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Absorb Bulb Effect and How to Get It

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This is a page on the Battle Item Absorb Bulb and its location in Pokemon Sword and Shield, Isle of Armor, and the Crown Tundra DLC. Read on to see its effect, how to get it, and how to use it competitively.

Absorb Bulb Effect

Absorb Bulb ImageAbsorb Bulb
Effect An item to be held by a Pokemon. It boosts Sp.Atk if hit with a Water-type attack. It can only be used once.

How to Get Absorb Bulb

Obtain at Route 5

Absorb Bulb Walkthrough
Look for a sparkling item along Route 5 and interact with it by pressing A.

Locations

Places This Item Can Be Found
Currently Unavailable.

Exchange for BP at the Battle Tower

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Absorb Bulb can be obtained at the BP Shop in exchange for 10 BP. The BP Shop is located in the Battle Tower at Wyndon.

The Battle Tower will be unlocked after clearing the story. For more advice, check out our complete guide and walkthrough below.
Battle Tower Walkthrough and Recommended Party

Obtain from Wild Pokemon

The following Pokemon may hold the item, Absorb Bulb. You can get it by using the move Thief or Trick.

Oddish ImageOddish Gloom ImageGloom Vileplume ImageVileplume
Bellossom ImageBellossom Cottonee ImageCottonee Whimsicott ImageWhimsicott

How to Use Absorb Bulb

Give it to your Pokemon

Absorb Bulb increases the user's Sp. Atk by one stage when hit by a Water-type attack. This is useful for Pokemon that are weak against Water-types. This item's effect will only trigger once.

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