Recover (move)

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Recover
じこさいせい Self-regeneration
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Type  Normal
Category  Status
PP  10 (max. 16)
Power  —
Accuracy  —%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
  • Does not make contact
  • Not affected by Protect
  • Not affected by Magic Coat
  • Affected by Snatch
  • Not affected by Mirror Move
  • Not affected by King's Rock
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
Affects the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation I
Condition  Smart
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Jam  1
Startles Pokémon that made a same-type appeal.
Condition  Smart
Appeal  0  
Increased Voltage is added to the performance score.
Condition  Clever
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Jamming  0  
Works well if it is the same type as the move used by the last Pokémon.

Recover (Japanese: じこさいせい Self-regeneration) is a non-damaging Normal-type move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Generation I

Recover restores up to 50% of the user's maximum HP, and it has 20 PP.

Recover will fail if the difference between the user's current and maximum HP is 0, or if (user's maximum HP - user's current HP) is one less than a multiple of 256. If the user's current HP is greater than its maximum HP, Recover will set the user's current HP to equal its maximum HP.

In Stadium, Recover will fail only when the difference between the user's current and maximum HP is 0.

Generations II and III

Recover restores up to 50% of the user's maximum HP. Recover will fail only when the difference between the user's current and maximum HP is 0.

Generation IV

Recover's PP is reduced to 10.

Generation VII

If powered up by a Normalium Z into Z-Recover, all of the user's lowered stats are reset.

Description

Games Description
Stad Restores HP by 1/2 of the user's maximum HP. Few Pokémon learn this technique on their own.
Stad2 Half of the user's maximum HP is restored. Few Pokémon learn this move on their own.
GSC Restores HP by 1/2 the max HP.
RSEColo.XD Recovers up to half the user's maximum HP.
FRLG A self-healing move that restores HP by up to half of the user's maximum HP.
DPPtHGSS A self-healing move. The user restores its own HP by up to half of its max HP.
BWB2W2
XYORAS
SM
Restoring its own cells, the user restores its own HP by half of its max HP.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
0064     Human-Like Human-Like 31 26 25 30 36 36XY
31ORAS
31
0065     Human-Like Human-Like 31 26 25 30 36 36XY
31ORAS
31
0120     Water 3 Water 3 27 19 15 15 15BW
12B2W2
12XY
10ORAS
10
0121    
 
Water 3 Water 3 1 1 1 1 1 1
0137     Mineral Mineral 28 20 20 18 18 18 18
0150     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered 70 88 88RSE
44FRLG
86 79 50 50
0218     Amorphous Amorphous 23 19 19XY
43ORAS
43
0219    
 
Amorphous Amorphous 23 19 19XY
47ORAS
47
0222    
 
Water 1 Water 3 19 17 13 13BW
10B2W2
10XY
8ORAS
8
0233     Mineral Mineral 20 20 18 18 18 18
0249    
 
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered 33 33 23DPPt
71HGSS
71 71 71
0250    
 
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered 33 33 23DPPt
71HGSS
71 71 71
0251    
 
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered 1 1 1 1 1 1
0307    
 
Human-Like Human-Like 48RSE
44FRLG
46 50 50XY
41ORAS
41
0308    
 
Human-Like Human-Like 54RSE
56FRLG
55 62 62XY
47ORAS
47
0350     Water 1 Dragon 30 21 21 21XY
31ORAS
27
0380    
 
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered 45 45 45 45XY
32ORAS
32
0381    
 
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered 45 45 45 45XY
32ORAS
32
0386  
Deoxys
Normal Forme
  style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered 40 81 81 81XY
61ORAS
61
386D  
Deoxys
Defense Forme
  style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered 40 81 81 81XY
61ORAS
61
386S  
Deoxys
Speed Forme
  style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered 40 81 81 81XY
61ORAS
61
0422     Water 1 Amorphous 46 46 46 46
0423    
 
