Absorb (move)

Absorb すいとる Absorb

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Battles Type  Grass Category  Special PP  25 (max. 40) Power  20 Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Normal: May affect anyone but the user (long-range)

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

Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  3 ♥♥♥ Subtracts 3 appeal points from the preceeding Pokémon.

Super Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  1 ♥ Earn +3 if two Pokémon raise the Voltage in a row.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Smart Appeal  0   Jamming  0

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

Absorb (Japanese: すいとる Absorb) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation I. Absorb is the first in a line of three Grass-type HP-draining attacks, the other two being Mega Drain and Giga Drain.

Effect

Generation I-II

Absorb does damage, and up to 50% of the damage done to the target is restored to the user, rounded up. If Absorb breaks a Substitute, no HP will be restored to the user. If HP is restored to the user when its current HP would be greater than its maximum HP, its current HP will be set equal to its maximum HP. Absorb has 20 PP.

In Stadium, Absorb will always miss if the target has a Substitute.

Generation III

If Absorb is used on a Pokémon with the Liquid Ooze ability, the user loses HP instead of gaining it.

Generation IV

Absorb's PP is increased to 25. If the user has the Big Root as its held item, Absorb saps 30% more damage then it would of normally. Big Root does not increase damage dealt. All other effects are the same.

Learnset

Generation I

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0043 Oddish Grass Poison -- 0044 Gloom Grass Poison -- 0114 Tangela Grass 29 0114 Tangela Grass 27 0140 Kabuto Rock Water 34 0141 Kabutops Rock Water --,34 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation II

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0043 Oddish Grass Poison -- 0044 Gloom Grass Poison -- 0045 Vileplume Grass Poison -- 0114 Tangela Grass 10 0140 Kabuto Rock Water 10 0141 Kabutops Rock Water --,10 0182 Bellossom Grass -- 0191 Sunkern Grass -- 0192 Sunflora Grass -- Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By event

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0231 Phanpy Ground New York City Pokémon Center Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0043 Oddish Grass Poison -- 0044 Gloom Grass Poison -- 0045 Vileplume Grass Poison -- 0114 Tangela Grass 10 0140 Kabuto Rock Water 13 0141 Kabutops Rock Water --,13 0182 Bellossom Grass -- 0191 Sunkern Grass -- 0192 Sunflora Grass -- 0252 Treecko Grass 6 0253 Grovyle Grass --,6 0254 Sceptile Grass --,6 0267 Beautifly Bug Flying --,10 0270 Lotad Water Grass 7 0271 Lombre Water Grass 7 0272 Ludicolo Water Grass -- 0285 Shroomish Grass -- 0286 Breloom Grass Fighting -- 0315 Roselia Grass Poison -- 0331 Cacnea Grass 5 0332 Cacturne Grass Dark --,5 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0043 Oddish Grass Poison -- 0044 Gloom Grass Poison -- 0114 Tangela Grass 8 0140 Kabuto Rock Water 6 0141 Kabutops Rock Water --,6 0191 Sunkern Grass -- 0192 Sunflora Grass -- 0252 Treecko Grass 6 0253 Grovyle Grass --,6 0254 Sceptile Grass --,6 0267 Beautifly Bug Flying --,10 0270 Lotad Water Grass 5 0271 Lombre Water Grass 5 0285 Shroomish Grass -- 0286 Breloom Grass Fighting -- 0315 Roselia Grass Poison -- 0331 Cacnea Grass 5 0332 Cacturne Grass Dark --,5 0387 Turtwig Grass 9 0388 Grotle Grass 9 0389 Torterra Grass Ground --,9 0406 Budew Grass Poison -- 0465 Tangrowth Grass 8 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

In the anime

File:TangrowthUsingAbsorb.png Tangrowth File:MamoswineAbsorb.png Using Absorb File:MeowthAbsorb.png Using Absorb File:GrotleAbsorb.png Using Absorb
A nutrient-draining attack that absorbs the opponent's energy and adds it to the user.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Tangrowth holds out its arms and fires two red beams from them at the opponent. When the opponent is hit, its body glows red and it drains its energy. Sometimes, the red parts of its hands glow red before it fires the beams.
A wild Tangrowth	Promoting Healthy Tangrowth!		Debut
	Shroomish releases a red beam from the hole on its head at the opponent. When hit, the opponent's body glows red and it absorbs its energy.
A wild Shroomish	Promoting Healthy Tangrowth!		None
	Bellsprout releases two red beams from the leaves on the side of its body at the opponent. When it hits it, the opponent's body glows red and it absorbs its energy.
A wild Bellsprout	Promoting Healthy Tangrowth!		Bellsprout cannot legally learn Absorb.
	Seedot emits a red beam from the top of its head that drains the opponent's energy.
A wild Seedot	Promoting Healthy Tangrowth!		None

Trivia

•In 'Promoting healthy Tangrowth!' Bellsprout could use Absorb, despite not being able to use it in the games.

External Resources

See Serebii.net's description for Absorb

In other languages

• French: Vol-vie
• German: Absorber
• Italian: Assorbimento
• Spanish: Absorber
• Portuguese: Absorver