Absorb (move)

Move data

Type Grass
Category Special  Special
Power 20
Accuracy 100
PP 25  (max. 40)
Makes contact? No
Introduced Generation 1

Effects

Absorb deals damage and the user will recover 50% of the HP drained.

If the user is holding a Big Root, the move instead recovers 65% of the damage dealt (30% more than normal). If used on a Pokémon with the ability Liquid Ooze, the user instead loses the HP it would have otherwise gained.

Changes

  • In Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu & Let's Go Eevee, Absorb has 40 base power.
  • In Generations 1-3, Absorb has 20 PP.
  • In Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu & Let's Go Eevee, Absorb has 15 PP.

Z-Move effects

When a Pokémon is holding Grassium Z and uses its Z-Power, Absorb turns into Bloom Doom and has base power 100.

Move target

Foe
Foe
Foe
User
Ally
Ally

Targets a single adjacent Pokémon.

Other languages

English Absorb
Japanese すいとる (Suitoru)
German Absorber
French Vol-Vie
Italian Assorbimento
Spanish Absorber
Korean 흡수
Chinese (Simplified) 吸取
Chinese (Traditional) 吸取

Game descriptions

Gold​/​Silver
Crystal
Steals 1/2 of the damage inflicted.
Ruby​/​Sapphire
Emerald
An attack that absorbs half the damage inflicted.
FireRed​/​LeafGreen An attack that absorbs half the damage it inflicted to restore HP.
Diamond​/​Pearl
Platinum
HeartGold​/​SoulSilver
A nutrient-draining attack. The user’s HP is restored by half the damage taken by the target.
Black​/​White
Black 2​/​White 2
A nutrient-draining attack. The user’s HP is restored by half the damage taken by the target.
X​/​Y
O.Ruby​/​A.Sapphire
A nutrient-draining attack. The user’s HP is restored by half the damage taken by the target.
Sun​/​Moon
Ultra Sun​/​Ultra Moon
L.G. Pikachu​/​L.G. Eevee
A nutrient-draining attack. The user’s HP is restored by half the damage taken by the target.
Sword​/​Shield
B.Diamond​/​S.Pearl
A nutrient-draining attack. The user’s HP is restored by half the damage taken by the target.
Scarlet​/​Violet A nutrient-draining attack. The user’s HP is restored by up to half the damage taken by the target.

Learnt by level up

These Pokémon learn Absorb at the level specified. The numbers given are for Pokémon Scarlet & Violet and may vary in other games; check the respective Pokédex pages for details.

Oddish Oddish
#0043 / Grass · Poison
Level 1
Gloom Gloom
#0044 / Grass · Poison
Level 1
Vileplume Vileplume
#0045 / Grass · Poison
Level 1
Exeggcute Exeggcute
#0102 / Grass · Psychic
Level 1
Exeggutor Exeggutor
#0103 / Grass · Psychic
Level 1
Alolan Exeggutor Exeggutor
Alolan Exeggutor
#0103 / Grass · Dragon
Level 1
Spinarak Spinarak
#0167 / Bug · Poison
Level 5
Ariados Ariados
#0168 / Bug · Poison
Level 1
Bellossom Bellossom
#0182 / Grass
Level 1
Hoppip Hoppip
#0187 / Grass · Flying
Level 6
Skiploom Skiploom
#0188 / Grass · Flying
Level 1
Jumpluff Jumpluff
#0189 / Grass · Flying
Level 1
Sunkern Sunkern
#0191 / Grass
Level 7
Sunflora Sunflora
#0192 / Grass
Level 7
Lotad Lotad
#0270 / Water · Grass
Level 3
Lombre Lombre
#0271 / Water · Grass
Level 1
Seedot Seedot
#0273 / Grass
Level 3
Nuzleaf Nuzleaf
#0274 / Grass · Dark
Level 1
Shroomish Shroomish
#0285 / Grass
Level 1
Breloom Breloom
#0286 / Grass · Fighting
Level 1
Cacnea Cacnea
#0331 / Grass
Level 4
Cacturne Cacturne
#0332 / Grass · Dark
Level 1
Turtwig Turtwig
#0387 / Grass
Level 9
Grotle Grotle
#0388 / Grass
Level 1
Torterra Torterra
#0389 / Grass · Ground
Level 1
Kricketune Kricketune
#0402 / Bug
Level 14
Cottonee Cottonee
#0546 / Grass · Fairy
Level 1
Whimsicott Whimsicott
#0547 / Grass · Fairy
Level 1
Petilil Petilil
#0548 / Grass
Level 1
Lilligant Lilligant
#0549 / Grass
Level 1
Hisuian Lilligant Lilligant
Hisuian Lilligant
#0549 / Grass · Fighting
Level 1
Foongus Foongus
#0590 / Grass · Poison
Level 1
Amoonguss Amoonguss
#0591 / Grass · Poison
Level 1
Joltik Joltik
#0595 / Bug · Electric
Level 1
Galvantula Galvantula
#0596 / Bug · Electric
Level 1
Goomy Goomy
#0704 / Dragon
Level 1
Sliggoo Sliggoo
#0705 / Dragon
Level 1
Hisuian Sliggoo Sliggoo
Hisuian Sliggoo
#0705 / Steel · Dragon
Level 1
Goodra Goodra
#0706 / Dragon
Level 1
Hisuian Goodra Goodra
Hisuian Goodra
#0706 / Steel · Dragon
Level 1
Noibat Noibat
#0714 / Flying · Dragon
Level 1
Noivern Noivern
#0715 / Flying · Dragon
Level 1
Cutiefly Cutiefly
#0742 / Bug · Fairy
Level 1
Ribombee Ribombee
#0743 / Bug · Fairy
Level 1
Sandygast Sandygast
#0769 / Ghost · Ground
Level 1
Palossand Palossand
#0770 / Ghost · Ground
Level 1
Smoliv Smoliv
#0928 / Grass · Normal
Level 5
Dolliv Dolliv
#0929 / Grass · Normal
Level 5
Arboliva Arboliva
#0930 / Grass · Normal
Level 5
Bramblin Bramblin
#0946 / Grass · Ghost
Level 5
Brambleghast Brambleghast
#0947 / Grass · Ghost
Level 5
Toedscool Toedscool
#0948 / Ground · Grass
Level 4
Toedscruel Toedscruel
#0949 / Ground · Grass
Level 4
Brute Bonnet Brute Bonnet
#0986 / Grass · Dark
Level 1
Wo-Chien Wo-Chien
#1001 / Dark · Grass
Level 1
Poltchageist Poltchageist
#1012 / Grass · Ghost
Level 6
Sinistcha Sinistcha
#1013 / Grass · Ghost
Level 6

Learnt by breeding

These Pokémon can learn Absorb as an egg move. Their breeding groups are also shown for reference.

Larvesta Larvesta
#0636 / Bug · Fire
Bug
Volcarona Volcarona
#0637 / Bug · Fire
Bug