Absorb Bulb

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Absorb Bulb
きゅうこん
Bulb
Absorb Bulb
Pokémon Global Link artwork
Introduced in Generation V
Pocket
Generation V Items (Held items)
Generation VI Items
Generation VII Items
Generation VIII Other Items
Generation IX Other Items
Fling
Power 30

The Absorb Bulb (Japanese: きゅうこん Bulb) is a type of held item introduced in Generation V. It raises the holder's Special Attack when it is hit by a damaging Water-type move.

In the core series games

Price

Games Cost Sell price
BWB2W2
XYORAS
N/A $100
SMUSUM
SwSh
N/A $2,000
SV $5,000 $1,250

Effect

If the holder is hit by a Water-type damaging move, it consumes the Absorb Bulb and its Special Attack is increased by one stage.

It does not activate if the holder already has +6 Special Attack stat stages (unless its Ability is Contrary, in which case it will not activate if the holder has -6 Special Attack stat stages). It does not activate if the holder is protected from or unaffected by the Water-type move (e.g. due to Water Absorb or Wonder Guard).

If multiple Pokémon each holding an Absorb Bulb or Luminous Moss are hit by a Water-type move at once, each hit Pokémon will consume their Absorb Bulb or Luminous Moss before Symbiosis transfers any item (including these items).

Cram-o-matic

Type Points
Grass 8

Description

Games Description
BWB2W2 A consumable bulb. If the holder is hit by a Water-type move, its Sp. Atk will rise.
XYORAS
SMUSUM
An item to be held by a Pokémon. It boosts Sp. Atk if hit with a Water-type attack. It can only be used once.
SwSh An item to be held by a Pokémon. It boosts Sp. Atk if the holder is hit with a Water-type attack. It can only be used once.
SV An item to be held by a Pokémon. This single-use bulb boosts the Sp. Atk stat if the holder is damaged by a Water-type attack.

Acquisition

Games Finite methods Repeatable methods
BW Battle Subway (32 BP)
B2W2 Battle Subway/PWT (16 BP)
Held by wild Roselia (1% chance) (dark grass only)
XY Battle Maison (32 BP)
ORAS Battle Maison (32 BP)
Held by wild Oddish and wild Gloom (5% chance each)
SMUSUM Poni Plains (sometimes dropped after Cottonee or Petilil ambush encounters)
Held by wild Cottonee and wild Petilil (5% chance each)
SwSh Route 5 Battle Tower (10 BP)
Held by wild Oddish, wild Gloom, wild Vileplume, wild Bellossom, wild Cottonee, and wild Whimsicott (5% chance each)
SwShIoA Cram-o-matic (Grass: 82-90 points)
SV Delibird Presents (Cascarrafa Branch), Tagtree Thicket (sparkling overworld items)

Appearance

Artwork

Dream World artwork


Sprites

Bag Sprite (Generation V-VIII) Bag Sprite (SV)

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 球根 Kàuhgān
Mandarin 球根 Qiúgēn
French Bulbe
German Knolle
Italian Bulbo
Korean 구근 Gugeun
Spanish Tubérculo

External links



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