Absorb

Effect

User recovers 50% of the damage dealt. The user recovers 1/2 the HP lost by the target, rounded half up. If Big Root is held by the user, the HP recovered is 1.3× normal, rounded half down.

Targets

One adjacent Pokémon

Properties

Healing move

Scarlet & Violet

Usable (64 Pokémon)

Pokémon Champions

Not usable

Legends: Z-A

Usable (22 Pokémon)

Pokémon that learn Absorb

89 Pokémon and forms (Mega Evolutions share their base form's moves). ✓ = can learn it in that game by any method; “Gens” lists every main-series generation it could be learned in.

All (89)Champions (0)S/V (64)Z-A (22)

Pokémon	Type	Champions	S/V	Z-A	Gens
Zubat	Poison/Flying			✓	7–8
Golbat	Poison/Flying			✓	7–8
Oddish	Grass/Poison		✓		3–9
Gloom	Grass/Poison		✓		3–9
Vileplume	Grass/Poison		✓		3–9
Paras	Bug/Grass				7–8
Parasect	Bug/Grass				7–8
Exeggcute	Grass/Psychic		✓		8–9
Exeggutor	Grass/Psychic		✓		8–9
Alolan Exeggutor	Grass/Dragon		✓		8–9
Tangela	Grass				3–8
Kabuto	Rock/Water				3–8
Kabutops	Rock/Water				3–8
Spinarak	Bug/Poison		✓	✓	7, 9
Ariados	Bug/Poison		✓	✓	7, 9
Crobat	Poison/Flying			✓	7–8
Bellossom	Grass		✓		3–9
Hoppip	Grass/Flying		✓		7, 9
Skiploom	Grass/Flying		✓		7, 9
Jumpluff	Grass/Flying		✓		7, 9
Sunkern	Grass		✓		3–7, 9
Sunflora	Grass		✓		3–7, 9
Treecko	Grass		✓	✓	3–9
Grovyle	Grass		✓	✓	3–9
Sceptile	Grass		✓	✓	3–9
Beautifly	Bug/Flying				3–7
Lotad	Water/Grass		✓		3–9
Lombre	Water/Grass		✓		3–9
Ludicolo	Water/Grass		✓		3–9
Seedot	Grass		✓		8–9
Nuzleaf	Grass/Dark		✓		8–9
Shiftry	Grass/Dark		✓		8–9
Shroomish	Grass		✓		3–7, 9
Breloom	Grass/Fighting		✓		3–7, 9
Nincada	Bug/Ground				7–8
Ninjask	Bug/Flying				7–8
Shedinja	Bug/Ghost				7–8
Roselia	Grass/Poison			✓	3–8
Cacnea	Grass		✓		3–7, 9
Cacturne	Grass/Dark		✓		3–7, 9
Turtwig	Grass		✓		4–7, 9
Grotle	Grass		✓		4–7, 9
Torterra	Grass/Ground		✓		4–7, 9
Kricketune	Bug		✓		7, 9
Budew	Grass/Poison			✓	4–8
Roserade	Grass/Poison			✓	3–8
Tangrowth	Grass				3–8
Cottonee	Grass/Fairy		✓		5–9
Whimsicott	Grass/Fairy		✓		5–9
Petilil	Grass		✓		5–9
Lilligant	Grass		✓		5–9
Hisuian Lilligant	Grass/Fighting		✓		5–9
Maractus	Grass				5–8
Foongus	Grass/Poison		✓	✓	5–9
Amoonguss	Grass/Poison		✓	✓	5–9
Frillish	Water/Ghost				5–8
Jellicent	Water/Ghost				5–8
Joltik	Bug/Electric		✓		7–9
Galvantula	Bug/Electric		✓		7–9
Shelmet	Bug				7–8
Accelgor	Bug				7–8
Larvesta	Bug/Fire		✓		7–9
Volcarona	Bug/Fire		✓		7–9
Goomy	Dragon		✓	✓	6–9
Sliggoo	Dragon		✓	✓	6–9
Hisuian Sliggoo	Steel/Dragon		✓	✓	6–9
Goodra	Dragon		✓	✓	6–9
Hisuian Goodra	Steel/Dragon		✓	✓	6–9
Noibat	Flying/Dragon		✓	✓	7–9
Noivern	Flying/Dragon		✓	✓	7–9
Cutiefly	Bug/Fairy		✓		7–9
Ribombee	Bug/Fairy		✓		7–9
Morelull	Grass/Fairy				7–8
Shiinotic	Grass/Fairy				7–8
Sandygast	Ghost/Ground		✓	✓	7–9
Palossand	Ghost/Ground		✓	✓	7–9
Dhelmise	Ghost/Grass				7–8
Celesteela	Steel/Flying				7–8
Smoliv	Grass/Normal		✓		9
Dolliv	Grass/Normal		✓		9
Arboliva	Grass/Normal		✓		9
Bramblin	Grass/Ghost		✓		9
Brambleghast	Grass/Ghost		✓		9
Toedscool	Ground/Grass		✓		9
Toedscruel	Ground/Grass		✓		9
Brute Bonnet	Grass/Dark		✓		9
Wo-Chien	Dark/Grass		✓		9
Poltchageist	Grass/Ghost		✓		9
Sinistcha	Grass/Ghost		✓		9