Absorb (move)

Contents
Flavor text
Learnt by level up
Learnt by breeding

Move data

Type	Grass
Category	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

User

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.