Absorb

Essentials

Absorb

special

Generation 1

Summary

Drains half the damage inflicted to heal the user.

Damage Dealt

Stats

Power: 20; percentile 3.9
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 25, up to 40 with PP Up
Target: Selected Pokémon
Effect chance: n/a
Priority: 0 (normal)

Flags

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

This move will not work if the target has used Detect or Protect this turn.
Reflectable
Snatchable
Copied by Mirror Move

A Pokémon targeted by this move can use Mirror Move to copy it.
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
Powder-based
Jaw-based
Pulse-based
Ballistics-based
Mental effects
Unusable during Sky Battles
Dance

Machines

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

Effect

Inflicts regular damage. Drains half the damage inflicted to heal the user.

History

Before: Has 20 PP.

Flavor

Flavor Text

: Steals 1/2 of the damage inflicted.

: An attack that absorbs half the damage inflicted.
: An attack that absorbs half the damage it inflicted to restore HP.

: A nutrient-draining attack. The user’s HP is restored by half the damage taken by the target.

: A nutrient-draining attack. The user’s HP is restored by half the damage taken by the target.

: A nutrient-draining attack. The user’s HP is restored by half the damage taken by the target.

: A nutrient-draining attack. The user’s HP is restored by half the damage taken by the target.

Foreign Names

Japanese: すいとる (suitoru)
: すいとる
Korean: 흡수
Chinese: 吸取
: 吸取
French: Vol-Vie
German: Absorber
Spanish: Absorber
Italian: Assorbimento
Czech: Vstřebání

Contests

Contest

Type

Appeal

♡♡

Jam

♥♥♥

Flavor text

Startles the Pokémon that appealed before the user.

Use after

Growth

Use before

None

Super Contest

Type
Appeal: ♡
Flavor text: Earn +3 if two Pokémon raise the Voltage in a row.
Use after: None
Use before: None

Similar moves

These moves all have the same effect as Absorb.

Move	PP	Power	Acc	Effect
Mega Drain	15	40	100%	Drains half the damage inflicted to heal the user.
Leech Life	10	80	100%	Drains half the damage inflicted to heal the user.
Giga Drain	10	75	100%	Drains half the damage inflicted to heal the user.
Drain Punch	10	75	100%	Drains half the damage inflicted to heal the user.
Horn Leech	10	75	100%	Drains half the damage inflicted to heal the user.

Pokémon

Grass Pokémon get STAB, and have their types highlighted in green.

Pokémon with higher Special Attack are more suited to Absorb's special damage, and have the stat highlighted in green.

