Volt Absorb (Ability)

Volt Absorb	ちくでん
	Electricity Storage
Flavor text Generation III Turns electricity into HP. Generation IV Restores HP if hit by an Electric-type move. Generation V Currently unknown Generation VI Currently unknown Generation VII Currently unknown Generation VIII Currently unknown Generation IX Currently unknown

Volt Absorb (Japanese: ちくでん Electricity Storage) is an ability introduced in Generation III. Five Pokémon have this ability, all of which are Template:Type2.

Effect

In battle

Volt Absorb heals one quarter of the user's maximum HP when hit with an Template:Type2 attack. Therefore, the user does not take damage from Electric-type moves. However, before the 4th generation Thunder Wave can paralyze a Pokémon with Volt Absorb without setting off the effect.

Outside of battle

Volt Absorb has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Volt Absorb

#	Pokémon		Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
0135		Jolteon	Electric		Electric	Volt Absorb	None	Quick Feet
0170		Chinchou	Water	Electric	Volt Absorb	Illuminate	Water Absorb
0171		Lanturn	Water	Electric	Volt Absorb	Illuminate	Water Absorb
0243		Raikou	Electric		Electric	Pressure	None	Volt Absorb
0417		Pachirisu	Electric		Electric	Run Away	Pick Up	Volt Absorb
Please note that abilities marked with a superscript are only available in the stated generation or later. For Generation III and IV games, ignore Hidden Abilities.

In other languages

• Spanish: Absor. elec. (stands for Absorbe electricidad)
• Italian: Assorbivolt
• Portuguese: Absorção de Volts

This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games.