Water 1 Amorphous 54 54 54 54
0474     Mineral Mineral 18 18 18 18
0493     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered 70 70 70 70
0577     Amorphous Amorphous 24 24 24
0578     Amorphous Amorphous 24 24 24
0579     Amorphous Amorphous 24 24 24
0592    
 
Amorphous Amorphous 17 17 17
0593    
 
Amorphous Amorphous 17 17 17
0605     Human-Like Human-Like 46 46 46
0606     Human-Like Human-Like 50 50 50
0615     Mineral Mineral 49 49 45
0616     Bug Bug 49 49 49
0617     Bug Bug 49 49 49
0712     Monster Monster 47 47
0713     Monster Monster 51 51
0747    
 
Water 1 Water 1 33
0748    
 
Water 1 Water 1 33
0771     Water 1 Water 1 37
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


By breeding

# Pokémon Types Parent
Egg Groups
Egg Move
II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
0194    
 
Water 1 Field HGSS
0302    
 
Human-Like Human-Like
0345    
 
Water 3 Water 3
0352     Field Field HGSS
0358     Amorphous Amorphous
0433     Amorphous Amorphous
0592    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0712     Monster Monster
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


Special move

Generation IV

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0433     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered Pokéwalker - White Lake
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


By events

Generation VI

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0250  
Ho-OhLv. 50
 
 
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered Pokémon Center Kyoto Ho-Oh
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


In other games

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Description

Games Description
MDRB Restores the user's HP by half its maximum HP.


In the anime

In the main series

 
Kadabra
 
Latias
 
Accelgor
 
Alakazam
The user restores some of its lost health.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  Kadabra recovers its health by making the damage taken from previous attacks disappear from its body.
Sabrina's Kadabra Haunter Versus Kadabra Debut
  Corsola's body glows a rainbow color, then it regains health and loses all previous injuries.
Misty's Corsola A Corsola Caper! None
  Deoxys's body glows white, regenerating its body and healing its wounds, or Deoxys's body glows yellow, and all damage on its body disappears.
Deoxys (Purple Crystal) Destiny Deoxys None
A wild Deoxys Pokémon Ranger - Deoxys Crisis! (Part 2) None
  Milotic's body glows gold and all the damage on its body disappears.
Juan's Milotic Eight Ain't Enough None
  Alakazam's whole body glows yellow and all of the damage on its body disappears.
Anabel's Alakazam Talking a Good Game! None
  Latias's whole body glows yellow and all of the damage on its body disappears.
Nurse Joy's Latias SS025 None
  Accelgor's entire body glows red, purple and pink for a moment, and pink energy particles raise up from its body. When the glow fades around Accelgor, it regains some of its energy that it previously lost.
Professor Juniper's Accelgor Evolution Exchange Excitement! None


  • Mewtwo has been confirmed to know Recover. However, it has only used it in the radio drama The Birth of Mewtwo, so it is has never been seen using it.

In Pokémon Origins

 
Mewtwo


A self-healing move. The user restores its own HP by up to half of its max HP.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  Mewtwo expands a light green energy field from its body. As the field expands, it removes all damage inflicted on Mewtwo's body. After the healing is completed, the field disappears.
Red's Mewtwo File 4: Charizard Debut


In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga


In other generations

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 自我再生 Jihngóh Joisāang
Mandarin 自我再生 Zìwǒ Zàishēng *
自我復原 Zìwǒ Fùyuán *
  Danish Gendanne
  Dutch Herstel
  Finnish Toipuminen
  French Soin
  German Genesung
  Greek Ανάρρωση
  Indonesian Penyembuh
  Italian Ripresa
  Korean HP회복 HP Hoebok
  Polish Leczenie
Portuguese   Brazil Recuperação
  Portugal Recuperar
  Serbian Oporavak
Spanish   Latin America Recuperación*
  Spain Recuperación
  Swedish Återhämtning
  Vietnamese Tự Hồi Phục
Tự Tái Tạo


Variations of the move Recover
  RecoverSoft-BoiledMilk DrinkSlack OffHeal OrderRoost


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