Strength Sap (move)

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Strength Sap
ちからをすいとる Strength Sap
Type  Grass
Category  Status
PP  10 (max. 16)
Power  —
Accuracy  100%
Priority  0
Range
Opponent Opponent Opponent
Self Ally Ally
Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation VII
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Appeal  0  
Jam  0  
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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 restores the user's HP by the target's current Attack stat while taking any stat stages into account. Afterwards, it will lower the target's Attack stat by one stage.

The target's Attack stat is lowered even if the user of Strength Sap has full HP. However, if the target already has -6 Attack stat stages, Strength Sap fails. Strength Sap will not fail if the target of Strength Sap has +6 Attack stat stages and Contrary, or is protected by Mist, or has an ability such as Hyper Cutter preventing its Attack from being lowered. Modifications to the Attack stat decrease caused by this move, such as if the target has the ability Simple, do not affect the healing because healing is calculated before any stat changes caused by this move.

If the user is holding a Big Root, it 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. Abilities like Huge Power and items like Thick Club do not affect the HP restored, as the move only takes into account stat stages, not abilities or items.

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
222G Corsola
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
0000 Smoliv
Grass Grass
0000 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

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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