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Absorb Effect and Pokemon That Learn It

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Absorb is a Grass-type Special Move in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet (SV). Learn about the move's type, power, accuracy, PP, and effect, as well as what Pokemon learn it.

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Absorb Effect and Type Effectiveness

Absorb Effect

Effect The user recovers half the damage inflicted as HP.
Type Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Grass Type Moves Category Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Special Moves
Power 20 Accuracy 100
PP (Max PP) 25 (40) Target Single opponent
Priority 0 Contact? ✕
Special Groups ・Moves that Restore HP
・Moves with Less than 60 Base Power

Absorb Effectiveness

Super Effective
(2x)
Pokemon Water Type Icon Pokemon Ground Type Icon Pokemon Rock Type Icon
Not Very Effective (x0.5)
Pokemon Fire Type Icon Pokemon Grass Type Icon Pokemon Poison Type Icon Pokemon Flying Type Icon Pokemon Bug Type Icon Pokemon Dragon Type Icon Pokemon Steel Type Icon
No Effect
(x0)		 None

Pokemon that Learn Absorb

By Default

Oddish ImageOddish Gloom ImageGloom Vileplume ImageVileplume
Exeggcute ImageExeggcute Exeggutor ImageExeggutor Alolan Exeggutor ImageAlolan Exeggutor
Ariados ImageAriados Bellossom ImageBellossom Skiploom ImageSkiploom
Jumpluff ImageJumpluff Lombre ImageLombre Ludicolo ImageLudicolo
Nuzleaf ImageNuzleaf Shiftry ImageShiftry Shroomish ImageShroomish
Breloom ImageBreloom Cacturne ImageCacturne Grotle ImageGrotle
Torterra ImageTorterra Cottonee ImageCottonee Whimsicott ImageWhimsicott
Petilil ImagePetilil Lilligant ImageLilligant Hisuian Lilligant ImageHisuian Lilligant
Foongus ImageFoongus Amoonguss ImageAmoonguss Joltik ImageJoltik
Galvantula ImageGalvantula Goomy ImageGoomy Sliggoo ImageSliggoo
Hisuian Sliggoo ImageHisuian Sliggoo Goodra ImageGoodra Hisuian Goodra ImageHisuian Goodra
Noibat ImageNoibat Noivern ImageNoivern Cutiefly ImageCutiefly
Ribombee ImageRibombee Sandygast ImageSandygast Palossand ImagePalossand
Brute Bonnet ImageBrute Bonnet Wo-Chien ImageWo-Chien

By Level Up

Spinarak ImageSpinarak (5) Hoppip ImageHoppip (6) Sunkern ImageSunkern (7)
Sunflora ImageSunflora (7) Lotad ImageLotad (3) Seedot ImageSeedot (3)
Cacnea ImageCacnea (4) Turtwig ImageTurtwig (9) Kricketune ImageKricketune (14)
Smoliv ImageSmoliv (5) Dolliv ImageDolliv (5) Arboliva ImageArboliva (5)
Bramblin ImageBramblin (5) Brambleghast ImageBrambleghast (5) Toedscool ImageToedscool (4)
Toedscruel ImageToedscruel (4) Poltchageist ImagePoltchageist (6) Sinistcha ImageSinistcha (6)

By Evolution

No Pokemon currently learn this move via this method.

By TM

No Pokemon currently learn this move via this method.

By Egg Move

Treecko ImageTreecko Grovyle ImageGrovyle Sceptile ImageSceptile
Larvesta ImageLarvesta Volcarona ImageVolcarona

By Move Tutor

No Pokemon currently learn this move via this method.

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Related Guides

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Moves by Type
Grass TypeGrass Water TypeWater Fire TypeFire
Electric TypeElectric Ice TypeIce Fighting TypeFighting
Ground TypeGround Poison TypePoison Flying TypeFlying
Psychic TypePsychic Bug TypeBug Rock TypeRock
Ghost Type,Ghost Dragon TypeDragon Dark TypeDark
Steel TypeSteel Fairy TypeFairy Normal TypeNormal
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Moves by Effects
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High-Critical Hit Moves Moves that Change Weather Moves that Change Terrain
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Multi-Hit Moves One-Hit Knockout Moves Trapping Moves
Moves with Recoil Damage List of Priority Moves Moves that Block Attacks
Status Restoring Moves Switching Moves Wind Moves
List of Set Damage Moves Moves That Remove Screens List of Moves Boosted When Terastallized
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All Gen 9 New Moves Unavailable
Moves		 List of New DLC Moves
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