Absorb

Non-contact — Damaging moves that don’t make contact (status moves excluded). The attacker takes no damage from Rough Skin, Iron Barbs or Rocky Helmet.

Values in Gen 9

Pow

Acc

100

Priority

Range

Single

Effect

A nutrient-draining attack. The user's HP is restored by up to half the damage taken by the target.

Drains 50% of damage dealt

Newest first. Periods with identical values are grouped; bold values changed from the previous (older) period.

Generation	Type	Cat	Pow	Acc	PP	Priority
Pokémon ChampionsNot available	—
Gen 4–9	Grass	Spec	20	100	25	0
Gen 1–3	Grass	Spec	20	100	20	0

Super effective (×2)

WaterGroundRock

Not very effective (×½)

FireGrassPoisonFlyingBugDragonSteel

No effect (×0)

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What type is Absorb?

Absorb is a Grass-type Spec move.

What does Absorb do?

A nutrient-draining attack. The user's HP is restored by up to half the damage taken by the target.

What are Absorb's power, accuracy and PP?

Power 20, accuracy 100, PP 25.

Which Pokémon can learn Absorb?

57 Pokémon can learn it, e.g. Oddish, Gloom, Vileplume, Exeggcute, Exeggutor, Spinarak, Ariados, Bellossom.