Recover (move)

Recover じこさいせい Self-regeneration

Battles Type  Normal Category  Status PP  5 (max. 8) Power  — Accuracy  —% Priority  0 Does not make contact Not affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Affected by Snatch Not affected by Mirror Move Not affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Self: Affects the user

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

Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  1 ♥ Startles Pokémon that made a same-type appeal.

Super Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  0   Increased Voltage is added to the performance score.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Clever Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jamming  0   Works well if it is the same type as the move used by the last Pokémon.

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Recover (Japanese: じこさいせい Self-regeneration) is a non-damaging Normal-type move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Generations I to IV

	This move effect may be in need of research. Reason: Did the fix first appear in Pokémon Stadium (Japanese) or the international Pokémon Stadium? You can discuss this on the talk page.

Recover restores up to 50% of the user's maximum HP, rounded down, and has 20 PP.

In the Generation I core series only, Recover will fail if the difference between the user's maximum HP and current HP leaves a remainder of 255 when divided by 256 (such as 255 or 511). This was fixed in Pokémon Stadium and all future generations.

Generation IV

Recover's PP was reduced to 10.

Generation V to VII

Recover now restores 50% of the user's maximum HP, rounded up.

If powered up by a Normalium Z into Z-Recover, all of the user's lowered stats are reset.

Generation VIII

Pokémon Legends: Arceus

Pokémon Legends: Arceus Category  Status PP  10 Agile Strong Power  —  —  — Accuracy  —%  —%  —% Action speed modifier Self  0  -3  +5 Target  ?  ?  ? Additional effect Heal  50%  30%  70%    ?  ?    ?  ? Heals the user by a percentage of its total HP

Generation IX

Recover's PP was reduced to 5.

