Absorb Bulb

Absorb Bulb きゅうこん Bulb

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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 SMUSUMPE 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. SwShBDSPLA 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 Ambush encounters (CottoneeSUS/PetililMUM in Poni Plains) 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) SwShIA Cram-o-matic (Grass: 82-90 points) SwShCT Hidden recurring item (Giant's Bed, Giant's Foot, Ballimere Lake) SV Delibird Presents (Cascarrafa Branch, after earning 4 Gym Badges) Sparkling overworld item (Tagtree Thicket)

Gallery

Artwork

Artwork from Scarlet and Violet

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

• On Smogon Itemdex:
  • Generation V – VI – VII – VIII – IX

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