Strength Sap (move)

Strength Sap ちからをすいとる Strength Sap

Battles Type  Grass Category  Status PP  10 (max. 16) Power  — Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Does not make contact Affected by Protect Affected by Magic Coat and Magic Bounce Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Not affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation VII Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0

Contest Spectaculars Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Strength Sap (Japanese: ちからをすいとる Strength Sap) is a non-damaging Grass-type move introduced in Generation VII. Prior to Generation VIII, it was the signature move of Morelull and Shiinotic.

Effect

Strength Sap lowers the target's Attack stat by one stage, and restores the user's HP by the same amount as the target's effective Attack stat before Strength Sap was used (taking any stat stages into account).

Strength Sap will try to lower the target's Attack stat even if the user of Strength Sap has full HP. However, Strength Sap will fail completely if the target already has -6 Attack stat stages. (Strength Sap will not fail if the target has +6 Attack stat stages and Contrary, or otherwise cannot have its Attack stat lowered, such as by being protected by Mist, or having Hyper Cutter).

If the user is holding a Big Root, Strength Sap recovers 30% more HP. If the target has the Ability Liquid Ooze, the user will lose the amount of HP it would have gained instead.

If powered up by a Grassium Z into Z-Strength Sap, the user's Defense stat rises one stage.

Description

Games Description SMUSUM SwShBDSPLA The user restores its HP by the same amount as the target's Attack stat. It also lowers the target's Attack stat. SV The user restores its own HP by the same amount as the target's Attack stat. It then lowers the target's Attack stat.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0222		Corsola Galarian Form		Water 1	Water 3		35
0426		Drifblim		Amorphous		Amorphous		1SwShBDSP	1
0755		Morelull		Grass		Grass	32	25
0756		Shiinotic		Grass		Grass	35	27
0855		Polteageist		Amorphous		Amorphous		1	1
0864		Cursola		Water 1	Water 3		35
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups		Egg Move
						II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0043		Oddish		Grass		Grass	✔USUM	✔
0069		Bellsprout		Grass		Grass	✔USUM	✔BDSP
0187		Hoppip		Fairy	Grass	✔USUM	✔BDSP	✔
0592		Frillish		Amorphous		Amorphous		✔
0928		Smoliv		Grass		Grass			✔
0946		Bramblin		Grass		Grass			✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

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)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 吸取力量 Kāpchéui Lihkleuhng Mandarin 吸取力量 Xīqǔ Lìliàng French Vole-ForceVIII+ Vol-ForceVII German Kraftabsorber Italian Assorbiforza Korean 힘흡수 Himheupsu Brazilian Portuguese Seiva Forte Spanish Absorbefuerza

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