Description

Games Description Stad Restores HP by 1/2 of the user's maximum HP. Few Pokémon learn this technique on their own. Stad2 Half of the user's maximum HP is restored. Few Pokémon learn this move on their own. GSC Restores HP by 1/2 the max HP. RSEColoXD Recovers up to half the user's maximum HP. FRLG A self-healing move that restores HP by up to half of the user's maximum HP. DPPtHGSSPBR A self-healing move. The user restores its own HP by up to half of its max HP. BWB2W2 XYORAS SMUSUMPE SwShBDSP Restoring its own cells, the user restores its own HP by half of its max HP. LA The user regenerates its cells to restore its own HP. SV The user regenerates its cells, restoring its own HP by up to half its max HP.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII		VIII			IX
												SMUSUM	PE	SwSh	BDSP	LA	SV
0064		Kadabra		Human-Like		Human-Like	31	26	25	30	36	36XY 31ORAS	31	39	25	25	34
0065		Alakazam		Human-Like		Human-Like	31	26	25	30	36	36XY 31ORAS	31	39	25	25	34
0120		Staryu		Water 3		Water 3	27	19	15	15	15BW 12B2W2	12XY 10ORAS	10	40	48	48
0121		Starmie		Water 3		Water 3	−	1	1	1	1	1	1	−	1	1
0137		Porygon		Mineral		Mineral	28	20	20	18	18	18	18	36	35	35	37	35
0144		Articuno Galarian Form		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered									40			40
0150		Mewtwo		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	70	88	88RSE 44FRLG	86	79	50	50	55	80	80		80
0218		Slugma		Amorphous		Amorphous		−	−	23	19	19XY 43ORAS	43			43		43
0219		Magcargo		Amorphous		Amorphous		−	−	23	19	19XY 47ORAS	47			47		47
0222		Corsola		Water 1	Water 3		19	17	13	13BW 10B2W2	10XY 8ORAS	8		50	50
0233		Porygon2		Mineral		Mineral		20	20	18	18	18	18		35	35	37	35
0249		Lugia		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered		33	33	23DPPt 71HGSS	71	71	71		45	45		45
0250		Ho-Oh		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered		33	33	23DPPt 71HGSS	71	71	71		45	45		45
0251		Celebi		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered		1	1	1	1	1	1		60	60
0282		Gardevoir		Human-Like	Amorphous			−	−	−	−	−		−	−	52	−
0307		Meditite		Human-Like		Human-Like			48RSE 44FRLG	46	50	50XY 41ORAS	41			41		41
0308		Medicham		Human-Like		Human-Like			54RSE 56FRLG	55	62	62XY 47ORAS	47			47		47
0350		Milotic		Water 1	Dragon			30	21	21	21XY 31ORAS	27		28	28		28
0358		Chimecho		Amorphous		Amorphous			−	−	−	−	−			−	34	−
0380		Latias		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered			45	45	45	45XY 32ORAS	32		10	10		10
0381		Latios		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered			45	45	45	45XY 32ORAS	32		10	10		10
0386		Deoxys Normal Forme		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered			40	81	81	81XY 61ORAS	61			61		61
0386		Deoxys Defense Forme		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered			40	81	81	81XY 61ORAS	61			61		61
0386		Deoxys Speed Forme		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered			40	81	81	81XY 61ORAS	61			61		61
0416		Vespiquen		Bug		Bug				−	−	−	−		−	−	52	−
0422		Shellos All forms		Water 1	Amorphous				46	46	46	46		10	10	37	10
0423		Gastrodon All forms		Water 1	Amorphous				54	54	54	54		1	1	37	1
0433		Chingling		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered				−	−	−	−			−	34	−
0474		Porygon-Z		Mineral		Mineral				18	18	18	18		35	35	37	35
0481		Mesprit		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered				−	−	−	−		−	−	57	−
0488		Cresselia		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered				−	−	−	−		−	−	27	−
0492		Shaymin All forms		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered				−	−	−	−			−	27	−
0493		Arceus All available forms		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered				70	70	70	70			70	27	70
0548		Petilil		Grass		Grass					−	−	−		−		37	−
0549		Lilligant Hisuian Form		Grass		Grass											37	−
0577		Solosis		Amorphous		Amorphous					24	24	24		4			4
0578		Duosion		Amorphous		Amorphous					24	24	24		1			1
0579		Reuniclus		Amorphous		Amorphous					24	24	24		1			1
0592		Frillish All forms		Amorphous		Amorphous					17	17	17		28
0593		Jellicent All forms		Amorphous		Amorphous					17	17	17		28
0605		Elgyem		Human-Like		Human-Like					46	46	46		43
0606		Beheeyem		Human-Like		Human-Like					50	50	50		45
0615		Cryogonal		Mineral		Mineral					49	49	45		44			44
0616		Shelmet		Bug		Bug					49	49	49		40
0617		Accelgor		Bug		Bug					49	49	49		40
0712		Bergmite		Monster	Mineral						47	47		30		−	30
0713		Avalugg		Monster	Mineral						51	51		30			30
0713		Avalugg Hisuian Form		Monster	Mineral											−	30
0747		Mareanie		Water 1		Water 1							33		20			20
0748		Toxapex		Water 1		Water 1							33		20			20
0771		Pyukumuku		Water 1		Water 1							37		45
0842		Appletun		Grass	Dragon									24			24
0868		Milcery		Fairy	Amorphous									40			40
0869		Alcremie All forms		Fairy	Amorphous									40			40
0871		Pincurchin		Water 1	Amorphous									30			30
0890		Eternatus		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered									72			72
0932		Nacli		Mineral		Mineral												25
0933		Naclstack		Mineral		Mineral												30
0934		Garganacl		Mineral		Mineral												30
1000		Gholdengo		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered												42
1002		Chien-Pao		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered												65
1011		Dipplin		Grass	Dragon												36
1019		Hydrapple		Grass	Dragon												36
1025		Pecharunt		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered												72
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	Egg Groups		Egg Move
						III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII		IX
										SMUSUM	SwSh	BDSP	SV
0194		Wooper		Water 1	Field	−	✔HGSS	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0194		Wooper Paldean Form		Water 1	Field								✔
0302		Sableye		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0345		Lileep		Water 3		Water 3	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0352		Kecleon		Field		Field	−	✔HGSS	✔	✔	✔		✔
0358		Chimecho		Amorphous		Amorphous	−	−	−	✔	✔		✔	−
0433		Chingling		Amorphous		Amorphous		✔	✔	✔	✔		✔	✔
0592		Frillish All forms		Amorphous		Amorphous			✔	✔	✔	−
0712		Bergmite		Monster	Mineral				✔	✔	−		−
0824		Blipbug		Bug		Bug						✔
0953		Rellor		Bug		Bug								✔
0976		Veluza		Water 2		Water 2								✔
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.

Special move

Generation III

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0302		Sableye		Human-Like		Human-Like	Purified Shadow PokémonXD
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.

Generation IV

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0433		Chingling		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	Pokéwalker - White Lake
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.

Generation IX

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0976		Veluza		Water 2		Water 2	Wild Tera Pokémon - Glaseado MountainSV
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 event

Generation V

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0345		Lileep		Water 3		Water 3	Pokémon Adventure Camp Lileep
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.

Generation VI

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0250		Ho-OhLv. 50		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	Pokémon Center Kyoto Ho-Oh
0302		Sableye		Human-Like		Human-Like	Shigeki Morimoto's Sableye Mega Campaign Sableye
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 games

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Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Recover restores a portion of the user's HP, with the percentage (of the user's maximum HP) varying each game.

• Rescue Team and Explorers series: 50%
• Adventure Squad series: 20%
• Gates to Infinity: 50%
• Super Mystery Dungeon: 40%

Game Base Power Max Power Base PP Max PP Base Accuracy Max Accuracy Range Target Cuts corners MDRB - - 12 - —% - User User - MDTDS - - 12 - —% - User User - BSL - - 12 - —% - User User - MDGtI - - 13 50 —% - User User - SMD - - 13 30 —% - User User - With some exceptions, Pokémon learnsets match those from the core series games: MD Rescue Team = Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald. MD Time and Darkness = Pokémon Diamond and Pearl. MD Sky = Pokémon Platinum. MD Adventure Squad = ??. MD Gates to Infinity = Pokémon Black 2 and White 2. Super Mystery Dungeon = Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. MD Rescue Team DX = Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon.

