Recover (move)

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 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-III

Recover restores up to 50% of the user's maximum HP, and it 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 onwards

Recover's PP is reduced to 10.

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

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.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0064		Kadabra		Human-Like		Human-Like	31	26	25	30	36	36XY 31ORAS	31SMUSUM 39PE	25SwShBDSP 34LA
0065		Alakazam		Human-Like		Human-Like	31	26	25	30	36	36XY 31ORAS	31SMUSUM 39PE	25SwShBDSP 34LA
0120		Staryu		Water 3		Water 3	27	19	15	15	15BW 12B2W2	12XY 10ORAS	10SMUSUM 40PE	48
0121		Starmie		Water 3		Water 3		1	1	1	1	1	1SMUSUM	1
0137		Porygon		Mineral		Mineral	28	20	20	18	18	18	18SMUSUM 36PE	35SwShBDSP 37LA
144G		Articuno Galarian Form		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered								40
0150		Mewtwo		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	70	88	88RSE 44FRLG	86	79	50	50SMUSUM 55PE	80
0218		Slugma		Amorphous		Amorphous				23	19	19XY 43ORAS	43	43BDSP
0219		Magcargo		Amorphous		Amorphous				23	19	19XY 47ORAS	47	47BDSP
0222		Corsola		Water 1	Water 3		19	17	13	13BW 10B2W2	10XY 8ORAS	8	50
0233		Porygon2		Mineral		Mineral		20	20	18	18	18	18	35SwShBDSP 37LA
0249		Lugia		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered		33	33	23DPPt 71HGSS	71	71	71	45
0250		Ho-Oh		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered		33	33	23DPPt 71HGSS	71	71	71	45
0251		Celebi		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered		1	1	1	1	1	1	60
0282		Gardevoir		Human-Like	Amorphous								52LA
0307		Meditite		Human-Like		Human-Like			48RSE 44FRLG	46	50	50XY 41ORAS	41	41BDSP
0308		Medicham		Human-Like		Human-Like			54RSE 56FRLG	55	62	62XY 47ORAS	47	47BDSP
0350		Milotic		Water 1	Dragon			30	21	21	21XY 31ORAS	27	28
0358		Chimecho		Amorphous		Amorphous								34LA
0380		Latias		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered			45	45	45	45XY 32ORAS	32	10
0381		Latios		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered			45	45	45	45XY 32ORAS	32	10
0386		Deoxys Normal Forme		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered			40	81	81	81XY 61ORAS	61	61BDSP
386D		Deoxys Defense Forme		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered			40	81	81	81XY 61ORAS	61	61BDSP
386S		Deoxys Speed Forme		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered			40	81	81	81XY 61ORAS	61	61BDSP
0416		Vespiquen		Bug		Bug								52LA
0422		Shellos		Water 1	Amorphous				46	46	46	46	10SwShBDSP 37LA
0423		Gastrodon		Water 1	Amorphous				54	54	54	54	1SwShBDSP 37LA
0433		Chingling		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered								34LA
0474		Porygon-Z		Mineral		Mineral				18	18	18	18	35SwShBDSP 37LA
0481		Mesprit		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered								57LA
0488		Cresselia		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered								27LA
0492		Shaymin		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered								27LA
0493		Arceus		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered				70	70	70	70	70BDSP 27LA
0548		Petilil		Grass		Grass								37LA
549H		Lilligant Hisuian Form		Grass		Grass								37LA
0577		Solosis		Amorphous		Amorphous					24	24	24	4
0578		Duosion		Amorphous		Amorphous					24	24	24	1
0579		Reuniclus		Amorphous		Amorphous					24	24	24	1
0592		Frillish		Amorphous		Amorphous					17	17	17	28
0593		Jellicent		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
0616		Shelmet		Bug		Bug					49	49	49	40
0617		Accelgor		Bug		Bug					49	49	49	40
0712		Bergmite		Monster	Mineral						47	47	30SwSh
0713		Avalugg		Monster	Mineral						51	51	30
0747		Mareanie		Water 1		Water 1							33	20
0748		Toxapex		Water 1		Water 1							33	20
0771		Pyukumuku		Water 1		Water 1							37	45
0842		Appletun		Grass	Dragon								24
0868		Milcery		Fairy	Amorphous								40
0869		Alcremie		Fairy	Amorphous								40
0871		Pincurchin		Water 1	Amorphous								30
0890		Eternatus		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered								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	Parent Egg Groups		Egg Move
						II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0194		Wooper		Water 1	Field			✔HGSS	✔	✔	✔	✔
0302		Sableye		Human-Like		Human-Like		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0345		Lileep		Water 3		Water 3		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0352		Kecleon		Field		Field			✔HGSS	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP
0358		Chimecho		Amorphous		Amorphous					✔	✔	✔BDSP
0433		Chingling		Amorphous		Amorphous			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP
0592		Frillish		Amorphous		Amorphous				✔	✔	✔
0712		Bergmite		Monster	Mineral					✔	✔
0824		Blipbug		Bug		Bug							✔
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		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	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.

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		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	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

In Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, and Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky, Recover is a move with 12PP. Upon use, the user heals themselves by ½ of their max HP. This move is affected by Snatch and Taunt.

The move heals by 20%, 50%, and 40% of user's max HP in Mystery Dungeon (WiiWare), Gates to Infinity, and Super Mystery Dungeon, respectively.

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

Kadabra Latias Accelgor Alakazam
The user restores its own 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

• 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
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

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, and Sky	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, and Sky	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, and Sky	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, and Sky	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, and Sky	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, 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 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* Odnowa* Regeneracja* Wewnętrzna Moc* 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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