Recover (move)

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Recover じこさいせい Self-regeneration

Battles Type  Normal Category  Status PP  10 (max. 16) Power  — Accuracy  —% Priority  0 Does not make contact Not affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Affected by Snatch 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

Generation I

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

Recover will fail if the difference between the user's current and maximum HP is 0, or if (user's maximum HP - user's current HP) is one less than a multiple of 256. If the user's current HP is greater than its maximum HP, Recover will set the user's current HP to equal its maximum HP.

In Stadium, Recover will fail only when the difference between the user's current and maximum HP is 0.

Generations II and III

Recover restores up to 50% of the user's maximum HP. Recover will fail only when the difference between the user's current and maximum HP is 0.

Generation IV

Recover's PP is reduced to 10.

Description

Games Description Restores HP by 1/2 of the user's maximum HP. Few Pokémon learn this technique on their own. Half of the user's maximum HP is restored. Few Pokémon learn this move on their own. Restores HP by 1/2 the max HP. RSE 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. 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.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
064		Kadabra	Psychic		Psychic	31			26			25			30				36			36 31
065		Alakazam	Psychic		Psychic	31			26			25			30				36			36 31
120		Staryu	Water		Water	27			19			15			15				15	12	12 10
121		Starmie	Water	Psychic				--			--			--				--			--
137		Porygon	Normal		Normal	28			20			20			18				18			18
150		Mewtwo	Psychic		Psychic	70			88			88	44	86				79			50
218		Slugma	Fire		Fire										23				19			19 43
219		Magcargo	Fire	Rock										23				19			19 47
222		Corsola	Water	Rock				19			17			13				13	10	10 8
233		Porygon2	Normal		Normal				20			20			18				18			18
249		Lugia	Psychic	Flying				33			33			23	71		71			71
250		Ho-Oh	Fire	Flying				33			33			23	71		71			71
251		Celebi	Psychic	Grass				--			--			--				--			--
307		Meditite	Fighting	Psychic							48	44	46				50			50 41
308		Medicham	Fighting	Psychic							54	56	55				62			62 47
350		Milotic	Water		Water							30			21				21			21 31
380		Latias	Dragon	Psychic							45			45				45			45 32
381		Latios	Dragon	Psychic							45			45				45			45 32
386		Deoxys Normal Forme	Psychic		Psychic							40			81				81			81 61
386		Deoxys Defense Forme	Psychic		Psychic							40			81				81			81 61
386		Deoxys Speed Forme	Psychic		Psychic							40			81				81			81 61
422		Shellos	Water		Water										46				46			46
423		Gastrodon	Water	Ground										54				54			54
474		Porygon-Z	Normal		Normal										18				18			18
493		Arceus	Normal		Normal										70				70			70
577		Solosis	Psychic		Psychic														24			24
578		Duosion	Psychic		Psychic														24			24
579		Reuniclus	Psychic		Psychic														24			24
592		Frillish	Water	Ghost														17			17
593		Jellicent	Water	Ghost														17			17
605		Elgyem	Psychic		Psychic														46			46
606		Beheeyem	Psychic		Psychic														50			50
615		Cryogonal	Ice		Ice														49			49
616		Shelmet	Bug		Bug														49			49
617		Accelgor	Bug		Bug														49			49
712		Bergmite	Ice		Ice																	47
713		Avalugg	Ice		Ice																	51
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		Type		Father
					II		III		IV		V		VI
194		Wooper	Water	Ground
302		Sableye	Dark	Ghost
345		Lileep	Rock	Grass
352		Kecleon*	Normal		Normal
358		Chimecho	Psychic		Psychic
433		Chingling	Psychic		Psychic
592		Frillish	Water	Ghost
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 IV

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0433 Chingling Psychic Pokéwalker - White Lake 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

In the main series

Kadabra Latias Accelgor Alakazam
The user restores some of its lost health.
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 a rainbow color, then it regains health and loses all previous injuries.
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
A wild Deoxys	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 its body disappears.
Nurse Joy's Latias	SS025		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

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

In Pokémon Origins

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

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Staryu Mewtwo
A self-healing move. The user restores its own HP by up to half of its max HP.
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.
Entity Two	Don't Doubt Deoxys		None
	A powerful burst of energy surrounds Mewtwo's body, healing its injuries.
Mewtwo (Adventures)	PS295		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 other generations

														File:Recover IV.png
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

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 Mandarin Chinese 自我復原 Zìwǒ Fùyuán* 自我復元 Zìwǒ Fùyuán* Danish Gendanne Dutch Herstel Finnish Toipuminen French Soin German Genesung Greek Ανάρρωση Indonesian Penyembuh Italian Ripresa Korean ＨＰ회복 HP Hoebok Brazilian Portuguese Recuperação Serbian Oporavak Spanish Latin America Recuperación* Spain Recuperación

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

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