Pokémon Rumble Rush

In Pokémon Rumble Rush, all status moves including Recover could only be used by opposing Pokémon and could not be obtained on any caught Pokémon. Recover could be seen as a move used by Boss Mewtwo, Arceus, and Cryogonal.

Recover

Charge time	1.5 seconds
Range type	Circular (self)
Target	Self
Additional effect	Restores HP

Pokémon Masters EX

Name	Category	Move gauge cost	MP (uses)	Base power	Max power	Accuracy	Target	Effect tag	Description	Playable sync pair(s)
Recover	Status	2	2	—	—	—%	Self	Heals	Restores the user's HP by approximately 50% of its maximum HP.	Sygna Suit Steven & Deoxys (Defense Forme and Speed Forme) Acerola (Summer 2024) & Jellicent
		1								Sygna Suit Steven & Deoxys (Normal Forme, only after using "Try This!")

Description

Games Description MDRB MDTDS Restores the user's HP by half its maximum HP. BSL じぶんの ＨＰを さいだいＨＰの １/５だけ かいふくする MDGtI It restores your HP by half of your max HP. SMD MDRTDX It restores your HP.

In the anime

Main series

Alakazam Latias Accelgor Garganacl
The user regenerates its cells to recover its stamina.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Kadabra recovers its health by making the damage taken from previous attacks disappear from its body.
Sabrina's Kadabra	Haunter versus Kadabra		Debut
	Corsola's body glows with yellow or white energy and all of the injuries that it had sustained disappear.
Misty's Corsola	A Corsola Caper!		None
	Deoxys's body glows white, regenerating its body and healing its wounds; or, Deoxys's body glows yellow, and all damage on its body disappears.
Deoxys (Purple Crystal)	Destiny Deoxys		None
Deoxys (anime)	Pokémon Ranger - Deoxys Crisis! (Part 2)		None
	Milotic's body glows gold and all the damage on its body disappears.
Juan's Milotic	Eight Ain't Enough		None
	Alakazam's whole body glows yellow and all of the damage on its body disappears.
Anabel's Alakazam	Talking a Good Game!		None
	Latias's whole body glows yellow and all of the damage on her body disappears.
Nurse Joy's Latias	DPS02		None
	Accelgor's entire body glows red, purple and pink for a moment, and pink energy particles raise up from its body. When the glow fades around Accelgor, it regains some of its energy that it previously lost.
Professor Juniper's Accelgor	Evolution Exchange Excitement!		None
	Garganacl's body glows white and all of the damage on its body disappears.
Sidian's Garganacl	HZ065		None

• Mewtwo has been confirmed to know Recover. However, it has only been used in the radio drama The Birth of Mewtwo, so it has never been seen using it.

Pokémon Origins

Mewtwo
The user restores its own cells to recover its stamina.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Mewtwo expands a light green energy field from its body. As the field expands, it removes all damage inflicted on Mewtwo's body. After the healing is completed, the field disappears.
Red's Mewtwo	File 4: Charizard		Debut

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Deoxys Staryu Mewtwo Jellicent
The user restores its own cells to recover its stamina.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Small circles surround Staryu's body, healing all the damage on its body.
Misty's Staryu	Gyarados Splashes In!		Debut
	Deoxys starts absorbing energy into the crystal in the center of its body and a tornado of smoke surrounds it, healing it.
Giovanni's Organism No. 2	Don't Doubt Deoxys		None
	A powerful burst of energy surrounds Mewtwo's body, healing its injuries.
Blaine's Mewtwo	Double Down Deoxys		None
	Beheeyem glows slightly and regrows its cells to recover from an injury.
Colress's Beheeyem	The Tournament Continues		None
	Jellicent glows slightly and regrows its cells to recover from an injury.
Marlon's Jellicent	The Tournament Continues		None

• In Just My Luck...Shuckle, Lucy's Milotic was revealed to know Recover by Emerald's Pokédex.

In other generations

Core series games

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, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

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	DP	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, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

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, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Side series games

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, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

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, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Spin-off series games

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, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 自我再生 Jihngóh Joisāang * 自我復元 Jihngóh Fuhkyùhn * Mandarin 自我再生 Zìwǒ Zàishēng * 自我復元 / 自我复元 Zìwǒ Fùyuán * 自我復原 Zìwǒ Fùyuán * Czech Zotavení Danish Gendanne Dutch Herstel Finnish Toipuminen French Soin German Genesung Greek Ανάρρωση Anárrosi Indonesian Penyembuh Italian Ripresa Korean HP회복 HP-Hoebok Polish Leczenie* Samoregeneracja* Portuguese Brazil Recuperação Portugal Recuperar Serbian Oporavak Spanish Latin America Recuperación* Spain Recuperación Swedish Återhämtning Vietnamese Tự Hồi Phục Tự Tái Tạo

Variations of the move Recover
Recover • Soft-Boiled • Milk Drink • Slack Off • Heal Order • Roost

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