa
Japanese: じこさいせい (jikosaisei)

Contests

Contest

Type
Appeal: ♡♡
Jam: ♥
Flavor text: Startles Pokémon that made a same-type appeal.
Use after: None
Use before: None

Super Contest

Type
Appeal
Flavor text: Increased Voltage is added to the performance score.
Use after: None
Use before: None

Similar moves

These moves all have the same effect as Recover.

Move	PP	Power	Acc	Effect
Softboiled	10	—	—	Heals the user by half its max HP.
Milk Drink	10	—	—	Heals the user by half its max HP.
Slack Off	10	—	—	Heals the user by half its max HP.
Heal Order	10	—	—	Heals the user by half its max HP.

Pokémon

										Pokémon	Type	Ability	Gender	Egg Group	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Total
Level up: Learned when a Pokémon reaches a certain level.
31	26	25	25	25	25	30	30	36	36	Kadabra		Synchronize Inner Focus Magic Guard		Human-Like	40	35	30	120	70	105	400
31	26	25	25	25	25	30	30	36	36	Alakazam		Synchronize Inner Focus Magic Guard		Human-Like	55	50	45	135	85	120	490
27	19	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	12	Staryu		Illuminate Natural Cure Analytic		Water 3	30	45	55	70	55	85	340
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Starmie		Illuminate Natural Cure Analytic		Water 3	60	75	85	100	85	115	520
28	20	20	20	20	20	18	18	18	18	Porygon		Trace Download Analytic		Mineral	65	60	70	85	75	40	395
	20	20	20	20	20	18	18	18	18	Porygon2		Trace Download Analytic		Mineral	85	80	90	105	95	60	515
						18	18	18	18	Porygon-Z		Adaptability Download Analytic		Mineral	85	80	70	135	75	90	535
70	88	88	88	88	44	86	86	79	79	Mewtwo		Pressure Unnerve		Undiscovered	106	110	90	154	90	130	680
						23	23	19	19	Slugma		Magma Armor Flame Body Weak Armor		Amorphous	40	40	40	70	40	20	250
						23	23	19	19	Magcargo		Magma Armor Flame Body Weak Armor		Amorphous	50	50	120	80	80	30	410
	19	17	17	17	17	13	13	13	10	Corsola		Hustle Natural Cure Regenerator		Water 1 Water 3	55	55	85	65	85	35	380
	33	33	33	33	33	23	71	71	71	Lugia		Pressure Multiscale		Undiscovered	106	90	130	90	154	110	680
	33	33	33	33	33	23	71	71	71	Ho-Oh		Pressure Regenerator		Undiscovered	106	130	90	110	154	90	680
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Celebi		Natural Cure		Undiscovered	100	100	100	100	100	100	600
		48	48	48	44	46	46	50	50	Meditite		Pure Power Telepathy		Human-Like	30	40	55	40	55	60	280
		54	54	54	56	55	55	62	62	Medicham		Pure Power Telepathy		Human-Like	60	60	75	60	75	80	410
		30	30	30	30	21	21	21	21	Milotic		Marvel Scale Cute Charm		Water 1 Dragon	95	60	79	100	125	81	540
		45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	Latias		Levitate		Undiscovered	80	80	90	110	130	110	600
		45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	Latios		Levitate		Undiscovered	80	90	80	130	110	110	600
		40		40		81	81	81	81	Normal Deoxys		Pressure		Undiscovered	50	150	50	150	50	150	600
					40	81	81	81	81	Defense Deoxys		Pressure		Undiscovered	50	70	160	70	160	90	600
			40			81	81	81	81	Speed Deoxys		Pressure		Undiscovered	50	95	90	95	90	180	600
						46	46	46	46	Shellos		Sticky Hold Storm Drain Sand Force		Water 1 Amorphous	76	48	48	57	62	34	325
						54	54	54	54	Gastrodon		Sticky Hold Storm Drain Sand Force		Water 1 Amorphous	111	83	68	92	82	39	475
						70	70	70	70	Arceus		Multitype		Undiscovered	120	120	120	120	120	120	720
								24	24	Solosis		Overcoat Magic Guard Regenerator		Amorphous	45	30	40	105	50	20	290
								24	24	Duosion		Overcoat Magic Guard Regenerator		Amorphous	65	40	50	125	60	30	370
								24	24	Reuniclus		Overcoat Magic Guard Regenerator		Amorphous	110	65	75	125	85	30	490
								17	17	Frillish		Water Absorb Cursed Body Damp		Amorphous	55	40	50	65	85	40	335
								17	17	Jellicent		Water Absorb Cursed Body Damp		Amorphous	100	60	70	85	105	60	480
								46	46	Elgyem		Telepathy Synchronize Analytic		Human-Like	55	55	55	85	55	30	335
								50	50	Beheeyem		Telepathy Synchronize Analytic		Human-Like	75	75	75	125	95	40	485
								49	49	Cryogonal		Levitate		Mineral	70	50	30	95	135	105	485
								49	49	Shelmet		Hydration Shell Armor Overcoat		Bug	50	40	85	40	65	25	305
								49	49	Accelgor		Hydration Sticky Hold Unburden		Bug	80	70	40	100	60	145	495
										Pokémon	Type	Ability	Gender	Egg Group	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Total
Egg: Appears on a newly-hatched Pokémon, if the father had the same move.
										Wooper		Damp Water Absorb Unaware		Water 1 Field	55	45	45	25	25	15	210
										Sableye		Keen Eye Stall Prankster		Human-Like	50	75	75	65	65	50	380
										Lileep		Suction Cups Storm Drain		Water 3	66	41	77	61	87	23	355
										Kecleon		Color Change		Field	60	90	70	60	120	40	440
										Chingling		Levitate		Undiscovered	45	30	50	65	50	45	285
										Frillish		Water Absorb Cursed Body Damp		Amorphous	55	40	50	65	85	40	335

Essentials

Summary

Damage Dealt

Stats

Flags

Machines

Effect

Meta

History

Flavor

Flavor Text

Foreign Names

Contests

Contest

Super Contest

Similar moves

Pokémon

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