											Pokémon	Ability	Egg Group	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Total
Level up: Learned when a Pokémon reaches a certain level.
									—	—	Zubat	Inner Focus Infiltrator	Flying	40	45	35	30	40	55	245
									—	—	Golbat	Inner Focus Infiltrator	Flying	75	80	70	65	75	90	455
									—	—	Crobat	Inner Focus Infiltrator	Flying	85	90	80	70	80	130	535
—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Oddish	Chlorophyll Run Away	Grass	45	50	55	75	65	30	320
—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Gloom	Chlorophyll Stench	Grass	60	65	70	85	75	40	395
		—	—								Vileplume	Chlorophyll Effect Spore	Grass	75	80	85	110	90	50	490
		—	—								Bellossom	Chlorophyll Healer	Grass	75	80	95	90	100	50	490
									11	11	Paras	Effect Spore Dry Skin Damp	Bug Grass	35	70	55	45	55	25	285
									—	—	Parasect	Effect Spore Dry Skin Damp	Bug Grass	60	95	80	60	80	30	405
29	27	10	10	8	8	10	10	10	10	10	Tangela	Chlorophyll Leaf Guard Regenerator	Grass	65	55	115	100	40	60	435
				8	8	10	10	10	10	10	Tangrowth	Chlorophyll Leaf Guard Regenerator	Grass	100	100	125	110	50	50	535
34	34	10	13	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	Kabuto	Swift Swim Battle Armor Weak Armor	Water 1 Water 3	30	80	90	55	45	55	355
—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Kabutops	Swift Swim Battle Armor Weak Armor	Water 1 Water 3	60	115	105	65	70	80	495
									5	5	Spinarak	Swarm Insomnia Sniper	Bug	40	60	40	40	40	30	250
									—	—	Ariados	Swarm Insomnia Sniper	Bug	70	90	70	60	70	40	400
										—	Hoppip	Chlorophyll Leaf Guard Infiltrator	Fairy Grass	35	35	40	35	55	50	250
										—	Skiploom	Chlorophyll Leaf Guard Infiltrator	Fairy Grass	55	45	50	45	65	80	340
										—	Jumpluff	Chlorophyll Leaf Guard Infiltrator	Fairy Grass	75	55	70	55	95	110	460
		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Sunkern	Chlorophyll Solar Power Early Bird	Grass	30	30	30	30	30	30	180
		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Sunflora	Chlorophyll Solar Power Early Bird	Grass	75	75	55	105	85	30	425
			6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	Treecko	Overgrow Unburden	Monster Dragon	40	45	35	65	55	70	310
			—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Grovyle	Overgrow Unburden	Monster Dragon	50	65	45	85	65	95	405
			—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Sceptile	Overgrow Unburden	Monster Dragon	70	85	65	105	85	120	530
								—	—	—	Mega Sceptile	Lightning Rod	Monster Dragon	70	110	75	145	85	145	630
			—	—	—	—	—	12	12	12	Beautifly	Swarm Rivalry	Bug	60	70	50	100	50	65	395
			7	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	Lotad	Swift Swim Rain Dish Own Tempo	Water 1 Grass	40	30	30	40	50	30	220
			7	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	Lombre	Swift Swim Rain Dish Own Tempo	Water 1 Grass	60	50	50	60	70	50	340
			—								Ludicolo	Swift Swim Rain Dish Own Tempo	Water 1 Grass	80	70	70	90	100	70	480
			—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Shroomish	Effect Spore Poison Heal Quick Feet	Fairy Grass	60	40	60	40	60	35	295
			—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Breloom	Effect Spore Poison Heal Technician	Fairy Grass	60	130	80	60	60	70	460
									5	5	Nincada	Compound Eyes Run Away	Bug	31	45	90	30	30	40	266
									—	—	Ninjask	Speed Boost Infiltrator	Bug	61	90	45	50	50	160	456
									—	—	Shedinja	Wonder Guard	Mineral	1	90	45	30	30	40	236
				—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Budew	Natural Cure Poison Point Leaf Guard	Undiscovered	40	30	35	50	70	55	280
			—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Roselia	Natural Cure Poison Point Leaf Guard	Fairy Grass	50	60	45	100	80	65	400
			5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	Cacnea	Sand Veil Water Absorb	Grass Human-Like	50	85	40	85	40	35	335
			—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Cacturne	Sand Veil Water Absorb	Grass Human-Like	70	115	60	115	60	55	475
				9	9	9	9	9	9	9	Turtwig	Overgrow Shell Armor	Monster Grass	55	68	64	45	55	31	318
				9	9	9	9	9	—	—	Grotle	Overgrow Shell Armor	Monster Grass	75	89	85	55	65	36	405
				—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Torterra	Overgrow Shell Armor	Monster Grass	95	109	105	75	85	56	525
									14	14	Kricketune	Swarm Technician	Bug	77	85	51	55	51	65	384
					—	—	—	—	—	—	Cottonee	Prankster Infiltrator Chlorophyll	Fairy Grass	40	27	60	37	50	66	280
					—	—	—	—	—	—	Petilil	Chlorophyll Own Tempo Leaf Guard	Grass	45	35	50	70	50	30	280
					—	—	—	—	—	—	Maractus	Water Absorb Chlorophyll Storm Drain	Grass	75	86	67	106	67	60	461
					—	—	—	—	—	—	Foongus	Effect Spore Regenerator	Grass	69	55	45	55	55	15	294
					—	—	—	—	—	—	Amoonguss	Effect Spore Regenerator	Grass	114	85	70	85	80	30	464
					5	5	5	5	5	5	Frillish	Water Absorb Cursed Body Damp	Amorphous	55	40	50	65	85	40	335
					—	—	—	—	—	—	Jellicent	Water Absorb Cursed Body Damp	Amorphous	100	60	70	85	105	60	480
									—	—	Joltik	Compound Eyes Unnerve Swarm	Bug	50	47	50	57	50	65	319
									—	—	Galvantula	Compound Eyes Unnerve Swarm	Bug	70	77	60	97	60	108	472
									—	—	Shelmet	Hydration Shell Armor Overcoat	Bug	50	40	85	40	65	25	305
									—	—	Accelgor	Hydration Sticky Hold Unburden	Bug	80	70	40	100	60	145	495
									10	10	Larvesta	Flame Body Swarm	Bug	55	85	55	50	55	60	360
									—	—	Volcarona	Flame Body Swarm	Bug	85	60	65	135	105	100	550
							5	5	5	5	Goomy	Sap Sipper Hydration Gooey	Dragon	45	50	35	55	75	40	300
							5	5	—	—	Sliggoo	Sap Sipper Hydration Gooey	Dragon	68	75	53	83	113	60	452
							5	5	—	—	Goodra	Sap Sipper Hydration Gooey	Dragon	90	100	70	110	150	80	600
									5	5	Noibat	Frisk Infiltrator Telepathy	Flying	40	30	35	45	40	55	245
									—	—	Noivern	Frisk Infiltrator Telepathy	Flying	85	70	80	97	80	123	535
									—	—	Cutiefly	Honey Gather Shield Dust Sweet Veil	Bug Fairy	40	45	40	55	40	84	304
									—	—	Ribombee	Honey Gather Shield Dust Sweet Veil	Bug Fairy	60	55	60	95	70	124	464
										—	Totem Ribombee	Honey Gather Shield Dust Sweet Veil	Bug Fairy	60	55	60	95	70	124	464
									—	—	Morelull	Illuminate Effect Spore Rain Dish	Grass	40	35	55	65	75	15	285
									—	—	Shiinotic	Illuminate Effect Spore Rain Dish	Grass	60	45	80	90	100	30	405
									—	—	Sandygast	Water Compaction Sand Veil	Amorphous	55	55	80	70	45	15	320
									—	—	Palossand	Water Compaction Sand Veil	Amorphous	85	75	110	100	75	35	480
									—	—	Dhelmise	Steelworker	Mineral	70	131	100	86	90	40	517
									—	—	Celesteela	Beast Boost	Undiscovered	97	101	103	107	101	61	570

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